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"Dear Phoebe" (1954)
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10 September 1954 (USA) morePlot:
Bill Hastings works for a daily newspaper in a large city. His duties include a lonely hearts column, where he advises everyone on their problems, as "Phoebe", while trying to deal with his own.Plot Keywords:
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Why wasn't it around longer? more (1 total)Cast
(Series Cast [4]) | Peter Lawford | ... | Bill Hastings (32 episodes, 1954-1955) |
| Marcia Henderson | ... | Mickey Riley (24 episodes, 1954-1955) |
 | Charles Lane | ... | Mr. Fosdick (15 episodes, 1954-1955) |
| Joe Corey | ... | Humphrey (13 episodes, 1954-1955) |
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Peter Lawford's wife, 'Patricia Kennedy Lawford' (sister of John F. Kennedy), made a cameo appearance in one episode. moreFAQ
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I used to watch this after school when I was about 14 or 15; enjoyed it quite a bit.
Lawford and Henderson (both gone now) were quite good as a romantic (sort of) duet. Charles Lane was a great pick as editor.
Henderson played a female sportswriter (in 1954?) and Lawford played a "Dear Abby" type before there was a Dear Abby (in the papers, anyway).
(Caveat: my time line may be a little off, but I believe that the TV show preceded the advice column by about a year.)
Presumably, the ratings weren't good. Otherwise, I can't figure out why it did not last longer.
One memorable spot went something like this: Lawford had budgeted 45 cents a day for lunch (it was 1954). He ordered something called a "hashburger" and a drink for 35 cents and, somehow or other, wound up with 7 and a half cents for tips to the waitress and cook. The cook came out of the kitchen and wanted to see who had left him a 3 and 3/4 cent tip...