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Blondie

Season 1 1957

  • 1957-01-04T05:00:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 11h (26 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Blondie is the first of two TV series based on the comic strip of the same name. It first aired on January 4, 1957, on NBC. Although Penny Singleton had starred in most of the Blondie movies, producers chose Pamela Britton for the title role, with Arthur Lake playing the role of Dagwood Bumstead as he had in the Blondie movie series. A pilot episode was filmed in 1954 with Hal Le Roy as Dagwood opposite Britton's Blondie. The DVD for the 1957 version of Blondie was later released but only includes the first three episodes.

26 episodes

Series Premiere

1957-01-04T05:00:00Z

1x01 Dagwood's Ego for the Third Time

Series Premiere

1x01 Dagwood's Ego for the Third Time

  • 1957-01-04T05:00:00Z25m

To boost his confidence so he can ask for a raise, Blondie sends a fake telegram to Dagwood making him believe he’s inherited a large sum of money. Episode Notes: Mary Lawrence makes her only appearance as Harriet Woodley in this episode. Hollis Irving would go on to play Harriet the remainder of the series. Lois Collier makes a brief appearance.with Mr. Dithers.

1x02 Mr. Dithers Is Hospitalized

  • 1957-01-11T05:00:00Z25m

Dagwood takes over while J.C. Dithers is hospitalized, but his attempts to supervise the groundbreaking for construction of a supermarket are stymied by a mother bird and a nest with five unhatched eggs.

1957-01-18T05:00:00Z

1x03 Mr. Dithers Moves In

1x03 Mr. Dithers Moves In

  • 1957-01-18T05:00:00Z25m

To save money while having their house redecorated, the Dithers’ move in with the Bumstead’s. Episode Notes: Lela Bliss makes her second and last appearance as Cora Dithers in this episode. Elvia Allman would go on to play Cora the remainder of the series.

1957-01-25T05:00:00Z

1x04 The Other Woman

1x04 The Other Woman

  • 1957-01-25T05:00:00Z30m

Dagwood is on the outs with his whole family when he is suspected of seeing another woman. Episode Notes: Hollis Irving’s first appearance as Harriet.

1957-02-01T05:00:00Z

1x05 Home Sweet Home

1x05 Home Sweet Home

  • 1957-02-01T05:00:00Z25m

Tired of doing repairs on their house, Dagwood is determined to sell… that is until Blondie puts her foot down. Episode Notes: George Winslow makes his third and final appearance as “Foghorn”.

1957-02-08T05:00:00Z

1x06 Get That Gun

1x06 Get That Gun

  • 1957-02-08T05:00:00Z25m

After Mr. Dithers promises his wife that he won’t add any more antique guns to his collection, he enlists Dagwood to buy it for him and pretend to give it to him as a present. Episode Notes: Frank Nelson guest stars.

1957-02-15T05:00:00Z

1x07 The Feud

1x07 The Feud

  • 1957-02-15T05:00:00Z30m

After Blondie and Harriet go to a woman’s meeting and learn about international relations, they attempt to apply what they learned to resolve a fight between Dagwood and Herb.

1957-02-22T05:00:00Z

1x08 The Quiz Show

1x08 The Quiz Show

  • 1957-02-22T05:00:00Z25m

Feeling like a failure because he hasn’t done anything famous to make Alexander proud, Dagwood applies to compete in a nationwide quiz show.

1957-03-01T05:00:00Z

1x09 Husbands Once Removed

1x09 Husbands Once Removed

  • 1957-03-01T05:00:00Z25m

Without a marriage certificate to prove they’re married, Blondie takes advantage of the situation to make Dagwood court her a second time. Episode Notes: Don Beddoe guest stars.

1957-03-08T05:00:00Z

1x10 The Payoff Money

1x10 The Payoff Money

  • 1957-03-08T05:00:00Z25m

After shopping, Blondie and Harriet get one of their packages mixed up with a bundle of stolen money, and the thieves soon show up at the Bumstead’s intent on recovering their loot.

1957-03-15T05:00:00Z

1x11 Hard Luck Idol

1x11 Hard Luck Idol

  • 1957-03-15T05:00:00Z25m

Dagwood’s uncle sends him a statue of an Indian idol that is bad luck to all in its path. Episode Notes: Pamela Duncan makes her first of three appearances as Eloise, Mr. Dithers’ secretary, and Frank Sully makes the first of his two appearances as a policeman.

1x12 Oil for the Lamps of Blondie

  • 1957-03-22T05:00:00Z25m

The Bumstead’s receive an ugly lamp from the Dithers’ for their anniversary and promptly return it to the store. But when J.C. and Cora are expected for dinner, Dagwood and family scramble to buy it back. Episode Notes: Fritz Feld guest stars.

