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[ Season 2: 1969/70 ]
Doris starts a job on a magazine in San Francisco.


 

Doris Day

 

Doris Martin

Denver Pyle

Buck Webb

 

Philip Brown

 

Billy Martin

Todd Starke

Toby Martin

Rose Marie

Myrna Gibbons

 

McLean Stevenson

 

Michael Nicholson

Paul Smith

Ron Harvey

 

Billy DeWolfe

 

Willard Jarvis

 

Nelson (dog)

 

Lord Nelson



 

DVD Set Review
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Having been voted the top female box-office movie star at the beginning of the 60’s but committed to the world of television sit-com by its end must have been quite a jolt for Doris Day, especially as she had no prior knowledge of the contract which had been signed by husband/agent/manager Marty Melcher whose consequent untimely demise revealed many financial problems for Doris. However, always the survivor, Doris soon changed gears and knuckled down to THE DORIS DAY SHOW, bringing her usual vivacity and charm to her character, Doris Martin, a widow with two kids living with her father on a farm, with the formula ensuring the show’s necessary family-friendly cheerfulness. She soon realized the rural setting had serious plot limitations and for this second series the storylines were expanded with her character seeking a career as a secretary in San Francisco whilst commuting daily from the farm; allowing more story development with scope for romantic entanglements and the added element of sophistication which had typified her latter-day movies.

Still on hand were her likeable and convincing kids (Philip Brown and Tod Starke), grizzled, gruff, kind-hearted father, Buck (Denver Pyle) and hapless accident-prone handyman, Leroy B. Simpson (James Hampton) for rural home-based activities and misunderstandings, whilst Doris’ job at the TODAY’S WORLD magazine office involved interactive fun and complications involving her Editor boss, Mr Nicholson (McLean Stevenson), office colleague, Myrna (Rose Marie) and Assistant Editor and flirt, Ron Harvey (Paul Smith). The transitional early episodes include hilarious job seeking situations with Doris’ realization her rusty office skills have long been overtaken by modern technology. Linking home with office involves a plot about a peripatetic pet frog and the occasional dog is always on hand to disrupt daily routine. As with all sitcoms, plot complications are soon solved to facilitate the inevitable happy ending for each segment. Episodes include Doris standing in as a model and inevitably enjoying the chance to show off her stupendous figure in some bizarre fashions; having a crush on a handsome French movie star (Jacques Bergerac); a fraught office Christmas party with Doris acting as intermediary between intoxicated colleagues with all ending up on the farm to sing SILENT NIGHT with Doris stepping out of character to wish viewers compliments of the season; a rescue operation to aid dogs locked in a car; rubbing shoulders with a billionaire (Lew Ayres – once in Doctor Kildare movies) and receiving a proposal from a foreign prince (Cesare Danova).

With her son, Terry Melcher as Executive Producer, the series promotes the Doris Day screen image, and fans and others will enjoy the lively situations which occur throughout, with many well-known character actors making guest appearances, including Billy de Wolfe and Edward Andrews who both appeared in some of her movies. In other words it’s a warm-hearted show with wholesome qualities which has lost none of its special magic during the intervening years and simply put, its nostalgia will enthral and appeal to everyone in the family whether young or old!

The DVD set covers twenty-six episodes on six discs in a slip case (unlike the US release which managed with just four) and each DVD is available separately. However, I recommend purchasing the box-set, particularly as it is the cheaper option. The final disc also contains indispensable extras; some 1969 ] promotional trailers, promos, outtakes and greetings for television featuring Doris; a blooper reel (on-screen mistakes), cast interviews with Rose Marie and Larry Storch, plus other rare footage. The remastering is faultless with excellent colour definition and sound quality; the laughter track is for real and not synchronized; and Doris’ biggest hit song, QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) tops and tails the standard quirky cross-cut opening titles which set the scene for each episode.

Review by Allen Pollock

 

 

Season 2 - Episode Guide:


 

"Doris Gets A Job" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 22 September 1969 ]

Doris is advised to hide the fact that she has children at home when she tries for a secretary job to a San Francisco magazine's managing editor.

bullet Guest starring Carol Worthington, Eldon Quick, Joel Mell, Larry Gelman
bullet Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"A Frog Called Harold" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 29 September 1969 ]

The loss of Toby's frog causes the magazine to lose a needed bank loan when the amphibian's escape disrupts a tour by bank officials.

bullet Guest starring David Manzy, Parley Baer, Jack Garner, Issa Arnal, Ralph Neff
bullet Written by Budd Grossman
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"Married For A Day" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 6 October 1969 ]

