Show Guide: The Bob Crane Show
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Synopsis: A 42 year-old insurance salesman quits to pursue a medical career at the City Medical School of University Hospital in Los Angeles.

The Cast:
Bob Crane as Bob Wilcox
Trisha Hart as Ellie Wilcox
Erica Petal as Pam Wilcox
Ronny Graham as Mr. Ernest Busso
Jack Fletcher as Dean Lyle Ingersoll
Todd Susman as Marvin Susman
James Sutorius as Jerry Mallory
Harold Gould as Dr.Strauss

Production Credits:

Airdates:
13 episodes aired on NBC between March 6th 1975 and June 19th, 1975.

The Episodes:
1-1 Mid-Term Blues--03/06/1975
The pressures of med-school exams have Bob wondering whether he made the right decision.
Guest stars:
Kenneth Mars as Jack; Will Seitzer as Schmidt; Gene Blakely as Professor and Robert Riesel as Delivery Man.

1-2 Not With My Mother You Don't--03/13/1975
Bob has difficulty accepting the fact that his widowed mother has moved in with her boy friend.
Guest stars:
Audra Lindley as Amanda; Harold Gould as Dr.Strauss and David Spielberg as Leonard Freemont.

1-3 You're The One With The problem--03/20/1975
Bob accompanies his friend Martin to the psychiatrist but learns he's the one with the problems.
Guest stars:
Dean Santoro as Dr.Field; Bruce Kimmel as Herbie and Kay "Ding" Dingle as Jane.

1-4 The Fix-Up--03/27/1975
Bill fixes Marvin up with his recently divorced sister- in-law (Sharon Spelman),who finds the medical student a bit too inhibited for her tastes.
Guest Cast:
Sharon Spelman.

1-5 One Summer Of Misery--04/03/1975
Bob and Ellie face a three-month separation when he is chosen for a summer-study program and she is unable to take an extended vacation during her peak selling season.
Guest stars:
Jack DeMave as Mike and Michelle Clair as Alfred.

1-6 But I Love My Life--04/17/1975
An attractive medical student (Trisha Noble) with a yen for older men sets her sights on her study partner, happily married Bob.
Guest stars:
Trisha Noble and Marty Braddock as Smitty.


1-7 Acute Bussophobia--04/24/1975
Busso's high blood pressure has Bob worried. The old man has not agreed to an examination since the 30's.
Guest stars:
Dick Balduzzi as Petri; Joan Pringle as Nurse Hodges and Lorry Goldman as Burton.

1-8 Grin And Bear It--05/01/1975
With real estate sales down and rent up,Ellie suggests that she supplement her income by posing nude for her art class.
Guest stars:
Bobbi Mitchell as Mary.

1-9 A Case Of Misdiagnosis--05/08/1975
Comedy serves a serious theme when a renowned architect finds that public reaction to his declaration of homsexuality is decidedly mixed.
Guest stars:
John Astin as Lowen; Ed Winter as Dr.Patterson and Carol O'Leary as Miss Francis.

1-10 The Lyle Principal--05/15/1975
Ingersoll's actions take an irrational turn after his promotion to dean of the medical school.
Guest stars:
Marian Mercer as Miss Chandler and Elizabeth Kerr as Miss Turner.

1-11 An American Fiasco--05/22/1975
Bob's daily routine is the subject of a documentary by two young filmmakers.
Guest stars:
Barry Gordon as Gordon; Carol Ita White as Nadine; Will Seltzer as Schmidt and Christopher Barrett as Reporter.

1-12 The Doctor Sings The Blues--05/29/1975
Dr. Strauss turns to Bob for comfort and companionship after his wife (played by Brett Somers) leaves him for her hairdresser.
Guest Cast:
Brett Somers and Harold Gould as Dr. Strauss.

1-13 Campus Capers--06/05/1975
When money is embezzled from the insurance company that employed Bob, he's suspected of being involved in the caper.
Guest stars:
Jo Ann Plug as Mary Jane Daggett and Jack Bannon as Officer Hager.

1-14 Son Of Campus Capers--06/12/1975
The Wilcox's are entertaining the new dean and his wife,who was a girl friend of Bob's during their undergraduate days.
Guest stars:
John Hillerman as Dean Harrington; Gloria LeRoy as Lola; John Ritter as Hornbeck and Ronni Richards as Miss Campbell.