The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)

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The Farmer's Daughter
File:The Farmer's Daughter (TV series).jpg
Opening title card of The Farmer's Daughter's 3rd season
Genre Sitcom
Starring Inger Stevens
William Windom
Theme music composer Barry Mann
Cynthia Weil
Composer(s) Van Alexander
George Duning
Jerry Fielding
Charles Albertine
Dave Grusin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 101
Production
Executive producer(s) Harry Ackerman
Producer(s) Bob Claver
Peter Kortner
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) Associated Arts, N.V.
Screen Gems
Distributor Sony Pictures Television (syndication)
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format Black-and-white (1963-65)
Pathécolor (1965-66)
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 20, 1963 (1963-09-20) –
April 22, 1966 (1966-04-22)
Chronology
Preceded by The Farmer's Daughter
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Farmer's Daughter is a filmed American situation comedy series, loosely based on the identically titled 1947 film, that was produced by Screen Gems Television and aired on ABC from September 20, 1963 to April 22, 1966. It was sponsored by Lark Cigarettes and Clairol, for whom the two leading stars often appeared at show's end promoting the products. (The commercials were also filmed.) It also enjoyed a brief run in syndication when it aired on CBN Cable in the 1980s.

Overview

The series starred Inger Stevens as Katy Holstrum, a young Swedish woman who becomes housekeeper for a widowed U.S. Congressman, Glen Morley (played by William Windom). In the series Glen has two sons, aged 14 and 8 at the time of the premiere. Steve, the older of the two boys, was played by Mickey Sholdar, while Danny was played by Rory O'Brien. The Congressman's mother, Agatha Morley, was played by Cathleen Nesbitt.

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Inger Stevens (holding baby) and Beverly Garland, 1963.

In its first season, The Farmer's Daughter competed against Twilight Zone on CBS and the short-lived Larry Blyden series, Harry's Girls, on NBC. The series never broke into the top 30, but during its first two years it earned respectable ratings and proved to be moderately successful. The last episode of the second season featured the two leads becoming engaged.

The third season brought some changes to the format as the series began filming episodes in color. On Monday, November 1, 1965, Katy Holstrum and Glen Morley were married in a wedding ceremony attended by 300 invited guests. When the couple went on their honeymoon, the network censors objected to the original script that had Glen bringing his new bride to a hotel room with twin beds, then saying, "But I asked for a double bed!" Forbidding use of the word "bed," the censors allowed it to be replaced with "accommodations," along with a glance at the bed.[1]

After the wedding episode the show's ratings fell, and ABC canceled The Farmer's Daughter. In the final episode, Katy adopted Glen's sons, thereby providing the series closure as well as a "happy ending."

Unlike the 1947 film, Katy never ran for (nor was elected to) Congress in the series.

Cast

File:Inger Stevens William Windom The Farmer's Daughter wedding 1965.jpg
The Farmer's Daughter wedding
File:Cathleen Nesbitt in The Farmer's Daughter.JPG
Cathleen Nesbitt in The Farmer's Daughter

