4.5
Viewer Rating
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The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968)
The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968)
Overview
The Ugliest Girl in Town is a short-lived American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC. It ran from September 26, 1968 to January 30, 1969. Timothy Blair is a Hollywood talent agent. He falls in love with Julie Renfield, a British actress who is visiting the United States to do a movie. After that movie is finished, she returns to England. To assist his brother Gene complete a photography assignment, Timothy dresses as a hippie and poses for a photo shoot. The photos are sent to a modeling agent in England who assumes that they are of a woman. He offers "her" a job. Knowing that this would be the only chance to go to Great Britain and be with Julie, Tim accepts and dubs himself "Timmie". Tim has two weeks of vacation to spend as much time with Julie as he can, but when as he is about to leave with his brother, Gene loses £11,000 gambling. Unless he pays him back, Tim has to continue being Timmie for a while longer. In 2002, TV Guide ranked the series number 18 on its '50 Worst TV Shows of All Time' list.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
4.5
Overview
The Ugliest Girl in Town is a short-lived American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC. It ran from September 26, 1968 to January 30, 1969. Timothy Blair is a Hollywood talent agent. He falls in love with Julie Renfield, a British actress who is visiting the United States to do a movie. After that movie is finished, she returns to England. To assist his brother Gene complete a photography assignment, Timothy dresses as a hippie and poses for a photo shoot. The photos are sent to a modeling agent in England who assumes that they are of a woman. He offers "her" a job. Knowing that this would be the only chance to go to Great Britain and be with Julie, Tim accepts and dubs himself "Timmie". Tim has two weeks of vacation to spend as much time with Julie as he can, but when as he is about to leave with his brother, Gene loses £11,000 gambling. Unless he pays him back, Tim has to continue being Timmie for a while longer. In 2002, TV Guide ranked the series number 18 on its '50 Worst TV Shows of All Time' list.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject of cross-dressing for comedic purposes, while touching on gender roles and societal expectations, is presented as situational comedy rather than a strong political statement, leading to a neutral rating.
This 1960s sitcom features a predominantly traditional cast. Its narrative explores a man cross-dressing for comedic purposes, but it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The sitcom 'The Ugliest Girl in Town' centers on a cisgender heterosexual man who cross-dresses as a woman for a modeling job. This plot device serves as the basis for situational comedy and does not involve the depiction or exploration of LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or gender identity beyond a temporary disguise.
The TV show "The Ugliest Girl in Town" does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a cisgender man who cross-dresses as a female model for professional reasons, with the humor derived from situational comedy rather than exploring gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show features a male protagonist who disguises himself as a woman for plot-driven reasons, but his canonical gender within the story remains male. This falls under the exclusion for gender disguise within the narrative, not a gender swap of an established character.
As an original television series from 1968, "The Ugliest Girl in Town" does not adapt pre-existing source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters could have been established as a different race prior to their portrayal in this series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.6
4.5
Critic Ratings
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