Mister Roberts (TV series)

Mister Roberts
Roger Smith and Richard X. Slattery.
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Richard Baer Bob Barbash Bobby Bell Robert C. Dennis Herman Groves Thomas Heggen Ed Jurist Bill Lee Lee Loeb Douglas Morrow James O'Hanlon Ken Pettus Don Tait
Directed by	Allen Baron Robert Butler Lawrence Dobkin Richard Kinon Leslie H. Martinson Gene Reynolds Seymour Robbie William Wiard
Starring	Roger Smith Richard X. Slattery Steve Harmon George Ives Ray Reese Richard Sinatra
Theme music composer	Stan Kenton
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William T. Orr
Producer(s)	James Komack
Running time	22–24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17) – April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
Chronology
Related shows	Mister Roberts (novel) Mister Roberts (play) Mister Roberts (1955 film)

Mister Roberts is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 17, 1965 to April 8, 1966. Based on the best selling novel, 1948 play, and the 1955 film of the same name, the series starred Roger Smith in the title role.

Synopsis

Set during World War II, the series chronicled the adventures of the crew of the USS Reluctant AK-601 cargo ship. Produced by Warner Bros. Television, Mister Roberts was executive produced by William T. Orr. The series' theme song was composed by Stan Kenton.

Featuring a cast of Warner Bros. Television stars and unknowns, the series aired on Fridays at 9:30 and was canceled after its first season due to low ratings.^[1]

Cast

• Roger Smith .... Lieutenant Douglas Roberts
• Steve Harmon .... Ensign Frank Pulver
• George Ives .... Doc
• Ray Reese .... Seaman Reber
• Richard Sinatra .... Seaman D'Angelo
• Richard X. Slattery .... Captain John Morton
• Ronald Starr .... Seaman Mannion

Episodes

Season One

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Bookser's Honeymoon"	September 17, 1965
1-2	"Liberty"	September 24, 1965
1-3	"Physician, Heal Thyself"	October 1, 1965
1-4	"The Conspiracy"	October 8, 1965
1-5	"Old Rustysides"	October 15, 1965
1-6	"Lover, Come Forward"	October 22, 1965
1-7	"The Captain's Party"	October 29, 1965
1-8	"Happy Birthday, To Who?"	November 5, 1965
1-9	"Love at 78 RPM"	November 12, 1965
1-10	"Don't Look Now, But Isn't That the War?"	November 19, 1965
1-11	"Which Way Did the War Go?"	November 26, 1965
1-12	"Getting There Is Half the Fun"	December 3, 1965
1-13	"Dear Mom"	December 10, 1965
1-14	"The Reluctant Mutiny"	December 17, 1965
1-15	"Rock-A-Bye Reluctant"	December 24, 1965
1-16	"Carry Me Back to Cocoa Island"	December 31, 1965
1-17	"The Replacement"	January 7, 1966
1-18	"Black and Blue Market"	January 14, 1966
1-19	"The World's Greatest Lover"	January 21, 1966
1-20	"Eight In Every Port"	January 28, 1966
1-21	"The Super Chief"	February 4, 1966
1-22	"The Doctor's Dilemma"	February 11, 1966
1-23	"The Reluctant Draggin'"	February 18, 1966
1-24	"#*@% the Torpedoes!"	February 25, 1966
1-25	"A Turn For the Nurse"	March 4, 1966
1-26	"Son of 'Eight In Every Port'"	March 11, 1966
1-27	"Unwelcome Aboard"	March 18, 1966
1-28	"Undercover Cook"	March 25, 1966
1-29	"In Love and War"	April 1, 1966
1-30	"Captain, My--Captain?"	April 8, 1966

References

1. ^ Holsinger, M. Paul (1999). War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 285–286. ISBN 0-313-29908-0. 

External links

• Mister Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
• Mister Roberts at TV.com