The Gale Storm Show

*The Gale Storm Show*
The Gale Storm Show
	James Fairfax, Gale Storm, and ZaSu Pitts (1956)
Also known as	Oh, Susanna
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Lee Karson
Starring	Gale Storm; ZaSu Pitts; Roy Roberts; James Fairfax
Composer	Leon Klatzkin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	125
Production
Executive producer	Hal Roach
Producers	Hal Roach, Jr.; Lou Derman; Alex Gottlieb
Running time	26 minutes
Production companies	Hal Roach Studios; Independent Television Corporation
Original release
Network	CBS (1956–1959); ABC (1959–1960)
Release	September 29, 1956 –; September 22, 1960

The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 125 half-hour black-and-white episodes,^[1] initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC. Its title is also seen as The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna.^[2]

The Gale Storm Show was produced initially by Hal Roach Studios. The Roach company later sold the program to Independent Television Corporation.^[3]

The series was aired under the title Oh, Susanna in syndication.^[3]

Synopsis

The series is based on a cruise director, Susanna Pomeroy (Storm), on a ship traveling around the world. A cast of regular characters inhabits the ship and new situations are created as the ship moors in ports. Unlike her previous role on My Little Margie, Storm's character emits a shrill, two-fingered whistle to get people's attention. On her previous show, she would make a Trilling sound when in trouble.

The series finished at No. 16 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1957–1958 season.^[4]

Cast

Gale Storm as Susanna Pomeroy^[3]
ZaSu Pitts as Elvira Nugent^[3]
Roy Roberts as Captain Huxley^[2]
James Fairfax as Cedric^[2]

Notable guest stars

Pat Boone
Francis De Sales
William Frawley
Lorne Greene
Ron Hagerthy as Sergeant Rickie Hayland in "Wedding at Sea" (1959)
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.
Boris Karloff
Peggy Knudsen
Doug McClure
Patrick McVey as Reid in "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1957)
Robby the Robot
Frank Wilcox
Robert Warwick

