The People's Choice(1955)
Overview
The People's Choice is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958, primarily sponsored by The Borden Company. It stars Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller, an ex-Marine and a young politician in fictitious New City, California. Sock has a basset hound named "Cleo", whose thoughts, as she balefully observes Sock's dilemmas, are recorded on the soundtrack for the viewers' amusement. Cleo's real name was Bernadette. Much of Cleo's dialog consists of wisecracks. The popularity of the basset hound breed increased markedly with the run of the show. During the last season of The People's Choice, Croft began her eight-year role as Clara Randolph on ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The versatile Croft had also been a semi-regular on Our Miss Brooks and I Love Lucy and a regular on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.
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No imageSeason 1
37 episodes • 1955
Season 1
37 episodes • 1955
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The People's Choice | Oct 6, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 2 | How Sock Met Mandy | Oct 13, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Unseating of Councilman Sock | Oct 20, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sock Plays Cupid | Oct 27, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sock vs. Crutcher | Nov 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sock's New Secretary | Nov 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nature Study | Nov 17, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sock Hires Mandy | Nov 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Parting of Sock and Mandy | Dec 1, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sock and the Beauty Contest | Dec 8, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sock's Teenage Trouble | Dec 15, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Christmas Story | Dec 22, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 13 | An Adventure of Sock | Dec 29, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Aunt Gus Leaves Sock | Jan 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sock and Augie | Jan 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sock, the Marriage Broker | Jan 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sock, the Dedicated Councilman | Jan 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sock Proposes to Mandy | Feb 2, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sock, the Businessman | Feb 9, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Domestic Relations | Feb 16, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Sock, the City Father | Feb 23, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sock, the Escort | Mar 1, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sock Strikes It Rich | Mar 8, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sock and the Mayor's Romance | Mar 15, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sock and the Syrene | Mar 22, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sock and the Movie Offer | Mar 29, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sock vs. Stone Kenyon | Apr 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Wedding Bells | Apr 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Sock and Captain Turner | Apr 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Sock and the Proxy Marriage | Apr 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sock, the Budget Balancer | May 3, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sock, the Fund Raiser | May 10, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sock and the Lonely Hearts Club | May 17, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sock and Mandy's Career | May 24, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Sock and the Mayor's Election | May 31, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sock and the Peoples' Pageant | Jun 7, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Sock and Pierre's Job | Jun 14, 1956 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
33 episodes • 1956
Season 2
33 episodes • 1956
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sock Loses A Bet | Oct 4, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Mayor Proposes | Oct 18, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Wedding Plans | Nov 1, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Bachelor Party | Nov 8, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sock Gives Gus Away | Nov 15, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sock, The Acting Mayor | Nov 22, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sock Takes A Boarder | Nov 29, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sock and the Law | Dec 6, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sock Takes the Plunge | Dec 13, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mandy's Male Animal | Dec 20, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sock, the Greek God | Dec 27, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sock and the Hex | Jan 3, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 13 | How Sock Met Rollo | Jan 10, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sock's Secret Honeymoon | Jan 17, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sock's Bivouac | Jan 24, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sock's Master Plan | Jan 31, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sock Gets the Works | Feb 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Aunt Gus Tells All | Feb 14, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sock's Tight Squeeze | Feb 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Almost A Father | Feb 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Patsy | Mar 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Domestics | Mar 14, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sock's Out-of-Town Job | Mar 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 24 | One-Ring Circus | Mar 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sock Goes for the Dough | Apr 4, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Ink Blots | Apr 11, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sock and Mandy, Paperhangers | Apr 18, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Late Husband | Apr 25, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Queen and Me | May 2, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Boomerang | May 16, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Hot Certificate | May 23, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Sophisticates | May 30, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sock, The Matchmaker | Jun 6, 1957 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
34 episodes • 1957
Season 3
34 episodes • 1957
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nickel Pickle | Oct 3, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Giveaway | Oct 10, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Caveman | Oct 17, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Retiring Mayor | Oct 24, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Reluctant House Guest | Oct 31, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Legal Eagle | Nov 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Barkerville | Nov 14, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Model House | Nov 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Movies are Badder than Ever | Nov 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Runaway Dog | Dec 5, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Good Provider | Dec 12, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Helpmate | Dec 19, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sock's Old Flame | Dec 26, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Cookie Jar | Jan 2, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Wrong Indians | Jan 9, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Sheriff | Jan 16, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Salted Cellar | Jan 23, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sleeping Beauty | Jan 30, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Distaff Stuff | Feb 13, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Male Ego | Feb 20, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Family Way | Feb 27, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Veteran | Mar 6, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Cleo, Secret Dog | Mar 13, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Practical Joker | Mar 20, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Little White Lies | Mar 27, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Tycoon | Apr 3, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sock's Lifesaver | Apr 10, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Uncle Willie | Apr 17, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ladies' Aide | Apr 24, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Rollo Makes Good | May 1, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The First Anniversary | May 8, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Rollo's Wedding | May 15, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Missing Moolah | May 22, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Daisies Won't Tell | May 29, 1958 | 0.0 |
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