Doris poses as the wife of her boss in a desperate scheme to convince a husband-hunting female that he's out of circulation.

bullet Guest starring Julie Adams
bullet Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson
bullet Director by Earl Bellamy


 


 

"The Woman Hater" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 13 October 1969 ]

Doris sets out to change a writer's negative opinion of women. She then finds that she has succeeded too well.

bullet Guest starring Anthony Eisley, Johnnie Collins III, Pete Kellett, Judy March, Julius Johnsen, Luis de Cordova, Mike Sterling
bullet Written by Budd Grossman
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"The Chocolate Bar War" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 20 October 1969 ]

Doris helps Billy combat the aggressiveness of a competitor's mother in a candy-selling contest.

bullet Guest starring Max Showalter, Amzie Strickland, Jan Arvan, Marshall Kent, Walter Mathews, Tim Weldon, Lynn Wood, Brad Trumbull, Mary Foran, Howard Culver, Don G. Ross
bullet Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul
bullet Directed by Harry Falk


 


 

"The Health King" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 10 November 1969 ]

Doris finds herself dodging punching bags and eating kelp salad when she's given the assignment of getting the publishing rights to a health addict's book.

bullet Guest starring Michael Forest, Ernest Harada, Lavina Dawson, Joan Lemmo, Bunny Summers
bullet Written by Budd Grossman
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"Doris, The Model" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 17 November 1969 ]

Doris and Myrna are assigned to ride herd on a group of French models prior to the debut of a noted Paris designer's new collection.

bullet Guest starring Johnny Haymer, Bobbi Jordan, Gail Stevens, Arlyn Genson, Paul Marin, Larry Gelman, Sam Javis, Jerry Fitzpatrick
bullet Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson
bullet Directed by Hal Cooper


 


 

"Doris Strikes Out" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 24 November 1969 ]

Doris is in a momentary state of shock when a handsome, debonair French movie star invites her to the premier of his new motion picture.

bullet Guest starring Jacques Bergerac, James Chandler, Gordon Jump, Darrell Rice, Alan DeWitt
bullet Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


  


 

"Singles Only" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 8 December 1969 ]

Myrna rents an apartment in a "swinging singles" building but is disappointed with the apartment as well as the building's male tenants.

bullet Guest starring Sid Melton, Ed Fury, Michael Lerner, Joseph Perry, Joe Ross, Alice Backes, Carol Worthington
bullet Written by William Raynor, Myles Wilder
bullet Directed by William Wiard


 


 

"Togetherness" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 15 December 1969 ]

Doris plans a full weekend of "family fun" after having to work overtime several nights. She doesn't however realize that it will cause the boys to have to cancel plans they'd already made.

bullet Guest starring Karen Arthur
bullet Written by William Raynor, Myles Wilder
bullet Directed by Alan Rafkin


 


 

"A Two Family Christmas" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 22 December 1969 ]

Doris invites Myrna and Ron to have a family Christmas on the ranch, but they all have more glamorous plans and decline.

bullet Guest starring David Manzy, Carleen Frans, James B. Douglas
bullet Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul
bullet Directed by Larry Dobkin


 


 

"You're As Old As You Feel" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 29 December 1969 ]

Buck decides he's falling apart when a toothache calls for an extraction.

bullet Guest starring Totty Ames, Herb Vigran, George Ives, Hal Smith
bullet Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson
bullet Directed by Larry Dobkin


 


 

"The Prizefighter And The Lady" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 5 January 1970 ]

A boxer who'd rather dance than fight develops a crush on Doris while she's trying to interview him.

bullet Guest starring Larry Storch, Buddy Lester, Sidney Clute, Jim Cross, Gerald York, Chick Casey, Lauro Salas, Frankie Van
bullet Written by Budd Grossman
bullet Directed by Denver Pyle


 


 

"Doris Vs. The Computer" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 12 January 1970 ]

Doris wages war against the electric company when its computer indicates that she hasn't paid her bill.

bullet Guest starring Frank Corsentino, Christina Dean, Gregg Jakobson, Jerry Jones
bullet Written by Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson
bullet Directed by Denver Pyle


 


 

"Hot Dogs" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 19 January 1970 ]

Doris doesn't worry about the consequences when she takes six poodles from a private, locked automobile and ultimately finds herself in court on a robbery charge.

bullet Guest starring James Millhollin, Jerome Cowan, Charles Lane, Issa Arnal, Owen Bush
bullet Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul, Don Genson
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"Today's World Catches Measles" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 26 January 1970 ]

Doris invites Mr. Nicholson and Ron for a relaxing weekend on the farm. Instead they are exposed to the measles and all quarantined together.

