Series Description:

The Occasional Wife TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on NBC about an executive who worked for a company that was proud of its wholesome "family" image. The executive's problem that is he was a bachelor. To counter that problem, he hired a woman to pose as his wife whenever he had to interact socially with fellow workers or clients.

Occasional Wife Cast:

Occasional Wife Trivia:

Greta Patterson was a struggling artist who was happy to pose as Michael's "Occasional Wife" for the free apartment he provided her with, two stories above his apartment.

Stars Michael Callan and Patricia Harty actually fell in love during the series and got married! Unfortunately, they eventually got divorced.

Occasional Wife Opening Narrative:

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First And Only Season

1. Occasional Wife (9/13/1966)
2. Occasional Trouble (9/20/1966)
3. The Rivalry (9/27/1966)
4. He Who Burns Bridges (10/4/1966)
5. I Do, We Don't (10/11/1966)
6. The Promotion (10/18/1966)
7. No Cookie For Dessert (10/25/1966)
8. Danger Woman At Work (11/1/1966)
9. A Friend Of The Family (11/15/1966)
10. Marriage Counselor (11/22/1966)
11. No Talent Scouts (11/29/1966)
12. That's How They Got Capone (12/6/1966)
13. G.P. Loves U.U. (12/13/1966)
14. Miss Greta Regrets (12/20/1966)
15. Peter By Moonlight (12/27/1966)
16. Alias Peter Patterson (1/3/1967)
17. Fair Play For Gypsies (1/17/1967)
18. A Couple Of Home-cooked Meals (1/24/1967)
19. One Plus One Equals Too Many (1/31/1967)
20. Kangaroo Kandidates (2/7/1967)
21. The New Secretary (2/14/1967)
22. The Business Trip (2/21/1967)
23. Engagement, Christopher Style (2/28/1967)
24. Instant Fatherhood (3/21/1967)
25. The Soft Spot (3/28/1967)
26. The Secret Powdered Milk Affair (4/4/1967)
27. My Occasional Brother's Keeper (4/11/1967)
28. An Affair To Forget (4/18/1967)
29. Oil, Be Seeing You (4/25/1967)
30. So Little Time (5/9/1967)