MY FAVORITE HUSBAND INDEX
Pilot Broadcast:
The Cugat's Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: July 5, 1948
Notes: This is the Pilot Broadcast for My Favorite Husband. Lee Bowman played George in this pilot episode. He was later replaced by Richard Denning when the program began its weekly broadcast. This was also Hal March's first appearence as Cory Cartwright.
Broadcast #1:
Literary Club's Speaker Comes to Dinner
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: July 23, 1948
Broadcast #2:
The Magazine Photographer
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: July 30, 1948
Notes: This was Hal March's last appearence as Cory Cartwright.
Broadcast #3:
The Portrait Painter
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: August 6, 1948
Broadcast #4:
The Kissing Booth
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: August 13, 1948
Broadcast #5:
Liz Teaches the Samba
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: August 20, 1948
Notes: This is the first script of the show written by Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr.
Broadcast #6:
Is Your Ship of Matrimony on the Rocks?
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: August 27, 1948
Broadcast #7:
Liz's Mother Has Second Thoughts
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: September 3, 1948
Broadcast #8:
The Swami
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: September 10, 1948
Broadcast #9:
Making Friends with General Timberlake
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: September 17, 1948
Broadcast #10:
Knitting Baby Booties
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: September 24, 1948
Broadcast #11:
Young Matron League Tryouts
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: October 2, 1948
Notes: This was the first My Favorite Husband broadcast episode scripted by Jess Oppenheimer. The show moved from Fridays at 9:00-9:30 pm to Saturdays at 7:00-7:30 pm.
Broadcast #12:
George's Old Flame
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: October 3, 1948
Notes: Broadcast episode #84 ("Anniversary" - 4/16/50) is often confused with this episode. In this episode, Lucy's character is still named Liz Cugat while in episode #84 Lucy's character is named Liz Cooper.
Broadcast #13:
Young Matrons' League Game
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: October 9, 1948
Broadcast #14:
Liz Sells Dresses
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: October 16, 1948
Broadcast #15:
Quiz Show
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: October 23, 1948
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #32, "Lucy Gets Ricky On the Radio".
Broadcast #16:
The Election
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: October 30, 1948
Broadcast #17:
Katy and Roscoe
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: November 6, 1948
Broadcast #18:
Learning to Drive
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: November 13, 1948
Broadcast #19:
George Attends a Teen-Age Dance
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: November 20, 1948
Notes: This program was the basis for I Love Lucy episode #20, "Young Fans".
Broadcast #20:
Is There a Baby in the House?
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: November 27, 1948
Broadcast #21:
Be Your Husband's Best Friend
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: December 4, 1948
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #93, "Be a Pal".
Broadcast #22:
Respective Mustaches
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: December 11, 1948
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #23, "The Moustache".
Broadcast #23:
Liz's New Dresses
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: December 18, 1948
Notes: This was the first episode with Rudolph Atterbury. But in this episode he was played by Joe Kearns.
Broadcast #24:
Numerology
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: December 25, 1948
Notes: This program was used as a basis for I Love Lucy episode #7, "The Seance". The show moves to Sunday for this program only (for Christmas Special).
Broadcast #25:
Young Matrons' League Tryouts
Season #1: (1948-49)
Airdate: December 26, 1948
Notes: This is a rewrite of broadcast episode #11 of the same title, the first episode Jess Oppenheimer ever wrote for Lucy.
