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Meet Mister
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The Ray Milland Show
Episode Guide
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MEET MISTER McNUTLEY (1953-54)(season 1 title)
THE RAY MILLAND SHOW (1954-55)(season 2 title)
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Revue Productions, Inc.
for
CBS (Thursdays 8:00 pm EST)
US Comedy series 1953-55 76 plus episodes x 30 min bw
release date 17Sep53
Cast Details - see head of appropriate season
Note:
During the first season, "Meet Mr. McNutley" was also produced simultaneously
as a CBS radio show. Many of the actors were the same ones used in the
TV series (including Ray Milland) but the story lines are different.
There is a publicity photo currently on some Ray Milland web sites, that
shows Ray and Phyllis Avery (his wife in the TV version) apparently
recording the radio show.
Meet Mister
McNutley:
############# Meet Mr. McNutley #############
########## season 1 title 1953-54 ############
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CBS Thursdays 8:00pm Eastern
release date 17Sep53
Produced by Charles Barton (verified on 1.27 "Swimming Problem")
The first season 1953-54 was called 'Meet Mister McNutley' and
featured the problems of the Head of the English Department at
a girls college.
starring:
Ray Milland as Prof. Ray McNutley (1953-54)
Phyllis Avery as Peggy McNutley (1953-54)
regular supporting cast: (season 1)
Minerva Urecal as Dean Josephine Bradley (1953-54)
Gordon Jones as Pete Thompson (1953-54)
Jacqueline De Wit as Ruth Thompson (1953-54)
Note: "This first season was also produced simultaneously as a radio show!
Many of the radio cast members were the same as the TV series, but the
plot-lines were different." (to be verified) [RAH]
1.01 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: (episode title not known)
(episode title on leader "Meet Mister McNutley")
17Sep53 CBS
Directed by Richard Irving
Guest Stars:
Regular Cast Only
(two actors portraying police officers appear in a brief cameo)
Synopsis:
Professor McNutley takes a short vacation from the Lynnhaven College for
girls and goes on a hunting trip, forgetting that he has engaged a
pretty young assistant to work with him.
Additional information:
Ray falls into a duck-pond fully clothed. [JB]
Continuity Error:
The conflict of this episode is driven by a decided quirk in Ray
McNutley's personality. He is portrayed as the ultimate 'absent-minded
professor'. This notorious character flaw sets up most of the script's
comic situations. In a bit of irony, the screen writer's themselves must
have forgotten about this important character trait, as the professor's
memory seems absolutely normal in the later shows! [RAH]
1.02 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: BIRTHDAY PRESENT(S)
24Sep53 CBS
The professor draws the wrong conclusions when he sees a cake being
delivered at his home.
Additional information: Ray becomes involved with the girl behind a
perfume counter, which naturally almost breaks up his family. [JB]
1.03 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: BABES IN THE WOODS
1Oct53 CBS
Ray Milland, as absent-minded professor, goes hiking.
