Julia 

Julia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.

Creator:

Hal Kanter

Stars:

Diahann Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, Marc Copage

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Diahann Carroll	...	Julia Baker 86 episodes, 1968-1971
Lloyd Nolan	...	Dr. Morton Chegley / ... 86 episodes, 1968-1971
Marc Copage	...	Corey Baker 86 episodes, 1968-1971
Michael Link	...	Earl J. Waggedorn / ... 81 episodes, 1968-1971
Betty Beaird	...	Marie Waggedorn 70 episodes, 1968-1971
Lurene Tuttle	...	Hannah Yarby / ... 48 episodes, 1968-1970

Storyline

Julia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | vietnam war | war widow | military widow | sexy nurse | 

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Taglines:

Diahann Carroll is a nurse with two men in her life - her boss (a cranky but lovable M.D.) and her six year old son. Premiere. (season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mama's Man

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Hancarr Productions, Savannah Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout its run, the series drew positive reactions concerning its handling of race issues. In one memorable story line during the first series, the young precocious Earl J. Waggedorn politely asks Julia "What is it like to be colored?" Julia responds "Why don't you tell me?" After a short pause, Earl J. responds "But I'm not colored?" and Julia replies "Well, white is a color." While much of the dialog like most things in that time is out of step with shows from later years, this was the first prime time television show that even engaged in the discussion. Approaching his retirement, actor Lloyd Nolan said in a TV interview that, in retrospect, it was one of the roles of which he was most proud.

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Quotes

Corey: Gee, you're big. Are you a football player?
Jordan Hayes: No, I'm an actor.
Corey: That's too bad.

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Connections

Featured in Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)

User Reviews

The show had good moral values.

Diahann Carroll (Dynasty "Dominique Deveraux Lloyd") played "Julia Baker" a single parent and a nurse who had one son "Corey Baker" Marc Copage (The Wave). "Corey Baker" was an adorable little boy. Lloyd Nolan (Peyton Place, Hannah and Her Sisters) "Dr. Morton Chegley" was Julia's boss in the hospital where she worked. This show portraits a role model family of a single parent. Diahann was and is a beautiful woman. I watched the show when I was growing up, dubbed and black and white. I used to look forward to finding the show. I don't think that they dubbed that many episodes, and soon I found myself watching the reruns. But it was ok, because is the show had good values. I have very good memories of the series.