Peck's Bad Girl is a 1959 American sitcom television series, starring Wendell Corey and Patty McCormack which aired on CBS. The show revolved around the misadventures of a twelve-year-old girl growing up and how she related to her family. Patty McCormack, who had played a sinister little girl in The Bad Seed, played the lead character, Torey Peck. The title drew inspiration from the Peck's Bad Boy stories.
The show was presented as a family comedy centered on Torey, who would talk directly to the audience about herself and the events from in front of a black screen at points during the episode. Peck's Bad Girl replaced the Arthur Godfrey Show.
The New York Times said in its review of the show: "PECK'S BAD GIRL, which had its debut... is another situation-comedy series on family life and a further reminder of the sustained superiority of Father Knows Best."TV: Peck's Bad Girl, New York Times, May 6, 1959, p.79 After its poor reception in 1959, CBS re-ran the entire series in the summer of 1960 to no better success.
Cast Patty McCormack as Torey Peck, twelve-year-old girl Wendell Corey as Steve Peck, her father Marsha Hunt as Jennifer Peck, her mother Ray Ferrell as Roger Peck, her younger brother Reba Waters as Francesca, her girlfriend
Guest stars included Jane Withers, Patrick O'Neal and Jacques Bergerac.
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External links
Review of entire season, New Castle News, August 5, 1959