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NAKED CITY

ABC-Shelle-Screen Gems / 39x30m-e 99x60m-e / 1958-62

Creators: Mark Hellinger, Sterling Silliphant / Executive Producer: Herbert P. Leonard / Theme Music: Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Milton Raskin 

Crime drama series. Cases of tough detectives working in New York City, based on the 1948 film of the same name.

With:- JOHN McINTIRE as Det Lt Dan Muldoon / JAMES FRANCISCUS as Det Jim Halloran / SUZANNE STORRS as Janet Halloran / HORACE McMAHON as Lt Mike Parker / PAUL BURKE as Det Adam Flint / NANCY MALONE as Libby / HARRY BELLAVER as Ptlm/Sgt Frank Arcara

 

THE NAKED TRUTH

ABC(later NBC)/Brillstein-Grey/Columbia / x30m-e / 1995-98

Creator: Chris Thompson / Producer: Nancy Haas / Executive Producer: Chris Thompson, Jay Daniel, Bernie Brillstein, Brad Grey, Maya Forbes

Sitcom. Following a divorce top (but penniless) photographer Nora Wilde finds herself working as a dreaded paparazzo for tabloid paper The Weekly Comet. Later Wilde began working on the agony aunts column. NBC took up the show after the first season.

Nora Wilde.............................. TEA LEONI

Camilla Dane.......................... HOLLAND TAYLOR

Nicky Columbus...................... JONATHAN PENMER

Stupid Dave............................ MARK ROBERTS

Chloe Banks........................... AMY RYAN

Earl Donner(95-96).................. JACK BLESSIN

T.J.(95-96).............................. DARRYL SIVAD

Les........................................ GEORGE WENDT

Bradley Crsoby....................... CHRIS ELLIOTT

Jack Sullivan........................... TOM VERICA

Harris Van Doren .................... JIM RASH

 

NAKIA

ABC/Columbia/David Gerber / 15x60m-e / 1974

Producer: Charles Larson 

Crime drama series. Cases of the Indian deputy of a town in New Mexico.

With:- ROBERT FORSTER as Deputy Nakia Parker / ARTHUR KENNEDY as Sheriff Sam Jericho / GLORIA DE HAVEN as Irene James / TAYLOR LACHER as Deputy Hubbel Martin / JOHN TENORIO JR as Half Cub

 

THE NAME OF THE GAME

NBC / 74x90m-e / 1968-71

Executive Producer: Richard Irving 

A series of feature length dramas about the staff of Fame magazine. The series sprang out of the one off 1966 TV Movie Fame is the Name of the Game. The three stars appeared on a rotating business.

With:- GENE BARRY as Glenn Howard / ROBERT STACK as Dan Farrell / TONY FRANCIOSA as Jeff Dillon / SUSAN ST. JAMES as Peggy Maxwell / BEN MURPHY as Joe Sample / CLIFF POTTER as Andy Hill / MARK MILLER as Ross Craig 

 

NANCY

NBC/Columbia / 17x30m-e / 1970

Creator/Producer: Sidney Sheldon 

Sitcom. Adventures of the daughter of the President of the USA.

With:- RENNIE JARRETT / CELESTE HOLM / ROBERT F. SIMON / JOHN FINK

 

THE NANCY WALKER SHOW

ABC-Norman Lear-TAT / 13x30m-e / 1976 (30 Sep - 23 Dec)

Creators: Norman Lear, Rod Parker / Producer: Rod Parker 

Sitcom. Hollywood talent agent Nancy Kitteridge has trouble adjusting when her naval officer husband Kenneth retires from sea and gets under her feet. Cancelled halfway through it's run. 

With:- NANCY WALKER as Nancy Kitterdige / WILLIAM DANIELS as Kenneth Kitteridge / KEN OLFSON as Terry Folsom / BEVERLY ARCHER as Loraine Kitteridge / WILLIAM SCHALLERT

 

THE NANNY

CBS-Tristar-Sternin & Fraser / x30m-e / 1993-99

Creators: Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher / Producers: Cathy Landsberg, Fran Drescher  / Executive Producers: Peter Marc Jacobson, Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

Sitcom. A make up saleswoman takes a job as live in Nanny to a wealthy man's growing kids.

With:- FRAN DRESCHER as Fran Fine / CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY as Maxwell / LAUREN LANE as C.C / BENJAMIN SALISBURY as Brighton / MADELINE ZIMA as Grace /  DANIEL DAVIS as Niles / NICHOLLE TOM as Maggie Sheffield

NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR

ABC/TCF / 54x30m-e / 1970-71

Creator: Thomas L. Miller, A.J. Carothers / Producers: David Gerber, Charles Fitzsimmons, Wes McAffe 

Sitcom. Young English woman Phoebe Figalily works as a Nanny for Professor Howard Everett and his family. A one off 60 minute animated special also called Nanny and the Professor aired on ABC 15 Sep 1973. All the cast provided the voices.

Phoebe Figalily........................ JULIET MILLS

Prof Howard Everett ................. RICHARD LONG

Prudence Everett...................... KIM RICHARDS

Howard Jr 'Hal' Everett............... DAVID DOREMUS

Bentley 'Butch' Everett............... TRENT LEHMAN

 

NASHVILLE 99

TCF/Ernie Frankel / 4x60m-e / 1977

Creator/Executive Producer: Ernie Frankel / Producer: Richard Newton 

Crime drama series. Cases of  police lieutenant Stoney Huff based in Nashville. 

With:- CLAUDE AKINS as Lt Stoney Huff / LUCILLE BENSON as Birdie Huff  / JEANNINE RILEY / JERRY REED as Detectove Trace Mayne 

 

NASHVILLE ON THE ROAD

Syndicated / 208x30m-e / 1975-83

A travelling around the country country and western based variety show. Hosts were Jim Ed Brown (75-81) and Jim Stafford (1981-83). Regular acts included Jerry Clower, Wendy Holcombe, The Cates Sisters, The Fairchilds, Helen Cornelius, Rex Allen Jr and Sue Powell. 

 

NATIONAL VELVET

NBC-MGM / 58x30m-e /  1960-62 (First Episode: 18 Sep 60)  black and white

Drama series based on the popular Elizabeth Taylor film, the plot concerned young Velvet Brown being determined to train her horse for the Grand National Steeplechase.

With:- LORI MARTIN as Velvet Brown / ARTHUR SPACE as Herbert Brown / ANN DORAN as Martha Brown / JAMES McCALLION as Mi Taylor / CAROLE WELLS as Edwina Brown / JOEY SCOTT as Donald Brown

 

NAVY LOG

CBS/Sam Gallu / 102x30m-e / 1955-57 black and white

An anthology series of Naval based drama's.

 

NEARLY DEPARTED

NBC/Lorimar/Baskin-Shulman / 6x30m-e / 1989

Creator/Executive Producer: John Baskin, Roger Shulman / Producer: Jack Selfert 

Fantasy sitcom. Grant and Clare Pritchard are killed in a car crash, the pair return as ghosts to their family home and are put out when a new family, the Dooleys, move in. Grandpa Jack is the only one able to see the ghosts. Pulled after four of its six episodes. 

Grant Pritchard......................... ERIC IDLE

Claire Pritchard ....................... CAROLINE McWILLIAMS

Mike Dooley............................ STUART PANKIN

Liz Dooley............................... WENDY SCHAAL

Derek Dooley........................... JAY LAMBERT

Grandpa Jack Garrett............... HENDERSON FORSYTHE

 

NEEDLES AND PINS

NBC/Columbia/ David Gerber / 14x30m-e / 1973

Creators: Adele & Burt Styler / Music: Marvin Hamlisch / Producer: Herb Wallerstein 

Sitcom. Exploits of the staff of a New York garment factory.

With:- NORMAN FELL / DEIRDRE LENIHAN / LOUIS NYE / BERNIE KOPELL / SANDRA DEE

 

NERO WOLFE

NBC/Paramount / 13x60m-e / 1981

Executive Producer: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts / Novels: Rex Stout 

Crime drama series. Cases of New York based amateur detective Nero Wolfe.

