Life with Elizabeth

Comedy

Elizabeth and Alvin are a married couple who live an ordinary suburban life, but inevitably managed to get into predicaments. At the end of most predicaments, Alvin, in variable degrees of frustration, would say, "I shall leave you now, Elizabeth" and would walk out of sight. The announcer would say, "Elizabeth, aren't you ashamed?" She would slowly nod, but then, with a slightly devilish grin, would vigorously shake her head to indicate she wasn't.

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Betty White

Elizabeth

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Del Moore

Alvin

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Seasons

Season 1

36 episodes

Premiered Oct 7, 1953

Episodes

1–6 of 36

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Ep 1

Not for the Birds/Sleep Problem/Bowling

Oct 7, 1953

30m

Elizabeth brings home a parrot. Elizabeth gets angry with Alvin for falling asleep while she's chatting. One of Alvin's bowling buddies comes by and interrupts their dinner.

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Ep 2

Bad Mood; First Kiss; Ex-Flame

Nov 20, 1953

30m

Three separate stories in the life of our two protagonists. In the first story, Alvin comes home from work and finds Elizabeth in a foul humor; in the second segment, Elizabeth and Alvin recall their hesitant first kiss; and in the third tale, Alvin becomes jealous when Elizabeth invites an old beau to dinner.

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Ep 3

Black Eye; Momma for Breakfast; Missing Receptionist

Bonus Check, House Cleaning, Richard's Mistake

In the first vignette, Elizabeth and Alvin are planning a long weekend, but they can't leave until Alvin's bonus check arrives in the mail and the postman is late on his rounds; the second Elizabeth comes down with the urge to do some serious house cleaning; in the third, Elizabeth and Alvin try to patch up their neighbors' matrimonial squabble that started when the husband shaved off his mustache without consulting his wife first.

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Ep 5

Stolen Car; Patio Gate; Mountain Cabin

Cut Down Furniture; Hypnosis; Mister Fuddy's Home Movies

Oct 28, 1953

30m

Elizabeth gets ideas from a improvement magazine and "fixes" Alvin's chair. Elizabeth gives hypnosis a try and thinks she's turned Alvin into a lighthouse. Mr. Fuddy tries to show his films to Alvin and Elizabeth but everything goes wrong.

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