Vacation Playhouseis an Americananthologytelevision series that was broadcast onCBSduring the summer months from 1963 through 1967.[1]

Vacation Playhouse
Created byRichard Michaels
Directed by
ComposerJerry Fielding
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons5
No.of episodes47
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locations
Editors
  • Bill Heath
  • Robert L. Swanson
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJuly 22, 1963(1963-07-22)
August 28, 1967(1967-08-28)

Background

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The practice of television executives of ordering dozens of pilots for proposed television series each year – far more than their networks could possibly broadcast as series – created a sizable body of unsold pilots that had never aired.[2]Packaging these unsold pilots inanthology seriesand airing them during the summer provided television networks with a way of both providing fresh programming during the summer rerun season and recouping at least some of the expense of producing them.[2]Vacation Playhousewas one such series, aired byCBSeach summer from 1963 through 1967.[2]

Production

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Vacation Playhousepremiered on July 22, 1963,[1][2]airing as a summer replacement for thesituation comedyThe Lucy Show;a voiceover introduced each episode with "While Lucy's on vacation... it'sVacation Playhouse."[3]In 1963, it consisted of unsold pilots for situation comedies. When it returned in 1964, again replacingThe Lucy Show,it mostly aired previously unseen situation comedy pilots,[2]but also included the pilot for a musical-comedy variety show[2]and repeats of comedic episodes ofGeneral Electric Theater.In 1965, it replacedGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,and that summer it aired dramatic adventure and mystery episodes[1][3]in addition to situation comedies.[2]It again replacedThe Lucy Showin 1966 and 1967 and returned to its earlier format of presenting situation comedy pilots, during each of those summers consisting of previously unaired pilots and repeats of episodes that it had aired in previous years.[1][2]

Among episode directors wereRichard Crenna,Jack Donohue,[4]Don Taylor,[citation needed],andBud Yorkin.[5]Producers included Donohue,[4]Hal Kanter,Arthur Julian,[citation needed]andNorman Lear.Other directors includedBud Yorkin.[5]Studios involved in the production of pilots aired onVacation Playhouseincluded Bing Crosby Productions,Desilu Productions,Desilu Studios,Filmways,Four Star Television,Television City,andUniversal Television.[citation needed]Stars appearing in episodes of the series includedEve Arden,Orson Bean,Richard Benjamin,Charles Bronson,Edgar Buchanan,Wally Cox,James Franciscus,Ethel Merman,Barry Nelson,Suzanne Pleshette,Ginger Rogers,Soupy Sales,Brenda Vaccaro,Jerry Van Dyke,andEd Wynn.[2]

Two episodes ofVacation Playhouseaired twice on the series, two others aired three times, and the series also included a few repeats of episodes of other anthology series. Nonetheless, by the timeVacation Playhouseaired for the last time in August 1967, it had broadcast 47 unsold pilots since its 1963 premiere.[2]Its five-season run made it the longest-lived series of unsold television pilots.[2]

Broadcast history

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During 1963,Vacation Playhouseaired on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m.Eastern Time,premiering on July 22 and concluding on September 23.[2]It returned in the summer of 1964 in the same time slot, running from June 15 to September 14.[2]During its third season in 1965, the series moved to Friday nights from 9:30 to 10:00 pm. Eastern Time from June 25 to September 10.[2]It returned to its previous time slot on Monday nights in 1966, airing from July 4 and September 5, as well as for a final run in the summer of 1967 which began on July 3.[1][2]Its final episode was broadcast on August 28, 1967.[2]

Episodes

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Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 10 July 22, 1963(1963-07-22) September 23, 1963(1963-09-23)
2 11 June 15, 1964(1964-06-15) September 14, 1964(1964-09-14)
3 12 June 25, 1965(1965-06-25) September 10, 1965(1965-09-10)
4 9 July 4, 1966(1966-07-04) September 5, 1966(1966-09-05)
5 9 July 3, 1967(1967-07-03) August 28, 1967(1967-08-28)

Season 4's nine episodes included two repeats of previously aired episodes.[2]Season 5's nine episodes included four repeats of previously aired episodes.[2]

