Carol Faylen Movies

This short-lived 1964 series ran on ABC, and marked crooner Bing Crosby's second foray into network television after a 1954 variety show. Unlike its predecessor, this one was a conventional sitcom; it starred Crosby as Bing Collins, a onetime singer who had years ago left show business to live a quiet life as an electrical engineer, supporting his wife Ellie (Beverly Garland) and children. Bing could never quite escape from the limelight, however, as Ellie herself nurtured showbiz aspirations and thus brought about continual reminders of the life her husband had left behind. The couple had two very different daughters: 10-year-old Janice (Carol Faylen), a brainiac little girl with an intellect which suggested that she might be better suited for university life; and Joyce (Diane Sherry), a 15-year-old adolescent very much into boys. Willie Walters (Frank McHugh) was the handyman who, oddly enough, lived full time with the Collins family. Bing typically sang at least one number on each episode. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Assigned to write a book report on The Three Musketeers, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) characteristically puts off starting to read the book until the last minute. In desperation, Beaver tries to take a shortcut by watching a movie version of the classic book, which is conveniently running on TV the night before the report is due. Unfortunately, Beaver has chosen to view the 1939 musical comedy adaptation of The Three Musketeers -- considerably revamped as a vehicle for the zany Ritz Brothers! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Beaver (Jerry Mathers) scores the winning touchdown in an important school football game. At first he is blasé about it, but the next day the local paper plays up the TD and even plasters Beaver's picture on the front page. Before long, Beaver's ego has swelled to mammoth proportions, and Ward (Hugh Beaumont) and June (Barbara Billingsley), who were first to join the "Hooray for Beaver" bandwagon, worry that they've created a monster -- especially when The Beav decides that he's simply too good to show up for practice. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi