Pete and Gladys

(1960-1962)

Sitcom

Created By Parke Levy

Directed By Leslie Goodwins, James V. Kern and Sidney Lanfield

Cast:

Harry Morgan as Pete Porter
Cara Williams as Gladys Porter
Shirley Mitchell as Janet Colton
Peter Leeds as George Colton
Gale Gordon as Uncle Paul
Verna Felton as Hilda Crocker
Barbara Stuart as Alice
Mina Kolb as Peggy Kolb
Joe Mantell as Ernie Briggs
Frances Rafferty as Nancy
Ernest Truex as Pop

Pete and Gladys was an American comedy that aired on CBS from September 19, 1960 to September 10, 1962. It was a spin off from the show December Bride .  A total of two seasons and 72 episodes aired.  The show 's plot was a variation of I Love Lucy .

The main character, Gladys Porter, who is married to Pete Porter, is a nagging, annoying wife on the show December Bride .  She would complain and moan about everything Pete did, but when it became the Pete and Gladys show her character was portrayed as a normal and pleasant wife.  The downfall was the show did not last as long as it possibly could have had they kept her character as a nag.