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Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Topper Meets the GhostsOctober 9, 1953—An avalanche does in the Kerbys while skiing, to their bemusement. The Toppers are buying their old haunts.
- S01E02The MoversOctober 16, 1953—Moving day, and the ghosts reveal themselves only to Topper.
- S01E03Hiring the MaidOctober 23, 1953—Exit Velma, so George scares up a replacement.
- S01E04The HypnotistOctober 30, 1953—The Kerbys demolish a charlatan.
- S01E05ReducingNovember 6, 1953—Cosmo tries to be a slimmer he.
- S01E06The SpinsterNovember 13, 1953—Her cap is new-set at a Topper table guest.
- S01E07Bank SecuritiesNovember 20, 1953—Neil, who is fond of a snifter, absconds with bank papers.
- S01E08The KidNovember 27, 1953—An amusing tyke.
- S01E09Burglar EpisodeDecember 4, 1953—A burglar is prowling the neighborhood.
- S01E10Uncle JonathanDecember 11, 1953—Foreign relations.
- S01E11The Car StoryDecember 18, 1953—A fast-moving tale.
- S01E12Christmas CarolDecember 25, 1953—Dickens, by Topper.
- S01E13MasqueradeJanuary 1, 1954—Topper rings in the new year.
- S01E14Second HoneymoonJanuary 8, 1954—Mr. & Mrs. Topper spend their anniversary in a haunted inn.
- S01E15The SocialiteJanuary 15, 1954—Mrs. Topper butters up the poetry set.
- S01E16The Surprise PartyJanuary 22, 1954—As if every day wasn't.
- S01E17The Decorating EpisodeJanuary 29, 1954—It's always fair weather, if it isn't foul, or something.
- S01E18AstrologyFebruary 5, 1954—The stars look down on Topper's workaday world.
- S01E19Trip to LisbonFebruary 12, 1954—A port in any storm.
- S01E20The ProposalFebruary 19, 1954—Putting this one across is no easy matter.
- S01E21Katie's NephewFebruary 26, 1954—A juvenile influence on the Kerbys, or the other way around.
- S01E22The College ReunionMarch 5, 1954—The Kerbys give Topper's old school tie a fillip.
- S01E23EconomyMarch 12, 1954—Batten down the hatches, tight ship.
- S01E24The Diamond RingMarch 19, 1954—An insurance company investigator is suspicious of the Kerbys.
- S01E25Topper Runs for MayorMarch 26, 1954—His boss is in the enemy camp.
- S01E26The Painting EpisodeApril 2, 1954—A phonybaloney art instructor shows Mrs. Topper the spiritual side of life.
- S01E27Henrietta Sells the HouseApril 9, 1954—The Kerbys will have none of it.
- S01E28LegacyApril 16, 1954—What goes up the family tree, must come down eventually...
- S01E29Topper Goes to Las VegasApril 23, 1954—George & Marion even the odds.
- S01E30Topper Goes WestApril 30, 1954—New Mexico, cattle ranch, bank business.
- S01E31A Ghostly JokeMay 7, 1954—The Kerbys play a joke on Cosmo by convincing him he's won $800,000 playing the Irish Sweepstakes.
- S01E32The PackageMay 14, 1954—The Kerbys do their own mail sorting at the P.O.
- S01E33Neil DisappearsMay 21, 1954—Of course he does, when he feels like it, but not with a State Department pouch.
- S01E34The PicnicMay 28, 1954—Dejeuner sur l'herbe, said the punning health food nut.
- S01E35The WeddingJune 4, 1954—It's all arranged by Mrs. Topper.
- S01E36Preparations for EuropeJune 11, 1954—But are the Toppers ready?
- S01E37The BoatJune 18, 1954—Topper is surrounded by card sharks.
- S01E38Theatrical EpisodeJune 25, 1954—Enter Cosmo.
- S01E39George's Old FlameJuly 2, 1954—She's engaged to a Hollywood star, but is he all he seems?
