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. Cast Willa "Willy" Dodger...June Havoc William Makepeace "Papa" Dodger...Lloyd Corrigan Emily Dodger...Mary Treen Franklin Sanders...Danny Richards, Jr. Charlie Bush...Whitfield Connor Perry Bannister...Hal Peary (1955) Harvey Evelyn...Sterling Holloway (1955) Some confusion exists as to who portrayed Papa Dodger. Wheaton Chambers, misspelled as "Weaton Chambers," is credited in the premiere episode, but Lloyd Corrigan generally is credited with the role. It is possible that Chambers originated the role and Corrigan subsequently replaced him. Production Willy was filmed at Desilu Studios. William Spier, Havoc's third and last husband, was the producer for the series. Although female lawyers already had been the lead characters on daytime television shows, Willy was the first prime-time American television show to feature a female lawyers as its lead character. Willy′s original working title was Miss Bachelor at Law, but by the time its pilot was filmed before a live audience at Motion Picture Center (later known as Desilu Studios) on April 29, 1954, it had been renamed My Aunt Willy, and