The Ann Sothern Show

Seasons

1958

USA

7.8

TV-G

Assistant hotel manager Katy O'Connor hopes to get her boss's job when he's transferred, but is passed over. Meanwhile, her friend Olive has a fling with Delbert Gray.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Bridal Suite

Two couples have been assigned the bridal suite and Katy (Ann Sothern) must sort things out.

S1 • E2

Six Wives Plus Two

When Mr. McCauley saves the life of a sultan, he is rewarded by being given one of the sultan's eight wives. Katy is forced to hide the wife from Flora, while also trying to get the sultan to take his wife back.

S1 • E3

Love Comes to Olive

Olive's infatuation with Paul the desk clerk has caused her to act strange, and worries Katy even more. But Katy's attempts to help Paul cause Olive to believe that Katy is after him as well, causing the two friends and roommates to fight.

S1 • E4

Governess for a Day

Katy gets saddled with a job as governess for a nine-year old terror.

S1 • E5

The Masquerade Ball

Katy tries to trap hotel thieves to clear her name.

S1 • E6

A New Lease on Life

Katy needs help breaking her lease with Olive.

S1 • E7

The Countess of Bartley

Katy's the target of a matchmaking duchess.

S1 • E8

The Thanksgiving Show

Katy O'Connor befriends a gang of delinquent boys through 9-year-old Donald Carpenter, the hotel's permanent guest, who is organizing the other kids into an orchestra. Katy's scheme to save the day includes giving the band an original tune she composed herself to play. However, she winds up in the soup when the gang steals the hotel's Thanksgiving turkeys.

S1 • E9

Say It with Music

Katy helps Mrs. Macauley impress her women's club.

S1 • E10

The Big Gamble

A gambler stays at the hotel and hosts a high-stakes poker game.

S1 • E11

It's a Dog's Life

Both Katy and young Donald are on their best behavior, in order to avoid drawing attention to the puppy Donald is hiding in his room. Seems the pup is an unauthorized gift from Katy.

S1 • E12

The Boss's Son

When the son of The Bartley House's owner visits, the entire staff is on edge. Katy manages to charm the playboy, but she is uninterested. When he decides to settle down and stay around the hotel for awhile, she has to fend off his increasing advances. However, her schemes to get him disinterested backfire, and result in a short-lived engagement to him.

S1 • E13

East Side Story

A reformed delinquent is given a job as a night watchman. Then things start disappearing.

S1 • E14

Johnny Moves Up

Johnny's mother visits. But she was led to believe he's an executive.

S1 • E15

Give It Back to the Indians

An influential stockholder demands that Katy be fired after she makes a certain statement to the press.

S1 • E16

Three Loves Has Katy

Katy reunites with some old boyfriends and rethinks her decision to focus on a career over marriage.

S1 • E17

Five Year Itch

Katy decides it's time for a vacation, but she needs to find a temporary replacement to fill in while she's away.

S1 • E18

Hurrah for the Irish

One of Katy's uncles wins the lottery.

S1 • E19

The O'Connors Stick Together

Katy schemes to unite her two feuding uncles by having them stop her from entering into a bad marriage.

S1 • E20

The High Cost of Living

Katy and Olive need help with their budget.

S1 • E21

Two on the Aisle

Katy has an extra ticket to a Broadway show. Who will she invite along?

S1 • E22

The Stand-In Heiress

Katy is convinced a friend's fiance is not really how he presents himself.

S1 • E23

Katy's Big Surprise

The Macauleys are off to India, and Katy is suggested as a replacement manager.

S1 • E24

Katy's New Boss

Katy adjusts to working for Mr. Devery, whose style differs from Mr. Macauley's.

S1 • E25

The Road to Health

Devery tries to make himself more attractive for a younger woman.

S1 • E26

The Engagement Ring

The staff thinks Devery proposed to Katy then jilted her.

S1 • E27

Katy's Investment Club

Katy and the staff decide to pool their extra money to invest in the stock market.

S1 • E28

The Square Peg

Devery hires a psychologist to run some tests to improve the efficiency of hotel employees.

S1 • E29

Geisha Girl

When Katy struggles to juggle her regular duties on top of Mr. Devery's meaningless chores, she decides to find him a servant. However, the only one qualified enough to do it is the cousin of a Japanese flower shop owner, who turns out to the surprise of Katy and Mr. Devery to be a Geisha named Michiko. Katy soon becomes jealous when Mr. Devery begins giving her duties to Michiko, and schemes to get Mr. Devery to let Michiko go.