The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)

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The Farmer's Daughter is an American sitcom, loosely based on the 1947 film, that was produced by Screen Gems Television and aired on ABC from September 20, 1963, to April 22, 1966. It was sponsored by Lark Cigarettes and Clairol, for whom the two leading stars often appeared at the show's end, promoting the products; the commercials were also filmed. The Farmer's Daughter also enjoyed a brief run in syndication when it aired on CBN Cable in the 1980s.

The Farmer's Daughter
Opening title card of The Farmer's Daughter's 3rd season
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Inger Stevens William Windom
Theme music composer	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil
Composers	Van Alexander George Duning Jerry Fielding Charles Albertine Dave Grusin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	101 (73 in black-and-white, 28 in color)
Production
Executive producer	Harry Ackerman
Producers	Bob Claver Peter Kortner
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Associated Arts, N.V. Screen Gems
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 20, 1963 (1963-09-20) – April 22, 1966 (1966-04-22)
Related
The Farmer's Daughter

Overview

The series stars Inger Stevens as Katy Holstrum, a young Swedish woman who becomes the housekeeper for widowed congressman Glen Morley. He has two sons, Steve (age 14) and Danny (8) at the time of the premiere. The congressman's mother is Agatha Morley.^[1]

The first and second seasons of the series were filmed in black-and-white, and two episodes of the third season were also filmed in black-and-white; the remaining 28 episodes of the third season were filmed in color. The last episode of the second season featured the two lead characters becoming engaged.

On the November 5, 1965, episode (just in time for sweeps), Katy Holstrum and Glen Morley were married in a wedding ceremony attended by 300 guests. Network censors objected to the original script of the honeymoon episode that had Glen bringing his new bride to a hotel room with twin beds and then saying, "But I asked for a double bed!" Forbidding use of the word "bed," the censors allowed it to be replaced with "accommodations," along with a glance at the bed.^[2]

After the wedding episode, the show's ratings, which were already declining,^[1] fell, and ABC canceled The Farmer's Daughter.^[1] In the penultimate episode, "Is He or Isn't He?", Katy adopts Glen's sons, providing the series closure as well as a happy ending. After the final April 22, 1966 episode, reruns of the show continued until September 2, 1966.^[1] The reruns began with a repeat of the wedding episode.^[3]

Unlike the 1947 film, Katy never ran for (nor was elected to) Congress in the series.

Cast

• Inger Stevens as Katrin "Katy" Holstrum (later, Morley)^[1]
• William Windom as Glen Morley^[1]
• Mickey Sholdar as Steve Morley^[1]
• Rory O'Brien as Danny Morley^[1]
• Cathleen Nesbitt as Agatha Morley^[1]
• Philip Coolidge as Cooper, the butler (1963–1964)^[1]
• Florence Ravenel as Millie, the cook (1963–1964)^[4][5]

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  Inger Stevens (holding baby) and Beverly Garland, 1963.
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  The Farmer's Daughter wedding
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  Cathleen Nesbitt in The Farmer's Daughter

Episodes

Season 1 (1963–64)

