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MY FRIEND IRMA |
January 8, 1952 - June 25, 1954
CBS Situation Comedy
Cast:
| Irma Peterson: | Marie Wilson |
| Jane Stacey: | Cathy Lewis |
| Kay Foster: | Mary Shipp |
| Al: | Sid Tomack |
| Richard Rhinelander III: | Brooks West |
| Joe Vance: | Hal March |
| Mrs. O'Reilly: | Gloria Gordon |
| Mrs. Rhinelander: | Margaret DuMont |
| Professor Kropotkin: | Sig Arno |
| Mr. Clyde: | Donald McBride |
| Mr. Corday: | John Carradine |
| Bobby Peterson: | Richard Eyer |
| Also: | Aileen Carlyle |
| Also: | Frances Mercer |
Format One: (1952-1953)
New York City; Mrs. O'Reilly's Boarding House, 185
West 73rd Street, Manhattan, Apartment 3-B, was
the residence of secretaries Irma Peterson, a
beautiful but dumb blonde, and Jane Stacey, a
level-headed girl who is constantly plagued by
Irma's scatterbrained antics. Stories depict their
romantic heartaches: Irma and her boyfriend, the
impoverished and jobless Al, a con artist who sees
her, his "Chicken," as only a means by which to
further his harebrained money-making ventures;
and Jane and her boyfriend, her multi-millionaire
employer, Richard Rhinelander III, an investment
counselor who she struggles to impress and hope-
fully one day marry. Jane, aware of a audience,
speaks directly to the camera and establishes scenes.
Format Two: (1953-1954)
Irma had a new roommate in newspaper reporter Kay
Foster (Jane had moved to Panama), her seven-year-old
nephew Bobby had come to live with her, and she had
a new boyfriend named Joe Vance. Her original nutty
neighbor Professor Kropotkin, the violinist at the
Paradise Burlesque, was also gone, replaced by an
eccentric actor, Mr. Corday. The original regulars
left in the cast were Irma, her landlady Mrs.
O'Reilly, and Mr. Clyde, the blustery, cranky
attorney for whom she worked.
Marie Wilson created the title role in My Friend
Irma on radio in 1947. Irma was possibly the
kookiest secretary in the entire world. She was
friendly, enthusiastic, sexy, and very wacky.
She just had no sense of logic. The series was the
first to be broadcast from the new CBS Television
Center in Hollywood and was done live.
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