Heaven for Betsy


Heaven for Betsy is an American sitcom that aired live on CBS twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday for fifteen minutes from September 30, 1952 to December 23, 1952.
The series stars real-life husband and wife Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone. It was based on The Couple Next Door, a sketch that Lemmon and Stone performed regularly in the variety series The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show.
Pepsodent sponsored the program.

Premise

The series revolves around newlyweds Pete Bell, an assistant buyer in the toy department of a suburban New York department store, and Betsy Bell, a secretary turned homemaker, who always had to get Pete out of jams.

Cast

Production

Jacin Productions packaged and produced Heaven for Betsy. Richard Linkroum was the director, and Russ Beggs was a writer. The program was sponsored by Lever Brothers products Pepsodent and Shadow Wave. It originated at WCBS.