| A.E.S. Hudson Street | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Danny Arnold Tony Sheeman Chris Hayward |
| Directed by | Noam Pitlik |
| Starring | Gregory Sierra Rosanna DeSoto |
| Theme music composer | Jack Elliott Allyn Ferguson |
| 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 |
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures Television Columbia TriStar Television Sony Pictures Television (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | March 16 – April 20, 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Barney Miller |
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 EST.
Synopsis
The series follows the antics of the staff of a run-down Adult 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. This version lasted 6 episodes.
References
- ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
External links
- A.E.S. Hudson Street at IMDb
- A.E.S. Hudson Street at TV.com