Dr. Marcus Welby, MD, is a long-running American television series created by David Victor and broadcast on ABC for seven seasons from September 23, 1969 to July 29, 1976. The plot was centered on a middle-aged family doctor, played by Robert Young , as well as his assistants and other hospital staff, where the action took place in each episode. The series began with a television movie shown six months before the premiere of the pilot episode.
| Dr. Marcus Welby | |
|---|---|
| Marcus Welby, MD | |
 Advertising photo of 1973. | |
| Format | Medical drama |
| Creator | David Victor |
| Cast | Robert Young James brolin Elena Verdugo Anne Baxter Sharon Glass Anne Shedin |
| A country |  USA |
| Number of seasons | 7 |
| Number of series | 169 + 2 television movies ( ) |
| Broadcast | |
| TV channel | ABC |
| On the screens | September 23, 1969 - July 29, 1976 |
| Links | |
| IMDb | ID 63927 |
The series turned out to be one of the most successful in the early seventies, especially in the 1970–71 season, when it headed the annual rating table of the most watched programs [1] . "Dr. Marcus Welby" was the first ABC channel program , which rose to the top of the annual rating [2] . Unlike other series of the seventies Marcus Welby, MD focused on sharp and controversial topics and in diagnostics deviated towards the psyche, which helped the show attract the young audience desired by the advertiser [2] .
During the broadcast period, the series received several awards, including the Emmy Award for the best drama series and the Golden Globe for the best television series - drama in 1970, as well as three more Emmys and Golden Globes in each categories [3] . The show was often criticized for showing controversial issues such as homosexuality, teacher rape by students, pedophilia, sexism and discrimination against women [2] .
Notes
- ↑ TV Ratings: 1970-1971 . ClassicTVHits.com . Date of treatment November 13, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Joseph Turow. MARCUS WELBY, MD . Museum of Broadcast Communications . Date of treatment November 13, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Awards for "Marcus Welby, MD" (1969) . Internet Movie Database . Date of treatment November 13, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
Literature
- Alwood, Edward (1998). Straight News: Gays, Lesbians and the News Media. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-08437-4 .
- Capsuto, Steven (2000). Alternate Channels: The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-41243-5 .
- Tropiano, Stephen (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. . New York, Applause Theater and Cinema Books. ISBN 1-55783-557-8 .
Links
- " Dr. Marcus Welby ” (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database