Angel
Angel has just moved to America from France after getting married to her sweetheart, John. Although she tries her best to be a loving and responsible housewife for her new husband, she frequently runs into problems, usually due to misunderstandings stemming from her poor command of the English language.
- 1960-1961
- 1 season
- CBS
- Comedy
Angel has just moved to America from France after getting married to her sweetheart, John. Although she tries her best to be a loving and responsible housewife for her new husband, she frequently runs into problems, usually due to misunderstandings stemming from her poor command of the English language.
Season 1 Episode Guide
33 Episodes 1960 - 1961
Episode 1
The French Touch
Thu, Oct 6, 1960 30 mins
Angel, getting used to American ways goes shopping for a dinner party. Believing one is supposed to haggle she's proud of the money saved. But John says it's not necessary. After she buys expensive clothes she's confused why John's angry.
Episode 2
Voting Can Be Fun
Thu, Oct 13, 1960 30 mins
For an upcoming local election, Angel tries to register to vote, but the registrar tells her she's ineligible, but can still participate by allowing her house to be used as a polling place. She does, but makes it into a party.
Episode 3
The Easy Touch: Angel and the Con Men
Thu, Oct 20, 1960 30 mins
Angel allows two itinerant workmen to oil the shingles on the house, but after, Johnny's convinced they were crooks, and tests just how waterproof the roof is now.
Episode 4
The Maid
Thu, Nov 3, 1960 30 mins
When Angel breaks Johnny's expensive camera, she secretly hires herself out as a maid to pay for the camera repair.
Episode 5
Angel's Temper
Thu, Nov 10, 1960 30 mins
Tired of Angel's Gallic temper tantrums, Johnny makes her promise to change her attitude. She overdoes it, and Johnny plans to make her break her serenity by selling her heirloom clock.
Episode 6
Democracy
Thu, Nov 17, 1960 30 mins
When a contractor threatens changes to zoning regulations in order to build an apartment house, Angel sets up a table in the street to collect signatures on a petition.
Episode 7
The Trusting Wife
Thu, Nov 24, 1960 30 mins
Johnny is in talks with a beautiful and famous woman to build her a home. When Susie explains to Angel how concerned she should be -- she becomes so.
Episode 8
The Contest
Thu, Dec 1, 1960 30 mins
Angel and three friends form a club to enter contests, planning to split the spoils if they win; but their prize turns out to be a house given away by Angel's husband's boss.
Episode 9
The Driving Lesson
Thu, Dec 8, 1960 30 mins
The strain of teaching Angel to drive his new convertible becomes too much for her husband, so Angel's friend Susie takes over as instructor.
Episode 10
The Valedictorian
Thu, Dec 15, 1960 30 mins
Voted to be Valedictorian of her adult education English class, she has second thoughts at home when a loutish friend of Johnny's makes fun of her accent.
Episode 11
The Museum
Thu, Dec 22, 1960 30 mins
Disappointed that Johnny won't be able to go with her on a picnic that they had planned, Angel visits an art museum and ends up acting as tour guide to a group of young art students.
Episode 12
Togetherness
Thu, Dec 29, 1960 30 mins
Angel takes pool lessons from a 15-year-old who develops a crush on her. The boy thinks John is her father.
Episode 13
The Goat Dog
Thu, Jan 5, 1961 30 mins
The "goat dog" is an animal that enjoys eating lawns, clothes, and furniture. He arrives as a wedding gift for Angel just as her neighbors are feuding over property development.
Episode 14
The Dowry
Thu, Jan 19, 1961 30 mins
Heartbroken Angel finds that her cheapskate father avoided giving Johnny the customary French dowry upon their marriage, so she and Susie conspire to make some money to cover it.
Episode 15
Happy Marriage
Thu, Jan 26, 1961 30 mins
Susie is offended that Angel is dressed up, cheerful and waits on Johnnie during breakfast, while she's in an old housecoat and curlers , and won't lift a finger for George. She convinces Angel that husbands aren't worth the extra effort.
Episode 16
The Joint Bank Account
Thu, Feb 2, 1961 30 mins
Angel and Susie believe Johnny is about to throw his money away on worthless mining stock, so they take the money out of the Smith bank account without telling him.
Episode 17
Call Me Mother
Thu, Feb 9, 1961 30 mins
To make a good impression for Johnny's mother when meeting Angel for the first time, a maid is temporarily hired, but mother arrives first, and Angel takes her for the hired help.
