Angel (1960 TV series)

Angel is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1960–1961 television season. The series was created and executive produced by Jess Oppenheimer, and stars Annie Fargé as the title character.

Angel
Angel Smith with her "Goat Dog", a wedding gift from Uncle Jacques (1961)
GenreSitcom
Created byJess Oppenheimer
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Eliot Daniel
  • Jess Oppenheimer
Composers
  • Eliot Daniel
  • Wilbur Hatch
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes33
Production
Executive producerJess Oppenheimer
ProducerEdward H. Feldman
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companies
  • Burlingame Productions
  • CBS Films (filmed at the studios of Desilu)
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 6, 1960 (1960-10-06) –
June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14)

Synopsis

Angelique "Angel" Smith, a pretty, young, scatterbrained Frenchwoman, comes to the United States and marries a young architect, John Smith. With her distinct French accent, Angel gets into various problems with the culture, language, and procedures in her new country.

Background

Although it had much less slapstick comedy, Angel was somewhat akin to two other CBS sitcoms, I Love Lucy (already concluded) and Pete and Gladys, a spin-off of CBS's December Bride. The series co-starred Doris Singleton as Angel's sympathetic friend Susie and Don Keefer as Susie's husband George, roughly akin to the Ethel and Fred roles from I Love Lucy.

Co-sponsored by General Foods (Post Cereals) and Johnson's Wax, Angel was initially broadcast at 9 pm Eastern on Thursday evenings between October 6, 1960, and April 13, 1961. On April 19, it moved to Wednesdays in the same time slot for the remaining first-run episodes, and then summer reruns.

Reception and cancellation

Earlier, Time had commented that Fargé "triumphantly resists being merely Lucille Ball with a French accent. She is easily the brightest newcomer to situation comedy—small, pert, winsome, and somehow giving the impression of being attractively feathered."[1] Despite the good personal reviews, Fargé left U.S. television within a few years for a career in France, where she was often credited as "Annie Fargue".

Guest stars

Episode list
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The French Touch"Lamont JohnsonJess OppenheimerOctober 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)
2"Voting Can Be Fun"Lamont JohnsonJack Elinson & Charles StewartOctober 13, 1960 (1960-10-13)
3"The Easy Touch: Angel and the Con Men"Ezra StoneBill DavenportOctober 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)
4"The Maid"Lamont JohnsonIrving Elinson & Fred FoxNovember 3, 1960 (1960-11-03)
5"Angel's Temper"Jess OppenheimerFred Fox & Irving ElinsonNovember 10, 1960 (1960-11-10)
6"Democracy"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 1960 (1960-11-17)
7"The Trusting Wife"UnknownUnknownNovember 24, 1960 (1960-11-24)
8"The Contest"UnknownUnknownDecember 1, 1960 (1960-12-01)
9"The Driving Lesson"UnknownUnknownDecember 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)
10"The Valedictorian"Ezra StoneRoswell RogersDecember 15, 1960 (1960-12-15)
11"The Museum"Lamont JohnsonRoswell RogersDecember 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)
12"Togetherness"UnknownUnknownDecember 29, 1960 (1960-12-29)
13"The Goat Dog"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1961 (1961-01-05)
14"The Dowry"UnknownUnknownJanuary 19, 1961 (1961-01-19)
15"Happy Marriage"UnknownUnknownJanuary 26, 1961 (1961-01-26)
16"The Joint Bank Account"UnknownUnknownFebruary 2, 1961 (1961-02-02)
17"Call Me Mother"Ezra StoneArthur AlsbergFebruary 9, 1961 (1961-02-09)
18"The Second Marriage"UnknownUnknownFebruary 16, 1961 (1961-02-16)
19"The French Lesson"Ezra StoneBill DavenportFebruary 23, 1961 (1961-02-23)
20"Little White Lies"UnknownUnknownMarch 2, 1961 (1961-03-02)
21"House Guests"UnknownUnknownMarch 9, 1961 (1961-03-09)
22"Phone Fun"Ezra StoneJoe QuillanMarch 23, 1961 (1961-03-23)
23"The Insurance Policy"Ezra StoneJoe QuillanMarch 30, 1961 (1961-03-30)
24"The Dentist"Ezra StoneArthur AlsbergApril 6, 1961 (1961-04-06)
25"The Honest Man"UnknownUnknownApril 13, 1961 (1961-04-13)
26"Unpopular Mechanics"UnknownUnknownApril 19, 1961 (1961-04-19)
27"The Guided Tour"UnknownUnknownApril 26, 1961 (1961-04-26)
28"The Littlest Leaguer"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 1961 (1961-05-03)
29"The Trailer"UnknownUnknownMay 10, 1961 (1961-05-10)
30"Goodbye, Young Lovers"James SheldonBill DavenportMay 17, 1961 (1961-05-17)
31"Angel of Mercy"Ezra StoneJoe QuillanMay 24, 1961 (1961-05-24)
32"The Wedding"UnknownUnknownJune 7, 1961 (1961-06-07)
33"Promise to a Friend"UnknownUnknownJune 14, 1961 (1961-06-14)

References
  1. "Show Business: The New Shows". Time. October 24, 1960. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
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