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Eunice Lovelle Wentworth Howell, portrayed by Natalie Schafer, is Thurston's wife, whom he affectionately called "Lovey". Schafer had it written into her contract that there were to be no close-ups of her, perhaps because of her age. Schafer was 63 when the pilot was shot. Although reportedly, no one on the set or in the cast knew her real age and she refused to divulge it. Originally, she only accepted the role because the pilot was filmed on location in Hawaii. She looked at the job as nothing more than a free vacation, as she was convinced that a show this silly would "never go."