Episodes

Season 1 (1956–57)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Italian Movie Actress"	William A. Seiter	Phil Shuken & Lee Karson	September 29, 1956 (1956-09-29)
2	2	"The Chimpanzee"	John Rich	Al Gordon & Hal Goldman	October 6, 1956 (1956-10-06)
3	3	"Passenger Incognito"	John Rich	George Carleton Brown & Frank Gill, Jr.	October 13, 1956 (1956-10-13)
4	4	"Bonnie Lassie"	Charles Barton	Nathaniel Curtis & Erna Lazarus	October 20, 1956 (1956-10-20)
5	5	"Too Many Maharanis"	Unknown	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	October 27, 1956 (1956-10-27)
6	6	"Nicked in Naples"	Charles Barton	Lee Karson & Ben Gershman	November 10, 1956 (1956-11-10)
7	7	"The Immigrants"	William A. Seiter	Bernard Ederer & Bob White	November 17, 1956 (1956-11-17)
8	8	"Susanna Strikes Back"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	November 24, 1956 (1956-11-24)
9	9	"Hold That Tiger"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1956 (1956-12-01)
10	10	"The Witch Doctor"	William A. Seiter	John L. Greene	December 8, 1956 (1956-12-08)
11	11	"A Night in Monte Carlo"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	December 15, 1956 (1956-12-15)
12	12	"Capri"	Charles Barton	Al Gordon & Hal Goldman	December 22, 1956 (1956-12-22)
13	13	"The Magician"	Charles Barton	Lee Karson & Elon Packard	December 29, 1956 (1956-12-29)
14	14	"Girls! Girls! Girls!"	Charles Barton	Nathaniel Curtis & Erna Lazarus	January 5, 1957 (1957-01-05)
15	15	"Desirable Alien"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 1957 (1957-01-12)
16	16	"Foreign Intrigue"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1957 (1957-01-19)
17	17	"Goodbye Kiss"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1957 (1957-01-26)
18	18	"Super Snoop"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	February 2, 1957 (1957-02-02)
19	19	"Checkmate"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1957 (1957-02-09)
20	20	"Swiss Miss"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	February 16, 1957 (1957-02-16)
21	21	"The Blarney Stone"	Charles Barton	Unknown	February 23, 1957 (1957-02-23)
22	22	"Volcano"	William A. Seiter	John Fenton Murray	March 2, 1957 (1957-03-02)
23	23	"Indian Giver"	William A. Seiter	Hal Fimberg	March 9, 1957 (1957-03-09)
24	24	"Susanna, the Chaperone"	Unknown	Unknown	March 16, 1957 (1957-03-16)
25	25	"Gypping the Gypsies"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	March 23, 1957 (1957-03-23)
26	26	"Maid in Sweden"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	March 30, 1957 (1957-03-30)
27	27	"Trouble in Trinidad"	Charles Barton	Benedict Freedman & John Fenton Murray	April 6, 1957 (1957-04-06)
28	28	"Model Apartment"	William A. Seiter	John Fenton Murray	April 13, 1957 (1957-04-13)
29	29	"Singapore Fling"	Charles Barton	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	April 20, 1957 (1957-04-20)
30	30	"The Parisian Touch"	Charles Barton	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	April 27, 1957 (1957-04-27)
31	31	"Action in Acapulco"	William A. Seiter	Story by : Fredrick Fox & Warren Spector Teleplay by : Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	May 4, 1957 (1957-05-04)
32	32	"Wedding in Majorca"	Charles Barton	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	May 18, 1957 (1957-05-18)
33	33	"Sing, Susanna, Sing"	William A. Seiter	Bernard Ederer & Robert White and Alex Gottlieb	May 25, 1957 (1957-05-25)
34	34	"Stop, Thief"	William A. Seiter	Alex Gottlieb & Hal Fimberg	June 1, 1957 (1957-06-01)
35	35	"'Alp, 'Alp"	William A. Seiter	John Fenton Murray	June 8, 1957 (1957-06-08)
36	36	"A Hit in Tahiti"	Charles Barton	Story by : Frank Gill, Jr. & George Carleton Brown Teleplay by : Alex Gottlieb and Frank Gill, Jr. & George Carleton Brown	June 15, 1957 (1957-06-15)

Season 2 (1957–58)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
37	1	"Pat on the Back"	William A. Seiter	Hal Fimberg	September 14, 1957 (1957-09-14)
38	2	"Susanna Plays Cupid"	Unknown	Unknown	September 21, 1957 (1957-09-21)
39	3	"Pirate Treasure"	William A. Seiter	Bill Freedman & Larry Rhine	September 28, 1957 (1957-09-28)
40	4	"Susanna Strikes Oil"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1957 (1957-10-05)
41	5	"It's Only Money"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1957 (1957-10-12)
42	6	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1957 (1957-10-19)
43	7	"Susanna's Baby"	William A. Seiter	Alex Gottlieb	October 26, 1957 (1957-10-26)
44	8	"A Lass in Alaska"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1957 (1957-11-02)
45	9	"The Phantom Valice"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1957 (1957-11-09)
46	10	"For Money or Love"	William A. Seiter	John L. Greene	November 16, 1957 (1957-11-16)
47	11	"Aladdin's Lamp"	Unknown	Unknown	November 23, 1957 (1957-11-23)
48	12	"The Kid from Korea"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1957 (1957-11-30)
49	13	"Mardi Gras"	Unknown	Unknown	December 7, 1957 (1957-12-07)
50	14	"Dutch Treatment"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1957 (1957-12-14)
51	15	"Susanna Goes Native"	Unknown	Unknown	December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21)
52	16	"Friday the Thirteenth"	Unknown	Unknown	December 28, 1957 (1957-12-28)
53	17	"The Ouija Board"	Unknown	Unknown	January 4, 1958 (1958-01-04)
54	18	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	January 11, 1958 (1958-01-11)
55	19	"Lovey-Dovey"	William A. Seiter	Hal Fimberg	January 18, 1958 (1958-01-18)
56	20	"The Case of the Chinese Puzzle"	Unknown	Unknown	January 25, 1958 (1958-01-25)
57	21	"Royal Welcome"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1958 (1958-02-01)
58	22	"Susanna Takes a Husband"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1958 (1958-02-08)
59	23	"Taking Ways"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1958 (1958-02-15)
60	24	"Ride 'Em, Cowgirl"	Unknown	Unknown	February 22, 1958 (1958-02-22)
61	25	"Bye, Bye, Banshee"	Unknown	Unknown	March 1, 1958 (1958-03-01)
62	26	"A Beautiful Friendship"	Unknown	Unknown	March 8, 1958 (1958-03-08)
63	27	"Ghosts Aboard"	Unknown	Unknown	March 15, 1958 (1958-03-15)
64	28	"How to Catch a Man"	Unknown	Unknown	March 22, 1958 (1958-03-22)
65	29	"Our Dear Captain"	Unknown	Unknown	March 29, 1958 (1958-03-29)
66	30	"Susanna and the Pirates"	Unknown	Unknown	April 5, 1958 (1958-04-05)
67	31	"Happily Unmarried"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 1958 (1958-04-12)
68	32	"Bamboozled in Bombay"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1958 (1958-04-26)
69	33	"Not So Innocents Abroad"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1958 (1958-05-03)
70	34	"A Date with a Wolf"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 1958 (1958-05-10)
71	35	"Beat the Band"	Unknown	Unknown	May 31, 1958 (1958-05-31)

