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William Morris / 26x30m-e /  1959 black and white

Sitcom. A beautician inherits a fortune. The show is also known as The Betty Hutton Show.

With:- BETTY HUTTON / TOM CONWAY / GIGI PERREAU / RICHARD MILES / JOAN SHAWLEE / JEAN CARSON / GAVIN MUIR

CBS/George Schlatter/ Rutledge Prod. / 1x60m-e / 1978  1 March

Writer: Digby Wolfe / Producer: George Schlatter / Director: Don Mischer 

One off special for the American film star with guest appearances by George Burns and John Ritter.

Columbia/Larry White- Hugh Benson / 2x90m-e / 1981

Writer: Richard Bluel, Pat Fielder / Executive Producer: Lawrence R. White / Producer: Hugh Benson, Richard Bluell / Director: Kevin Connor 

Fantasy drama. After their luxery liner is sunk by the Germans in 1938 the 300 passengers manage to survive for over 40 years turning the ship into an underwater community. 

Peter Cabot....................................... MARK BURNS

Lea McKenzie.................................. EMMA SAMMS

John McKenzie................................ CHRISTOPHER LEE

Admiral Sloan.................................. EDDIE ALBERT

Ronald Bentley................................ JOHN CARRADINE

Dr Sam Marlowe.............................. ALEX CORD

Dr Goldman.................................... JEAN MARSH

Paul Ryker..................................... DUNCAN REGEHR

Bill Sweeney.................................. JOHN RATZENBERGER

CBS/Ashland / 150x30m-e / 1964-68

Sitcom. Misadventures of new marine recruit Gomer Pyle. This show was a spin off from The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer living in the same town (Mayberry) as Andy. Gomer was stationed at Camp Henderson in California and the first 30 episodes were black and white.

With:- JIM NABORS as Private Gomer Pyle / FRANK SUTTON as Sgt Vince Carter / RONNIE SCHELL as Private Gilbert 'Duke' Slater / ROY STUART as Corporal Chuck Boyle (65-68) /  TED BESSELL as Frankie Lombardi (65-66) / BARBRA STUART as Bunny / WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER as Private Lester Hummel / FORREST COMPTON as Colonel Edward Gray / ELIZABETH MacRAE as Loou Ann Poovie (67-68) / LARRY HOVIS as Larry(64-650 TOMMY LEONETTI as Corporal Nick Cuccinello (64-65) / ALLAN MELVIN as Sergeant Hacker (65-68)

  2x96m-e / 1996

Writer: Brian L. Ross / Book: David Protess, Rob Warden / Producers: Ardythe Georgens, Bernadette Caulfield / Director: Bill L. Norton

Crime drama serial. When their young daughter goes missing during the night, the Dowalibys find themselves coming under suspicion of murder.

Cyndi Dowaliby................................ SHANNEN DOHERTY

David Dowaliby................................ KEVIN DILLON

Ann Dowaliby.................................. DIXIE CARTER

John Waters................................... EDWARD ASNER

Paul Hogan.................................... TIMOTHY CARHART

David Protess................................. MICHAEL BRANDON

CBS/In Front Prod/ Itbinson Prod/Tristar / 19x30m-e / 1993/94

Creators: Danny Jacobson, Norma Safford Vela / Executive Producer: Danny Jacobson 

Sitcom. Marriage therapist Susan 'Susie' De Ruzza has a troublesome home life of her own when she learns her husband has been having an affair and boots him out of the family home.

With:- SHELLEY LONG as Susan 'Susie' De Ruzza / TREAT WILLIAMS as Jack Harold / CHRIS McDONALD as Joey De Ruzza / ROSS MALINGER as Michael De Ruzza / GEORGE WYNER as Artie Cohen / KIESTEN WARREN as Lynn Casey(93) / ESTELLE HARRIS as Ronnie Cohen(93) / TERI GARR as Paige Turner / LIGHTFIELD LEWIS as Sean / HENRIETTE MANTEL as Henriette Campbell

CBS/Talent Ass. / 42x30m-e / 1968-70 (First Episode: Wednesday 25 September 1968 8.30pm) 

Writers: Jay Sandrick, Hal Cooper / Producers: Leonard Stern, Jerry Davis 

Sitcom. Episodes in the lives of two friends Rufus Butterworth, a cab driver who was forever dreaming up schemes that involved his friend Bert Gramins, owner of a diner called "Bert's Place". 

