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The Jim Backus Show

1960–1961 · 1 season

A light, chatty workplace comedy that ambles through office mishaps without asking much of you.

Starring
Jim Backus, Nita Talbot, Bobs Watson
Overview
Mike O'Toole owns and runs a second-rate news service that he struggles to keep afloat financially. His employees include the attractive Dora and Dave as reporters. Sidney is the office boy who often gets into misadventures.

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Starring
Jim Backus, Nita Talbot, Bobs Watson
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • ambition
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Starring
    Jim Backus, Nita Talbot, Bobs Watson, René de Loffre
    Length
    1 seasons, 39 episodes, 30 min each
    Languages
    English

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