Dear Phoebe

Dear Phoebe is an American sitcom about a male former college professor who poses as an elderly woman to write a newspaper advice column.Bill Hastings, a college professor in Los Angeles, California, leaves his job at UCLA to pursue a career as a journalist.[3] Also at the paper is Humphrey Winston Humpsteader, a stereotypical young copy writer trying to make it big in the newspaper business[1][2] who likes to spend time at Ye Olde Malt Shoppe, where the slogan is "Teenage Spoken Here."[3] Humphrey is a strong young man able to rip telephone books in half and often gets into fights, although even a slight slap across his face is enough to put him out of action.Dear Phoebe premiered on September 10, 1954, and ran for 31 episodes, airing on NBC at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays throughout its run.
Marcia Henderson as Mickey Riley and Peter Lawford as Bill Hastings in a publicity photo for Dear Phoebe .
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