Channing (also known as The Young and the Bold) is an hour-long American drama series that aired at 10:00 p.m. on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 8, 1964.[1] The series depicted life at fictitious Channing College, with Jason Evers in the lead role of Professor Joseph Howe, and Henry Jones as Fred Baker, the dean of the institution.[2]
| Channing | |
|---|---|
 title card for Channing | |
| Also known as | The Young and the Bold |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Theodore Apstein Robert Kaufman Ken Kolb |
| Starring | Jason Evers Henry Jones |
| Composer | Jack Marshall |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stanley Rubin |
| Producer | Jack Laird |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company | Revue-Betford |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 18, 1963 – April 8, 1964 |
Channing, a production of Revue Studios, aired during the same time frame as the first season of NBC's somewhat similar offering, Mr. Novak.
Cast
edit- Henry Jones as Dean Fred Baker
- Jason Evers as Professor Joseph Howe
Jones and Evers were the only regulars.
Notable guest stars
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Episodes
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Message from the Tin Room" | Harvey Hart | Lester Pine | September 18, 1963 |
| 2 | "Exercise in a Shark Tank" | Harvey Hart | Story by : Sonya Roberts Teleplay by : Steven W. Carabatsos and Jack Guss | September 25, 1963 |
| 3 | "An Obelisk for Benny" | Eliot Silverstein | William Wood | October 2, 1963 |
| 4 | "No Wild Games for Sophie" | William Hale | Stanford Whitmore | October 9, 1963 |
| 5 | "Dragon in the Den" | Lawrence Dobkin | James Yaffe | October 23, 1963 |
| 6 | "Potato Bash World" | Don Weis | Richard Fielder | October 30, 1963 |
| 7 | "Collision Course" | Harvey Hart | Story by : Ellis Kadison Teleplay by : Jack Guss and Ellis Kadison | November 6, 1963 |
| 8 | "A Patron Saint for the Cargo Cult" | William Hale | David Rayfiel | November 13, 1963 |
| 9 | "Beyond His Reach" | Ted Post | Juarez Roberts | November 27, 1963 |
| 10 | "A Doll's House with Pompoms and Trophies" | William Hale | Robert Kaufman | December 4, 1963 |
| 11 | "A Window on the War" | Herschel Daugherty | David Rayfiel | December 11, 1963 |
| 12 | "The Last Testament of Buddy Crown" | Ron Winston | Story by : David Shaber Teleplay by : Stanford Whitmore | December 18, 1963 |
| 13 | "A Hall Full of Strangers" | Ralph Senensky | Theodore Apstein | December 25, 1963 |
| 14 | "Memory of a Firing Squad" | David Lowell Rich | Sheldon Stark | January 1, 1964 |
| 15 | "A Rich, Famous, Glamorous Folk Singer Like Me" | William Hale | George Kirgo | January 8, 1964 |
| 16 | "Swing for the Moon" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1964 |
| 17 | "Another Kind of Music" | Elliot Silverstein | Story by : Marcus Demian Teleplay by : Jack Laird | January 22, 1964 |
| 18 | "Ou Sont Les Neiges...?" | Unknown | John T. Dugan | February 12, 1964 |
| 19 | "The Face in the Sun" | Harvey Hart | Story by : Fred F. Finklehoffe Teleplay by : Jack Guss and Fred F. Finklehoffe | February 19, 1964 |
| 20 | "A Claim to Immortality" | Buzz Kulik | Theodore Apstein | February 26, 1964 |
| 21 | "Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot" | Unknown | M. Charles Cohen and Edmund Morris | March 4, 1964 |
| 22 | "The Trouble With Girls" | Alan Crosland Jr. | Ken Kolb | March 11, 1964 |
| 23 | "Wave Goodbye to Our Fair-haired Boy" | David Alexander | Ken Kolb | March 18, 1964 |
| 24 | "A Bang and a Whimper" | Allen H. Miner | Shimon Wincelberg | March 25, 1964 |
| 25 | "Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan" | William Hale | William Wood | April 1, 1964 |
| 26 | "My Son, the All-American" | William Hale | Robert Kaufman | April 8, 1964 |
Production notes
editStanley Rubin was the executive producer; Jack Laird, the producer, and Bob Rafelson, the associate producer.
References
edit- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 154
- ^ Adams, Val (January 1, 1964). "A.B.C.-TV TO DROP '77 SUNSET STRIP' / Also Discontinuing 3 Other Series Before April". The New York Times, p.41. Retrieved November 18, 2018.