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Topper

TV·1953–1955·2 seasons, 78 episodes·CBS·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy·30m

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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.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0139Episodes1953–54AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Topper Meets the GhostsOctober 9, 1953An avalanche does in the Kerbys while skiing, to their bemusement. The Toppers are buying their old haunts.
  2. S01E02The MoversOctober 16, 1953Moving day, and the ghosts reveal themselves only to Topper.
  3. S01E03Hiring the MaidOctober 23, 1953Exit Velma, so George scares up a replacement.
  4. S01E04The HypnotistOctober 30, 1953The Kerbys demolish a charlatan.
  5. S01E05ReducingNovember 6, 1953Cosmo tries to be a slimmer he.
  6. S01E06The SpinsterNovember 13, 1953Her cap is new-set at a Topper table guest.
  7. S01E07Bank SecuritiesNovember 20, 1953Neil, who is fond of a snifter, absconds with bank papers.
  8. S01E08The KidNovember 27, 1953An amusing tyke.
  9. S01E09Burglar EpisodeDecember 4, 1953A burglar is prowling the neighborhood.
  10. S01E10Uncle JonathanDecember 11, 1953Foreign relations.
  11. S01E11The Car StoryDecember 18, 1953A fast-moving tale.
  12. S01E12Christmas CarolDecember 25, 1953Dickens, by Topper.
  13. S01E13MasqueradeJanuary 1, 1954Topper rings in the new year.
  14. S01E14Second HoneymoonJanuary 8, 1954Mr. & Mrs. Topper spend their anniversary in a haunted inn.
  15. S01E15The SocialiteJanuary 15, 1954Mrs. Topper butters up the poetry set.
  16. S01E16The Surprise PartyJanuary 22, 1954As if every day wasn't.
  17. S01E17The Decorating EpisodeJanuary 29, 1954It's always fair weather, if it isn't foul, or something.
  18. S01E18AstrologyFebruary 5, 1954The stars look down on Topper's workaday world.
  19. S01E19Trip to LisbonFebruary 12, 1954A port in any storm.
  20. S01E20The ProposalFebruary 19, 1954Putting this one across is no easy matter.
  21. S01E21Katie's NephewFebruary 26, 1954A juvenile influence on the Kerbys, or the other way around.
  22. S01E22The College ReunionMarch 5, 1954The Kerbys give Topper's old school tie a fillip.
  23. S01E23EconomyMarch 12, 1954Batten down the hatches, tight ship.
  24. S01E24The Diamond RingMarch 19, 1954An insurance company investigator is suspicious of the Kerbys.
  25. S01E25Topper Runs for MayorMarch 26, 1954His boss is in the enemy camp.
  26. S01E26The Painting EpisodeApril 2, 1954A phonybaloney art instructor shows Mrs. Topper the spiritual side of life.
  27. S01E27Henrietta Sells the HouseApril 9, 1954The Kerbys will have none of it.
  28. S01E28LegacyApril 16, 1954What goes up the family tree, must come down eventually...
  29. S01E29Topper Goes to Las VegasApril 23, 1954George & Marion even the odds.
  30. S01E30Topper Goes WestApril 30, 1954New Mexico, cattle ranch, bank business.
  31. S01E31A Ghostly JokeMay 7, 1954The Kerbys play a joke on Cosmo by convincing him he's won $800,000 playing the Irish Sweepstakes.
  32. S01E32The PackageMay 14, 1954The Kerbys do their own mail sorting at the P.O.
  33. S01E33Neil DisappearsMay 21, 1954Of course he does, when he feels like it, but not with a State Department pouch.
  34. S01E34The PicnicMay 28, 1954Dejeuner sur l'herbe, said the punning health food nut.
  35. S01E35The WeddingJune 4, 1954It's all arranged by Mrs. Topper.
  36. S01E36Preparations for EuropeJune 11, 1954But are the Toppers ready?
  37. S01E37The BoatJune 18, 1954Topper is surrounded by card sharks.
  38. S01E38Theatrical EpisodeJune 25, 1954Enter Cosmo.
  39. S01E39George's Old FlameJuly 2, 1954She's engaged to a Hollywood star, but is he all he seems?