Season 1 (1963)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"A Love Affair Just for Three"Norman Z. McLeodValentine Davies&Norman Z. McLeodJuly 22, 1963(1963-07-22)
A suitor falls for identical twin sisters – one an artist, the other a fashion designer – who help each other in times of need during their many misadventures. StarringGinger Rogers(playing both sisters),Charles Ruggles,Cesare Danova,Warren Parker,Eugene Chan,Maureen Leeds,andGardner McKay.Unsold pilot forThe Ginger Rogers Show.[2][6][7][8][9][10]
2"Three Wishes"UnknownUnknownJuly 29, 1963(1963-07-29)
A pretty young woman finds herself in possession of a magic lamp that has transported a 1,000-year-oldgenieto the present. StarringDiane Jergens,Gustavo Rojo,Wallace Ford,andGeorge Grizzard.[2][6][11][12]
3"Hide and Seek"UnknownUnknownAugust 5, 1963(1963-08-05)
A mystery writer can be scatterbrained, but she has an ineffable sense of logic, and she works together with her husband, a successful criminal defense attorney, to solve crimes. StarringGlynis Johns,Keith Andes,Michael Constantine,Mary Gregory,andPhyllis Love.[6][13]This episode was the pilot for the proposed television seriesThe Glynis Johns Show,which, after some cast changes, aired as the seriesGlynisduring the 1962–1963 television season.[14]
4"Mickey and the Contessa"UnknownUnknownAugust 12, 1963(1963-08-12)
AnAmerican footballcoach acquires aHungariancountessas his housekeeper. StarringMickey ShaughnessyandEva Gabor.[6][15][16]
5"The Big Brain"UnknownUnknownAugust 19, 1963(1963-08-19)
A bumbling inventor accidentally invents a machine that forces people to tell the truth. StarringFrank Aletter.[6][17][18]
6"Swingin' Together"Gene ReynoldsHoward LeedsAugust 26, 1963(1963-08-26)
A rock band seeking its big break that travels around the United States on an old bus driven by its manager secures a booking at acountry clubbenefit, but the benefit's organizer objects to their style of music and orders them off the stage. After their manager threatens alawsuit,the organizer's father apologizes and the band resumes playing and eventually wins over the organizer to their music. StarringBobby Rydell,James Dunn,Ben Bryant,Larry Merrill,Peter Brooks,Art Metrano,Stefanie Powers,Lloyd Corrigan,andFrank Cady,with singing appearances byDennis Crosby,Lindsay Crosby,andPhillip Crosby.[6][19]
7"All About Barbara"UnknownUnknownSeptember 2, 1963(1963-09-02)
A famous singer andmusical comedystar gives up her career to marry a small-town college professor. StarringBarbara Nichols.[2][6][20]
8"Hooray for Love"UnknownUnknownSeptember 9, 1963(1963-09-09)
A young couple that live on ahouseboatand drive a motorcycle face a threat to their marriage when the husband must choose between working for his wealthy father-in-law or staying in college. StarringBeverly Wills.[6][21]
9"Come a-Runnin'"UnknownUnknownSeptember 16, 1963(1963-09-16)
A small-town physician who has many heartwarming adventures and rarely is paid with money for his services faces a challenge when a couple prefers to use amidwifeto deliver their first baby.[6][22]
10"Maggie Brown"UnknownUnknownSeptember 23, 1963(1963-09-23)
A woman who owns anightclubin the SouthPacificpatronized by sailors must keep 3,000 of them away from her daughter – and then is forced to make her own beer when her club is declared off limits. StarringEthel Merman.[2][6][23][24]

Season 2 (1964)

