The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show (titled The Little People during its first season) is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1972 to March 1974. The series stars Brian Keith and Shelley Fabares. Synopsis. Keith plays Dr. Sean Jamison, a pediatrician running a free clinic for children in Hawaii. Shelley Fabares stars as his daughter Anne, who also works as pediatrician alongside her father. The first-season supporting cast included Stephen Hague as Alfred Landis and Sean Tyler Hall as Stewart, two neighborhood youngsters. Keith's wife Victoria Young played Nurse Puni. Michael Gray appeared  the first season as Ronnie Collins, a student doctor, and Moe Keale played Officer O'Shaughnessy. Keith drove a tiny 1970 Citroën Méhari jeep as his main automobile. In the fall of 1973, with the series renamed "The Brian Keith Show", Gray and Hague left the cast. Nancy Kulp and Roger Bowen joined the series in the roles of wealthy landlady, Mrs. Millard Gruber, and the allergist, Dr. Austin Chaffee. Guest stars included Edward Binns, Victor Buono, Christopher Connelly, Jackie Coogan, Jack Elam, Nina Foch, Dawn Lyn, Pat Morita, Douglas Mossman, Merlin Olsen (as himself), Dick Van Patten, Reta Shaw (as  Miss Gormley), Ronnie Schell, Robert Sterling, Dub Taylor, David Wayne (as Uncle Timothy Jamison), and Chris Hanks (as the kid bouncing an airless ball). Production notes. Bruce Johnson was the producer of the series, for Warner Bros. Television. Filming took place at an estate at the foot of Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. Several episodes were directed by Earl Bellamy. Some episodes were written by Garry Marshall about the time that he was launching "Happy Days" on ABC. In its first season, the series aired on Fridays following the top-10 hit "Sanford and Son". It was broadcast at 8:30 pm  opposite CBS's "The Sonny and Cher Show" and ABC's "The Partridge Family". In the second season, it aired at 9:30 pm Friday opposite "CBS Friday Night Movies" and ABC's short-lived sitcom "Adam's Rib". After its cancellation in March 1974, reruns of "The Brian Keith Show" continued from April 5 to August 30, 1974.