Willy

Willy is an American situation comedy about a small-town female lawyer who later moves to New York City. It aired on CBS from September 1954 to June 1955. The series stars June Havoc and was produced by Desilu Productions. Synopsis A vaudeville star as a child, Willa "Willy" Dodger is inspired by her father, who had been a circuit court judge, to become a lawyer. After four years of night school, she graduates from law school, passes the bar, and opens a law practice in her home town of Renfrew in rural New Hampshire. After six months in business, she finally gets her first case. Her family in Renfrew includes her father, William Makepeace "Papa" Dodger, her widowed sister Emily Dodger, and her nephew Franklin Sanders. Her boyfriend is Charlie Bush, the town veterinarian. In March 1955, the lack of legal business in Renfrew prompts Willy to relocate to New York City to represent a vaudeville troupe, the Bannister Vaudeville Company. Charlie does not follow her, but her family reluctantly makes the move with her. In her far more cosmopolitan life in New York, her boss — who thought he had hired a male lawyer — is Perry Bannister. She also reunites with her old friend Harvey Evelyn, who is the manager of a repertory company. Whether in Renfrew or New York, Willy′s law practice usually handles cases that are on the lighter side of the law.