Doc (1975 TV series)

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Standing, L-R: Irwin Corey and Mary Wickes. Seated: Elizabeth Wilson and Barnard Hughes (1975)
Genre Sitcom
Created by Ed. Weinberger
Stan Daniels
Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Burt Brinckerhoff
Bob Claver
Marty Cohan
Joan Darling
Robert Moore
Mel Shapiro
Dennis Steinmetz
Howard Storm
Starring Barnard Hughes
Theme music composer Stan Daniels
Composers Richard DeBenedictis
Patrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Stan Daniels
Ed. Weinberger
ProducersNorman Barasch
Laurence Marks
Carroll Moore
Paul Wayne
Running time30 mins.
Production company MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseAugust 16, 1975 (1975-08-16) 
October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)

Doc is an American sitcom produced by MTM Enterprises which aired on CBS [1] from August 16, 1975, to October 30, 1976.

Contents

Synopsis

Doc starred Barnard Hughes [2] as Dr. Joe Bogert, an elderly, kindhearted general practitioner who divided his time between dealing with his dysfunctional patients and his even more dysfunctional family. Hughes had been seen occasionally on the CBS-TV sitcoms All in the Family as Father John Majeski and on The Bob Newhart Show as Bob's father Herb Hartley. On Doc, actress Elizabeth Wilson costarred with Hughes as Joe's wife Annie, Judith Kahan as his daughter Laurie, John Harkins as Laurie's husband, and Mary Wickes as Joe's nurse, Tully.

During the first season, the show had good ratings, partially due to its timeslot (Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., sandwiched between mega-hits The Jeffersons and The Mary Tyler Moore Show ). CBS, however, thought the ratings should be better considering the scheduling and ordered that the show be reworked. When it returned in the fall of 1976, the format had been substantially changed, with Dr. Bogert now a widower, working at a down-and-out city clinic. Mary Wickes was the only other cast member from the first season to remain, [3] but she departed after the first episode. Ratings slipped and the series was canceled in October 1976 after five episodes. Shortly after the series ended, Hughes returned to The Bob Newhart Show to guest-star in a Christmas episode in December 1976.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1975–76)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Doc" Howard Storm David Lloyd August 16, 1975 (1975-08-16)TBA
22"Get Me to the Church" Joan Darling David LloydSeptember 13, 1975 (1975-09-13)884-687
33"The Other Woman"David LloydDavid LloydSeptember 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)884-692
44"Upstairs, Downstairs"Joan DarlingDavid LloydSeptember 27, 1975 (1975-09-27) [2] 884-690
55"Quartet" Burt Brinckerhoff Earl Pomerantz October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)884-863
66"Not My Bag"Burt BrinckerhoffAdele Styler & Burt Styler October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)884-864
77"Dog vs. Doc"Burt BrinckerhoffPhil DavisOctober 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)884-688
88"A Thief for All Seasons"Burt BrinckerhoffBruce KaneOctober 25, 1975 (1975-10-25)884-691
99"Fred's Wild Oats"Bob LallyDavid LloydNovember 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)884-683
1010"Heal Thyself"Joan Darling [4] Glen and Les Charles November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08)884-684
1111"Benson Hedges"Joan DarlingSol Wendell & Beverly GordonNovember 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)884-686
1212"Operation Goldman"Howard StormDennis KleinNovember 29, 1975 (1975-11-29)884-685
1313"My Son, the Doctor"Howard Storm Tony Webster December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06)884-689
1414"The Rivalry" Jeff Bleckner Robert Illes & James R. Stein December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13)884-693
1515"Facts of Life" Tony Mordente Seth FreemanDecember 20, 1975 (1975-12-20)884-685
1616"And Baby Makes Eight"Dennis SteinmetzTony WebsterJanuary 3, 1976 (1976-01-03)903-555
1717"A Little Bit of Soap" Martin Cohan Dennis KleinJanuary 10, 1976 (1976-01-10)903-554
1818"Great Expectations"Howard Storm Jack Mendelsohn & George Burditt January 17, 1976 (1976-01-17)903-561
1919"Nurse Annie" Mel Shapiro Roy KammermanJanuary 24, 1976 (1976-01-24)903-561
2020"A Quiet Anniversary"Howard StormDavid LloydJanuary 31, 1976 (1976-01-31)903-563
2121"Oldies but Goodies"Howard StormSeth FreemanFebruary 7, 1976 (1976-02-07)903-559
2222"The Death of a Turtle"Howard StormTony WebsterFebruary 14, 1976 (1976-02-14)903-557
2323"My Son, the Father"Howard StormGeorge Burditt and Jack MendelsohnFebruary 21, 1976 (1976-02-21)903-552
2424"All Work and No Pay" Bob Claver Norman Barasch & Carroll Moore February 28, 1976 (1976-02-28)903-558

Season 2 (1976)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
251"Carry on Nurse, Please"Tony MordenteLaurence Marks & Martin CohanSeptember 25, 1976 (1976-09-25)TBA
262"Come Scrub with Me"Tony MordenteStory by: Thad Mumford
Teleplay by: Thad Mumford and Ed Jurist & Wayne Kline
October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02)6103
273"EKG and Vote for Me" Russ Petranto Howard Albrecht and Sol WeinsteinOctober 9, 1976 (1976-10-09)6108
284"Mama Doc"Russ PetrantoStory by: Ron Pearlman
Teleplay by: Ed Jurist
October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16)6107
295"The Westside Clinic and Deli"Bob LallyTom ReederOctober 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)TBA
306"A Little Night Visitor"Bob LallyHoward Albrecht and Sol WeinsteinUnaired6102
317"And Stanley Makes Three"Bob LallyTony WebsterUnairedTBA

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