Love That Jill

Love That Jill is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC during the 1957-1958 television season. The series stars Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling as the heads of rival modeling agencies in Manhattan.

Love That Jill
GenreSituation comedy
StarringAnne Jeffreys
Robert Sterling
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerAlex Gottlieb
Running time30 mins.
Production companyHal Roach Studios
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseJanuary 20 (1958-01-20) –
April 14, 1958 (1958-04-14)
Robert Sterling as Jack Gibson and Anne Jeffreys as Jill Johnson in Love That Jill.

Synopsis

Jill Johnson and Jack Gibson are the heads of rival New York City modeling agencies in Manhattan.[1][2][3] Jack is romantically attracted to Jill, but each of them constantly tries to take clients and models away from the other.[1][2] Richard is Jill′s secretary, Pearl is Jack′s secretary,[2] Ginger is one of Jill's models,[1][2] and Melody and Peaches are among the other models at their agencies.[2]

Cast

Production

Hal Roach Studios produced Love That Jill.[3] Alex Gottlieb served as producer for the series.[1][3] Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling were married in real life.[3]

Broadcast history

Love That Jill premiered on ABC on January 20, 1958.[1][2][3] It lasted only 13 episodes, the last of which aired on April 14, 1958.[1][2][3] It was broadcast at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays throughout its run.[2][3]

Episodes

SOURCES [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

No.
overall 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Tonight's the Night"TBATBAJanuary 20, 1958 (1958-01-20)
Jill invites Jack to her home for dinner — and plans a giant double-cross.
2"The Mating Machine"TBATBAJanuary 27, 1958 (1958-01-27)
Alternative title "Find Your Perfect Mate." Before Jack and Jill appear on the television show Find Your Perfect Mate, Jack decides to ensure that he will win a week of dates with Jill by manipulating the punched cards used in an electronic computer.
3"Who Done It?"TBATBAFebruary 3, 1958 (1958-02-03)
Jill finesses Jack in a ruse that will give her — rather than an attempted burglary — front-page publicity.
4"They Went Thataway"TBATBAFebruary 10, 1958 (1958-02-10)
While Jack and Jill are in Arizona to film a potato chip commercial, a man named Cliff makes advances toward Jill. Jill leads Jack on to make him jealous of Cliff, but in fact Cliff is interested in the hotel clerk, Sandy, and a justice of the peace marries Cliff to Sandy. During the episode, Jack and Jill sing "There's Silver on the Sage Tonight." Guest star: Chuck Connors.
5"Vote for Me, Darling"TBATBAFebruary 17, 1958 (1958-02-17)
Selected as one of five finalists in the "Most Glamorous Career Woman" contest, Jill attempts to woo key votes out of three male judges.
6"Operation Double Cross"TBATBAFebruary 24, 1958 (1958-02-24)
Jack plots with a beautiful model from Jill's agency to garner publicity for his own agency.
7"Kiss Me, Sergeant"TBATBAMarch 3, 1958 (1958-03-03)
Jack talks Jill into going out to dinner with him and his buddy, a United States Army sergeant — who turns out to be a glamorous woman.
8"Hug That Hillbilly"TBATBAMarch 10, 1958 (1958-03-10)
When Jill decides to send one of her underage models back to her home in the Ozarks, Jack finds the model′s hillbilly father trying to force him into a shotgun wedding.
9"Kid Stuff"TBATBAMarch 17, 1958 (1958-03-17)
Jill promotes a golf lesson from Jack — leading to her takeover of one of his key accounts, a baby food company, at contract renewal time.
10"Two for the Money"TBATBAMarch 24, 1958 (1958-03-24)
Jack can collect an inheritance if he can establish that he is married to Jill.
11"Bess of the Bowery"TBATBAMarch 31, 1958 (1958-03-31)
The normally stylish and glamorous Jill dons disguises — including nondescript clothing and a shaggy wig — to win an important vitamin company account from Jack's agency.
12"Love That Foreign Sportscar"TBATBAApril 7, 1958 (1958-04-07)
Jill meets a swindling playboy.
13"Make Mine Marriage"TBATBAApril 14, 1958 (1958-04-14)
Jack and Jill do their best to break up the nuptials of their respective secretaries.

References
  1. McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, ISBN 0 14 02 4916 8, p. 497.
  2. Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition), New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, pp. 614–615.
  3. The Classic TV Archive Love That Jill Accessed 24 November 2020
  4. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, January 20, 1958, p. 6.
  5. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, February 3, 1958, p. 15.
  6. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, February 17, 1958, p. 11.
  7. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, February 24, 1958, p. 4.
  8. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, March 3, 1958, p. 13.
  9. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, March 10, 1958, p. 20.
  10. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, March 17, 1958, p. 7.
  11. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, March 24, 1958, p. 13.
  12. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, March 31, 1958, p. 15.
  13. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, April 7, 1958, p. 16.
  14. "Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, April 14, 1958, p. 15.
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