Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys is an American sitcom television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was broadcast on September 10, 1962. Synopsis. One of CBS television's most popular and highly rated sitcoms of the 1950s, "December Bride", starred Spring Byington and co-starred Harry Morgan as next-door neighbor Pete Porter. Pete spent most of his time complaining about his scatterbrained wife Gladys, who was unseen to viewers. In this spin-off  series, Gladys emerges as the redhaired comedian Cara Williams. Pete is an insurance salesman, and the happy couple resides in Westwood, California. Besides leading-man Peter, another carryover from "December Bride" during the first season was the character of Hilda Crocker (Verna Felton), a close equivalent of "I Love Lucy"s Ethel Mertz; she appeared in 23 episodes. Frances Rafferty, another "December Bride" veteran, appeared in seven episodes of "Pete and Gladys" as Nancy (a different character from her role in the original series). Barbara Stuart had a recurring first-season role as Gladys' friend Alice, and Ernest Truex appeared in  six episodes as Gladys' widowed father, "Pop". Reception. "Pete and Gladys" never made it into the Nielsen ratings Top 30 during the course of its prime time run. After it ceased production, it was repeated as part of the CBS weekday-morning line up. It aired at 11:30 a.m. EST for two years from October 1, 1962 to October 2, 1964. Williams was nominated for a 1962 Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by a Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She lost to veteran Shirley Booth of NBC's "Hazel".