CTVA
The Classic TV
Archive - US Comedy Series
Mr.
Peepers (1952-55)
The Adventures
of Hiram Holliday (1955-56)
Mr.
Peepers
Sponsors -
Ford Motor Company
(season1) /
Reynolds Metals Company /
Reynolds Aluminum
(seasons 2,3 & 4)
Episode Guide
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger, Robert B. Huggins
references:
TV Guide
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Source:
S'more Entertainment DVD:
in conjunction with the
UCLA Film & TV Archive
It includes the first 26 episodes of the series plus the
unaired series pilot which features an uncredited Walter Matthau
in a supporting role. [RBH]
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MR. PEEPERS
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Broadcast
Live from New York
for
NBC (Thursday 9:30 PM ET)(season 1)(Summer 1952)
Sponsored by: Ford Motor Company (Summer1952)
NBC (Sundays 7:30pm) (season 1-4)(1952-55)
Sponsored by: Reynolds Aluminum (1952-55)
Created by
David Swift
Produced by
Fred Coe / Produced & Directed by Hal Keith
US Comedy series 1952-1955 117 episodes x 30 min bw live (03Jul52-12Jun55)
(Some sources say 102 episodes exist out of 127 produced) [RBH]
The total number of episodes listed here is currently at 117. [TA]
(48 episodes - seasons 1 & 2 / 39 episodes - season 3 / 30
episodes - season 4) [TA]
Starring:
Wally Cox as Robinson J.
Peepers
Tony Randall as Harvey Weskitt
Georgann Johnson as Marge Weskitt / Marge Bellows
Pat Benoit as Nancy Remington
Marion Lorne as Mrs. Gurney, Peeper's landlady
Reta Shaw as Aunt Lil (1954)
Ernest Truex as Mister Remington, Nancy's father
Sylvia Field as Mrs Remington
Norma Crane as Rayola Dean (1952)
Ruth McDevitt as Mom Peepers (1953-1955)
Jenny Egan as Agnes Peepers
Arthur O'Connell as Mister Hansen (1953-1954)
Joseph Foley as Principal Gabriel Gurney
Gage Clark as Principal Bascomb (later episodes)
Jack Warden as Coach
Premise:
Adventures of a shy but dependable science teacher.
In 1956, Wally Cox followed this with 'The Adventures of Hiram Holiday'
from a Paul Gallico novel co-starring Joel Smith 26 episodes x 30 min bw.
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NBC Thursdays 9:30PM
Summer Replacement for "Ford Festival"
1.01 [--] Mister Peepers: (Debut episode) [UCLA]
NBC Television presents; sponsored by The Ford Motor Company;
03-July-1952 NBC Thur 9:30 to 10 p.m ET (broadcast live)
"Reproduced by the Kinephoto process."
Rights given to UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Created by David Swift / Produced by Fred Coe
Written by David Swift and Jim Fritzell
Directed by James Sheldon.
Music by Bernard Green;
sets by Otis Riggs;
lighting by Bruce Mapes;
technical direction by Hank Bomberger;
assistant to the producer, Robert Costello.
Starring:
Wally Cox (as Mister Peepers).
with:
Joseph Foley ........Mister Gurney
Norma Crane .........Miss Deen
David Tyrell ........Mister Burr
Leonard Elliott .....Mister Wadd
Georgia Harvey ......Miss Monitor
Penny Santon ........Mrs. Gilroy
Lee Barnett .........Norton
Griff Evans .........Mister Noble
Summary:
Mister Peepers' arrival at Jefferson Junior High precedes the completion of the
new school wing where he is to teach.
Principal Gurney therefore assigns him to the classroom of the school's present
science teacher, Mister Wadd, who
allows him to do nothing but simply sit and observe the classroom proceedings.
When the insecure Mister Wadd's science
experiment goes awry, he blames Mister Peepers in order to get rid of him. Just
when it looks like Mister Peepers'
career will thereby be prematurely curtailed, Mister Wadd mysteriously
disappears. [UCLA]
Contents:
Commercials: Ford Sunliner convertible. We'd like you to take a look at two
people who have found the perfect way to
spend the summer -- Ford 1952 automobile body paint. Dr. Roy K. Marshall. [UCLA]
Synopsis:
Peepers arrives at Jefferson Junior High School six months early, and is
immediately mistaken for a student. He is
introduced to the faculty, then placed as assistant to the science teacher, Mr.
Wadd. Jealous of the fact that the
pretty music teacher likes Peepers, Mr. Wadd assigns him menial tasks and tries
to sabotage his job. Mr. Peepers
finally gets the best of Mr. Wadd by inadvertantly revealing his baldness. When
Wadd leaves in shame, Mr. Peepers
is hired as the new science teacher. (tv.com)
[--] 10Jul52 (NBC Thur) - pre-empted for G.O.P.
(Republican) convention
1.02 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
17Jul52 NBC Thur 9:30pm
Synopsis:
Fun for the entire family as Wally Cox finds adventure with the basketball team.
(Chicago Tribune)
--same episode? listed as 10Jul52 on tv.com:
1.xx [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
10Jul1952 (possibly postponed until 17Jul52)
Synopsis:
Convinced that Peepers spends too much time reading and too little time in the
gym, Coach Burr starts him on a rigorous
exercise regimen. Meanwhile, Mr. Gurney is desperately seeking a competent chess
player to represent Jefferson Junior
High School in a local match against its arch rival. Thrilled to learn that Mr.
