''The Ugliest Girl in Town'' is an American

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produced by

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for

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. It ran from September 26, 1968, to January 30, 1969.

Synopsis

Timothy Blair is a Hollywood talent agent. He falls in love with Julie Renfield, a British actress who is visiting the United States to do a movie. After the movie is finished, she returns to England. To help his brother Gene complete a photography assignment, Timothy dresses as a hippie and poses for a photo shoot. The photos are sent to a modeling agent in England who assumes they are of a woman. He offers "her" a job. Knowing this would be the only chance to go to Great Britain and be with Julie, Timothy accepts and dubs himself "Timmie". Timothy has two weeks of vacation to spend as much time with Julie as he can, but when he is about to leave with his brother, Gene loses £11,000 gambling. This, coupled with the fact that the talent agent discovers the brothers' ruse and demands to recoup his investment, means Timothy has to continue being Timmie for a while longer.

Production

Although the series was bought by

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for British airings, it was never screened in the London area despite the series being both set and filmed there. The series theme song, written by

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and

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and produced by

Bill Traut William Raymond Traut (March 20, 1929 – June 5, 2014) was an American jazz musician, rock music producer, manager and record label executive. He co-founded the Dunwich and Wooden Nickel record labels, and produced The Shadows of Knight, The Am ...

, was recorded by New York City trio the Will-O-Bees and released as a single by

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Reviews

In 2002, ''

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'' ranked the series number 18 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.

Cast

Peter Kastner Peter Kastner (1 October 1943 – 18 September 2008) was a Canadian-born actor who achieved prominence as a disaffected youth in movies of the 1960s. Life and career Kastner was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Rose and Martin Kastner. His ...

– Timothy Blair *

Patricia Brake Patricia Ann Brake (25 June 1942 – 28 May 2022) was an English actress. From the age of 16, Brake trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, before joining the Salisbury Playhouse. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where (among ...

– Julie Renfield * Gary Marshal – Gene Blair *

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– Sandra Wolston *

Nicholas Parsons Christopher Nicholas Parsons (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show '' Just a Minute'' and hosted the game show '' ...

– David Courtney

Episodes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugliest Girl in Town, The 1968 American television series debuts 1969 American television series endings 1960s American sitcoms 1960s American workplace comedy television series American Broadcasting Company original programming Cross-dressing in television Modeling-themed television series Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows set in London Television series by Screen Gems