The Ugliest Girl in Town
| The Ugliest Girl in Town | |
|---|---|
|
Kastner as Timothy, left and as "Timmie", right. | |
| Created by | Robert Kaufman |
| Starring | Peter Kastner |
| Theme music composer |
Howard Greenfield Helen Miller |
| Opening theme | "The Ugliest Girl in Town", sung by The Will-O-Bees |
| Composer(s) | Shorty Rogers |
| Country of origin |
USA (production) Great Britain (location) |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Harry Ackerman |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Davis |
| Location(s) | Filmed on location in London and at Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, Surrey, England |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Screen Gems |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 26, 1968 – January 30, 1969 |
The Ugliest Girl in Town is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC. It ran from September 26, 1968 to January 30, 1969.
Timothy Blair is a Hollywood talent agent. He falls in love with Julie Renfield, a British actress who is visiting the United States to do a movie. After that movie is finished, she returns to England. To help his brother Gene complete a photography assignment, Timothy dresses as a hippie and poses for a photo shoot. The photos are sent to a modeling agent in England who assumes that they are of a woman. He offers "her" a job.
Knowing that this would be the only chance to go to Great Britain and be with Julie, Tim accepts and dubs himself "Timmie". Tim has two weeks of vacation to spend as much time with Julie as he can, but when he is about to leave with his brother, Gene loses £11,000 gambling. Unless he pays him back, Tim has to continue being Timmie for a while longer.
In 2002, TV Guide ranked the series number 18 on its '50 Worst TV Shows of All Time' list.[1]
Although the series was bought by ITV for British airings, it was never screened in the London area despie the series being both set and filmed there.
Cast
- Peter Kastner - Timothy Blair
- Patricia Brake - Julie Renfield
- Gary Marshal - Gene Blair
- Jenny Till - Sandra Wolston
- Nicholas Parsons - David Courtney
Episode list
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "The Ugliest Girl In Town" (pilot) | September 26, 1968 |
| 1-2 | "Visitors From A Strange Planet" | October 3, 1968 |
| 1-3 | "The Pain in Timmy's Tummy" | October 10, 1968 |
| 1-4 | "The Cover Up Girl" | October 17, 1968 |
| 1-5 | "One Of Our Models Is Missing" | October 24, 1968 |
| 1-6 | "Up the Thames Without A Paddle" | October 31, 1968 |
| 1-7 | "The Perfect Young Lady" | November 7, 1968 |
| 1-8 | "The Look Alikes" | November 14, 1968 |
| 1-9 | "Timmy the Mother" | November 21, 1968 |
| 1-10 | "Popped Star" | December 5, 1968 |
| 1-11 | "The Paris Incident" | December 12, 1968 |
| 1-12 | "The Jewel Robbery" | December 19, 1968 |
| 1-13 | "My Sister, the Genius" | December 26, 1968 |
| 1-14 | "The Ugliest Boy In Town" | January 2, 1969 |
| 1-15 | "The Trouble With England" | January 16, 1969 |
| 1-16 | "A Little Advice Goes A Long Way" | January 23, 1969 |
| 1-17 | "Matchmates" | January 30, 1969 |
| 1-18 | "The Track Star" | Unaired |
| 1-19 | "Tubby Timmy" | Unaired |
| 1-20 | "He Lost His Girlish Laughter" | Unaired |