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Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.
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- E1 Afternoon of a CowboyNext upOct 1, 1961 · 60 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Bobby Buntrock, Dean Stockwell (Buzz Shelby), Steve Cochran (Jed Shelby), Bethel Leslie (Flo), Anne Helm (Shirley), Chris Robinson (Tony Maddox), Barbara Pepper (Mrs. Miller), Shirley O'Hara (Mattie)
- E2 Success StoryOct 8, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Coleen Gray, Mark Miller, Felicia Farr, James Whitmore, Wendell Holmes
- E3 The Resurrection of Annie AhearnOct 15, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Anne Seymour, James Brolin, Diane Baker, Alice Frost
- E4 The Covering DarknessOct 22, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Robert Redford (Art Ellison), Barbara Baxley
- E5 Portrait of a HeroOct 29, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Luana Anders, Dolores Michaels, Nina Foch, John Larch, Rod Taylor
- E6 The Glass JungleNov 5, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Lloyd Nolan, Bernard Kates, Nehemiah Persoff, Patricia Donahue
- E7 CherieNov 12, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
A naive and over-confident cowboy determines to woo a somewhat blowzy showgirl.
Guest stars: Joseph Cotten (Professor Wheelwright), Buddy Ebsen (Virge Blessing), Gary Lockwood (Bo), John McLiam (Carl), Tuesday Weld (Cherie)
- E8 Accessory by ConsentNov 19, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Jack Warden, John Williams
- E9 The Man from BootstrapNov 26, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Jack Carson, Buddy Ebsen, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Freeman, Burt Mustin, Jean Byron
- E10 A Lion Walks Among UsDec 3, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Jenny Maxwell, Dianne Foster, Bernard Kates, Philip Abbott, Fabian, Robert Ridgely, Owen Bush
- E11 Call Back YesterdayDec 10, 1961 · 60 min
Synopsis
Former resident Katherine Barnes returns to Sunrise following two marriages and seven years in New York. She finds herself headed for matrimony a third time, but cannot choose between two admirers: college professor Max Hendrick or architect Jim Wylie.
Guest stars: Geraldine Brooks, David Hedison (Max Hendricks), Frank Overton (Jim Wylie)
- E12 ...And the Pursuit of EvilDec 17, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: James MacArthur, Crahan Denton, Keenan Wynn
- E13 The RunawaysDec 24, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: David Winters, Lynn Loring, Fred Clark, Dick Sargent, Parley Baer
- E14 Jaws of DarknessDec 31, 1961 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Coleen Gray, Madlyn Rhue
- E15 Summer LightningJan 7, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Steve Forrest, Phyllis Love, Beverly Garland, Paul Langton
- E16 Cry to HeavenJan 14, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Ellen Burstyn (Phyllis Dunning), Richard Conte, Nina Foch, Arlene Martel, Simon Oakland, Neil Hamilton, Jason Evers
- E17 The Stubborn StumbosJan 21, 1962 · 60 min
Synopsis
With their logging business threatened by a busy local highway, the Stumbo brothers of Sunrise discover they own a small section of land on which the highway passes. They challenge the state government by blocking access to the land, resulting in traffic chaos.
Guest stars: Willis Bouchey, Clancy Cooper, Jerome Cowan, Earl Holliman (Allan Stumbo), Claude Akins (Harry Stumbo), Don Megowan (Bob Stumbo), Alvy Moore, Jan Shepard
- E18 Turn Home AgainJan 28, 1962 · 60 min
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- E19 How Does Charlie Feel?Feb 4, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Ray Teal, Barry Kelley, J. Pat O'Malley, Diana Lynn, John Newton
- E20 Put Your Dreams AwayFeb 11, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Carl Benton Reid, Felicia Farr, Gary Merrill
- E21 The Opposite VirtuesFeb 18, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Lew Ayres, George Hamilton, Jeanette Nolan, Michael Parks, Leora Dana
- E22 The Ordeal of Kevin BrookeFeb 25, 1962 · 60 min
Synopsis
When the impecunious Kevin Brooke finds a suitcase full of money, his problems seem to be over - but they're just beginning.
Guest stars: Patricia Owens, Mark Stevens, Lawrence Tierney, Joan O'Brien (Julie), Ken Lynch (Sam), Hilda Plowright (Mrs. Callahan), William Windom (Ed Henderson)
- E23 Door Without a KeyMar 4, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Pippa Scott, Howard Duff, John Zaremba, Robert Colbert, Richard X. Slattery
- E24 Verdict of 12Mar 11, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Jay C. Flippen, Richard Carlson, Whit Bissell, John Kerr, Everett Sloane
- E25 County GeneralMar 18, 1962 · 60 min
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Guest stars: Dianne Foster, Frank Lovejoy, Donald May
- E26 I Kiss Your ShadowMar 25, 1962 · 60 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Walter Brooke, Bernard Kates, George Grizzard, Joanne Linville, Alfred Ryder
Cast & crew
Created by Roy Huggins
Marilyn Maxwell
Richard Anderson
Rhodes Reason
Joan Freeman
