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The Bob Crane Show is an American sitcom that aired on NBC. The series starred Bob Crane as Bob Wilcox, a man in his 40s who quits his job as an insurance salesman to return to medical school. The series co-starred Patricia Harty as his wife Ellie Wilcox, who becomes the family's breadwinner while Bob is in school. After initial delays, the series debuted on March 6, 1975. The Bob Crane Show performed poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was canceled after 13 weeks.
Original Release
03/06/1975 on NBC
US Release
03/06/1975
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Crane | Bob Wilcox |
Patricia Harty | Ellie Wilcox |
Jack Fletcher | Dean Lyle Ingersoll |
Todd Susman | Marvin Susman |
Ronny Graham | Mr. Ernest Busso |
Harold Gould | Dr. Strauss |
James Sutorius | Jerry Mallory |
Will Seltzer | Schmidt |
Bruce Kimmel | Herbie |
Erica Petal | Pam Wilcox |
# | Title | Air Date |
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0 | Second Start | |
1 | Mid-Term Blues | Thursday, 06 March 1975 |
2 | Not with My Mother You Don't | Thursday, 13 March 1975 |
3 | The Incredible Shrinking Bob | Thursday, 20 March 1975 |
4 | Ellie's Sister | Thursday, 27 March 1975 |
5 | One Summer of Misery | Thursday, 03 April 1975 |
6 | But I Love My Wife | Thursday, 17 April 1975 |
7 | Acute Bussophobia | Thursday, 24 April 1975 |
8 | Grin and Bare It | Thursday, 01 May 1975 |
9 | A Case of Misdiagnosis | Thursday, 08 May 1975 |
10 | The Lyle Principle | Thursday, 15 May 1975 |
11 | An American Fiasco | Thursday, 22 May 1975 |
12 | The Doctor Sings the Blues | Thursday, 29 May 1975 |
13 | The Embezzler | Thursday, 05 June 1975 |
14 | The Son of the Campus Capers | Thursday, 12 June 1975 |
Directors
Writers
Martin Donovan, Jim Allen, Arlene Stadd, Leonard Stadd, Martin Cohan
Creators
Jim Allen, Martin Cohan, Norman S. Powell
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Crane | Bob Wilcox |
Patricia Harty | Ellie Wilcox |
Jack Fletcher | Dean Lyle Ingersoll |
Todd Susman | Marvin Susman |
Ronny Graham | Mr. Ernest Busso |
Harold Gould | Dr. Strauss |
James Sutorius | Jerry Mallory |
Will Seltzer | Schmidt |
Bruce Kimmel | Herbie |
Erica Petal | Pam Wilcox |
John Ritter | Hornbeck |
John Astin | Lowen |
Kenneth Mars | Jack |
Jo Ann Pflug | Mary Jane Daggett |
Audra Lindley | Amanda |
John Hillerman | Dean Harrington |
Edward Winter | Dr. Patterson |
Trisha Noble | Student |
Brett Somers | Mrs. Strauss |
Gloria LeRoy | Lola |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Martin Cohan | Producer |
Norman S. Powell | Producer |
Les Sheldon | Producer |