Blondie (1968 TV series)

Blondie
220px The Bumstead family.
Also known as	''The New Blondie''
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Chic Young
Written by	Danny Simon
Directed by	Norman Abbott Peter Baldwin Bruce Bilson Gene Nelson
Starring	Patricia Harty Will Hutchins Jim Backus Pamelyn Ferdin Peter Robbins
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Al Brodax
Producer(s)	Joe Connelly
Running time	24 mins.
Production company(s)	Kayro Productions King Features Syndicate
Release
Original network	CBS
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 26, 1968 (1968-09-26) – January 9, 1969 (1969-01-09)
Chronology
Preceded by	Blondie
Related shows	Blondie
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Blondie (also known as The New Blondie) is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1968-1969 television season. The series is an updated version of the 1957 TV series that was based on the comic strip of the same name. The series stars Patricia Harty at the title character and Will Hutchins as her husband Dagwood Bumstead. Jim Backus played Dagwood's boss Mr. Dithers, with his real life wife Henny Backus playing Cora Dithers. The series also featured the noted child character actress Pamelyn Ferdin as the Bumstead's daughter, Cookie and character actor Bryan O'Byrne as the hapless mailman, always getting run over by Dagwood hurrying out the door, late for work.

Synopsis

Blondie stars Patricia Harty and Will Hutchins as Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead, a suburban couple raising a precocious daughter. Plots mixed typical sitcom tropes from home life and work life. The series is best remembered for its opening theme, which featured the comic strip characters in animated form before transforming into the actors playing the characters.

Like the 1957 version, which lasted only one season, the series was not a hit, lasting a total of 13 weeks before being canceled.

Cast

Jim and Henny Backus as Mr. and Mrs. Dithers

• Patricia Harty as Blondie
• Will Hutchins as Dagwood Bumstead
• Jim Backus as Mr. Dithers
• Pamelyn Ferdin as Cookie
• Peter Robbins as Alexander
• Henny Backus as Mrs. Cora Dithers
• Bobbi Jordan as Tootsie Woodley
• Bryan O'Byrne as the mailman Mr. Beasley

Ferdin & Robbins would later reunite on the 1969 film A Boy Named Charlie Brown, being the last time Robbins played Charlie Brown (He was the original actor of said character).

Production notes

This version of the series, jointly produced by CBS Productions (which owns the distribution rights in the United States), King Features Syndicate and Kayro Productions, ran from September 26, 1968 to January 9, 1969.

Episode list

Episode #	Production Code	Episode Title	Airdate
1	1	"Sayanora Dagwood"	September 26, 1968
2	8	"My Camp Runneth Over"	October 3, 1968
3	4	"Blondie-Flower Child"	October 10, 1968
4	9	"The Gladiators"	October 17, 1968
5	10	"Angel in Disguise"	October 31, 1968
6	2	"Dither's Damned Dog"	November 7, 1968
7	6	"Dagwood the Wheeler Dealer"	November 14, 1968
8	3	"Blondie's Good Citizen"	November 21, 1968
9	13	"Blondie's Birthday"	December 5, 1968
10	5	"Marriage Menders"	December 12, 1968
11	11	"Blondie's Masquerade"	December 19, 1968
12	7	"Once Upon a Guru"	December 26, 1968
13	14	"Pick on a Bully Your Own Size"	January 9, 1969
14	-	"Run Buddy Run"	Never aired

Further reading

• Blondie Goes to Hollywood, by Carol Lynn Scherling. Albany, 2010. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-401-9.

External links

• Official Blondie Website
• Blondie TV series opening at YouTube
• Blondie at IMDb
• Blondie at TV.com