I "discovered" a new 1960s tv series recently, Occasional Wife, starring Michael Callan (yep, the same cute guy from Gidget Goes Hawaiian, which I will be posting about soon) and Patricia Harty, who became Callan's real wife in 1968.
The plot of the show is, Peter Christopher (Callan) cannot be promoted at his job (Brahm's Baby Food) unless he is married. So, he asks Greta, the hat check girl, to be his "occasional" wife. The episodes then revolve around the problems they encounter as they pretend to be husband and wife without anyone finding out the truth. They also spend a lot of time running up and down the fire escape in between their apartments...
Peter, Greta, and the man from the 7th floor
(not to mention good looks)
Greta
Peter and his boss, Mr. Brahms
The show ran for one season from 1966 to 1967 and had a total of 30 episodes. I found 17 of them on YouTube. They are linked below. You can read more about the show here.
Pilot 9/13/66
Occasional Trouble 9/20/66
The Rivalry 9/27/66
He Who Burns Bridges 10/4/66
I Do We Don't 10/11/66
The Promotion 10/18/66
No Cookie For Desert 10/25/66
Danger Woman At Work 11/1/66
A Friend Of The Family 11/15/66
Marriage Counselor 11/22/66
No Talent Scouts 11/29/66
That's How They Got Capone 12/6/66
GP Loves UU 12/13/66
Miss Greta Regrets 12/20/66
Peter By Moonlight 12/27/66
Alias Peter Patterson 1/3/67
Fair Play For Gypsies 1/17/66
A Couple Of Home Cooked Meals 1/24/66
One Plus One Equals Too Many 1/31/67
Kangaroo Kandidates 2/7/67
New Secretary 2/14/67
Business Trip 2/21/67
Engagement Christopher Style 2/28/67
Instant Fatherhood 3/21/67
Soft Spot 3/28/67
Secret Powdered Milk Affair 4/4/67
My Occasional Brother's Keeper 4/11/67
An Affair To Forget 4/18/67
Oil Be Seeing You 4/25/67
So Little Time 5/9/67
Sally Field was the guest star in No Talent Scouts
Elinor Donahue (from the Andy Griffith Show) was in Oil Be Seeing You
Not only is this a cute show, but you get to look at Michael Callan the whole time! ;)
