Blondie is the first of two television series based on the comic strip by Chic Young.

Pamela Britton starred in the title role and Arthur Lake played Blondie's husband Dagwood Bumstead, reprising his role from the Blondie film series.

[1] A pilot episode was filmed in 1954 with Hal Le Roy as Dagwood opposite Britton's Blondie.

It said that the TV adaptation "adds no new dimensions, either in wit or humor, to the comic strip.

"[3] In contrast, it added, "the comic strip humor is diluted, the cliched lines and situations standing out like sore thumbs.