Pete and Gladys (1960–1962)

Creator:

Parke Levy

Stars:

Harry Morgan, Cara Williams, Verna Felton

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Harry Morgan	...	Pete Porter (72 episodes, 1960-1962)
Cara Williams	...	Gladys Porter (72 episodes, 1960-1962)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

domestic | marriage | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

For Pete's Sake

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), El Camino

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Originally introduced on the sitcom December Bride, the character of Pete Porter and his much talked-about (but never seen) wife Gladys were the doting parents of a baby girl named Linda. But when Pete and Gladys got their own series, the child disappeared and was never mentioned again.

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Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 9 September 1962 (1962)

User Reviews

Whoa! Can this be the same show I remembered so warmly?

Some memories should be left that way. I was born in the mid-fifties, and this is one of the very first shows I remember watching as a very small child. My mom must have liked it, we must have watched it routinely, and it became etched in my memory. I was surprised to learn it was only on for two seasons.

I hadn't seen it until learning on this very site that a full episode had been uploaded to YouTube, titled Garden Wedding.

The show opened with two couples driving, men in front - Pete/Harry Morgan was driving with Bob Hastings, lka "Lt. Carpenter" in McHale's Navy, as passenger - and the women in back - Gladys and a friend, wife of the Bob Hastings character.

You couldn't help but compare the visual of that foursome to the foursome in I Love Lucy and the "California Here We Come" episode. Fifties cars, fifties couples, black and white presentation.

But there the similarities ended. I was astonished at how boring and predictable the Pete and Gladys show was. Bad writing (though I believe written by two of Lucy's former writers), absurd story line, wooden acting, and completely predictable outcome. Clearly not as timeless as Lucy. I can see why this show is no longer shown.