Dear Phoebe is an American sitcom about a male former college professor who poses as an elderly woman to write a newspaper advice column.

Bill Hastings, a college professor in Los Angeles, California, leaves his job at UCLA to pursue a career as a journalist.

[3] Also at the paper is Humphrey Winston Humpsteader, a stereotypical young copy writer trying to make it big in the newspaper business[1][2] who likes to spend time at Ye Olde Malt Shoppe, where the slogan is "Teenage Spoken Here.

"[3] Humphrey is a strong young man able to rip telephone books in half and often gets into fights, although even a slight slap across his face is enough to put him out of action.

Dear Phoebe premiered on September 10, 1954, and ran for 31 episodes, airing on NBC at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays throughout its run.