Additional information: Ray as a a scoutmaster, falls into a bear
trap on a hike and becomes the subject of an all-night searching
party. [JB]
1.04 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: (not "House Party" -see
3Dec53)
8Oct53 CBS
Professor arranges a house party. [JB]
1.05 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE FACULTY DANCE
15Oct53 CBS
Professor McNutley runs into trouble while planning a faculty dance. [JB]
1.06 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: (episode title not known)
22Oct53 CBS
Professor McNutley buys a speedboat which brings him more trouble than
he bargained for. [JB]
1.07 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: (episode title not known)
29Oct53 CBS
Mr. McNutley discovers a baby boy in his automobile and tries to deposit
the child in an orphanage. [JB]
1.08 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: SKYLARK
5Nov53 CBS
Mr. McNutley suspects one of his students of amorous inclinations
when he receives unsigned poetry in the mail. [JB]
1.09 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE PERFECT MARRIAGE
12Nov53 CBS
Dean Bradley decides that Ray and Phyllis are a model married couple,
and persuades them to help another faculty couple to settle their
marital differences. [JB]
1.10 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: RAY PLAYS CUPID
19Nov53 CBS
Incorrigible Ray gets a dates for his colleague Miss Harrison with his
extrovert buddy Pete, while Pete's real girlfriend is away. [JB]
1.11 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
26Nov53 CBS
On the occasion of their eighth wedding anniversary, Ray and Phyllis
revisit the scenes of their courtship. But things have changed. [JB]
1.12 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: HOUSE PARTY
03Dec53 CBS
Syn. 1: Professor McNutley learns to his dismay that his students think of him
as an old "cornball." [JB]
Syn. 2: Worried by his girls' low grades, and the fact that they
call him a
"cornball," Professor McNulty, aided by his wife Peggy, has the girls
over for an informal get-together. [JB]
1.13 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE NEW JOB
10Dec53 CBS
Professor McNutley makes up his mind to leave Lynnhaven, and a farewell
party is given in his honor. [JB]
1.14 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: (episode title not known)
17Dec53 CBS
When the professor turns in a few empty soda bottles the townsfolk decide
that he's in dire. [JB]
1.15 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE CHRISTMAS STORY (1953)
24Dec53 CBS
The professor and his wife give up their anniversary trip to
share their
Christmas with a French student who can't afford to go home to Canada
for the holidays. [JB]
Note: Not to be confused with the 23Dec54 episode with same
title, this
is a different episode. [JB]
1.16 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: NEW DRESSES
31Dec53 CBS
The blundering pedagogue is commissioned by the school to buy a dress
for a prize-winning student, and makes the mistake of putting it where
his wife stumbles on it. [JB]
1.17 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE CHECKING ACCOUNT
7Jan54 CBS
Ray receives complaints about bouncing checks. [JB]
1.18 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: HOBBIES
14Jan54 CBS
Peggy takes up art for a hobby. [JB]
1.19 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: HELPFUL HAND
21Jan54 CBS
Ray helps his neighbor get into her house via back window. [JB]
1.20 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE CAMPING TRIP
28Jan54 CBS
Peggy gets a chance to go camping. [JB]
1.21 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE NEW CAR
4Feb54 CBS
Ray and Phyllis find a baby in their car, and are at a loss as to what
to do with it. [JB]
Note: Not to be confused with the 29Oct53 episode, this is a different
episode.
1.22 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: PEGGY'S OLD FLAME
11Feb54 CBS
An old boyfriend of Peggy's comes to town, and the professor attempt
to remain calm doesn't succeed. [JB]
1.23 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: DEAN FOR A DAY
18Feb54 CBS
Appointed Dean for one day, Ray encounters sorority rushing week. [JB]
1.24 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: RAY'S OTHER LIFE
25Feb54 CBS
Ray's wife suspects that an actress visiting Lynnhaven is really there
to see Ray. [JB]
1.25 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE EGG AND RAY (a.k.a. "Ray and the Egg")
4Mar54 CBS
The McNutley's parakeet lays an egg but neglects it, so Ray improvises
an incubator. [JB]
1.26 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE TREE
11Mar54 CBS
Produced by Charles Barton
Directed and Written by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher
Guest Cast Includes:
Richard Collier
Betty Hannah
Clark Howat
Tim Graham
Synopsis:
Due to an accounting error, Ray and Peggy receive an unexpected
tax refund. They decide to spend the money on a shade tree for their front
yard -- and are plagued by a variety of comic mishaps and some strict
property restrictions. [RAH]
Critique:
A weak episode from the series, it still has its funny moments. [RAH]
1.27 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: SWIMMING PROBLEM
18Mar54 CBS
Produced by Charles Barton
Directed and Written by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher
Guest Cast Also Includes:
Janet Stewart
Jack Kelly
Steffi Sidney
Synopsis:
Lynnhaven College is set to compete against Medford in an important
swimming competition. At the 11th hour, the coach of the swim team
falls ill -- and Ray is asked to substitute. To his dismay, he
finds that the team's most talented swimmer has lost her enthusiasm.
Ray feels her apathy may be the result of a frustrated love-life.
