Fair Exchange (TV series)
Fair Exchange is an American television comedy that ran from 1962 to 1963 on CBS. It stars Eddie Foy Jr. and Audrey Christie.
| Fair Exchange | |
|---|---|
 Judy Carne as Heather Finch. | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Cy Howard |
| Written by | Tom Adair James B. Allardice William P Templeton |
| Starring | Eddie Foy Jr. Victor Maddern Lynn Loring Judy Carne Flip Mark Dennis Waterman Diana Chesney |
| Theme music composer | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Cy Howard |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes (September–December 1962) 22–24 minutes (February–March 1963) |
| Production company(s) | Cy Howard Productions Desilu Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Films Viacom (until 1994) Paramount Domestic Television (1994-2006) CBS Paramount Television CBS Television Distribution (current since 2007) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Black and white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 21, 1962 – September 19, 1963 |
Premise
Eddie Walker (Foy) and Tommy Finch (Victor Maddern) were World War II veterans and old friends who decided to have their teenage daughters live in each other's households for a year because Eddie's daughter Patty (Lynn Loring) wanted to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil (Diana Chesney) and their son, Neville (Dennis Waterman), their daughter, Heather (Judy Carne) lived with Eddie and Dorothy Walker and their son, also named Tommy (Flip Mark) in New York.
The show focuses on the joys and the difficulties that Heather and Patty experience as they live in each other's families.
Heather had troubles in trying to deal with a less formality ridden way of life in New York City and in the States, while Patty was trying to deal with the more formal and more tradition-emphasized way of life in London.
The fathers had their own share of difficulties in trying to help the daughters to adjust, while Dorothy and Sybil, while also having to adjust with different girls living in their households, were able to take it more in stride.
Fair Exchange replaced Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone on CBS's fall schedule in 1962. The series was the first hour-long sitcom since The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, but it was dropped. After mail protested CBS's decision, the network revived Fair Exchange in a half-hour format, but again the series failed in the ratings and was finally cancelled.
The Twilight Zone would replace Fair Exchange mid-season, albeit in an hour-long format.