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*The Jim Backus Show*
The Jim Backus Show
	Jim Backus as Mike O'Toole.
Starring	Jim Backus
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	California National Productions
Original release
Network	First-run syndication
Release	October 6, 1960 –; July 11, 1961

The Jim Backus Show is a 39-episode American television sitcom that aired in broadcast syndication in 1960 and 1961. The series was also known as Hot Off the Wire.^[1]

Premise

The program focuses on Backus in the role of Mike O'Toole, the editor/proprietor of a low rent wire service struggling to stay in business.

Cast

Jim Backus as Mike O'Toole
Nita Talbot as Dora Miles
Bobs Watson as Sidney

Episodes

"The Woman's Touch" with George Ives as a bigamist con man, Douglas Aldrich.^[2]
"Floundered in Florida" with Alan Carney as Hogan, Milton Frome as Irving Rudolph, Vivi Janiss as Mrs. Rudolph, and Olan Soule as Elmo^[3]^{[unreliable source?]}

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Mad Bomber"	John Florea	John L. Greene	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)
2	"The Patriots"	Bretaigne Windust	Dick Conway & Roland MacLane	October 25, 1960 (1960-10-25)
3	"Mike O'Toole, Angler"	Gene Reynolds	Joseph Quillan	November 1, 1960 (1960-11-01)
4	"South Hampton Story"	James Sheldon	Bill Danch & Tedd Pierce	November 8, 1960 (1960-11-08)
5	"No Help Wanted"	Gene Reynolds	Dick Chevillat & Jay Sommers	November 15, 1960 (1960-11-15)
6	"The Marry-Go-Round"	Christian Nyby	Ray Singer	November 15, 1960 (1960-11-15)
7	"The Nephew"	Hollingsworth Morse	David Chandler & Don Quinn	November 22, 1960 (1960-11-22)
8	"Baby, Come Home"	Ralph Levy	Bill Danch & Tedd Pierce	November 29, 1960 (1960-11-29)
9	"The Frame Up"	Christian Nyby	Dick Chevillat & Ray Singer	December 6, 1960 (1960-12-06)
10	"Painting Caper"	Howard W. Koch	Dick Chevillat & Ray Singer	December 13, 1960 (1960-12-13)
11	"The Three Sisters"	James Sheldon	Jess Carneol & Kay Lenard	December 16, 1960 (1960-12-16)
12	"Uncle Chester"	Alan Crosland Jr.	Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen	December 20, 1960 (1960-12-20)
13	"Crime a la Carte"	Theodore J. Flicker	Bill Danch & John L. Greene	December 27, 1960 (1960-12-27)
14	"The Desk"	Howard W. Koch	Bill Danch & Tedd Pierce	December 27, 1960 (1960-12-27)
15	"Piano Prodigy"	Christian Nyby	Hendrik Vollaerts	January 10, 1961 (1961-01-10)
16	"Mike Cheats a Cheater"	James Sheldon	Peggy Chantler Dick & William Cowley	January 17, 1961 (1961-01-17)
17	"Meet Melvin"	Ben Feiner Jr.	George Atkins & Bob Ogle	January 24, 1961 (1961-01-24)
18	"The Woman's Touch"	Christian Nyby	Story by : Robert A. Cinader, Teleplay by : Marvin Marx & Manny Manheim	January 31, 1961 (1961-01-31)
19	"Sidney's Scoop"	Hollingsworth Morse	Peggy Elliott & Tedd Pierce	February 7, 1961 (1961-02-07)
20	"The Hypnotist"	Ben Feiner Jr.	Bill Danch & Tedd Pierce	February 14, 1961 (1961-02-14)
21	"Once Upon a Moose"	Christian Nyby	Harry Crane & John Tackaberry	February 21, 1961 (1961-02-21)
22	"Pinkmalion"	Alan Crosland Jr.	Bill Davenport & Charles Tannen	December 28, 1961 (1961-12-28)
23	"When a Body Meets a Body"	Sidney Salkow	George Atkins, John O'Dea, Bob Ogle & Sidney Salkow	March 7, 1961 (1961-03-07)
24	"Arabian Night"	James Sheldon	Walter Black	March 14, 1961 (1961-03-14)
25	"Old Army Game"	Christian Nyby	Story by : Robert A. Cinader Teleplay by : Stanley Davis & Elon Packard	March 21, 1961 (1961-03-21)
26	"The Fix"	Arthur Lubin	Arthur Alsberg	April 4, 1961 (1961-04-04)
27	"Sad Sack Santa"	Harvey Hart	Sam Locke & Joel Rapp	April 11, 1961 (1961-04-11)
28	"The Plant"	James Sheldon	Story by : Jay Sommers, Teleplay by : Carol & Joseph Cavella	April 18, 1961 (1961-04-18)
29	"The Temporary Scoundrel"	Theodore J. Flicker	Thomas Knickerbocker & Mort R. Lewis	April 25, 1961 (1961-04-25)
30	"Floundered in Florida"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 1961 (1961-05-02)
31	"Dear Minnie"	Unknown	Unknown	May 9, 1961 (1961-05-09)
32	"In the Rough"	Unknown	Unknown	May 16, 1961 (1961-05-16)
33	"Dora's Vacation"	Unknown	Unknown	May 23, 1961 (1961-05-23)
34	"The Birthday Boy"	Unknown	Unknown	May 30, 1961 (1961-05-30)
35	"War Bride"	Unknown	Unknown	June 13, 1961 (1961-06-13)
36	"The Texas Tycoon"	Unknown	Unknown	June 20, 1961 (1961-06-20)
37	"Gift for Grandma"	Unknown	Unknown	June 27, 1961 (1961-06-27)
38	"O'Toole and Son"	Christian Nyby	Stanley Davis & Elon Packard	July 4, 1961 (1961-07-04)
39	"Farewell to Dora"	Unknown	Unknown	July 11, 1961 (1961-07-11)