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 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
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 16, 1975 –; October 30, 1976

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

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

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 1)
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	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Doc"	Howard Storm	David Lloyd	August 16, 1975 (1975-08-16)	TBA
2	2	"Get Me to the Church"	Joan Darling	David Lloyd	September 13, 1975 (1975-09-13)	884-687
3	3	"The Other Woman"	David Lloyd	David Lloyd	September 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)	884-692
4	4	"Upstairs, Downstairs"	Joan Darling	David Lloyd	September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27)^[2]	884-690
5	5	"Quartet"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Earl Pomerantz	October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)	884-863
6	6	"Not My Bag"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Adele Styler & Burt Styler	October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)	884-864
7	7	"Dog vs. Doc"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Phil Davis	October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)	884-688
8	8	"A Thief for All Seasons"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Bruce Kane	October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25)	884-691
9	9	"Fred's Wild Oats"	Bob Lally	David Lloyd	November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)	884-683
10	10	"Heal Thyself"	Joan Darling^[4]	Glen and Les Charles	November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08)	884-684
11	11	"Benson Hedges"	Joan Darling	Sol Wendell & Beverly Gordon	November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)	884-686
12	12	"Operation Goldman"	Howard Storm	Dennis Klein	November 29, 1975 (1975-11-29)	884-685
13	13	"My Son, the Doctor"	Howard Storm	Tony Webster	December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06)	884-689
14	14	"The Rivalry"	Jeff Bleckner	Robert Illes & James R. Stein	December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13)	884-693
15	15	"Facts of Life"	Tony Mordente	Seth Freeman	December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20)	884-685
16	16	"And Baby Makes Eight"	Dennis Steinmetz	Tony Webster	January 3, 1976 (1976-01-03)	903-555
17	17	"A Little Bit of Soap"	Martin Cohan	Dennis Klein	January 10, 1976 (1976-01-10)	903-554
18	18	"Great Expectations"	Howard Storm	Jack Mendelsohn & George Burditt	January 17, 1976 (1976-01-17)	903-561
19	19	"Nurse Annie"	Mel Shapiro	Roy Kammerman	January 24, 1976 (1976-01-24)	903-561
20	20	"A Quiet Anniversary"	Howard Storm	David Lloyd	January 31, 1976 (1976-01-31)	903-563
21	21	"Oldies but Goodies"	Howard Storm	Seth Freeman	February 7, 1976 (1976-02-07)	903-559
22	22	"The Death of a Turtle"	Howard Storm	Tony Webster	February 14, 1976 (1976-02-14)	903-557
23	23	"My Son, the Father"	Howard Storm	George Burditt and Jack Mendelsohn	February 21, 1976 (1976-02-21)	903-552
24	24	"All Work and No Pay"	Bob Claver	Norman Barasch & Carroll Moore	February 28, 1976 (1976-02-28)	903-558

Source for Doc Season 1 Episodes ^[5]

Season 2 (1976)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
25	1	"Carry on Nurse, Please"	Tony Mordente	Laurence Marks & Martin Cohan	September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25)	TBA
26	2	"Come Scrub with Me"	Tony Mordente	Story by : Thad Mumford Teleplay by : Thad Mumford and Ed Jurist & Wayne Kline	October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02)	6103
27	3	"EKG and Vote for Me"	Russ Petranto	Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein	October 9, 1976 (1976-10-09)	6108
28	4	"Mama Doc"	Russ Petranto	Story by : Ron Pearlman Teleplay by : Ed Jurist	October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16)	6107
29	5	"The Westside Clinic and Deli"	Bob Lally	Tom Reeder	October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)	TBA
30	6	"A Little Night Visitor"	Bob Lally	Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein	Unaired	6102
31	7	"And Stanley Makes Three"	Bob Lally	Tony Webster	Unaired	TBA

References

^ Brown, Les (May 9, 1975). "Nine New Series For CBS In Fall". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. 31.
^ ^a ^b "Cher Good As Guest". TV Scout. San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. September 27, 1975. p. 18.
^ "TV Fans Mailbag". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. June 25, 1976. p. D7. Barnard Hughes and Mary Wickes, who plays his nurse, will be the only regulars retained.
^ "Pick Of The Programs". TV Scout. The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 8, 1975. p. B7.
^ "Doc Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide.

External links

Doc at IMDb
Doc (1975-76) at The Classic TV Archive

[1] Brown, Les (May 9, 1975). "Nine New Series For CBS In Fall". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. 31.

[san_angelo-2] "Cher Good As Guest". TV Scout. San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. September 27, 1975. p. 18.

[3] "TV Fans Mailbag". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. June 25, 1976. p. D7. Barnard Hughes and Mary Wickes, who plays his nurse, will be the only regulars retained.

[4] "Pick Of The Programs". TV Scout. The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 8, 1975. p. B7.

[5] "Doc Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide.

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