My Little Margie
Reverse Psychology
TV Flash files “Reverse Psychology” as a desk essential hour — My Little Margie (1952–1955) on CBS/NBC, season 1, episode 1, aired 1952-06-09, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 126 in the My Little Margie guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1952-06-09 (30 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “A Friend for Roberta” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Reverse Psychology”. Reverse Psychology: Storm's madcap heroine opens, scheming daughter versus dad's blood pressure as filmed-early screwball fizz.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Reverse Psychology sit in the My Little Margie guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 126 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did My Little Margie S01E01 air?
Reverse Psychology aired 1952-06-09 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Storm plotting and dad's blood pressure rising. Screwball daughter-versus-father is the whole form.
In the series
Why this series still plays
My Little Margie is Gale Storm's scheming daughter versus dad's blood pressure: screwball sitcom fizz, a madcap TV heroine, filmed early and popular. Watch it in 2026 as the prototype of the adult child who will not stop plotting — champagne-bubble farce before family sitcoms decided everyone had to be nicer.
The silhouette is a scheming daughter in a dress that is doing comedy, not sweetness. My Little Margie (CBS then NBC, 1952–1955) is Gale Storm versus dad's blood pressure: screwball sitcom fizz, 126 filmed half-hours, Charles Farrell as Vern Albright, Clarence Kolb as George Honeywell, Hillary Brooke as Roberta Townsend, Frank Fox's shop. Madcap TV heroine, filmed early and popular, later a rerun habit. Storm's later Oh! Susanna success made her a multi-show 1950s brand. **This was not a soft child; this was a…
Filed against
- Gale Storm as Margie Albright
Gale Storm schemed as Margie Albright on My Little Margie — daughter versus dad's blood pressure, screwball sitcom fizz, a madcap TV heroine filmed early and popular. Prototype of the adult child who will not stop plotting. TV Flash files…
- Charles Farrell as Vern Albright
Charles Farrell played Vern Albright on My Little Margie — Gale Storm's scheming daughter versus dad's blood pressure, screwball sitcom fizz, a madcap TV heroine filmed early and popular. Prototype of the adult child who will not stop…
- Clarence Kolb as George Honeywell
Clarence Kolb played George Honeywell on My Little Margie — Gale Storm's scheming daughter versus dad's blood pressure, screwball sitcom fizz, a madcap TV heroine filmed early and popular. Champagne-bubble farce before family sitcoms…
- Hillary Brooke as Roberta Townsend
Hillary Brooke played Roberta Townsend on My Little Margie — Gale Storm's scheming daughter versus dad's blood pressure, 1950s screwball sitcom fizz, a madcap TV heroine filmed early and popular. Champagne-bubble farce before family…