Getting Together
| Getting Together | |
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Bobby Sherman and Diana Ewing (1971).
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| Also known as | A Knight in Shining Armor |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Written by |
Richard Baer Dick Bensfield |
| Directed by |
Lou Antonio Jerry Belson |
| Starring |
Jack Burns Pat Carroll Susan Neher Bobby Sherman Diana Ewing Wes Stern |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Harry Ackerman |
| Producer(s) | Paul Junger Witt |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Screen Gems Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 18, 1971 – January 8, 1972 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Partridge Family |
Getting Together was an American musical sitcom, which aired on the ABC television network during the 1971-72 season. It starred Bobby Sherman and Wes Stern as Bobby Conway and Lionel Poindexter, a songwriting duo. The pilot for the series had aired the previous spring as the first-season finale episode of The Partridge Family named "A Knight in Shining Armor", in which Lionel and Bobby were introduced to each other by the Partridges. The unaired version of this episode, entitled "Words And Music", ran 33 minutes, and featured Farah Fawcett and Pat Boone. The 8 extra minutes of footage was filmed on March 15, 1971.
Sherman's and Stern's characters were reportedly based on the real-life songwriting team of Boyce and Hart, who had written hits for The Monkees ("Last Train to Clarksville", "Valleri"), Jay and the Americans ("Come a Little Bit Closer"), and others. New music of course was a staple of the series, provided by much of the same team that created the Partridge Family songs and records. Most of these songs were from the Bobby Sherman album Getting Together, though a few songs were from his other albums (and some songs have never been released).
Airing in the same time slot as breakout CBS-TV hit All in the Family, the show never gained the ratings hoped for, and was cancelled at midseason after 14 episodes. While in the same "universe" as The Partridge Family, the series is not included on that show's DVD collections.
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