With:- BOB DENVER as Rufus Butterworth / HERB EDELMAN as Bert Gramins / JOYCE VAN PATTEN as Claudia Gramus / RON MASAK as Andy Gardner (1968) / GEORGE FURTH as Hal dawson (1968-69) / ALAN HALE JR as Big Tom (1969) / TONI GILMAN as Gertie (1969)

NBC/Screen Gems/Humble/Lorimar / 15x30m-e / 1971-72

Producer/Director: Claudio Guzman / Executive Producer: Lee Rich 

Sitcom. Albert and Jane Miller persuade millionaire Charles Dutton that they are a butler and housekeeper (even though they don't really have a clue what they are doing. Grace Dutton was played by Kate Reed in the pilot.

With:- LARRY HAGMAN as Albert Miller / DONNA MILLS as Jane Miller / DAVID WAYNE as Charles Dutton / HERMOINE BADDELEY as Grace Dutton / DANNY GOLDMAN as Nick Dutton

THE GOOD LIFE

NBC / 13x30m-e / 1994 (First Episode: Monday 3 January 8.30pm)

Sitcom. Episodes in the life of the Bowman family, living in Chicago, dad was John who worked at Honest Abe Security Products while wife Maureen harboured ambitions of becoming a playwright.

With:-  JOHN CAPONERA as John Bowman / DREW CAREY as Drew Clark / MONTY HOFFMAN as Tommy Bartlett / SHAY ASTAR as Melissa Bowman / JAKE PATELLIS as Paul Bowman / JUSTIN BERFIELD as Bob Bowman

GOOD MORNING MIAMI

NBC-Warner Bros / x30m-e / 2002 Premiere date: September 26, 2002 

Executive producers/creators: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick / Co-executive producer: Richard Day / Supervising producers: Tad Quill, Kirk Rudell / Consulting producers: Jeanette Collins, Mimi Friedman / Producer: Tim Kaiser / Executive story editor: Jamie Gorenberg 

Sitcom. A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country. Jake Silver puts his rising career – and his heart – on the line after meeting the show’s captivating hair stylist Dylan, who wows him like nobody ever has before -- but presents a romantic challenge.

With:- Mark Feuerstein as Jake Silver, Ashley Williams as Dylan , Matt Letscher, Jere Burns, Tessie Santiago, Constance Zimmer, Brooke Dillman and Suzanne Pleshette 

NBC/Disney / 13x30m-e / 1988 30 Nov - 21 Dec

Teen sitcom. English teacher Miss Carrie Bliss takes up a post at an Indianapolis High School. When this finished NBC came up with the similar Saved By The Bell.

Miss Carrie Bliss............................ HAYLEY MILLS

CBS/Discus/Bill Persky/Sam Denoff / 26x30m-e /  1967 black and white

Sitcom. Exploits of a pair of Los Angeles based D.J.'s.

With:- JOBY BAKER / RONNIE SCHELL / JULIE PARRISH / GOLDIE HAWN / BILLY DE WOLFE

CBS-Tandem /  x30m-e / 1974-79 (1 February 74 - 1 August 79)

Creator: Eric Monte, Mike Evans / Producer: Norman Lear

Sitcom. Spin off from Maude which itself was a spin off from All in the Family. This show saw Maude's maid Florida Evans and her family living in Chicago's South Side. Florida had three kids, J.J. . Thelma and youngster Michael. During the 1977-78 season Esther Rolle left the show apparently unhappy with the direction the show was taking, she then returned for the following season. Interestingly in Maude John Amos's character was called Henry.

With:- ESTHER ROLLE as Florida Evans / JOHN AMOS as James Evans (1974-76) / JIMMIE WALKER as James 'J.J.' Evans Jr / JA'NET DUBOIS as Willona Woods / BERNADETTE STANIS as Thelma Evans Anderson / RALPH CARTER as Michael Evans / MOSES GUNN as Carl Dixon (1977) / JOHNNY BROWN as Nathan Bookman (1977-79) / BEN POWERS as Keith Anderson (1978-79) / JANET JACKSON as Penny Gordon Woods(1977-79) / THEODORE WILSON as Sweet Daddy (1978-79)

CBS/Talent/ Norton Simon / 39x30m-e / 1969-70

Producers: Leonard Stern, Arne Sultan 

Sitcom. Widowed US Governor William Drinkwater causes raised eyebrows when he makes his daughter JJ (Jennifer Jo) his first lady.

