Doc (1975 TV series)

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Doc was sitcom, which aired on CBS from 1975-76, and starred Barnard Hughes as Dr. Joe Bogart, an elderly, kind-hearted general practitioner who divided his time between dealing with his dysfunctional patients and his even more dysfunctional family. The series costarred Elizabeth Wilson as Joe's wife Annie, Judith Kaplan as his daughter Laurie, John Harkins as Laurie's husband, and Mary Wickes as Joe's nurse, Tully. During the first season, the show was a ratings success, partially due to its timeslot (Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., sandwiched between mega-hits The Jeffersons and The Mary Tyler Moore Show). When it returned in the fall of 1976, the format had been substantially retooled, with Dr. Bogart now a widower, working at a down and out city clinic. Mary Wickes was the only other cast member from the first season to remain. Ratings slipped (due likely to fans not taking to the new format) and the series was canceled in October 1976.