SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

American television sitcom featuring Wally Cox (Mr Robinson Peepers) as a junior high school science teacher at Jefferson High School, in the small Midwestern town of Jefferson. Mr Peepers is a shy, slow-moving science teacher whose efforts to do the right thing always seemed to backfire. This episode contains a scene in which English teacher Mrs Gurney is teaching Sandra her role as Lady Macbeth.

Series

Mister Peepers

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Transmission details

8 Mar 1953 at 19:30 (Channel: NBC)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Hal Keith

Producer

Fred Coe

Writer

David Swift (2); Jim Fritzell

Music

Bernard Green

Production Design

Otis Riggs

Cast

Marion Lorne	Mrs Gurney
Wally Cox	Robinson J. Peepers

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Notes

Notes

The entire series was released in 2005 as a 4-DVD set, region 1 only.

General

Series created by David Swift. Mr. Peepers was transmitted live and was performed on stage before a large audience at the Century Theatre, 932 7th Avenue, NYC.

History

The series ran July 13 1952-June 12 1955.

Production Company

Name

NBC

Sponsor

Name

Reynolds Aluminium

Archive

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email

arsc@ucla.edu

Web

http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window

Phone

(310) 206 5388

Fax

(310) 206 5392

Address

Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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