The John Forsythe Show

The John Forsythe Show

1965
The John Forsythe Show
The John Forsythe Show

The John Forsythe Show

6.9 | en | Drama

The John Forsythe Show began as a situation comedy in the fall of 1965 on NBC, but at mid-season it switched to a spy show. In the first phase of the series, John Forsythe appeared as United States Air Force veteran John Foster, who inherited the private Foster School for Girls in San Francisco, California, from his late aunt, Victoria. Forsythe's co-stars were Elsa Lanchester as the principal, Miss Culver; Ann B. Davis, as the physical education teacher, Miss Wilson; and Guy Marks as Ed Robbins, Forsythe's aide and a former sergeant. Actors who portrayed students included Pamelyn Ferdin as Pamela, Darlene Carr as Kathy, Page and Brooke Forsythe as Marcia and Norma Jean, Peggy Lipton, as Joanna, Tracy Stratford as Susan, and Sara Ballantine as Janice. NBC advertising in February, 1965, gave a working title of The Mr. and The Misses. When the format changed to espionage, it was explained to viewers that Major Foster had been recalled to active duty as a secret agent. All the other regulars except Forsythe and Marks were dropped from the cast. Peter Kortner was the producer of the series, which aired twenty-nine episodes from September 13, 1965, to August 29, 1966. The series was produced by Forsythe's own company in conjunction with Universal Television Studios. Earl Bellamy was the director.

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EP29  Get Me to the Execution on Time
Apr. 18,1966
Get Me to the Execution on Time

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EP28  From Russia With Chaos
Apr. 11,1966
From Russia With Chaos

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EP27  Doctor Soo
Apr. 04,1966
Doctor Soo

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EP26  If I Were a Prince
Mar. 28,1966
If I Were a Prince

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EP25  It Takes a Heap of Sergeants
Mar. 21,1966
It Takes a Heap of Sergeants

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EP24  On an Island with You and You and You
Mar. 14,1966
On an Island with You and You and You

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EP23  Mission to Italy
Mar. 07,1966
Mission to Italy

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EP22  School for Spies
Feb. 28,1966
School for Spies

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EP21  Funny, You Don't Look Like a Spy
Feb. 21,1966
Funny, You Don't Look Like a Spy

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EP20  The Cupid Caper
Feb. 14,1966
The Cupid Caper

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EP19  Is It a Bird, Is It a Plane? No, It's Miss Culver
Feb. 07,1966
Is It a Bird, Is It a Plane? No, It's Miss Culver

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EP18  If Food be the Music of Love
Jan. 24,1966
If Food be the Music of Love

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EP17  Anyone for a Fat Lip?
Jan. 17,1966
Anyone for a Fat Lip?

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EP16  The Major's Big Beat
Jan. 10,1966
The Major's Big Beat

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EP15  The Bainbridge Curse
Jan. 03,1966
The Bainbridge Curse

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EP14  Miss Foster's Military Academy
Dec. 27,1965
Miss Foster's Military Academy

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EP13  Anyone for Marriage?
Dec. 20,1965
Anyone for Marriage?

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EP12  The Daring Escape
Dec. 13,1965
The Daring Escape

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EP11  A Waltzing We Will a Go-Go
Dec. 06,1965
A Waltzing We Will a Go-Go

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EP10  Oh, What a Tangled Web
Nov. 29,1965
Oh, What a Tangled Web

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EP9  Duty and the Beast
Nov. 22,1965
Duty and the Beast

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EP8  Super Girl
Nov. 15,1965
Super Girl

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EP7  That Little Old Matchmaker
Nov. 08,1965
That Little Old Matchmaker

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EP6  The Nightingale of Koorbahu
Oct. 25,1965
The Nightingale of Koorbahu

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EP5  Time of the Goat
Oct. 18,1965
Time of the Goat

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EP4  'Tis Better To Have Loved and Lost
Oct. 11,1965
'Tis Better To Have Loved and Lost

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EP3  Miss Culver, Won't You Please Come Home?
Sep. 27,1965
Miss Culver, Won't You Please Come Home?

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EP2  Little Miss Egghead
Sep. 20,1965
Little Miss Egghead

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EP1  The Terrifying Inheritance Of Maj John Foster
Sep. 13,1965
The Terrifying Inheritance Of Maj John Foster

Maj John Foster inherits his Aunt Victoria's school for girls.

