The Girl with Something Extra
A fantasy sitcom about a newlywed with ESP.
The Girl with Something Extra is an American fantasy sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1973 to March 15, 1974. Created by Bernard Slade and produced by Screen Gems, the series ran for one season of 22 episodes. The show is notable for starring Sally Field in a lead role shortly after her earlier sitcom successes.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Fantasy/Sitcom
- Creator
- Bernard Slade
- Writer
- Stan Cutler
- Bill Davenport
- Lou Derman
- Bernard Slade
- Director
- Bob Claver
- Roger Duchowny
- Herman Hoffman
- Richard Kinon
- William Wiard
- Starring
- Sally Field
- John Davidson
- Teri Garr
- Henry Jones
- Zohra Lampert
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
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Background
The series follows newlyweds John and Sally Burton after John discovers that Sally has extrasensory perception (ESP) and can read other people's minds. As the season progressed, Sally's ESP became less of a plot point. The cast included Sally Field as Sally Burton, John Davidson as John Burton, Jack Sheldon as Jerry, Zohra Lampert as Anne, with Stephanie Edwards appearing as Angela in one episode, Henry Jones as Owen Metcalf in one episode, Teri Garr as Amber in one episode, and William Windom as Stuart Kline in one episode.
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