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5.8/10 TV Created by Stanley Shapiro First episode date 18 September 1960 Network NBC Number of episodes 32 | 7/10 IMDb Genre Sitcom Theme music composer Pete Rugolo Final episode date 30 April 1961 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Dan Beaumont
Michael Fessier
Shirley Gordon
Alex Gottlieb Directed by William J. Hole, Jr.
Richard Kinon
Philip Rapp
Norman Tokar Starring Tab Hunter
Richard Erdman
Jerome Cowan
Reta Shaw Cast Tab Hunter, Mary Tyler Moore, Elizabeth Montgomery, Richard Erdman, Rita Shaw Similar Johnny Staccato, Frontier Circus, Alcoa Premiere, Pete and Gladys, The Ann Sothern Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tab Hunter Show is an American sitcom starring Tab Hunter. The series ran new episodes on NBC from September 18, 1960, to April 30, 1961; rebroadcasts then aired from May until September 17.
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Synopsis
Hunter stars as Paul Morgan, a 29-year-old cartoonist whose comic strip Bachelor at Large profiles his amorous adventures around Malibu Beach, California. The program also starred Jerome Cowan as Hunter's boss; John Larsen, the owner of Comics, Inc.; Richard Erdman as his best friend, the rich playboy Peter Fairfield, III; and character actress Reta Shaw as Hunter's housekeeper, Thelma, who disapproved of his life-style.
The Bachelor at Large comic strips seen on camera were drawn by veteran cartoonist Zeke Zekley, who had worked closely with George McManus on the classic strip Bringing Up Father from 1935 to 1954.
Cast
Notable guest stars
Scheduling and reception
The Tab Hunter Show was scheduled at 8:30 Eastern on Sundays, under the sponsorship of Lorillard Tobacco (Newport cigarettes) and General Time's Westclox division, and featured a selection of guest stars. All the episodes had the same theme and similar plots. The Tab Hunter Show followed National Velvet, based on a successful film of the same name on the Sunday evening schedule. It preceded The Dinah Shore Show.
The show failed to compete effectively with CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show, and was canceled after one season.