Doc (1975 TV series)

Doc
	Standing, L-R: Irwin Corey and Mary Wickes. Seated: Elizabeth Wilson and Barnard Hughes (1975)
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger; Stan Daniels
Directed by	Jeff Bleckner; Burt Brinckerhoff; Bob Claver; Marty Cohan; Joan Darling; Robert Moore; Mel Shapiro; Dennis Steinmetz; Howard Storm
Starring	Barnard Hughes
Theme music composer	Stan Daniels
Composers	Richard DeBenedictis; Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Stan Daniels; Ed. Weinberger
Producers	Norman Barasch; Laurence Marks; Carroll Moore; Paul Wayne
Running time	30 mins.
Production company	MTM Enterprises
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 13, 1975 –; October 30, 1976

Doc is an American sitcom produced by MTM Enterprises which aired on CBS from September 13, 1975 to October 30, 1976.

Synopsis

Doc starred Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe Bogert, an elderly, kind-hearted general practitioner who divided his time between dealing with his dysfunctional patients and his even more dysfunctional family. Hughes had been seen occasionally on the CBS-TV sitcoms All in the Family as Father John Majeski and on The Bob Newhart Show as Bob's father Herb Hartley. On Doc, actress Elizabeth Wilson co-starred with Hughes as Joe's wife Annie, Judith Kahan as his daughter Laurie, John Harkins as Laurie's husband, and Mary Wickes as Joe's nurse, Tully.

During the first season, the show had good ratings, partially due to its timeslot (Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., sandwiched between mega-hits The Jeffersons and The Mary Tyler Moore Show). CBS however thought the ratings should be better considering the scheduling and ordered the show to be reworked. When it returned in the fall of 1976, the format had been substantially changed, with Dr. Bogert now a widower, working at a down and out city clinic. Mary Wickes was the only other cast member from the first season to remain, but she departed after the first episode. Ratings slipped and the series was canceled in October 1976 after five episodes. Shortly after the series ended, Hughes returned to The Bob Newhart Show to guest star in a Christmas episode in December, 1976.

Cast

Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe "Doc" Bogert
Elizabeth Wilson as Annie Bogert (season 1)
Judith Kahan as Laurie Bogert Fenner (season 1)
John Harkins as Fred Fenner (season 1)
Mary Wickes as Nurse Beatrice Tully
Irwin Corey as Happy Miller (season 2)
Audra Lindley as Janet Scott (season 2)
David Ogden Stiers (Stanley Moss (season 2)
Herbie Faye as Ben Goldman (season 2)
Ray Vitte as Woody Henderson (season 2)

Episodes

Season 1 (1975–76)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Doc"	August 16, 1975 (1975-08-16)	TBA
2	2	"Get Me to the Church"	September 13, 1975 (1975-09-13)	884-687
3	3	"The Other Woman"	September 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)	884-692
4	4	"Upstairs, Downstairs"	September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27)	884-690
5	5	"Quartet"	October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)	884-863
6	6	"Not My Bag"	October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)	884-864
7	7	"Dog vs. Doc"	October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)	884-688
8	8	"A Thief for All Seasons"	October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25)	884-691
9	9	"Fred's Wild Oats"	November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)	884-683
10	10	"Heal Thyself"	November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08)	884-684
11	11	"Benson Hedges"	November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)	884-686
12	12	"Operation Goldman"	November 29, 1975 (1975-11-29)	884-685
13	13	"My Son, the Doctor"	December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06)	884-689
14	14	"The Rivalry"	December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13)	884-693
15	15	"Facts of Life"	December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20)	884-685
16	16	"And Baby Makes Eight"	January 3, 1976 (1976-01-03)	903-555
17	17	"A Little Bit of Soap"	January 10, 1976 (1976-01-10)	903-554
18	18	"Great Expectations"	January 17, 1976 (1976-01-17)	903-561
19	19	"Nurse Annie"	January 24, 1976 (1976-01-24)	903-561
20	20	"A Quiet Anniversary"	January 31, 1976 (1976-01-31)	903-563
21	21	"Oldies but Goodies"	February 7, 1976 (1976-02-07)	903-559
22	22	"The Death of a Turtle"	February 14, 1976 (1976-02-14)	903-557
23	23	"My Son, the Father"	February 21, 1976 (1976-02-21)	903-552
24	24	"All Work and No Pay"	February 28, 1976 (1976-02-28)	903-558

Season 2 (1976)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
25	1	"Carry on Nurse, Please"	September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25)	TBA
26	2	"Come Scrub with Me"	October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02)	6103
27	3	"EKG and Vote for Me"	October 9, 1976 (1976-10-09)	6108
28	4	"Mama Doc"	October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16)	6107
29	5	"The Westside Clinic and Deli"	October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)	TBA
30	6	"A Little Night Visitor"	Unaired	6102
31	7	"And Stanley Makes Three"	Unaired	TBA

External links

Doc at IMDb
Doc at TV.com

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