The Tab Hunter Show
| The Tab Hunter Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Stanley Shapiro |
| Written by | Dan Beaumont Michael Fessier Shirley Gordon Alex Gottlieb |
| Directed by | William J. Hole, Jr. Richard Kinon Philip Rapp Norman Tokar |
| Starring |
Tab Hunter Richard Erdman Jerome Cowan Reta Shaw |
| Theme music composer | Pete Rugolo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Dick Clayton |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Shunto Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 18, 1960 – April 30, 1961 |
The Tab Hunter Show is an American sitcom starring Tab Hunter. The series ran new episodes on NBC from September 18, 1960, to April 30, 1961; rebroadcasts then aired from May until September 18.
Hunter stars as Paul Morgan, a 29-year-old cartoonist whose comic strip Bachelor at Large profiles his amorous adventures around Malibu Beach, California. The program also starred Jerome Cowan as Hunter's boss; John Larsen, the owner of Comics, Inc.; Richard Erdman as his best friend, the rich playboy Peter Fairfield, III; and character actress Reta Shaw as Hunter's housekeeper, Thelma, who disapproved of his life-style.
The Bachelor at Large comic strips seen on camera were drawn by veteran cartoonist Zeke Zekley, who had worked closely with George McManus on the classic strip Bringing Up Father from 1935 to 1954.
The Tab Hunter Show was scheduled at 8:30 Eastern on Sundays, under the sponsorship of Lorillard Tobacco (Newport cigarettes) and General Time's Westclox division, and featured a selection of guest stars. All the episodes had the same theme and similar plots. The Tab Hunter Show followed National Velvet, based on a successful film of the same name on the Sunday evening schedule. It preceded The Dinah Shore Show.
The show failed to compete effectively with CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show, and was canceled after one season.
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