Nero Wolfe............................... WILLIAM CONRAD

Archie Goodwin........................ LEE HORSLEY

Saul Panzer ........................... GEORGE WYNER

 

THE NET

Columbia/USA Network / 22x60m-e / 1998

Creators: Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan, Deborah M. Pratt / Music: Russ Landau / Executive Producers: Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan, Deborah M. Pratt, Jacob Epstein

Cult drama series. Computer expert Angela Bennett is forced to flee in fear for her life after stumbling across a highly classified E-mail message. Based on the Sandra Bullock film.

Angela Bennett....................... BROOKE LANGTON

Voice of the Sorcerer............... TIM CURRY

Jacob Resh............................ ERIC SZMADA

Anna Kelly............................. KELLI TAYLOR

Sean Trelawney...................... JOSEPH BOTTOMS

Greg Henney.......................... MACKENZIE GRAY

 

THE NEW ADDAMS FAMILY

Family Channel / 65x30m-e / 1998

Director: Ron Oliver Fox Fantasy sitcom.

A revival, on the back of the films, of the Addams Family, again featuring exploits of the highly strange suburban family.

Gomez.................................... GLENN TARANTO

Morticia................................... ELLIE HARVIE

Granny Addams....................... BETTY PHILLIPS

Lurch...................................... JOHN DE SANTIS

Uncle Fester............................ MICHAEL ROBARDS

Wednesday ............................ NICOLE MARIE FUGERE

 

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PERRY MASON

CBS/Cornwall Jackson/ TCF / 13x60m-e / 1973

Crime drama series. Revival of the old Perry Mason format.

With:- MONTE MARKHAM / HARRY GUARDINO / SHARON ACKER / DANE CLARK

 

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

Warner/Weintraub-Kuhn/Tarnview/Dune / x60m-e / 1997-

Creators: Sandra Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, Fred Weintraub 

Period action adventure series. In days of old Robin Hood and his co-horts (Marion, Little John and Friar Tuck) roam the land helping people in need.

Robin Hood............................. MATTHEW PORRETTA

Marion(Season 1).................... ANNA GALVIN

Little John............................... RICHARD ASHTON

Friat Tuck............................... MARTYN ELLIS

 

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN(AKA LOIS AND CLARK)

ABC/Warner/Dec 3rd/ Roundelay / 98x60m-e / 1994-97

Creator: Deborah Joy Levine / Characters: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster / Executive Producers: Deborah Joy Levine, David Jacobs, Robert Singer / Music: Jay Gruska

Scifi drama series. Superman battles evil in Metropolis whilst working as Clark Kent as a reporter for the Daily Planet. The series concentrated more on Lois and Clark's relationship and indeed the pair actually got married toward the end of the programmes run.

Clark/Superman........................ DEAN CAIN

Lois Lane................................. TERI HATCHER

Perry White.............................. LANE SMITH

Jimmy Olsen(Season 1)............ MICHAEL LANDES

Jimmy Olsen(from season 2)..... JUSTIN WHALIN

Jonathan Kent.......................... EDDIE JONES

Martha Kent............................. K. CALLAN

Catherine 'Cat' Grant................. TRACY SCOGGINS

 

NEW ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

USA Network / x30m-e / 1987-88

Creator: Alfred Hitchcock 

A revival of the original series of twist in the tales stories. Hitchcock's original in front of camera black and white introductions were re-used but colorised, also many of the original stories were refilmed and once again the show attracted a high calibre of guest stars.

 

THE NEW ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW

CBS/ADA / 10x30m-e / 1972

Drama series. Stories of a small town Mayor.

With:- ANDY GRIFFITH / LEE ANN MERIWEATHER / MARTY McCALL

 

NEW ATTITUDE

ABC/Castle Rock / 8x30m-e / 1990

Creator: Shelly Garrett 

Sitcom. A pair of sisters Vicky and Yvonne St James, run a hairdresssing salon, the New Attitude of the title. Pulled after five of its eight episodes.

