Topper
Topper is an American fantasy-comedy television series that aired from 1953 to 1955 on CBS, based on the novel by Thorne Smith and the 1937 film of the same name. The series stars Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper, a stuffy bank president whose life is turned upside down when the ghosts of George and Marion Kerby take up residence in his home. The ghosts, visible only to Topper, drag him into one comic misadventure after another as they try to do good deeds to earn their way into heaven. The series was one of the first supernatural comedies on television and paved the way for later shows like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. Several episodes are in the public domain.
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Season 1
Topper Meets the Ghosts
Cosmo Topper moves into a new home, only to discover it is haunted by the ghosts of George and Marion Kerby, a fun-loving couple who died in
Uncle Jonathan
Topper's eccentric Uncle Jonathan comes to visit, and the Kerby ghosts decide to help make the visit more interesting, leading to a series of
Decorating
Marion Kerby decides Topper's home needs redecorating and enlists George's help, but their ghostly interior design efforts create chaos
Henrietta Sells the House
Topper's wife Henrietta decides to sell their haunted house, and the Kerby ghosts pull out all the stops to discourage potential buyers,
Uncle Jonathan
Foreign relations.
Christmas Carol
Dickens, by Topper.
Second Honeymoon
Mr. & Mrs. Topper spend their anniversary in a haunted inn.
The Decorating Episode
It's always fair weather, if it isn't foul, or something.
Trip to Lisbon
A port in any storm.
The Proposal
Putting this one across is no easy matter.
The College Reunion
The Kerbys give Topper's old school tie a fillip.
Henrietta Sells the House
The Kerbys will have none of it.
Legacy
What goes up the family tree, must come down eventually...
Topper Goes to Las Vegas
George & Marion even the odds.
Topper Goes West
New Mexico, cattle ranch, bank business.
A Ghostly Joke
The Kerbys play a joke on Cosmo by convincing him he's won $800,000 playing the Irish Sweepstakes.
George's Old Flame
She's engaged to a Hollywood star, but is he all he seems?
Details
- Years
- 1953–1955
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 17
- Genres
- Fantasy, Comedy
- TMDB Rating
- 6.1/10 (9 votes)
- Maturity Rating
- TV-PG — ghost
- Quality
- SD
- Audio
- English
- Status
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Studio
- Hal Roach Studios
