Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 14, 1965 to September 2, 1967. The series was based upon the 1957 book by Jean Kerr and 1960 film starring Doris Day and David Niven.
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | |
|---|---|
 Mark Miller and Patricia Crowley as Jim and Joan Nash, 26 April 1966 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | William Cowley Lee Erwin Neil Travis Bill Everett Bill Freedman Ben Gershman Austin Kalish Irma Kalish Roy Kammerman Jean Kerr Sidney A. Mandel Michael Morris Jack Raymond Robert Stambler |
| Directed by | David Alexander Peter Baldwin Bruce Bilson John Erman Alvin Ganzer Tay Garnett Jeffrey Hayden Richard Kinon Sidney Miller Hollingsworth Morse Howard Morris Gary Nelson Jerry Thorpe Richard Whorf |
| Starring | Patricia Crowley Mark Miller |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Alexander |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Robert Stambler Paul West |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 min (30 minutes with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television (1967-1968) Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 1.33:1 |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 14, 1965 – April 22, 1967 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Please Don't Eat the Daisies Please Don't Eat the Daisies (film) |
The series ran for 58 half-hour episodes and starred Patricia Crowley and Mark Miller. The show also features Dub Taylor, Clint Howard, and Bonnie Franklin for multiple appearances; Ellen Corby had a recurring role as Martha the housekeeper. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum appeared in the "Say UNCLE" episode as Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, and Stefanie Powers appeared as April Dancer in the "Remember Lake Serene" episode, connecting this series to The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.. (Patricia Crowley had appeared in the pilot episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E..)
In its first season, the show did fairly well in the ratings. It was scheduled on Tuesday nights opposite the second half of two veteran shows on prime time television, Rawhide on CBS and Combat! on ABC. For its second year, Please Don't Eat The Daisies was moved to Saturday nights where it faced brutal competition against the second half of The Jackie Gleason Show. The ratings fell and NBC canceled the series in the spring of 1967.
Cast
- Patricia "Pat" Crowley as Joan Nash
- Mark Miller as Jim Nash
- Kim Tyler as Kyle Nash
- Brian Nash as Joel Nash
- Jeff Fithian as Trevor Nash
- Joe Fithian as Tracy Nash
- Shirley Mitchell as Marge Thornton
- King Donovan as Herb Thornton
- Dub Taylor as Ed Hewley
- Ned Glass as Mr Hastings
- Jeanne Arnold as Mrs Podesta
- Bill Quinn as Dean Carter
- Bonnie Franklin as Dorie
Episode list
Season 1: (1965–66)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "My Eldest Child" | Jerry Thorpe | Jerry Thorpe | September 14, 1965 | |
| 2 | 2 | "How About Two Gorillas?" | Howard Morris | Paul West | September 21, 1965 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Who's Kicking That Gong Around?" | Jeffrey Hayden | Mary Loos & Richard Sale | September 28, 1965 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Dinner on the Rocks" | Jeffrey Hayden | Lee Erwin | October 5, 1965 | |
| 5 | 5 | "We're Bigger Than They Are, But..." | Jeffrey Hayden | Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman | October 12, 1965 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Look Who's Talking" | Peter Baldwin | Robert Stambler | October 19, 1965 | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Big Train" | David Alexander | Lee Erwin | October 26, 1965 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Two Seats on the Moon-Shot" | David Alexander | Paul West | November 2, 1965 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Shape Up or Ship Out" | Peter Baldwin | Bill Freedman & Bill Gershman | November 9, 1965 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Somewhere George is Calling" | Jeffrey Hayden | Bill Everett | November 16, 1965 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Don't Fool Around with the Man Upstairs" | Peter Baldwin | Paul West | November 23, 1965 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Of Hitches and Stitches and Big Round Dogs" | Gary Nelson | Paul West | November 30, 1965 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Very, Very Huckleberry" | Peter Baldwin | Paul West | December 7, 1965 | |
| 14 | 14 | "It's Lad by a Nose" | Ezra Stone | Ann Marcus | December 14, 1965 | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Big Brass Blonde" | Jeffrey Hayden | Paul West | December 21, 1965 | |
