US TV - MEET CORLISS ARCHER to MONTY NASH
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MEET CORLISS ARCHER
United Artists / 39x30m-e / 1954 black and white
Comedy drama series. Adventures of a young teenage girl. Based on the film (and play) Kiss and Tell.
With:- ANN BAKER / BOBBY ELLIS
MEET McGRAW
MM/Sharpe-Lewis / 39x30m-e / 1957 black and white
Crime drama series. Exploits of a tough private eye.
With:- FRANK LOVEJOY
MEET MR McNUTLEY
CBS / x30m-e / 1953 -55
Drama series. Misadventures of English teacher Professor Ray McNulty at all girls scholl Lynnhaven College. From late 1954 the show's title changed to the Ray Milland Show and the Prof's surname had also subtlety changedto McNulty and Ray was now teaching at the mixed Comstock University.
With:- RAY MILLAND as Professor Ray McNutley (McNulty) / PHYLLIS AVERY as Peggy / MINERVA URECAL as Dean Josephine Bradley (1953-54) / GORDON JONES as Pete Thompson (1953-54)
MEETING AT POTSDAM
PBS/David Susskind / 1x90m-e / 1976
Writer: Sidney Carroll / Director: George Schaefer
Period drama. The story behind the peace conference signaling the end of World War II. Also known as Truman at Potsdam.
Truman................................... ED FLANDERS
Stalin..................................... JOSE FERRER
Churchill................................. JOHN HOUSEMAN
Stimson................................. ALEXANDER KNOX
Byrnes................................... BARRY MORSE
MELROSE PLACE
Fox/Spelling/Darren Star Prod. / x60m-e / 1992-99
Creator: Darren Star / Executive Producers: Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent, Darren Star
Drama series. Stories (of a mostly sex and skullduggery based nature) of the hip, rich residents of a condo complex in West Hollywood.
Amanda Woodward.................. HEATHER LOCKLEAR
Billy Campbell......................... ANDREW SHUE
Jane Mancini........................... JOSIE BISSETT
Michael Mancini...................... THOMAS CALABRO
Matt Fielding............................ DOUG SERVANT
Jake Hanson............................ GRANT SHOW
Alison Parker........................... COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH
Jo Reynolds............................. DAPHNE ZUNIGA
Kimberly Shaw......................... MARCIA CROSS
Hillary Michaels........................ LINDA GRAY
Kyle McBride........................... ROB ESTER
ABC / x60m-e / 1972-73
Theme Music: Isaac Hayes
An umbrella title for three series. Assignment Vienna, The Delphi Bureau and Jigsaw. All are treated individually.
MEN AT LAW
CBS/Leonard Freeman / 10x60m-e / 1971
Drama series. Stories of lawyers working for a big city firm. Also known as Storefront Lawyers.
With:- GERALD S. O'LOUGHLIN / ROBERT FOXWORTH / DAVID ARKIN / SHEILA LARKIN
NBC/Carsey-Werner / 28x30m-e / 1996-97
Creator: Simon Nye
Sitcom. A definitely watered down version of the UK 'Slob de Jour' sitcom of the same name. The lead roles were renamed but the premise, exploits of a pair of unreconstructed slobby men, was the same.
Kevin Murphy(S1)..................... RON ELDARD
Jamie Coleman........................ ROB SCHNEIDER
Sarah Stretten(S1)................... JUSTINE BATEMAN
Brenda Mikowski..................... DINA SPIBY
Steve(S2)................................ KEN MARINO
Katie(S2)................................. JENECA BERGERE
MEN FROM SHILOH
NBC/Universal / 24x90m-e / 1970-71
Theme Music: Ennio Morricone / Producer: Glen A. Larson
Western drama series. An updated version of the Virginian. It is now the 1890's and former British Army Colonel Alan Mackenzie took over as owner of Shiloh ranch.
The Virginian............................ JAMES DRURY
Trampas.................................. DOUG McCLURE
Col Alan Mackenzie................. STEWART GRANGER
Roy Tate................................. LEE MAJORS
Parker..................................... JOHN McLIAM
MEN INTO SPACE
CBS/UA / 28x30m-e / 1959 black and white
Music: David Rose / Producer: Lewis Rachmill
Scifi drama series. Exploits of Colonel Edward McCauley working on a colony on the Moon.
Col. Edward MacCauley............ WILLIAM LUNDIGAN
Mary McCauley........................ ANGIE DICKINSON
Lt Johnny Baker....................... COREY ALLEN
MEN OF ANAPOLIS
United Artists / 39x30m-e / 1957
Drama series. Exploits of trainee sailors at the US Naval academy.