Gvnr William Drinkwater................... DAN DAILEY

Jennifer Jo 'JJ' Drinkwater................. JULIE SOMMARS

George Callison.............................. JAMES CALLAHAN

Maggie McLeod.............................. NEVA PATTERSON

Sara Andrews................................. NORA MARLOWE

ABC/Carsey - Werner / 100+x30m-e / 1993-

Creator: Chuck Lorre / Executive Producers: Chuck Lorre, Caryn Mandabach, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Kevin Abbott, Jeff Abugov, Brett Butler,

Sitcom. Divorcee Grace Kelly copes with her demanding job in an oil refinery as well as bringing up her three kids.

Grace Kelly....................................... BRETT BUTLER

Russell Norton.................................. DAVE THOMAS

Wade Swobada................................ CASEY SANDER

Elizabeth 'Libby' Kelly....................... KAITLIN CULLUM

Quentin Kelly(-95)............................ JON PAUL STEUER

Patrick Kelly................................... DYLAN/COLE SPROUSE

Nadine Swobada............................. JULIA WHITE

Dougie........................................... WALTER OLEWICZ

Vic................................................. DAVE FLOREK

Bill Davis(93-94).............................. CHARLES HALLAHAN

John Shirley(94-95)......................... PAUL DOOLEY

Rick Bradshaw(95-96)..................... ALAN AUTRY

Faith Burdette................................ VALRI BROMFIELD

Quentin Kelly(96-)........................... SAM HORRIGAN

GRANDPA GOES TO WASHINGTON

NBC / x60m-e / 1978-79 (First Episode: Tuesday 7 September 79)

Comedy drama series. After being made to take retirement 66 year old college professor (in Political Science)  Joe Kelley gets himself elected to the senate and using honesty as his main policy.

With:- JACK ALBERTSON as Senator Joe Kelley / LARRY LINVILLE as Major General Kevin Kelley / SUE ANN LANGDON as Rosie Kelley / MICHLE TOBIN as Kathleen Kelley / SPARKY MARCUS as Kevin Kelley Jr / MADGE SINCLAIR as Madge / TOM MASON as Tony De Luca

GRAPEVINE

CBS / 5x30m-e / 1992 (First Episode: Monday 15 June 9.30pm)

Creator: David Frankel

Sitcom. Strange hybrid of a show that was part sitcom part anthology that saw three characters David, Susan and Thumper talking to the camera a out various couples they knew with the action then flashing back to events in that couples life.

With:- Jonathan Penner as David / LYNN CLARK as Susan / STEVEN ECKHOLDT as Thumper

Syndicated - Lindsay Parsons / 39x30m-e /  1957 black and white

Book: Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders by Virgil Carrington Jones 

Western drama series. Daring exploits of derring do by Major John Singleton Mosby during the Civil War, Mosby was part of the 43rd battalion of the 1st Virginia Calvalry and specialized in one man raids on the union forces, his nickname gave the show its title.

With:- TOD ANDREWS as Major John Singleton Mosby / PHIL ANDREWS as Lt St Clair 

• THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM VOTE

1x120m-e  43x30m-e / 1981-83

Creator: Stephen J. Cannell / Theme Music: Mike Post, Stephen Geyer / Sung by Joey Scarbury / Executive Producers: Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett, Jo Swerkling Jr

SciFi sitcom. Mild mannered schoolteacher Ralph Hinkley has a secret alter ego, after being visited by a UFO he is endowed with special powers and sets up as a superhero. A one off pilot for a possible sequel emerged in 1986 called The Greatest American Heroine with a female lead.

Ralph Hinkley.................................... WILLIAM KATT

Bill Maxwell....................................... ROBERT CULP

Pam Davidson................................... CONNIE SELLECA

Tony Villicana.................................... MICHAEL PARE

Rhonda Blake.................................... FAYE GRANT

Agent Carlisle................................... WILLIAM BOGERT

Kevin Hinkley................................... BRANDON WILLIAMS

Mrs Davidson .................................. JUNE LOCKHART

Finkel and Rapf / 39x30m-e /  1955 black and white

Sitcom. Stories of a small town clerk with ideas above his station.

With:- WILLARD WATERMAN / STEPHANIE GRIFFIN 

GREAT GHOST TALES

NBC / 1961 (First Episode: 6 July) black and white

An anthology series which as the title makes plain dealt with ghost stories, actors like Lee Grant, Rober Duvall and Lois Nettleton were amongst those appearing.

Readers Digest / x60m-e / 1996

Executive Producers: Claudia Vagt, Kim Thomas 

Wildlife/Natural History. Profiles of some of the most sumptous areas of the world in places diverse as India, Japan, Australia etc. Narrated by Nigel Havers.