| Guest Star: Audrey Meadows | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Swing That Indian Club" | Sidney Miller | Bill Everett | December 28, 1965 | |
| 17 | 17 | "The Pied Piper of Ridgemont" | John Erman | Story by: Sidney A. Mandel, Teleplay by: Sidney A. Mandel & Paul West | January 4, 1966 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Say UNCLE" | Alvin Ganzer | Sidney Morse & Roy Kammerman | January 11, 1966 | |
| 19 | 19 | "Nobody's Perfect" | Peter Baldwin | Arne Sultan | January 18, 1966 | |
| 20 | 20 | "My Good Friend, Whatsisname" | Alvin Ganzer | Paul West | January 25, 1966 | |
| 21 | 21 | "The Monster in the Basement" | Peter Baldwin | Paul West | February 1, 1966 | |
| 22 | 22 | "Wring Out the Welcome Mat" | Gary Nelson | David C. Bruce | February 15, 1966 | |
| 23 | 23 | "Move Over, Mozart" | Tay Garnett | Marlene Fanta Shyer | February 22, 1966 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Who's Walking Under the Bed?" | Sidney Miller | Paul West | March 8, 1966 | |
| 25 | 25 | "How Now, Hausfrau?" | John Erman | Paul West | March 15, 1966 | |
| 26 | 26 | "Big Man on Campus" | Tay Garnett | Robert Stambler | March 22, 1966 | |
| 27 | 27 | "The Magnificent Muldoon" | David Alexander | Mark Miller | March 29, 1966 | |
| 28 | 28 | "The Leaning Tower of Ridgemont" | David Alexander | Carol & Joseph Cavella | April 5, 1966 | |
| 29 | 29 | "Mine is the Luck of the Irish" | Richard Whorf | Robert Stambler | April 12, 1966 | |
| 30 | 30 | "Night of Knights" | Richard Whorf | Story by: Paul West, Teleplay by: Robert Stambler & Paul West | April 19, 1966 | |
Guest star Audrey Meadows in "The Big Brass Blonde" episode, 1965
Season 2: (1966–67)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "The Purple Avenger" | Richard Kinon | Allan Manings & Milt Rosen | September 17, 1966 | |
| 32 | 2 | "My Mother's Name is Fred" | David Alexander | Jack Raymond | September 24, 1966 | |
| 33 | 3 | "A-Hunting We Will Go" | Richard Kinon | Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach | October 1, 1966 | |
| 34 | 4 | "At Home with the Family" | Hollingsworth Morse | Michael Morris | October 8, 1966 | |
| 35 | 5 | "The Holdouts" | John Erman | Jack Raymond | October 15, 1966 | |
| 36 | 6 | "Trouble Right Here in Ridgemont" | David Alexander | Austin Kalish & Irma Kalish | October 22, 1966 | |
| 37 | 7 | "Black is the Color of My Love's Eye" | John Erman | Sidney A. Mandel & Roy Kammerman | October 29, 1966 | |
| 38 | 8 | "My Son, the Genius" | John Erman | Michael Adams (aka Meyer Dolinsky) | November 5, 1966 | |
| 39 | 9 | "The End of the Trailer" | Hollingsworth Morse | Elliot Robin | November 12, 1966 | |
| 40 | 10 | "My Son, the Actor" | Herbert Coleman | Milton Pascal | November 19, 1966 | |
| 41 | 11 | "Of Haunted Houses, Little Boys, and a Ghost Named Malcolm" | Hollingsworth Morse | Story by: Stanley H. Silverman and Jay E. Selby (aka Robert Lees), Teleplay by: William Cowley | November 26, 1966 | |
| 42 | 12 | "And What Does Your Husband Do?" | Bruce Bilson | William Cowley | December 3, 1966 | |
| 43 | 13 | "Just for Laughs" | Bruce Bilson | Robert Stambler | December 10, 1966 | |
| 44 | 14 | "The Guardian" | John Erman | Michael Morris | December 24, 1966 | |
| 45 | 15 | "Peace, It's Wonderful" | Richard Kinon | Gene Thompson | January 7, 1967 | |
| 46 | 16 | "The Silent Butler Spoke" | Richard Kinon | William Cowley | January 14, 1967 | |
| 47 | 17 | "The Cupid Machine" | Michael D. Moore | William Cowley | January 21, 1967 | |
| 48 | 18 | "The Thing's the Play" | Stanley Z. Cherry | Tom Adair & John Elliotte | January 28, 1967 | |
| 49 | 19 | "The Officer of the Court" | Bruce Bilson | William Cowley | February 4, 1967 | |
| 50 | 20 | "None So Righteous" | Bruce Bilson | Robert Stambler | February 11, 1967 | |
| 51 | 21 | "Remember Lake Serene?" | Don Appell | William Cowley | February 18, 1967 | |
| 52 | 22 | "Pest in the House" | Bruce Bilson | David Braverman & Bob Marcus | February 25, 1967 | |
| 53 | 23 | "Help Wanted, Desperately" | Hollingsworth Morse | William Cowley | March 4, 1967 | |
| Guest star: Mary Treen | ||||||
| 54 | 24 | "Just While You're Resting" | Bruce Bilson | William Cowley | March 11, 1967 | |
| 55 | 25 | "When I Was a Young Man" | Bruce Bilson | Neil Travis | March 25, 1967 | |
| 56 | 26 | "Professor, Please!" | Bruce Bilson | William Cowley | April 1, 1967 | |
| 57 | 27 | "A Matter of Concentration" | Bruce Bilson | William Cowley & Robert Stambler | April 8, 1967 | |
| 58 | 28 | "The Day the Play Got Away" | Bruce Bilson | Ed Adamson | April 22, 1967 | |
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