Peepers is the Tri-State Chess Champion,
Gurney insists that Peepers play in the tournament, despite his previous
commitment to deliver a lecture to Mrs. Gurney's
Wildflower group. However, his exercise program may prevent Peepers from doing
either. (tv.com)[TA]
Newspaper column (verifies 10Jul52 pre-emption) - Bob Lanigan's TV Review
25Jul1952:
You probably recall that I recently reviewed the new NBC-TV Thursday night
program, "Mr. Peepers," starring Wally Cox.
I frankly thought the the premiere performance of this 30-minute situation
comedy show had everything, and said so.
The second stanza of "Mr. Peepers" was postponed due to the Republican
convention, but I caught it when it popped up
again last week. "Gott in himmel!" I yelped after the first ten minutes. "One of
our writers is missing!"
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Any situation comedy is only as good
as the script. I don't know what
happened to the writer who managed to insert so many deft touches of high comedy
when the show made its debut.
But Fred Coe, the producer, better get him, or a reasonable facsimile, back to
that typewriter - but fast!
[--] 24Jul52 (NBC Thur) - pre-empted for the Democratic convention.
1.03 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
31Jul1952 NBC Thur
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers finds himself short of cash and a decent lunch when his first
paycheck fails to arrive on time. The home
economics teachers, worried about his diet, invite him over to taste their
students' cooking projects, and sample some
halibut they are about to prepare. The problems begin when Mr. Peepers loses his
tie clip inside of the fish.
As Mr. Peepers grapples with the halibut, Mr. Feebles attempts to fix the
ventilating machine, which proceeds to suck up
Mr. Peepers' paycheck, the halibut, and finally, Peepers himself. (tv.com)[TA]
1.04 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
07Aug1952 NBC Thur
Synopsis:
When Mr. Feebles is injured, the Jefferson Junior High School faculty draws lots
to divvy up his janitorial tasks.
Mr. Peepers lands the job of drawing lines on the volleyball court, but
discovers the line marking machine has a mind
of its own. (tv.com)[TA]
1.05 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
14Aug1952 NBC Thur
Synopsis:
In Principal Gurney's absence, the administration of Jefferson Junior High is
placed in the hands of the new English
teacher and vice-principal Mrs. Clave, an ex-Army officer who fires Mr. Peepers
when he stands up for one of his students.
(tv.com)[TA]
1.06 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
21Aug1952 NBC Thur
Synopsis:
Superintendent of Schools Mr. Bascomb, a stickler for cleanliness and
efficiency, comes to inspect Jefferson Junior High
School on the day that Mister Peepers' students have brought their pets to
school. As Mr. Bascomb tours the classrooms,
Mr. Peepers looks for a way to hide the largest pet—a cow. (tv.com)[TA]
1.07 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
28Aug1952 NBC Thur
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers' articles in 'Petal and Stem Magazine' impress the president of a
seed company, who offers Peepers a twenty
thousand dollar per year job. Lunch with company executives at their private
business club, however, convinces Mr. Peepers
that he would prefer to remain a science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. (tv.com)[TA]
[--] 04Sep1952 (NBC Thur) - pre-empted for a campaign
speech by Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican candidate for President
(according to the Chicago Tribune and Long Beach newspapers)
1.08 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
11Sep52 - NBC Thur
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers asks Nancy to the dance. (tv.com) [TA]
1.09 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
18Sep52 NBC Thur
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers reforms an errant student by showing him the errors of his ways.
(Chicago Tribune)
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers goes fishing with one of his students and is caught with undersized
fish in his possession. (tv.com)[TA]
1.10 [--] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
25Sep52 NBC Thur
Synopsis:
School teacher Peepers' good intentions are misunderstood, getting both him and
the principal in trouble.
(Chicago Tribune) [TA]
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NBC Sundays 7:30pm Eastern
"Mr Peepers" replaced "Doc Corkle" which was canceled after only 4 episodes.
It remained in this new Sunday time slot for the remainder of its run.
[--] New York Times item 19Oct1952:
Return: "Mr. Peepers," situation comedy program featuring Wally Cox in the title
role, will return to NBC television on
Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7:30pm. It will replace the Eddie Mayehoff show, "Doc Corkle,"
which has has three performances.
The sponsor, Reynolds Metals, reportedly is making the change because of the
Mayehoff show's inability to rack up what
was considered a satisfactory rating.
2.01 [11] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
26Oct52 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Discharged from the U.S. Army, Mister Peepers returns to Jefferson Junior High,
but is unhappy to learn that his return
means the layoff of the teacher who replaced him — an older man with a sick
wife. (tv.com)
2.02 [12] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
02Nov52 NBC Sun - no details
2.03 [13] Mr. Peepers: Going Bowling
09Nov1952 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Peepers runs into a double-date dilemma. (tv.com) [TA]
2.04 [14] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
16Nov1952 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers and Wes recall the panic caused the previous year when the City
Council made plans to fix a broken clock
whose mechanism had become home to a rare species of bird. (tv.com)
2.05 [15] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
23Nov1952 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Playing the role of a good Samaritan, Mr. Peepers will find himself involved in
remodeling a wedding dress.
(Dallas TX Morning News)
2.06 [16] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
30Nov1952 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers borrows Mr. Weskit's car to attend a drive-in movie, and
inadvertently parks next to Nancy and her date.
(tv.com)
2.07 [17] Mr. Peepers: TEEN-AGE CRUSH
07Dec52 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
A young coed who decides that Mr. Peepers is her ideal man causes untold
embarrassment to the shy biology instructor.
