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HOT OFF THE WIRE - (JIM BACKUS SHOW) - 1960 - RARE DVD!

HOT OFF THE WIRE - (JIM BACKUS SHOW) - 1960 - RARE DVD!
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JIM BACKUS SHOW

Syndicated (30 min.) Premiered: September 1, 1960 Last Aired: September 1, 1961

Also called "Hot Off The Wire" Jim Backus (later famous as Mr Magoo and Mr Howell on Gilligan’s Island) and Nita Talbot star in this sitcom about a small town newspaper looking for the Big Story!

This series lasted one season and is extremely hard to find! Here are 6 very rare episodes

EPISODES:

1

MAD BOMBER

New York's "mad bomber" plants one of his devices in the office of Headline Press Service.



10/06/60



2

CARAVEL HEIRESS

O'Toole sends a young reporter to cover the arrival of a beautiful heiress. When the reporter is unable to get a story, O'Toole goes out himself and finds he is the new romantic interest of the heiress.



11/15/60



3

A WOMAN’S TOUCH

Dora takes over operations for a week and hires a new sales manager - with a winning personality but a very questionable background



01/31/61



4

THE ACTRESS

O’Toole is refused an interview with a famous actress, so he decides to create a movie star of his own.



02/26/61



5

OLD ARMY GAME

O'Toole dons his old Army uniform to join his buddy (Maurice Gosfield) in exposing a group of racketeers who are preying on soldiers on leave.



03/21/61



6

MARRY GO-ROUND

When a multi-millionaire is about to take his 12th bride, O'Toole coaxes Dora to pose as a model to get the story but the old boy falls for Dora instead.



09/08/61