Peggy and Ray team up as matchmakers, in a desperate bid to restore
the morale of Lynnhaven's star athlete. [RAH]
Critique:
A solid effort from the series, but with little to distinguish
it. [RAH]
1.28 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: MASQUERADE BALL
25Mar54 CBS
The professor goes to masquerade ball. [JB]
1.29 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: RAY'S PROMOTION
01Apr54 CBS
When the Lynhaven Board of Directors offers Ray the dean’s
chair, replacing miss Bradley,
he is overjoyed, but feels sorry for miss Bradley. Knowing her devotion to the school, Ray
goes all out to help her keep the post, even though he himself must give it up. [JB]
1.30 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
8Apr54 CBS
The campus wives organize to combat the telephone company's plan to
string wires. [JB]
1.31 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: BACK IN UNIFORM
15Apr54 CBS
Produced by: Charles Barton
Directed and Written by: Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher
Guest Cast Includes:
William Forrest
Janet Stewart
D.J. Tompson
Synopsis:
Lynnhaven College for Women receives an important pledge from a wealthy man.
The patron's daughter, who is in Ray's English class, is doing poorly.
When the Dean asks Ray to change this student's grade, it sets of a sharp
argument about morality -- and Ray threatens to quit. That same weekend,
Ray makes plans to attend a reunion of his old army regiment. When the
Dean sees Ray's army uniform at the cleaner's, she assumes he is leaving
Lynnhaven and re-enlisting in the service. [RAH]
Critique:
Predictable farce based on a chain of misunderstandings. [RAH]
1.32 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: SCHOOL GIRL CRUSH
22Apr54 CBS
It's spring, and a young lady student's fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of Professor McNutley. [JB]
1.33 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: FASHION MODEL
[verified -RL]
29Apr54 CBS
Written by Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher
Directed by Charles Barton
Guest Cast:
Gordon Jones
Minerva Urecal
D.J. Thompson
Veola Vonn
Louise Lorimer
June Foray
Janet Stewart
Paul Ravel
Charles Hagen
Synopsis:
Peggy's services are in demand for a fashion show, but the dignified
professor is definitely unhappy when he learns what kind of garment
she's suppose to model. [JB]
1.34 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: ADULT EDUCATION
6May54 CBS
Peggy is upset when she hears that the girls in Ray's evening class
think he's a lot like the poetic heroes of their books. [JB]
1.35 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: HAPPY HOME
13May54 CBS
Synopsis 1:
The bothered professor plans a quiet evening at home by the fireplace.
But the fireplace refuses to cooperate, and fills the room with smoke.
Neighbor Pete offers some unwelcome help. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
When Professor McNutley, in his unsuccessful attempts to fix his fireplace has
managed only to spring leaks in the roof, his wife Peggy calls in professional help. [JB]
1.36 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: PEGGY'S NIGHT OUT
20May54 CBS
Synopsis 1:
The professor decides to give his wife a big night on the town. But
at a night spot they visit, Ray's pal Pete turns up with a boring date
and a mess of trouble. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
The auditor has arrived at Lynnhaven College and Ray is supposed to take him out for the
evening.[JB]
1.37 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: THE MOST GLAMOROUS PROFESSOR
27May54 CBS
Synopsis 1:
The popular professor is entered in a glamour contest for college
professors. Everyone finds it amusing except McNutley who doesn't
even know about it. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
When Professor McNutley wins a motion picture company’s nation-wide
contest for the “Most Glamorous Professor,” his wife Peggy is worried. [JB]
1.38 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: DANCING LESSON
3Jun54 CBS
The professor refuses to take dancing lessons with his wife. When
she goes ahead with her plans, he becomes jealous. [JB]
1.39 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: RAY'S NEPHEW
10Jun54 CBS
A nephew of the professor's becomes a house guest, much to the alarm
of Ray and his wife. [JB]
1.40 [--] Meet Mister McNutley: VACATION DAYS
17Jun54 CBS
Professor McNutley has to teach in summer school, so he is unable
to accompany Peggy to a summer resort. But he hears some very
disquieting rumors about her. [JB]
Note: End of the first season's "40" new episodes.
