US TV - NAKED CITY to THE NEW PHIL SILVERS SHOW
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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
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
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
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
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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