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American TV series or program
The Bill Dana Show
Dana as José Jiménez, 1964.
Genre
Comedy
Created by
Danny Thomas
Written by
Jack Elinson Charles Stewart Garry Marshall Jerry Belson Ray Singer Dick Chevillat Howard Ostroff
Directed by
Sheldon Leonard Coby Ruskin Danny Thomas Stanley Z. Cherry Al Lewis Theodore J. Flicker Howard Morris Jerry Paris Jay Sandrich
Starring
Bill Dana Jonathan Harris Gary Crosby (1963-'64) Maggie Peterson (1964-'65) Don Adams
Theme music composer
Earle Hagen
Opening theme
"Jose's Theme"
Composer
Irving Szathmary
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
42
Production
Executive producer
Sheldon Leonard
Producers
Howard Leeds (season 1) Jack Elinson (season 2)
Production location
Desilu Studios
Running time
24 mins.
Production company
Amigo Productions
Original release
Network
NBC
Release
September 22, 1963 (1963-09-22) – January 17, 1965 (1965-01-17)
Related
Make Room for Daddy
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Bill Dana and Maggie Peterson (1964)
The Bill Dana Show is an American comedy series starring Bill Dana and Jonathan Harris that aired on NBC from September 22, 1963 to January 17, 1965. The plot follows the daily lifestyle of Latin American José Jiménez, as a bellhop in a New York City hotel.
The series was a spin-off from Make Room for Daddy, which showed the character of José as an elevator operator before he became a bellhop.
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