The Hathaways
Star Actors: Marcy Grace Canfield, Peggy Cass, Barbara Perry, Jack Weston, Harvey Lembeck
Released: October 6, 1961
Total Seasons: 1
Production Cost: Unknown
There is a saying that you ought to be careful how you work with animals and children when it comes to film production. Apparently, ABC never seems to hear that saying when they went ahead to air The Hathaways. The strange yet interesting show featured Peggy Case and Jack Weston as a happy couple and parent to some intriguing kids – a set of chimpanzees. Yeah, we know that’s a huge twist!
The Hathaways
From the very beginning, the show was a disaster and cost the production team a huge budget. There were no sponsors ready to step up, which caused ABC to cover the cost with some help from Ralston-Purina, an animal food company. Critics deemed it the worst possible show ever to grace network TV and leveled it as “degrading.” But, one group of people were fascinated – monkey lovers!
Peck’s Bad Girl
Star Actors: Wendell Corey, Patty McCormick, Marsha Hunt, Ray Ferrell
Released: 1959
Total Seasons: 1
Production Cost: $45,000 Per Episodes (Depending on Inflation)
Peck’s Bad Girl would have been a good movie like many others that were released, but there was a major problem – the audience could not tell what was going on with the film. During that time, white picket fences and Lucille Ball were the hit, and parodies were not welcomed. The show’s idea was to go far beyond what one could imagine, and with the different storylines, the show would eventually start making jokes about other tv shows.
Pecks Bad Girl
The film was narrated by Patty McCormick, who played the role of Torey Peck, and from the way it was done, many people could not tell it was actually a comedy film. So, in the same breath, it was released, it was canceled shortly after. There is limited information on the series, seeing it ran so short – imagine, there is no Wikipedia page about the tv show!
