''Doc'' is an American

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produced by

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which aired on CBS from August 16, 1975, to October 30, 1976.

Synopsis

''Doc'' starred Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe Bogert, an elderly, kindhearted

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who divided his time between dealing with his dysfunctional patients and his even more

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. Hughes had been seen occasionally on the CBS-TV sitcoms ''

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'' as Father John Majeski and on ''

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'' as Bob's father Herb Hartley. On ''Doc'', actress Elizabeth Wilson costarred with Hughes as Joe's wife Annie, Judith Kahan as his daughter Laurie, John Harkins as Laurie's husband, and Mary Wickes as Joe's nurse, Tully. During the first season, the show had good ratings, partially due to its timeslot (Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., sandwiched between mega-hits ''

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'' and ''

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''). CBS, however, thought the ratings should be better considering the scheduling and ordered that the show be reworked. When it returned in the fall of 1976, the format had been substantially changed, with Dr. Bogert now a widower, working at a down-and-out city clinic. Mary Wickes was the only other cast member from the first season to remain, but she departed after the first episode. Ratings slipped and the series was canceled in October 1976 after five episodes. Shortly after the series ended, Hughes returned to ''The Bob Newhart Show'' to guest-star in a Christmas episode in December 1976.

Cast

* Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe "Doc" Bogert * Elizabeth Wilson as Annie Bogert (season 1) * Judith Kahan as Laurie Bogert Fenner (season 1) * John Harkins as Fred Fenner (season 1) * Mary Wickes as Nurse Beatrice Tully * Irwin Corey as Happy Miller (season 1) * Audra Lindley as Janet Scott (season 2) * David Ogden Stiers (Stanley Moss (season 2) * Herbie Faye as Ben Goldman (season 2) * Ray Vitte as Woody Henderson (season 2)

Episodes

Season 1 (1975–76)

Season 2 (1976)

References

External links

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Doc (1975-76)
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