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Bus Stop

TV·1961–1962·1 season, 26 episodes·ABC·Drama·1h·Created by Roy Huggins

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Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.

Cast

Marilyn MaxwellMarilyn MaxwellGrace SherwoodRichard AndersonRichard AndersonD.A. Glenn WagnerRhodes ReasonRhodes ReasonSheriff Will MayberryJoan FreemanJoan FreemanElma Gahrigner

Episodes by season

Season0126Episodes1961–62Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Afternoon of a CowboyOctober 1, 1961—
  2. S01E02Success StoryOctober 8, 1961—
  3. S01E03The Resurrection of Annie AhearnOctober 15, 1961—
  4. S01E04The Covering DarknessOctober 22, 1961—
  5. S01E05Portrait of a HeroOctober 29, 1961—
  6. S01E06The Glass JungleNovember 5, 1961—
  7. S01E07CherieNovember 12, 1961—A naive and over-confident cowboy determines to woo a somewhat blowzy showgirl.
  8. S01E08Accessory by ConsentNovember 19, 1961—
  9. S01E09The Man from BootstrapNovember 26, 1961—
  10. S01E10A Lion Walks Among UsDecember 3, 1961—
  11. S01E11Call Back YesterdayDecember 10, 1961—
  12. S01E12...And the Pursuit of EvilDecember 17, 1961—
  13. S01E13The RunawaysDecember 24, 1961—
  14. S01E14Jaws of DarknessDecember 31, 1961—
  15. S01E15Summer LightningJanuary 7, 1962—
  16. S01E16Cry to HeavenJanuary 14, 1962—
  17. S01E17The Stubborn StumbosJanuary 21, 1962—
  18. S01E18Turn Home AgainJanuary 28, 1962—
  19. S01E19How Does Charlie Feel?February 4, 1962—
  20. S01E20Put Your Dreams AwayFebruary 11, 1962—
  21. S01E21The Opposite VirtuesFebruary 18, 1962—
  22. S01E22The Ordeal of Kevin BrookeFebruary 25, 1962—
  23. S01E23Door Without a KeyMarch 4, 1962—
  24. S01E24Verdict of 12March 11, 1962—
  25. S01E25County GeneralMarch 18, 1962—
  26. S01E26I Kiss Your ShadowMarch 25, 1962—

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