Alswan Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hello. Another comedy tv.sit-com I'm trying to remember was a half hour show that was aired maybe in the 80's or 70's. It's about a man who was mistaken as a spy by other organizations, and no matter how hard he tries to convince his pursuers no one believes him that he is NOT a spy, and is always on the run: He is just an ordinary fellow but because of a misunderstanding or mistaken identity,he was labeled as a spy. Can anyone tell me the name of this show? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 That sounds like the 1995 TV series Nowhere Man, starring Bruce Greenwood. Could it be that recent? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112104/ Addendum: Nowhere Man is a drama, not a comedy, so it's probably not what you're looking for. Edited by: ValentineXavier on Nov 27, 2012 1:50 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alswan Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks for the reply ValentineXavier,but you are correct. It is not the one. It is a comedy and maybe even aired in the 60's or 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Could this TV show have been loosely based on NORTH BY NORTHWEST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 OK Here's one from left field: Short Lived Fox show: *The New Adventures Of Beans Baxter* here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Beans_Baxter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alswan Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thank-you kindly for the response,Finance.I don't think that it is loosly based on NORTH BY NORTHWEST. The more I think about it,the leading character appeared a few times on DRAGNET starring Jack Webb. The character in question is a chubby,good natured fellow with a friendly voice, and a squarish face with a slightly askewed mouth. It could be him;In my mind, I think it is. I can't recall the title of the episode where he appeared in this one episode of Dragnet: Joe Friday was searching for a con artist who always borrowed money with the promise of paying it back. In this case the con-artist roomed with this character. This character admitted his own dimwhittedness by loaning him the money twice & to house him again. I tried looking on IMDB but the episose descriptions are not that descriptive and the photos of actors & actresses are scarce. NOWHERE MAN sounds very familiar in terms of title only. I tried to search for that title on imdb for the half-hour comedy show but came up nill. I hope that this is helpful. Thanks for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SullivansTravels Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 This sounds like a 13-weeker from 1966 called "Run Buddy Run." Buddy was played by Jack Sheldon, who was in several Dragnets between 1968 and 1970. A Google Image search for Jack shows him closely resembling your description. Jack turns 81 on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alswan Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thank-you kindly for your response Valois13. THAT SOUNDS like an interesting series to watch. I'll give it a try: But this is not the series I was looking for: Thanks for your help!! Sulivan's Travels: Jack Sheldon and "Run,Buddy,Run" DEFINATELY rings bells. That's probably the series I'm looking for,sir:THANKS!! I couldn't remember the actor's name. I found it on IMDB the show title, (but not the photo of Jack Sheldon), and yes this is the one!! On Friday,he'll turn 81,eh? Happy days to him and may he have many happy years ahead!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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