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

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 (60 episodes, 1968-1971)
Todd Starke	...	Toby Martin (60 episodes, 1968-1971)

Series Directed by
William Wiard		(22 episodes, 1969-1973)
Bruce Bilson		(12 episodes, 1968-1972)
Denver Pyle		(10 episodes, 1970)
Coby Ruskin		(9 episodes, 1969-1970)
Gary Nelson		(8 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bob Sweeney		(7 episodes, 1968)
Reza Badiyi		(7 episodes, 1970-1971)
Marc Daniels		(7 episodes, 1971-1973)
Lee Philips		(7 episodes, 1971-1973)
Harry Falk		(5 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard Kinon		(5 episodes, 1971-1973)
Norman Tokar		(5 episodes, 1971-1972)
Roger Duchowny		(5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Frederick De Cordova		(4 episodes, 1970)
Earl Bellamy		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Hal Cooper		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Lawrence Dobkin		(2 episodes, 1969)
Peter Baldwin		(2 episodes, 1971)
Jerry London		(2 episodes, 1971)
Irving J. Moore		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Writing credits
James Fritzell		(93 episodes, 1968-1973)
Jack Elinson		(27 episodes, 1969-1971)
Norman Paul		(27 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
George Turpin	....	associate producer (54 episodes, 1968-1970)
Jack Elinson	....	producer (51 episodes, 1969-1971)
Norman Paul	....	producer (51 episodes, 1969-1971)
Edward H. Feldman	....	producer (43 episodes, 1971-1973)
Terry Melcher	....	executive producer (30 episodes, 1968-1971)
Martin Melcher	....	executive producer (28 episodes, 1968-1969)
Richard Dorso	....	producer (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bob Sweeney	....	producer (26 episodes, 1968-1969)
Doris Day	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 1968-1973)
Jerry London	....	associate producer / co-producer (21 episodes, 1971-1972)
Don Genson	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1970-1971)

Series Original Music by
Jimmie Haskell		(96 episodes, 1969-1973)
William Loose		(24 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert Mersey		(4 episodes, 1968)

Series Cinematography by
Richard L. Rawlings		(127 episodes, 1968-1973)

Series Film Editing by
Cliffe Oland		(11 episodes, 1969-1971)
Michael Kahn		(2 episodes, 1971)

Series Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson II		(70 episodes, 1968-1972)

Series Set Decoration by
James Hassinger		(60 episodes, 1968-1972)

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

Series Makeup Department
Barbara Lampson	....	hair stylist (58 episodes, 1968-1972)
Harry Maret	....	makeup artist (58 episodes, 1968-1972)

Series Production Management
Abby Singer	....	production manager (61 episodes, 1968-1972)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis B. Appleton Jr.	....	assistant director (74 episodes, 1970-1973)
Robert Daley	....	assistant director (54 episodes, 1968-1970)

Series Art Department
William Skammes	....	property master (5 episodes, 1970-1972)

Series Sound Department
Bill Ford	....	sound mixer (94 episodes, 1969-1973)
Sid Lubow	....	sound effects editor (52 episodes, 1969-1971)
Woodruff H. Clarke	....	sound mixer (28 episodes, 1968-1969)
James Nelson	....	supervising sound editor (28 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack A. Finlay	....	sound effects editor (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jerry Rosenthal	....	sound effects editor (21 episodes, 1971-1972)
Leon M. Leon	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 1971)
Jim Bullock	....	sound editor (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 / women's costumer / ... (33 episodes, 1968-1972)
Leonard Mann	....	costumer: men / men's costumer / ... (33 episodes, 1968-1972)
Joseph Magnin	....	wardrobe / wardrobe furnisher (3 episodes, 1969-1971)

Series Editorial Department
Howard French	....	supervising film editor / supervising editor (58 episodes, 1968-1971)
Howard French	....	supervising film editor (5 episodes, 1970-1971)

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)
Earle Dearth	....	music editor (100 episodes, 1969-1973)
Don Genson	....	music consultant (8 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Other crew
Maggie Lawrence	....	script supervisor (33 episodes, 1968-1972)
Sidney Morse	....	story editor (28 episodes, 1968-1969)
Kay Stewart	....	dialogue coach (28 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Elinson	....	script consultant (25 episodes, 1969-1971)
Norman Paul	....	script consultant (25 episodes, 1969-1971)

Production Companies

• Arwin Productions

Distributors

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

Other Companies

• Oscar Mayer and Company  original sponsor

Also Known As:

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: Episode dated 22 February 2008" (2008)

Soundtrack:

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

Love this show (but with some changes)

You all know the backdrop of this series so I won't bore you with it. I love this show and I too like the season 2 and 3 shows the best. As far as format changes go, I think they did a really good job going from season 1 to 2 to 3. It was a logical progression, Doris gets a job, then she moves the family into town etc. I hate the way they changed the format in season 4 and 5. Had I been around at that time to put my two cents in I would have done several things. 1. In season 4 I would have left things exactly as they were in season three and brought in the Peter Lawford character as Doris's serious love interest and possible step father for the boys. This along with the normal goings on would have brought yet another logical advancement. 2. In season 5 I would have Doris and Peter get engaged, Doris gets a new Boss and is promoted to a staff writer position at the magazine. The season finale would have been Doris and Peter's wedding with the entire cast from all the seasons in attendance. This could have been a huge ratings getter and a great way to end the series. I just don't know what they were thinking when they did 4 and 5. There are some episodes that are good but the show is missing the heart it had in 1,2, and 3. As was stated by another poster we cant go back and change history but thankfully there is enough good in seasons 1 2 and 3 that I watch them all the time. A must for Doris Fans.