Bus Stop

All Episodes 1961 - 1962

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  • 1961-10-01T04:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 19h 30m (26 episodes)
  • Roy Huggins
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama
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. Starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. 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.

26 episodes

Series Premiere

1961-10-01T04:00:00Z

1x01 Afternoon of a Cowboy

Series Premiere

1x01 Afternoon of a Cowboy

  • 1961-10-01T04:00:00Z45m

Jed Cochran returns to Sunrise after hearing that his son Buzz is accused of murder.

1961-10-08T04:00:00Z

1x02 Success Story

1x02 Success Story

  • 1961-10-08T04:00:00Z45m

A man returns many years wealthy enough to try and woo away his former love from her husband.

1x03 The Resurrection of Annie Ahearn

  • 1961-10-15T04:00:00Z45m

Young actress Patricia Parker steps off the bus in Sunrise. She's certain she has never been in Sunrise before but she's able to describe a small alley in the town in exact detail.

1961-10-22T04:00:00Z

1x04 The Covering Darkness

1x04 The Covering Darkness

  • 1961-10-22T04:00:00Z45m

Millie and Art Ellison, new arrivals in Sunrise, seem to be a very pleasant young couple whose main interest is their baby, at least that's what they want to poor unsuspecting sweepstakes winner to believe.

1961-10-29T04:00:00Z

1x05 Portrait of a Hero

1x05 Portrait of a Hero

  • 1961-10-29T04:00:00Z45m

When Johnny Jonas' bus ticket runs out, he and all his worldly goods are put off at Sunrise. But being broke doesn't cramp Johnny's style, soon he's out at the local country club, charming the ladies and playing tennis for 50 bucks a point.

1961-11-05T05:00:00Z

1x06 The Glass Jungle

1x06 The Glass Jungle

  • 1961-11-05T05:00:00Z45m

A woman arrives from San Francisco and puts in a call to famed Dr. Emil Kroger at the University and becomes involved in blackmail.

1961-11-12T05:00:00Z

1x07 Cherie

1x07 Cherie

  • 1961-11-12T05:00:00Z45m

Stranded in the diner are a rodeo rider and the singer he wants to marry. This episode was the original pilot, and is directly based on the original play "Bus Stop".

1961-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x08 Accessory by Consent

1x08 Accessory by Consent

  • 1961-11-19T05:00:00Z45m

When a man kills a pedestrian in a car accident, he insists on accepting responsibility despite his boss's interference.

1961-11-26T05:00:00Z

1x09 The Man From Bootstrap

1x09 The Man From Bootstrap

  • 1961-11-26T05:00:00Z45m

Now Virge Blessing is a solid citizen of Sunrise, but many years ago he escaped from Constable Veal Gowdy, who was escorting him to jail.

1961-12-03T05:00:00Z

1x10 A Lion Walks Among Us

1x10 A Lion Walks Among Us

  • 1961-12-03T05:00:00Z45m

A young vagrant wanders into Sunrise and murders an old man. This episode was considered so controversial that it led to hearings in Congress about TV violence which directly contributed to the show being cancelled.

1961-12-10T05:00:00Z

1x11 Call Back Yesterday

1x11 Call Back Yesterday

  • 1961-12-10T05:00:00Z45m

A divorcee returns home after many years to renew an old romance.

1x12 ...And the Pursuit of Evil

  • 1961-12-17T05:00:00Z45m

Ex-con Tom Hagan heads for Sunrise, followed by a detective who thinks Hagan can lead him to gold.

1961-12-24T05:00:00Z

1x13 The Runaways

1x13 The Runaways

  • 1961-12-24T05:00:00Z45m

It looks like another routine press conference for Governor Jesse Jenkins and the capital correspondents, until the governor notices an envelope pinned to his desk lampshade.

1961-12-31T05:00:00Z

1x14 Jaws of Darkness

1x14 Jaws of Darkness

  • 1961-12-31T05:00:00Z45m

A woman and her small daughter are victimized by a psychopathic jewel thief on a trip.

1962-01-07T05:00:00Z

1x15 Summer Lightning

1x15 Summer Lightning

  • 1962-01-07T05:00:00Z45m

A man sets out to marry a girl for money but still has an affair with a waitress.

1962-01-14T05:00:00Z

1x16 Cry to Heaven

1x16 Cry to Heaven

  • 1962-01-14T05:00:00Z45m

Glenn's niece seems to be making connections in New York until she's found murdered.

1962-01-21T05:00:00Z

1x17 The Stubborn Stumbos

1x17 The Stubborn Stumbos

  • 1962-01-21T05:00:00Z45m

The Government tries to buy a piece of a highway from hostile lumberjacks.

1962-01-28T05:00:00Z

1x18 Turn Home Again

1x18 Turn Home Again

  • 1962-01-28T05:00:00Z45m

After a prison term for his wife's murder, a man tries to vindicate himself by offering a reward for the killer.

1962-02-04T05:00:00Z

1x19 How Does Charlie Feel?

1x19 How Does Charlie Feel?

  • 1962-02-04T05:00:00Z45m

A lawyer is elected governor against his will.

1962-02-11T05:00:00Z

1x20 Put Your Dreams Away

1x20 Put Your Dreams Away

  • 1962-02-11T05:00:00Z45m

A businessman is infatuated with a runaway girl.

1962-02-18T05:00:00Z

1x21 The Opposite Virtues

1x21 The Opposite Virtues

  • 1962-02-18T05:00:00Z45m

A businessman wins a promotion only because he gives all-important testimony in a murder case.

1x22 The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke

  • 1962-02-25T05:00:00Z45m

Kevin Brooke must make a decision. He's found a valise containing a fortune and he's not sure he can get away with keeping it.

1962-03-04T05:00:00Z

1x23 Door Without a Key

1x23 Door Without a Key

  • 1962-03-04T05:00:00Z45m

A detective poses as a salesman on the chance that a girl will lead him to a payroll robber.

1962-03-11T05:00:00Z

1x24 Verdict of 12

1x24 Verdict of 12

  • 1962-03-11T05:00:00Z45m

Two lovers become political tools when they are arrested for the murder of the boy's aunt and uncle.

1962-03-18T05:00:00Z

1x25 County General

1x25 County General

  • 1962-03-18T05:00:00Z45m

A doctor and a social worker try to help a boy who has become mute after a brutal beating. This was a backdoor pilot for a show which was not picked up.

1962-03-25T05:00:00Z

1x26 I Kiss Your Shadow

1x26 I Kiss Your Shadow

  • 1962-03-25T05:00:00Z45m

A man is driven to near insanity by the memory of his fiancée's death in an auto accident.

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