Episode 18
The Second Marriage
Thu, Feb 16, 1961 30 mins
Johnny and Angel's wedding was small, so a second, big one in church with all the trimmings is planned. However, his boss and their friends insert themselves and turn the project into chaos.
Episode 19
The French Lesson
Thu, Feb 23, 1961 30 mins
Angel is hired to assist film star James Garner in perfecting some French dialogue for a role in an upcoming movie. She's given a bit part to play in it, but it goes to her head, and she "goes Hollywood."
Episode 20
Little White Lies
Thu, Mar 2, 1961 30 mins
To get out of accepting an invitation from his boss, Johnny says Angel's mother is visiting. When the boss then insists on meeting her, Mrs. Spiegelman is talked into being an unlikely stand in for Mama.
Episode 21
House Guests
Thu, Mar 9, 1961 30 mins
When George and Susie Carpenter have their house remodeled, Angel invites them to be house guests for a few days, much to Johnny's displeasure. They prove to be incompatible, driving each couple to plan to go to a hotel.
Episode 22
Phone Fun
Thu, Mar 23, 1961 30 mins
Angel's spat with the telephone company over an unpaid bill results in a disconnected phone.
Episode 23
The Insurance Policy
Thu, Mar 30, 1961 30 mins
When Johnny's employer Mr. Johnson puts a large life insurance policy on him, Angel is convinced it means the boss will soon cash in by murdering him, just as she had seen on a TV drama.
Episode 24
The Dentist
Thu, Apr 6, 1961 30 mins
Angel is beside herself because her dentist charged her ten dollars whereas he did not even treat her. Sure, she was a bit late but wasn't she a bit scared? What makes her even more furious is that Johnny, her American husband, sides with the dentist under the pretense that a professional man's time is valuable and must be compensated for. The next day, Angel loses patience after being left waiting for an hour. People are coming for dinner and she has many things to do. As she thinks HER time is precious as well she decides to charge Dr.Mathews ten dollars in his turn ...
Episode 25
The Honest Man
Thu, Apr 13, 1961 30 mins
Angel finds an envelope with $50 at the market, and rushes home to put it into the Smith vacation fund, but Johnny insists she must return it to it's owner. Soon, their "Lost and Found" ad in the paper brings out several claimants.
Episode 26
Unpopular Mechanics
Wed, Apr 19, 1961 30 mins
Angel and Susie go out to inspect Mr. Johnson's new imported sports car, a "Buckingham", that cost a fortune, and which he's devoted to. They foolishly start tinkering with the motor until it's an incomprehensible mess. When Johnson comes around to get it, he's accidentally slipped tranquilizers in his coffee.
Episode 27
The Guided Tour
Wed, Apr 26, 1961 30 mins
Johnny is to take a Business trip to Paris, so Angel becomes a women's club's guide so she can get there too. But when his plans are canceled, she must convince the women that Paris would be a terrible place for their holiday.
Episode 28
The Littlest Leaguer
Wed, May 3, 1961 30 mins
Angel talks John into teaching a fatherless neighborhood boy how to play baseball.
Episode 29
The Trailer
Wed, May 10, 1961 30 mins
When Angel and Johnny make a joint investment in a camping trailer with their neighbors, Suzie and George, the two couples soon discover the complications of joint ownership when they can't agree on whose turn it is to make use of it.
Episode 30
Goodbye, Young Lovers
Wed, May 17, 1961 30 mins
Romantic kids Nancy and Harold have a falling out, supposedly because he's smitten with Angel. The Smiths discuss it with them separately, but mishandle it, talking themselves into dates with the teenagers, and altercations with parents.
Episode 31
Angel of Mercy
Wed, May 24, 1961 30 mins
Angel invites a fired woman to come home with her. At the Office, Johnny can't explain missing funds. The woman brings along her servant family, so when the company bookkeeper pops in, Johnny can't tell how he can afford a butler and maid.
Episode 32
The Wedding
Wed, Jun 7, 1961 30 mins
The Smiths recount the day they married, which started with Angel held at the immigration office for a lost passport, and ending in the actual marriage ceremony in a hotel suite, with Johnny intoxicated and unsteady.
Episode 33
Promise to a Friend
Wed, Jun 14, 1961 30 mins
To help a friend out of a jam, Angel promises to take over her job for one night, unaware that it is as a cigarette girl wearing a skimpy costume. Johnny allows her to go through with it, but only if she wears his overcoat.