Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. One thing i really love about many of these crime shows done during that era is the music. Baileys office was located in a different building than before, although the show name was. Despite lasting only one season, some of bourbon street beats characters lived on afterwards. Amazons choice for 77 sunset strip complete series. Warner bros is dusting off its classic tv series 77 sunset strip, and turning it into a hip period feature. Watch full episodes of 77 sunset strip and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. I could see getting cheyenne, maverick, bronco, sugarfoot, 77 sunset, and several other titles. Well, you might have known his name from the virginian and 77 sunset strip in the 60s, or ironsides and the blue knight in the 70s, or magnum, p. Aug 15, 2016 77 sunset strip and hawaiian eye have periodically been available on warner archive instant, warner archives ondemand streaming service. Private detectives work out of an office on sunset strip in hollywood.
The show was the subject of an ownership battle between roy huggins and warner brothers, which. Edd byrnes wikipedia, the free encyclopedia most famous role was as gerald lloyd kookie kookson iii, on the abcwarner brothers detective series 77 sunset strip. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of 77 sunset strip with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. I like roger smith in the show so much that i began to wish he had not retired his own acting career to act as agent for his wife, ann margret. Rogosins first job in the industry in 1957 was as a messenger at columbia pictures. Bailey encounters a series of eccentric characters who hold pieces of the puzzle. Jeff spencer uncovers an insurance scam when he is hired by a woman who swears that the husband she thought dead is stil. Get the best deals for 77 sunset strip complete series dvd at. Popular videos 77 sunset strip 77 sunset strip topic. If you start watching 77 sunset strip, watch for the episode written and directed by roger smith that has no dialog for the entire hour. By october of 1961 robert logan had the parking job as j. Detectives stu bailey and jeff spencer worked together as pis for most of the shows run but by the final season, bailey worked alone.
Their offices were at 77 sunset strip in hollywood. Unfollow 77 sunset strip tv series to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Since we cant obtain 77 sunset strip from the studios who sponsored the original series, this collection of nearly 200 episodes from 1958 to 63 is the. Taking note of this reaction, when abc ordered 77 sunset strip the series, they ordered it with edd byrnes in a recurring role. The show was well made, stylish and very entertaining. Today, the vintage blackandwhite classic from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. On september 9, 1964,the series 77 sunset strip came to an end after six seasons on abctv. Put the classic 77 sunset strip tv show 1958 1964 on dvd.
Beaver the magician beaver buys a common magic trick but is disappointed by everyones thats nice reaction. He is the only main actor on screen for the entire hour. Since we cant obtain 77 sunset strip from the studios who sponsored the original series, this collection of nearly 200 episodes from 1958 to 63 is the next best thing. The organizers have done much diligent work stitching together a collection from here and there. Summary 77 sunset strip is an hourlength american television private detective series created by roy huggins and starring efrem zimbalist, jr. Complete seasons are available on the collectors market, but in. Stu bailey dons a series of disguises to try to rescue a young political prisoner and recover his. Details about 77 sunset strip complete series on dvd all 206 epidodes 910 quality rating please read entire listing. This was the longest running of the warner brothers produced detective shows that came during the late 1950s and ended toward the early 1960s. If this is the only way that warner will release these series, thats fine by me. Watch 77 sunset strip episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Jun 05, 2017 roger smith, the suave leading man of television who starred on the popular 1950s60s abc private eye series 77 sunset strip before a neuromuscular disease ended his acting career in his 30s, has.
The show ran for six seasons, beginning on october 10, 1958 and. Jun 30, 2017 while the series has not yet officially released on dvd and why not, i dont know scattered episodes of 77 sunset strip are being shown on a cable channel called metv, which is how i managed to see this one, the first episode ive seen since it was first on the air. Mar 17, 2010 warner bros is dusting off its classic tv series 77 sunset strip, and turning it into a hip period feature. Classic complete tv series johnnys rare serials and b. Spencer smith has also been an undercover agent and was a lawyer. Rex randolph played by richard long would later join the cast of 77 sunset strip whilst kenny madison played by van williams would turn up on. Plots, scripts changing the names and locales, characters, and almost everything else crossed over from. Also, i remember one series of episodes which stuck in my mind.
Stu bailey dashes after the steamy blonde, who refuses to divulge her name despite their plunging into a. Stuart bailey recovers from a beating and presses forward with his case, tracking down people who knew the late andy marion and attempt to make right the pain andy had caused. Bourbon street beat was basically 77 sunset strip set in new orleans and starred andrew duggan, richard long, and van williams as a trio of private eyes. Roger smith, the suave leading man of television who starred on the popular 1950s60s abc private eye series 77 sunset strip before a neuromuscular. Warner deliberately had the pilot to 77 sunset strip screened briefly at movie theatres in the caribbean in order to legally establish that the television series derived from a film, rather than, as was actually the case, several books and novellas huggins had written in the 1940s. With an interesting promotional push this fine series would i am sure do reasonably well as a dvd release. Plots, scripts changing the names and locales, characters, and almost everything else crossed over from one series to another, not a difficult feat since. This was on metv, which shows the series, but its not ideal since it comes on at 4am but it was worth. The thing i liked about 77 sunset strip were the snub nose 38s and the shoulder holsters that they really display rather prominently whenever jeffs and stus sportcoats were off. His ops blackmailing a philandering client, so stu chucks him out onto the strip, frightening off a voluptuous, potential client waiting in the lobby.
Little remembered, unless you were there in 1964, was that after the new 77 sunset strip as it was advertised in the fall of 1963 aired its final episode on february 7, 1964, reruns of the original 77 sunset strip were aired on abc at 10pm on wednesdays replacing the cancelled series channing. Id have liked to see him in more after this series ended. We want this show on dvd, you can help by liking this page. As far as im concerned, they dont have to get fancy with this. The picture quality is excellent, but theyve never made full seasons available, just best of compilations for each season. Nov 01, 20 thats where secret island comes into play. The cases of hollywood private eyes, whose offices were located at 77 sunset strip. Warner archive launches streaming service television. Here you will find all the episodes of the series77 sunset strip. Find great deals on ebay for 77 sunset strip and hawaiian eye. Each episode was one hour long including commercials. I really like the show and watched many of the episodes when decades showed the series. Classic tv shows 77 sunset strip edd kookie brynes. Jun, 2017 this episode, entitled the common denominator was first broadcast on abc during the series third season, on april 14, 1961.