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 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | First-run syndication |
The Jim Backus Show was 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
- George Ives as Douglas Aldrich
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]
References
- ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes & Noble. 2004. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
- ^ "The Woman's Touch".
- ^ "Floundered in Florida on The Jim Backus Show". Internet Movie Data Base. May 2, 1961. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- 1960 American television series debuts
- 1961 American television series endings
- 1960s American television series
- 1960s American comedy television series
- American television sitcoms
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- English-language television programming
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