"The Doris Day Show" (1968) TV series 1968-1973

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creator:

James Fritzell
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

24 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

After spending most of her life in big cities, widow Doris Martin decides to move back to the family ranch.

Plot Keywords:

Magazine | Widow | Son | Sitcom | Secretary

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Cast

Doris Day	...	Doris Martin (128 episodes, 1968-1973)
Philip Brown	...	Billy Martin (79 episodes, 1968-1971)
Todd Starke	...	Toby Martin (79 episodes, 1968-1971)
Denver Pyle	...	Buck Webb (55 episodes, 1968-1970)

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Series Directed by
Reza Badiyi		(23 episodes, 1970-1971)
William Wiard		(15 episodes, 1969-1973)
Bruce Bilson		(12 episodes, 1968-1972)
Coby Ruskin		(9 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gary Nelson		(8 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bob Sweeney		(7 episodes, 1968)
Denver Pyle		(7 episodes, 1970)
Marc Daniels		(7 episodes, 1971-1973)
Harry Falk		(5 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard Kinon		(5 episodes, 1971-1973)
Lee Philips		(5 episodes, 1971-1973)
Roger Duchowny		(5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Frederick De Cordova		(4 episodes, 1970)
Norman Tokar		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Earl Bellamy		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Hal Cooper		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Lawrence Dobkin		(2 episodes, 1969)
Irving J. Moore		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Writing credits
James Fritzell		(93 episodes, 1968-1973)
Jack Elinson		(28 episodes, 1969-1971)
Norman Paul		(28 episodes, 1969-1971)
Budd Grossman		(16 episodes, 1969-1971)
Arthur Julian		(16 episodes, 1971-1973)
Laurence Marks		(15 episodes, 1971-1973)
William Raynor		(6 episodes, 1969-1973)
Myles Wilder		(6 episodes, 1969-1973)
Don Genson		(6 episodes, 1970-1973)
Sidney Morse		(4 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard Powell		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Rick Mittleman		(3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Phil Sharp		(3 episodes, 1971-1972)
Dick Bensfield		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Joseph Bonaduce		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jerry Devine		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Perry Grant		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bruce Howard		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bruce Johnson		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
E. Duke Vincent		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Harry Winkler		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Arthur Alsberg		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Don Nelson		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Doug Tibbles		(2 episodes, 1970)
Courtney Andrews		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Laurie Samara		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Charlotte Brown		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Produced by
Edward H. Feldman	....	producer (35 episodes, 1971-1973)
Terry Melcher	....	executive producer (28 episodes, 1968-1971)
Richard Dorso	....	series producer (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bob Sweeney	....	series producer (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Elinson	....	producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Norman Paul	....	producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
George Turpin	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Doris Day	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 1968-1973)
Jerry London	....	associate producer / co-producer (11 episodes, 1971-1972)

Series Original Music by
Jimmie Haskell		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Cinematography by
Richard L. Rawlings		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Film Editing by
Earle Dearth		(1 episode, 1971)
Howard French		(1 episode, 1971)
Sid Lubow		(1 episode, 1971)
John McSweeney Jr.		(1 episode, 1971)

Series Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson II		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Set Decoration by
James Hassinger		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Costume Design by
Constance Edney		(1 episode, 1971)

Series Makeup Department
Barbara Lampson	....	hair stylist (27 episodes, 1969-1971)
Harry Maret	....	makeup artist (27 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Production Management
Abby Singer	....	production manager (27 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis B. Appleton Jr.	....	assistant director / associate director (29 episodes, 1971-1973)
Robert Daley	....	assistant director (26 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Art Department
V.E. 'Ted' Ross	....	property master (1 episode, 1969)

Series Sound Department
Bill Ford	....	sound mixer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Jim Bullock	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Woodruff H. Clarke	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Bob Overbeck	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Julie Ann Johnson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Don Genson	....	casting (26 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Constance Edney	....	costumer: women (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Joseph Magnin	....	wardrobe / wardrobe furnisher (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Leonard Mann	....	costumer: men (2 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Editorial Department
Howard French	....	supervising film editor (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Cliffe Oland	....	film editor (26 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Music Department
Ray Evans	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme song "Que Sera, Sera" (128 episodes, 1968-1973)
Jay Livingston	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme song "Que Sera, Sera" (128 episodes, 1968-1973)

Series Other crew
Maggie Lawrence	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Sidney Morse	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Arwin Productions
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1968) (USA) (TV)
• MPI Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• MPI Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• MPI Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Paramount Television
• Worldvision Enterprises (USA)

Other Companies

• Oscar Mayer and Company  original sponsor

Runtime:

30 min (128 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

650 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Arwin Productions

Trivia:

At the end of this series' fifth season, with CBS ready to renew it for at least another year, Doris Day in effect "cancelled" her own series. She held a press conference and announced that in five years, she believed "all that could be done with this material" had been done, and she was uninterested in continuing to work on it. Afterwards Doris Day retired from acting and has not acted since. (2008).

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-22)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

WHO WROTE IT?

Two decades ago, when they showed it for the last time, I was glued to the set every day, not only because Doris Day is one of the greatest actresses and most likable screen presences ever, but because the writing was so good. Yet there are no writing credits listed. I had a decided preference for the urban part of the show. The part where she is in the country struck my as pure corn. When she moves to the city where Anthony Benedetto left his heart, it becomes a different show. I love the season where she is living over the Italian restaurant and Kaye Ballard plays an Italian matron to the hilt. I love the episodes with Billy de Wolfe. He's a cranky, prissy bachelor listening to a cello recital and takes noisy neighbor Doris to task for perturbing his quietude. As Doris says in her book, she and Billy were friends and she tried to help him in his last illness. Great show, great memories. But we should know who wrote it. The writers are the real stars.