Channing (TV series)

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Channing
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Also known as	The Young and the Bold
Genre	Drama
Written by	Theodore Apstein; Robert Kaufman; Ken Kolb
Starring	Jason Evers; Henry Jones
Composer	Jack Marshall
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	Stanley Rubin
Producer	Jack Laird
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company	Revue-Betford
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 18, 1963 –; April 8, 1964

Channing (also known as The Young and the Bold) is an hour-long American drama series that aired on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m.^[1] on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 8, 1964.^[2]

Overview

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.^[3]

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

Henry Jones as Dean Fred Baker^[1]
Jason Evers as Professor Joseph Howe^[1]

Jones and Evers were the only regulars.

Agnes Moorehead
Greg Morris
Leela Naidu
Ed Nelson
Leslie Nielsen
Michael Parks (two episodes as Dante Donati)
Suzanne Pleshette
Michael J. Pollard
Denver Pyle
Chris Robinson
Telly Savalas
George Segal
William Shatner
Tom Simcox
Forrest Tucker
Elen Willard

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Message from the Tin Room"	Harvey Hart	Lester Pine	September 18, 1963 (1963-09-18)
2	"Exercise in a Shark Tank"	Harvey Hart	Story by : Sonya Roberts Teleplay by : Steven W. Carabatsos and Jack Guss	September 25, 1963 (1963-09-25)
3	"An Obelisk for Benny"	Eliot Silverstein	William Wood	October 2, 1963 (1963-10-02)
4	"No Wild Games for Sophie"	William Hale	Stanford Whitmore	October 9, 1963 (1963-10-09)
5	"Dragon in the Den"	Lawrence Dobkin	James Yaffe	October 23, 1963 (1963-10-23)
6	"Potato Bash World"	Don Weis	Richard Fielder	October 30, 1963 (1963-10-30)
7	"Collision Course"	Harvey Hart	Story 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 Hale	David Rayfiel	November 13, 1963 (1963-11-13)
9	"Beyond His Reach"	Ted Post	Juarez Roberts	November 27, 1963 (1963-11-27)
10	"A Doll's House with Pompoms and Trophies"	William Hale	Robert Kaufman	December 4, 1963 (1963-12-04)
11	"A Window on the War"	Herschel Daugherty	David Rayfiel	December 11, 1963 (1963-12-11)
12	"The Last Testament of Buddy Crown"	Ron Winston	Story by : David Shaber Teleplay by : Stanford Whitmore	December 18, 1963 (1963-12-18)
13	"A Hall Full of Strangers"	Ralph Senensky	Theodore Apstein	December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25)
14	"Memory of a Firing Squad"	David Lowell Rich	Sheldon Stark	January 1, 1964 (1964-01-01)
15	"A Rich, Famous, Glamorous Folk Singer Like Me"	William Hale	George Kirgo	January 8, 1964 (1964-01-08)
16	"Swing for the Moon"	Unknown	Unknown	January 15, 1964 (1964-01-15)
17	"Another Kind of Music"	Elliot Silverstein	Story by : Marcus Demian Teleplay by : Jack Laird	January 22, 1964 (1964-01-22)
18	"Ou Sont Les Neiges...?"	Unknown	John T. Dugan	February 12, 1964 (1964-02-12)
19	"The Face in the Sun"	Harvey Hart	Story by : Fred F. Finklehoffe Teleplay by : Jack Guss and Fred F. Finklehoffe	February 19, 1964 (1964-02-19)
20	"A Claim to Immortality"	Buzz Kulik	Theodore Apstein	February 26, 1964 (1964-02-26)
21	"Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing God Wot"	Unknown	M. Charles Cohen and Edmund Morris	March 4, 1964 (1964-03-04)
22	"The Trouble With Girls"	Alan Crosland Jr.	Ken Kolb	March 11, 1964 (1964-03-11)
23	"Wave Goodbye to Our Fair-haired Boy"	David Alexander	Ken Kolb	March 18, 1964 (1964-03-18)
24	"A Bang and a Whimper"	Allen H. Miner	Shimon Wincelberg	March 25, 1964 (1964-03-25)
25	"Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan"	William Hale	William Wood	April 1, 1964 (1964-04-01)
26	"My Son, the All-American"	William Hale	Robert Kaufman	April 8, 1964 (1964-04-08)

Production notes

Stanley Rubin was the executive producer;^{[citation needed]} Jack Laird the producer,^[4] and Bob Rafelson, the associate producer.^{[citation needed]} Directors included Harvey Hart. The program was produced by Byco Productions and filmed at Universal City.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 154
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Channing". Variety. September 26, 1963. p. 35. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

External links

Channing at IMDb

[brooks-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

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

[3] 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.

[vrev-4] "Channing". Variety. September 26, 1963. p. 35. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

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