(Dallas TX Morning News)
2.08 [18] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
14Dec1952 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Sis Peepers arrives for a visit and appears too intelligent to a young man she
meets at Mrs. Gurney's dinner party.
(tv.com)
2.xx [19] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
21Dec52 NBC Sun
2.xx [20] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
28Dec52 NBC Sun
2.xx [21] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
04Jan53 NBC Sun
2.xx [22] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
11Jan53 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
An old student who failed to graduate for lack of one subject - Mr. Peeper's
botany class - will return to the classroom
to complete it. (Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
2.xx [23] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
18Jan53 NBC Sun
2.xx [24] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
25Jan53 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
A melancholy engagement party ends happily as Weskit gets over his initial stage
fright, with the assistance of the
timid Mr. Peepers. Another excellent job by Wally Cox In his delightful,
established characterization.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle)
2.xx [25] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
01Feb53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Leonard Holton, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Synopsis:
Mister Peepers' astronomer sister takes over his class when he falls ill. (tv.com)
2.xx [26] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
08Feb53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Leonard Holton, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest stars:
Georgiann Johnson ... Marge Bellows
Harry Sheppard ... License Clerk
Ernest Truex ... Mister Remington
Synopsis:
Mister Peepers and Nancy recall the time they accompanied Wes and Marge to the
courthouse to get their marriage license,
starting a rumor that Nancy and Peepers were about to be married as well. (tv.com)
2.xx [27] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
15Feb53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Bobby Vail ... Mister Brown
Synopsis:
At the Jefferson Jr. High bazaar, Mrs. Gurney tells fortunes, Wes challenges
customers to test their strength, and
Nancy sells kisses, while Mister Peepers worries that Nancy will move to Iowa. (tv.com)
2.xx [28] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
22Feb53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Jerome Ross, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest stara:
Thomas Chalmers ... Senator MacDonald
Harry Townes ... Senator's Secretary
Angela Adamides ... Marillee
Synopsis:
Jefferson Jr. High's most distinguished alumnus, Senator Malcolm H. MacDonald,
visits the school, where Mister Peepers
is to present him with the students' facsimile of a 15th-century illuminated
manuscript. (tv.com)
2.xx [29] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
01Mar53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Heywood Hale Broun ... Realty Agent
Synopsis:
Wes hunts for an apartment while Marge and Nancy attend Marge's bridal shower. (tv.com)
2.xx [30] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
08Mar53 NBC Sun
Writer: Robert Alan Aurthur
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Bill Story ... "Romeo"
Ian Keith ... Roger Van Arsdale
Synopsis:
Mrs. Gurney and Nancy join the original Broadway cast of "Romeo and Juliet" for
a performance of the play in Jefferson
City. (tv.com)
2.xx [31] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
15Mar53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest star:
Ruth McDevitt ... Mrs. Peepers
Synopsis 1:
Peepers' mother is the special guest at his surprise birthday party. (tv.com)
Synopsis 2:
Ruth McDevitt, currently appearing on Broadway in "Picnic," will portray Mr.
Peepers' mother in Sunday's episode which
revolves around a surprise birthday party for the star. (Dallas TX Morning News
Televiews column) [TA]
2.xx [32] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
22Mar53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest star:
Murray Hamilton ... Freddie
Cliff Norton ... Car Salesman
Norma Jane Marlowe ... Sylvia
Angela Adamides ... Marillee
Synopsis:
Peepers decides he needs a new car to win Nancy's heart. (tv.com)
2.xx [33] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
29Mar53 NBC Sun
no details
2.xx [34] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
05Apr53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Story: Bud Shartar, Fred Carney
Guest Cast:
David Orrick ... Anderson P. Henderson
Victor Beecroft ... Telegraph Man
Martin Huston ... Lester
Synopsis:
Peepers captures a rare butterfly on an outing with Wes. (tv.com)
2.xx [35] Mr. Peepers: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
12Apr53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Donald Harris ... Tommy Sparks
Jonathan Marlowe ... Elwood Hamper
Angela Adamides ... Marillee Carpenter
Synopsis:
School Superintendent Bascomb comes to inspect the students' newspaper
publishing operation, run by a "crusading editorial
staff." (tv.com)
2.xx [36] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
19Apr53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Floyd Buckley ... Conductor
Frank Cosaro ... Candy Butcher
Synopsis:
A very nervous Wes takes the train to Chicago to meet Marge for the wedding,
accompanied by Peepers, Nancy, and Mrs. Gurney.
