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In the revamped ''The Dennis Day Show,'' Day portrays a single bachelor who lives in a [[Hollywood]] apartment priced above his income level, but considers this arrangement essential to his hopes of succeeding in show business. Cliff Arquette portrays Charley Weaver, a name he later adopts for his own show business career. This Charley Weaver is the custodian in Day's building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.lifeisamovie.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=102518-R2|title=''The Jack Benny Show''; ''The Dennis Day Show''|publisher=lifeisamovie.com|accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> Other supporting cast members were Hal March and Jeri Lou Jones.<ref name=tt/> One of the writers for the Day series was Paul Henning, later with ''The Real McCoys'' and ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]].''<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045383/|title=''The Dennis Day Show''|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}</ref>

In the revamped ''The Dennis Day Show,'' Day portrays a single bachelor who lives in a [[Hollywood]] apartment priced above his income level, but considers this arrangement essential to his hopes of succeeding in show business. Cliff Arquette portrays Charley Weaver, a name he later adopts for his own show business career. This Charley Weaver is the custodian in Day's building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.lifeisamovie.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=102518-R2|title=''The Jack Benny Show''; ''The Dennis Day Show''|publisher=lifeisamovie.com|accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> Other supporting cast members were Hal March and Jeri Lou Jones.<ref name=tt/> One of the writers for the Day series was Paul Henning, later with ''The Real McCoys'' and ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]].''<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045383/|title=''The Dennis Day Show''|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}</ref>

On April 12, 1954 one of the last episodes of the series was entitled "The Party Pooper," with Elisha Cook, Jr., as a guest star.  Among Day's directors was Rod Amateau, later in the same role with CBS's ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.''. Other occasional cast members were the comedian Billy Barty, who plays a [[leprechaun]] in one segment, Parley Baer, also a regular on '[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' and subsequently ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', and George O'Hanlon, later the voice of George Jetson' on [[ABC]]'s ''The Jetsons.''<ref name=imdb/>

On April 12, 1954 one of the last episodes of the series was entitled "The Party Pooper," with Elisha Cook, Jr., as a guest star.  Among Day's directors was Rod Amateau, later in the same role with CBS's ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.''. Other occasional cast members were the comedian Billy Barty, who plays a [[leprechaun]] in one segment, Parley Baer, also a regular on ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' and subsequently ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', and George O'Hanlon, later the voice of George Jetson' on [[ABC]]'s ''The Jetsons.''<ref name=imdb/>

''The Dennis Day Show'' aired at 9 pm ET on Mondays opposite the third season of CBS's ''[[I Love Lucy]].'' It preceded ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' on NBC.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', 1953-1954 network television schedule, appendix.</ref>

''The Dennis Day Show'' aired at 9 pm ET on Mondays opposite the third season of CBS's ''[[I Love Lucy]].'' It preceded ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' on NBC.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', 1953-1954 network television schedule, appendix.</ref>