Season 3 (1958–59)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
72	1	"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"	Unknown	Unknown	September 6, 1958 (1958-09-06)
73	2	"Happy Birthday, Captain"	Unknown	Unknown	September 13, 1958 (1958-09-13)
74	3	"The Truth Machine"	Unknown	Unknown	September 20, 1958 (1958-09-20)
75	4	"Hayride Ahoy"	Unknown	Unknown	September 27, 1958 (1958-09-27)
76	5	"Painted in Paris"	Unknown	Unknown	October 4, 1958 (1958-10-04)
77	6	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11)
78	7	"Secret Assignment"	Unknown	Unknown	October 18, 1958 (1958-10-18)
79	8	"Heaven Scent"	Unknown	Unknown	October 25, 1958 (1958-10-25)
80	9	"Love and Kisses"	Unknown	Unknown	November 1, 1958 (1958-11-01)
81	10	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	November 8, 1958 (1958-11-08)
82	11	"The Case of the Music Box Thief"	Unknown	Unknown	November 15, 1958 (1958-11-15)
83	12	"Susanna the Matchmaker"	Unknown	Unknown	November 22, 1958 (1958-11-22)
84	13	"Adventure in Alaska"	Unknown	Unknown	December 6, 1958 (1958-12-06)
85	14	"Robot from Inner Space"	Unknown	Unknown	December 13, 1958 (1958-12-13)
86	15	"Don't Give Up the Ship"	Unknown	Unknown	December 20, 1958 (1958-12-20)
87	16	"Make Mine Music"	Unknown	Unknown	December 27, 1958 (1958-12-27)
88	17	"How to Make Enemies"	William A. Seiter	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	January 3, 1959 (1959-01-03)
89	18	"One Captain Too Many"	William A. Seiter	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	January 10, 1959 (1959-01-10)
90	19	"On the Dot"	William A. Seiter	Alex Gottlieb	January 17, 1959 (1959-01-17)
91	20	"The Honeymoon Suite"	Unknown	Unknown	January 24, 1959 (1959-01-24)
92	21	"It's Murder, My Dear"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 1959 (1959-01-31)
93	22	"The Battle of the Bull Run"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 1959 (1959-02-07)
94	23	"Jailmates"	Unknown	Unknown	February 28, 1959 (1959-02-28)
95	24	"An Old Chinese Custom"	Unknown	Unknown	March 7, 1959 (1959-03-07)
96	25	"Dutch Treat"	Unknown	Unknown	March 14, 1959 (1959-03-14)
97	26	"Alias Susanna Valentine"	Unknown	Unknown	March 21, 1959 (1959-03-21)
98	27	"Clip That Coupon"	Unknown	Unknown	March 28, 1959 (1959-03-28)
99	28	"Who Stole That Melody?"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1959 (1959-04-04)
100	29	"Susanna, the Babysitter"	Unknown	Unknown	April 11, 1959 (1959-04-11)

