"Bus Stop" (1961) TV series 1961-1962

Creator:

Roy Huggins

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 October 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Grace owns the bustop in Sunrise CO. She, waitress Elma, Sheriff Will and D.A. Glenn watch life through...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Diner

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Rhodes Reason	...	Sheriff Will Mayberry / ... (5 episodes, 1961-1962)
Marilyn Maxwell	...	Grace Sherwood (4 episodes, 1961-1962)
Richard Anderson	...	D.A. Glenn Wagner / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1962)
Joan Freeman	...	Emma Gahringer / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Bernard Kates	...	Coroner / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1962)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The show was cancelled not because of low ratings, but because of the explicit violence of an episode entitled "A Lion Walks Among Us" in which Fabian plays a young psychopath.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Bus Stop (1956)

Memorable series, very different from the movie and play

"Bus Stop" was a memorable series, though very different from the movie and play, which were more farcical. The series was in black-and-white, and was usually very dramatic. Each week, there would be a mini-drama as people came in and out of the bus stop. The Marilyn Maxwell character, Grace, usually provided sympathy and advice; there was always a bantering relationship between Grace and the sheriff, the bus driver, and the waitress, which was behind the main drama. For some reason, i remember an episode which had Madelyn Rhue and Coleen Gray, which had to do with a woman trying to escape an abusive relationship who becomes friends with another woman on the bus. But "Bus Stop" was a good series; i was surprised to discover that Robert Altman had been involved with the series.