MEN INTO SPACE
United Artists / 28x30m-e / 1959 black and white
Dramatised documentaries about the space race.
With:- WILLIAM LUNDIGAN
MGM PARADE
ABC / x30m-e / 14 Sep 1955 - 2 May 1956
Behind the scenes at MGM studios, with interviews with the stars and so on. Hosted by George Murphy. The show switched format in 1956 (ands Walter Pidgeon took over as host) to begin serialising MGM films.
MIAMI UNDERCOVER
Schenk-Koch / 38x30m-e / 1961 black and white
Crime drama series. Cases of an undercover cop based in Miami.
NBC/Universal / 108x60m-e 3x120m-e / 1984-89
Creator/Executive Producers: Anthony Yerkovich, Michael Mann / Theme Music: Jan Hammer
Crime drama series. Cases of two ultra cool and slick drug squad officers, James 'Sonny' Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, in Miami.
Det James 'Sonny' Crockett...... DON JOHNSON
Det Ricardo Tubbs................... PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS
Lt Martin Castillo..................... EDWARD JAMES OLMOS
Det Gina Navarro Calabrese...... SAUNDRA SANTIAGO
Det Trudy Joplin...................... OLIVIA BROWN
Det Stan Switek...................... MICHAEL TALBOTT
Det Larry Zito.......................... JOHN DIEHL
Izzy Moreno........................... MARTIN FERRERO
Caitlin Davies......................... SHEENA EASTON
MICHAEL HAYES
x60m-e / 1997-
Legal drama series. Cases of tough lawyer Michael Hayes.
Michael Hayes........................ DAVID CARUSO
Eddie Ruiz.............................. REUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON
John Henry Manning................ PETER OUTERBRIDGE
Lindsay Strauss...................... REBECCA RIGG
Jenny Nevins........................... HILLARY DANNER
Danny Hayes.......................... DAVID CUBITT
THE MICHAEL RICHARDS SHOW
NBC-Castle Rock Ent. / 8x30m-e / 2000 (First Episode: October 24)
Created by Spike Feresten, Gregg Kavet,Michael Richards, Andy Robin / Directors: Michael Ritchie, Andrew Tsao / Executive Producers: Michael Richards, Spike Feresten, Andy Robin, Gregg Kavet
Sitcom. The exploits of LA based private detective Vic Nardozza, working for McKay Investigative Service and prepared to do anything to crack his cases. Nardozza was a former security guard and had been on a six week P.I. course before he started for McKay's. Richards is probably best known for his role as Kramer in Seinfeld.
With:- Michael Richards as Vic Nardozza / Amy Farrington as Stacey Devers / Tim Meadows as Kevin Blakeley / William Devane as Brady McKay / Bill Cobbs as Jack
MICHAEL SHAYNE
ABC/Four Star / 32x60m-e / 1960 black and white
Crime drama series. Exploits of the private detective of the title from a character created by Brett Halliday.
Michael Shayne....................... RICHARD DENNING
MICKEY
ABC/Selmur / 17x30m-e / 1964 black and white
Sitcom. Stories of a family running a well heeled hotel in California.
With:- MICKEY ROONEY / SAMMEE TONG / EMMALINE HENRY
MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER
Columbia / 1x120m-e 46x60m-e / 1984-86
Executive Producer: Jay Bernstein / Music: Earle Hagen / Novels: Mickey Spillane / Producer: Lew Gallo
Crime drama series. Cases of tough New York based Private Detective Mike Hammer, a former Vietnam Vet. The series came to an abrupt end following Stacy Keach's conviction and imprisonment in Britain for drug related offences.
Mike Hammer......................... STACY KEACH
Velda..................................... LINDSAY BLOOM
Capt Pat Chambers................. DON STROUD
Ozzie the Answer.................... DANNY GOLDMAN
Ass DA Lawrence Barrington.... KENT WILLIAMS
MIKE HAMMER
Syndication/MCA/Revue / 78x30m-e / 1957-60 black and white
Crime drama series. Cases of tough private detective Mike Hammer.
Mike Hammer........................... DARREN McGAVIN
MILLENNIUM
Fox/Ten Thirteen / x60m-e / 1997-99
Creator/Executive Producer: Chris Carter / Music: Mark Snow
Fantasy crime drama series.
FBI agent Frank Black appears to be able to see
into the minds of the killers he is tracking down. From the team behind the X-Files
there was an X-Files connection that established them as being set in the same "universe" - after
Millennium ended the story of Frank Black was continued in an X-files episode.