Season 4 (1959–60)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
101	1	"One, Two, Ski!"	William A. Seiter	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	October 1, 1959 (1959-10-01)
102	2	"The Card Sharp"	James V. Kern	Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	October 8, 1959 (1959-10-08)
103	3	"The Million Dollar Mutt"	Richard Kinon	Story by : Charles Hoffman Teleplay by : Larry Rhine & Bill Freedman	October 15, 1959 (1959-10-15)
104	4	"Come Back Little Beatnik"	William A. Seiter	Unknown	October 22, 1959 (1959-10-22)
105	5	"Calling Scotland Yard"	William A. Seiter	John Fenton Murray	October 29, 1959 (1959-10-29)
106	6	"Happy Horoscope"	William A. Seiter	Unknown	November 5, 1959 (1959-11-05)
107	7	"Nugey, Come Home"	Richard Kinon	Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal	November 12, 1959 (1959-11-12)
108	8	"The Swedish Steward"	Unknown	Unknown	November 19, 1959 (1959-11-19)
109	9	"Goodbye, Doctor"	James V. Kern	Martin Ragaway & Joe Quillan	November 26, 1959 (1959-11-26)
110	10	"Family Reunion"	James V. Kern	Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal	December 3, 1959 (1959-12-03)
111	11	"Wedding at Sea"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1959 (1959-12-10)
112	12	"Spanish Souvenir"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 1959 (1959-12-17)
113	13	"Captain Daddy"	Richard Kinon	Joel Kane & Lou Derman	December 24, 1959 (1959-12-24)
114	14	"Susanna's True Confession"	Unknown	Unknown	December 31, 1959 (1959-12-31)
115	15	"African Drums"	Unknown	Unknown	January 7, 1960 (1960-01-07)
116	16	"No Tears for the Captain"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1960 (1960-01-14)
117	17	"Love by Yiminy"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 1960 (1960-01-21)
118	18	"A Trip for Auntie"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1960 (1960-01-28)
119	19	"Birthday for Gino"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 1960 (1960-02-04)
120	20	"S.O.S. Dad"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 1960 (1960-02-11)
121	21	"Mother Steps Out"	Unknown	Unknown	February 18, 1960 (1960-02-18)
122	22	"Captain Courageous"	Unknown	Unknown	February 25, 1960 (1960-02-25)
123	23	"One Coin in the Fountain"	William A. Seiter	Herb Finn & William Freedman	March 3, 1960 (1960-03-03)
124	24	"Made in Hong Kong"	Austen Jewell	Seaman Jacobs & Si Rose	March 10, 1960 (1960-03-10)
125	25	"It's Magic"	Robert Altman	Herb Finn & William Freedman	March 17, 1960 (1960-03-17)
126	26	"Show Biz"	James V. Kern	Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal	March 24, 1960 (1960-03-24)

Award nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Recipient
1959	Nominated	Emmy Award	Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series	ZaSu Pitts

References

^ Reed, R.M. (2012). The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video. Springer US. p. 226. ISBN 9781468465211.
^ ^a ^b ^c Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tucker, David C. (2012). The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms. McFarland. pp. 150–153. ISBN 9780786487325. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "ClassicTVguide.com: TV Ratings > 1950s". classictvguide.com.

External links

The Gale Storm Show at IMDb

[1] Reed, R.M. (2012). The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video. Springer US. p. 226. ISBN 9781468465211.

[etvs-2] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[w-3] Tucker, David C. (2012). The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms. McFarland. pp. 150–153. ISBN 9780786487325. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[4] "ClassicTVguide.com: TV Ratings > 1950s". classictvguide.com.

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