The Farmer's Daughter 1963-1966

1963 · Hella Wuolijoki

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The Farmer's Daughter 1963-1966 The Farmer's Daughter is an American single-camera sitcom, loosely based on the 1947 film, The series was produced by Screen Gems Television and aired on ABC from September 20, 1963, to April 22, 1966. That film was based the 1937 Finnish play and film Juurakon Hulda by Hella Wuolijoki, using the pen name Juhani Tervapää. The series starred Inger Stevens as Katy Holstrum, a young Swedish woman who becomes housekeeper for a widowed U.S. Congressman, Glen Morley (played by William Windom). In the series Glen has two sons, aged 14 and 8 at the time of the premiere. Steve, the older of the two boys, was played by Mickey Sholdar, while Danny was played by Rory O'Brien. The Congressman's mother, Agatha Morley, was played by Cathleen Nesbitt. Unlike the 1937 and 1947 films, Katy never ran for (nor was elected to) Congress in the series. In its first season (filmed in black-and-white), The Farmer's Daughter competed against Twilight Zone on CBS and the short-lived Larry Blyden series Harry's Girls on NBC. The series never broke into the top 30, but during its first two years it earned respectable ratings and proved to be moderately successful. The last episode of the second season featured the two leads becoming engaged. It was sponsored by Lark Cigarettes and Clairol, for whom the two leading stars often appeared at show's end promoting the products. (The commercials were also filmed.) It also enjoyed a brief run in syndication when it aired on CBN Cable in the 1980s. The third season brought some changes to the format, as the series began filming episodes in color. On Monday, November 1, 1965 (just in time for Sweeps), Katy Holstrum and Glen Morley were married in a wedding ceremony attended by 300 invited guests. After the wedding episode the show's ratings fell, and ABC canceled The Farmer's Daughter. In the second to last episode, "Is He or Isn't He?", Katy adopted Glen's sons, thereby providing the series closure as well as a "happy ending." Inger Stevens as Katrin "Katy" Holstrum William Windom as Glen Morley Mickey Sholdar as Steve Morley Rory O'Brien as Danny Morley Cathleen Nesbitt as Agatha Morley Philip Coolidge as Cooper, the butler (1963–1964) sitcom, 1960s, inger stevens, William Windom, Mickey Sholdar, Rory O'Brien, Cathleen Nesbitt, Philip Coolidge