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The Pruitts of Southampton Online
Phyllis Diller Reginald Gardiner Grady Sutton
Original Title :
The Pruitts of Southampton
Genre :
TV Series / Comedy
Cast :
Phyllis Diller,Reginald Gardiner,Grady Sutton
Type :
TV Series
Time :
30min
Rating :
7.4/10

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The Pruitts of Southampton Online

The plot basically revolves around the Pruitt family living in Long Island, who live like royalty in a huge mansion. Slight problem is that they are flat broke & live off the state. Each episode involves Phyllis trying a new harebrained scheme to raise money & keep it from the IRS. As you can imagine, it all end in utter chaos.
Series cast summary:
Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller - Phyllis Pruitt 30 episodes, 1966-1967
Reginald Gardiner Reginald Gardiner - Uncle Ned Pruitt 17 episodes, 1966-1967

"The Pruitts of Southampton" was loosely based on the book "House Party", by Patrick Dennis, the author of "Auntie Mame".

Written by Patrick Dennis (pseudonym of Edward Everett Tanner III) under the pseudonym of Virginia Rowans, the 1955 novel "House party" provided the loose basis for the 1966-67 Phyllis Diller television series "The Phyllis Diller show" (a.k.a. "The Pruitts of Southampton"). Beyond the basic premise (a presumed-to-be-wealthy socialite finds herself, in actuality, to be almost broke) and a handful of characters, the series bore little resemblance to the novel.


User reviews

Uyehuguita

Uyehuguita

I remember watching this show as part of ABC's lineup on Friday, 20 January 1967 in Albany, NY. I saw "The Green Hornet" earlier that night, and then I saw this show. While I mostly remember the opening credits, I recall that I became aware of Phyllis Diller, and that this 7 year old boy liked her very much.

It also was broadcast just before another show that I saw for the first time that night: The Avengers. That night was one memorable night. I would not mind seeing this show again, especially when members of "The Addams Family" cast showed. Perhaps it can show up on TV Land.

UPDATE, 22 APRIL 2009: I had a chance to see the show on YouTube, "My Sister-In-Law Phyllis", originally aired in color on March 17, 1967. It was quite decent. One thing I learned is that the series had been rebooted at the beginning of January 1967, and that John Astin was called in. The show was a semi-de facto version of "The Addams Family" because it also had series star Lisa Loring, and was produced by the same production company, Filmways!

And I would like to see more episodes!
Garne

Garne

How do you do? (3 times) My Dear. What a surprise! What a surprise! Nice to see you here. The Pruitts of South Hampton live like the richest folk, but what the folk don't know is that the Pruitts are flat broke.

These are some of the hilarious lyrics as the show started off each week. Phyllis Diller would come down in elegant gowns singing the title song only to ask for a buck at the end.

Diller's comic timing was never better as the viewers were led on weekly escapades. Remember when Diller opened a safe and found something better than money? The audience roared when she announced that she had found Regina Wentworth's birth certificate? Wentworth was played by Gypsy Rose Lee.

Sadly, this show didn't last too long but the laughter sure did. Remember Mrs. Pruitt's butler? He was a funny one as well.
Xellerlu

Xellerlu

Just kidding this show is amazing and hilarious and that is why I gave it a 10/10