The Couple Next Door tells the story of an average small-town American couple and their family.
Originally played by Olan Soulé and Elinor Harriet, the leading couple were revived many years later (1957) by Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce.
Throughout the second run, the couple are known only as “dear” to one another and are never actually named, although they’re actually the characters that appeared in the Ethel and Albert show in the early 1940s.
Shows in Volume 1:
Couple Next Door 1957-12-30 (1) Lost Car Keys
Couple Next Door 1957-12-31 (2) Betsy Pushed
Couple Next Door 1958-01-01 (3) Phone Call to Mexico City
Couple Next Door 1958-01-02 (4) Liability Insurance
Couple Next Door 1958-01-03 (5) Betsy Wants a Dog
Couple Next Door 1958-01-06 (6) Getting Ready for Wedding
Couple Next Door 1958-01-07 (7) Home Movies
Couple Next Door 1958-01-08 (8) Paul Jr's Arithmetic
Couple Next Door 1958-01-09 (9) Is the Garage Door Locked
Couple Next Door 1958-01-10 (10) New Hat from Pierre's
Couple Next Door 1958-01-13 (11) Cake Recipe
Couple Next Door 1958-01-14 (12) Spending Night in Guest Room
Couple Next Door 1958-01-15 (13) Repairing Hot Water Heater
Couple Next Door 1958-01-16 (14) Feeling Tired
Couple Next Door 1958-01-17 (15) Flying to New York
Couple Next Door 1958-01-21 (17) Book Borrowing
Couple Next Door 1958-01-22 (18) Invitation from the Ridgelys
Couple Next Door 1958-01-23 (19) Fred and Eleanor for Bridge
Couple Next Door 1958-01-24 (20) Telling Betsy About the Baby
Couple Next Door 1958-01-27 (21) Is the Couple Married
Couple Next Door 1958-01-28 (22) Betsy Asked to the Ballet
Couple Next Door 1958-01-29 (23) Splashed with Mud
Couple Next Door 1958-01-30 (24) Family Reunion
Couple Next Door 1958-01-31 (25) Ice Carnival
Couple Next Door 1958-02-03 (26) Lost Coat at Restaurant
Couple Next Door 1958-02-04 (27) Jewelry Store Robbery
Couple Next Door 1958-02-05 (28) To the Police Station
Couple Next Door 1958-02-06 (29) Table Manners
Couple Next Door 1958-02-07 (30) Getting Rid of Things
Couple Next Door 1958-02-10 (31) House for Sale
Couple Next Door 1958-02-11 (32) To Sell or Not to Sell
Couple Next Door 1958-02-12 (33) Signing the Papers
Couple Next Door 1958-02-13 (34) Getting Ready to Go Out
Couple Next Door 1958-02-14 (35) Looking at Lakefront Property
Couple Next Door 1958-02-17 (36) Betsy Runs Away