All episodes in black-and-white

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Speechmaker: Part 1"	Ralph Nelson	John McGreevey	September 20, 1963 (1963-09-20)
2	2	"The Speechmaker: Part 2"	Don Taylor	Steven Gethers	September 27, 1963 (1963-09-27)
3	3	"Where's Katy?"	Don Taylor	Charles Woolf	October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04)
4	4	"An Enterprising Young Man"	William D. Russell	Steven Gethers	October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11)
5	5	"An Affair of State"	Don Taylor	Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb	October 18, 1963 (1963-10-18)
6	6	"The Washington Spotlight"	William D. Russell	Budd Grossman	October 25, 1963 (1963-10-25)
7	7	"The Stand-In"	Gene Nelson	Steven Gethers	November 1, 1963 (1963-11-01)
8	8	"Comes the Revolution"	Mel Ferrer	John McGreevey	November 8, 1963 (1963-11-08)
9	9	"Miss Cheese"	William D. Russell	Jerry Davis	November 15, 1963 (1963-11-15)
10	10	"The Editorial Wheel"	Paul Nickell	Jerry Davis	November 29, 1963 (1963-11-29)
11	11	"I Am the Most Beautiful"	Mel Ferrer	Steven Gethers	December 4, 1963 (1963-12-04)
12	12	"One Rainy Night"	Paul Nickell	Jerry Davis	December 11, 1963 (1963-12-11)
13	13	"The Simple Life"	William D. Russell	Steven Gethers	December 18, 1963 (1963-12-18)[a]
14	14	"The Gypsy Love Song"	Mel Ferrer	Steven Gethers	December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25)
15	15	"Mrs. Golden's Opportunity"	Paul Nickell	Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb	January 1, 1964 (1964-01-01)
16	16	"Nobody's Perfect"	Paul Nickell	William Cowley	January 8, 1964 (1964-01-08)
17	17	"Mr. Smith and the Birds"	Paul Nickell	Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb	January 15, 1964 (1964-01-15)
18	18	"Cousin Helga Came to Dinner"	Paul Nickell	Meyer Dolinsky	January 22, 1964 (1964-01-22)
19	19	"Marriage is for Real People"	Don Taylor	Steven Gethers	January 29, 1964 (1964-01-29)
20	20	"Katy and the Imagemaker"	Paul Nickell	Peggy Chandler Dick	February 5, 1964 (1964-02-05)
21	21	"The Playboy of Capitol Hill"	Gene Reynolds	William Cowley	February 12, 1964 (1964-02-12)
22	22	"Bless Our Happy Home"	Gene Reynolds	Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb	February 19, 1964 (1964-02-19)
23	23	"Katy and the Prince"	Paul Nickell	Walter Black	February 26, 1964 (1964-02-26)
24	24	"The Swinger"	Gene Reynolds	Steven Gethers	March 4, 1964 (1964-03-04)
25	25	"Katy Gets Arrested"	Gene Reynolds	Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb	March 11, 1964 (1964-03-11)
26	26	"The Turkish Delight"	Don Taylor	Jerry Davis & Lee Loeb	March 18, 1964 (1964-03-18)
27	27	"Christopher Columbus Who?"	Don Taylor	Arnold Horwitt	March 25, 1964 (1964-03-25)
28	28	"The One Eyed Sloth"	Peter Kortner	Steven Gethers	April 1, 1964 (1964-04-01)
29	29	"Young and in Love"	William D. Russell	Peggy Chandler Dick	April 8, 1964 (1964-04-08)
30	30	"The Morley Report"	Jerry Paris	Meyer Dolinsky	April 15, 1964 (1964-04-15)
31	31	"The Octopus"	William D. Russell	John McGreevey	April 22, 1964 (1964-04-22)
32	32	"The Next Mrs. Morley"	Paul Nickell	Charles Woolf	April 29, 1964 (1964-04-29)
33	33	"Rendezvous for Two"	William D. Russell	Steven Gethers	May 6, 1964 (1964-05-06)
34	34	"My Son, the Athlete"	William D. Russell	Peggy Chandler Dick & Mike Adams	May 13, 1964 (1964-05-13)
35	35	"Mismatch Maker"	Don Taylor	Steven Gethers	May 20, 1964 (1964-05-20)
36	36	"A Locket for Agatha"	Don Taylor	Lee Loeb	May 27, 1964 (1964-05-27)

Season 2 (1964–65)

