A respected but struggling interior decorator from a wealthy background moves in with some of her clients in order to meet their specific needs. In the process, she tends to become friends with the families and get drawn into their personal problems. In the pilot episode, she's hired by an oil tycoon to lavishly decorate a house on his property for his daughter and future son-in-law, secretly hoping that the obvious expense will cause the fiancé' to back out of the wedding.
Acting
Davis elevating disposable material with sheer presence.
Writing
Pilot premise sharper than most 1965 sitcoms dared.
Director
Richard Kinon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This unsold pilot aired as filler programming and disappeared for decades; Davis reportedly did it for the paycheck between theatrical comebacks.
The 'decorator as secret therapist' trope peaked later with Queer Eye, but 1965 wasn't ready for a woman profiting from domestic chaos.
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