| The Betty White Show | |
|---|---|
John Hillerman and Betty White, 1977 |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | James Burrows Harvey Medlinsky Noam Pitlik Doug Rogers |
| Starring | Betty White John Hillerman Georgia Engel |
| Composer(s) | Dick DeBenedictis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stan Daniels Ed. Weinberger |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ellison Dale McRaven |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MTM Enterprises |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | September 12, 1977 – January 2, 1978 |
The Betty White Show is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 12, 1977, to January 2, 1978. Fourteen episodes were transmitted. The series was produced by MTM Enterprises.
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Joyce Whitman (Betty White), a middle-aged actress, lands the lead in a fictitious police series, Undercover Woman (a parody of Angie Dickinson's Police Woman). Joyce is thrilled with the show, but less pleased to learn that the director is her ex-husband, John Elliot (John Hillerman), whom she unfondly refers to as "old pickle puss". He responds in kind, supplying his star with an oversized male double named Hugo (Charles Cyphers), a sexy, much younger onscreen sidekick (Caren Kaye), and dialogue not nearly as sharp as her tongue. Also on hand are Joyce's best friend, Mitzi Maloney (Georgia Engel), co-star actor Fletcher Huff (Barney Phillips) and network penny-pincher Doug Porterfield (Alex Henteloff).
The series was scheduled opposite ABC's Monday Night Football and The NBC Monday Movie and failed to generate viewers. The show was quickly canceled after fourteen episodes.[1]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Betty White | Joyce Whitman |
| John Hillerman | John Elliot |
| Georgia Engel | Mitzi Maloney |
| Caren Kaye | Tracy Garrett |
| Charles Cyphers | Hugo Muncy |
| Alex Henteloff | Doug Porterfield |
| Barney Phillips | Fletcher Huff |
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Undercover Police Woman" | September 12, 1977 |
| 2 | "Mitzi's Cousin" | September 19, 1977 |
| 3 | "Make Yourself at Home...Steal Something" | September 26, 1977 |
| 4 | "Doug Gets Fired" | October 3, 1977 |
| 5 | "We're Not Divorced: Part 1" | October 10, 1977 |
| 6 | "We're Not Divorced: Part 2" | October 17, 1977 |
| 7 | "Mitzi's Jealousy" | October 24, 1977 |
| 8 | "Good Night, Sweet Fletch" | October 31, 1977 |
| 9 | "John's Mother" | November 7, 1977 |
| 10 | "Joyce, The Matchmaker" | November 14, 1977 |
| 11 | "Joyce's Wedding" | December 12, 1977 |
| 12 | "Play Misty for John" | December 19, 1977 |
| 13 | "Fletcher's Decision" | December 26, 1977 |
| 14 | "The Stunt Woman" | January 2, 1978 |
The Betty White Show was briefly rerun on Nick at Nite and TV Land in the 1990s.