Meet Corliss Archer is an American televisionsitcom that was broadcast on CBS between July 13 and August 10, 1951,[1] and in syndication via the Ziv Company from April to December 1954. It was an adaptation of the radio series of the same name, which was based on a series of short stories by F. Hugh Herbert.[2] It was also broadcast in Canada.[3]
Synopsis
Corliss Archer is a lovable blonde teenager who is delicately balancing her high-school life and relationship with her goofy boyfriend Dexter Franklin, and her homelife with parents Harry and Janet Archer.
The syndicated version of Meet Corliss Archer was executive produced by Frederick W. Ziv and produced by ZIV Television Programs.[6]
Syndication and DVD release
The series, which is in the public domain, is occasionally still repeated in the United States, usually on small over-the-air networks and cable channels. It has also appeared on DVDs by companies such as Alpha Video, Echo Bridge and Mill Creek.
References
^McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 539. ISBN0-14-02-4916-8.
^Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 331–333. ISBN0-8108-1651-2.
^Terrace, Vincent (2011). "Meet Corliss Archer". Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 677. ISBN978-0-7864-6477-7 – via Google Books.
