Madame's Place

Madame's Place
Genre	Sitcom
Directed by	Don Barnhart Paul Miller
Starring	Johnny Haymer Susan Tolsky Judy Landers Corey Feldman and Wayland Flowers
Theme music composer	Michael K. Miller Monica Riordan
Opening theme	"Madame's Place" performed by Denise De Caro
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	150
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brad Lachman
Producer(s)	Don Van Atta Bob Sand
Editor(s)	Joe Bella Ken Denisoff
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Brad Lachman Productions Paramount Domestic Television
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution (2007-present)
Release
Original network	Syndication
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 20, 1982 (1982-09-20) – February 23, 1983 (1983-02-23)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Madame's Place is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the form of a bawdy old movie star with a naughty sense of humor. Madame's Place aired for one first-run season from September 20, 1982 until February 25, 1983, although the actual number of episodes produced is disputed (some references say 75, some say 150). The show was unusual for a sitcom in that it was produced for first-run syndication to air five days a week.

Premise

The series centers around the puppet Madame, who was a huge hit with audiences in the 1970s and 1980s with American puppeteer Wayland Flowers as her creator.

Madame is an "outrageous old broad" who entertains with double entendres and witty comebacks. Bedecked in fabulous eveningwear and summer diamonds ("Some are diamonds; some are not"), Madame's look is based on movie stars such as Gloria Swanson. Madame lived in a plush mansion with her butler, ex-boxer Pinkerton (Johnny Haymer); they interacted with nerdy day planner Bernadette (Susan Tolsky), Madame's beautiful, IQ-challenged, southern-belle niece Sara Joy (Judy Landers), and nosy kid neighbor Buzzy (Corey Feldman).

Madame's Place covered all of the bases from an abandoned baby on the doorstep to an outrageous fortune teller (played by guest star Edie McClurg) peddling her theories.

Within the series, Madame had a talk show featuring guests including Debbie Reynolds, Foster Brooks, and William Shatner.

The theme song for the show was composed by Michael Miller, with lyrics by Monica Riordan.

Characters

• Madame (Wayland Flowers)
• Walter "Pinky" Pinkerton (Johnny Haymer)
• Bernadette (Susan Tolsky)
• Sara Joy (Judy Landers)
• Buzzy (Corey Feldman)
• Barney (Ty Henderson)

External links

• Madame's Place at IMDb
• Madame's Place at TV.com