With:- LANCE HENRIKSEN as Frank Black / MEGAN GALLAGHER as Catherine Black / BRITTANY TIPLADY as Jordan Black / KIRSTEN CLOKE as Lara Means
MILLENNIUM MAN
UPN / 1x90m-e / 1999 17 December
Executive Producer: Glen A. Larson
Scifi drama. A king of updated Six Million Dollar Man in which a US agent who is dying has his brain transferred into the one billion dollar 'Advanced Design Anatomical Man'.
With:- ANDREW JACKSON
THE MILLIONAIRE
CBS / 188x30m-e / 1954-59 black and white
Producer: Don Fedderson
Comedy drama series. A multi-millionaire uses his money to help the needy - specifically by each week giving someone a million pounds.
With:- MARVIN MILLER
THE MILTON BERLE SHOW
NBC / x60m-e / 1948-56
Producer: Irving Starr
Variety/comedy. Sketch series starring fast talking Milton Berle whose real name was Milton Berlinger.
CBS/Paramount / 203x60m-e / 1966-73/88-90
Creator/Executive Producer: Bruce Geller / Theme Music: Lalo Schifrin
Action adventure series. Cases of the members of the IMF (Impossible Missions Force). Each week leader Jim Phelps would be given a tape recorded message (that self destructed after five seconds), detailing the mission in question. Each member of the team had skills (disguise etc,) that they could utilise.
With:- STEVEN HILL as Daniel Briggs / PETER GRAVES as Jim Phelps / BARBARA BAIN as Cinnamon Carter / MARTIN LANDAU as Rollin Hand / PETER LUPUS as Willie Armitage / GREG MORRIS as Barney Collier / BOB JOHNSON as Voice on Tape / LEONARD NIMOY as Paris / LESLEY ANN WARREN as Dana Lambert / SAM ELLIOT as Doug / BARBARA ANDERSON as Mimi Davis / LYNDA DAY GEORGE as Lisa Casey
MR ADAMS AND EVE
CBS/Bridget / 66x30m-e / 1956-57 black and white
Sitcom. Ups and downs of a married couple who happen to be film stars.
With:- IDA LUPINO / HOWARD DUFF
MR AND MRS NORTH
NBC/Bernard L. Schubert / 57x30m-e / 1953-54 black and white
Crime drama series. A couple of young newlyweds find themselves caught up in murder.
With:- BARBARA BRITTON / RICHARD DENNING
MR BROADWAY
CBS/Talent Ass. / 13x60m-e / 1964 black and white
Creator: Garson Kanin
Drama series. Stories of a New York based P.R. Man.
With:- CRAIG STEVENS / HORACE McMAHON
MR DEEDS GOES TO TOWN
ABC/Screen Gems / 17x30m-e / 1969-70
Creator: Clarence Budington Kelland / Producers: Harry Ackerman, E.W. Swackhamer
Sitcom. When poet Longfellow Deeds is left a major business in his uncle's will he decides to use his new position to help people. Based on a 1936 Gary Cooper film.
Longfellow Deeds..................... MONTE MARKHAM
Tony Lawrence........................ PAT HARRINGTON JR
Henry Masterson...................... HERB VOLAND
George the Butler..................... IVOR BARRY
MR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
United Artists / 78x30m-e / 1954-55 black and white
Crime drama series. Exploits of a no nonsense D.A.
With:- DAVID BRIAN
MISTER ED
Syndication/CBS/ Filmways / 144x30m-e / 1961-66 black and white
Writers: Larry Rhine, Ben Starr, Lou Derman / Producers:Arthur Lubin, Al Simon / Director: Arthur Lubin
Fantasy sitcom. When newly wed architect Wilbur Post moves into his Los Angeles home with wife Carol he is amazed to find talking Palomino horse Mr Ed ensconced in the barn. No one else, however, can hear Mr Ed.
Wilbur Post............................ ALAN YOUNG
Carol Post.............................. CONNIE HINES
Voice of Mr Ed........................ ALLAN 'ROCKY' LANE
Roger Addison(61-64)............... LARRY KEATING
Kay Addison(61-64)................. EDNA SKINNER
Gordon Kirkwood(64-66)........... LEON AMES
Winnie Kirkwood(64-66)............ FLORENCE MacMICHAEL
MR LUCKY
Spartan/Sharpe-Lewis / 34x30m-e / 1959 black and white
Music: Henry Mancini / Producer: Jack Arnold
Comedy drama series. Self styled Mr Lucky run his own gambling ship, based on the 1943 Cary Grant film of the same name.
