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Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
Genres: Comedy, Music, TV Movie
The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.
- Carol Burnett as Princess Winifred the Woebegone
- Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless
- Jane White as Queen Aggravain
- Bernadette Peters as Lady Larkin
- Jack Gilford as King Sextimus
- Wally Cox as The Jester
- Ron Husmann as Sir Harry
- Nora Denney as Lady Agatha