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Summer Re-runs CBS 24Jun54-21Jul54
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24Jun54 Re-run of "Hobbies" (Rerun, original air date 01Jan54)
07Jul54 Re-run of "Peggy's Old Flame" (Rerun, original air
date 11Feb54)
14Jul54 Re-run of "Ray's Other Life" (Rerun, original air date
25Feb54)
21Jul54 Re-run of "Masquerade Ball" (Rerun, original air date
25Mar54)
Note: off the air until 16Sep54
Copyrighted Episodes - not yet matched with synopses:
1.xx [--] Meet Mister McNutley: House guest (possibly ep 1.07 or 2.36)
ODAT: 31Dec53; copyright date
1.xx [--] Meet Mister McNutley: A Man around the house
ODAT: 31Dec53; copyright date
[--] "A Man Around the House" Ray tries to prove that he is the man of the
house and the boss of his family.
1.xx [--] Meet Mister McNutley: The Fishing trip
ODAT: 31Dec53; copyright date
[--] "The Fishing Trip" Ray tries to relax by taking up deep-sea fishing.
1.xx [--] Meet Mister McNutley: Shabby Gentility
ODAT: 31Dec53; copyright date
[--] "Shabby Gentility" An old classmate of Ray's shows up dressed as a
hobo.
The Ray Milland Show
############ The Ray Milland Show ############
########## season 2 title 1954-55 ###########
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CBS Thursdays 8:00pm Eastern
The second season 1954-55 was renamed 'The Ray Milland Show' and
featured the problems of a Drama Professor this time at a Co-ed college.
There was also a subtle change of character name from McNutley to McNulty.
starring:
Ray Milland as Prof. Ray McNulty (1954-55)
Phyllis Avery as Peggy McNulty (1954-55)
regular supporting cast: (season 2)
Lloyd Corrigan as Dean Dodsworth (1954-55)
2.01 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE PROFESSOR MEETS THE AUTHOR
Prod. no. 748
16Sep54 CBS
Synopsis:
Professor McNulty is involved with a wealthy alumnus (Hans Conreid) who
has written a very bad play. McNulty finds that he must produce the
play to get an endowment. [JB]
Note:
There's a sequence in this episode where Ray starts to dial the phone,
then turns to his wife with a smile and says, "Dial "B" for
Blackmail".
The studio audience laughs. Modern audiences would probably not understand
this at all. It is a reference to the popular 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film
"Dial M for Murder" which, incidentally, starred Grace Kelly and Ray Milland.
This feature film had been released in theatres during the summer hiatus
of 1954 between the comedy shows first and second season. [RAH]
2.02 [--] The Ray Milland Show: SABRINA COMES TO TOWN
23Sep54 CBS
Professor McNulty convinces a famous dramatic actress, who is an old
friend of his, that she should visit Comstock instead of the State
University. [JB]
2.03 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE ARRIVAL
30Sep54 CBS
Professor McNulty and his wife Peggy suffer from the jitters as a
result of the faculty reception they plan. [JB]
2.04 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE DOLL'S HOUSE
Prod. no. 751
7Oct54 CBS
While professor McNulty is busy directing the college production
of Ibsen's "Doll House," his wife succumbs to the latest female
passion: to own a fur coat. Peggy's desire is intensified when neighbor
Ruth Jenkins (Jacqueline de Wit) shows off her new fur. [JB]
2.05 [--] The Ray Milland Show: RETIRMENT DEFERRED
14Oct54 CBS
One of Comstock University's most beloved professors, Professor Black
(Henry Hull), reaches the age of 65 and faces compulsory retirement.
Professor McNulty does his good deed for the day by organizing a
movement to prevent Black from having to retire. [JB]
2.06 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE PRODIGY
Prod. no. 756
21Oct54
Peggy McNulty's sub-teen-aged cousin enrolls in Comstock as a freshman.
Professor McNulty finds that matching wits with a boy genius can be
anything but pleasant when Grover (David Stollery) proves himself
to be anything but his teacher's pet. [JB]
2.07 [--] The Ray Milland Show: BATTLE OF THE SEXES
28Oct54 CBS
Elections at Comstock turn the McNulty home into a house divided.
