Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom is a 1972 American TV movie. It was the pilot for a proposed series that was not picked up. It screened as a stand-alone film as an ABC Movie of the Week.[1]

It was directed by Jerry Paris.

Plot

A waitress becomes house mother for a college fraternity.

Cast

Reception

The Los Angeles Times thought the movie was poor and the cast "wasted".[2]

However it was a huge ratings success, earned a 30.9 rating and a 46 audience share, making it the second highest show of the week after All in the Family.[3] It was the eighth most widely seen film on television, after Ben Hur, The Birds, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Night Stalker, Brian's Song, Women in Chains, and Born Free (the ninth and tenth were A Death of Innocence and Feminist and the Fuzz).[4]

ABC then put Stevens in Playmates.[5] This was another large success, ranking among the 20 most viewed films on TV for a time.[6][7]

The film was repeated in 1973 and was the 12th most popular show of the week.[8]

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References
  1. Smith, C. (Feb 17, 1972). "New pilots star TV war-horses". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156941537.
  2. "'This is real life'". Los Angeles Times. Feb 17, 1972. ProQuest 156955081.
  3. "ABC's movie of week up in ratings". Los Angeles Times. Mar 2, 1972. ProQuest 156974755.
  4. "Made-for-TV movies find big ratings". The Washington Post, Times Herald. Apr 9, 1972. ProQuest 148353437.
  5. Haber, J. (Jul 6, 1972). "Connie to fatten her batting average". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157012040.
  6. "'Sex symbol' due in nation's homes". Los Angeles Times. Jul 25, 1974. ProQuest 157599961.
  7. "Unbreakable connie cries real tears". Los Angeles Times. Sep 15, 1974. ProQuest 157644271.
  8. "ABC'S 'SAN FRANCISCO' TOP OF NIELSEN POLL". Los Angeles Times. Jun 7, 1973. ProQuest 157260767.


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