Bus Stop (TV series)
Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama series which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies.
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Roy Huggins (based on William Inge's play, Bus Stop) |
| Directed by | Robert Altman (selected episodes) |
| Starring | Marilyn Maxwell Richard Anderson Rhodes Reason Joan Freeman Buddy Ebsen |
| Theme music composer | Arthur Morton |
| Composers | Arthur Morton Lionel Newman Jeff Alexander |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Self Roy Huggins |
| Producers | Robert Blees John Newland (final episode) |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Belmont Television Company, Inc. Palomino Productions, Inc. (final episode), in association with 20th Century-Fox Television |
| Distributor | 20th Century-Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black and white |
| Original release | October 1, 1961 – March 25, 1962 |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Afternoon Of A Cowboy" | Stuart Rosenberg | Sally Benson (teleplay), Rex O'Haogain | October 1, 1961 |
| 2 | "Success Story" | Stuart Rosenberg | Luther Davis (teleplay), Rex O'Haogain | October 8, 1961 |
| 3 | "The Resurrection of Annie Ahern" | Don Medford | Don M. Mankewicz & Jerome Thomas (teleplay), Robert L. Palmer | October 15, 1961 |
| 4 | "The Covering Darkness" | Robert Altman | Jean Holloway & John Meredyth Lucas | October 22, 1961 |
| 5 | "Portrait of a Hero" | Robert Altman | Luther Davis (teleplay), Jonathan Hughes | October 29, 1961 |
| 6 | "The Glass Jungle" | Francis D. Lyon | Norman Jacob | November 5, 1961 |
| 7 | "Cherie" | Don Siegel | Robert Blees (teleplay), William Inge | November 12, 1961 |
| 8 | "Accessory By Consent" | Robert Altman | Gilbert Ralston (teleplay), Stephen Becker | November 19, 1961 |
| 9 | "The Man From Bootstrap" | Joseph Pevney | Howard Browne | November 26, 1961 |
| 10 | "A Lion Walks Among Us" | Robert Altman | Ellis Kadison (teleplay), Tom Wicker | December 3, 1961 |
| 11 | "Call Back Yesterday" | Lamont Johnson | Samson Raphaelson | December 10, 1961 |
| 12 | "...And The Pursuit Of Evil" | Robert Altman | Dennis Arbuthnot & Howard Browne (teleplay), Wilbur Daniel Steele | December 17, 1961 |
| 13 | "The Runaways" | Arthur Hiller | Sally Benson (teleplay), Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. | December 24, 1961 |
| 14 | "Jaws Of Darkness" | Stuart Rosenberg | Alvin Sargent (teleplay), Henry Farrell | December 31, 1961 |
| 15 | "Summer Lightning" | Robert Altman | Harry Kleiner (teleplay), John Whittier | January 7, 1962 |
| 16 | "Cry To Heaven" | Stuart Rosenberg | John Francis O'Mara (teleplay), Nunnally Johnson, Patrick Quentin | January 14, 1962 |
| 17 | "The Stubborn Stumbos" | Richard L. Bare | Edmund L. Hartmann (teleplay), Jean Muir | January 21, 1962 |
| 18 | "Turn Home Again" | Stuart Rosenberg | Harry Kleiner (teleplay), Howard Browne | January 28, 1962 |
| 19 | "How Does Charlie Feel?" | Richard L. Bare | Roy Huggins | February 4, 1962 |
| 20 | "Put Your Dreams Away" | Ted Post | Harry Kleiner (teleplay), Howard Browne | February 11, 1962 |
| 21 | "The Opposite Virtues" | Herman Hoffman | James P. Cavanaugh & Marie Baumer | February 18, 1962 |
| 22 | "The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke" | James B. Clark | Frank Fenton (teleplay), Rex O'Haogain | February 25, 1962 |
| 23 | "Door Without A Key" | Robert Altman | Howard Browne (teleplay), Robert Altman | March 4, 1962 |
| 24 | "Verdict of 12" | Felix E. Feist | Harry Kleiner (teleplay), Howard Browne | March 11, 1962 |
| 25 | "County General" | Robert Altman | David Shaw | March 18, 1962 |
| 26 | "I Kiss Your Shadow" | John Newland | Barry Trivers (teleplay), Robert Bloch | March 25, 1962 |
Controversial episode
The episode "A Lion Walks Among Us", with guest star Fabian Forte and directed by Robert Altman, was highly controversial because of its depiction of violence. Twenty-five ABC affiliates refused to air the program.[1] It attracted negative comment from politicians in Washington. The episode was shown to a Congressional Committee discussing violence on TV.
References
- Val Adams (December 5, 1961). "Many TV Stations Omitted 'BUS STOP': Reports Indicate That A.B.C. Show Was Canceled by 15". The New York Times. p. 87.
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