"The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) TV series 1955-1959

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

2 January 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor and photographer operating in Hollywood, California. The show centers around his womanizing ways with his models, and his sister's attempts to make him settle down.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 15 nominations

Cast

Ann B. Davis	...	Charmaine 'Schultzy' Schultz / ... (106 episodes, 1955-1959)
Rosemary DeCamp	...	Margaret MacDonald / ... (106 episodes, 1955-1959)
Dwayne Hickman	...	Chuck MacDonald / ... (105 episodes, 1955-1959)
Robert Cummings	...	Bob Collins / ... (105 episodes, 1955-1959)

Also Known As:

"Love That Bob!" (USA) (rerun title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Laurel Productions

Trivia:

Decades later, Ann B. Davis reprised the role of Schultzy for a cameo in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995).

Quotes:

[at the opening of the series.]
Bob: Hold it! I think you're gonna like this picture!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Brady Bunch Home Movies (1995) (TV)

archaic, but entertaining...

Watch this if you get a chance. It was made 40+ years ago when double entendres were the order of the day and you weren't hit over the head by crude expressions of sexuality disguised as humor. One commenter said that the women were "fat" - maybe compared to some of the anorexic women on television NOW, they were. But when women on television looked like women, they weren't "fat." I consider it to have been ahead of its time...