September 18, 1963 –
The show that taught elderly men, twin cousins might be lured into immoral acts with the purchase of grilled sausages – The Patty Duke Show, premiered on ABC-TV on this date.
Patty Duke was only sixteen when production began, and thus it was decided to film the show in New York City at the Chelsea Studios in Manhattan. New York’s child labor laws were more liberal than California’s–especially that state’s Coogan Law (named after child actor Jackie Coogan), which regulated the working conditions of child actors. Filming in New York City allowed Duke to work more hours per day, an advantage since she pretty much carried the show. Duke turned eighteen during filming of the final season, and although the season started in New York City, the whole production was moved to Hollywood by season’s end much to the chagrin of Duke, who wished to stay in New York City. Nevertheless, the setting of the series remained the same Brooklyn Heights neighborhood it had always been.
The Haus of Dcaligari 