About this season
Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role.
Episodes (39)
1. Topper Meets the Ghosts
Aired 9 October 1953
An avalanche does in the Kerbys while skiing, to their bemusement. The Toppers are buying their old haunts.
2. The Movers
Aired 16 October 1953
Moving day, and the ghosts reveal themselves only to Topper.
3. Hiring the Maid
Aired 23 October 1953
Exit Velma, so George scares up a replacement.
4. The Hypnotist
Aired 30 October 1953
The Kerbys demolish a charlatan.
5. Reducing
Aired 6 November 1953
Cosmo tries to be a slimmer he.
6. The Spinster
Aired 13 November 1953
Her cap is new-set at a Topper table guest.
7. Bank Securities
Aired 20 November 1953
Neil, who is fond of a snifter, absconds with bank papers.
8. The Kid
Aired 27 November 1953
An amusing tyke.
9. Burglar Episode
Aired 4 December 1953
A burglar is prowling the neighborhood.
10. Uncle Jonathan
Aired 11 December 1953
Foreign relations.
11. The Car Story
Aired 18 December 1953
A fast-moving tale.
12. Christmas Carol
Aired 25 December 1953
Dickens, by Topper.
13. Masquerade
Aired 1 January 1954
Topper rings in the new year.
14. Second Honeymoon
Aired 8 January 1954
Mr. & Mrs. Topper spend their anniversary in a haunted inn.
15. The Socialite
Aired 15 January 1954
Mrs. Topper butters up the poetry set.
16. The Surprise Party
Aired 22 January 1954
As if every day wasn't.
17. The Decorating Episode
Aired 29 January 1954
It's always fair weather, if it isn't foul, or something.
18. Astrology
Aired 5 February 1954
The stars look down on Topper's workaday world.
19. Trip to Lisbon
Aired 12 February 1954
A port in any storm.
20. The Proposal
Aired 19 February 1954
Putting this one across is no easy matter.
21. Katie's Nephew
Aired 26 February 1954
A juvenile influence on the Kerbys, or the other way around.
22. The College Reunion
Aired 5 March 1954
The Kerbys give Topper's old school tie a fillip.
23. Economy
Aired 12 March 1954
Batten down the hatches, tight ship.
24. The Diamond Ring
Aired 19 March 1954
An insurance company investigator is suspicious of the Kerbys.
25. Topper Runs for Mayor
Aired 26 March 1954
His boss is in the enemy camp.
26. The Painting Episode
Aired 2 April 1954
A phonybaloney art instructor shows Mrs. Topper the spiritual side of life.
27. Henrietta Sells the House
Aired 9 April 1954
The Kerbys will have none of it.
28. Legacy
Aired 16 April 1954
What goes up the family tree, must come down eventually...
29. Topper Goes to Las Vegas
Aired 23 April 1954
George & Marion even the odds.
30. Topper Goes West
Aired 30 April 1954
New Mexico, cattle ranch, bank business.
31. A Ghostly Joke
Aired 7 May 1954
The Kerbys play a joke on Cosmo by convincing him he's won $800,000 playing the Irish Sweepstakes.
32. The Package
Aired 14 May 1954
The Kerbys do their own mail sorting at the P.O.
33. Neil Disappears
Aired 21 May 1954
Of course he does, when he feels like it, but not with a State Department pouch.
34. The Picnic
Aired 28 May 1954
Dejeuner sur l'herbe, said the punning health food nut.
35. The Wedding
Aired 4 June 1954
It's all arranged by Mrs. Topper.
36. Preparations for Europe
Aired 11 June 1954
But are the Toppers ready?
37. The Boat
Aired 18 June 1954
Topper is surrounded by card sharks.
38. Theatrical Episode
Aired 25 June 1954
Enter Cosmo.
39. George's Old Flame
Aired 2 July 1954
She's engaged to a Hollywood star, but is he all he seems?