1957-03-29T05:00:00Z

1x13 Blondie the Breadwinner

1x13 Blondie the Breadwinner

  • 1957-03-29T05:00:00Z25m

After refusing Dagwood a raise and letting him go, Mr. Dithers asks Blondie to fill the vacancy left by her husband. Episode Notes: Charles Maxwell guest stars.

1957-04-05T05:00:00Z

1x14 The Glamour Girl

1x14 The Glamour Girl

  • 1957-04-05T05:00:00Z25m

A publicity stunt by the agent of a famous actress pegs Dagwood as her long-lost love, and an irresistible ladies man. Episode Notes: Barbara Nichols and Eddie Ryder guest star.

1957-04-12T05:00:00Z

1x15 The Rummage Sale

1x15 The Rummage Sale

  • 1957-04-12T05:00:00Z25m

When Cora hides her collection of rummage sale items from her husband, Mr. Dithers suspects her to be a helpless kleptomaniac and enlists Dagwood to help.

1957-04-19T05:00:00Z

1x16 Deception

1x16 Deception

  • 1957-04-19T05:00:00Z25m

After a mix-up at the office, and in order to impress a prospective client, Mr. Dithers trades places with Dagwood, making Bumstead president and himself, a subordinate. Episode Notes: Gregg Palmer makes a brief appearance.

1957-04-26T05:00:00Z

1x17 Puppy Love

1x17 Puppy Love

  • 1957-04-26T05:00:00Z25m

Alexander has a crush on a classmate and Blondie and Dagwood scheme to help their love-sick son win the girl’s affection. Episode Notes: Herb Vigran guest stars.

1957-05-03T04:00:00Z

1x18 Made to Fire

1x18 Made to Fire

  • 1957-05-03T04:00:00Z25m

Blondie hires a maid, but the Bumstead’s soon suspect she might be part of a gang of jewel thieves. Episode Notes: Judi Meredith, Don Hayden and Frank Wilcox guest star. Lucien Littlefield makes his sixth and final appearance as Mr. Beasley, the mailman.

1957-05-10T04:00:00Z

1x19 Blondie Redecorates

1x19 Blondie Redecorates

  • 1957-05-10T04:00:00Z25m

Dagwood hates the way the living room looks and wants it redecorated, but deciding who should design it, and in what style, complicate matters. Episode Notes: June Vincent guest stars.

1957-05-17T04:00:00Z

1x20 Blondie's Double

1x20 Blondie's Double

  • 1957-05-17T04:00:00Z25m

After Dagwood is informed by Mr. Dithers that Blondie is moonlighting as a nightclub singer, he takes the necessary steps to save his home. Episode Notes: Casey Adams guest stars.

1957-05-24T04:00:00Z

1x21 The Spy

1x21 The Spy

  • 1957-05-24T04:00:00Z25m

Trying to avoid being caught with secret government microfilm, a spy places the stolen article in Dagwood’s hat.

1957-05-31T04:00:00Z

1x22 Cupid's Question Column

1x22 Cupid's Question Column

  • 1957-05-31T04:00:00Z25m

Blondie takes over an advice column for a friend and unknowingly answers Dagwood’s letters.

1957-06-07T04:00:00Z

1x23 The Tramp

1x23 The Tramp

  • 1957-06-07T04:00:00Z25m

J.C. reneges on his promise to give Dagwood fifteen shares of stock, but a kind and worldly tramp comes to the rescue with a plan to outfox the unscrupulous Mr. Dithers. Episode Notes: Alan Reed guest stars.

1957-06-14T04:00:00Z

1x24 Follow That Man

1x24 Follow That Man

  • 1957-06-14T04:00:00Z25m

After a few mysterious phone calls, Mr. Dithers suspects Dagwood is embezzling money from his company and he hires a detective to get to the bottom of things. Episode Notes: Alan Mowbray guest stars.

1957-06-21T04:00:00Z

1x25 The Party

1x25 The Party

  • 1957-06-21T04:00:00Z25m

Alexander’s plans for a more “grown-up” 16th birthday party doesn’t go well and Dagwood and Blondie have to quickly come up with some entertainment to keep his party from being a dud. Episode Notes: William Schallert makes a brief appearance.

Season Finale

1957-01-28T05:00:00Z

1x26 Howdy Neighbor

Season Finale

1x26 Howdy Neighbor

  • 1957-01-28T05:00:00Z25m

A Texas family moves in next door to Dagwood and Blondie and convince the Bumstead’s to dig for oil on their property.

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