The Hathaways is a 26-episode situation comedy, which aired on ABC from October 6, 1961, to March 30, 1962, starring Peggy Cass and Jack Weston as suburban Los Angeles "parents" to a trio of performing common chimpanzees. Weston portrayed Walter Hathaway, a flabby real estate agent. Cass is his zany bride Elinore, "mother" and booking agent to the Marquis Chimps, named Candy, Charlie, and Enoch. The chimps had earlier appeared on CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show, a Jack Benny special in 1959 and several commercials in 1960.
From left, Charlie, Enoch, Peggy Cass as Elinore Hathaway, and Candy, 1962
Charlie makes friends with Walter's dancing teacher.
Mary Margaret "Peggy" Cass was an American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer.
Cass in 1973
Peggy Cass (left) with James Thurber and Joan Anderson in A Thurber Carnival (1960)