| Life with Elizabeth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Milt Kahn George Tibbles |
| Directed by | Duke Goldstone |
| Starring | Betty White Del Moore Jack Narz |
| Narrated by | Jack Narz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Betty White Don Fedderson Cal Reed George Tibbles |
| Editor(s) | Robert Oberbeck |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bandy Productions, in association with Don Fedderson |
| Distributor | Guild Films |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | October 7, 1953 – September 1, 1955 |
Life with Elizabeth is an American sitcom which aired in syndication from October 7, 1953, to September 1, 1955. The show stars Betty White and Del Moore; Jack Narz was the on-camera announcer and narrator.
The low-budget comedy was produced by and filmed at a local Los Angeles TV station where White and Moore were on the staff (the series was originally a live production on KLAC-TV in 1952). George Tibbles wrote every episode of the series. Betty White earned an Emmy Award for her work on this series.
Elizabeth (Betty White) and Alvin (Del Moore) are a married couple who live an ordinary suburban life, but inevitably manage to get into predicaments. At the end of most predicaments, Alvin, in variable degrees of frustration, would say, "I shall leave you at this point, Elizabeth" and would walk out of sight. The announcer would say, "Elizabeth, aren't you ashamed?" She would slowly nod, but then, with a slightly devilish grin, would vigorously shake her head to indicate she wasn't.
The series was divided into three eight to ten minute comic shorts — referred to as "incidents". Sometimes an entire incident might just consist of the two main characters talking to each other. The minimal theme music was played by a solo harpist who was partially visible on the opening title screen.
Life with Elizabeth has aired in syndication on America One and currently airs on the HOT (History of Television) network in New York (WKOB 42.4) and Dallas (K31GL 31.3).
Since the series entered the public domain, it has been released in various volumes of budget DVD releases.