My Living Doll: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Pinkadelica (talk | contribs) |
←Replaced content with 'Removed by copyright Peter Greenwood (see LA Times for validation) holder due to vandalism by editor "Pinkadelica"..' |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Removed by copyright Peter Greenwood (see LA Times for validation) holder due to vandalism by editor "Pinkadelica".. |
|||
{{Infobox television |
|||
|show_name = My Living Doll |
|||
|image = |
|||
|caption = |
|||
|genre = [[Science fiction]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] |
|||
|creator = [[Bill Kelsay]]<br>[[Al Martin]] |
|||
|writer = Bill Kelsay<br>Al Martin<br>[[Russell Beggs]]<br>[[Bernard Slade]] |
|||
|director = [[Lawrence Dobkin]]<br>[[Ezra Stone]] |
|||
|starring = [[Bob Cummings]] (Episodes 1-21)<br>[[Julie Newmar]]<br>[[Jack Mullaney]]<br>[[Doris Dowling]] (Episodes 1-21) |
|||
|theme_music_composer = [[George Greeley]] |
|||
|opentheme = |
|||
|composer = George Greeley |
|||
|country = United States |
|||
|language = English |
|||
|num_seasons = 1 |
|||
|num_episodes = 26 |
|||
|producer = [[Jack Chertok]]<br>Leo Guild<br>Bill Kelsay<br>Al Martin<br>Roland Wolpert |
|||
|company = Jack Chertok Television Productions<br>[[CBS Television Network]] |
|||
|runtime = 24 mins. |
|||
|channel = [[CBS]] |
|||
|picture_format = [[Black-and-white]] |
|||
|audio_format = [[Monaural]] |
|||
|first_aired = {{Start date|1964|09|27}} |
|||
|last_aired = {{End date|1965|09|08}} |
|||
}} |
|||
'''''My Living Doll''''' is an American [[science fiction]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] that aired for 26 episodes on [[CBS]] from September 27, 1964 to September 8, 1965. This series was produced by [[Jack Chertok]] and was filmed at [[Desilu]] studios by Jack Chertok Television, Inc., in association with the [[CBS Television Network]]. |
|||
The series was unusual in that it was bought by the network without a formal pilot film (at the request of CBS' president, [[James T. Aubrey]]), due to the success of Chertok's previous series, ''[[My Favorite Martian]]''. |
|||
==Series background== |
|||
The series starred [[Bob Cummings]] as Dr. Bob McDonald, a psychologist who is given care of Rhoda Miller, a life-like [[Android (robot)|android]] (played by [[Julie Newmar]]) in the form of a sexy, [[Amazons|Amazonian]] female, by her creator, a scientist who did not want her to fall into the hands of the military. |
|||
Rhoda's real name was AF [[IBM 709|709]], and she was a prototype robot that Dr. Carl Miller ([[Henry Beckman]]) built for the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]]. When Dr. Miller was about to be transferred to [[Pakistan]], he gives his friend, Air Force [[psychology|psychologist]] Bob McDonald, the job of completing the education of the sophisticated (yet naive) robot. Bob's job is to teach Rhoda how to be a "perfect" woman, and keep her identity secret from the world. |
|||
Other regular cast members included: |
|||
*Peter Robinson - A somewhat lecherous neighbor who decides that Rhoda is the girl of his dreams; played by [[Jack Mullaney]] |
|||
*Irene Adams - Bob's sister who decides to move in as his housekeeper and to make sure that nothing inappropriate is going on; played by [[Doris Dowling]] |
|||
*Mrs. Moffat - Peter's housekeeper; played by [[Nora Marlowe]] |
|||
===Cummings' departure=== |
|||
Bob Cummings was written out of the series after 21 episodes reportedly after he asked to be released from his contract due to the series' initial poor ratings (it initially appeared opposite [[NBC]]'s ''[[Bonanza]]'' on Sunday nights, moving to Wednesday nights in December). Writers reassigned his character to Pakistan, and in episode #22, Peter learns Rhoda's secret and takes over the position of watching over her.<ref name="tvobscurities">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/my_living_doll.php#cite23|title=My Living Doll|date=2009-05-28|publisher=tvobscurities.com|language=English|accessdate=1 June 2010}}</ref> |
|||
==Reception== |
|||
Although ''My Living Doll'' was somewhat popular during its short run, it did not rank in the top 30, as it was scheduled against highly-[[Nielsen ratings|rated]] shows such as ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' and ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]''. As a result, it didn't deliver the ratings that network executives had hoped for and was canceled. The cancellation lead to Newmar appearance as [[Catwoman]] in the 1965 ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' TV series. |
|||
==Episodes== |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
|||
! # !! Name !! Original airdate |
|||
|- |
|||
