| Angel | |
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 Angel Smith with her "Goat Dog", a wedding gift from Uncle Jacques (1961) | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jess Oppenheimer |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
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| Executive producer | Jess Oppenheimer |
| Producer | Edward H. Feldman |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06) – June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14) |
Angel is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1960–61 television season. The series was created and executive produced by Jess Oppenheimer, and stars Annie Fargé as the title character.
Synopsis
Angelique "Angel" Smith (maiden name Angelique Bouchard), a pretty, young, scatterbrained Frenchwoman, comes to the United States and marries a young architect, John Smith. With her distinct French accent, Angel gets into various problems with the culture, language, and procedures in her new country.
Background
Although it had much less slapstick comedy, Angel was somewhat akin to two other CBS sitcoms, I Love Lucy (already concluded) and Pete and Gladys, a spin-off of CBS's December Bride (also already concluded). The series co-starred Doris Singleton as Angel's sympathetic friend Susie and Don Keefer as Susie's husband George, roughly akin to the Ethel and Fred roles from I Love Lucy.
Co-sponsored by General Foods (Post Cereals) and Johnson's Wax, Angel was initially broadcast at 9 pm Eastern on Thursday evenings between October 6, 1960, and April 13, 1961. On April 19, it moved to Wednesdays in the same time slot for the remaining first-run episodes, and then summer reruns.
The name Angelique Bouchard would later be used for a main character on the soap opera Dark Shadows, portrayed by Lara Parker. Angie Smith's maiden name, Bouchard, was revealed in episode 32, "The Wedding."
Reception and cancellation
Earlier, Time had commented that Fargé "triumphantly resists being merely Lucille Ball with a French accent. She is easily the brightest newcomer to situation comedy—small, pert, winsome, and somehow giving the impression of being attractively feathered." Despite the good personal reviews, Fargé left U.S. television within a few years for a career in France, where she was often credited as "Annie Fargue".
Guest stars
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Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The French Touch" | Lamont Johnson | Jess Oppenheimer | October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06) |
| 2 | "Voting Can Be Fun" | Lamont Johnson | Jack Elinson & Charles Stewart | October 13, 1960 (1960-10-13) |
| 3 | "The Easy Touch: Angel and the Con Men" | Ezra Stone | Bill Davenport | October 20, 1960 (1960-10-20) |
| 4 | "The Maid" | Lamont Johnson | Irving Elinson & Fred Fox | November 3, 1960 (1960-11-03) |
| 5 | "Angel's Temper" | Jess Oppenheimer | Fred Fox & Irving Elinson | November 10, 1960 (1960-11-10) |
| 6 | "Democracy" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1960 (1960-11-17) |
| 7 | "The Trusting Wife" | Unknown | Unknown | November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24) |
| 8 | "The Contest" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1960 (1960-12-01) |
| 9 | "The Driving Lesson" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 1960 (1960-12-08) |
| 10 | "The Valedictorian" | Ezra Stone | Roswell Rogers | December 15, 1960 (1960-12-15) |
| 11 | "The Museum" | Lamont Johnson | Roswell Rogers | December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22) |
| 12 | "Togetherness" | Unknown | Unknown | December 29, 1960 (1960-12-29) |
| 13 | "The Goat Dog" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1961 (1961-01-05) |
| 14 | "The Dowry" | Unknown | Unknown | January 19, 1961 (1961-01-19) |
| 15 | "Happy Marriage" | Unknown | Unknown | January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26) |
| 16 | "The Joint Bank Account" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 1961 (1961-02-02) |
| 17 | "Call Me Mother" | Ezra Stone | Arthur Alsberg | February 9, 1961 (1961-02-09) |
| 18 | "The Second Marriage" | Unknown | Unknown | February 16, 1961 (1961-02-16) |
| 19 | "The French Lesson" | Ezra Stone | Bill Davenport | February 23, 1961 (1961-02-23) |
| 20 | "Little White Lies" | Unknown | Unknown | March 2, 1961 (1961-03-02) |
| 21 | "House Guests" | Unknown | Unknown | March 9, 1961 (1961-03-09) |
| 22 | "Phone Fun" | Ezra Stone | Joe Quillan | March 23, 1961 (1961-03-23) |
| 23 | "The Insurance Policy" | Ezra Stone | Joe Quillan | March 30, 1961 (1961-03-30) |
| 24 | "The Dentist" | Ezra Stone | Arthur Alsberg | April 6, 1961 (1961-04-06) |
| 25 | "The Honest Man" | Unknown | Unknown | April 13, 1961 (1961-04-13) |
| 26 | "Unpopular Mechanics" | Unknown | Unknown | April 19, 1961 (1961-04-19) |
| 27 | "The Guided Tour" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1961 (1961-04-26) |
| 28 | "The Littlest Leaguer" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1961 (1961-05-03) |
| 29 | "The Trailer" | Unknown | Unknown | May 10, 1961 (1961-05-10) |
| 30 | "Goodbye, Young Lovers" | James Sheldon | Bill Davenport | May 17, 1961 (1961-05-17) |
| 31 | "Angel of Mercy" | Ezra Stone | Joe Quillan | May 24, 1961 (1961-05-24) |
| 32 | "The Wedding" | Unknown | Unknown | June 7, 1961 (1961-06-07) |
| 33 | "Promise to a Friend" | Unknown | Unknown | June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14) |
References
- "Show Business: The New Shows". Time. October 24, 1960. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2010.