Season02
- S02E01Topper Tells AllOctober 8, 1954—Topper has his day in court, over a parking ticket.
- S02E02Topper's RansomOctober 15, 1954—The bank is robbed, the Kerbys ride to the rescue.
- S02E03County FairOctober 22, 1954—Feathering your nest, you might say.
- S02E04The SeanceOctober 29, 1954—The Kerbys arrange an entertainment of sorts.
- S02E05Topper Strikes GoldNovember 5, 1954—Topper comes into money, but is it a dry hole?
- S02E06The Chess PlayerNovember 12, 1954—Chess by the fire beats chess by wire, what?
- S02E07Topper Goes to WashingtonNovember 19, 1954—Government business, that sort of thing.
- S02E08Jury DutyNovember 26, 1954—Who needs it?
- S02E09Topper Lives AgainDecember 3, 1954—Cosmo mishears his diagnosis, prepares to join George and Marion.
- S02E10The Army GameDecember 10, 1954—Topper is drafted. Just SNAFU.
- S02E11Topper's AccidentDecember 17, 1954—In quarantine.
- S02E12Topper's Quiet ChristmasDecember 24, 1954—Topper's playing Scrooge, the Kerbys haunt his holidays.
- S02E13Topper's Happy New YearDecember 31, 1954—Always a festive occasion.
- S02E14Topper's DeceptionJanuary 7, 1955—Cheering up someone else, playing charades as servants for the cook's parents, why not, hm?
- S02E15Topper's GuestJanuary 14, 1955—A monkey's uncle.
- S02E16Topper's RejuvenationJanuary 21, 1955—Back to the fittest. Survival, you know.
- S02E17Topper in MexicoJanuary 28, 1955—After the teller gone south of the border.
- S02E18Topper Hits the RoadFebruary 4, 1955—Topper is assigned by the bank to find a wealthy but unknown depositor of railroad stock now worth six-and-a-half million dollars.
- S02E19Topper at the RacesFebruary 11, 1955—Entertaining the client.
- S02E20Topper's RacketFebruary 18, 1955—Beating the bookie.
- S02E21Topper's AmnesiaFebruary 25, 1955—The old bean gets beaned and knows not the Kerbys.
- S02E22Topper's Arabian NightMarch 4, 1955—A chic sheik, but is he for real?
- S02E23The House WreckersMarch 11, 1955—A freeway? Over George & Marion's dead bodies!
- S02E24Topper Makes a MovieMarch 18, 1955—A studio loan.
- S02E25King Cosmo the FirstMarch 23, 1955—The Prisoner of Zenda
- S02E26Topper's Double LifeApril 15, 1955—A contest entry in Topper's name, by George.
- S02E27Topper Fights a DuelApril 8, 1955—The French, they are a funny race.
- S02E28Topper's Egyptian DealApril 15, 1955—Pyramids, mummies, that sort of thing.
- S02E29Topper's Uranium PileApril 22, 1955—George is prospecting, out in the back yard.
- S02E30Topper's Spring CleaningApril 29, 1955—George invents a martini maker that vacuums your floors.
- S02E31Topper Goes to SchoolMay 6, 1955—Raising funds for Henrietta's alma mater.
- S02E32The Blood BrotherMay 13, 1955—George's old chum, just out of the pen.
- S02E33Topper's Highland FlingMay 20, 1955—The Ghosts Go East.
- S02E34Topper's Desert IslandMay 27, 1955—George simply had to fly the plane.
- S02E35The NeighborsJune 3, 1955—The cook meets a butler.
- S02E36Topper's CounterfeitersJune 10, 1955—Topper helps the Feds.
- S02E37Topper's Insurance ScandalJune 17, 1955—The Kerbys stake a claim on his accident policy.
- S02E38Topper's Other JobJune 24, 1955—Facing the boot, he scrounges for loot.
- S02E39Topper's VacationJuly 15, 1955—A business upstart, hm, bad business that.
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