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{{Infobox television
| image = Beverly Garland 1969.JPG
| caption = Beverly Garland
| alt_name =
| genre = Sitcom
| creator =
| director = [[James Sheldon]]
| developer =
| starring = [[Bing Crosby]] [[Beverly Garland]] Carol Faylen Diane Sherry [[Frank McHugh]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Sammy Cahn]] [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]
| opentheme = "There's More to Life Than Just Living"
| endtheme = "It All Adds Up"
| composer =
| country = United States
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 28
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Steve Gethers
| editor =
| company = [[Bing Crosby Productions]]
| camera =
| runtime = 25 minutes
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1964|09|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1965|04|19}}
| related =
}}
'''''The Bing Crosby Show'''''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pairpoint|first1=Lionel|title=The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/BingTV.htm|website=BING magazine|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}</ref> is a 28-episode sitcom television program starring [[crooner]], film star, iconic phenomenon, and businessman [[Bing Crosby]] and actress [[Beverly Garland]] as a married couple, Bing and Ellie Collins, rearing two teenaged daughters during the early 1960s. In the format, Crosby portrayed a former entertainer turned [[architecture|architectural designer]] with a penchant for singing, and each episode usually contained at least one song. Produced by Crosby's own company, affiliated with [[Desilu Studios]] and subsequently [[CBS Paramount Television]], the series aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 14, 1964, to April 19, 1965. Rebroadcasts continued until June 14.<ref>Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 99</ref>

The roles of the daughters Janice and Joyce Collins were played by Carol Faylen and Diane Sherry, respectively. Top [[Warner Bros.]] [[character actor]] [[Frank McHugh]] appeared as Willie Walters, the Collins's live-in [[handyman]]. [[Pamela Austin]] appeared twice on the program, as Clarissa Roberts.

This was one of the few times Crosby portrayed a happily married man, having often portrayed bachelors, widowers, divorcees, or priests. (Note: ''[[The Star Maker (1939 film)|The Star Maker]]'' was one film in which he was happily married. He also portrayed a married man in the films ''[[Dixie (film)|Dixie]]'' and ''[[Blue Skies (1946 film)|Blue Skies]]'' but there were problems in the relationships.)

Guest stars included [[Herbert Anderson (actor)|Herbert Anderson]], [[Frankie Avalon]], [[Jack Benny]], [[Jimmy Boyd]], [[Macdonald Carey]], [[Vikki Carr]], his son [[Gary Crosby (actor)|Gary Crosby]], [[Dennis Day]], [[Roger Ewing]], [[Glenda Farrell]], [[Joan Fontaine]], [[Kathy Garver]], [[George Gobel]], [[Kathryn Crosby|Kathryn Grant]] (Crosby's second wife, also known as Kathryn Crosby), [[Pat Harrington, Jr.]], [[Phil Harris]], [[Charles Lane (actor, born 1905)|Charles Lane]], [[Nobu McCarthy]], [[Gary Morton]], [[Ken Murray (entertainer)|Ken Murray]], [[Lloyd Nolan]], [[Ruth Roman]], and [[James Shigeta]].

''The Bing Crosby Show'', main [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] was [[Ford Motor Company]]'s [[Lincoln-Mercury]] division, other sponsors included [[Lever Brothers]], [[Mennen]], [[Pepto-Bismol]] and [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]]. It was aired at 9:30 pm. Eastern on Mondays. The series faced competition on CBS from the sitcom ''[[Many Happy Returns (TV series)|Many Happy Returns]]'', and on [[NBC]], Crosby faced the second half of the popular ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'', which alternated with a [[Jonathan Winters]] variety show, ''[[The Jonathan Winters Show]]''.<ref>1964–1965 American network television schedule, in appendix of Total Television</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Bing Crosby]]....Bing Collins
*[[Beverly Garland]]....Ellie Collins
*Carol Faylen....Janice Collins
*Diane Sherry....Joyce Collins
*[[Frank McHugh]]....Willie Walters

==Episode list==
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode # !! Episode title !! Original airdate || Directed by || Written by || Episode Summary
|-
| 1-1 || "A Fine Romance" ([[Pilot episode|pilot]]) || September 14, 1964 || James Sheldon || Dan Beaumont || A remark by Janice leads to a night of adventure for Bing and Ellie and they attempt to recall their courtship days.
|-
| 1–2 || "Exactly Like Who?" || September 21, 1964 || James Sheldon || Tom August & Helen August (aka [[Alfred Lewis Levitt]] & Helen Levitt) || Bing's daughter brings home a fast-talking songwriter who hopes to use Bing and Ellie to promote one of his new songs.
|-
| 1–3 || "A Bit of Fresh Danish" || September 28, 1964 || James Sheldon || Bill O'Hallaren || A Danish sociologist offers some sophisticated ideas on the role of women.
|-
| 1–4 || "The Green Couch" || October 5, 1964 || James Sheldon || [[Jack Sher]] || Bing is rousted out of bed to vouch for Ellie and his friend Willie after they get arrested.
|-
| 1–5 || "Hoop Shots" || October 12, 1964 || James Sheldon || Steve Gethers || Bing and Ellie try to break up a romance between their daughter and a basketball player ([[Jimmy Boyd]]).
|-
| 1–6 || "Flashback" || October 19, 1964 || James Sheldon || Steve Gethers || A look back at how Bing and Willie made the effort to enter vaudeville after getting out of the Army.
|-
| 1–7 || "The Education of Bing Collins" || October 26, 1964 || James Sheldon || Jerome Ross || Joyce develops a crush on a teacher who Bing baits with questions about obscure events.
|-
| 1–8 || "The Dominant Male" || November 9, 1964 || James Sheldon || Irving Gaynor Neiman || Bing and Joyce's date ([[Gary Crosby (actor)|Gary Crosby]]) offer clear evidence of their independence.
|-
| 1–9 || "The Importance of Bea 'n' Willie" || November 16, 1964 || James Sheldon || Bill O'Hallaren || Willie gets a crush on a lumberman's daughter, with the entire family working together to promote the romance.
|-
| 1–10 || "The Liberated Woman" || November 23, 1964 || James Sheldon || Irving Gaynor Neiman || Bing's Aunt Lulu ([[Glenda Farrell]]) helps install theatrical ambitions in Ellie.
|-
| 1–11 || "Genius at Work" || November 30, 1964 || James Sheldon || [[Mayo Simon]] || An eccentric math wizard annoys the Collins while he's staying with them, but he gets sidetracked when Janice presents him with an intriguing math problem.
|-
| 1–12 || "The Yadwin Report" || December 7, 1964 || James Sheldon || Stan Cutler || Joyce's latest boyfriend determines that the Collins marriage is doomed.
|-
| 1–13 || "Janice and Me on a Saturday Spent With Random Inputs No. 1" || December 14, 1964 || James Sheldon || [[Loring Mandel]] || An exponent of electronic computer music finds an ally in Janice and an opponent in Bing.
|-
| 1–14 || "The Christmas Show" || December 21, 1964 || James Sheldon || Jack Sher || Bing and the cast gather around the piano and sing Christmas carols.
|-
| 1–15 || "The Soft Life" || January 11, 1965 || James Sheldon || Jack Sher || Bing and Ellie have different ideas about vacations, with each side then trying to prove their way is best.
|-
| 1–16 || "Bugged By the Love Bugs" || January 18, 1965 || James Sheldon || [[William Morrow (screenwriter)|Bill Morrow]] || Bing becomes a pariah in the family after they learn that he refused free tickets to see a rock group, The Love Bugs.
|-
| 1–17 || "Are Parents People?" || January 25, 1965 || James Sheldon || Jack Sher || Bing and Ellie are reluctant to approve Joyce's trip to Mexico.
|-
| 1–18 || "That's the Way the Suki Yakies" || February 1, 1965 || James Sheldon || Dan Beaumont || Bing and Ellie are guest of a Japanese couple ([[James Shigeta]] and [[Nobu McCarthy]]) and are impressed by the wife's deference to her husband.
|-
| 1–19 || "The Gifted Child" || February 8, 1965 || James Sheldon || Russell Beggs || Janice is sent by her school to a psychiatrist to determine the extent of her precocity.
|-
| 1–20 || "The Image" || February 15, 1965 || James Sheldon || Jack Sher || After Ellie calls in a decorator ([[Kathryn Crosby]]) and hires a PR man ([[Pat Harrington, Jr.]]), Bing heads to a nearby hotel owned, where the owner [[George Gobel]] thinks he's a bum.
|-
| 1–21 || "The Keefers Come Calling" || February 22, 1965 || James Sheldon || Stanley Charles & Bill O'Hallaren || A pair of newlyweds ([[Frankie Avalon]] and [[Vicki Carr]]) have a habit of wearing the wrong costumes at parties.
|-
| 1–22 || "Operation Man Save" || March 1, 1965 || James Sheldon || Bill O'Hallaren || Bing's super-efficient secretary ([[Joan Fontaine]]) annoys Ellie with her advice on everything and then meets her downtrodden husband ([[Dennis Day]]) who dealt with this for years.
|-
| 1–23 || "One For the Birds" || March 8, 1965 || James Sheldon || Louis Kamp || A former vaudeville partner of Bing's ([[Phil Harris]]) arrives, but while staying in the garage, his deadbeat tendencies begin to annoy everyone.
|-
| 1–24 || "The Test" || March 22, 1965 || James Sheldon || Jerome Ross || With Bing and Joyce getting set to take their driving exams, Ellie and Janice are tasked with instructing them for their respective driving tests.
|-
| 1–25 || "Moonlight Becomes You" || March 29, 1965 || James Sheldon || Dan Beaumont || A college professor ([[Mel Torme]]) is moonlighting as a jazz pianist in a cellar café.
|-
| 1–26 || "What's A Buddy For?" || April 5, 1965 || James Sheldon || Dan Beaumont || Bing and his insurance broker ([[Lloyd Nolan]]) are in competition to manage the local Little League baseball team.
|-
| 1–27 || "Conform, Conform, Whoever You Are" || April 12, 1965 || James Sheldon || TBA || Bing and Ellie decided to reject the idea of celebrating the New Year and opt for a quiet celebration in a cabin—until they're discovered by the local rural population.
|-
| 1–28 || "Real Estate Venture" || April 19, 1965 || James Sheldon || Jerome Ross || A high-powered real estate broker ([[Ruth Roman]]) tries to get Ellie to join her staff.
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0057736|The Bing Crosby Show}}

{{Bing Crosby}}

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