The Tony Randall Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tony Randall plays a newly-elected Philadelphia municipal judge named Walter Franklin in The Tony Randall Show, which premiered in the Bicentennial Year of 1976.

The Tony Randall Show is a half-hour comedy series starring Emmy Award-winner Tony Randall as Judge Walter' Franklin, a contemporary courtroom judge in Philadelphia who has as many trials and vexations off the bench as on, it debuted Thursday, Sept. 30, 1976 on ABC-TV. A widower, Franklin lives with his two children, Roberta (Devon Scott), 18, and Oliver Wendell Franklin, 11, along with their housekeeper, Mrs. McClellan (Rachel Roberts). At the courthouse, -he is assisted by his court reporter and confidant, Jack Terwilliger (Barney Martin) and his sharp-tongued, sardonic, secretary, Miss Reubner (Allyn Ann McLerie).

Series details

• Title: The Tony Randall Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family, Legal
• Premiere date: 1976-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35812
• IMDb ID: tt0074064
• TVDB ID: 71727

Cast and credited roles

• Tony Randall — Judge Walter Franklin
• Barney Martin — Jack Terwillinger
• Rachael Roberts — Mrs. Bonnie McClellan
• Brad Savage — Oliver Wendell Franklin
• Allyn Ann McLerie — Miss Janet Reubner
• Zane Lasky — Mario Lanza
• Devon Scott — Roberta "Bobby" Franklin #1 (season 1)
• Penny Peyser — Roberta "Bobby" Franklin #2 (season 2)
• Hans Conried — Wyatt Franklin (season 2)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-09-23; final listed air date 1977-03-10; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-09-24; final listed air date 1978-03-18; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

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