Doc (1975 TV series)
Doc is an American sitcom produced by MTM Enterprises which aired on CBS from September 13, 1975 to October 30, 1976.
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| 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 origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 29 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Stan Daniels Ed. Weinberger |
| Producers | Norman Barasch Laurence Marks Carroll Moore Paul Wayne |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Production company | MTM Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 13, 1975 – October 30, 1976 |
Synopsis
Doc starred Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe Bogert, an elderly, kind-hearted 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 co-starred 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 the show to 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, 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
- Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe "Doc" Bogert
- Elizabeth Wilson as Annie Bogert (season 1)
- Judith Kahan as Laurie Bogert Fenner (season 1)
- John Harkins as Fred Fenner (season 1)
- Mary Wickes as Nurse Beatrice Tully
- Irwin Corey as Happy Miller (season 2)
- Audra Lindley as Janet Scott (season 2)
- David Ogden Stiers (Stanley Moss (season 2)
- Herbie Faye as Ben Goldman (season 2)
- Ray Vitte as Woody Henderson (season 2)
Episodes
Season 1 (1975–76)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Doc" | August 16, 1975 | TBA |
| 2 | 2 | "Get Me to the Church" | September 13, 1975 | 884-687 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Other Woman" | September 20, 1975 | 884-692 |
| 4 | 4 | "Upstairs, Downstairs" | September 27, 1975 | 884-690 |
| 5 | 5 | "Quartet" | October 4, 1975 | 884-863 |
| 6 | 6 | "Not My Bag" | October 11, 1975 | 884-864 |
| 7 | 7 | "Dog vs. Doc" | October 18, 1975 | 884-688 |
| 8 | 8 | "A Thief for All Seasons" | October 25, 1975 | 884-691 |
| 9 | 9 | "Fred's Wild Oats" | November 1, 1975 | 884-683 |
| 10 | 10 | "Heal Thyself" | November 8, 1975 | 884-684 |
| 11 | 11 | "Benson Hedges" | November 15, 1975 | 884-686 |
| 12 | 12 | "Operation Goldman" | November 29, 1975 | 884-685 |
| 13 | 13 | "My Son, the Doctor" | December 6, 1975 | 884-689 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Rivalry" | December 13, 1975 | 884-693 |
| 15 | 15 | "Facts of Life" | December 20, 1975 | 884-685 |
| 16 | 16 | "And Baby Makes Eight" | January 3, 1976 | 903-555 |
| 17 | 17 | "A Little Bit of Soap" | January 10, 1976 | 903-554 |
| 18 | 18 | "Great Expectations" | January 17, 1976 | 903-561 |
| 19 | 19 | "Nurse Annie" | January 24, 1976 | 903-561 |
| 20 | 20 | "A Quiet Anniversary" | January 31, 1976 | 903-563 |
| 21 | 21 | "Oldies but Goodies" | February 7, 1976 | 903-559 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Death of a Turtle" | February 14, 1976 | 903-557 |
| 23 | 23 | "My Son, the Father" | February 21, 1976 | 903-552 |
| 24 | 24 | "All Work and No Pay" | February 28, 1976 | 903-558 |
Season 2 (1976)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Carry on Nurse, Please" | September 25, 1976 | TBA |
| 26 | 2 | "Come Scrub with Me" | October 2, 1976 | 6103 |
| 27 | 3 | "EKG and Vote for Me" | October 9, 1976 | 6108 |
| 28 | 4 | "Mama Doc" | October 16, 1976 | 6107 |
| 29 | 5 | "The Westside Clinic and Deli" | October 30, 1976 | TBA |
| 30 | 6 | "A Little Night Visitor" | Unaired | 6102 |
| 31 | 7 | "And Stanley Makes Three" | Unaired | TBA |
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