Angel (1960 TV series)

Angel
Angel Smith with her "Goat Dog", a wedding gift from Uncle Jacques (1961)
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jess Oppenheimer
Directed by	Lamont Johnson Ezra Stone
Starring	Annie Fargé Marshall Thompson Doris Singleton Don Keefer
Theme music composer	Eliot Daniel Jess Oppenheimer
Composers	Eliot Daniel Wilbur Hatch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	33
Production
Executive producer	Jess Oppenheimer
Producer	Edward H. Feldman
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Burlingame Productions CBS Films (filmed at the studios of Desilu)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06) – June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14)

Angel is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1960–61 television season. The series was created and executive produced by Jess Oppenheimer, and stars Annie Fargé as the title character.

Synopsis

Angelique "Angel" Smith, a pretty, young, scatterbrained Frenchwoman, comes to the United States and marries a young architect, John Smith. With her distinct French accent, Angel gets into various problems with the culture, language, and procedures in her new country.

Background

Although it had much less slapstick comedy, Angel was somewhat akin to two other CBS sitcoms, I Love Lucy (already concluded) and Pete and Gladys, a spin-off of CBS's December Bride (also already concluded). The series co-starred Doris Singleton as Angel's sympathetic friend Susie and Don Keefer as Susie's husband George, roughly akin to the Ethel and Fred roles from I Love Lucy.

Co-sponsored by General Foods (Post Cereals) and Johnson's Wax, Angel was initially broadcast at 9 pm Eastern on Thursday evenings between October 6, 1960, and April 13, 1961. On April 19, it moved to Wednesdays in the same time slot for the remaining first-run episodes, and then summer reruns.

Reception and cancellation

Earlier, Time had commented that Fargé "triumphantly resists being merely Lucille Ball with a French accent. She is easily the brightest newcomer to situation comedy—small, pert, winsome, and somehow giving the impression of being attractively feathered." Despite the good personal reviews, Fargé left U.S. television within a few years for a career in France, where she was often credited as "Annie Fargue".

Guest stars

• Denise Alexander
• Madge Blake
• Mel Blanc
• Bobby Diamond
• Ross Elliott
• Stuart Erwin
• James Garner
• Ned Glass
• Gale Gordon
• Jonathan Hole
• Dennis Holmes
• Lamont Johnson

• Joseph Kearns
• Tommy Kirk
• Dayton Lummis
• Howard McNear
• Don Megowan
• Stafford Repp
• Hanley Stafford
• Lyle Talbot
• Minerva Urecal
• Herb Vigran
• Jesse White
• Mary Wickes
• Frank Wilcox

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The French Touch"	Lamont Johnson	Jess Oppenheimer	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)
2	"Voting Can Be Fun"	Lamont Johnson	Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart	October 13, 1960 (1960-10-13)
3	"The Easy Touch: Angel and the Con Men"	Ezra Stone	Bill Davenport	October 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)
4	"The Maid"	Lamont Johnson	Irving Elinson & Fred Fox	November 3, 1960 (1960-11-03)
5	"Angel's Temper"	Jess Oppenheimer	Fred Fox & Irving Elinson	November 10, 1960 (1960-11-10)
6	"Democracy"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1960 (1960-11-17)
7	"The Trusting Wife"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24)
8	"The Contest"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1960 (1960-12-01)
9	"The Driving Lesson"	Unknown	Unknown	December 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)
10	"The Valedictorian"	Ezra Stone	Roswell Rogers	December 15, 1960 (1960-12-15)
11	"The Museum"	Lamont Johnson	Roswell Rogers	December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)
12	"Togetherness"	Unknown	Unknown	December 29, 1960 (1960-12-29)
13	"The Goat Dog"	Unknown	Unknown	January 5, 1961 (1961-01-05)
14	"The Dowry"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1961 (1961-01-19)
15	"Happy Marriage"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26)
16	"The Joint Bank Account"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1961 (1961-02-02)
17	"Call Me Mother"	Ezra Stone	Arthur Alsberg	February 9, 1961 (1961-02-09)
18	"The Second Marriage"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1961 (1961-02-16)
19	"The French Lesson"	Ezra Stone	Bill Davenport	February 23, 1961 (1961-02-23)
20	"Little White Lies"	Unknown	Unknown	March 2, 1961 (1961-03-02)
21	"House Guests"	Unknown	Unknown	March 9, 1961 (1961-03-09)
22	"Phone Fun"	Ezra Stone	Joe Quillan	March 23, 1961 (1961-03-23)
23	"The Insurance Policy"	Ezra Stone	Joe Quillan	March 30, 1961 (1961-03-30)
24	"The Dentist"	Ezra Stone	Arthur Alsberg	April 6, 1961 (1961-04-06)
25	"The Honest Man"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1961 (1961-04-13)
26	"Unpopular Mechanics"	Unknown	Unknown	April 19, 1961 (1961-04-19)
27	"The Guided Tour"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1961 (1961-04-26)
28	"The Littlest Leaguer"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1961 (1961-05-03)
29	"The Trailer"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 1961 (1961-05-10)
30	"Goodbye, Young Lovers"	James Sheldon	Bill Davenport	May 17, 1961 (1961-05-17)
31	"Angel of Mercy"	Ezra Stone	Joe Quillan	May 24, 1961 (1961-05-24)
32	"The Wedding"	Unknown	Unknown	June 7, 1961 (1961-06-07)
33	"Promise to a Friend"	Unknown	Unknown	June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14)

External links

• Angel at IMDb
• Angel on YouTube