Series synopsis
77 Sunset Strip is an American crime drama mystery television series that premiered on ABC on October 10, 1958. It ended on February 7, 1964. It was created by Roy Huggins. It stars Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith and Louis Quinn.
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their l ...
Premise
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
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Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Stuart Bailey
- Edd Byrnes as Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III
- Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer
- Louis Quinn as Roscoe
- Jacqueline Beer as Suzanne Fabray
- Luis van Rooten
- Warren Stevens
- Hampton Fancher
Supporting cast
- Whitney Blake as Diana Carthwright
- Patti Davis
- David Winters
- Jerry Paris
- Diane Brewster
- Joseph Gallison
- Tom Gilson
- Michael Pate
- Tol Avery
- David White
- George Tobias
- Donald Woods
Guest cast
- Jacqueline Beer as Suzanne Fabray
- Luis van Rooten
- Warren Stevens
- Hampton Fancher
- Whitney Blake as Diana Carthwright
- Patti Davis
- David Winters
- Jerry Paris
- Diane Brewster
- Joseph Gallison
- Tom Gilson
- Michael Pate
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 206 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 34 | October 10, 1958 | May 29, 1959 |
| Season 2 | 36 | October 2, 1959 | June 10, 1960 |
| Season 3 | 39 | September 16, 1960 | June 9, 1961 |
| Season 4 | 41 | September 22, 1961 | June 29, 1962 |
| Season 5 | 36 | October 12, 1962 | June 14, 1963 |
| Season 6 | 20 | September 20, 1963 | February 7, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Girl on the Run Solo private eye Stu Bailey tries to locate a missing singer before a professional killer does. |
October 10, 1958 |
| 2 |
Lovely Lady, Pity Me Stu Bailey's infatuation with a beautiful woman leads him into blackmail and suspicion of murder. |
October 17, 1958 |
| 3 |
A Nice Social Evening Stu Bailey is hired by a government agent to keep a Latin playboy under surveillance while he's in Hollywood, but the playboy turns out to be on the run from a killer. |
October 24, 1958 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Only Zeroes Count Stu Bailey goes to Hawaii to help the government uncover a gang producing phony money, by romancing the girlfriend of the girlfriend of an imprisoned counterfeiter. He gets help from Tom Lopaka of ""Hawaiian Eye"". |
October 2, 1959 |
| 2 |
The Kookie Caper Kookie befriends a pretty teenager who is kidnapped, making him think that she is a runaway heiress and causing Bailey and Spencer to become involved. |
October 9, 1959 |
| 3 |
Six Superior Skirts Bailey and Kookie, charged with protecting the jewels at a charity bazaar, are outsmarted by a master swindler who replaces the Moorfield Diamond with a replica. |
October 16, 1959 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Attic Jeff is caught by the criminals he was tracking to an abandoned farmhouse. |
September 16, 1960 |
| 2 |
The Fanatics Stu goes undercover as a secretary to a Middle East peace mediator and becomes involved in a life-and-death struggle. |
September 23, 1960 |
| 3 |
The President's Daughter Jeff and Rex go undercover in a Latin American nation to rescue the daughter of the deposed leader. |
September 30, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Rival Eye Caper A successful new detective agency tries to buy Stu out. Kookie joins the firm of Bailey & Spencer as a detective. |
September 22, 1961 |
| 2 |
The Desert Spa Caper Suzanne's spa getaway turns dangerous and she calls Jeff for help. |
September 29, 1961 |
| 3 |
The Man in the Crowd Someone calling himself R.E. Venge begins sending threatening letters and trying to kill Jeff. |
October 6, 1961 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Reluctant Spy Stu searches for the reasons behind an old friend's hit-and-run death in Austria. |
October 12, 1962 |
| 2 |
Leap, My Lovely A con man hypnotizes an actress into jumping out a window, then blackmails a film's producer with threats of doing the same to his leading man. |
October 19, 1962 |
| 3 |
Terror in a Small Town After a rash of practical jokes at the office, Kookie can't convince his partners that he really has been arrested for a serious crime. |
October 26, 1962 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
5 Part 1 Stu's quest to solve the hit-and-run murder of an art collector's brother takes him to Europe and the Middle East. (Part 1 of 5) |
September 20, 1963 |
| 2 |
5: Part 2 Questioning various artists for clues to the killing, Bailey finds only further confusion in a mysterious blonde and a missing painting. |
September 27, 1963 |
| 3 |
5 Part 3 Stu discovers that he may be hunting for two killers rather than just one, but broadening his search results in two attempts to kill him, and his search for answers leads him to Italy. |
October 4, 1963 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 10, 1958 |
| Last aired | February 7, 1964 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |