Meet Corliss Archer | |
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![]() Corliss Archer depicted in the title sequence | |
Genre | Sitcom |
Written by | Jerry Adelman Margaret Coffey Tom Coffey Jerome S. Goetler Lee Loeb Phil Shuken Rik Vollaertz |
Directed by |
Lewis Allen Leon Benson Eddie Davis Leslie Goodwins Lambert Hillyer Herbert L. Strock |
Starring |
Ann Baker Mary Brian John Eldredge |
Narrated by | Hy Averback |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Frederick W. Ziv |
Producers | Eddie Davis Lewis Allen Herbert L. Strock |
Animator | Gene Hazelton |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Ziv Television Programs |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | April 2 December 24, 1954 | –
Related | |
Meet Corliss Archer |
Meet Corliss Archer is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS between July 13 and August 10, 1951, [1] and in syndication via the Ziv Company from April to December 1954. It was an adaptation of the radio series of the same name, which was based on a series of short stories by F. Hugh Herbert. [2] It was also broadcast in Canada. [3]
Corliss Archer is a lovable blonde teenager who is delicately balancing her high-school life and relationship with her goofy boyfriend Dexter Franklin, and her homelife with parents Harry and Janet Archer.
Actor | Role |
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Lugene Sanders | Corliss Archer |
Frieda Inescort, later Irene Tedrow |
Janet Archer |
Fred Shields | Harry Archer |
Robert Ellis | Dexter Franklin |
Ken Christy | Bill Franklin |
Source: Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 [4]
Actor | Role |
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Ann Baker | Corliss Archer |
Mary Brian | Janet Archer |
John Eldredge | Harry Archer |
Robert Ellis | Dexter Franklin |
Ken Christy | Bill Franklin |
Vera Marshe | Mary Franklin |
The episodes are: [5]
The syndicated version of Meet Corliss Archer was executive produced by Frederick W. Ziv and produced by ZIV Television Programs. [6]
The series, which is in the public domain, is occasionally still repeated in the United States, usually on small over-the-air networks and cable channels. It has also appeared on DVDs by companies such as Alpha Video, Echo Bridge and Mill Creek.