"Julia" (1968) TV series 1968-1971

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Directors:

Don Ameche
Luther James

Writers:

Harry Dolan (writer)
Michael Fessier (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

17 September 1968 (USA)

Plot:

Julia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Single Mother | Beautiful Woman | African American | Sitcom

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Richard S. Steele	...	Richard (40 episodes, 1969-1971)
Diahann Carroll	...	Julia Baker / ... (36 episodes, 1968-1971)
Lloyd Nolan	...	Dr. Morton Chegley / ... (25 episodes, 1968-1971)
Marc Copage	...	Corey Baker / ... (25 episodes, 1968-1971)
Michael Link	...	Earl J. Waggedorn / ... (25 episodes, 1968-1971)
Betty Beaird	...	Marie Waggedorn / ... (20 episodes, 1968-1971)

Also Known As:

Mama's Man (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Diahann Carroll said in interview that the show ended when she asked to be let out of her television contract, having grown tired of the controversy surrounding the show from its inception.

Quotes:

Julia Baker: Did they tell you I'm colored?
Dr. Chegley: What color are you?
Julia Baker: Wh-hy, I'm Negro.
Dr. Chegley: Have you always been a Negro, or are you just trying to be fashionable?

Movie Connections:

Featured in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)

The show had good moral values.

Diahann Carroll (Dynasty "Dominique Deveraux Lloyd") played "Julia Baker" a single parent and a nurse who had one son "Corey Baker" Marc Copage (The Wave). "Corey Baker" was an adorable little boy. Lloyd Nolan (Peyton Place, Hannah and Her Sisters) "Dr. Morton Chegley" was Julia's boss in the hospital where she worked. This show portraits a role model family of a single parent. Diahann was and is a beautiful woman. I watched the show when I was growing up, dubbed and black and white. I used to look forward to finding the show. I don't think that they dubbed that many episodes, and soon I found myself watching the reruns. But it was ok, because is the show had good values. I have very good memories of the series.