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“I discovered I had been contracted to do a TV series I knew nothing about and hadn’t agreed to. I was really, really not very well when Marty passed away and the thought of going into TV was overpowering... With me, a deal is a deal. There was a contract… I gave 100 percent anyway. That’s the only way I know how to do it.” - Doris Day, OK Magazine 1996
The Doris Day Show aired from 1968-1973 on CBS. The early years plot revolved around recently widowed Doris Martin and her two boys leaving the city for the tranquility of her father's ranch. Later Doris and her boys moved back to the city (San Francisco) where she worked as a secretary for Today's World eventually working her way into a journalist position. Doris and the boys lived above Palucci's restaurant where all sorts of mayhem ensued. In the latter years the family and Palucci's disappeared. Doris was now a single career woman making it on her own.


Neilsen Ratings

Season

1968–1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973


Rank

30
10
20
23
Not in top 30

Rating

20.4
22.8
20.7
21.2

Season 1

Doris Martin recently widowed is living at her family's ranch with her two boys.
Cast for Season 1 includes:
Doris Day, Denver Pyle, James Hampton, Phillip Brown, Todd Starke, Fran Ryan, Naomi Stevens


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* Please note that we provide links to each episode for all five seasons on tv.com where available. They are also available on hulu.com. But we feel the video resolution is much better on tv.com. Depending upon your viewing device check both places, tv.com and hulu.com.

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Air date

September 24, 1968

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Title

"Dinner For Mom"

"The Uniform"




"The Friend"




"The Matchmakers"




"The Songwriter"


"The Antique"


"Leroy B. Simpson"


"The Black Eye"


"The Librarian"
"The Camping Trip"

"The Job"

"Buck's Girl"

"The Relatives"

"Love a Duck"

"Let Them Out of the Nest"
"The Clock"

"The Buddy"

"The Flyboy"

"The Tournament"

"Love Thy Neighbor"

"The Con Man"

"The Musical"


"The Baby Sitter"

"The Still"

"The Gift"

"The Tiger"
"The Date"

"The Five Dollar Bill"

Synopsis

The boys treat Doris to a birthday dinner at a roadhouse restaurant. However, the boys don't have quite enough money nor does Doris.
Billy makes the baseball team as starting pitcher with a brand new uniform. Toby is feeling a little left out so he tries out for the school choir so he can have a uniform too. However, Toby is not chosen but lies to his Mom about it to save face.

A local dairy picks the Martins to portray the perfect American family in its ad campaign. However, to complete the family, sisters (the boy's friends) are added. This results in a not so perfect family the advertisers had in mind.

