6.6 /10 1 Votes
5.9/10 TV Composer(s) Dick DeBenedictis First episode date 12 September 1977 Network CBS Number of episodes 14 | 7.1/10 IMDb Developed by David Lloyd Country of origin United States Final episode date 9 January 1978 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Ed. Weinberger
Stan Daniels Directed by James Burrows
Harvey Medlinsky
Noam Pitlik
Doug Rogers Starring Betty White
John Hillerman
Georgia Engel Cast Betty White, John Hillerman, Georgia Engel, Caren Kaye, Charles Cyphers Similar Phyllis, The Mary Tyler Moore Sh, The Bob Newhart Show, The Associates, The Tony Randall Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Betty White Show is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 12, 1977, to January 2, 1978. Fourteen episodes were broadcast. The series was produced by MTM Enterprises. Note: This program should not be confused with two earlier television programs that had the same title—a daytime talk show that ran on NBC February 8, 1954 – December 31, 1954, and a prime-time comedy variety show that ran on ABC February 5, 1958 – April 30, 1958.
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Synopsis
Joyce Whitman (Betty White), a middle-aged actress, lands the lead in a fictitious police series, Undercover Woman (a parody of Angie Dickinson's Police Woman). Joyce is thrilled with the show, but less pleased to learn that the director is her ex-husband, John Elliot (John Hillerman), whom she unfondly refers to as "old pickle puss". He responds in kind, supplying his star with an oversized male double named Hugo (Charles Cyphers), a sexy, much younger onscreen sidekick (Caren Kaye), and dialogue not nearly as sharp as her tongue. Also on hand are Joyce's best friend, Mitzi Maloney (Georgia Engel), co-star actor Fletcher Huff (Barney Phillips) and network penny-pincher Doug Porterfield (Alex Henteloff).
Reception
The series was scheduled opposite ABC's Monday Night Football and The NBC Monday Movie and failed to generate viewers. The show was canceled after fourteen episodes.
Syndication
The Betty White Show was briefly rerun on Nick at Nite and TV Land in the 1990s.