CBS/Filmways / 170x30m-e / 1965-71

Creator: Jay Sommers / Producers: Paul Henning, Jay Sommers, Dick Chevillat 

Sitcom. Wealthy New Yorkers Oliver and Lisa Douglas up sticks and move to the country (the Green Acres of the title). In 1990(18 May) there was a 120 minute TV Movie broadcast by CBS called Return to Green Acres. Creator Sommers had three big rural sitcoms dominating the 1960's with this, The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction all topping the ratings (in fact all three shows featured the occasional crossover episodes. 

With:- EDDIE ALBERT as Oliver Wendell Douglas / EVA GABOR as Lisa Douglas / TOM LESTER as Eb Dawson / PAT BUTTRAM as  Mr Haney / HANK PATTERSON as Fred Ziffel / BARBARA PEPPER as Doris Ziffel(65-69) / FRAN RYAN as Doris Ziffel(69-70) / SID MELTON as Alf Monroe(66-69) / MARY GRACE CANFIELD as Ralph Monroe(66-71) / ALVY MOORE as Hank Kimball / FRANK CADY as Sam Drucker

GREG THE BUNNY 

Fox / x30m-e / 2002 (First Episode: Wednesday 27 March)

Sitcom. Mixing live action with puppetry, Greg the Bunny revolves around a kiddie TV show, Sweetknuckle Junction, which features an array of bitter puppets that share the studio with equally unhappy humans. Eugene Levy is featured as the show's director with Seth Green as Greg the Bunny's friend. As bizarre as the show sounds (Alf is tame in comparison) this little puppet and his small screen co-workers are a welcome breath of air.

With:- EUGENE LEVY / SETH GREEN

ABC/Universal / 1x120m-e 12x60m-e / 1973-74 (First Episode: Saturday 29 September 73 11.00pm) 

Producer: David Victor 

Crime drama series. Following the murder of his son, ex-cop Wade 'Griff' Griffin takes over the running of his private detective business, taking cases whilst also determined to catch the people responsible for his son's death. The show is also known as Man on the Outside.

With:- LORNE GREENE as Wade Griffin / BEN MURPHY as S. Michael 'Mike' Murdoch / PATRICIA STICH as Gracie Newcombe / VIC TAYBACK as Captain Barney Marcus

NBC/Screen Gems/ David Swift Prod. / 32x30m-e / 1963-64 black and white

Creator: David Swift / Executive Producers: Harry Ackerman, Winston O'Keefe 

Sitcom. Middle aged Grindl works for a domestic agency, a situation that saw her working for someone different each week.

Grindl................................................... IMOGENE COCA

Anson Foster....................................... JAMES MILHOLLIN

THE GUARDIAN

CBS / x60m-e / 2001

Creator: David Hollander

Drama series. A hot shot lawyer, having been busted for using drugs is ordered to do pro bona sessions at a social services centre for kids.

With:- SIMON BAKER

USA / CBS / x15m-e  x30m-e and later x60m-e / 1952-continuing 

Creators: Irna Phillips, Emmons Carlson / Music: Shawn K. Clement, Ron Cohen, Art Phillips, the organ theme used for the show was discontinued around 1973.

Soap opera/drama series. TV's longest running soap, stories of everyday American family The Bauers. The light of the title originally referred to the friendship lantern found in the window of the house of the Rev John Ruthledge, now it refers to a lighthouse owned by the Bauer family. Charita Bauer played the lead role of family matriarch Bert Bauer for 35 years, although this is not a record (see Coronation Street with William Roache playing Ken Barlow for forty years and still going strong.) From 1952 until the late sixties episode of the show were only fifteen minutes long it then went to 30 minutes. The show began broadcasting in colour in March 1967. From 1977 the show was actually known as Guiding Light (dropping the 'The' from the title.  During its 'emmy' years the show featured an Emmy statue in its closing credits.