bullet Guest starring Edward Andrews, Walter Sande, Joe Hoover, Breland Rice, Issa Arnal, Geri Ewing
bullet Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul
bullet Directed by Fred de Cordova 


 


 

"The Gas Station" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 2 February 1970 ]

Doris volunteers herself and Myrna to run Leroy's gas station so he can visit his wife who's in the hospital having a baby.

bullet Guest starring Bob Jellison, Herman Griffith, Charles Dugdale, Herb Weil, Virgil Frye, John Carter, Martin Ashe, Jon Kowal, Eric Scott, Eddie Quillan, Kristina Holland
bullet Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul, Don Genson
bullet Directed by Hal Cooper


 


 

"Kidnapped" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 9 February 1970 ]

Doris goes to pick up an article exposing a gangster but finds herself kidnapped along with a very nervous writer.

bullet Guest starring Kaye Ballard, Bruce Gordon, Avery Schreiber, Hagen Smith, Gene Dynarski, Rico Cattani, Scott Perry
bullet Written by Doug Tibbles
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"Buck's Portrait" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 16 February 1970 ]

Buck reluctantly poses for an artist who is doing a cover for the magazine Doris works for. He quickly warms up to the idea of fame.

bullet Guest starring Mabel Albertson, Hal Smith, Charles Wagenheim, Bob Jellison, Issa Arnal, Riza Royce, J.P. [Patrick] Cranshaw, Woodrow Parfrey
bullet Written by Doug Tibbles
bullet Directed by Earl Bellamy


 


 

"Doris Hires A Millionaire (Part 1 & 2)" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Dates: 23 February & 2 March 1970 ]

Doris mistakes a publicity-shy billionaire for a bum and gives him a job on the farm.

bullet Guest starring Lew Ayres, Ross Elliott, John Stuart, John Lawrence, Issa Arnal
bullet Written by Budd Grossman/Jack Elinson, Norman Paul
bullet Directed by Fred de Cordova


 


 

"A Woman's Intuition" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 9 March 1970 ]

Doris's intuition seems to be uncannily accurate until she convinces her boss to take a plane that ends up being hijacked to Cuba.

bullet Guest starring Bernie Kopell, Sandy Kenyon, Carol Worthington, Rico Cattani, Perla Walter, Gordon Jump
bullet Written by Rick Mittleman
bullet Directed by Denver Pyle


 


 

"Doris Meets A Prince" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 16 March 1970 ]

A visiting prince asks Doris to marry him and become his princess.

bullet Guest starring Cesare Danova, Roy Roberts, Eric Mason, Luis de Cordova
bullet Written by Budd Grossman
bullet Directed by Fred de Cordova


 


 

"The Duke Returns" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 23 March 1970 ]

Duke Farentino has retired from the ring to become a dance instructor, and turns to Doris for help with his labour problems.

bullet Guest starring Larry Storch, Michael Lerner, George Dunn, George Mann, Margaret Wheeler
bullet Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson
bullet Directed by Denver Pyle


 


 

"The Office Troubleshooter" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 30 March 1970 ]

Mr. Jarvis returns to Doris' life as the magazine's newly-hired efficiency expert. He predictably makes everyone's life miserable.

bullet Guest starring Edward Andrews, De De Young, Geraldine Ewing
bullet Written by Budd Grossman
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 


 

"Colonel Fairburn Takes Over" This site's rating for this episode!
[ US Transmission Date: 6 April 1970 ]

The publisher of "Today's World" arrives unexpectedly and assumes control of the office staff, taking a very personal interest in Doris.

bullet Guest starring Edward Andrews, Scott Perry, Issa Arnal, Titus Moody, Fredericka Myers
bullet Written by Rick Mittleman
bullet Directed by Coby Ruskin


 

 


Production Credits:

 

Executive Producer

 

Doris Day

Producer

Richard Dorso

 

Producer

 

Jack Elinson

Producer

Edward H. Feldman

 

Executive Producer

 

Don Genson

Associate Producer

Jerry London

 

Executive Producer

 

Terry Melcher

Producer

Norman Paul

 

Producer

 

Bob Sweeney

Associate Producer

George Turpin

 

 

Theme Song

 

Que Sera, Sera Real Audio Clip
by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

Set Decorator

 

James Hassinger

 

Makeup

 

Harry Maret

Hair Stylist

 

Barbara Lampson

 

Miss Day's Costimer

 

Connie Edney

Women's Costumer

Joy Tierney

 

Men's Costumer

 

Leonard F. Mann

Propmaker foreman

Lloyd R. Apperson

 

Sound editor

 

Jim Bullock

       


 

 

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