Welcome to a new Wildcard Wednesday! I’m back with my now-monthly update regarding my new book, GREAT AMERICAN SITCOMS OF THE 1950s, which was released earlier this year. I’m happy to remind everyone that you can purchase from me here, on Amazon here, or anywhere online that books are sold — including from the publisher itself, McFarland.

One of the perks in buying from me — aside from getting a signed (or even personalized) copy — is that I’ll also send you info on how to access a special Dropbox folder where you can view some of the rarer, hard-to-find episodes discussed in the book. In fact, every month since the February release, I’ve been rotating episodes into that folder. This week, I’ve added samples of lesser-seen titles like Topper, Meet Corliss Archer, and Hennesey, along with offerings from Private Secretary, Our Miss Brooks, Burns And Allen, and The Bob Cummings Show. I hope they’ll aid your appreciation of these series, along with my appraisal of them in the book!

As an enticement, here’s one of the episodes that was in the folder last month — one of my favorite half hours from The Bob Cummings Show. It’s “Bob Falls In Love,” where the stubborn bachelor considers hanging up his wolf ears when he can’t stop thinking about the lovely Kay (Lola Albright). It first aired on October 20, 1955 and is indeed mentioned in my book.

Come back next week for another Wildcard! And stay tuned Tuesday for more Big Bang!