"Temperatures Rising" (1972) TV series 1972-1974

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Erik Tarloff
Allen Baron

Writers:

John L. Greene (episode)
Sheldon Keller (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

12 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Sitcom

Cast

Jerry Houser		(9 episodes, 1973)
Ken Smedberg		(4 episodes, 1973)
Olive Dunbar	...	Miss Llewellen / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Bernie Kopell	...	Harold Lefkowitz (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Ketty Lester	...	Nurse Ferguson (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Sandy Freeman		(3 episodes, 1973)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Carl Blackstrong / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1974)
Jerry Fogel	...	Landis / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Milt Kamen	...	Al Breen / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Joel Lawrence	...	Dr. Clark / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
John Myhers	...	Edgar Cross / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Larry Storch	...	Norman / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jack Albertson	...	Senator / ... (2 episodes, 1972)
Edward Andrews	...	Andrews / ... (2 episodes, 1972)
Parley Baer	...	Duncan (2 episodes, 1972)
Nelson D. Cuevas	...	Ambulance Attendant Partner / ... (2 episodes, 1972)
Ondine Vaughn	...	Gloria / ... (2 episodes, 1972)
Gerald York	...	Dr. Allen / ... (2 episodes, 1972)
Craig Littler	...	Dr. Richie / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Milton Selzer	...	Margolies / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Joshua Shelley	...	Jonas / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Mary Betten		(2 episodes, 1973)
Bartine Burkett	...	Mrs. Wilson / ... (2 episodes, 1973)
Richard X. Slattery	...	Jerome (2 episodes, 1973)

Also Known As:

"The New Temperatures Rising Show" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min (46 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Ashmont Productions

Trivia:

At the end of the first season, the kindly doctor with the gentle sense of humor played by James Whitmore, was replace by an uptight administrator with a mother complex played by Paul Lynde.

Quotes:

Dr. Paul Mercy: [Hearing that Dr. Nolan's mother wants to be cryogenically frozen] You mean you want to turn her into a Fudgesicle?

Good to bad

I am agreement with the previous comment. During the first season of the show I was in stitches. Cleavon Little was one funny man. The show could have been tighter, but overlooking its faults, it was a gas. Out went James Whitmore, in comes Paul Lynde, then down it went. I laughed little and eventually stopped watching. What the show needed was better writing, not new cast members. As funny as Paul Lynde is, he was not on this show. What started out on the right track, derailed in the second season. Too bad. I do not remember much about this show, but Cleavon Little and James Whitmore stand out most in my mind. They connected. For a hospital comedy, it could have had better writing, but the first season was funny and fun to watch.