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1"Hey, Teacher"UnknownUnknownJune 15, 1964(1964-06-15)
On his hectic first day on the job as the only male member of the teaching staff of an elementary school, a third-grade teacher enlists the aid of the school's jokesterjanitorto deal with a snake that has gotten loose while the rest of the school's staff makes bets on how many hours he will last in the job. StarringDwayne Hickman.[2][6][25][26]
2"Hooray for Hollywood"UnknownUnknownJune 22, 1964(1964-06-22)
In 1920sHollywood,a temperamental actress who is the top box-office attraction threatens to quit after arguing with a movie mogul, prompting twomovie studiosto fight over her. StarringHerschel Bernardi.[2][6]
3"Papa G.I."UnknownUnknownJune 29, 1964(1964-06-29)
A dancingUnited States Armysergeantstationed inSouth Koreahas his hands full with two orphans who want him to adopt them. StarringDan DaileyandCherylene Lee.[2][6][27]
4"I and Claudie"UnknownUnknownJuly 6, 1964(1964-07-06)
A pair of traveling buddies whose only possession is a ramshackle makeshifttrailerdevise creative schemes to make a living. StarringRoss MartinandJerry Lanning.[6][28]
5"He's All Yours"UnknownUnknownJuly 20, 1964(1964-07-20)
An American woman who moves to London with her daughter to manage atravel agencyfor a wealthytycoonis forced to work with the owner's inept nephew – a crazy Englishman who turns the office into a madhouse with wild promotions he dreams up. StarringEve Arden,Cindy Carol,Derek Bond,Jeremy Lloyd,Roger Avon,Katy Greenwood,Nicholas Parsons,Ambrosine Phillpotts,Howard Smith,andPauline Chamberlain.[2][6][29]
6"Love is a Lion's Roar"UnknownUnknownJuly 27, 1964(1964-07-27)
A French dancer is determined to marry a handsome New York City millionaire bachelor who is equally determined not to get married. StarringJames FranciscusandSuzanne Pleshette.[2][6][5]A repeat[30]of an episode ofGeneral Electric Theaterthat originally aired on March 19, 1961, it was a pilot for the proposed situation comedyBand of Gold.
7"At Your Service"UnknownCynthia LindsayAugust 3, 1964(1964-08-03)
An American tries to open a tourist service in Paris.[6][31]StarringVan Johnson,Jan Sterling,Marcel Dalio,andJudi Meredith.
8"The Graduation Dress"Richard YoungWilliam R. Cox&William FaulknerAugust 10, 1964(1964-08-10)
When a slick and lecherous city boy who works as a traveling photographer takes his camera into a rural area in theTennesseehills to photograph a high school graduation, a beautiful country girl in need of a graduation dress captivates him, and he stirs up excitement when he tries to trade a dress for some favors.[6][32][33][34]StarringHugh O'Brian,Stella Stevens,Ellen Corby,Buddy Ebsen,Tommy Nolan,andSuzanne Sydney.A repeat of an episode which aired originially onGeneral Electric Theateron October 30, 1960.[6]
9"The First Hundred Years"UnknownUnknownAugust 17, 1964(1964-08-17)
A young couple raises a baby while trying to finish college. StarringNick Adams,Joyce Bulifant,andRoger Perry.[2][6][35][36]
10"My Darling Judge"UnknownUnknownAugust 31, 1964(1964-08-31)
A judge tries to get away from his duties temporarily and overcome family obstacles so he can enjoy afishingtrip. StarringFred ClarkandAudrey Totter.[6][37][38]
11"The Bean Show"UnknownUnknownSeptember 7, 1964(1964-09-07)
A variety show starringOrson Bean,featuringimprovisational comedysketches by the comedy troupe The Beanbaggers (made up ofAvery Schreiber,Mina Kolb,Dick Shael,andArlene Golonka), and musical performances by theSerendipity Singers.[2][6][39][40]
12"The Ivy League"UnknownUnknownSeptember 14, 1964(1964-09-14)
After his discharge from the military, a formerUnited States Marine Corpssergeantenrolls as a college freshman. StarringWilliam BendixandTim Hovey.[6][41][42]

