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[
Season 2: 1969/70 ]
Doris
starts a job on a magazine in San Francisco.
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Doris
Day |
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Doris
Martin |
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Denver
Pyle |
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Buck
Webb |
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Philip
Brown |
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Billy
Martin |
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Todd
Starke |
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Toby
Martin |
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Rose
Marie |
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Myrna
Gibbons |
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McLean
Stevenson |
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Michael
Nicholson |
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Paul
Smith |
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Ron
Harvey |
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Billy
DeWolfe |
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Willard
Jarvis |
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Nelson (dog) |
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Lord
Nelson |
DVD Set Review
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on this release. ]
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"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Carol Worthington, Eldon Quick, Joel Mell, Larry
Gelman |
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin |
"A Frog Called Harold"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
David Manzy, Parley Baer, Jack Garner, Issa Arnal,
Ralph Neff |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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"Married For A Day"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Julie Adams |
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Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson |
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Director by Earl
Bellamy |
"The Woman Hater"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Anthony Eisley, Johnnie Collins III, Pete Kellett,
Judy March, Julius Johnsen, Luis de Cordova, Mike
Sterling |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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"The Chocolate Bar War"
[ US Transmission
Date: 20 October 1969 ]
Doris helps Billy combat the aggressiveness of a
competitor's mother in a candy-selling contest.
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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
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Harry Falk |
"The Health King"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Michael Forest, Ernest Harada, Lavina Dawson, Joan
Lemmo, Bunny Summers |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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"Doris, The Model"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Johnny Haymer, Bobbi Jordan, Gail Stevens, Arlyn
Genson, Paul Marin, Larry Gelman, Sam Javis, Jerry
Fitzpatrick |
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Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson |
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Directed by
Hal Cooper |
"Doris Strikes Out"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Jacques Bergerac, James Chandler, Gordon Jump,
Darrell Rice, Alan DeWitt |
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Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin |
"Singles Only"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Sid
Melton, Ed Fury, Michael Lerner, Joseph Perry, Joe
Ross, Alice Backes, Carol Worthington
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Written by William Raynor, Myles Wilder |
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Directed by
William Wiard |
"Togetherness"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Karen Arthur
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Written by William Raynor, Myles Wilder |
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Directed by
Alan Rafkin |
"A Two Family Christmas"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
David Manzy, Carleen Frans, James B. Douglas
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Larry Dobkin |
"You're As Old As You Feel"
[ US
Transmission Date: 29 December 1969 ]
Buck
decides he's falling apart when a toothache calls
for an extraction.
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Guest
starring Totty Ames, Herb Vigran, George Ives, Hal Smith
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Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson |
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Directed by
Larry Dobkin |
"The Prizefighter And The Lady"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Larry Storch, Buddy Lester, Sidney Clute, Jim Cross,
Gerald York, Chick Casey, Lauro Salas, Frankie Van
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Denver Pyle
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"Doris Vs. The Computer"
[ US
Transmission Date: 12 January 1970 ]
Doris wages war against the electric company when
its computer indicates that she hasn't paid her bill.
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Guest
starring
Frank Corsentino, Christina Dean, Gregg Jakobson,
Jerry Jones |
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Written by Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson |
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Directed by
Denver Pyle |
"Hot Dogs"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring James Millhollin, Jerome Cowan, Charles Lane, Issa
Arnal, Owen Bush |
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul, Don Genson |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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"Today's World Catches Measles"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Edward Andrews, Walter Sande, Joe Hoover, Breland
Rice, Issa Arnal, Geri Ewing
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Fred de Cordova
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"The Gas Station"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring Bob
Jellison, Herman Griffith, Charles Dugdale, Herb
Weil, Virgil Frye, John Carter, Martin Ashe, Jon
Kowal, Eric Scott, Eddie Quillan, Kristina Holland
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul, Don Genson |
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Directed by Hal Cooper
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"Kidnapped"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring Kaye
Ballard, Bruce Gordon, Avery Schreiber, Hagen Smith,
Gene Dynarski, Rico Cattani, Scott Perry
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Written by Doug Tibbles |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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"Buck's Portrait"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring Mabel Albertson, Hal Smith, Charles Wagenheim, Bob
Jellison, Issa Arnal, Riza Royce, J.P. [Patrick] Cranshaw,
Woodrow Parfrey |
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Written by Doug Tibbles |
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Directed by Earl Bellamy
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"Doris Hires A Millionaire (Part 1 & 2)"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Lew Ayres, Ross Elliott, John Stuart, John Lawrence,
Issa Arnal |
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Written by Budd Grossman/Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by Fred de Cordova
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"A Woman's Intuition"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Bernie Kopell, Sandy Kenyon, Carol Worthington, Rico
Cattani, Perla Walter, Gordon Jump
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Written by Rick Mittleman |
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Directed by Denver Pyle
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"Doris Meets A Prince"
[ US Transmission
Date: 16 March 1970 ]
A
visiting prince asks Doris to marry him and become
his princess.
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Guest
starring
Cesare Danova, Roy Roberts, Eric Mason, Luis de
Cordova |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Fred de
Cordova
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"The Duke Returns"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring Larry Storch, Michael Lerner, George Dunn, George
Mann, Margaret Wheeler |
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Written by
Norman Paul, Jack Elinson |
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Directed by
Denver Pyle |
"The Office Troubleshooter"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring
Edward Andrews, De De Young, Geraldine Ewing
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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"Colonel Fairburn Takes Over"
[ 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.
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Guest
starring Edward Andrews, Scott Perry, Issa Arnal, Titus
Moody, Fredericka Myers |
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Written by Rick Mittleman |
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Directed by Coby Ruskin
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Production Credits: |
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Executive Producer
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Doris
Day |
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Producer |
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Richard Dorso |
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Producer
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Jack
Elinson |
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Producer
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Edward
H. Feldman |
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Executive
Producer |
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Don
Genson |
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Associate
Producer |
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Jerry London |
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Executive
Producer |
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Terry
Melcher |
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Producer
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Norman
Paul |
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Producer |
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Bob Sweeney |
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Associate
Producer |
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George
Turpin |
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Theme
Song |
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Que Sera, Sera
by Jay
Livingston & Ray Evans |
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Set Decorator
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James Hassinger |
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Makeup
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Harry Maret
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Hair Stylist
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Barbara Lampson
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Miss Day's Costimer |
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Connie Edney |
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Women's Costumer |
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Joy Tierney |
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Men's Costumer |
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Leonard F. Mann |
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Propmaker
foreman |
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Lloyd
R. Apperson |
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Sound
editor |
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Jim
Bullock |
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