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I'm Dickens, He's Fenster 

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Two young blue-collar carpenters, the married Harry Dickens and the bachelor Arch Fenster (with his 'little black book'), are best friends. Harry longs for the excitement of Fenster's ... See full summary »

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John Astin ...  Harry Dickens 32 episodes, 1962-1963
Marty Ingels ...  Arch Fenster 32 episodes, 1962-1963
Emmaline Henry ...  Kate Dickens 32 episodes, 1962-1963
David Ketchum ...  Mel Warshaw 23 episodes, 1962-1963
Henry Beckman ...  Mulligan 21 episodes, 1962-1963
Frank De Vol ...  Myron Bannister / ... 14 episodes, 1962-1963
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Two young blue-collar carpenters, the married Harry Dickens and the bachelor Arch Fenster (with his 'little black book'), are best friends. Harry longs for the excitement of Fenster's bachelor life - but Harry's wife Kate won't permit it. At work they also find themselves in conflict with their boss Mr. Bannister. Written by Anonymous

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I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
29 May 2006 | by twofortulipSee all my reviews

I was 6 or 7 when this show aired. Even though I was very young I was impressed. I thought this show was hilarious. I don't recall specific episodes but I remember a lot of slapstick-type humor. I do know that I looked forward to this show coming on but it was canceled all too soon. I'm happy for IMDb where I could check on this show since I didn't even remember the name-just that it starred Astin and Ingles. I was glad when John Astin showed up on The Adams Family, one of my favorites as a child. I was sorry that Marty Ingles didn't show up again, at least on anything I might have watched as a kid. It would be great if someone would dig up the old episodes, there wasn't many I'm sure, and make them available. It says a lot that I remembered aspects of this show, the actors and that they were carpenters, from when I was so very young -esp. since its run was so short-lived.


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28 September 1962 (USA) See more »

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