All episodes in black-and-white

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
37	1	"The Waiting Game"	Don Taylor	Steven Gethers	September 18, 1964 (1964-09-18)
38	2	"The Mink Machine"	Don Taylor	Stan Cutler	September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25)
39	3	"Real Live Congressman"	William D. Russell	William Cowley	October 2, 1964 (1964-10-02)
40	4	"Past Perfect"	Don Taylor	Steven Gethers	October 9, 1964 (1964-10-09)
41	5	"Scandal in Washington"	William D. Russell	Jerry Seelen & Jack Raymond	October 16, 1964 (1964-10-16)
42	6	"Love on the Picket Line"	William D. Russell	Richard Powell	October 23, 1964 (1964-10-23)
43	7	"The Name of the Game"	William D. Russell	Richard Powell	October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30)
44	8	"Help Not Wanted"	Don Taylor	Mae Day & Peggy Chandler Dick	November 6, 1964 (1964-11-06)
45	9	"Big Sultan, Little Sultan"	William D. Russell	Peggy Chandler Dick	November 13, 1964 (1964-11-13)
46	10	"Katy's 76th Birthday"	Don Taylor	Jerry Davis	November 20, 1964 (1964-11-20)
47	11	"The Neutral"	Don Taylor	Stan Cutler	November 27, 1964 (1964-11-27)
48	12	"Speak for Yourself, John Katy"	William D. Russell	Peggy Chandler Dick	December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04)
49	13	"Matter of Honor"	Fred de Cordova	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	December 11, 1964 (1964-12-11)
50	14	"The Helping Hand"	Leonard Horn	Stan Cutler	December 18, 1964 (1964-12-18)
51	15	"Like Father, Like Son"	Bob Claver	Peggy Chandler Dick	December 25, 1964 (1964-12-25)
52	16	"Another Country Heard From"	Gene Nelson	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	January 1, 1965 (1965-01-01)
53	17	"Follow the Leader"	Gene Nelson	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08)
54	18	"The Oscar Hummingbird Story"	Gene Nelson	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15)
55	19	"The Nesting Instinct"	Gene Nelson	Peggy Chandler Dick	January 22, 1965 (1965-01-22)
56	20	"A Plague on Both Their Houses"	Alan Rafkin	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29)
57	21	"Katy by Moonlight"	Gene Nelson	Phil Leslie & Keith Fowler	February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05)
58	22	"Exit Katy"	William Colleran	Peggy Chandler Dick	February 12, 1965 (1965-02-12)
59	23	"Rich Man, Poor Man"	Gene Nelson	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19)
60	24	"Crime of Passion"	Fred de Cordova	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	March 5, 1965 (1965-03-05)
61	25	"Why Don't They Ever Pick Me?"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12)
62	26	"Katy's New Job"	Herb Wallerstein	Peggy Chandler Dick	March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)
63	27	"Katy's Campaign"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)
64	28	"The Woman Behind the Man"	Fred de Cordova	Joanna Lee & Howard Merrill	April 2, 1965 (1965-04-02)
65	29	"Katy the Diplomat"	Edmond Levy	James Allardice & Tom Adair	April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16)
66	30	"Katy's Castle"	William D. Russell	Warner Law	April 23, 1965 (1965-04-23)
67	31	"Never Listen to Rumors"	William D. Russell	Phil Leslie	April 30, 1965 (1965-04-30)
68	32	"Ja, Ja, a Thousand Times, Ja"	William D. Russell	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	May 7, 1965 (1965-05-07)
69	33	"Nej, Nej, a Thousand Times, Nej"	William D. Russell	Peggy Chandler Dick	May 14, 1965 (1965-05-14)
70	34	"The Hottest Ticket in Town"	William D. Russell	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	May 21, 1965 (1965-05-21)
71	35	"Why Wait 'Till November?"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	May 28, 1965 (1965-05-28)

Season 3 (1965–66)