Both Peggy and Ray are campaign managers, but for two rival candidates.
Peggy supports Emma Fitzgerald, a retired techer who is trying to unseat
Ray's man, John Davenport. [JB]
2.08 [--] The Ray Milland Show: A STAR IS BORN
4Nov54 CBS
Professor McNulty discovers that he has a new student in his class,
namely, his wife, Peggy. She decides to enroll in her husband's drama
class and, what is more, she lands a role in a play. [JB]
2.09 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE HANGOUT
Prod. no. 755
11Nov54 CBS
Professor McNulty's informal discussions with students in his home become
a nightly habit. This turns his home into a campus hangout and his wife
into a short-order cook. [JB]
2.10 [--] The Ray Milland Show: STAGESTRUCK
18Nov54 CBS
Guest cast:
Virginia Gibson ...... Girl
Frieda Inescort ...... Mother
Gavin Gordon ......... Father
Synopsis 1:
Professor McNulty finds himself the center of a family quarrel. The mother
of a stagestruck co-ed wants her to go on the stage. The father is against
his daughter's theatrical ambitions. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
A stage-struck girl's parents demand advice from McNulty. [RF]
2.11 [--] The Ray Milland Show: CHINESE LUCK
Prod. no. 759
25Nov54 CBS Thur
Guest Cast:
Madge Blake [FT]
Synopsis:
The professor's wife attends a charity auction and bids for a "mystery"
package. It turns out to be a statue of a Chinese god that arouses
the interest of Professor Wong (Keye Luke). [JB]
2.12 [--] The Ray Milland Show: FIELD TRIP
2Dec54 CBS
Ray is inadvertently involved in the love life of a French movie star
(Osa Massen) who wants a "prestige" romance. [JB]
2.13 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE TV STORY
9Dec54 CBS
The McNultys enjoy an increase in their income when a TV producer offers
Ray a chance to bring his lectures to TV. [JB]
2.14 [--] The Ray Milland Show: PARLOR GAME
Prod. no. 758
16Dec54 CBS Thur
Guest Cast:
Madge Blake [FT]
Synosis:
At the request of Dean Dodsworth, the McNultys try to help a student
couple with their marital problems. In order to present a picture of
happy married life, Peggy and Ray invite the quarreling Jamesons over
to meet some older more harmonious married couples. [JB]
2.15 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE CHRISTMAS STORY (1954)
23Dec54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Beverly Washburn.
Synopsis 1:
Ray and Peggy McNulty try to restore a little girl's belief in Christmas.
Young Susie is an embittered orphan whose faith in the Christmas spirit
is non-existent until the McNultys take matters into their own hands. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
Professor McNulty agrees to supply a Santa Claus for an orphanage party, and persuades
Dead Dodsworth to take the part. He restores a troubled orphan’s lost faith. [JB]
Note: Not to be confused with the 24Dec53 episode with same
title, this
is a different episode. [JB]
2.16 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE SILVER CORD
Prod. no. 750
30Dec54 CBS
Professor McNulty notices that student Ted Harrington's work falls
off whenever his mother visits Comstock campus. Peggy offers to help
out by talking to Mrs. Harrington. [JB]
2.17 [--] The Ray Milland Show: NOW, COACH?
