The Couple Takes a Wife
1972 | 73m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jerry Paris |
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| Writer: | Susan Silver |
| Staring: |
| Complications ensue when an overworked couple decides to hire a "wife" — someone who can run the household for them with complete autonomy — but she's a little too attractive for comfort. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1972 |
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| Director: | Jerry Paris |
| Writer: | Susan Silver |
| Genres: | Comedy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | housewife, sexism, women's liberation, unconventional arrangement |
| Production Companies | Universal Television, ABC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Bixby | Jeff Hamilton |
| Paula Prentiss | Barbara Hamilton |
| Valerie Perrine | Jennifer Allen |
| Myrna Loy | Barbara's Mother |
| Robert Goulet | Randy Perkins |
| Nanette Fabray | Marion Randolph |
| Larry Storch | David |
| Mia Bendixsen | Christy Hamilton |
| Dana Laurita | Mindy Hamilton |
| Penny Marshall | Paula |
| Dwan Smith | Ginger |
| Carmen Zapata | Maria |
| Ruth McDevitt | Mrs. Flanagan |
| Bert Holland | Mr. Kaplan |
| Shirley Mitchell | Employment Clerk |
| Ralph O'Hara | Hotel Clerk |
| Tim Haldeman | Bellboy |
| Helen Kleeb | Miss Robbins |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Susan Silver | Writer |
| F. Bud Mautino | Cinematography |
| Dick DeBenedictis | Music |
| Hal Mooney | Music Supervisor |
| Bill Brame | Editor |
| Don Marando | Makeup Artist |
| Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Lester Green | Art Direction |
| Jerry Paris | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Eckstein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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