''Hey, Jeannie!'', retitled ''The Jeannie Carson Show'' during its second season and also during later prime-time reruns, is an American

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that aired on

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during the 1956-1957 television season and in

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during 1958. The series stars

Jeannie Carson Jeannie Carson (born Jean Shufflebottom; 23 May 1928) is a British-born retired comedian, actress, singer and dancer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Born to show business parents, Carson was born as Jean Shufflebotto ...

as a naïve young Scottish woman who emigrates to

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Synopsis

Jeannie MacLennan is a young Scottish woman who emigrates from the

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.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, , p. 375.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition)'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 458.The Classic TV Archive Hey, Jeanne!/The Jeannie Carson Show Accessed 16 November 2020
/ref> Sweet and naïve, she arrives with no job and no place to stay.

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driver Al Murray comes to her assistance and is named as her sponsor. Jeannie moves in with Al and his sister, Liz, in

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. During Season 1, Jeannie moves from job to job — salesgirl in a

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shop,

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, Chinese restaurant manager, executive secretary, taxicab dispatcher, policewoman — and encounters unusual people and situations as she learns about what to her are strange American customs. In Season 2, with the show retitled ''The Jeannie Carson Show'', Jeannie has settled into a career as an airline stewardess and has moved into a new apartment. Her boss at the

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is the chief stewardess, Mabel, and Herbert is a

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who often is part of the crew on Jeannie's flights. Her new landlord is Charlie O'Connell.

Cast

...Jeannie MacLennan *

Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis Jenkins (born Alfred McGonegal; April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor and singer who worked on stage, film, and television. Life and career Jenkins was born on Staten Island, New York, on April 9, 1900. ...

...Al Murray (1956–1957) * Jane Dulo...Liz Murray (1956–1957) *

Jack Kirkwood Jack Kirkwood (August 6, 1894 – August 2, 1964) was a Scottish-American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. He was known for playing the role of Charley Hackett in the American sitcom television series ''One Happy Family''. Kirkwood was born in ...

...Charlie O'Connell (1958) *

Vera Vague Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 19 ...

...Mabel (1958) *

William Schallert William Joseph Schallert (July 6, 1922 – May 8, 2016) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and films over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is known for his roles on '' Richard Diamond, Privat ...

...Herbert (1958)

Production

was performing in her breakout role in the musical ''

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'' at the Saville Theatre in

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in 1952–1953 when producer

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saw her in that production. He signed her to a contract to appear on television in the United States. ''Hey, Jeannie!'' gave Carson her first starring role on American television. Four Star-Tartan and Jeannie Productions produced ''Hey, Jeannie!'' and ''The Jeannie Carson Show''. Carson sang a song in most episodes.

Broadcast history

''Hey, Jeannie!'' premiered on

on September 8, 1956. CBS cancelled it after a single season, and the last of its 26 original episodes on CBS aired on March 16, 1957. CBS then broadcast reruns of ''Hey, Jeannie!'' for another seven weeks, from March 23 to May 4, 1957. The show aired from 9:30 to 10:00 p.m.

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on Saturdays throughout its CBS run. After CBS cancelled ''Hey Jeannie!'', the show underwent a change in premise and was retitled ''The Jeannie Carson Show'' for its second season. Only six episodes were produced for the second season, and they ran in

in the United States during 1958. ABC broadcast reruns of ''Hey, Jeannie!'' under the title ''The Jeannie Carson Show'' from June 30 to September 22, 1960, as a summer replacement for ''

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''. The reruns ran on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Episodes

Season 1: ''Hey, Jeannie!'' (1956–1957)

SOURCE

Season 2: ''The Jeannie Carson Show'' (1958)

SOURCEimdb.com Hey, Jeannie! (1956–1957) Episode List
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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0048868
Opening credits for Season 2, ''The Jeannie Carson Show'', on YouTube
1950s American sitcoms 1956 American television series debuts 1958 American television series endings Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming Television shows set in New York City English-language television shows Television series about immigration Works about immigration to the United States Television series about flight attendants