Prod. no. 765
6Jan55 CBS
Guest cast:
Tom Dillon (as Angus MacTavish)
Clancy Cooper (as Big Dan Murphy)
Louise Lorimer (as Ruby Murphy)
Two rival trucking-firm owners, a canny Scotsman and an explosive
Irishman vie for Professor McNulty's lessons in public speaking. [JB]
2.18 [--] The Ray Milland Show: CALL ME DAD
13Jan55 CBS
Professor McNulty and his wife hire a clumsy, lovesick college girl
as a part-time maid. In an effort to marry her off, Ray becomes her
guardian. [JB]
2.19 [--] The Ray Milland Show: STRIKE IT RICH
20Jan55 CBS
Two students find uranium during a field trip and Ray and his friends
become a corporation. [JB]
2.20 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE ROBBERY
Prod. no. 767
27Jan55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Donald MacBride (as Capt. O'Brien)
Harry Stewart (as Sam)
The professor is headed for jail when he becomes the prime suspect in
a series of robberies. His wife, Peggy, thinks the whole thing is a
great big joke. [JB]
2.21 [--] The Ray Milland Show: FAMILY TREE
Prod. no. 773
3Feb55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Sally Fraser (as Rosalind)
Bob Crosson (as Bob Rule)
Jan Arvan (as Mr. Castelli)
A student tells her campus sweetheart that her parents are Shakespearean
actors from Europe. Her story is not corroborated when her parents
themselves appear at the school. [JB]
2.22 [--] The Ray Milland Show: BE BOP
10Feb55 CBS
Peggy "gets with it" as she joins Leroy Garrison (Ross Bagdasarian)
in writing songs. The two turn out a jivey little number called
"Mopshilu." [JB]
2.23 [--] The Ray Milland Show: MISTER SARGENT AND THE LADY
17Feb55 CBS
guest cast: [RF]
Robert Horton as Sonny Sargent
Carolyn Jones as Risa Powell
Jean Howell as the WAC
The son of a wealthy alumnus is being pursued by a bubble dancer.
Professor McNulty and Peggy invite the playboy to their home in hopes
of heading off the amorous dancer. [JB]
2.24 [--] The Ray Milland Show: STRATFORD ON THE OZARKS
Prod. no. 775
24Feb55 CBS
Professor McNulty conducts a search for future playwrights by arranging
a national contest for one-act plays. [JB]
2.25 [--] The Ray Milland Show: JURY DUTY
Prod. no. 770
3Mar55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Paul Frees (as Husband)
Ann Doran (as wife)
Anne O'Neal (as juror)
Johnstone White (as foreman)
Ray and Peggy McNulty are both called for jury duty on the case of a husband
who is seeking alimony from his wife. Ray disagrees not only with Peggy,
but with the whole jury, over the decision. [JB]
2.26 [--] The Ray Milland Show: TRYOUT
10Mar55 CBS
Edith Blanchard, one of Professor Mc Nulty's drama students, submits
a play to a Broadway playwright who comes to Comstock College to meet
her. [JB]
2.27 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE PROFESSOR WRITES A PLAY
Prod. no. 774
17Mar55 CBS
Written by: Larry Marks and Ben Starr
Directed by: Jules Bricken
Guest cast includes:
Hans Conried and Adam Williams
Synopsis:
When Peggy learns of a truck driver who wrote an excellent new play,
she begins nagging Ray - day and night - to try his hand at playwriting.
Ray gets around the problem by having the famous playright "Sheridan Wilson"
(who met the McNulty's in an earlier episode) provide him with an
intentionally awful manuscript, so that he can plagiarize it as his own
work. [RAH]
Critique:
This is an excellent entry in the series. The characters are very well-drawn
and the comedy flows naturally out of the situation. Unlike some other
Milland Show episodes, this one still holds up a half-century after its
initial broadcast. [RAH]
Trivia:
The plot and a character from the episode "Professor Meets Author"
(September 1954) are essential to the narrative of this episode. It is
the only show in the series I have seen that references incidents in a
prior episode. [RAH]
2.28 [--] The Ray Milland Show: REUNION IN COMSTOCK
24Mar55 CBS
Peggy tries to help her over-burdened husband welcome alumni for a
reunion. [JB]
2.29 [--] The Ray Milland Show: POET AND PEGGY
31Mar55 CBS
A poet visits Comstock College on a lecture and becomes romantically
interested in Peggy. [JB]
2.30 [--] The Ray Milland Show: GREEN THUMB
7Apr55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jack Haley (as the actor)
Professor McNulty discovers that a former actor is working as school
gardener. Ray wants to use him in a play, but academic red tape
interferes. [JB]
2.31 [--] The Ray Milland Show: SOAP OPERA
14Apr55 CBS
The professor offers to buy his wife anything she desires if she can
show him a single person who has allowed himself to become involved
as the character portrayed on her favorite soap opera. [JB]
2.32 [--] The Ray Milland Show: INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
21Apr55 CBS
Ray casts two exchange students as Romeo and Juliet. The Bard's great
love story turns into a free-for-all when the romantic leads disagree
politically. [JB]
2.33 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE MOLEHOUSE COLLECTION
28Apr55 CBS
Stage actress Audrey Molehouse, played by guest star Miriam Hopkins,
bequeaths her memoirs to her alma mater, Comstock College. Several of
the male members of the faculty are concerned over their content. [JB]
2.34 [--] The Ray Milland Show: THE HOLLYWOOD STORY
5May55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Gregory Gay
Joyce Jameson
A famous movie director calls on Ray for assistance when a singing star
decides to become a dramatic actor. [JB]
2.35 [--] The Ray Milland Show: A WEEK WITH CINDERELLA
Prod. no. 768
12May55 CBS
Directed by James Neilson
Written by Irving Phillips and ????
