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Mobile One is an American television series that aired on the ABC network from September 12, 1975 to January 5, 1976. The show was a production of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. It was the only Mark VII Limited show to air on ABC.
| Mobile One | |
|---|---|
 Mark Wheeler and Jackie Cooper | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | James M. Miller |
| Starring | Jackie Cooper Julie Gregg Mark Wheeler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (plus pilot) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jack Webb |
| Producer | William Bowers |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production companies | Mark VII Limited Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 12, 1975 – January 5, 1976 |
Premise
editUnlike most of Mark VII's other productions, Mobile One was not based on the real-life exploits of a police force or any other governmental agency. The show was set instead in a local television station's electronic news gathering operation, which at the time was a very new technology. Jackie Cooper starred as on-screen reporter Peter Campbell; Julie Gregg played Maggie Spencer, Campbell's producer; and Mark Wheeler played camera operator Doug McKnight. Much of the show was spent covering Campbell and McKnight's travels to the scenes of crimes, accidents, and other newsworthy events in a mobile unit car, thereby resembling Mark VII's Emergency! (which concurrently aired on NBC) in an emphasis upon action and adventure.
Episodes
edit| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Mobile Two | David Moessinger | James M. Miller, David Moessinger, Leo Pipkin | September 2, 1975 | |
| 1 | "The Informant" | Don Taylor | Unknown | September 12, 1975 | |
| 2 | "The Pawn" | E.W. Swackhamer | Unknown | September 19, 1975 | |
| 3 | "Roadblock" | Paul Krasny | Unknown | September 26, 1975 | |
| 4 | "The Bank Job" | Don Taylor | Unknown | October 3, 1975 | |
| 5 | "The Reporter" "Life Preserver" | George Sherman | Unknown | October 10, 1975 | |
| 6 | "Not by Accident" | George Sherman | Unknown | October 17, 1975 | |
| 7 | "Californium 252" | Don Taylor | Unknown | October 27, 1975 | |
| 8 | "The Crusader" | Joseph Pevney | Unknown | November 3, 1975 | |
| 9 | "The Middle Man" | Arnold Laven | Unknown | November 17, 1975 | |
| 10 | "The Boxer" | Joseph Pevney | Unknown | December 1, 1975 | |
| 11 | "The Listening Ear" | George Sherman | Unknown | December 22, 1975 | |
| 12 | "Murder at Fourteen" | Joseph Pevney | Unknown | December 29, 1975 | |
| 13 | "Libel" | George Sherman | Unknown | January 5, 1976 | |
Production notes
editThe show was produced by William Bowers and created by James M. Miller; Cooper also directed at least one episode. ABC initially scheduled the show on Friday nights against NBC's Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man and CBS' M*A*S*H; it moved to Monday nights starting on October 27, 1975. Ratings were poor and the network cancelled the series after only thirteen episodes.
The 90-minute pilot film for the series, Mobile Two, aired on ABC on September 2, 1975.
References
edit- Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present, Alex McNeil, New York: Penguin, revised ed., 1984.
External links
edit- Mobile One at IMDb
- Mobile Two at IMDb
- InBaseline