036 The Patty Duke Show: They’re Cousins… Identical Cousins!
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036 The Patty Duke Show: They’re Cousins… Identical Cousins!
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About this listen
This week, we’re heading back to 1963 and into the wonderfully wholesome, split-screen world of The Patty Duke Show — the sitcom that gave us identical cousins, iconic theme song lyrics, and some seriously impressive early TV special effects.
Created by Sidney Sheldon as a starring vehicle for teenage Oscar winner Patty Duke, the series ran for three seasons and became a Nick at Nite staple for our generation.
We discuss:
- The genius (and absurdity) of “identical cousins”
- How split-screen technology worked in the early ’60s
- Patty’s triple-role episode as Southern belle Betsy
- Why the show was canceled (spoiler: color TV got expensive)
- The wildly catchy theme song that now lives rent-free in our heads
- The 1999 reunion movie you might watch… but probably won’t
- The surprisingly clever PSA Patty did decades later
- The legacy connections to John Astin, Sean Astin, and The Facts of Life
We also talk about whether this sweet, bubblegum ‘60s sitcom holds up today — and why nostalgia sometimes matters more than modern relevance.
And yes… we sing the theme song. Repeatedly.
🎵 “Cathy adores a minuet…” (You’re welcome.)
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