Can't miss this one, especially for the likes of Dennis Day. Written by Albert Lewin and Burt Styler, who both did a ton of classic sitcoms.
This is obviously a dark comedy take-off on comedian Jack Benny, who played Day's cheap boss on radio and tv for years. Now Dennis Day, in an outrageous turn around, is the tightwad and with even more hilarious results.
Day portrays Alexander, who along with his frustrated wife, Jennifer (best played by Alice Backes) live as though they were penniless. Then one day... Jennifer discovers her crafty hubby has
neatly tucked away over $33,000 dollars, over 300,000 bucks today!
She decides to do something about, and spend a little on herself. How dare she! Now Alexander is thinking murder --but it proves to be expensive? And what about her funeral? That costs money, too!
Everything comes with a price tag, and Alexander is fit to be tied. Now what?
An excellent tale, and really not that far from the truth, considering many offbeat stories of assorted people who lived a miserly existence only to leave a fortune behind. If you're a series fan, the story is reminscent of the Jo Van Fleet/Oscar Homalka episode where the husband was also a tightwad, though having found money instead.
Look for Gage Clark playing a doctor. Gage was a very popular actor in the 50s and 60s, playing a wide variety of professional roles. Alice Backes is perfect as Day's wife. She played scores of secretaries, librarians and the like, replete with wisecracks. Always fun to watch.
A real treat from start to finish. SEASON 4 EPISODE 26 remastered dvd box set. 5 dvd set. Released 2008.