Heaven for Betsy

*Heaven for Betsy*
Heaven for Betsy
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Russell Beggs
Starring	Jack Lemmon; Cynthia Stone
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	15 mins.
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 30 –; December 23, 1952
Related
	The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show

Heaven for Betsy is an American sitcom that aired live on CBS twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday for fifteen minutes from September 30, 1952 to December 23, 1952.

The series stars real-life husband and wife Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone.^[1] It was based on The Couple Next Door, a sketch that Lemmon and Stone performed regularly in the variety series The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show.^[2]

Pepsodent sponsored the program.^[3]

Premise[edit]

The series revolves around newlyweds Pete Bell, an assistant buyer in the toy department of a suburban New York department store, and Betsy Bell, a secretary turned homemaker, who always had to get Pete out of jams.

Cast[edit]

Jack Lemmon as Pete Bell^[4]
Cynthia Stone as Betsy Bell^[4]
Cliff Hall as Alonzo Willmot^[4]

Production[edit]

Jacin Productions packaged and produced Heaven for Betsy. Richard Linkroum was the director, and Russ Beggs was a writer. The program was sponsored by Lever Brothers products Pepsodent and Shadow Wave. It originated at WCBS.^[5]

References[edit]

^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 946. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 231. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
^ "Network Sponsor activity". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 23, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Newly Announced Network Futures (Cont'd)". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 14, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

External links[edit]

Heaven for Betsy at IMDb

[1] The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 946. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

[2] TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 231. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.

[3] "Network Sponsor activity". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 23, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[etvs-4] Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[ross-5] "Newly Announced Network Futures (Cont'd)". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 14, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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