| 1 || Boy Meets Girl? || September 27, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 2 || Rhoda's First Date || October 4, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 3 || Uninvited Guest || October 11, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 4 || Rhoda's Debut || October 18, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 5 || Lesson In Love || October 25, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 6 || Something Borrowed, Something Blew || November 1, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 7 || The Love Machine || November 8, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 8 || Leave 'Em Laughing || November 15, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 9 || My Robot The Warden || November 22, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 10 || The Beauty Contest || November 29, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 11 || Just Lucky, I Guess || December 6, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 12 || The Language Barrier || December 13, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 13 || Little White Lie || December 16, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 14 || I'll Leave It to You || December 23, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 15 || The Perfect Woman || December 30, 1964 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 16 || Sky Divers || January 6, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 17 || Pool Shark || January 13, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 18 || Color Me Trouble || January 20, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 19 || The Kleptomaniac || January 27, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 20 || The Astronaut || February 3, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 21 || The Witness<sup><nowiki>*</nowiki></sup> || February 10, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 22 || Boy Gets Robot || February 17, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 23 || Dancing Doll || February 24, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 24 || The Mannequin || March 3, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 25 || Murder, He Says || March 10, 1965 |
|||
|- |
|||
| 26 || Brother Harry || March 17, 1965 |
|||
|} |
|||
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Cummings' final appearance</small> |
|||
==DVD release== |
|||
On March 20, 2012, [[MPI Home Video]] released ''My Living Doll- The Official Collection, Volume 1'' on DVD in Region 1. The 2-disc set features 11 episodes of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Living-Doll-Volume-1/16349|title=My Living Doll - Julie Newmar in 'The Official Collection, Vol. 1' Announced: Finalized Date, Box Art, More!|last=Lambert|first=David|publisher=2011-12-27|accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> The episodes featured on the DVD collection were created from 16mm prints of the show held by collectors as the original 35mm negatives were destroyed in the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/04/entertainment/la-et-living-doll-20120404|title=The 'Perfect' '60s Woman|last=King|first=Susan|date=2012-04-04|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref> |
|||
==In popular culture== |
|||
According to ''The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang'', ''My Living Doll'' is the source of the [[science fiction]] phrase "[[Does not compute]]" in popular culture. |
|||
''My Living Doll'' producer Howard Leeds would go on to create ''[[Small Wonder (TV series)|Small Wonder]]'', an eighties sitcom that featured a young girl robot named Vicki. He also employed composer George Greeley who composed the music for ''My Living Doll''. |
|||
Leeds, when in the employ of Reg Grundy Productions Australia producing ''[[Chopper Squad]]'', proposed and produced a new ''My Living Doll'' presentation pilot using a all Australian cast. |
|||
==References== |
|||
*[http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0109c&L=ads-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=1166 Does not compute] (Jesse Sheidlower, American Dialect Society mailing list, 15 September 2001) — cites ''The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang'' |
|||
==Notes== |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
==External links== |
|||
*{{imdb title|id=0057774}} |
|||
* {{tv.com|14586|My Living Doll}} |
|||
* {{epguides|id=MyLivingDoll}} |
|||
[[Category:1964 television series debuts]] |
|||
[[Category:1965 television series endings]] |
|||
[[Category:1960s American television series]] |
|||
[[Category:American science fiction television series]] |
|||
[[Category:American television sitcoms]] |
|||
[[Category:Black-and-white television programs]] |
|||
[[Category:CBS network shows]] |
|||
[[Category:English-language television series]] |
|||
[[Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles, California]] |
|||
[[Category:Television series by CBS Paramount Television]] |
|||
[[it:My Living Doll]] |
|||
Revision as of 15:31, 18 April 2012
Removed by copyright Peter Greenwood (see LA Times for validation) holder due to vandalism by editor "Pinkadelica"..