The third and fourth episodes in black-and-white, the remainder in color

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
72	1	"Here Comes the Bride's Father"	Richard Kinon	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	September 13, 1965 (1965-09-13)
73	2	"Babe in the Woods"	Richard Kinon	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	September 20, 1965 (1965-09-20)
74	3	"Stag at Bay"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	September 27, 1965 (1965-09-27)
75	4	"Sleeping Beauty Revisited"	Bob Claver	Peggy Chantler Dick	October 11, 1965 (1965-10-11)
76	5	"Forever is a Cast Iron Mess"	Richard Kinon	Phil Leslie	October 18, 1965 (1965-10-18)
77	6	"Powder Puff Invasion"	Herb Wallerstein	Peggy Chandler Dick	October 25, 1965 (1965-10-25)
78	7	"To Have and to Hold"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	November 5, 1965 (1965-11-05)
79	8	"Crisis at Crystal Springs"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	November 12, 1965 (1965-11-12)
80	9	"A Sonny Honeymoon"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19)
81	10	"High Fashion"	Richard Kinon	Joseph C. Cavella	November 26, 1965 (1965-11-26)
82	11	"The Platinum Swizzle Stick"	Richard Kinon	Warner Law	December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03)
83	12	"Steve, Boy Lovelorn"	Bob Claver	Peggy Chandler Dick	December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10)
84	13	"Jewel Beyond Compare"	Richard Kinon	Stanley H. Silverman	December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17)
85	14	"Glen-a-Gogh-Goh"	Seymour Robbie	Stanley H. Silverman	December 24, 1965 (1965-12-24)
86	15	"Simple Joys of Nature"	Richard Kinon	Warner Law	December 31, 1965 (1965-12-31)
87	16	"Moe Hill and the Mountains"	Richard Kinon	Joseph C. Cavella & Carol Cavella	January 7, 1966 (1966-01-07)
88	17	"Oh, Boy, Is the Honeymoon Over?"	Sam Freedle	Peggy Chandler Dick	January 14, 1966 (1966-01-14)
89	18	"The Fall and Rise of Steven Morley"	Bob Claver	Warner Law	January 21, 1966 (1966-01-21)
90	19	"Have You Ever Thought of Building?"	Sam Freedle	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	January 28, 1966 (1966-01-28)
91	20	"Katy in a Capsule"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	February 4, 1966 (1966-02-04)
92	21	"Lo, the Smart Indian"	Herb Wallerstein	Stanley H. Silverman	February 11, 1966 (1966-02-11)
93	22	"Steve, Boy Bohemian"	Richard Kinon	Peggy Chandler Dick	February 18, 1966 (1966-02-18)
94	23	"Alias Katy Morley"	Sam Freedle	Don Richman & Janet Carlson	February 25, 1966 (1966-02-25)
95	24	"Anyone for Spindling?"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	March 4, 1966 (1966-03-04)
96	25	"Twelve Angry Women"	Richard Kinon	Janet Carlson & Don Richman	March 11, 1966 (1966-03-11)
97	26	"The Last to Know"	Richard Kinon	Don Richman & Janet Carlson	March 18, 1966 (1966-03-18)
98	27	"My Papa, the Politician"	Sam Freedle	Peggy Chandler Dick	March 25, 1966 (1966-03-25)
99	28	"The Wife of Your Friend May Not Be a Friend of Your Wife"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	April 1, 1966 (1966-04-01)
100	29	"Is He or Isn't He?"	Jerrold Bernstein	Peggy Chandler Dick	April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
101	30	"Half an Anniversary"	Bob Claver	Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan	April 22, 1966 (1966-04-22)

Production

While the first two seasons were black & white, the third season brought some changes to the format, as the series began filming episodes in color. However, the third and fourth episodes had been shot in black-and-white.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

In its first season (filmed in black-and-white), The Farmer's Daughter competed against The Twilight Zone on CBS and the short-lived Larry Blyden series Harry's Girls on NBC. The series never reached the top 30 in ratings, but during its first two years it earned respectable ratings and proved to be moderately successful.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1964	Golden Globe Award	Winner	Best TV Star - Female	Inger Stevens
	TV Guide Award	Winner	Favorite Female Performer	Inger Stevens[7]
	Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety	Jerry Davis, Steve Gethers, Lee Loeb, and John McGreevey[8]
		Nominated	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Comedy[8]	-
		Nominated	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy	Paul Nickell, William D. Russell, and Don Taylor[8]
		Nominated	Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)	Inger Stevens[8]

Notes

1. Originally scheduled for November 22, 1963, but delayed due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy^[6]

References

Notes

1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Random House Publishing. p. 465. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sL00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jIcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3515,163122&dq=the-farmer's-daughter&hl=en ^{[dead link‍]}
3. "TV and Radio Program Guide". Toledo Blade (Ohio). 1966-04-29. p. 4 (Peach Section). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
4. "Television Highlights". The Edmonton Journal. May 22, 1964. p. 50. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
5. William Windom Tribute Site (March 7, 2021). "The Farmer's Daughter The Waiting Game". YouTube.
6. "Previews by TV Scout". The Cincinnati Post. November 22, 1963.
7. "TV Guide Award to Stevens". European Stars and Stripes. United Press International. May 5, 1964.
8. <%3D&field_nominations_year_1%5Bvalue%5D=2024-01-01 "Awards Search". Emmys. <%3D&field_nominations_year_1%5Bvalue%5D=2024-01-01 Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

External links

• The Farmer's Daughter at IMDb
• The Farmer's Daughter at epguides.com