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Planning a 30-minute series, by 1951 CBS had bought the rights to ”The Egg and I” and made a pilot film with William Prince and Diana Lynn in the leading roles.<ref name=”dst”>{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Jim |title=The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960 |date=October 16, 2024 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0470-1 |pages=34-35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DLcuEQAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA35&dq=%22Egg%20and%20I%22%20CBS&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=%22Egg%20and%20I%22%20CBS&f=true |access-date=October 16, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> |
Planning a 30-minute series, by 1951 CBS had bought the rights to ”The Egg and I” and made a pilot film with William Prince and Diana Lynn in the leading roles.<ref name=”dst”>{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Jim |title=The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960 |date=October 16, 2024 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0470-1 |pages=34-35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DLcuEQAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA35&dq=%22Egg%20and%20I%22%20CBS&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=%22Egg%20and%20I%22%20CBS&f=true |access-date=October 16, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:16, 16 October 2025
The Egg and I is an American comedy serial series that was broadcast on CBS from September 3, 1951, to August 1, 1952.[1]
Overview
Based on Betty MacDonald’s book, The Egg and I, the series focused her activities with her chicken-farmer husband. portrayed Bob MacDonald, and initially portrayed Betty MacDonald.[1] Claudette Colbert had been originally planned for that role, which she had played in the film based on the novel. Betty Lynn replaced Kirkland effective March 10, 1952. Ma and Pa Kettle were the MacDonalds’ neighbors, and Jed Simmons was the couple’s farmhand. Ed Peabody owned the general store.[2]
Cast
Production
Montgomery Ford was the producer; Jack Gage[3] and Judson Whiting were the directors. Mel Goldberg,[2] Manya Starr and Robert Soderberg were the writers. The program was broadcast Monday – Friday from noon to 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time,[3] live, with no laugh track.[2] Originating from WCBS-TV,[4] the show initially was sustaining.[5] Later, Colgate was the sponsor on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while Procter & Gamble sponsored it on Tuesdays and Thursdays.[2]
Critical response
A review in the trade publication Billboard described The Egg and I as “gentle, humorous, and heartwarming”.[5] The review commended Starr’s writing and noted that the casting had been done “superlatively in all its roles”.[5]
Time magazine’s brief review said, “Betty MacDonald’s saga of a city couple on a chicken farm is inspirational in tone, concerned with small problems, and played to the hilt by the cast, notably by a breathless actress named Pat Kirkland.”[6]
Pilot
Planning a 30-minute series, by 1951 CBS had bought the rights to The Egg and I and made a pilot film with William Prince and Diana Lynn in the leading roles.[7]
References
- ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 254. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g Leszczak, Bob (November 8, 2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7864-9305-0. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ “This Week — Network Debuts, Highlights, Changes”. Ross Reports. September 2, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c Morse, Leon (September 15, 1951). “The Egg and I”. Billboard. p. 13. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ “Radio: The New Shows”. Time. September 17, 1951. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ Cox, Jim (October 16, 2024). The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960. McFarland. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-4766-0470-1. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
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