George (1972 TV series)

*George*
George
Created by	Marshall Thompson
Starring	Marshall Thompson; Trudy Young; Erna Sellmer; Volker Stewart
Country of origin	Canada/Switzerland
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producers	Burt Rosen; David Winters; Murray Chercover
Producers	Wallace Bennett; Michael Donohew
Production locations	Grindelwald, Switzerland
Production companies	Winters/Rosen Productions; Thompson-Intertel Productions; Agincourt Productions
Original release
Network	CTV (Canada)
Release	16 September 1972 –; 1973

George was a Swiss-Canadian television series which aired on CTV on Thursday evenings in 1972-73.

The series was based on the 1971 film George!, about the adventures of a St. Bernard dog and his owner who live in Switzerland. Marshall Thompson starred in both the film and the resulting half-hour series.^[1] The series made its CTV debut in a Thursday evening time slot on 16 September 1972.^[2] However, George ended in 1973 after its only season. The Globe and Mail's Blaik Kirby considered the program to be "abysmal".^[3] Despite its short run and mixed critical reaction, the series was rerun on CTV affiliates for years afterwards, usually to fill Saturday morning schedules.

Cast

Marshall Thompson - Jim Hunter
Trudy Young - Aunt Helga
Erna Sellmer - Frau Gerber
Jack Mullaney- Walter
Volker Stewart - Freddie

Guest appearances

References

^ Wedge, Pip (April 2002). "George". The History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
^ "Thurs". The Gazette. Montreal. 16 September 1972. p. TV Times 27. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ Kirby, Blaik (10 May 1973). "Science fiction series star of CTV schedule". The Globe and Mail. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

George at IMDb
An episode of George

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[CCF-1] Wedge, Pip (April 2002). "George". The History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2009.

[2] "Thurs". The Gazette. Montreal. 16 September 1972. p. TV Times 27. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[3] Kirby, Blaik (10 May 1973). "Science fiction series star of CTV schedule". The Globe and Mail. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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