Season 3 (1965)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Sybil"UnknownUnknownJune 25, 1965(1965-06-25)
As punishment for her vanity, a youngwood nymphis banished from her native habitat and sent to reside on Earth until she does 100 good deeds. StarringSuzy Parker.[2][6][43]
2"Alec Tate"UnknownUnknownJuly 2, 1965(1965-07-02)
The teenage sister of a bachelor who owns an apartment house arranges for him to meet an eligible young woman.[6][44]
3"The Barbara Rush Show"UnknownUnknownJuly 9, 1965(1965-07-09)
A housewife takes a job as a publicstenographerto support her medical-student husband and three children. StarringBarbara Rush.[2][6][45]
4"Patrick Stone"UnknownUnknownJuly 16, 1965(1965-07-16)
An unusual request leads aprivate investigatorinto a series of complicated situations. StarringKeenan WynnandJoanna Barnes.[6][46]
5"Starr, First Baseman"UnknownUnknownJuly 23, 1965(1965-07-23)
Alternative titles "Starr" and "Starr of the Yankees." A rookie baseball player has an accident that almost ends his career before it can begin. StarringMartin Milner.[2][6][47][48]
6"The Brave Duke"UnknownUnknownJuly 30, 1965(1965-07-30)
An expatriate American who operates acasinoin Mexico becomes involved in a gun-smugglingplot by Mexican revolutionaries in 1870. StarringGerald Mohr.[6][49][50]
7"Luke and the Tenderfoot, Part I"UnknownUnknownAugust 6, 1965(1965-08-06)
In theOld West,a traveling salesman and his inexperienced partner ride into a town being terrorized by a fearsome gunfighter. StarringEdgar Buchanan,Carleton Carpenter,andCharles Bronson.[2][6][51][52]
8"Luke and the Tenderfoot, Part II"UnknownUnknownAugust 13, 1965(1965-08-13)
The conclusion of the story of a traveling salesman and his inexperienced partner who work together to stop a fearsome gunfighter in theOld West.StarringEdgar Buchanan,Carleton Carpenter,andCharles Bronson.[2][6][51][52]
9"Coogan's Reward"Don TaylorStory:Richard Donovan*Teleplay:Peggy Chantler Dick,William Cowley,&David SwiftAugust 20, 1965(1965-08-20)[6]
An arrogant, conniving, and philanderingwar correspondentcoveringWorld War IIin France prefers ahedonisticlifestyle to actually doing his job, so he never visits the front for his stories, preferring to enjoy life behind the lines and piece together phony stories from bits of information he gathers from other reporters. StarringTony Randall,Jerry Barclay,Roxane Berard,Alan Carney,Alan Dexter,Robert Gist,Chet Stratton,andJason Wingreen.A repeat of an episode ofGeneral Electric Theaterthat originally aired on January 5, 1959.
10"Three on an Island"UnknownUnknownAugust 27, 1965(1965-08-27)
Three young single woman help aboxerwho cannot fight. StarringPamela Tiffin,Julie Newmar,Monica Moran,andJody McCrea.[2][6][53]
11"Cap'n Ahab"UnknownUnknownSeptember 3, 1965(1965-09-03)
At the reading of a will, two women who are distant cousins learn that they will inherit money, atownhousein New York City, and a conniving 97-year-old parrot named named Cap'n Ahab, but to qualify for the inheritance, they must live together and care for Cap'n Ahab. StarringJudy CanovaandJaye P. Morgan.[6][54]
12"Down Home"Hal KanterMilt JosefsbergSeptember 10, 1965(1965-09-10)[6]
After a soldier is discharged from theUnited States Armyand returns to his home town to become theeditorof a newspaper his aunt has inherited, the folksy humor in his writing so angers the town's banker that he tries to put the newspaper out of business. StarringPat Buttram,El Brendel,Sara Haden,Jack Orrison,John Hale,andMary Jane Saunders.

Season 4 (1966)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Hey, Teacher"UnknownUnknownJuly 4, 1966(1966-07-04)
On his hectic first day on the job as the only male member of the teaching staff of an elementary school, a third-grade teacher enlists the aid of the school's jokesterjanitorto deal with a snake that has gotten loose while the rest of the school's staff makes bets on how many hours he will last in the job. StarringDwayne Hickman.[2][6][25][26]A repeat of the episode previously aired on June 15, 1964.[2][6]
2"The Good Old Days"UnknownUnknownJuly 11, 1966(1966-07-11)
Inprehistorictimes, a youngcavemanleaves home to live on his own and find adventure. StarringDarryl Hickman.[2][6][55][56]
3"Maggie Brown"UnknownUnknownJuly 18, 1966(1966-07-18)
A woman who owns anightclubin the SouthPacificpatronized by sailors must keep 3,000 of them away from her daughter – and then is forced to make her own beer when her club is declared off limits. StarringEthel Merman.[2][23][24]A repeat of the episode previously aired on September 23, 1963.[2]
4"Frank Merriwell"UnknownUnknownJuly 25, 1966(1966-07-25)[6]
The adventures of all-American heroFrank Merriwell,aYale Universitystudent at the turn of the 20th century who excels at sports, solves mysteries, and rights wrongs. StarringJeff CooperandTisha Sterling.[57][58]Based on the character created byGilbert Patten.
5"Where There's Smokey"UnknownUnknownAugust 1, 1966(1966-08-01)
A small-townfire chief's brother-in-law is an eager but ineffectualfiremanwho shares a home with the chief and the chief's wife, although the chief always is trying to get him move out of the house. The chief has a perfect record of fire safety and control until his brother-in-law unconsciously – but steadily – undermines thefire department′s operations. StarringSoupy Sales,Gale Gordon,andJack Weston.[2][6][59][60]
6"My Lucky Penny"UnknownUnknownAugust 8, 1966(1966-08-08)
Two couples spend a hectic two days guarding$15,000 in cash. StarringRichard BenjaminandBrenda Vaccaro.[2][6][61]
7"The Hoofer"UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 1966(1966-08-15)
A pair of no-talentvaudevilleperformers searching for a great gig try a series of tricks to get a top agent and impresario in a Chicago hospital to see their act. StarringDonald O'Connor,Soupy Sales,andJerome Cowan.Unsold pilot forThe Donald O'Connor Show.[2][6][4][62][63]
8"My Son, the Doctor"UnknownUnknownAugust 22, 1966(1966-08-22)
A struggling youngpediatricianfaces challenges.[6][64]
9"The Two of Us"UnknownUnknownAugust 29, 1966(1966-08-29)
A young widow works as an illustrator, and her impressionable 7-year-old son imagines her drawings coming to life, preferring the world of fantasy he creates to making real friends. StarringPatricia CrowleyandBill Mumy.[2][6][65]
9"Off We Go!"UnknownUnknownSeptember 5, 1966(1966-09-05)
Eager to join the war effort duringWorld War II,a 16-year-old boy who looks older than he is joins theUnited States Army Air Forcesand quickly rises to the rank ofcolonel.Placed in command of a small air base in England, he deals with his commandinggeneralwhile he and hissquadroncarry out their missions. StarringMichael BurnsandDick Foran.[2][6][66]

