The Betty Hutton Show

The Betty Hutton Show
Richard Miles, Dennis Joel and Betty Hutton in a scene from the show, 1959.
Also known as	''Goldie''
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Stanley Roberts
Written by	Ed Jurist Laurence Marks Stanley Roberts Terry Ryan
Directed by	H. Bruce Humberstone Robert Sidney Jodie Copelan
Starring	Betty Hutton Gigi Perreau Richard Miles Dennis Joel David White
Theme music composer	Jerry Fielding
Opening theme	"Goldie"
Composer(s)	Jerry Fielding
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	William Harmon Marvin Marx L.B. "Doc" Merman
Cinematography	Charles Van Enger
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Hutton Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	October 1, 1959 – June 30, 1960

The Betty Hutton Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS's Thursday night schedule (8-8:30pm Eastern) during the 1959-1960 season. The show was sponsored by General Foods' Post Cereals, and was produced by Desilu and Hutton Productions.

The series, which was originally entitled Goldie, would retain its original title during its syndication run.

Synopsis

Hutton stars as Goldie, a showgirl-turned-manicurist. One of Goldie's regular customers is a millionaire, Mr. Strickland (White). After Mr. Strickland suddenly dies, Goldie discovers that he has left everything he owns, including his 60 million dollar fortune and his three children, to her.

Cast and characters

Actor	Role
Betty Hutton	Goldie Appleby
David White	Mr. Strickland
Gigi Perreau	Pat Strickland
Peter Miles	Nicky Strickland
Dennis Joel	Roy Strickland
Gavin Muir	Hollister
Norma Varden	Aunt Louise
Jean Carson	Rosemary

Reception and cancellation

Although Hutton was a popular actress, the show only lasted for thirty episodes before being cancelled, mainly because it was scheduled opposite ABC's popular series The Donna Reed Show.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Goldie Crosses the Tracks"	October 1, 1959
1-2	"Goldie and the 400"	October 8, 1959
1-3	"Goldie Goes to a Dog Show"	October 15, 1959
1-4	"Goldie Knots the Old School Tie"	October 22, 1959
1-5	"Who Killed Vaudeville?"	October 29, 1959
1-6	"Goldie Goes Broke"	November 5, 1959
1-7	"Goldie's Playground"	November 12, 1959
1-8	"Nicky's First Love"	November 19, 1959
1-9	"Hollister's Mother"	November 26, 1959
1-10	"Art for Goldie's Sake"	December 3, 1959
1-11	"Jenny"	December 17, 1959
1-12	"The Christmas Story"	December 24, 1959
1-13	"Goldie Goes to Court"	December 31, 1959
1-14	"Love Comes to Goldie"	January 7, 1960
1-15	"Goldie's Birthday Party"	January 14, 1960
1-16	"Roy Runs Away"	January 21, 1960
1-17	"Rock 'n' Roll"	January 28, 1960
1-18	"Goldie and the Tycoon"	February 4, 1960
1-19	"Goldie Meets Betty Hutton"	February 11, 1960
1-20	"Rosemary's Romance"	February 18, 1960
1-21	"The Cold War"	February 25, 1960
1-22	"Goldie Gets Amnesia"	March 3, 1960
1-23	"The Seaton Story"	March 10, 1960
1-24	"Goldie Meets Mike"	March 17, 1960
1-25	"Daddy Goldie"	March 24, 1960
1-26	"Gullible Goldie"	March 31, 1960
1-27	"The School Bully"	April 7, 1960
1-28	"The Flashback Story"	April 14, 1960
1-29	"Goldie Without Men"	April 28, 1960
1-30	"Goldie on 'Face to Face'"	May 5, 1960

DVD release

Four episodes of the show were released on DVD by Alpha Video on July 31, 2007.

External links

• The Betty Hutton Show at the Internet Movie Database
• The Betty Hutton Show at TV.com
• Episodes on the Internet Archive: "Goldie Goes Broke" (November 5, 1959), "Art For Goldie's Sake" (December 3, 1959), "Roy Runs Away" (January 21, 1960), "The Seaton Story" (March 10, 1960), "Gullible Goldie" (March 31, 1960)