(tv.com)
2.xx [37] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
26Apr53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Ward Costello ... Minister
Dan Morgan ... Tailor
Howard Freeman ... Mister Bellows
Katherine Copeland ... Waitress
Synopsis:
Wes and Marge finally get married. (tv.com)
2.xx [38] Mr. Peepers: MRS. GURNEY RETIRES
03May53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Parker Fennelly ... Mister Sweeney
Katherine Squire ... Mrs. Murchison
Norma Jane Marlowe ... Arabella
Synopsis:
Misunderstanding an overheard conversation between Mr. Bascomb and Mr. Peepers,
Mrs. Gurney feels unwanted and decides
to retire. (tv.com) [TA]
2.xx [39] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
10May53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Keith.Lawrence Lee III ... Charley
Douglas Rodgers ... Captain Finn
Peter Chan ... Lee Wong
Martin Balsam ... Sergeant Ehrlich
David Winters ... Walter Murdock
Synopsis:
An old buddy of Mr. Peepers brings his precocious young Chinese son to be
enrolled in Mr. Peepers' class. (tv.com) [TA]
2.xx [40] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
17May53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Harry Clark ... Head Mover
Michael Enserro ... Assistant Mover
Ernest Truex ... Mister Remington (recurring)
Synopsis:
Marge and Wes are about to come home from their Sun Valley honeymoon, and their
apartment proves to be in less-than-perfect
shape as Mr. Peepers and Nancy prepare it for the Weskits' return. (tv.com)
2.xx [41] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
24May53 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
Despite Marge's inexperience in cooking, she and Wes invite Mr. Peepers and
Nancy over for dinner. After dinner, Wes and
Marge fight, and at midnight, Wes appears at Mr. Peepers' apartment to spend the
night. (tv.com) [TA]
2.xx [42] Mr. Peepers: GRADUATION SPEECH
31May53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Jonathan Marlowe ... Elwood Hamper
Synopsis:
Peepers takes public speaking lessons from Wes when he finds he must make the
graduation speech. (tv.com)
2.xx [43] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
07Jun53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Sylvia Field ... Mrs. Remington
Dan Morgan ... Charlie
Synopsis:
Mister Peepers borrows Mister Remington's car to take Nancy on their last date
before he leaves Jefferson City for
ten weeks. They get lost and end up at Mister Remington's lodge hall—where Nancy
dances with everyone but Mister Peepers.
(tv.com)
2.xx [44] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
14Jun53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Ben Lackland ... Bus Passenger
Olive Templeton ... Little Old Lady
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Bus Driver
Heywood Hale Broun ... Fabian
Fred Kareman ... Counterman
Joseph Sweeney ... Stationmaster
Synopsis:
Mr. Weskit takes a bus trip to visit Mom and Sis Peepers. (tv.com) [TA]
Synopsis 2:
It's the last date of the school season for Mr. Peepers and his favorite person,
school nurse Nancy Remington.
(Miami Daily News)
2.xx [45] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
21Jun53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
James Broderick ... Merv
Robert Emmett ... Luther
Earl George ... Uncle Lyman
Paula Trueman ... Aunt Borghild
Reta Shaw ... Aunt Lillian
Doro Merande ... Aunt Ralphia
Synopsis:
Show-off Cousin Luther and other relatives come to visit Ma and Sis Peepers,
where Mr. Peepers is staying. (tv.com) [TA]
2.xx [46] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
28Jun53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Synopsis:
Wes, Marge, Nancy, and Mrs. Gurney meet Peepers at his mother's house in order
to give him a ride to the college, where
he is to take a refresher course for secondary science teachers. They plan to
arrive in the evening and drive through
the night, but Mom Peepers is concerned that they all get a good night's sleep
first. Finally it is agreed that they
will spend the night at Mom's house, but they wind up talking all night and get
no sleep at all. (tv.com) [TA]
2.xx [47] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
07Jul53 NBC Sun
Writer: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Hal Keith
Guest Cast:
Michael Gorrin ... Dr. Hoffmann
Harry Holsten ... Roy
Lin McCarthy ... Eddie
William Smithers ... Jerry
Walter Appler ... Bartender
Lonny Chapman ... Bill
Synopsis:
At Upstate Teachers' College for a summer refresher course, Mister Peepers
visits his former professor, Dr. Ludvig Hoffman.
He winds up rooming with a young drum-playing football player who flunked out
the previous year, and who calls the
slightly older Mister Peepers "Pop." Finally, the lonely Mister Peepers meets up
with some old friends, and they get
together for a reunion drink. (tv.com)
2.xx [48] Mr. Peepers (episode title unknown)
12Jul1953 Sun. 7:30pm NBC
no details
############### Mister Peepers ###############
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NBC Sundays 7:30pm Eastern
3.01 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
13Sep1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Nancy repeatedly misses Mr. Peepers, and vice versa, as each seeks to welcome
the other back after the long summer vacation.
(tv.com) [TA]
3.02 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
20Sep1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Wes and Marge simultaneously make plans to have a larger, more comfortable home
built, each without telling the other.
(tv.com) [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers' good friends, Harvey and Marge Weskit, have ambitious plans for
building their own home. With his accustomed
self-assurance, Weskit designs his own set of plans, much to the distress of his
wife, who calls upon Mr. Peepers to use
his tact and diplomacy in dissuading Weskit from his plans. (Dallas TX Morning
News) [TA]
3.03 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
27Sep1953 or 04Oct1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Wes is anxious to show his friends the motion picture film he and Marge shot on
their vacation. (tv.com) [TA]
3.04 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
04Oct1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Wes pressures Mr. Peepers into getting his recalcitrant locker repaired. (tv.com)
Synopsis 2:
At long last, Robinson Peepers decides to do something about repairing his
school locker door, well known for its
stubbornness. When his friend, Harvey Weskit, shames him into doing something
about the door, Peepers goes to the school
janitor and superintendent, who offer only suggestions. In the end, Mr. Peepers
takes the situation into his own skilled
hands. (Dallas TX Morning News)[TA]
3.05 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
11Oct1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers gets cornered by Mrs. Gurney's niece, a very intellectual and
aggressive type, at a party. This show is
consistently delightful, and each new character has a fine, authentic flavor.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.06 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
18Oct1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
When Aunt Lil comes to Jefferson City to watch Peepers teach, Mrs. Gurney kept
her occupied with social functions.
(tv.com)[TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers' Aunt Lilliam pays him a visit Sunday, and Peepers conscientiously
arranges a schedule of carefully planned
entertainment for his guest. Upon arrival, however, Aunt Lillian insists she has
come for only one purpose, and that is
to watch her beloved nephew teach in his classroom. How to dissuade Aunt Lil
from her self-appointed
mission becomes Peepers' chief problem during her visit. Reta Shaw will be seen
as the visiting relative.