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0239Episodes1954–55AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Topper Tells AllOctober 8, 1954Topper has his day in court, over a parking ticket.
  2. S02E02Topper's RansomOctober 15, 1954The bank is robbed, the Kerbys ride to the rescue.
  3. S02E03County FairOctober 22, 1954Feathering your nest, you might say.
  4. S02E04The SeanceOctober 29, 1954The Kerbys arrange an entertainment of sorts.
  5. S02E05Topper Strikes GoldNovember 5, 1954Topper comes into money, but is it a dry hole?
  6. S02E06The Chess PlayerNovember 12, 1954Chess by the fire beats chess by wire, what?
  7. S02E07Topper Goes to WashingtonNovember 19, 1954Government business, that sort of thing.
  8. S02E08Jury DutyNovember 26, 1954Who needs it?
  9. S02E09Topper Lives AgainDecember 3, 1954Cosmo mishears his diagnosis, prepares to join George and Marion.
  10. S02E10The Army GameDecember 10, 1954Topper is drafted. Just SNAFU.
  11. S02E11Topper's AccidentDecember 17, 1954In quarantine.
  12. S02E12Topper's Quiet ChristmasDecember 24, 1954Topper's playing Scrooge, the Kerbys haunt his holidays.
  13. S02E13Topper's Happy New YearDecember 31, 1954Always a festive occasion.
  14. S02E14Topper's DeceptionJanuary 7, 1955Cheering up someone else, playing charades as servants for the cook's parents, why not, hm?
  15. S02E15Topper's GuestJanuary 14, 1955A monkey's uncle.
  16. S02E16Topper's RejuvenationJanuary 21, 1955Back to the fittest. Survival, you know.
  17. S02E17Topper in MexicoJanuary 28, 1955After the teller gone south of the border.
  18. S02E18Topper Hits the RoadFebruary 4, 1955Topper is assigned by the bank to find a wealthy but unknown depositor of railroad stock now worth six-and-a-half million dollars.
  19. S02E19Topper at the RacesFebruary 11, 1955Entertaining the client.
  20. S02E20Topper's RacketFebruary 18, 1955Beating the bookie.
  21. S02E21Topper's AmnesiaFebruary 25, 1955The old bean gets beaned and knows not the Kerbys.
  22. S02E22Topper's Arabian NightMarch 4, 1955A chic sheik, but is he for real?
  23. S02E23The House WreckersMarch 11, 1955A freeway? Over George & Marion's dead bodies!
  24. S02E24Topper Makes a MovieMarch 18, 1955A studio loan.
  25. S02E25King Cosmo the FirstMarch 23, 1955The Prisoner of Zenda
  26. S02E26Topper's Double LifeApril 15, 1955A contest entry in Topper's name, by George.
  27. S02E27Topper Fights a DuelApril 8, 1955The French, they are a funny race.
  28. S02E28Topper's Egyptian DealApril 15, 1955Pyramids, mummies, that sort of thing.
  29. S02E29Topper's Uranium PileApril 22, 1955George is prospecting, out in the back yard.
  30. S02E30Topper's Spring CleaningApril 29, 1955George invents a martini maker that vacuums your floors.
  31. S02E31Topper Goes to SchoolMay 6, 1955Raising funds for Henrietta's alma mater.
  32. S02E32The Blood BrotherMay 13, 1955George's old chum, just out of the pen.
  33. S02E33Topper's Highland FlingMay 20, 1955The Ghosts Go East.
  34. S02E34Topper's Desert IslandMay 27, 1955George simply had to fly the plane.
  35. S02E35The NeighborsJune 3, 1955The cook meets a butler.
  36. S02E36Topper's CounterfeitersJune 10, 1955Topper helps the Feds.
  37. S02E37Topper's Insurance ScandalJune 17, 1955The Kerbys stake a claim on his accident policy.
  38. S02E38Topper's Other JobJune 24, 1955Facing the boot, he scrounges for loot.
  39. S02E39Topper's VacationJuly 15, 1955A business upstart, hm, bad business that.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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