Guest Cast:
Harriet MacGibbon
(later seen in "The Beverly Hillbillies" as banker's wife
Mrs. Margaret Drysdale)
Synopsis 1:
The McNulty's maid is on a leave of absence and their house is
descending into chaos. Solution? A young Home Economics major moves
in for two weeks. This idealistic young woman, who believes
"an organized home is a happy home", quickly drives everyone crazy.
[RAH]
Synopsis 2:
Ray makes sure that he reaches the theater on time by leaving the house
several hours ahead of time. [JB] (conflicting synopsis)
Critique:
An energetic, funny episode from the series. However, the central
plot element (that every woman aspires to be a perfect housekeeper
for her husband) is a tad dated today. [RAH]
2.36 [--] The Ray Milland Show: HOUSE GUEST
19May55 CBS
Synopsis :
A Home-economics major is assigned to the McNulty home. Peggy is
displeased with the girl's presence. [JB]
(this synopsis is what RAH has for "A Week with Cinderella")
Note: End of the second season's "36" new episodes.
2.xx [--] The Ray Milland Show: FACULTY WIFE
(17Feb55 copyright date)
airdate not known ???????????
Ray helps a female student get even with the
Dean when she was unjustly punished. [JB]
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Summer Re-Runs CBS (26May55-30Sep55)
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26May55 "The Professor Meets Author" (Rerun, original air date
16Sep54)
02Jun55 "Retirement Deferred" (Rerun, original air date
14Oct54)
09Jun55 "Prodigy" (Rerun, original air date 21Oct54)
16Jun55 "The Professor" Writes A Play (Rerun, original air
date 17Mar55)
23Jun55 "Reunion In Comstock" (Rerun, original air date
03Mar55)
30Jun55 "Try Out" (Rerun, original air date 10Mar55)
Note: Show moved from Thursday 8PM to Friday 9:30PM for the rest of
the summer.
08Jul55 "Chinese Luck" (Rerun, original air date 11Nov54)
15Jul55 "The TV Story" (Rerun, original air date 09Dec54)
22Jul55 "Call Me Dad" (Rerun, original air date 13Jan55)
29Jul55 "Parlor Game" (Rerun, original air date 16Dec54).
05Aug55 "Be Bop" (Rerun, original air date 10Feb55)
12Aug55 "Mr. Sargent And The Lady" (Rerun, original air date
17Feb55)
19Aug55 "Family Tree" (Rerun, original air date 03Feb55)
26Aug55 "Strike It Rich" (Rerun, original air date 20Jan55)
02Sep55 "Silver Cord" (Rerun, original air date 30Dec54)
09Sep55 "Field Trip" (Rerun, original air date 02Dec54)
16Sep55 "The Robbery" (Rerun, original air date 27Jan55)
23Sep55 "Stagestruck" (Rerun, original air date 18Nov54)
30Sep55 "Battle of The Sexes" (Rerun, original air date
28Oct54)
### Meet Mr. McNutley/The Ray Milland Show ###
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