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77 Sunset Strip is a 1958-1964 American television private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes).
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By1122"Lovely Lady, Pity Me"33"A Nice Social Evening"44"Casualty"Richard L. BareEpisode list. 77 Sunset Strip. Top-rated. Fri, Feb 10, 1961. S3.E22. Once Upon a Caper. Jeff recounts how he took in struggling nerd Stu as junior partner, after Jeff rescued a beauty from a kidnapping plus nabbed a car ring single-handed, after bow-tied, all-thumbs Stu botched the car theft investigation.
Episode list. 77 Sunset Strip. Top-rated. Fri, Feb 10, 1961. S3.E22. Once Upon a Caper. Jeff recounts how he took in struggling nerd Stu as junior partner, after Jeff rescued a beauty from a kidnapping plus nabbed a car ring single-handed, after bow-tied, all-thumbs Stu botched the car theft investigation.
77 Sunset Strip: Created by Roy Huggins. With Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer. Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
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- 1958-10-10
- Action, Crime, Drama
- 60
- Description
- The Controversial Sixth Season, 1963–1964
- Broadcast History
- Related Shows
- Legacy
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Initial setup and characters
Private detective and former World War II Office of Strategic Services secret agent and foreign languages professor Stuart ("Stu") Bailey (Zimbalist) and former government agent and nonpracticing attorney Jeff Spencer (Smith) form a duo who work from stylish offices at 77 Sunset Boulevard in Suites 101 and 102. Tab Hunterclaimed he was the first choice for the lead of the series, but turned it down. The street address was colloquially known as the Sunset Strip and was between La Cienega Boule...
Tone and cultural impact
Huggins intended the show to be a hard-edged drama, but beginning with the 23rd episode, "The Pasadena Caper", the tone started to become much lighter, with a strong element of self-deprecating humor and the word "caper" frequently used in episode titles. The catchy theme song, written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston, typified the show's breezy, jazzed atmosphere. The song became the centerpiece of an album of the show's music in Warren Barker orchestrations, which was released in 1959, a...
Cast changes during Seasons 1–5
When Byrnes' demands for more money and an expanded role were not met, he left the show for a period in Season 2. After an absence of 16 episodes beginning in January 1960, Byrnes and Warner Bros. settled their differences, and Kookie came back beginning in May. (During his absence, Roscoe's and Suzanne's roles were beefed up to handle the work normally assigned to Kookie.) For the 1960–61 season, Richard Long (who appeared in different roles in two Season 1 episodes) moved over from the rece...
In 1963, as the show's popularity waned, the entire cast was dismissed except for Zimbalist. Jack Webb was brought in as executive producer and William Conrad as a producer/director. The character of Stuart Bailey was presented as a solo private investigator, with no continuity or reference to his past years with Jeff Spencer, Suzanne, Kookie and R...
NOTE: The most frequent time slot for the series is in bold text. 1. Friday at 9:30–10:30 pm on ABC: October 10, 1958 – May 29, 1959; October 12, 1962 – June 14, 1963 2. Friday at 9:00–10:00 pm on ABC: October 2, 1959 – June 29, 1962 3. Friday at 7:30–8:30 pm on ABC: September 20, 1963 – February 7, 1964
The success of 77 Sunset Strip led to the creation of several other detective shows in exotic locales, all produced by the Warner Bros. studio, which created Strip — Bourbon Street Beat in New Orleans with Richard Long and Andrew Duggan, Hawaiian Eye in Honolulu with Robert Conrad and Connie Stevens, and Surfside 6 in Miami Beach with Troy Donahue ...
An engraving in the Sunset Boulevard sidewalk (address number 8524) between La Cienega Boulevard and Alta Loma Road commemorated 77 Sunset Strip, but the area was slated for redevelopment as part of the Sunset Millennium project. In a twist of fate, the opposition to the redevelopment of the area was known as "Save Our Strip" or "SOS" and was spear...
77 Sunset Strip at IMDb77 Sunset Stripat Thrilling Detective77 Sunset Stripat TVparty.comJul 23, 2023 · Start date: Oct 1958. End date: Feb 1964. Status: cancelled/ended. Network (s): ABC ( US) Run time: 60 min. Episodes: 206 eps & original pilot. Genre (s): Drama. Credits: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Stuart Bailey. Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer [ 1-5 ] Edd Byrnes as Gerald "Kookie" Kookson III [ 1-5 ] Louis Quinn as Roscoe [ 1-5 ]
77 Sunset Strip Episode Guide - TV Yesteryear. Aired: 1958-1964. 6 Seasons. 206 Episodes. Starring: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, Edd “Kookie” Byrnes. Return to 77 Sunset Strip main page. Season 1. Show entries. Search: Season 2. Show entries. Search: Season 3. Show. All. entries. Search: Season 4. Show. All. entries. Search: Season 5. Show.