(Dallas TX Morning News)[TA]
3.07 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
25Oct1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers' nature study group takes a field trip to the country, but loses
track of one little boy who is fascinated
with a litter of puppies at the farm. (tv.com)[TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers takes his "fall guys" for a trip and the whole outing is good fun.
Among the things you'll learn are some of
the "niceties of bus behavior" and the difference between Canadian and Mexican
cottontails.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.08 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
01Nov1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Plans are made for the box social, for which Mr. Peepers is in charge of the
music. As Marge, Nancy, and Mrs. Gurney pack
their box lunches, Mr. Peepers interviews a hep musician. (tv.com)[TA]
Synopsis 2:
This week, Robinson and Marge cook up a little romance between Mrs. Gurney and
lonely, grumpy principal, Mr. Bascom, at
the annual box lunch auction. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3.09 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
08Nov1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Looking for lamp parts in Mrs. Murchison's basement, Mr. Peepers discovers a
comfortable old leather chair. He takes it
up to his apartment, checks out some books at the school library, and plans a
nice quiet evening at home. (tv.com)[TA]
3.10 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
15Nov1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Jefferson High gets a new gym teacher. (tv.com)
Synopsis 2:
This show continues in some miraculous fashion to be charming and well produced
week after week. Tonight is no exception,
and during the course of a rehearsal we particularly enjoyed Peepers' talk on
"Our friend, Kallima, the famous leaf
butterfly of India." And the new gym teacher is going to work out just fine. (TV
Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.11 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
22Nov1953 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Marge finds out she's going to have a baby, and Peepers, Nancy, Wes, and Marge
have Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Gurney.
(tv.com)
3.12 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
29Nov1953
Synopsis:
As always, nothing major happens. But it's always a pleasure. Robinson screws
his courage to the sticking point and
attempts to buy a new suit; Aunt Lily and Mom appear on a surprise visit to
Jefferson City; and, without laboring the
point, a good look at Mom tells us lots about how "Ace" got that way. (TV Key
column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.13 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
06Dec1953
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers tries to find a job for one of his students. (tv.com)[TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers introduces his class to the gentle art of dissecting the lowly
crayfish, to which, he insists, one can become
very attached. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.14 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
13Dec1953
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers and Frank T. Whip go Christmas shopping, as do Wes and Marge, but
Mr. Peepers can't decide what to get for Wes.
(tv.com) [TA]
3.15 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
20Dec1953
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers goes to the orphanage to sing Christmas carols with his friends
before taking the late bus home for Christmas.
(tv.com)
Synopsis 2:
Our favorite professor tackles Christmas in his own inimitable way: First, a
trip to Charley's the barber with conviction;
then to Mrs. Guerney's for some oddly-organized carol singing; and home for
Christmas to the bosom of his other-wordly
family. This continues to be one of the best and funniest. (TV Key column,
Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle)
3.16 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
27Dec1953
Synopsis:
Our scholarly friend is awarded the bronze bird by "Bird" magazine for his
history-making article, "A Sparrow Speaks His
Mind." This leads to a remarkable trip to New York, and a phone encounter with
an old friend
of Mrs. Gurney. This couldn't happen to anyone but our favorite professor. (TV
Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle) [TA]
3.17 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
03Jan1954
Mr. Peepers returns from a whirl in Manhattan where he received the Bronze Bird
crinthological award. He is glad to be
back in Jefferson City, so he visits with his old friends, Harvey and Marge
Weskit. However Peepers soon discovers that
their relationship has changed markedly. It appears that the chief topic of
conversation for the Weskits is their
impending blessed event - a limited topic of conversation for poor Peepers.
(Dallas Morning News)
3.18 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
10Jan1954
No details
3.19 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
17Jan1954 NBC Sun
Synopsis:
The annual faculty festival of fun is coming up in Jefferson City, and, of
course, the preparations are extensive.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3.20 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
24Jan1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers is upset by the report that his friend, the school nurse, plans to
live the life of a "bachelor girl."
(New York Times)
3.21 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
31Jan1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers is dismayed when his colleague refuses to accompany him to a
parent-teachers meeting. (New York Times)
3.22 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
07Feb1954 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Another choice new character is added to the already, ineffable Peepers
gallery...this time it's a new janitor, Mr. Hubacher,
who as a graduate of the L.B.M. University (Learn by Mail), takes pride in his
profession...and is desperately unhappy at
having been demoted from high school janitoring to jr. high. However, Peepers
can cope and does through a happy series of
coincidences. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle) [TA]
3.23 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
14Feb1954 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Peepers has a photograph taken for Nancy, and meets a sexy Southern belle.
Continues to be the funniest and freshest comedy
series on record. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle) [TA]
3.24 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
21Feb1954 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
The grand old sport of duck hunting is under consideration, as practiced by
Weskit, Remington and Peepers.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle) [TA]
3.25 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
28Feb1954 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers uses television to reach his science students. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
Jefferson City High School is closed because of a big storm, but the students
needn't plan on a vacation. There'll be
classes as usual through the courtesy of the local television station with Mr.
Peepers "on camera" for the first time
using TV to reach his science students. Just what a poor student without a TV
set does is beside the point in the script.
And joining Peerers in the new medium will be his colleagues, Mr. Gurney the
English instructor (Marion Lorne); Mr. Weskit,
the history instructor (Tony Randall); the school nurse, Nancy Remington
(Patricia Benoit); and the school's coach,
Frank T. Whip (Jack Warden).
