Channing (TV series)

Channing
title card for Channing
Also known asThe Young and the Bold
GenreDrama
Written byTheodore Apstein
Robert Kaufman
Ken Kolb
StarringJason Evers
Henry Jones
ComposerJack Marshall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerStanley Rubin
ProducerJack Laird
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companyRevue-Betford
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1963 (1963-09-18) –
April 8, 1964 (1964-04-08)

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, a production of Revue Studios, aired during the same time frame as the first season of NBC's somewhat similar offering, Mr. Novak.

Cast

Jones and Evers were the only regulars.

Notable guest stars

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Message from the Tin Room"Harvey HartLester PineSeptember 18, 1963 (1963-09-18)
2"Exercise in a Shark Tank"Harvey HartStory by : Sonya Roberts
Teleplay by : Steven W. Carabatsos and Jack Guss		September 25, 1963 (1963-09-25)
3"An Obelisk for Benny"Eliot SilversteinWilliam WoodOctober 2, 1963 (1963-10-02)
4"No Wild Games for Sophie"William HaleStanford WhitmoreOctober 9, 1963 (1963-10-09)
5"Dragon in the Den"Lawrence DobkinJames YaffeOctober 23, 1963 (1963-10-23)
6"Potato Bash World"Don WeisRichard FielderOctober 30, 1963 (1963-10-30)
7"Collision Course"Harvey HartStory by : Ellis Kadison
Teleplay by : Jack Guss and Ellis Kadison		November 6, 1963 (1963-11-06)
8"A Patron Saint for the Cargo Cult"William HaleDavid RayfielNovember 13, 1963 (1963-11-13)
9"Beyond His Reach"Ted PostJuarez RobertsNovember 27, 1963 (1963-11-27)
10"A Doll's House with Pompoms and Trophies"William HaleRobert KaufmanDecember 4, 1963 (1963-12-04)
11"A Window on the War"Herschel DaughertyDavid RayfielDecember 11, 1963 (1963-12-11)
12"The Last Testament of Buddy Crown"Ron WinstonStory by : David Shaber
Teleplay by : Stanford Whitmore		December 18, 1963 (1963-12-18)
13"A Hall Full of Strangers"Ralph SenenskyTheodore ApsteinDecember 25, 1963 (1963-12-25)
14"Memory of a Firing Squad"David Lowell RichSheldon StarkJanuary 1, 1964 (1964-01-01)
15"A Rich, Famous, Glamorous Folk Singer Like Me"William HaleGeorge KirgoJanuary 8, 1964 (1964-01-08)
16"Swing for the Moon"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1964 (1964-01-15)
17"Another Kind of Music"Elliot SilversteinStory by : Marcus Demian
Teleplay by : Jack Laird		January 22, 1964 (1964-01-22)
18"Ou Sont Les Neiges...?"UnknownJohn T. DuganFebruary 12, 1964 (1964-02-12)
19"The Face in the Sun"Harvey HartStory by : Fred F. Finklehoffe
Teleplay by : Jack Guss and Fred F. Finklehoffe		February 19, 1964 (1964-02-19)
20"A Claim to Immortality"Buzz KulikTheodore ApsteinFebruary 26, 1964 (1964-02-26)
21"Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot"UnknownM. Charles Cohen and Edmund MorrisMarch 4, 1964 (1964-03-04)
22"The Trouble With Girls"Alan Crosland Jr.Ken KolbMarch 11, 1964 (1964-03-11)
23"Wave Goodbye to Our Fair-haired Boy"David AlexanderKen KolbMarch 18, 1964 (1964-03-18)
24"A Bang and a Whimper"Allen H. MinerShimon WincelbergMarch 25, 1964 (1964-03-25)
25"Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan"William HaleWilliam WoodApril 1, 1964 (1964-04-01)
26"My Son, the All-American"William HaleRobert KaufmanApril 8, 1964 (1964-04-08)

Production notes

Stanley Rubin was the executive producer; Jack Laird, the producer, and Bob Rafelson, the associate producer.

References

  1. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 154
  2. ^ 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.