Episodes

Season 1 (1963–64)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "The Speechmaker: Part 1" Ralph Nelson John McGreevey September 20, 1963 (1963-09-20)
2 2 "The Speechmaker: Part 2" Don Taylor Steven Gethers September 27, 1963 (1963-09-27)
3 3 "Where's Katy?" Don Taylor Charles Woolf October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04)
4 4 "An Enterprising Young Man" William D. Russell Steven Gethers October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11)
5 5 "An Affair of State" Don Taylor Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb October 18, 1963 (1963-10-18)
6 6 "The Washington Spotlight" William D. Russell Bud Grossman October 25, 1963 (1963-10-25)
7 7 "The Stand-In" Gene Nelson Steven Gethers November 1, 1963 (1963-11-01)
8 8 "Comes the Revolution" Mel Ferrer John McGreevey November 8, 1963 (1963-11-08)
9 9 "Miss Cheese" William D. Russell Jerry Davis November 15, 1963 (1963-11-15)
10 10 "The Editorial Wheel" Paul Nickell Jerry Davis November 29, 1963 (1963-11-29)
11 11 "I Am the Most Beautiful" Mel Ferrer Steven Gethers December 4, 1963 (1963-12-04)
12 12 "One Rainy Night" Paul Nickell Jerry Davis December 11, 1963 (1963-12-11)
13 13 "The Simple Life" William D. Russell Steven Gethers December 18, 1963 (1963-12-18)
14 14 "The Gypsy Love Song" Mel Ferrer Steven Gethers December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25)
15 15 "Mrs. Golden's Opportunity" Paul Nickell Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb January 1, 1964 (1964-01-01)
16 16 "Nobody's Perfect" Paul Nickell William Cowley January 8, 1964 (1964-01-08)
17 17 "Mr. Smith and the Birds" Paul Nickell Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb January 15, 1964 (1964-01-15)
18 18 "Cousin Helga Came to Dinner" Paul Nickell Meyer Dolinsky January 22, 1964 (1964-01-22)
19 19 "Marriage is for Real People" Don Taylor Steven Gethers January 29, 1964 (1964-01-29)
20 20 "Katy and the Imagemaker" Paul Nickell Peggy Chandler Dick February 5, 1964 (1964-02-05)
21 21 "The Playboy of Capitol Hill" Gene Reynolds William Cowley February 12, 1964 (1964-02-12)
22 22 "Bless Our Happy Home" Gene Reynolds Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb February 19, 1964 (1964-02-19)
23 23 "Katy and the Prince" Paul Nickell Walter Black February 26, 1964 (1964-02-26)
24 24 "The Swinger" Gene Reynolds Steven Gethers March 4, 1964 (1964-03-04)
25 25 "Katy Gets Arrested" Gene Reynolds Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb March 11, 1964 (1964-03-11)
26 26 "The Turkish Delight" Don Taylor Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb March 18, 1964 (1964-03-18)
27 27 "Christopher Columbus Who?" Don Taylor Arnold Horwitt March 25, 1964 (1964-03-25)
28 28 "The One Eyed Sloth" Peter Kortner Steven Gethers April 1, 1964 (1964-04-01)
29 29 "Young and in Love" William D. Russell Peggy Chandler Dick April 8, 1964 (1964-04-08)
30 30 "The Morley Report" Jerry Paris Meyer Dolinsky April 15, 1964 (1964-04-15)
31 31 "The Octopus" William D. Russell John McGreevey April 22, 1964 (1964-04-22)
32 32 "The Next Mrs. Morley" Paul Nickell Charles Woolf April 29, 1964 (1964-04-29)
33 33 "Rendezvous for Two" William D. Russell Steven Gethers May 6, 1964 (1964-05-06)
34 34 "My Son, the Athlete" William D. Russell Peggy Chandler Dick & Mike Adams May 13, 1964 (1964-05-13)
35 35 "Mismatch Maker" Don Taylor Steven Gethers May 20, 1964 (1964-05-20)
36 36 "A Locket for Agatha" Don Taylor Lee Loeb May 27, 1964 (1964-05-27)

Season 2 (1964–65)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
37 1 "The Waiting Game" Don Taylor Steven Gethers September 18, 1964 (1964-09-18)
38 2 "The Mink Machine" Don Taylor Stan Cutler September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25)
39 3 "Real Live Congressman" William D. Russell William Cowley October 2, 1964 (1964-10-02)
40 4 "Past Perfect" Don Taylor Steven Gethers October 9, 1964 (1964-10-09)
41 5 "Scandal in Washington" William D. Russell Jerry Seelen & Jack Raymond October 16, 1964 (1964-10-16)
42 6 "Love on the Picket Line" William D. Russell Richard Powell October 23, 1964 (1964-10-23)
43 7 "The Name of the Game" William D. Russell Richard Powell October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30)
44 8 "Help Not Wanted" Don Taylor Mae Day & Peggy Chandler Dick November 6, 1964 (1964-11-06)
45 9 "Big Sultan, Little Sultan" William D. Russell Peggy Chandler Dick November 13, 1964 (1964-11-13)
46 10 "Katy's 76th Birthday" Don Taylor Jerry Davis November 20, 1964 (1964-11-20)
47 11 "The Neutral" Don Taylor Stan Cutler November 27, 1964 (1964-11-27)
48 12 "Speak for Yourself, John Katy" William D. Russell Peggy Chandler Dick December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04)
49 13 "Matter of Honor" Fred de Cordova Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan December 11, 1964 (1964-12-11)
50 14 "The Helping Hand" Leonard Horn Stan Cutler December 18, 1964 (1964-12-18)
51 15 "Like Father, Like Son" Bob Claver Peggy Chandler Dick December 25, 1964 (1964-12-25)
52 16 "Another Country Heard From" Gene Nelson Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan January 1, 1965 (1965-01-01)
53 17 "Follow the Leader" Gene Nelson Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08)
54 18 "The Oscar Hummingbird Story" Gene Nelson Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15)
55 19 "The Nesting Instinct" Gene Nelson Peggy Chandler Dick January 22, 1965 (1965-01-22)
56 20 "A Plague on Both Their Houses" Alan Rafkin Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29)
57 21 "Katy by Moonlight" Gene Nelson Phil Leslie & Keith Fowler February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05)
58 22 "Exit Katy" William Colleran Peggy Chandler Dick February 12, 1965 (1965-02-12)
59 23 "Rich Man, Poor Man" Gene Nelson Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19)
60 24 "Crime of Passion" Fred de Cordova Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan March 5, 1965 (1965-03-05)
61 25 "Why Don't They Ever Pick Me?" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12)
62 26 "Katy's New Job" Herb Wallerstein Peggy Chandler Dick March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)
63 27 "Katy's Campaign" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)
64 28 "The Woman Behind the Man" Fred de Cordova Joanna Lee & Howard Merrill April 2, 1965 (1965-04-02)
65 29 "Katy the Diplomat" Edmond Levy James Allardice & Tom Adair April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16)
66 30 "Katy's Castle" William D. Russell Warner Law April 23, 1965 (1965-04-23)
67 31 "Never Listen to Rumors" William D. Russell Phil Leslie April 30, 1965 (1965-04-30)
68 32 "Ja, Ja, a Thousand Times, Ja" William D. Russell Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan May 7, 1965 (1965-05-07)
69 33 "Nej, Nej, a Thousand Times, Nej" William D. Russell Peggy Chandler Dick May 14, 1965 (1965-05-14)
70 34 "The Hottest Ticket in Town" William D. Russell Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan May 21, 1965 (1965-05-21)
71 35 "Why Wait 'Till November?" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan May 28, 1965 (1965-05-28)

