''Karen'' is an American sitcom that aired on
ABC
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beginning in January 1975. A mid-season replacement, ''Karen'' was designed as a starring vehicle for actress
Karen Valentine
Karen Valentine (born May 25, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as young idealistic schoolteacher Alice Johnson in the ABC comedy drama series ''Room 222'' from 1969 to 1974, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award f ...
. The show was canceled after four months due to low ratings.
Plot
Karen Angelo is an ambitious, enthusiastic worker for Open America, a liberal
citizen's lobby in
Washington, D.C.
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Karen is assisted in finding (and uncovering) corrupt
manager
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s by Dale Busch, the cantankerous founder of Open America (played by
Denver Pyle in the
pilot episode,
Charles Lane would later play the role).
Cast
*
Karen Valentine
Karen Valentine (born May 25, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as young idealistic schoolteacher Alice Johnson in the ABC comedy drama series ''Room 222'' from 1969 to 1974, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award f ...
as Karen Angelo
*
Charles Lane as Dale Busch
*
Dena Dietrich
Deanne Frances Dietrich (December 4, 1928 – November 21, 2020) was an American actress. She was born in Pittsburgh and perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mother Nature in a series of 30-second Chiffon margarine commercials from 1971 to 1 ...
as Dena Madison
Episodes
References
*''TV Guide Guide to TV 2006'' (2006)
Notes
External links
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1975 American television series debuts
1975 American television series endings
1970s American sitcoms
American Broadcasting Company original programming
1970s American political comedy television series
English-language television shows
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows set in Washington, D.C.
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