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ABC Stage 67

TV·1966–present·1 season, 27 episodes·ABC·Drama, Documentary·1h

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ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Love Song of Barney KempinskiS01E01 · 8.0Barney Kempinski, thirtyish and contentedly self-unemployed, leaves his Lower East Side apartment smiling and happy. On this fine sunny day he is to be married - 3 o'clock at City Hall - to his girl Francine. In the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney goes off to tour the city and sing his love song - exuberant, irresponsible and frequently dangerous - to life, love and the city of New York.
  2. 02Noon WineS01E10 · 7.0Royal Earle Thompson's small dairy farm in West Texas isn't a thriving enterprise until he takes on Olaf Helton, a moody, hard-working Swede. Because business starts booming, Thompson makes a point of never prying into the personal life of his silent hired hand. But one day Thompson learns that Helton's stoicism masks a terrible secret.

Episodes by season

Season0127Episodes1966–67Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Love Song of Barney KempinskiSeptember 14, 1966 8.0Barney Kempinski, thirtyish and contentedly self-unemployed, leaves his Lower East Side apartment smiling and happy. On this fine sunny day
  2. S01E02ABC Stage 67 S01E02Dare I Weep, Dare I MournSeptember 21, 1966—Otto Hoffman, a small time West German manufacturer, is a weakling-mercilessly henpecked by his two spinster cousins who live with him. As
  3. S01E03Where It's AtSeptember 28, 1966—Dick Cavett hosts this comedy musical revue. Guests include comedians Ann Elder, Ronnie Schell, Larry Hovis and Pat McCormick. Music is prov
  4. S01E04The Kennedy WitOctober 5, 1966—President Kennedy's speeches were filled with ringing rhetoric-and also with wit and humor that was eloquent and subtle. He had the gift of
  5. S01E05Olympus 7-0000October 12, 1966—Original musical, songs by Richard Adler, about the world's worst football team, transformed into an unbeatable powerhouse by the miraculous
  6. S01E06The ConfessionOctober 19, 1966—This drama probes the dilemma of a police officer who goes beyond the letter of the law to find the truth. Young Carl Boyer and his fiancee
  7. S01E07The Canterville GhostNovember 2, 1966—Original musical version of the Oscar Wilde story with music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. U. S. Ambassador Otis and his fa
  8. S01E08The People TrapNovember 9, 1966—Story was about a young couple living in one of those overpopulated futures where you have to have a special permit to have a child. They ge
  9. S01E09Evening PrimroseNovember 16, 1966—This original musical, with songs by Stephen Sondheim, is a story about a poet, Charles Snell, who decides to drop out of society and live,
  10. S01E10Noon WineNovember 23, 1966 7.0Royal Earle Thompson's small dairy farm in West Texas isn't a thriving enterprise until he takes on Olaf Helton, a moody, hard-working Swede
  11. S01E11The Legend of Marilyn MonroeNovember 30, 1966—Documentary about Marilyn Monroe.
  12. S01E12On The Flip SideDecember 7, 1966—An original rock musical, with songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, about a washed up teen idol (Nelson) who is coached back onto the char
  13. S01E13The Brave RiflesDecember 14, 1966—Documentary about the Battle of the Bulge.
  14. S01E14A Christmas MemoryDecember 21, 1966—Classic Capote story set in a small Alabama town where he was sent to live with relatives. The young Capote (Buddy) shared his desperately
  15. S01E15The Trap of Solid GoldJanuary 4, 1967—Ben Weldon is an ambitious businessman on the fast track to success. The company he works for expects him to live the upper class suburban
  16. S01E16Sex in the SixtiesJanuary 12, 1967—Documentary about the changing sexual manners and mores of the 1960's. Participating in the discussion are Drs. William H. Masters and Virgi
  17. S01E17General Eisenhower on The Military ChurchillJanuary 26, 1967—Alistair Cooke spent three days at Eisenhower's farm in Gettyburg, Pennsylvania interviewing the former President about his relationship wit
  18. S01E18David Frost's Night Out in LondonFebruary 2, 1967—In foggy, swinging London, satirist David Frost introduces viewers to the late-life of the most 'in' town in the world. Heading where the ac
  19. S01E19The Light FantasticFebruary 9, 1967—Lauren Bacall and John Forsythe star in this lighthearted look at dancing in the United States. The show is subtitled ""How to Tell Your Pa
  20. S01E20C'est La VieFebruary 23, 1967—Musical revue taped in Paris. Songs included: What The World Needs Now / Walking Happy / Just In Time / I Love Paris / Some Of These Days
  21. S01E21Rodgers and Hart TodayMarch 2, 1967—Salute to the songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. All music program with no spoken dialogue. Songs include: I Could Write A Book /
  22. S01E22The American BoyMarch 9, 1967—Three short films which tell stories about three completely different adolescent boys: one living in the city; one in the country; and one i
  23. S01E23I'm Getting MarriedMarch 16, 1967—Original musical, with songs by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, about a couple soon to be married and their fears and fantasies a
  24. S01E24A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in AmericaApril 6, 1967—Singer-actor Harry Belafonte produced this showcase of Negro humor, satire and self-parody. Sketches: A suburban couple (Godfrey Cambridge &
  25. S01E25The Wide Open DoorApril 20, 1967—Twins Jane and Jill Marriott are beautiful and criminal. Story concerns their efforts to rob a jewelry store.
  26. S01E26The Human VoiceMay 3, 1967—Ingrid Bergman plays a middle-aged woman going through a psychological crisis as a love affair ends. French playwright Jean Cocteau's one-ch
  27. S01E27Eat The Document—Documentary about Bob Dylan's 1966 tour of Europe. This was the tour where he ""went electric"". Appearing with him are The Hawks, soon to

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