The Pruitts of Southampton


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Episodes: 30

Seasons: 1

Show dates: September 6, 1966 – April 7, 1967

Performers include: Phyllis Diller, Gypsy Rose Lee, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Deaconl Grady Sutton

Description: The Pruitts, a supposedly incredibly wealthy family living on Long Island in the Hamptons, have been approached by the Internal Revenue Service about overdue taxes. An audit revealed that the Pruitts were in fact broke. Rather than reveal this fact publicly and cause the economic depression which would presumably result, an improbably charitable IRS allowed them to continue living in their mansion and maintaining the pretensions of great wealth, which was difficult given their reduced circumstances.
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