
The Doris Day Show
1968 · 5 seasons · 128 episodes · Ended · CBS
Comedy, Western
TMDB 6.2 · 11 votes
The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.
Episodes
- S01E01Dinner For Mom1968-09-24
Toby and Billy take Doris out to dinner for her birthday with money they've earned, but aren't prepared for the size of the check.
- S01E02The Uniform1968-10-01
Envious of Billy's Little League uniform, Toby announces that he has a uniform as well, referring to a choir robe, despite the fact that try-outs for the choir haven't yet taken place.
- S01E03The Friend1968-10-08
- S01E04The Matchmakers1968-10-22
Thanks to matchmaking sons, Doris is beset with an insufferable suitor - Deputy Sheriff Puckum, who fancies himself the town swinger.
- S01E05The Songwriter1968-10-29
Leroy has high hopes of becoming a famed country composer when a publisher accepts his song ""Weeds in the Garden of My Heart."" But the hired hand has paid $50 for the big break, and Doris fears he's the victim of a racket.
- S01E06The Antique1968-11-12
- S01E07Leroy B. Simpson1968-11-19
- S01E08The Black Eye1968-11-26
- S01E09The Librarian1968-12-03
- S01E10The Camping Trip1968-12-10
The Martin boys excitedly prepare for their first camping trip with Grandpa Buck and his old friend Joe Whitecloud - an excursion soon threatened by a brewing feud between the veteran outdoorsmen.
- S01E11The Job1968-12-17
- S01E12Buck's Girl1968-12-24
- S01E13The Relatives1968-12-31
- S01E14Love a Duck1969-01-07
With Buck and the boys in bed with colds, Doris assumes the task of trapping Tyrone Lovey, a longtime troublemaker who's suspected of poaching on the ranch.
- S01E15Let Them Out of the Nest1969-01-21
- S01E16The Clock1969-01-28
Doris faces sleepless nights and sluggish days, thanks to an infernal chiming antique clock given to her by Leroy. Problem: how to get rid of the noisemaker without hurting the handyman's feelings.
- S01E17The Buddy1969-02-04
- S01E18The Flyboy1969-02-11
- S01E19The Tournament1969-02-18
- S01E20Love Thy Neighbor1969-03-04
- S01E21The Con Man1969-03-11
Bubbling with enthusiasm, Doris spearheads a drive for civic improvements, and falls for a flimflamming scheme to build a community center.
- S01E22The Musical1969-03-18
- S01E23The Baby Sitter1969-03-25
- S01E24The Still1969-04-01
- S01E25The Gift1969-04-08
Delicate deception is called for as Doris and the boys try to decide on a practical gift for Leroy. What does he really need and how can they find out—without tipping their hand?
- S01E26The Tiger1969-04-15
- S01E27The Date1969-04-22
This episode was postponed on December 31, 1968.
- S01E28The Five Dollar Bill1969-04-29
Doris and the entire family face a painful problem: a neighbor lady has accused young Billy of taking five dollars from her wallet.
Cast
Doris DayDoris Martin- Todd StarkeToby Martin
Denver PyleBuck Webb
Philip BrownBilly Martin
Rose MarieMyrna Gibbons
McLean StevensonMichael Nicholson
Paul SmithRon Harvey, Hal Benson
Jackie JosephJackie Parker
John DehnerCyril Bennett, Cy Bennett
Naomi StevensJuanita
Billy De WolfeWillard Jarvis (uncredited), Willard Jarvis / Randolph Jarvis, Billy De Wolfe, Willard Jarvis
Kaye BallardFlossie Moore, Angie Pallucci