Something else for the Sunday Peepers show will be a four-and-a-half minute
filmed appeal by President Eisenhower for the
American Red Cross drive, which will be integrated into the regular live
telecast of the show. (Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
3.26 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
07Mar1954
Synopsis:
Mrs. Gurney, feeling like a fuddyduddy in comparison with adventurous Aunt Lil,
decides to take driving lessons. Weskit
and Aunt Lil lend a hand, and the results are sheer madness, and one of the
funniest yet.
[TA] (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3.27 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
14Mar1954
Synopsis:
Peepers and Weskit volunteer to baby sit and, to their chagrin, meet up with one
of the more terrifying characters in
this perpetually inventive and delightful show. This one is a precocious child
named Buster.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle) [TA]
3.28 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
21Mar1954 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers has a birthday, and his relatives visit to help celebrate. (New York
Times)[TA]
3.29 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
28Mar1954 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers has a visit from two former Army buddies. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
Two old Army buddies of our hero materialize, and Peepers is confronted with the
problem of getting them dates.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.30 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
04Apr1954
Synopsis:
With a devil-may-care glint on his glasses, our hero buys a motorcycle. He takes
Mrs. Gurney, coach whip, and Mr. Weskit
for rides on his new infernal machine, and there are some tense moments all
around. Tops for comedy.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.31 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
11Apr1954
Synopsis:
Our gentle hero decides to pick up some stray cash selling encyclopedias. We
delve into his training course with him
attended by various disasters: and a small girl with a jelly sandwich figures
prominently.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.32 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
18Apr1954
Synopsis:
Our hero is dangerously close to matrimony, egged on by the insidious,
wife-happy Weskit.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.33 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
25Apr1954
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers makes the most important decision of his life. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
This is it - our hero buys an engagement ring, confides in Weskit (and
inadvertently, the whole town) and goes off to
propose. Hearts, flowers, fun. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.34 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
02May1954
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers and his fiance go apartment hunting. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
Nancy and Mr. Peepers go apartment hunting and take a mild skinning. Mrs. Gurney
considers selling her house until
Peepers gets a brainstorm. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.35 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
09May1954 NBC Sun 7:30pm
Synopsis 1:
Busy, busy, busy, there's lots going on this week, what with wedding invitations
being sent to some odd places and new
developments in the Weskit menage. Mrs. Gurney, too, has some strange
experiences. For security reasons, we can't say
any more. Up to par. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers exercises in the local gym. With Wally Cox, Tony Randall, Jack
Warden. (New York Times)
3.36 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
16May1954 NBC Sunday 7:30pm
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers' relatives and prospective in-laws come to town to greet the future
bride and groom. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
As the dread day draws near, the Peepers family and the Remingtons must meet --
which they do, at a barbecue chez
Remington. This series shows no sign of deteriorating into a "situation comedy,"
praise be!
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
3.37 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
23May1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers gets married, with Wally Cox, Patricia Benott, Tony Randall, Ernest
Truex, Marion Lorne, and others.
(New York Times)[TA]
3.38 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
30May1954
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers and his bride are off on their honeymoon. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
Nancy and Peepers undergo a few of the inevitable horrors visited on shy
newlyweds by well meaning bystanders;
including an old farmhouse lady, an over-enthusiastic hotel staff and a fiendish
magician. Still the best comedy series
running. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
3.39 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
06Jun1954
Synopsis:
The newlyweds pause briefly at Robinson's home overnight on their way to
up-State Teachers College. Aunt Lil provides
advice and Robinson's getting used to calling Nancy's folks Mother and Dad. Last
show of the season before reruns
begin next week. (TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)[TA]
========
Repeats:
========
13Jun1954 - unknown
20Jun1954 - Mr. Peepers' Album, with Wally Cox. (New York Times)
27Jun1954 - Mr. Peepers' Album: Wedding of Wes and Marge Weskit, situation
comedy, with Wally Cox. (New York Times)
04Jul1954 - Mr. Peepers' Album: A nature trek through the woods. Wally Cox, Tony
Randall (New York Times)
11Jul1954 - Mr. Peepers' Album: A visit from Aunt Lillian, with Wally Cox, Tony
Randall (New York Times)
25Jul1954 - Mr. Peepers' Album: Christmas shopping provides some embarrassing
moments. Wally Cox (New York Times)
15Aug1954 - Mr. Peepers' Album: An old beau of Nancy's resumes his courting.
(New York Times)
############### Mister Peepers ###############
############## season 4 1954-55 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
NBC Sundays 7:30pm Eastern
On the last season, "Mr. Peepers" was pre-empted every 4th week for a "color
spectacular."
(including some "Max Liebman Presents" specials). [TA]
4.01 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
19Sep1954 - Season Premiere
Synopsis:
The first show of the new series has Peepers and Nancy returning from their
honeymoon summer to Jefferson City where he
is the high school biology instructor. There is the problem of getting into the
upper floor apartment they have rented
in the home of Mrs. Gurney. (Springfield Mass. Union) [TA]
4.02 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
26Sep1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers plays host and detective, with Wally Cox, Jenny Egan, Herbert
Anderson. (New York Times) [TA]
4.03 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
03Oct1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers and wife have the budget blues. (New York Times)
Synopsis 2:
Robinson is confronted with the problem of whether to buy life insurance from
his cousin or his father-in-law and still
have enough left over to pay for a dining room set. With typical feminine logic
Nancy supplies the solution.
