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Run Buddy Run

  • TV Series
  • 1966–19671966–1967
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
86
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Run Buddy Run (1966)
Comedy
Buddy Overstreet was an everyday, ordinary sort of guy... until the one day he overheard a member of "The Syndicate" (a crime organization) say the words "Chicken Little!" Now The Syndicate ... Read allBuddy Overstreet was an everyday, ordinary sort of guy... until the one day he overheard a member of "The Syndicate" (a crime organization) say the words "Chicken Little!" Now The Syndicate has decided Buddy knows too much and must be silenced for good. The show follows the comic... Read allBuddy Overstreet was an everyday, ordinary sort of guy... until the one day he overheard a member of "The Syndicate" (a crime organization) say the words "Chicken Little!" Now The Syndicate has decided Buddy knows too much and must be silenced for good. The show follows the comic misadventures of Buddy as he travels from town to town, trying to evade people who are tr... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
86
YOUR RATING
    • Leonard Stern
  • Stars
    • Jack Sheldon
    • Bruce Gordon
    • Nicholas Georgiade
    • Leonard Stern
  • Stars
    • Jack Sheldon
    • Bruce Gordon
    • Nicholas Georgiade
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    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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  • Episodes13

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    1966

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    Run Buddy Run (1966)
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    Jack Sheldon
    Jack Sheldon
    • Buddy Overstreet
    Bruce Gordon
    Bruce Gordon
    • Mr. Devere…
    Nicholas Georgiade
    Nicholas Georgiade
    • Wendell…
    Jim Connell
    Jim Connell
    • Junior
    Gregg Palmer
    Gregg Palmer
    • Harry
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Mike…
    Dave Willock
    Dave Willock
    • Chicken Buyer…
    Henry Beckman
    Henry Beckman
    • Jake
    Ray Kellogg
    Ray Kellogg
    • McGregor
    Burt Mustin
    Burt Mustin
    • Farmer
    Iggie Wolfington
    • Nick
    Bernie Kopell
    Bernie Kopell
    • Albert Overstreet
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Ed Breck
    Henry Calvin
    Henry Calvin
    • Jose
    Stephen Strimpell
    Stephen Strimpell
    • Stanley Osgood Wellington
    Zeme North
    Zeme North
    • Laura Spencer
    Pepito Galindo
    • Pepe
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • Carson Finch
      • Leonard Stern
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    • Trivia
      Bruce Gordon and Nicholas Georgiade both appeared regularly on the TV series "The Untouchables".
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [the narration heard on almost every episode] This is Buddy Overstreet. He's wanted by the head of the most powerful crime syndicate in the country. In a steam room, Buddy overheard their vital secrets and the mysterious words, Chicken Little. Now, he knows too much. These are the orders given to all members of the syndicate from one end of the country to the other.

      Mr. Devere: Get him, get him, get him!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Bob Hope Show: "15 of My Leading Ladies" or "Richard Burton Eat Your Heart Out". (1966)

    User reviews14

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    Overlooked and funny. Would be a cult item today.
    Produced and written by Leonard Stern, associate producer of "Get Smart," "Run, Buddy, Run" had many similarities to "Smart" in that it combined crime and comedy in equal proportions, with the one never getting in the way of the other. It had two top-drawer character men, Jack Sheldon and Bruce Gordon, as the leads, and it had a good spot on the schedule. Just about everyone I know who saw it, myself included, enjoyed it.

    Why, then, did it fail? There could be any number of reasons. The most likely of all, I think, was that too many shows with similar formats had established themselves by then, leaving "Buddy" with, literally, nowhere to run. Also, the somewhat offbeat premise didn't help much, either. Nowadays, such a show would have been given more time to build up an audience. In 1966, it was axed halfway through the season.

    Pity, as this was one of the most creative, funny shows to emerge from the Golden Age of Sitcoms.
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    • Apr 11, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1966 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Talent Associates
      • CBS Television Network
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    • 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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