A.E.S. Hudson Street
| A.E.S. Hudson Street | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | |
| Directed by | Noam Pitlik |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Danny Arnold |
| Producer | Roland Kibbee |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Production company | Four D Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 16 – April 20, 1978 |
A.E.S. Hudson Street is an American comedy television show that aired on ABC in 1978 on Thursday night from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm ET.
Synopsis
The series follows the antics of the staff of a run-down Ambulance Emergency Service hospital on Hudson Street, on the lower west side of Manhattan. It was cancelled after five episodes.[1]
Cast and characters
- Gregory Sierra as Dr. Tony Menzies
- Bill Cort as Dr. Jerry Meckler
- Rosanna DeSoto as Nurse Rosa Santiago
- Ralph Manza as Ambulance Aide Stanke
- Allan Miller as Dr. Glick, the psychiatrist
- Susan Peretz as Foshko, the ambulance driver
- Barrie Youngfellow as Dr. Gloria Manners
- Ray Stewart as Nurse Newton
- Stefan Gierasch as J. Powell Karbow, the hospital administrator
- Bob Dishy as Dr. Friedman
- Julienne Wells as Nurse Rhonda Todd
Pilot
The series pilot aired July 21, 1977, with F. Murray Abraham starring as Dr. Tony Menzies. When the five series episodes were filmed, only Dishy and Stewart remained from the original cast. All of the other characters were either dropped or re-cast. In the pilot, A.E.S. stood for Ambulance Emergency Service.[2]
Remake
The series was remade as Stat in 1991. That version lasted 6 episodes.
References
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.