(TV Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
[--] 10Oct1954 - pre-empted for "Sunday in Town," a
musical-comedy revue with Judy Holliday, Steve Allen, Dick Shawn.
(New York Times)
4.04 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
17Oct1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers has a surprise coming and so do the surprisers. (New York Times)
4.05 [--] Mr. Peepers: (untitled episode)
24Oct54 NBC Sunday 7:30 pm Eastern
Starring:
Wally Cox (as Mr. Peepers)
With:
Tony Randall, Pat Benoit, Georgann Johnson, Marion Lorne, Ernest Truex
Synopsis:
Marge and Nancy are mighty proud the day that Wes and Robinson receive bids from
the Grand Lodge of the Lancers of the
Southern Star. The Ancient and venerable Mister Remington is among the ancient
and venerable lodge.
Synopsis 2:
Our hero is nominated for membership in the Lancers of the Southern Star. Mr.
Weskit is wistful.
(TV Key column, Syracuse Herald Journal)
4.06 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
31Oct1954
Synopsis:
Our hero concocts a Halloween fantasy with Mrs. Gurney, admirably cast as an
evil witch, and Weskit officiating as
the wicked Black Knight. Peepers to the rescue, fresh out of Knight school. (TV
Key column, Brooklyn Daily Eagle) [TA]
[--] 07Nov1954 - pre-empted for "Fanfare," comedy and
music, with Judy Holliday, Steve Allen, Dick Shawn, Frank Sinatra,
Jacques Tati (French comic). (New York Times)
4.07 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
14Nov1954
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers and Christoper Columbus. (New York Times) [TA]
4.08 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
21Nov1954
Synopsis:
Mrs. Gurney leaves for California. (New York Times)
4.09 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
28Nov1954
Synopsis 1:
The producers of Mr. Peepers will try again tonight to offer the episode
scheduled for last Sunday. It concerns the
Peepers' first argument, resulting when he brings unexpected guests home for
dinner. (Syracuse Herald Journal)
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers and his wife have a marital spat. (New York Times)
[--] 05Dec1954 - pre-empted for "Spotlight" with Jack
Buchanan and Jeannie Carson, with Pat Carroll, Jimmy Durante,
Sonja Henie and troupe. (New York Times)
4.10 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
12Dec1954 Sun NBC
Synopsis:
Mrs. Gurney will attend a teachers' convention with a young and beautiful
substitute replacing her. The comely newcomer
will set all heads turning, including Robinson Peepers and his colleague, Harvey
Weskit, who, without realizing it,
begin to give the substitute special attention. When the gentlemen's wives,
Nancy Peepers and Marge Weskit, become aware
of the undue interest, eyebrows will be lifted with telling results. (Dallas TX
Morning News) [TA]
4.11 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
19Dec1954
Synopsis:
Too many Santa Clauses and only one suit. (New York Times)
4.12 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
26Dec1954
Synopsis:
A skiing safari is in the air for Mr. Peepers and his friends, but it doesn't
quite work out as planned.
(Long Beach Ind. Press-Telegram)
[--] 02Jan1955 - pre-empted for "Good Times," a Max
Liebman production, with Judy Holliday, Steve Allen, Dick Shawn,
Bambi Linn, and Rod Alexander. (New York Times)
4.13 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
09Jan1955 Sun NBC
Our hero Wally Cox seems on the verge of high adventure when a city slicker
lawyer informs him that he may be heir to
an English estate. Good as ever, and future developments for this gambit are
promising.
(TV Key column, Syracuse Herald Journal) [TA]
4.14 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
16Jan1955 Sun NBC
Synopsis:
Our gentle hero embarks for England to collect his inheritance, and encounters a
seedy but aristocratic gentleman who,
we suspect, will figure prominently in future proceedings. The addition of Cyril
Ritchard to the roster is delightful,
and so is the show. (TV Key column, Syracuse Herald Journal) [TA]
4.15 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
23Jan1955
Synopsis:
Mr. Peepers and his newly-found friend, Peter Rhodes-Downing, hit it off fine as
their ship sails for England where
Mr. Peepers is due to pick up an inheritance. (Long Beach Independent
Press-Telegram)
[--] 30Jan1955 - pre-empted for "Variety," a Max
Liebman production, jazz version of "Pinafore," with Killy Kallen,
Perry Como, Herb Shriner, Bill Hayes, Jack Russell, Eileen Barton, and Buddy
Hackett. (New York Times)
4.16 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
06Feb1955 Sun NBC
Robinson lands in London and has trouble breaking the language barrier
especially at a boys' prep school where the
students think he's a gangster. (TV Key column, Syracuse Herald Journal)
4.17 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
13Feb1955 Sun NBC
Synopsis:
Peepers sits down with the relative to learn about his inheritance. This English
trip has brightened the show up and
tonight is no exception. (TV Key column, Syracuse Herald Journal)
4.18 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
20Feb1955
Synopsis:
Upon his return to these shores Mr Peepers is met by Nancy and the Weskits. A
financial crisis arises as they live it
up at a fancy restaurant. Weskit finds himself short of money. Peepers' cash is
all in a money belt underneath his clothes.
(The Pittsburgh Press) [TA]
[--] 27Feb1955 - pre-empted for Max Liebman Presents:
"Big Time" with Milton Berle, Martha Raye, Ray Bolger, Bambi Lynn.
Note:
Although "Mr. Peepers" was pre-empted, Wally Cox appeared on TV earlier that
day. On NBC Opera Theater, 2:30pm Sunday,
Cox played the title character in "The Would-Be Gentleman." [TA]
4.19 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
06Mar1955 NBC Thur
Synopsis 1:
Mrs. Peepers will announce to her husband Robinson that she is expecting a
blessed event. It figured of course, particularly
since Pat Benoit, who plays the part, announced a couple of months ago that she
was anticipating.
(Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer)
Synopsis 2:
Parenthood for the Robinson J. Peepers on the "Mr. Peepers" show was inevitable,
but the word of a few weeks ago was that
it wouldn't be until the program opened its new series in the fall. The
producers must have decided to rush things up,
as this episode will announce the forthcoming Peepers' heir with Mr. Peepers and
Nancy so excited that they forget all
about the birthday party Peepers' pal, Harvey Weskit (Tony Randall) has planned
for him. (Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
4.20 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
13Mar1955
Synopsis:
Robinson Peepers' in-laws, Ma and Pa Remington, return from an out-of-town trip
to learn that they are to be grandparents.
The Remingtons, played by Ernest Truex and Sylvia Field, are overjoyed at the
prospect of becoming grandparents for the
first time. (Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer)
4.21 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
20Mar1955
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers will be visited by his favorite aunt. (Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Aunt Lil leaves for Jefferson City to congratulate her nephew. (Cleveland Ohio
Plain Dealer)
[--] 27Mar1955 - pre-empted for "Entertainment 1955" a
color special with Fred Allen, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante,
Helen Hayes, Ralph Edwards, and Judy Holliday.
4.22 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
03Apr1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers mounts his motorcycle to hunt for a lost canary. (Springfield Mass.
Union) [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers take out on his motorcycle in search of a flighty canary and breaks
up a sedate woman's club meeting.
(Long Beach Independent-Press-Telegram)
4.23 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
10Apr1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
A little philosophy from Robinson J. -- "To a Peepers a kept promise is another
dollar in the bank of character."
Then comes a very funny session in the great outdoors as the gang goes fishing.
Some of the real anglers in the
audience may think Peepers is acting strangely but this is fun throughout. (TV
Key column, Syracuse Herald Journal)
4.24 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
17Apr1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
A surprise party is arranged for Nancy Peepers who is leaving Jefferson City
Junior high school to await the arrival
of the stork.
Patricia Benolt, who plays the part of Mrs. Peepers, is really expecting. (Long
Beach Independent-Press-Telegram)
[--] 24Apr1955 - pre-empted for "Kaleidoscope," a color
spectacular with Judy Holliday, Frank Sinatra, Dick Shawn.
4.25 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
01May1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Harvey Weskit tries to buy a membership in the town's exclusive Golf Club.
(Springfield Mass. Union) [TA]
4.26 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
08May1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Peepers prepares for yachting adventure. (Yonkers, NY, Herald Statesman)
Synopsis 2:
Harvey borrows a cabin cruiser from a friend. (Springfield Mass. Union)
4.27 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
15May1955
Synopsis:
When Mr Peepers sets out to get a movie star's autograph, he finds himself her
partner in a song-and-dance act.
Elaine Stritch, singer-comedienne of the Broadway show "Bus Stop," plays the
actress. (Kokomo Indiana Tribune) [TA]
[--] 22May1955 - pre-empted for the Max Liebman special
"Promenade."
4.28 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown)
29May1955
Synopsis:
Valerie Bettis, one of the foremost exponents of the modern dance, will be the
guest star. Miss Bettis who gained fame
on the Broadway stage and in movies as dancer, choreographer and actress, will
be integrated into the Jefferson City
circle Sunday as a young woman engaged to teach dancing at the high school where
R.J. Peepers is an instructor.
The Tempest in this TV pot will come to a boil when a grapevine rumor is
circulated that the newest member of the high
school faculty is allegedly engaged in extra curricular activities by dancing in
a roadside cabaret and Peepers is
sent to investigate. Unaccustomed as he is to the tinsel world of a night club,
the scientific Mr. P will find
the lady engaged in performing dances not exactly balletic, and sets out to
discover why the new school ma'am leads a
double terpsichorean life. (Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
4.29 [--] Mr. Peepers: THE WALLY COX STORY
05Jun1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
Life story of Wally Cox will be presented. (Yonkers, NY, Herald Statesman)
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers steps into the background to let the spotlight focus on "The Wally
Cox Story." In episodic format, the show
follows his career as a night club entertainer before the creation of Mr.
Peepers. (Kokomo Indiana Tribune) [TA]
4.30 [--] Mr. Peepers: (episode title unknown) ( final
episode)
12Jun1955 Sun 7:30pm NBC
Synopsis:
The timorous Mr. Peepers summons the courage to ask for a critically needed
salary increase. Before he gets the whole
thing settled, he will almost leave his beloved Jefferson City Junior High
School to accept a more lucrative position
at Angola Military Academy. (Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Peepers winds up his season with a commencement address at his junior high
school.
Synopsis 3:
Mr. Peepers faces a crisis. Last show of the season. (New York Times)
Newspaper item:
"Mr. Peepers," going off the air shortly, and with no sponsor in sight for fall,
could return to NBC this fall if there
were enough of a mail demand and a willing sponsor. It happened once before and
could happen again.
(16Jun1955 Dallas TX Morning News) [TA]
[--] 19Jun1955 - pre-empted for the special "Remember
1938" hosted and narrated by Groucho Marx.
[--] 26Jun1955 - replaced by "Do-It-Yourself," a hobby
show hosted by Dave Willock and Cliff Arquette. As with
"Mr. Peepers," "Do-It-Yourself"
was sponsored by The Reynolds Metals Company. [TA]
############## Mister Peepers ###############
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