Vicky St James....................... SHERYL LEE RALPH

Yvonne St James..................... PHYLLIS YVONNE STICKNEY

Lamarr.................................... MORRIS DAY

Taylor..................................... KAREN BANKHEAD

Leon....................................... EARL BILLINGS

Irma........................................ JA'NET DUBOIS

Bebe....................................... BEBE DRAKE-MASSEY

Chilly D................................... LARENZ TATE

 

THE NEW BREED

ABC/Quinn Martin/ Selmur / 36x60m-e / 1961 black and white

Crime drama series. Cases of an elite LAPD squad.

With:- LESLIE NIELSON / JOHN BERADINO / GREG ROMAN / JOHN CLARK

 

THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW

CBS/Cave Creek / 72x30m-e / 1971-74

Writer/Producer: Carl Reiner / Executive Producers: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub 

Sitcom. An attempt to emulate the sixties success of The Dick Van Dyke Show, this saw family man Dick Preston running his own talk show for KXIU-TV in Pheonix, Arizona. Season 3 saw Dick Preston move to Hollywood to take a role in Daytime soap 'Those Who Care'. 

Dick Preston............................ DICK VAN DYKE

Jenny Preston ......................... HOPE LANGE

Annie Preston.......................... ANGELA POWELL

Michele 'Mike' Preston.............. FANNIE FLAGG

Lucas Preston.......................... MICHAEL SHEA

Bernie Davis(71-73)................... MARTY BRILL

Carol Davis(71-73).................... NANCY DUSSAULT

Ted Atwater(72-73)................... DAVID DOYLE

Dennis Whitehead(73-74)......... BARRY GORDON

Max Mathias(73-74)................. DICK VAN PATTEN

Margot Brighton(73-74)............. BARBARA RUSH

NEWHART

CBS/MTM / 183x30m-e 1x60m-e / 1982-90

Creator/Executive Producer: Barry Kemp / Producer: Sheldon Bull 

Sitcom. Dick Louden (an author of D.I.Y. style books) and his wife Joanna, take over the running of the Stratford Inn in River City, Vermont.

Dick Louden............................. BOB NEWHART

Joanna Louden......................... MARY FRANN

George Utley............................ TOM POSTON

Michael Harris(84-90)................ PETER SCOLARI

Stephanie Vanderkellen(83-90).. JULIA DUFFY

Leslie Vanderkellen(82-83)........ JENNIFER HOLMES

Kirk Devane(82-84)................... STEVEN KAMPMANN

First Darryl............................... TONY PAPENFUSS

2nd Darryl................................ JOHN VOLDSTAD

Larry........................................ WILLIAM SANDERSON

 

THE NEW LAND

ABC/Warner/ William Blinn / 15x60m-e / 1974

Producer: Philip Leacock 

Western drama series. Stories of an immigrant family trying to make a go of things in Minnesota in the 1850's. 

With:- SCOTT THOMAS / BONNIE BEDELIA / KURT RUSSELL / DONALD MOFFAT

 

THE NEW ODD COUPLE

ABC / 13x30m-e / 19?

Creator: Neil Simon 

Sitcom. An attempt to redo The Odd Couple but with a black cast, this followed the same scenario of slovenly Oscar sharing his apartment with the fussy Felix.

Felix....................................... RON GLASS

Oscar..................................... DESMOND WILSON

 

THE NEW PHIL SILVERS SHOW

CBS/Gladasya Prod/UA / 30x30m-e /  1963-64 black and white

Producer: Rod Amateau 

Sitcom. An attempt by Phil Silvers to replicate the success  of his Sgt Bilko character, this saw him as Harry Grafton, foreman at Los Angeles based Osborne Industries. Grafton was essentially Bilko but with even less redeeming features.

Harry Grafton........................... PHIL SILVERS

Mr Brink.................................. STAFFORD REPP

Louise..................................... ELAINE GARDNER

Mr Osborne............................. DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE

Waluska................................. HERBIE FAYE

Lester..................................... JIM SHANE

Grabowski............................... NORMAN GRABOWSKI

Roxy....................................... PAT RENELLA

Starkey................................... STEVE MITCHELL

Audrey.................................... ELENA VERDUGO

Susan..................................... SANDY DESCHER

Andy....................................... RONNIE DAPO

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