I just wanted to say a word or two about this wonderful 50's comedy. It has been my favorite since the late 50's when I was 6 and my sister was 9. We were thrilled with the show. I believe it was the characters enjoying working together, as Gale Storm asserted in her biography, I Ain't Down Yet.
As Margie got out of one scrape and into another (assisted or not) with Mrs. Odettes, Mr. Honeywell, etc., all the episodes were a delight to watch.
After viewing the show since I was little I have finally come full circle to the basic premise. After all this time - our sons saw an episode and figured it out first. Vern Albright loved his daughter Margie and did not believe she could meet anyone good enough to marry. Conversely, as Margie states from the pictures at the beginning of the show, she tries to look after her father; I believe she felt her widower dad would never find the right woman to remarry.
In the last episode when it appears like Margie is married and expecting a baby the excitement goes out of the show. Though Mrs. Odettes is hilarious running into people with a wedding cake and Mr. Albright and Mr. Honeywell look puzzled and shocked, the show was basically ending. For some time beautiful Roberta Townsend dreamed of the white picket fence and her own marital bliss with Vern.
As for Vern and his high-pitched voice, it only added to the mayhem and merriment of the show as he is continually plagued by his young daughter who was reasonably sure she knew what was best for him.
We really don't want it to ever end. So Vern feels that Freddie Wilson is a flake and doesn't like him. Other dates fizzle out for Margie, though many admirers appear here and there. Also. early on we see that Margie likes Roberta, a dress designer across the hall, but isn't ready to accept her as a new stepmother. The lovely and sophisticated Hilary Brooke is wonderful here. My sister and I were always happy to see all the characters on other shows. including Gertrude Hoffman and Willie Best.
An interesting thing in re-watching the first few episodes, Margie seems very much in love with Freddie, sitting on his lap and embracing him. Later we have: Go home, Freddie and This place confuses me! Even today my sister laughs away at Freddie's happy and innocent antics when it appears Margie will marry him. He skips up and down in Vern's office and lands on his side! Of course, Freddie knows Vern does not like him and makes things worse each time.
Also, we see early on that Roberta seems very much in love with Vern in an early episode.
Today's programs, I feel, are not up to the wonderful 50s programs it was my privilege to enjoy as a very young girl. The 60s were good too, but the 70s did not have the same panache. It is comedies like these that keep the romance alive today watching them.
My sincere thanks to all of the cast members. I was very happy to meet Gale Storm at a seminar in 2005. We became fast friends and she called me when I was going in to hospital for a spinal surgery. I will always remember her kindness and friendship, though we did not have a chance to meet again. She was just as I had always known she would be; warm, witty and kind.
Every time I watch my DVDs I remember two little girls sitting there watching - enthralled by the stars, the wonderful episodes, the great sets. What was there not to love?
As Margie got out of one scrape and into another (assisted or not) with Mrs. Odettes, Mr. Honeywell, etc., all the episodes were a delight to watch.
After viewing the show since I was little I have finally come full circle to the basic premise. After all this time - our sons saw an episode and figured it out first. Vern Albright loved his daughter Margie and did not believe she could meet anyone good enough to marry. Conversely, as Margie states from the pictures at the beginning of the show, she tries to look after her father; I believe she felt her widower dad would never find the right woman to remarry.
In the last episode when it appears like Margie is married and expecting a baby the excitement goes out of the show. Though Mrs. Odettes is hilarious running into people with a wedding cake and Mr. Albright and Mr. Honeywell look puzzled and shocked, the show was basically ending. For some time beautiful Roberta Townsend dreamed of the white picket fence and her own marital bliss with Vern.
As for Vern and his high-pitched voice, it only added to the mayhem and merriment of the show as he is continually plagued by his young daughter who was reasonably sure she knew what was best for him.
We really don't want it to ever end. So Vern feels that Freddie Wilson is a flake and doesn't like him. Other dates fizzle out for Margie, though many admirers appear here and there. Also. early on we see that Margie likes Roberta, a dress designer across the hall, but isn't ready to accept her as a new stepmother. The lovely and sophisticated Hilary Brooke is wonderful here. My sister and I were always happy to see all the characters on other shows. including Gertrude Hoffman and Willie Best.
An interesting thing in re-watching the first few episodes, Margie seems very much in love with Freddie, sitting on his lap and embracing him. Later we have: Go home, Freddie and This place confuses me! Even today my sister laughs away at Freddie's happy and innocent antics when it appears Margie will marry him. He skips up and down in Vern's office and lands on his side! Of course, Freddie knows Vern does not like him and makes things worse each time.
Also, we see early on that Roberta seems very much in love with Vern in an early episode.
Today's programs, I feel, are not up to the wonderful 50s programs it was my privilege to enjoy as a very young girl. The 60s were good too, but the 70s did not have the same panache. It is comedies like these that keep the romance alive today watching them.
My sincere thanks to all of the cast members. I was very happy to meet Gale Storm at a seminar in 2005. We became fast friends and she called me when I was going in to hospital for a spinal surgery. I will always remember her kindness and friendship, though we did not have a chance to meet again. She was just as I had always known she would be; warm, witty and kind.
Every time I watch my DVDs I remember two little girls sitting there watching - enthralled by the stars, the wonderful episodes, the great sets. What was there not to love?