Karen (1964 TV series)

Karen
Karen thinks one of her teachers (Miguel Landa) is the mystery person who sent her an expensive bracelet, 1965.
Genre Situation comedy
Created by Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Starring Debbie Watson
Richard Denning
Mary LaRoche
Gina Gillespie
Theme music composer Jack Marshall
Bob Mosher
Opening theme "Karen" performed by the Beach Boys
Composer(s) Jack Marshall
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 27
Production
Producer(s) Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) Kayro-Vue Productions
Universal Television
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release October 5, 1964 (1964-10-05) – April 19, 1965 (1965-04-19)

Karen is an American sitcom that stars Debbie Watson in the title role of 16-year-old Karen Scott, and Gina Gillespie as the tomboyish little sister Mimi.

Synopsis

The series centers on the social life of Karen and the antics of Mimi as they often confounded their parents (played by Richard Denning and Mary LaRoche).

Main cast

Production notes

Produced by Kayro-Vue and Universal Television, who also produced The Munsters for CBS that season, 27 black-and-white half-hour episodes were aired on NBC from October 5, 1964 to August 30, 1965. The series was directed by Earl Bellamy.

The show was one of three 30-minute sitcoms broadcast Monday nights under the umbrella title 90 Bristol Court (the other two were Harris Against the World and Tom, Dick and Mary). Despite all three shows being set at the Southern California apartment complex, the only other connection the three series had was the character of handyman Cliff Murdoch (portrayed by Guy Raymond), who greeted the residents and visitors to 90 Bristol Court. After Harris Against the World and Tom, Dick and Mary aired their last episodes on January 4, 1965, 90 Bristol Court ceased to be a programming entity, and handyman Murdoch disappeared from Karen as well.

Karen lasted the entire 1964-1965 television season, but was not renewed by NBC for 1965-1966. The last episode was repeated on August 30, 1965.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Karen"TBATBAOctober 5, 1964 (1964-10-05)
2"Surfer's Aide"TBATBAOctober 12, 1964 (1964-10-12)
3"The Wig"TBATBAOctober 19, 1964 (1964-10-19)
4"Home, James"TBATBAOctober 26, 1964 (1964-10-26)
5"No Boys Allowed"TBATBANovember 2, 1964 (1964-11-02)
6"Beethoven or Baseball"TBATBANovember 9, 1964 (1964-11-09)
7"Father-Daughter Dance"TBATBANovember 16, 1964 (1964-11-16)
8"Karen's Simplicity Complex"TBATBANovember 23, 1964 (1964-11-23)
9"Teacher's Romance"TBATBADecember 7, 1964 (1964-12-07)
10"Hollywood Hound"TBATBADecember 14, 1964 (1964-12-14)
11"The Infernal Triangle"TBATBADecember 28, 1964 (1964-12-28)
12"New Year's Eve"TBATBAJanuary 4, 1965 (1965-01-04)
13"Good Neighbor Policy"TBATBAJanuary 11, 1965 (1965-01-11)
14"The Formal"TBATBAJanuary 18, 1965 (1965-01-18)
15"Karen Robs the Cradle"TBATBAJanuary 25, 1965 (1965-01-25)
16"Avery's Coming"TBATBAFebruary 1, 1965 (1965-02-01)
17"Who's Seymour?"TBATBAFebruary 8, 1965 (1965-02-08)
18"Young at Heart"TBATBAFebruary 15, 1965 (1965-02-15)
19"Holiday in Ski Valley"Jeffrey HaydenDale & Katherine EunsonFebruary 22, 1965 (1965-02-22)
  • Civic Duty (3/1/1965)
  • The Karen Babysitter (3/8/1965)
  • Sergeant Grandma (3/15/1965)
  • Substitute Father (3/22/1965)
  • Big Bad Jim (3/29/1965)
  • The Beverly Beat (4/5/1965)
  • The Understudy (4/12/1965)
  • Mimi's First Love (4/19/65)

References

  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (2003) ISBN 0-345-45542-8
  • TV Guide Guide to TV 2006 (2006) ISBN 0-7607-7572-9
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