Series synopsis
December Bride is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on October 4, 1954. It ended on May 7, 1959. It was created by Parke Levy. It stars Spring Byington, Dean Miller, Frances Rafferty and Harry Morgan.
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.
Premise
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Spring Byington as Lily Ruskin
- Dean Miller as Matt Henshaw
- Frances Rafferty as Ruth Henshaw
- Harry Morgan as Pete Porter
- Verna Felton as Hilda Crocker
- Sandra Gould
- Pierre Watkin
- Herbert Heyes
Supporting cast
- Lester Matthews
- Richard Erdman
- Rory Calhoun
- Paul Cavanagh
- Frank Cady
- Nestor Paiva
- Roger Perry
- Ed Wynn as Self
- Mel Blanc
- Hillary Brooke
- Morey Amsterdam
- Amzie Strickland
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 157 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 34 | October 4, 1954 | May 23, 1955 |
| Season 2 | 31 | October 3, 1955 | May 14, 1956 |
| Season 3 | 30 | October 8, 1956 | May 6, 1957 |
| Season 4 | 31 | October 7, 1957 | May 19, 1958 |
| Season 5 | 31 | October 2, 1958 | May 7, 1959 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lily Ruskin Arrives Lily moves in with her daughter and son-in-law |
October 4, 1954 |
| 2 |
Lily is Bored A bored Lily looks for an exciting pastime |
October 11, 1954 |
| 3 | The Chinese Dinner | October 18, 1954 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boxing Show | October 3, 1955 |
| 2 | The Pizza Show | October 10, 1955 |
| 3 | Lily and the Wolf | October 17, 1955 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rory Calhoun Show | October 8, 1956 |
| 2 |
The Marjorie Main Show Lily and Hilda welcome a movie star's agent who is looking over Matt's house for his client. The agent won't tell them which star he represents, but does tell them her initials - ""M. M."" |
October 15, 1956 |
| 3 | House on Blocks | October 29, 1956 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallee's Protege (a.k.a.) Crashing Hollywood | October 7, 1957 |
| 2 | Mean Grandfather | October 14, 1957 |
| 3 | The Golf Lesson | October 21, 1957 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Edgar Bergen Show Lily helps Edgar get his brother-in-law to propose to his girl. |
October 2, 1958 |
| 2 | The Alaska Show | October 9, 1958 |
| 3 | Fenwick Arms | October 16, 1958 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 1954 |
| Last aired | May 7, 1959 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |