The Doris Day Show ran from September 1968 until September 1973 on CBS.
Doris Day was one of the few film stars, whose initial entry into television proved successful; her situation comedy lasted 5 seasons and weathered 4 formats.
When The Doris Day Show premiered in the fall of 1968, Miss Day was cast as a widow , Doris Martin, with two young sons, Billy and Toby ( Philip Brown, Todd Starke), who had decided to move back to the family ranch after spending most of her life in the big city. The adjustments to rural living provided much of the comedy. The ranch was run by her father Buck ( Denver Pyle), , their hired hand Leroy ( James Hampton), and the housekeeper Aggie ( Fran Ryan). Aggie was replaced in December by new housekeeper, Juanita ( Naomi Stevens).
At the start of the second season, Doris because a commuter. She got a job as a secretary at Today's World magazine in San Francisco and commuted daily from the farm. Mr. Nicholson ( McLean Stevenson), the editor of the magazine, was her boss and Myrna Gibbons( Rose Marie) was a secretary with whom she became friendly.
At the start of the third season, Doris, her two boys and their huge family dog Lord Nelson, left the farm and moved into a San Francisco apartment owned by the Palucci's,Angie and Louie ( Kaye Ballard, Bernie Kopell), who ran an Italian restaurant on the ground floor. Doris's activities expanded from merely being Mr. Nicholson's secretary to include some writing for the magazine, on assignment from the assistant editor, Ron Harvey( Paul Smith).
In the fall of 1971, another change was made at the start of season number four as the show edged still closer to the urban-career-girl format popularized by Mary Tyler Moore. Doris continued to work for Today's World, but she suddenly became a carefree, single staff writer. The children, the dog, and the entire cast from previous seasons disappeared. Her new boss was editor Cy Bennett( John Dehner), and the only other regular was his secretary Jackie( Jackie Joseph). Occasionally appearing was Peter Lawford as Doris' boyfriend, Dr. Peter Lawrence. At the end of season five, the entire show disappeared.
Doris's son Terry Melcher was executive producer of this series.
Here are the theme song lyrics to TheDoris Day Show.
When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, What will I be?
Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me:
Que Sera Sera, what ever will be, will be;
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera, what will be, will be
When I grew up and fell in love, I asked my sweetheart, what lies ahead?
Will we have rainbows day after day? Here's what my sweetheart said:
Que Sera Sera, what ever will be, will be;
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera, what will be, will be
Now I have children of my own they ask their mother what will I be
Will I be handsome? Will I be rich? I tell them tenderly:
Que Sera Sera, what ever will be, will be;
The future's not ours to see
Que Sera Sera, what will be, will be.
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