Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)

The cases of a coroner who investigates suspicious deaths that usually suggest murder.

Creators:

Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw

Stars:

Jack Klugman, John S. Ragin, Robert Ito

Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jack Klugman	...	Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. (148 episodes, 1976-1983)
John S. Ragin	...	Dr. Robert Asten (148 episodes, 1976-1983)
Robert Ito	...	Sam Fujiyama (148 episodes, 1976-1983)
Garry Walberg	...	Lt. Frank Monahan (145 episodes, 1976-1983)
Joseph Roman	...	Sgt. Brill (145 episodes, 1976-1983)
Val Bisoglio	...	Danny Tovo (138 episodes, 1976-1983)
Eddie Garrett	...	Ed (102 episodes, 1977-1983)
John Nolan	...	Bartender (84 episodes, 1977-1983)

Storyline

Quincy and Sam are working as Coroners. Inspecting dead people they often see facts that don't match the theories of the police how or if really they were murdered.

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Plot Keywords:

coroner | murder | forensic evidence | cult tv | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quincy

Filming Locations:

Apartments, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (148 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Quincy was based on the real-life Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Dr Thomas Noguchi, who became famous for his often controversial conclusions. He performed autopsies on many stars including Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood and John Belushi. In true Quincy-style, he raised doubts about the official account of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination by showing that Sirhan Sirhan could not have fired the fatal shot. He also acted as a technical advisor on the show. The show's concept was adapted from the Canadian series Wojeck.

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Connections

Featured in Friends: The One with the Chick and the Duck (1997)

User Reviews

The perfect mystery show

"Quincy,M.E.",premiered on NBC-TV in October of 1976,and ended its run in April of 1982. The original was one of the last series to be created for the NBC Mystery Movie strand which consisted of the shows,"McCloud", "MacMillian and Wife","Banacek",and also "Columbo" which was on the same network. However,the series became part of a two-hour movie series intitled "Quincy",but the name changed after the Peacock network cancelled the movie series in 1976. This is where the series takes off and it was a combination of several things that may this a great show. First off,Quincy was played by the great Jack Klugman,who before the series aired was Oscar Madison for five seasons on the TV version of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple",which was on a rival network.

Klugman had a style and substance to the role where he can make his character looked serious and sometimes humourous at the same time(watch the episodes to see my point),but had a knack for solving cases for the police,uncover the proof of foul play against impossible odds,and go beyond the lengths to help the authorities catch the killer or suspects that were involved. Then after solving another grueling case,he's back onto another one leading to more clues and surprises at every turn.

This show during its run was in the top ten and was a grand favorites against competitors like from other detective shows like Kojak,Barnaby Jones,and Baretta,not to mention Starsky and Hutch. However,the show was a inspiration for such shows today as Crossing Jordan and CSI:Crime Scene Investigation,not to mention in this category Diagonsis:Murder.

Its is amazing that they don't make shows like this anymore,but Quincy was very good. One of the best from the mid-1970's. However,during its last season,the ratings slipped,and in 1982 the show was cancelled,and its replacement show over at NBC was that of a man and his talking car which....well you know the rest of the story...............

Catch the episodes everyday on the Hallmark channel.