Angel with James Garner

Sitcom created by Jess Oppenheimer ("I Love Lucy").
Angel is like Ricky Ricardo with a French accent. She moves to America, marries an architect, and gets into problems with her new husband, culture, and language in the same way Ricky did with Lucy.
Episode #26 Aired on CBS February 23, 1961
"The French Lesson"
Cast: Annie Fargé, Marshall Thompson ("Daktari"), Doris Singleton ("I Love Lucy"), Don Keefer
Special Guest Star: James Garner
Executive Producer: Jess Oppenheimer
Producer: Edward H. Feldman ("Hogan's Heroes")
Teleplay by: Bill Davenport ("Ozzie & Harriet", "Mister Ed", "All in the Family")
Story by: Robert Fisher ("Make Room for Daddy", "Bachelor Father", "Alice"), Alan Lipscott ("Make Room for Daddy", "Bachelor Father", "Alice") and Bill Davenport
Directed by: Ezra Stone ("The Munsters", "Lost in Space", "Julia")
Music by: Eliot Daniel ("I Love Lucy")
Filmed by: Desilu

[@immyself8045]

Thanks for post this show I love James Garner he can do everything, he was a great actor, comedian well he was really good. RIP Mr. James Garner.

[@patc2000]

Thank you somuch for posting these Angel shows--I remember watching back then --loved the show and Angel--Never thought I'd get to watch them again- I have always remembered this line from the show--Angel; If mouse is mice then why isn't blouse blice? Thank you or Merci LOL

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I wish there were more of these episodes.I have only 1 left.

[@byrd56]

James Garner 1928-2014

[@TheTerryGene]

I remember adoring Annie Farge' in this series.

[@CathyChester]

Can't take my eyes off James Garner. He's not only the most handsome man ever, but a find actor and great comedian! His comic timing was fabulous. He can do it all. Thanks for posting this!

[@immyself8045]

I have a friend who looks like him when he was young.

[@Monstermack40]

Susie's house is Lucy's house in conn.

[@hiroshitakubo]

James Garner steals whole episode!

[@classicladi58]

These are so much fun to watch. Appreciate you posting them.

[@tomservo56954]

I swear, this is about the cleverest example of integrating the sponsor with the opening credits....and the self-referential cast commercial (in an unironic cultural era). I've seen plenty of cast commercials where they stay in character. But this--and when I rented season 1 of THE LUCY SHOW--is the only time have I ever seen ads that note the specific episode. Paul

[@mamaniece]

J'adore James!

[@ricmarc]

i'm amazed it lasted 33 episodes

[@patc2000]

BTW Angie was French and the accent was very real and very her'sLOL

[@howardkerr8174]

Ms Farge, what a fun lady, too bad this program didn't last. And James Garner, as others here said: extremely versatile.

[@fromthesidelines]

Of course, Paul Frees is the announcer in the Johnson's ad...

[@Laughandsong]

Daktari had a french wife.... Who knew!!!

[@fromthesidelines]

General Foods [Post] was the primary sponsor of the series (Johnson's Wax [Johnson's Shoe Polish] was the "alternate sponsor")- and as such, the cast often appeared in an "integrated commercial" for their sponsor at the end of the episode, usually tied into the evening's plot {they pitch "Post-Tens" in this one}. Guest star James Garner had recently walked away from "MAVERICK"...

[@hippiegirl58]

He always does. The best.

[@fromthesidelines]

29:11- "'THE ANN SOTHERN SHOW' is next, on the CBS Television Network."

[@bigred997]

idon't recall seeing this show as a kid at all.

[@squirtblossom2]

me neither!

[@jerrymaliszewski5246]

I was only 6 when this came on. Don't remember it at all. Didn't last lone enough.

[@calalilygirl]

Looks like the late episodes I Love Lucy set.I never heard of this show.

[@crabbyappleton4384]

I was only 1 when this show was popular. Not bad writing, but Angel is a bit to quirky for the strait laced husband. Her voice is a bit hard on the ears.

[@calalilygirl]

@Shifraeliezar You said it all!!

[@StrongnBeautiful]

The French accent is unbearable. They needed to pay somebody to teach her!

[@terridevi]

The actress was born in Belgium and lived in France so the accent is genuine.

[@bigred997]

i can't believe that this show even lasted 26 episodes. like someone else wrote here, the female lead had an annoying voice. it had the clout of oppenheimer who was involved with the lucy show and tried to model it after hers. lousy casting.... only james garner made this episode worthy of viewing.