Cast members have included:- CHARITA BAUER as Bertha 'Bert' Bauer / LYNNE ADAMS as Leslie Jackson-Bauer-Norris-Bauer / ANTHONY ADDADO as Jim Lenny (1998-) / LYLE SUDROW as William 'Bill' Bauer(1952-59) / GRANT ALEKSANDER as Philip Spalding / MICHAEL ALLEN as Michael 'Mike' Bauer (1958-62) / JONE ALLISON as Meta Bauer-White-Roberts-Banning / KEVIN BACON as Tim T.J. Werner / CHRISTOPHER BERNAU as Alan Spalding (1) / ZINA BETHUNE as Robin Lang (1) / TAMMY BLANCHARD as Drew Jacobs (1997-2000) / LISA BROWN as Nola Reardon Chamberlain / ED BRYCE as William 'Bill' Bauer / JOSEPH CAMPANELLA as Joe Turino(1959-60) / BILLY CURRY as Luke Taylor / JUSTIN DEAS as Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Snr (1993-) / SANDY DENNIS as Alice Holden (1956) / ELLEN DOLAN as Maureen Reardon Bauer / KEIR DULLEA as Dr Mark Jarrett (1986) / DANA ELCAR as D.A. Andrew Murray (1962) / JANET GREY as Eve McFarren (1976-83) / RICHARD HOLLAND as Joey Roberts (1956) / BARNARD HUGHES as Dr Bruce Banning (1961-66) / JAMES EARL JONES as Dr JIm Frazier (1966) / JUDY ROBINSON as Robin Lang Fletcher (1959-60) / KATHLEEN KELLAIGH as Lainie Marler Bowden(1979-81) / LENORE KASDORF as Rita Stapleton Bauer(1975-81) / HERBET NELSON as Joe Roberts (1952-55) / LYNN DEARFIELD as Holly Norris Bauer (1970-76) / CALISTA FLOCKHART as Elsie (1989) / LOIS HOLMES as Mairon Conway (1971) / KATE HERRINGTON as Marion Conway (1971-72) / GRAHAM JARVIS as Charles Eiler / ANDREAS KATSULAS as Lucien Goff (1982) / HARLEY JANE KOZACK as Annabelle Sims Reardon / JAMES LIPTON as Dr Dick Grant (1952-62) / ROBERT NEWMAN as Joshua 'Josh' Lewis (1981-) / CINDY PICKETT as Jackie Scott Marler Spaulding (1976-80) / PHILIP STERLING as George Hayes / CICELY TYSON as Martha Frazier (1966) / BILLY DEE WILLIAMS as Dr Jim Frazier (1966) / LOIS WHEELER as Janet Johnson R.N. (1954-56) / JOBETH WILLIAMS as Brandy Shelooe (1977-81)  

ABC/Desilu / 38x30m-e /  1960 black and white

Sitcom. A family from the city take over the coming of a ranch out west.

With:- JOANNE DRU / MARK MILLER / J. CARROL NAISH

GUNSLINGER

CBS / x60m-e / 1961 (First Episode: Thursday 9 February / 9.00pm)

Theme sung by Frankie Laine

Western drama series. At the end of the Civil War undercover agent Cord tackles various cases for Captain Zachary Wingate who was based at Fort Scott in New Mexico.

With:- TONY YOUNG as Cord / PRESTON FOSTER as Captain Zachary Wingate / CHARLES GRAY as Pico McGuire

CBS/Filmaster Prod/ Arness & Co. / 233x30m-e  402x60m-e / 1955-75

Creator: Charles Marquis Warren / Executive Producers: Robert Stabler, Charles Marquis Warren, John Mantley, Philip Leacock 

Western drama series. Cases of frontier lawman Marshall Matt Dillon in Dodge City, Kansas during the 1870's. Started on radio and is also known as Gun Law and Matt Dillon, John Wayne was originally offered the role of Matt Dillon but declined. 

With:- JAMES ARNESS as Marshall Matt Dillon / AMANDA BLAKE as Kitty Russell / MILBURN STONE as 'Doc' Galen Adams / DENNIS WEAVER as Deputy Chester Goode / KEN CURTIS as Dep Festus Hagen / BURT REYNOLDS as Quint Asper / GLENN STRANGE as Sam

ABC/Spelling-Thomas / 50x30m-e / 1967-68

Western drama series. A young lad and his grandfather travel the west searching for the lads gunslinger father.

With:- WALTER BRENNAN / DACK RAMBO

USA Network-Universal Studios USA - Rockfish / x60m-e / 1999

Fantasy adventure series. Following his death Chandler Smythe is recruited into a heavenly secret service type agency fighting the forces of evil, which are known as Morlocks. The title stands for (obviously) Good Versus Evil.

With:- CLAYTON ROHNER as Chandler Smythe / RICHARD BROOKS as Henry McNeill / GOOGY GRESS as Decker / MARSHALL BELL as Ford / TONY DENMAN as Ben / SUSIE PARK as Walker / DEACON JONES as Narrator

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