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The Paul Lynde Show

The Paul Lynde Show

1972TV Series⏱️ 30m
Comedy
6.7
IMDB Rating
256 votes

Paul Simms, a quiet, respectable attorney living with his wife and two daughters has his life turned upside down when his eldest daughter's new husband, Howie, takes up residence in the Simms' household which drives Paul to distra...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Paul Lynde, Elizabeth Allen, John Calvin
Release Date
September 13, 1972
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 11
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Paul Lynde
Paul Lynde
as Paul Simms
Elizabeth Allen
Elizabeth Allen
as Martha Simms
John Calvin
John Calvin
as Howie Dickerson
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Jane Actman
as Barbara Simms Dickerson
Pamelyn Ferdin
Pamelyn Ferdin
as Sally Simms
Herb Voland
Herb Voland
as J.J. McNish
Dick Wilson
Dick Wilson
as George
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
as Barney Dickerson
Anne Meara
Anne Meara
as Grace Dickerson
Allison McKay
Allison McKay
as Alice

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Ashmont Productions, Screen Gems Television

🏷️ Keywords

lawyerson in lawfather in law son in law relationshipidiot savantlaugh track

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Currently on Saturday nights at Antenna TV, a broadcast station
by jameselliot-12019-05-19
7/10

"I missed this show during its run and while that was no great loss, the reruns are allowing me to actually see it. The format is standard for that time period, the anxious, put-upon father and lawyer who gets no peace at home. Lynde's snide, prissy, nasal delivery never grated on me the way it does on others. He was much funnier in his Munster episodes than on this show but then The Munsters had better writers. Paul Simms' conversations with his still attractive wife (Elizabeth Allen 43 at the time) seem to indicate that their marital relations are fading as they raise their younger ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Pamelyn Ferdin, who played Sally, has said that she found Paul difficult to work with. When she was asked at what point she no longer wanted to do the show, she said that she didn't even want to do the pilot. However, Ferdin enjoyed working on the show and frequently shares her experiences about it (and her many other projects) on social media.

📖 Synopsis

Paul Simms, a quiet, respectable attorney living with his wife and two daughters has his life turned upside down when his eldest daughter's new husband, Howie, takes up residence in the Simms' household which drives Paul to distra...