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The Pruitts of Southampton is a situation comedy that aired during the 1966-67 season on the ABC network. The show was based on the novel House Party (1954) by Patrick Dennis. It was ABC's attempt to turn female stand-up comic Phyllis Diller into a sitcom comedian very much in the style of Lucille Ball.
Original Release
09/06/1966 on ABC
US Release
09/06/1966
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Phyllis Diller | Phyllis Pruitt |
| Reginald Gardiner | Uncle Ned Pruitt |
| Grady Sutton | Sturgis |
| Pam Freeman | Steffi / Stephanie |
| Marty Ingels | Norman Krump |
| Richard Deacon | Baldwin / Mr. Baldwin |
| Charles Lane | Maxwell |
| John Astin | Rudy Pruitt |
| Billy De Wolfe | Vernon Bradley |
| Gypsy Rose Lee | Regina |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phyllis Goes Broke | Tuesday, 06 September 1966 |
| 2 | Phyllis, the Milkmaid | Tuesday, 13 September 1966 |
| 3 | Phyllis Beats the Rap | Tuesday, 20 September 1966 |
| 4 | Phyllis Takes a Letter | Tuesday, 27 September 1966 |
| 5 | Phyllis, the Cookie Tycoon | Tuesday, 04 October 1966 |
| 6 | Phyllis Fires the Butler | Tuesday, 11 October 1966 |
| 7 | Phyllis Saves the Day | Tuesday, 18 October 1966 |
| 8 | Phyllis Goes Commercial | Tuesday, 25 October 1966 |
| 9 | Phyllis Entertains Royalty | Tuesday, 01 November 1966 |
| 10 | Phyllis, the Upstairs Girl | Tuesday, 15 November 1966 |
| 11 | Phyllis, the General Stealer | Tuesday, 22 November 1966 |
| 12 | Phyllis, the Dress Maker | Tuesday, 29 November 1966 |
| 13 | Phyllis Goes Arty | Tuesday, 06 December 1966 |
| 14 | Santa Was a Lady | Tuesday, 13 December 1966 |
| 15 | The Hubcap Caper | Tuesday, 20 December 1966 |
| 16 | Phyllis, Queen of the Road | Tuesday, 27 December 1966 |
| 17 | My Brother Harvey | Tuesday, 03 January 1967 |
| 18 | Little Miss Fixit | Friday, 13 January 1967 |
| 19 | Learn to Be a Millionaire | Friday, 20 January 1967 |
| 20 | The Ghost of Pruitt Mansion | Friday, 27 January 1967 |
| 21 | Portrait of Krump | Friday, 03 February 1967 |
| 22 | How to Rob a Millionaire | Friday, 10 February 1967 |
| 23 | Nobody Here But Us Chickens | Friday, 17 February 1967 |
| 24 | Phyllis, the Bat Girl | Friday, 24 February 1967 |
| 25 | Marry a Million | Friday, 03 March 1967 |
| 26 | Goddess of Love | Friday, 10 March 1967 |
| 27 | My Sister-in-Law Phyllis | Friday, 17 March 1967 |
| 28 | Krump, the Playboy | Friday, 24 March 1967 |
| 29 | Phyllis, the Beauty Queen | Friday, 31 March 1967 |
| 30 | The House Is Not a Zoo | Friday, 07 April 1967 |
Directors
Arthur Lubin, Nat Perrin, Ralph Levy, Hollingsworth Morse
Writers
Lou Derman, Elon Packard, Nat Perrin, Sidney A. Mandel, Stanley Roberts, Roy Kammerman, Sydney Zelinka, Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen, Howard Harris, Carol Cavella, Joseph C. Cavella
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Phyllis Diller | Phyllis Pruitt |
| Reginald Gardiner | Uncle Ned Pruitt |
| Grady Sutton | Sturgis |
| Pam Freeman | Steffi / Stephanie |
| Marty Ingels | Norman Krump |
| Richard Deacon | Baldwin / Mr. Baldwin |
| Charles Lane | Maxwell |
| John Astin | Rudy Pruitt |
| Billy De Wolfe | Vernon Bradley |
| Gypsy Rose Lee | Regina |
| Hope Summers | Gigi |
| Parley Baer | Derwin / Morgan |
| Del Moore | McConnell / Narrator |
| Barbara Morrison | Mrs. Hamilton / Mrs. Stuyvesant |
| James Flavin | Lt. Muldoon / Sergeant |
| Bob Hope | Library Patron / Self |
| Barry Kelley | Mr. Clark |
| Mary Wickes | Amelia Pembroke |
| Bo Hopkins | Chub |
| Arte Johnson | Ahmed |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Levy | Executive Producer |
| David Levy | Executive Producer |
| Everett Freeman | Producer |
| Herbert W. Browar | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Best TV Star - Female | Nominated |
