The United States Steel Hour
The Duchess and the Smugs
TV Flash files “The Duchess and the Smugs” as hour 247 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 10, episode 9, aired 1962-12-26, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E09: listed hour 247 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 9 of 21 in season 10. It aired 1962-12-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Big Day for a Scrambler” (S10E08). Next is “The Young Avengers” (S10E10).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Duchess and the Smugs sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S10E09 is listed hour 247 of 259 — hour 9 of 21 in season 10, season 10 episode 9.
When did The United States Steel Hour S10E09 air?
The Duchess and the Smugs aired 1962-12-26 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with surviving prestige teleplays — Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout if you can get it. Live industrial-sponsor drama is the brief.
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Why this series still plays
The United States Steel Hour was live Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's sheen: serious teleplays, launched stars, theatrical punch. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened here. Watch it in 2026 as corporate-sponsored theater of the air — proof a steel company once bankrolled the kind of play networks now fear.
The silhouette is industrial sheen on a live play: a steel logo as a curtain, theatrical punch in a living room, hard-hat prestige. The United States Steel Hour (ABC then CBS, 1953–1963) was Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's polish — serious teleplays, launched stars, The Theatre Guild and U.S. Steel, 259 episodes, ten seasons. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened on this stage of the air (1955). **This was not a commercial break; this was a hard launch in corporate light.** Proof a…
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