| The People's Choice | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jackie_Cooper_The_People%27s_Choice_1955.JPG) Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller (1955) | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Irving Brecher |
| Starring | Jackie Cooper Patricia Breslin Paul Maxey Margaret Irving Dick Wesson Mary Jane Croft (voice) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24–26 minutes |
| Production company | Norden Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 6, 1955 – September 25, 1958 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
The People's Choice is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958. It was primarily sponsored by the Borden Company. Production of the series was overseen by George Burns' company, McCadden Productions.
It stars Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller, who is a former Marine Korean War veteran and a young politician living in fictitious New City, California. Sock has a basset hound named "Cleo", whose thoughts (voiced by Mary Jane Croft), baleful observations of Sock's dilemmas, are recorded on the soundtrack for the viewers' amusement. The real name of the dog that played Cleo was "Bernadette". Much of Cleo's dialog consists of wisecracks. The popularity of the basset hound breed increased markedly with the run of the show.