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Fair Exchange is an American television sitcom that ran from September 21, 1962, to December 28, 1962, and from March 28, 1963, to September 19, 1963, on CBS.^[1] It starredJudy Carne.^[2][3]

Eddie Walker and Thomas Finch^[1] were World War II veterans and old friends who decided to have their teenage daughters live in each other's households for a year because Eddie's daughter Patty wanted to study at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil, and their son Neville, Tommy's daughter Heather lived with Eddie, his wife Dorothy, and their son, Tommy, in New York City.

The show focused on the joys and the difficulties that Heather and Patty experienced as they lived in each other's families.

Heather had troubles in trying to deal with a less formality ridden way of life in New York City and in the States, while Patty was trying to deal with the more formal and more tradition-emphasized way of life in London.

The fathers had their own share of difficulties in trying to help the daughters to adjust, while Dorothy and Sybil, while also having to adjust with different girls living in their households, were able to take it more in stride.

• Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie Walker^[1]
• Audrey Christie as Dorothy Walker^[1]
• Victor Maddern as Thomas Finch^[1]
• Diana Chesney as Sybil Finch^[1]
• Lynn Loring as Patty Walker^[1]
• Dennis Waterman as Neville Finch^[1]
• Judy Carne as Heather Finch^[1]
• Flip Mark as Larry Walker^[1]
• Maurice Dallimore as Willie Shorthouse^[1]

Fair Exchange replacedRod Serling'sThe Twilight Zone.^[4] The series was "an unusual experiment in full-hour comedy",^[5] and "television's first one-hour situation comedy".^[6] Early reviews of the program were favorable, but its ratings were not good.^[6]

Some sources say that after mail protested CBS's decision to cancel the show, the network revivedFair Exchange in a half-hour format,^[5] but CBS announced on November 30, 1962, that the program would return in the shorter format. The network had already "agreed to film 13 half-hour episodes for showing next spring."^[6]

Again the series failed in the ratings and was finally cancelled.^[5]The Twilight Zone would replaceFair Exchange mid-season, albeit inan hour-long format.^{[citation needed]} Preliminary plans had called forThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour to replace it.^[6]

Episodes were filmed in Hollywood and in England.^[1] The 1962 episodes were broadcast 9:30-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays. The 1963 episodes were broadcast 7:30-8 p.m. ET on Thursdays.^[5] Competing shows in 1962 included77 Sunset Strip on ABC andDon't Call Me Charlie! andThe Jack Paar Show on NBC. In 1963, the competition includedThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet andWide Country on NBC.^[7]

Cy Howard was the executive producer, and Ed Feldman was the producer.Jerry Thorpe was the director.^[7]

• Fair Exchange atIMDb

• 1962 American television series debuts
• 1963 American television series endings
• 1960s American multi-camera sitcoms
• Black-and-white American television shows
• American English-language television shows
• Television series about families
• Television series by CBS Studios
• Television series by Desilu Productions
• Works about veterans
• Television shows set in London
• Television shows set in New York City
• CBS sitcoms

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