Madame's Place


Madame's Place is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the form of a bawdy old movie star with a naughty sense of humor.
Madame's Place aired for one first-run season from September 20, 1982 until February 25, 1983, although the actual number of episodes produced is disputed. Bob Leszczak’s book Single Season Sitcoms of the 80s: a Complete Guide notes the fifty-one episodes were not titled but merely given numbers. The show was unusual for a sitcom in that it was produced for first-run syndication to air five days a week.

Premise

The series centers around the puppet Madame, who was a huge hit with audiences in the 1970s and 1980s with American puppeteer Wayland Flowers as her creator.
Madame is an "outrageous old broad" who entertains with double entendres and witty comebacks. Bedecked in fabulous eveningwear and summer diamonds, Madame's look is based on movie stars such as Gloria Swanson. Madame lived in a plush mansion with her butler, ex-boxer Pinkerton ; they interacted with nerdy day planner Bernadette, Madame's beautiful, IQ-challenged, southern-belle niece Sara Joy, and nosy kid neighbor Buzzy.
Madame's Place covered all of the bases from an abandoned baby on the doorstep to an outrageous fortune teller peddling her theories.
Within the series, Madame had a talk show featuring guests including Debbie Reynolds, Foster Brooks, and William Shatner.
The theme song for the show was composed by Michael Miller, with lyrics by Monica Riordan.

Characters