Patty Duke: Brooklyn Heights Senior Citizen…Sorta

By on January 7, 2009 5:39 pm in Brooklyn Heights

Patty Duke, whose eponymous 60′s TV show immortalized Brooklyn Heights is starring in a new TV spot from the Social Security Administration.  In the ad, Duke reprises her role as identical cousins Patty and Cathy Lane to tout the benefits of signing up online for benefits.  Duke, 62,  will be deferring her benefits for now according to reports.

8 Responses to Patty Duke: Brooklyn Heights Senior Citizen…Sorta

  1. AEB January 8, 2009 at 10:12 am #

    “But at my back I always hear/Time’s wingéd chariot hurrying near.”

  2. melanie hope greenberg January 8, 2009 at 12:30 pm #

    Does a hot dog still make her lose control?
    I love pointing out the Patty/Kathy house on Remsen to my visitors.

  3. In the Heights January 8, 2009 at 2:09 pm #

    What number house on Remsen is it?

  4. Jo January 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm #

    8 Remsen St, but it was called Remsen Drive in the show.

  5. maybebaby January 8, 2009 at 6:35 pm #

    I remember the day the crew came down to shoot. I think it was only one day and only a couple of exterior shots. I remember getting Patty’s autograph on The Promenade, ships were in the piers then, no World Trade. Was Kennedy shot yet, hmmmm? I think I was ten and I was so ga-ga over the teenager. I remember her stand-in was very gracious and patient with a couple of us girls who hung out all day. The show put Brooklyn Heights on the map and allowed me to brag the rest of my childhood to my cousins in Erie, Pa.

  6. Joe January 8, 2009 at 11:53 pm #

    I refuse to believe that Patty (or Cathy, for that matter) is 62 years old. I cannot believe it.

    How old is Ross now?

    BTW–William Schallert, who played Patty’s dad (and Cathy’s dad on one show) is still around. He appeared on an episode of “The Suite Life of Zach and Cody” this past season.

  7. GHB January 9, 2009 at 2:11 pm #

    Schallert is the workingest man in Hollywood!

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