Two Girls Named Smith

Co-starring in this show were two girls named Peggy - Peggy French and Peggy Ann Garner (pictured). Produced by Richard Lewis and directed by Charles S. Dubin, this was a thirty-minute situation comedy that delighted its audience every Saturday at noon. Peggy Ann played Babs, an aspiring model who had moved to Manhattan from Omaha. Her roommate, Fran Smith, was her cousin, an aspiring artist/fashion designer. Each week would present another daffy adventure in the big city.

As the show progressed, they decided Babs should have a boyfriend. Enter Richard Hayes, who, in reality, was Peggy Ann Garner's husband. Normally a singer, Richard gave acting a shot and played the part well. Joseph Buloff played Mr. Basmany, their elderly neighbor, a Bohemian poet who referred to himself as the girls' "friend, companion and philosopher".

"Two Girls Named Smith" was rated in the top five for weekend shows. After eight months, however, Peggy Ann Garner quit the show and was replaced by Marcia Henderson. The following month, to everyone's amazement, the show was cancelled. In its closing episode, Babs get the break she's been yearning for when she replaces the lead in a Broadway play.

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