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The John Forsythe Show

★ 5.9 56 votes 1965–1966 1 season · 30 episodes Ended NBC
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Starring
John ForsytheElsa LanchesterGuy MarksAnn B. DavisPamelyn FerdinTracy Stratford
Starring
John ForsytheElsa LanchesterGuy MarksAnn B. DavisPamelyn FerdinTracy Stratford

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About

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.

All Seasons

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Season 11965
—03014h
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Terrifying Inheritance of Major John Foster—
—30 min
▶2Little Miss Egghead—
—30 min
▶3Miss Culver, Won't You Please Come Home?—
—30 min
▶4'Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost—
—30 min
▶5Time of the Goat—
—30 min
▶6The Nightmare of Koorbahu—
—30 min
▶7After Going Steady, What Else Is There?—
——
▶8That Little Old Matchmaker—
—30 min
▶9Super Girl—
—30 min
▶10Duty and the Beast—
—30 min
▶11Oh, What a Tangled Web—
—30 min
▶12A Waltzing We Will a Go-Go—
—30 min
▶13The Daring Escape—
—30 min
▶14Anyone for Marriage?—
—30 min
▶15Miss Foster's Military Academy—
—30 min
▶16The Bainbridge Curse—
——
▶17The Major's Big Beat—
—30 min
▶18Anyone for a Fat Lip?—
—30 min
▶19If Food Be the Music of Love—
—30 min
▶20Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It's Miss Culver!—
—30 min
▶21The Cupid Caper—
—30 min
▶22Funny, You Don't Look Like a Spy—
—30 min
▶23School for Spies—
—30 min
▶24Mission to Italy—
—30 min
▶25On an Island with You and You and You—
—30 min
▶26It Takes a Heap of Sergeants—
—30 min
▶27If I Were a Prince—
—30 min
▶28Doctor Soo—
—30 min
▶29From Russia with Chaos—
—30 min
▶30Get Me to the Execution on Time—
—30 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

John Forsythe Major John Foster
Elsa Lanchester Margaret Culver
Guy Marks Ed Robbins
Ann B. Davis Miss Wilson
Pamelyn Ferdin Pamela
Tracy Stratford Susan
Peggy Lipton Joanna
Sara Ballantine Janice
Page Forsythe Marcia
David Lewis Major Lovewell

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