Season 5 (1967)

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1"You're Only Young Twice"UnknownUnknownJuly 3, 1967(1967-07-03)
A sweet old college professor invents a rejuvenation pill that makes anyone who takes it look 10 years younger, but only for a short time. He lets a pretty housewife try it, leading to an encounter with her errant husband in anightcluband a teenage beach party atMalibu,California. StarringEd Wynnin a posthumous role andEthel Waters.[2][6][67][68]
2"Maggie Brown"UnknownUnknownJuly 10, 1967(1967-07-10)
A woman who owns anightclubin the SouthPacificpatronized by sailors must keep 3,000 of them away from her daughter – and then is forced to make her own beer when her club is declared off limits. StarringEthel Merman.[2][23][24]A repeat of the episode aired twice previously,[2]on September 23, 1963,[6]and July 18, 1966.
3"My Lucky Penny"UnknownUnknownJuly 17, 1967(1967-07-17)
Two couples spend a hectic two days guarding$15,000 in cash. StarringRichard BenjaminandBrenda Vaccaro.[2][6][61]A repeat of the episode[2]previously aired on August 8, 1966.[6]
4"My Boy Goggle"Ralph LevyBill ManhoffJuly 24, 1967(1967-07-24)
A father must deal with his son's behavior at school after the boy is accused of biting his music teacher. StarringJerry Van Dyke,Teddy Eccles,Jeanne Rainier,Pamela Dapo,Alice Pearce,Lee Goodman,andFrances Robinson.[2][6][69]Filmed in 1964. Based on the novelThis is Goggle, or the Education of a FatherbyBentz Plagemann.
5"Alfred of the Amazon"UnknownUnknownJuly 31, 1967(1967-07-31)
A bumbling young man who owns a rubberplantationin South America and fights injustice as ajungleadventurer in his spare time sets off into theAmazon rainforestto rescue a dentist and a nurse – who also is the dentist's beautiful daughter – fromheadhunterswho are holding them captive. StarringWally Cox.[2][6][70][71]
6"The Two of Us"UnknownUnknownAugust 7, 1967(1967-08-07)
A young widow works as an illustrator, and her impressionable 7-year-old son imagines her drawings coming to life, preferring the world of fantasy he creates to making real friends. StarringPatricia CrowleyandBill Mumy.[2][6][65]A repeat of an episode previously aired on August 29, 1966.[2][6][65]
7"Heaven Help Us"UnknownUnknownAugust 14, 1967(1967-08-14)
After the spirit of his late wife returns to help him find a new mate, a magazine editor ends up with two dates on the same night. StarringBarry NelsonandJoanna Moore.[2][6][72]
8"The Jones Boys"UnknownUnknownAugust 21, 1967(1967-08-21)
A man leads a boisterous team of maintenance men. StarringMickey Shaughnessy.[2][6][73]
9"Hey, Teacher"UnknownUnknownAugust 28, 1967(1967-08-28)
On his hectic first day on the job as the only male member of the teaching staff of an elementary school, a third-grade teacher enlists the aid of the school's jokesterjanitorto deal with a snake that has gotten loose while the rest of the school's staff makes bets on how many hours he will last in the job. StarringDwayne Hickman.[2][6][25][26]A repeat of an episode aired twice previously, on June 15, 1964[6]and July 4, 1966.[2]

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