Marge and Jeff

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Marge and Jeff
Format	Sitcom
Starring	Marge Greene and Jess Cain
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	15 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	DuMont
Original run	September 21, 1953 – September 24, 1954
External links
IMDb profile

Marge and Jeff was an early American sitcom which aired on the DuMont Television Network during the 1953-1954 television season. Its sole claim to fame is the fact that unlike many other American sitcoms of the 1950s, it aired each weekday after Captain Video during its original run. The show starred and was written by Marge Greene. Each episode was 15 minutes long.

Most episodes of the show were destroyed after the DuMont Network ceased to exist in 1956. However, At least 20 episodes survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. UCLA records show that the show probably never had a commercial sponsor, and instead featured PSAs. It's unclear why so many episodes exist of "Marge and Jeff", considering that many DuMont Network programs which lasted longer and/or received better reviews have no or few surviving episodes.

[edit] References

McNeil, Alex. Total Television. Fourth edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1964). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (3rd ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-31864-1.