# Margie (TV series)

Margie is an American television sitcom starring Cynthia Pepper that was broadcast on ABC from October 12, 1961 to August 31, 1962.

## Premise

Margie was set in the Roaring Twenties. Margie Clayton lived with her parents, a little brother, and an aunt. Maybelle Jackson (her best friend) was a flapper. Two boys, Heywood Batts and Johnny Green, vied for Margie's affection. The locale was Madison, a small town "somewhere in New England".
The series was adapted from the 1946 film of the same name. Larry Klein, one of the producers, said "We have preferred to create our own family and situations rather than rely on fixed characters created by someone else." Among the differences, the film had Margie living with her grandmother because her mother had died when the title character was a little girl.

## Cast

* Cynthia Pepper as Margie Clayton
* Dave Willock as Harvey Clayton
* Wesley Tackitt as Nora Clayton
* Tommy Ivo as Haywood Botts
* Penney Parker as Maybelle Jackson
* Richard Gering as Johnny Green
* Hollis Irving as Aunt Phoebe
* Johnny Bangert as Cornell Clayton

## Production

20th Century Fox Television produced Margie's 26 episodes. They were in black-and-white, and they included a laugh track. Crest toothpaste, Prell shampoo, and Ralston-Purina were among the sponsors.
William Self was the executive producer. Harry Goodman and Klein were the producers. Among the directors were Rod Amateau, Jack Donohue, Gene Reynolds, Don Richardson, James Sheldon, and Jack Sher.
The theme song was the "Margie" (1920) by Con Conrad, Benny Davis, and J. Russel Robinson.

## Publications

Dell Publishing produced two issues of Margie comic books based on the TV series.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "The Vamp" | Jack Sher | Hal Goodman & Larry Klein | October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12) |
| 2 | "County Fair" | Don Richardson | Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler | October 19, 1961 (1961-10-19) |
| 3 | "The Big Move" | Don Richardson | Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler | October 26, 1961 (1961-10-26) |
| 4 | "Pity the Poor Working Girl" | Gene Reynolds | Benedict Freedman | November 2, 1961 (1961-11-02) |
| 5 | "The Initiation" | Don Richardson | Ralph Goodman | November 9, 1961 (1961-11-09) |
| 6 | "The Matchmaker" | Don Richardson | Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler | November 16, 1961 (1961-11-16) |
| 7 | "The Jazz Band" | Jack Donohue | Robert Van Scoyk | November 30, 1961 (1961-11-30) |
| 8 | "By the Sea" | Don Richardson | Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler | December 7, 1961 (1961-12-07) |
| 9 | "Hail the Conquered Hero" | Rod Amateau | John Bradford & Ray Brenner | December 14, 1961 (1961-12-14) |
| 10 | "The New Dress" | Don Richardson | Ralph Goodman | December 21, 1961 (1961-12-21) |
| 11 | "Riches to Rags" | Don Richardson | Ralph Goodman | December 28, 1961 (1961-12-28) |
| 12 | "Margie Flies the Coop" | Jack Donohue | Benedict Freeman | January 4, 1962 (1962-01-04) |
| 13 | "Burning Kisses" | Jack Donohue | John Bradford & Ray Brenner | January 11, 1962 (1962-01-11) |
| 14 | "Madame President" | Don Richardson | Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal | January 18, 1962 (1962-01-18) |
| 15 | "False Alarm" | Jack Donohue | Barbara Hammer | January 25, 1962 (1962-01-25) |
| 16 | "Flaming Youth" | James Sheldon | Mel Tolkin & Leo Rifkin | February 1, 1962 (1962-02-01) |
| 17 | "A Lesson in Teaching" | Don Richardson | Benedict Freedman | February 8, 1962 (1962-02-08) |
| 18 | "Lady of the House" | Don Richardson | John Bradford & Ray Brenner | February 15, 1962 (1962-02-15) |
| 19 | "The Dangerous Age" | Unknown | Unknown | February 22, 1962 (1962-02-22) |
| 20 | "A Woman Scorned" | Don Richardson | Arnold Horwitt | March 1, 1962 (1962-03-01) |
| 21 | "Margie, the Jinx" | Gene Reynolds | Albert E. Lewin & Burt Styler | March 8, 1962 (1962-03-08) |
| 22 | "Whatever Mama Wants" | Don Richardson | Laurence Marks | March 15, 1962 (1962-03-15) |
| 23 | "Friendship is for Friends" | Don Richardson | Benedict Freedman | March 22, 1962 (1962-03-22) |
| 24 | "Margie, the Gossip Columnist" | Don Richardson | Alan Woods | March 29, 1962 (1962-03-29) |
| 25 | "The Wolf of Wall Street" | Gene Reynolds | Arnold Horwitt | April 5, 1962 (1962-04-05) |
| 26 | "The Professional Man" | Don Richardson | Alan Lipscott & Robert Fisher | April 12, 1962 (1962-04-12) |