The Bob Cummings Show (1955)

Name: The Bob Cummings Show
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Robert Cummings, Rosemary DeCamp, Dwayne Hickman, Ann B. Davis

Comedy

The Bob Cummings Show is an American sitcom starring Robert "Bob" Cummings which was produced from January 2, 1955 to September 15, 1959. The Bob Cummings Show was the first series ever to debut as a midseason replacement. The program began with a half-season run on NBC, then ran for two full seasons on CBS, and returned to NBC for its final two seasons. The program was later rerun in the daytime hours on ABC and then syndicated under the title Love That Bob. A similar, but less successful, follow-up series, The New Bob Cummings Show, was broadcast on CBS during the 1961-62 television season.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (526 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Best tv ever Amazon Channel · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

6.75 avg 4 episodes 6.5 → 6.5

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Calling Doctor Baxter	6.5	8
5	Bob Becomes a Genius	7.3	17
11	The Rival Photographer	6.7	10
16	Air Corps vs. Marriage	6.5	10

Season 2 (1955)

6.68 avg 5 episodes 6.3 → 6.0 28 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Bob Meets Fonda's Sister	6.3	9
12	The Wolf Sitter	6.6	7
14	Grandpa's Christmas Visit	7.1	43
15	The Sheik	7.4	17
20	The Dominant Sex	6.0	9

Season 3 (1956)

6.63 avg 7 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 30 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Grandpa Meets Zsa Zsa	6.8	11
4	The Beautiful Psychologist	6.8	12
14	Eleven Angry Women	6.8	11
16	The Model's Revolt	7.0	8
21	Chuck at College	6.2	8
24	Bob Meets the Mortons	5.8	9
29	Bob Meets Miss Sweden	7.0	10

Season 4 (1957)

6.62 avg 14 episodes 6.0 → 7.3 27 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Bob Gets Neighborly	6.0	10
7	Bob the Body Builder	4.8	8
24	Bob Gets Harvey a Raise	7.1	19
25	Bob Saves Harvey	6.8	24
26	Bob Goes Birdwatching	6.8	24
27	Bob Goes to the Moon	6.9	21
28	Bob Retrenches	7.0	18
29	Bob Sails for Hawaii	6.3	12
30	Bob and Schultzy at Sea	7.2	21
31	Grandpa Attends the Convention	6.0	14
32	Grandpa's Old Buddy	7.4	16
33	Bob Digs Rock 'N' Roll	6.4	20
34	Colonel Goldbrick	6.7	10
36	Bob's Forgotten Fiancée	7.3	20

Season 5 (1958)

7.01 avg 14 episodes 6.7 → 7.7 28 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bob and Schultzy Reunite	6.7	21
2	Bob and the Dumb Blonde	6.9	24
3	Bob Helps Anna Maria	6.9	14
4	Bob and the Ravishing Realtor	7.3	16
5	Bob Restores Male Supremacy	6.2	11
6	Grandpa Clobbers the Airforce	7.1	13
8	Bob in Orbit	7.1	21
9	Bob Becomes a Stage Uncle	6.9	11
10	Bob Butters Beck, Beck Butters Better	7.2	17
11	Collins the Crooner	7.2	17
12	Bob Judges a Beauty Pageant	7.4	28
13	Bob Plays Margaret's Game	7.0	19
14	Grandpa Moves West	6.5	14
35	Bob Gets Hypnotized	7.7	10

The Bob Cummings Show (1955)

Cast

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