''Nancy'' is an American sitcom that aired on
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
during the 1970-1971 television season, with
Renne Jarrett
Renne Gail Jarrett (born January 28, 1946) is an American actress. She appeared in TV dramas beginning as a child. Notable TV roles included the title role in the short-lived NBC comedy '' Nancy''. Jarret has made more than 100 commercials, and ...
in the title role.
Synopsis
While Nancy Smith, daughter of the
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
, is
vacation
A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances or for specific festi ...
ing in fictitious Center City,
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
, she meets
veterinarian
A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...
Adam Hudson.
Their romance struggles due to the constant surveillance of the Secret Service, Nancy's chaperone Abby, and Adam's uncle Everett, as well as the local press.
Cast
*
Renne Jarrett
Renne Gail Jarrett (born January 28, 1946) is an American actress. She appeared in TV dramas beginning as a child. Notable TV roles included the title role in the short-lived NBC comedy '' Nancy''. Jarret has made more than 100 commercials, and ...
as Nancy Smith
*
John Fink
John Fink (born February 11, 1940) is an American film and television actor.
In the 1970–1971 the NBC sitcom '' Nancy'', Fink was cast as an Iowa veterinarian, Dr. Adam Hudson, who marries the daughter of the President of the United States. ...
as Adam Hudson, a veterinarian from Center City, Iowa
*
Robert F. Simon
Robert Frank Simon (December 2, 1908 – November 29, 1992) was an American character actor.
Earlier years
Simon began acting with Mansfield's Community Players organization when he worked as a clerk in a meat market. Following that experience ...
as Everett McPherson, Dr. Hudson's
uncle
An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal relat ...
*
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), and was nominated for her roles in ''Come to ...
as Abby Townsend, the
press secretary
A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps their employer to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage.
Dut ...
of the
First Lady
First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical
A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...
, Nancy's official chaperone
*
William Bassett as
Secret Service
A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. For ...
Agent Turner
* Ernesto Macias as Agent Rodriguez
*
Eddie Applegate
Edward Robert "Eddie" Applegate (October 4, 1935 – October 17, 2016) was an American television actor, best known for his work in the 1960s, most notably in the role of Richard Harrison, the boyfriend of Patty Lane on ''The Patty Duke Show''.
...
as Willie Maxwell, a local reporter
*
Frank Aletter
Frank George Aletter (January 14, 1926 – May 13, 2009) was an American theatre, film, and television actor.
Early years
Born in College Point, Queens, New York, Aletter studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop in Manhattan. He served in the U ...
as Tom Daily
Production notes
A
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American brand name used by Sony Pictures' Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation. It has served several different purposes for its parent ...
Production, ''Nancy'' was a creation of
producer Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer. He was prominent in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays, and then in motion pictures, notably writing the successful comedy ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ...
, who wrote every episode under various pseudonyms
Mark Rowane", "Christopher Golato", "Allan Devon"
Broadcast history
''Nancy'' aired from September 17, 1970, to January 7, 1971, on Thursday in the 9:30 Eastern timeslot between ''
Ironside'' and ''
The Dean Martin Show
''The Dean Martin Show'', not to be confused with the ''Dean Martin Variety Show'' (1959–1960), is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by Dean Martin. The theme song to the s ...
''. The competition was another sitcom, ''
The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to:
Neil Simon play and its adaptations
* ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon
** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play
*** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...
'', on
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
, and the second half-hour of the ''CBS Thursday Night Movies''.
Promotion
In an effort to generate interest in ''Nancy'', a novel based on the TV series was released at the same time as the show. Jarrett, Fink, and Holm also appeared on the cover of ''
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ...
'', which coincided with the November 5, 1970 wedding episode. But it wasn't enough to generate viewer interest.
Episodes
Seventeen episodes of ''Nancy'' were broadcast before the shows cancellation.
References
External links
*
Television Obscurities - Nancy''Nancy'' opening credits on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nancy (TV Series)
1970 American television series debuts
1971 American television series endings
1970s American sitcoms
1970s American political comedy television series
NBC original programming
Television shows set in Iowa
Television shows set in Washington, D.C.
Television series by Sony Pictures Television
English-language television shows
Television series created by Sidney Sheldon
Television series by Screen Gems
White House in fiction