Season 3 (1965–66)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
72 1 "Here Comes the Bride's Father" Richard Kinon Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan September 13, 1965 (1965-09-13)
73 2 "Babe in the Woods" Richard Kinon Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan September 20, 1965 (1965-09-20)
74 3 "Stag at Bay" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan September 27, 1965 (1965-09-27)
75 4 "Sleeping Beauty Revisited" Bob Claver Peggy Chantler Dick October 11, 1965 (1965-10-11)
76 5 "Forever is a Cast Iron Mess" Richard Kinon Phil Leslie October 18, 1965 (1965-10-18)
77 6 "Powder Puff Invasion" Herb Wallerstein Peggy Chandler Dick October 25, 1965 (1965-10-25)
78 7 "To Have and to Hold" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan November 5, 1965 (1965-11-05)
79 8 "Crisis at Crystal Springs" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan November 12, 1965 (1965-11-12)
80 9 "A Sonny Honeymoon" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19)
81 10 "High Fashion" Richard Kinon Joseph C. Cavella November 26, 1965 (1965-11-26)
82 11 "The Platinum Swizzle Stick" Richard Kinon Warner Law December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03)
83 12 "Steve, Boy Lovelorn" Bob Claver Peggy Chandler Dick December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10)
84 13 "Jewel Beyond Compare" Richard Kinon Stanley H. Silverman December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17)
85 14 "Glen-a-Gogh-Goh" Seymour Robbie Stanley H. Silverman December 24, 1965 (1965-12-24)
86 15 "Simple Joys of Nature" Richard Kinon Warner Law December 31, 1965 (1965-12-31)
87 16 "Moe Hill and the Mountains" Richard Kinon Joseph C. Cavella & Carol Cavella January 7, 1966 (1966-01-07)
88 17 "Oh, Boy, Is the Honeymoon Over?" Sam Freedle Peggy Chandler Dick January 14, 1966 (1966-01-14)
89 18 "The Fall and Rise of Steven Morley" Bob Claver Warner Law January 21, 1966 (1966-01-21)
90 19 "Have You Ever Thought of Building?" Sam Freedle Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan January 28, 1966 (1966-01-28)
91 20 "Katy in a Capsule" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan February 4, 1966 (1966-02-04)
92 21 "Lo, the Smart Indian" Herb Wallerstein Stanley H. Silverman February 11, 1966 (1966-02-11)
93 22 "Steve, Boy Bohemian" Richard Kinon Peggy Chandler Dick February 18, 1966 (1966-02-18)
94 23 "Alias Katy Morley" Sam Freedle Don Richman & Janet Carlson February 25, 1966 (1966-02-25)
95 24 "Anyone for Swindling?" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan March 4, 1966 (1966-03-04)
96 25 "Twelve Angry Women" Richard Kinon Janet Carlson & Don Richman March 11, 1966 (1966-03-11)
97 26 "The Last to Know" Richard Kinon Don Richman & Janet Carlson March 18, 1966 (1966-03-18)
98 27 "My Papa, the Politican" Sam Freedle Peggy Chandler Dick March 25, 1966 (1966-03-25)
99 28 "The Wife of Your Friend May Not Be a Friend of Your Wife" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan April 1, 1966 (1966-04-01)
100 29 "Is He or Isn't He?" Jerrold Bernstein Peggy Chandler Dick April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
101 30 "Half an Anniversary" Bob Claver Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan April 22, 1966 (1966-04-22)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Recipient
1964 Golden Globe Award Winner Best TV Star - Female Inger Stevens
TV Guide Award Winner Favorite Female Performer Inger Stevens[2]
Emmy Award Nominated Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety Jerry Davis, Steve Gethers, Lee Loeb, and John McGreevey
Nominated Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Comedy
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Nominated Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Paul Nickell, William D. Russell, and Don Taylor
Nominated Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) Inger Stevens

References

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