Grandpa fills in at the father/son picnic for the boys but is woefully inept at the activities causing the boys to finish last in the events. The boys decide to find their Mom a man who can fill in and help them win the events for the next year. However, their choice who is the deputy sheriff is not quite the man Mom hand in mind.
Leroy thinks he can make it big as a country song writer despite his terrible lyrics. Doris suspects fraud when Leroy has to sell his songs to a record company rather than receiving compensation.
Two unethical antique dealers convince the boys without Doris's knowledge to sell an old table that the boys don't know is quite valuable. Doris must come up with a way to get it back.
Leroy is hiding in the barn with the help of the boys since he has no place to go. They try to convince their grandfather to keep him on. However, things in the house start to disappear.
Billy is getting beat up by a bully at school and won't tell who he is. He doesn't fight back despite his grandfather wanting him to and Doris wanting him to abstain from violence.
Leroy has a crush on the librarian and becomes a bookworm to win her.
The family plans a camping trip but the fighting between Grandpa and Joe Whitecloud threaten to ruin it.
Doris temporarily tries her hand at her old job and her boss is determined to make it permanent.
Buck courts a widow but he is in competition with another suitor, his friend for years, the vet.
Leroy's cousins pay a visit but they make Leroy look like a rocket scientist compared to them.
A poacher is on the loose. However, all the men are sick. It's up to Doris to catch him.
The boys pick up an egg route. Doris gets involved to help out but ends up doing most of the work.
Leroy gives Doris an antique clock that is extremely loud. Since it's a gift she doesn't have the heart to get rid of it.
A visiting marine (Mary Wickes) transforms the Martin house into strict military conformity making everyone miserable.
A conceited, ladies man pilot bets his buddies that he can score a date with Doris.
Leroy has to take Doc's place in a horseshoe tournament but his arm freezes up when the pressure is on.
Buck is on the verge of bankruptcy. Several farmers owe him money but he is too nice to collect it. So Doris steps in to get the money.
Doris heads a drive for civic improvements and falls for a scheme to build a community center.
Doris is directing the school's musical. However, the principal is upset because of the way the kids dance today. To appease him Doris changes the dance to include the Charleston just like when he was younger.
Doris volunteers to take care of three kids while their mother is in the hospital giving birth to the fourth. Jodie Foster is one of the kids.
Doris winds up in jail trying to rescue the McGlinsey sisters who have started up their still again with Treasury agents in pursuit.
Doris and the boys try to decide on a practical gift for Leroy. They need to find out without letting him know what they are up to.
Doris helps Leroy catch an escaped tiger.
Doris and Buck meddle in the romance between Juanita and a local merchant.
A neighbor accuses Billy of taking five dollars from her wallet.
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  • Home
  • Magic Blog
  • Remembering Doris
    • Sentimental Journey Personal Tributes to the Magic of Doris Day
    • Doris Day was more complicated, and more forward-thinking, than she ever got credit for
    • Lifelong friend, business partner remembers Hollywood legend Doris Day
    • Doris Day, America's box-office sweetheart of the '50s and '60s, is dead at 97
    • Legendary actress and singer Doris Day has died
    • How Doris Day’s Movie Roles Challenged Stereotypes
    • Doris Day 'Died Peacefully' Surrounded by Her 'Loved Ones,' Says Manager
    • Secret love’s no secret anymore
    • The Matchless Presence of Doris Day
    • Doris Day's death mourned in Carmel, where icon lived
    • Remembering Doris Day
    • Dream a little dream of Doris Day
    • Inside Doris Day's Final Birthday Party at Her Home Near Carmel-by-the-Sea: 'It Was Idyllic'
    • Hollywood Pays Tribute to Doris Day
    • Doris Day, Cincinnati's girl next door, dead at 97
    • RIP Doris Day
    • R.I.P. Doris Day Decades
    • TCM Remembers Doris Day
    • Doris Day mourned by celebrities following her death: 'She was the world’s sweetheart'
    • Pine Cone Tribute
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
    • Hollywood Remembers Doris Day: Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Goldie Hawn Sing Icon’s PraisesPage
    • Paul McCartney Remembers Doris Day: ‘She Was a True Star’
    • Doris Day Appreciation: Why Did Oscar Elude A Shining Star Of So Many Talents?Link Page
    • Paul Batura: Doris Day’s life was more than ‘Que Sera, Sera’ -- Because our ultimate future is ours to see
    • A Hip Sex Goddess Disguised as the Girl Next Doore
    • In Memoriam
  • Happy Birthday Doris!
    • 2020 Doris Tribute
    • Doris Day's 97th Birthday Celebration
    • Doris Day's 96th Birthday
    • Doris Day 95th Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 92nd Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 91st Birthday in Carmel
    • 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Tributes to an American Icon
    • A Tribute
    • Beneath wholesome image, Doris Day was an actor of depth
    • Doris Day Changed Us Forever
    • Why Doris Day reigns as one of the great jazz singers
    • Lucky Me
    • 60th Anniversary of “It Happened to Jane”
    • A Letter to an American Icon
    • What Singers Can Learn from Doris Day
    • Meeting My Idol
    • Doris Paved the Way for Women through Her Roles
    • Uptown Pluck
    • Reel Revival Doris Day
    • Not the Girl Next Door: Doris Day Reconsidered
    • Blonde and Blameless: Why I Love Doris Day Movies
    • A Tribute to Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff Day
    • Celebrity Memories
    • No More Que Será Será: Give Day Her Due
    • Doris Day Photo Gallery
  • Doris and Pets (It's Her Passion)
  • Magic Store
  • Music - Early Years
    • The Peak Years for Doris Music and Hits
    • 1957 and Beyond
    • The Studio Albums
    • Top 100 Hit Single Records
    • Doris Day Jukebox
    • Some Rare Recordings >
      • Rare Recordings, Part Two
    • Doris and Les "Those Were the Good Old Days"
    • Sheet Music Covers
  • Movies
    • Doris Day Co-Stars
    • Romance on the High Seas
    • My Dream Is Yours
    • It's a Great Feeling
    • Young Man with a Horn
    • Tea for Two
    • The West Point Story
    • Storm Warning
    • Lullaby of Broadway
    • On Moonlight Bay
    • I'll See You in My Dreams
    • Starlift
    • The Winning Team
    • April in Paris
    • By the Light of the Silvery Moon
    • Calamity Jane
    • Lucky Me
    • Young at Heart
    • Love Me or Leave Me
    • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    • Julie
    • The Pajama Game
    • Teacher's Pet
    • The Tunnel of Love
    • It Happened to Jane
    • Pillow Talk
    • Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    • Midnight Lace
    • Lover Come Back
    • That Touch of Mink
    • Billy Rose's Jumbo
    • The Thrill of It All
    • Move Over Darling
    • Send Me No Flowers
    • Do Not Disturb
    • The Glass Bottom Boat
    • The Ballad of Josie
    • Caprice
    • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out
    • With Six You Get Eggroll
    • Top 20 Girls Next Door in Movies
    • Press Books
    • Movie Memorabilia
  • Radio
  • Television
    • Doris Day Show Season 1
    • Doris Day Show Season 2
    • Doris Day Show Season 3
    • Doris Day Show Season 4
    • Doris Day Show Season 5
    • Doris Day Show Photo Gallery
    • Doris Day Specials
    • Doris Day's Best Friends
  • Interviews, Appearances on TV and Radio
    • 40's & 50's
    • 60's
    • 70's
    • 80's
    • 90's
    • 2000's & 10's
    • Radio Calls on Doris' Birthday
  • Latest News
    • 4-Legger News
  • Awards
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
  • Doris Day Fashion
    • Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
  • Doris in Carmel
    • DayDreamers
  • Doris through the Years
    • Cover Girl (Magazine Covers)
  • Quotes by and about Doris
  • Doris Talks to Her Fans (Fan Club Tapes)
    • Fans Talk To Doris
  • Who Knows What Might Have Been
    • Who Knows What Might Have Been, PART 2
  • Creative Video Collection
  • Doris Day Collector
  • And a few rounds of applause...
  • Contact Us