With:- JOHN VIVYAN / ROSS MARTIN
MR MERLIN
CBS/Larry Larry Co Prod/ CPT / 22x30m-e / 1981-82
Producers: Larry Rosen, Larry Tucker
Fantasy sitcom. King Arthur's wizard Merlin is transported to 1980's San Francisco where he is forced to do good deeds. Using a car repair business as his 'front' Merlin takes on young garage mechanic Zachary Rogers as his apprentice wizard.
Max Merlin.............................. BARNARD HUGHES
Zachary Rogers....................... CLARK BRANDON
Leo Samuels........................... JONATHON PRINCE
Alexandra............................... ELAINE JOYCE
MR NOVAK
MGM / 60x60m-e / 1963-64 black and white
Drama series. Problems of an idealistic teacher.
With:- JAMES FRANCISCUS / DEAN JAGGER / BURGESS MEREDITH
MR PEEPERS
NBC / 105x30m-e / 1963-64 black and white
Sitcom. Misadventures of a young science teacher.
With:- WALLY COX / TONY RANDALL / MARION LORNE / GEORGIANA JOHNSON / PAT BENOIT / ERNST TRUEX / NORMA CRANE
MR ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
1968-74
A kind of chat and debate style show shown on Public TV and hosted by Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers. The talk was generally of the serious kind focusing on important matters like life and death.
MR SMITH
NBC/Paramount/Weinberger-Daniels Prod. / 13x30m-e / 1983 23 September - 16 December
Writers: Michael J. Ahnemann, Davi Daniels, George Kirgo, David Lloyd, Douglas Wyman / Executive Producers: Stan Daniels, Ed Weinberger
Fantasy sitcom. Laboratory orangutang Cha Cha accidentally takes a cocktail of various chemicals which gives him a genius IQ and the ability to talk. Rechristened Mr Smith he begins working for the government.
Mr Smith................................. C.J
Voice of Mr Smith.................... ED WEINBERGER
Tommy Atwood....................... TIM DUNIGAN
Ellie Atwood............................ LAURA JACOBY
Raymond Holyoke................... LEONARD FREY
Dr Judy Tyson......................... TERRI GARBER
Dr Kline ................................. STUART MARGOLIN
MISTER STERLING
NBC / x60m-e / 2003
Creator / Executive producer: Lawrence J. O' Donnell Jr.
Comedy drama series. Teacher Mr. Sterling is aksed to become a US senator. Sterling happens to be the son and namesake of a
very popular former California governor, and the current governor is looking for a "Mr. Clean" with high name
recognition to fill the seat of a corrupt U.S. senator who just died. The Sterling name is just that, and William
Jr. is as clean as they come. Of
course, his students (they're prisoners -- he's also a serious do-gooder)
are far more important to him than a craven politician, and to the
"maverick" Sterling (we know he's a maverick because, after all, he drives a motorcycle), all politicians are craven. Maybe that has something to with
the fact that Junior is the only person in the world with a bad word to say about his father.
With:- JOSH BROLIN as Mr Sterling / AUDRA McDONALD as chief of staff Jackie Brock /
WILLIAM RUSS as legislative director Tommy Doyle / also with Harris Yulin, Randy Oglesby, Gerald McRaney and
Stanley Kamel
MR T AND TINA
James Komack / 13x30m-e / 1976
Creators: James Komack, Stan Cutler, George Tibbles
Sitcom. A governess from Nebraska goes to Chicago to teach the children of a Japanese inventor.
With:- PAT MORITA / SUSAN BLANCHARD
MR TERRIFIC
CBS / 13x30m-e / 1967
Fantasy sitcom. Thanks to a magic pill a shy scientist is able to transform himself into a giant superhero type.
With:- STEPHEN STRIMPELL / DICK GAUTIER / JOHN McGIVER
NBC / x60m-e / 1979
Crime drama series. Spin off from Columbo. Cases of the wife of the shabby raincoat wearing Columbo. In the Columbo show his wife was often mentioned but never seen. Kate worked as a journalist for the Valley Advocate and found herself involved in the solving of various crimes. After a spell off air the series returned under a new title Kate the Detective and then again as Kate Loves a Mystery. This final change saw Kate cease to be related to Columbo in any way and she was given the new surname of Callahan.
