The McLean Stevenson Show

The McLean Stevenson Show is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Wednesday nights from December 1, 1976 to March 3, 1977.[2]

The McLean Stevenson Show
GenreSitcom
Created byNorman Barasch
Carroll Moore
Directed byAlan Myerson
StarringMcLean Stevenson
Barbara Stuart
Theme music composerPaul Williams[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producerMonty Hall
ProducersArnold Margolin
Don Van Atta
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesMcLean Stevenson Enterprises, Inc.
Monty Hall Enterprises, Inc.
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseDecember 1, 1976 (1976-12-01) –
March 3, 1977 (1977-03-03)

Premise

The series centered on Mac Ferguson, the owner of a hardware store in Evanston, Illinois (McLean Stevenson's birth state). Mac lived with his wife Peggy and two grown children, divorced daughter Janet, and son Chris. Also living in the household were Janet's two children, David and Jason, and Mac's mother-in-law.

Cast
  • McLean Stevenson as Mac Ferguson
  • Barbara Stuart as Peggy Ferguson
  • Madge West as Grandma Ferguson
  • Ayn Ruymen as Janet Ferguson
  • Steve Nevil as Chris Ferguson
  • David Hollander as David
  • Jason Whitney as Jason

Theme music

The theme music was composed and performed by Paul Williams.[3]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Who Do You Trust?"Alan MyersonStory by : Mark Evanier & Dennis Palumbo
Teleplay by : Lloyd Garver		December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01)
2"Oldie But Goodie"TBATBADecember 8, 1976 (1976-12-08)
3"Going My Way"Bill HobinBill IdelsonDecember 22, 1976 (1976-12-22)
4"Mac's Fatal Charm"TBATBADecember 29, 1976 (1976-12-29)
5"The Great Rift"TBATBAJanuary 19, 1977 (1977-01-19)
6"Janet Leaves Home"TBATBAJanuary 26, 1977 (1977-01-26)
7"Mac and Big Mac"TBATBAFebruary 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)
8"What Makes Mac Run?"TBATBAFebruary 16, 1977 (1977-02-16)
9"Grandma's Secret"TBATBAFebruary 23, 1977 (1977-02-23)
10"Money Troubles"TBATBAMarch 2, 1977 (1977-03-02)
11"Strangers in the Night"TBATBAUnaired
12"Say It Isn't So"TBATBAUnaired

Ratings

It was hoped that Stevenson's popularity on M*A*S*H would draw viewers in, but the actor's first starring vehicle failed to find an audience and was cancelled after three months, with only ten of its twelve produced episodes airing.

The McLean Stevenson Show, In the Beginning, Hello, Larry, and Condo were television shows Stevenson starred in after leaving M*A*S*H in that were quickly cancelled – and all while M*A*S*H was still on the air. Stevenson would remark in 1991, "I made the mistake of believing that people were enamored of McLean Stevenson when the person they were enamored of was Henry Blake. So if you go and do The McLean Stevenson Show, nobody cares about McLean Stevenson."[4]

References
  1. metv.com
  2. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 760. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  3. http://www.metv.com/stories/which-mclean-stevenson-sitcom-deserved-a-better-chance
  4. Oliver, Myrna (February 17, 1996). "McLean Stevenson; Played Lt. Col. Blake in Early MASH". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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