The Practice (1976 TV series)
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Title card for The Practice, showing Danny Thomas as Dr. Jules Bedford.
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Steve Gordon |
| Starring |
Danny Thomas Dena Dietrich Shelley Fabares David Spielberg Didi Conn Allen Price Damon Raskin John Byner Sam Laws Mike Evans |
| Composer(s) | David Shire |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 (2 unaired) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Danny Thomas |
| Producer(s) |
Tony Thomas (supervising producer) Paul Junger Witt (producer) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Danny Thomas Productions |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | January 30, 1976 – January 26, 1977 |
The Practice is a 1976-1977 United States comedic television series starring Danny Thomas which centers on a father and son who are both doctors in New York City. The show aired from January 30, 1976, to January 26, 1977.
Jules Bedford is a crusty, sometimes grumpy, and somewhat absent-minded old-school doctor with a genuine concern for people; he is idealistic about the practice of medicine, caring for people even when there is no money to be made. His office is in a middle-class area on Manhattan's West Side, where Molly Gibbons is the nurse who has been with him for years and has a crush on him. Helen is his young and slightly crazy receptionist and office manager.
Jules' son David is also a doctor, but is less idealistic: His practice is on exclusive Park Avenue and he is more interested in making money than his father. David is always trying to get Jules to move his practice in with David's and share office space. Jenny is David's wife, and they are the parents of two young boys, Paul and Tony.
Dr. Roland Caine is Jules' associate during the first season in the spring of 1976; a medical intern named Lenny is with him during the second season in the autumn of 1976.
Steve Gordon created The Practice and Danny Thomas was its executive producer. Gordon wrote some of the episodes, and other episode writers included Jack Ainob, John Boni, Sam Denoff, Bernie Kahn, Bruce Kane, Dale McRaven, Rick Mittleman, Jim Rogers, Bruce Selitz, Arnold Somkin, Norman Stiles, and Mark Tuttle.
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