With:- KATE MULGREW as Kate Culumbo/Callahan / LILI HAYDN as Jenny Columbo/Callahan / HENRY TONES as Josh Alden / DON STROUD as Sgt Mike Varrick
MRS G. GOES TO COLLEGE
CBS/Four Star/JAHFA / 26x30m-e / 1961 black and white
Sitcom. Eyebrows are raised when an elderly widow starts college.
With:- GERTRUDE BERG / CEDRIC HARDWICKE
MOBILE ONE
Universal/Jack Webb / 1x90m-e 13x60m-e / 1975
Producer: William Bowers
Action adventure series. Stories of a go anywhere TV news team.
With:- JACKIE COOPER / JULIE GREGG
THE MOD SQUAD
ABC/Thomas/ Spelling / 124x30m-e / 1968-72
Creators: Aaron Spelling, Buddy Ruskin, Sammy Hess / Producers: Harve Bennett, Tony Barrett
Crime drama series. The LAPD recruit into their ranks a bunch of former hippy types to work amongst the young in Southern California.
With:- PEGGY LIPTON as Julie Barnes / MICHAEL COLE as Pete Cochran / CLARENCE WILLIAMS III as Linc Hayes / TIGE ANDREWS as Captain Adam Greer
UPN/Regan Jon/ Big Ticket / x30m-e 1x60m-e / 1996-
Creator/Executive Producers: Ralph R. Farquhar, Sara V. Finney, Vida Spears / Producers: May Ellen Jones, Leo J. Clarke
Sitcom. Teenager Moesha Mitchell tries to come to terms with growing up as well as facing upto her father's remarriage (her mother had died 3 years prior to the show starting). See also the spin off The Parkers.
With:- BRANDY NORWOOD as Moesha Mitchell / WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG as Frank Mitchell / SHERYL LEE RALPH as Dee Mitchell / COUNTESS VAUGHAN as Kim Parker / MARCUS T. PAULK as Myles Mitchell / LAMONT BENTLEY as Hakeem Campbell / YVETTE WILSON as Andell / SHAR JACKSON as Niecy / FREDRO STARR as 'Q' Quinton(96-97)
MONA McCLUSKEY
NBC/United Artists / 26x30m-e / 1965 black and white
Producer: George Burns
Sitcom. A top film actress is determined to live a life as an ordinary housewife.
With:- JULIET PROWSE
MONICA IN BLACK AND WHITE
HBO / 1x60m-e / 2002
The infamous Monica Lewinsky sits before a studio audience to answer questions about her relationship with President Bill Clinton five years previously (a relationship which caused a major scandal and almost caused Clinton to lose his place as President).
THE MONKEES
NBC/Raybert/ Screen Gems / 58x30m-e / 1966-68
Creator/Producers: Bob Rafaelson, Bert Schneider
Musical sitcom. The exploits of a group of four madcap musicians. The manufactured group went on to have many proper hits and almost rivaled the Beatles for a brief period.
Davy................................................... DAVY JONES
Micky.................................................. MICKY DOLENZ
Peter.................................................. PETER TOOK
Mike................................................... MIKE NESMITH
A one off 1969 60 minute special(14 April) called 33 and a third revolutions per monkee also appeared and in 1997 the group reformed for a tour and a record, this garnered another hour long special called The Monkees (ABC 17 Feb 97).
THE MONROES
ABC/TCF/Qualis / 26x60m-e / 1966
Producer: Frederick Brogger
Western drama series. In the old west a family of kids left orphaned are determined to keep their home going.
With:- MICHAEL ANDERSON JNR / BARBARA HERSHEY / KEITH SCHULTZ / KEVIN SCHULTZ / TAMMY LOCKE / JAMES BROLIN / BEN JOHNSON
MONSTER SQUAD
NBC/D'Angelo Prod. / 13x30m-e / 1976
Comedy,horror,crime, drama series! A group of monsters, Count Dracula etc, pose as waxworks during the day but turn crime fighters at night.
Count Dracula.......................... HENRY POLIC II
Frankenstein............................ MIKE LANE
Bruce the Wolfman................... BUCK KARTALIAN
Walt........................................ FRED GANDY
THE MONTEFUSCOS
NBC/Persky-Denoff / 13x30m-e / 1975
Creators: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff
Sitcom. Misadventures of an Italian-American family based in Connecticut.
With:- JOE SIROLA / NAOMI STEVENS / RON CAREY
THE MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW
Discussion/debate show from Paramount/Viacom, host Montel often featured more worthy or earnest subjects than his rivals.
MONTY NASH
Four Star/Almada / 14x30m-e / 1971
Crime drama series. Adventures of a State investigator.
With:- HARRY GUARDINO
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