Eve Hubbard (Eve Arden) and her husband Herb (Herbert Rudley) and Kaye Buell (Kaye Ballard) and her husband Roger (Roger C. Carmel) were neighbours and friends in Hollywood, California. Roger was a TV writer and Herb was a lawyer.
While in college, the Hubbard’s daughter, Suzie (Deborah Walley), ran off and married the Buell’s son, Jerry (Jerry Fogel). They returned to live in the Hubbard’s garage at 1805 Ridgewood Drive, which had been converted into a small apartment.
The parents, especially the mothers, squabbled and meddled in their children’s lives, approaching the youngsters’ marriage from different points of view.
When Suzie and Jerry had twins – a boy (Joey) and a girl (Hildy) – the mothers-in-law found even more reasons to bicker.
When the Desi Arnaz production first aired, many critics wrote it off as a rewrite of many old I Love Lucyscripts. Although it aired in a prime slot between Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Colorand Bonanza, the show did not perform to expectations.
When Roger Carmel and the producers couldn’t reach an agreement on a new contract, Carmel was replaced with Richard Deacon in the same role as Eve’s husband, Roger.
NBC considered cancelling the show after the first season, and when ratings continued to slump, it was cancelled at the end of the second season.
Eve Arden died at her Beverly Hills home in November 1990 of heart failure. Arden, who also suffered from cancer, was 82.
Eve Hubbard
Eve Arden
Kaye Buell
Kaye Ballard
Roger Buell
Roger C. Carmel (1)
Richard Deacon (2)
Herb Hubbard
Herbert Rudley
Jerry Buell
Jerry Fogel
Suzie Hubbard-Buell
Deborah Walley
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While in college, the Hubbard’s daughter, Suzie (Deborah Walley), ran off and married the Buell’s son, Jerry (Jerry Fogel). They returned to live in the Hubbard’s garage at 1805 Ridgewood Drive, which had been converted into a small apartment.