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6.9 | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info
Released: 1965-09-13 | Released Producted By: Universal Television , Forsythe Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

The John Forsythe Show began as a situation comedy in the fall of 1965 on NBC, but at mid-season it switched to a spy show. In the first phase of the series, John Forsythe appeared as United States Air Force veteran John Foster, who inherited the private Foster School for Girls in San Francisco, California, from his late aunt, Victoria. Forsythe's co-stars were Elsa Lanchester as the principal, Miss Culver; Ann B. Davis, as the physical education teacher, Miss Wilson; and Guy Marks as Ed Robbins, Forsythe's aide and a former sergeant. Actors who portrayed students included Pamelyn Ferdin as Pamela, Darlene Carr as Kathy, Page and Brooke Forsythe as Marcia and Norma Jean, Peggy Lipton, as Joanna, Tracy Stratford as Susan, and Sara Ballantine as Janice. NBC advertising in February, 1965, gave a working title of The Mr. and The Misses. When the format changed to espionage, it was explained to viewers that Major Foster had been recalled to active duty as a secret agent. All the other regulars except Forsythe and Marks were dropped from the cast. Peter Kortner was the producer of the series, which aired twenty-nine episodes from September 13, 1965, to August 29, 1966. The series was produced by Forsythe's own company in conjunction with Universal Television Studios. Earl Bellamy was the director.

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Cast

John Forsythe , Ann B. Davis , Elsa Lanchester

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Reviews

rcj5365 Some three years after the success of "Bachelor Father",actor John Forsythe returned to series television in this short-lived comedy series that ran for one season on NBC. "The John Forysthe Show" starred John Forysthe as Air Force Major John Foster,who was a bachelor all of his life and his dealings with women had been exclusively social. When he retired after the Air Force,he became the headmaster of the Foster School,an exclusive San Francisco school for girls that he had recently inherited from his aunt Victoria. Helping him run the school was a former Air Force sergeant and friend,Ed Robbins(Guy Marks). The clash of these two men with an alien environment produced unexpected results. Hilarious hijinks soon followed. The misunderstandings between them are Miss Culver,the school principal (British actress,Elsa Lanchester),along with Miss Culver's assistant Miss Wilson(played by Ann B. Davis,of "Love That Bob" and also later on as Alice the Housekeeper of the "Brady Bunch" fame),were frequent and often hilarious especially for a short-lived comedy series that was very family-oriented during the mid-1960's even though it was very short lived.And what made this show interesting was having John Forysthe's own daughters,Brooke(aged 11),and Page(aged 14)playing the actresses who were students at the school. This short-lived series was Mr. Forysthe's second sitcom which was in color that stayed around a full season and was produced under his production company in association with MCA-TV/Universal Television for NBC-TV from September 13,1965 until March 1,1966. Originally 22 episodes were made of this series. When the show was cancelled in March of 1966,NBC repeated these 22 episodes until its demise on August 29,1966. The show was also a magnet for other actresses who made their mark on this series: Peggy Lipton(future Julie on "The Mod Squad"),Pamelyn Ferdin(of "Lassie",and was a huge child star who would go on to bigger and better fame during the next decade),and Tracy Stafford,who were also students at the prestigious school.What killed off this sweet,wholesome family oriented show? By March of 1966,someone who was behind this series(John Forysthe? The Producers? NBC?)had the not-so-bright-jettison idea to turn this family comedy sitcom by having John Forysthe's character go from a sweet natured headmaster of a girls school into a international man of mystery? There was a change in the format of this sitcom with the producers having The Foster School as being no longer the center of attention as John and Ed became world-travel agents for the U.S. Government--using the school as base from which they could start or end their adventures. Was they trying to emanulated the success of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E?" Why did the producers try to kill off a good wholesome family sitcom by turning it into something they knew the concept was not going to work? The missions were not heavy-cloak-and dagger stuff,but were definitely more serious,and sometimes having John Forysthe fall into the hands of some beautiful girl in order to save the world. The results were not very good and the show never made toward its second season. However,John Forysthe would try this again in another wholesome family oriented series,"To Rome With Love",which was produced by Don Fedderson of "My Three Sons",and "Family Affair" fame for CBS(1969-1971).