Occasional Wife

1966 - 1967 NR 30m 7.6

A junior executive convinces his female friend to pretend to be his wife so he can move ahead in his company.

Peter, a junior executive at a New York business, figures out that single men at his company are generally passed over in favor of married men, who the top execs think are more stable. So Peter asks his friend and upstairs neighbor, Greta, if she'd be willing to pose as his wife for company functions. She agrees, not knowing how it'd affect her personal life. And whenever someone from his company unexpectantly dropped by "their" apartment, Peter would run up the fire escape two floors to fetch Greta, much to the bemusement of their neighbor in-between.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 13, 1966

Bachelor Peter Christopher is getting pressured from his mother and his boss ...

Episode 2 Occasional Trouble

2. Occasional Trouble

Aired: Sep 20, 1966

When a private detective finds Peter and Greta aren't married, he blackmails ...

Episode 3 The Rivalry

3. The Rivalry

Aired: Sep 27, 1966

Wally, Peter's rival at work, is trying to monopolize their boss' time to dis...

Episode 5 I Do, We Don't

5. I Do, We Don't

Aired: Oct 11, 1966

Peter and Greta look for an actor to play a minister after Peter's mother arr...

Episode 6 The Promotion

6. The Promotion

Aired: Oct 18, 1966

Peter's relationship with his girlfriend becomes challenged after he is promo...

Episode 7 No Cookie for Dessert

7. No Cookie for Dessert

Aired: Oct 25, 1966

Christopher is about to have a big date he's been planning for weeks, but his...

Episode 8 Danger! Woman at Work

8. Danger! Woman at Work

Aired: Oct 31, 1966

Greta takes a secretarial job to pay for extra art lessons she desires. Meanw...

Episode 10 Marriage Counselor

10. Marriage Counselor

Aired: Nov 21, 1966

Peter pretends to successfully go to a marriage counselor to please his boss ...

Episode 11 No Talent Scouts

11. No Talent Scouts

Aired: Nov 28, 1966

Mr. Brahms has an important if unusual assignment; to get the daughter of vis...

Episode 13 GP Loves UU

13. GP Loves UU

Aired: Dec 12, 1966

When Greta falls in love with a former Italian count, Peter knows their arran...

Episode 15 Peter by Moonlight

15. Peter by Moonlight

Aired: Dec 26, 1966

Peter invests half-interest in Greta's start-up dress design business.

Episode 20 Kangaroo Kandidates

20. Kangaroo Kandidates

Aired: Feb 6, 1967

Peter and Greta are obliged to compete with Wally and Vera Frick and his wife...

Episode 21 The New Secretary

21. The New Secretary

Aired: Feb 13, 1967

When an important client spots Peter at a romantic lunch with his new secreta...

Episode 22 The Business Trip

22. The Business Trip

Aired: Feb 20, 1967

A road trip causes several problems for the pretend couple especially since i...

Episode 24 Instant Fatherhood

24. Instant Fatherhood

Aired: Mar 20, 1967

Thanks to Mr. Brahms, Peter instantly becomes a foster parent to a young Ital...

Episode 25 The Soft Spot

25. The Soft Spot

Aired: Mar 27, 1967

Peter is labeled as a "soft spot" by his boss after Wally manipulates efficie...

Episode 28 An Affair to Forget

28. An Affair to Forget

Aired: Apr 17, 1967

Greta's boyfriend Bernie and his sister Bernice begin to suspect that Greta i...

Episode 30 So Little Time

30. So Little Time

Aired: May 9, 1967

Peter and Greta conspire on how to get Peter's mother to leave when she moves...

Info about Occasional Wife

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy