Bus Stop (1961)

Name: Bus Stop
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Marilyn Maxwell, Richard Anderson, Rhodes Reason, Joan Freeman

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (119 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1961)

7.57 avg 3 episodes 7.1 → 7.2 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Afternoon of a Cowboy	7.1	11
10	A Lion Walks Among Us	8.4	28
26	I Kiss Your Shadow	7.2	29