Harry's Girls is an American situation comedy

Situation comedy

A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...

 which appeared on NBC

NBC

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 from September 13, 1963, to January 3, 1964. The series stars Larry Blyden

Larry Blyden

Larry Blyden was an American actor and game show host, best known for his appearances on Broadway and as the host of the game show What's My Line?-Personal life:...

 portraying Henry Burns, the leader of a vaudeville

Vaudeville

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 troupe consisting of three young women. The co-stars were Dawn Nickerson as Lois, Susan Silo

Susan Silo

Susan Silo is an American actress and voice actress.-Early life and career:She was born in New York City, New York. Her acting career started in television on an episode of The Jack Benny Show. Silo also co-starred with Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson, and Diahn Williams in the NBC sitcom Harry's...

 as Rusty, and Diahn Williams as Terry.

Synopsis

The series was loosely based on a Robert E. Sherwood

Robert E. Sherwood

Robert Emmet Sherwood was an American playwright, editor, and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in New Rochelle, New York, he was a son of Arthur Murray Sherwood, a rich stockbroker, and his wife, the former Rosina Emmet, a well-known illustrator and portrait painter known as Rosina E. Sherwood...

 play. The theme is culture shock

Culture shock

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, as the old-style dance numbers have lost favor in the United States but are still popular in Europe. The program was filmed in southern France. Harry serves as the lovestruck chaperone of the girls as well as the manager of their entertainment program. None of the episodes has big-name guest stars, and the program failed to complete a single season.

The series preceded The Jack Paar Program on NBC, having aired at 9:30 p.m. on Fridays opposite ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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's The Farmer's Daughter

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and CBS

CBS

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's The Twilight Zone

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science fiction

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 anthology series. Harry's Girls was replaced at mid-season by the former BBC

BBC

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 program, That Was the Week That Was

That Was The Week That Was

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, a political satire

Satire

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that aired from 1964-1965.

Episode list

• Episode 1: "The Rajah" (September 13, 1963)
• Episode 2: "When in Rome" (September 20, 1963)
• Episode 3: "A Naval Affair" (September 27, 1963)
• Episode 4: "The Director" (October 4, 1963)
• Episode 5: "Café on the Riviera" (October 11, 1963)
• Episode 6: "The Forgotten Man" (October 18, 1963)
• Episode 7: "Countess" (October 25, 1963)
• Episode 8: "The Star" (November 1, 1963)
• Episode 9: "Diamond Necklace" (November 8, 1963)
• Episode 10: "Made in Heaven" (November 29, 1963)
• Episode 11: "The Busker" (December 6, 1963)
• Episode 12: "Collector's Item" (December 13, 1963)
• Episode 13: "His Highness" (December 20, 1963)
• Episode 14: "A Girl's Best Friend" (December 27, 1963)
• Episode 15: "Bet It All" (January 3, 1964)