Don't Just Do Something, Stand There (8 Sep. 1966)

Ann Marie is working at a newsstand in an office building. She meets Donald Hollinger, a magazine writer who works there. Ann has just gotten an acting job for a television commercial filming in the lobby of the office building.

Director:

Bob Sweeney

Writers:

Bill Persky (creator), Sam Denoff (creator),

Stars:

Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Bonnie Scott

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Marlo Thomas	...	Ann Marie
Ted Bessell	...	Donald Hollinger
Bonnie Scott	...	Judy Bessemer
Jack Good	...	Mr. Rudolph (as Jack Goode)
Ed Peck	...	Sam
Jerry Fogel	...	Ernie
Luana Anders	...	Shirley McChesney
Burt Taylor	...	Waiter

Storyline

Aspiring actress Ann Marie, recently arrived in New York City, is working at a newsstand in the lobby of an office building when she is spotted by two men looking to film a television commercial made to look like a hold up. Ann excitedly agrees to be the damsel in distress for the commercial to be filmed later that evening at the newsstand itself. That same day, Ann meets Donald Hollinger, a writer with Newsview Magazine, whose offices are located in that building. Ann and Donald, while friendly enough to each other, are on opposing sides of wanting to buy the same roll top desk in a business moving sale. Even at 50% off, Ann can only afford to buy the desk from the money earned doing the commercial, so Donald seems to be her only obstacle. Despite having an unspoken attraction to each other, an unfortunate incident during the filming of the commercial leads to a series of misunderstandings between Ann and Donald which may prevent them from moving beyond spearmint gum seller and buyer.

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Plot Keywords:

tape over mouth | bound and gagged

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daisy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is based upon the expression: "Don't just stand there, do something!"

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Connections

Featured in That Girl: The Elevated Woman (1971)

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