The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 125 half-hour black-and-white episodes,[1] initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC.

[2] The Gale Storm Show was produced initially by Hal Roach Studios.

The Roach company later sold the program to Independent Television Corporation.

[3] The series is based on a cruise director, Susanna Pomeroy (Storm), on a ship traveling around the world.

Unlike her previous role on My Little Margie, Storm's character emits a shrill, two-fingered whistle to get people's attention.