The Doris Day Show

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1968•1h

The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.

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28 Episodes • Premiered 1968

1. Dinner For Mom

Toby and Billy take Doris out to dinner for her birthday with money they've earned, but aren't prepared for the size of the check.

2. The Uniform

Envious of Billy's Little League uniform, Toby announces that he has a uniform as well, referring to a choir robe, despite the fact that try-outs for the choir haven't yet taken place.

3. The Friend

4. The Matchmakers

Thanks to matchmaking sons, Doris is beset with an insufferable suitor - Deputy Sheriff Puckum, who fancies himself the town swinger.

5. The Songwriter

Leroy has high hopes of becoming a famed country composer when a publisher accepts his song ""Weeds in the Garden of My Heart."" But the hired hand has paid $50 for the big break, and Doris fears he's the victim of a racket.

6. The Antique

7. Leroy B. Simpson

8. The Black Eye

9. The Librarian

10. The Camping Trip

The Martin boys excitedly prepare for their first camping trip with Grandpa Buck and his old friend Joe Whitecloud - an excursion soon threatened by a brewing feud between the veteran outdoorsmen.

11. The Job

12. Buck's Girl

13. The Relatives

14. Love a Duck

With Buck and the boys in bed with colds, Doris assumes the task of trapping Tyrone Lovey, a longtime troublemaker who's suspected of poaching on the ranch.

15. Let Them Out of the Nest

16. The Clock

Doris faces sleepless nights and sluggish days, thanks to an infernal chiming antique clock given to her by Leroy. Problem: how to get rid of the noisemaker without hurting the handyman's feelings.

17. The Buddy

18. The Flyboy

19. The Tournament

20. Love Thy Neighbor

21. The Con Man

Bubbling with enthusiasm, Doris spearheads a drive for civic improvements, and falls for a flimflamming scheme to build a community center.

22. The Musical

23. The Baby Sitter

24. The Still

25. The Gift

Delicate deception is called for as Doris and the boys try to decide on a practical gift for Leroy. What does he really need and how can they find outâ€”without tipping their hand?