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'''''The Corner Bar''''' was an American sitcom that ran from 1972-1973 on | '''''The Corner Bar''''' was an American sitcom that ran from 1972-1973 on ABC. The show revolves around the patrons of a bar in New York City called Grant's Tomb.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-corner-bar/ TV.com page on ''The Corner Bar''.] Retrieved 02 May '18</ref> The show was produced by Alan King and Howard Morris. What also made this show unique is that it was the first American sitcom that featured a recurring openly gay character. | ||
Season one of ''The Corner Bar'' debuted on ABC on Wednesday nights from June | Season one of ''The Corner Bar'' debuted on ABC on Wednesday nights from June 21st, 1972-August 23rd, 1972, and ran for ten episodes and was met with mostly negative reviews. Despite the mostly negative reviews, a second season of the show aired, but with only six episodes. The second season of ''The Corner Bar'' aired from August 3rd, 1973-September 7th, 1973, and had a different cast from the first season. The show was canceled after its second season. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
In the ''The Corner Bar'' entrepreneur Harry Grant (Gaberial Dell) purchases a bar in New York City named Grant's | In the ''The Corner Bar'' entrepreneur Harry Grant (Gaberial Dell) purchases a bar in New York City named Grant's Tomb. The show follows the partons and workers at the bar as each episode has something new in store for the patrons. By season two, the bar's ownership changes from Harry Grant to characters Mae (Anne Meara) and Frank Flynn (Eugene Roche). Season two keeps up all of the antics that came about in season one. Though there was a notable change in the cast for season two. | ||
== | ==Avalability== | ||
Given its mostly negative reception, no re-runs of the show have aired since the end of season two nor have any of the show's episodes have since re-surfaced. | Given its mostly negative reception, no re-runs of the show have aired since the end of season two, nor have any of the show's episodes have since re-surfaced. As of the writing of this article, only a handful of photos from on the set and the intros from seasons one and two have surfaced. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* Meyer Shapiro played by Shimen Ruskin | * Meyer Shapiro played by Shimen Ruskin | ||
* Donald Hooten played by Ron Carey | * Donald Hooten played by Ron Carey | ||
<ref>[http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/CornerBar.htm Website that features the main cast and the episode list] Retrieved 02 May '18</ref> | <ref>[http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/CornerBar.htm Website that features the main cast (from both seasons) and the episode list.] Retrieved 02 May '18</ref> | ||
==Episode List== | ==Episode List== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | # | |||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode | ||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Synopsis | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Synopsis | ||
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 | |1 | ||
| ''Unknown'' | |Politics | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 | |2 | ||
| ''Unknown | |Flanagan's Wake | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3 | |3 | ||
| Harry and the gang are quarantined in Grant's Toomb | |Quarantined | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Harry and the gang are quarantined in Grant's Toomb. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 | |4 | ||
| Grant's Toomb gets vandalized when a rock is thrown at the stained glass window. | |Harry The Hood | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Grant's Toomb gets vandalized when a rock is thrown at the stained glass window. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 | |5 | ||
| ''Unknown'' | |Cook's Night Out | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 6 | |6 | ||
| '' | |Bonnie's Bundle | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 7 | |7 | ||
| ''Unknown'' | |The Generation Canyon | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 8 | |8 | ||
| Harry vs. a starved widow. The woman is his new landlady and she's willing to trade a renewal on the bar for a marriage proposal | |The Sexy Landlady | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Harry vs. a starved widow. The woman is his new landlady, and she's willing to trade a renewal on the bar for a marriage proposal. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 9 | |9 | ||
| ''Unknown'' | |The Navy Reunion | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
| Workers at "Grant's Toomb" Unite! Meyer, Joe and Mary Ann are caught between loyalty to their striking Union and to Harry. The predicament finds them picketing but urging customers to cross the line | |Episode name unknown | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Workers at "Grant's Toomb" Unite! Meyer, Joe and Mary Ann are caught between loyalty to their striking Union and to Harry. The predicament finds them picketing but urging customers to cross the line. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
| Frank is conned into thinking he's the father of a 20-year-old Korean with extravagant tastes | |Father's Day | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Frank is conned into thinking he's the father of a 20-year-old Korean with extravagant tastes. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|Frank fights to lose | |To Your Good Health | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Frank fights to lose weight. The hefty bartender has to lose 15 pounds or fork over an extra $300 for his insurance. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
| ''Unknown'' | |Mixed Doubles | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |''Unknown'' | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|14 | |14 | ||
| Feds' | |Fifty Grand | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |Feds' $50,000 mistake: he unwittingly took a briefcase belonging to hoodlums. Now they're holding the other patrons hostage until he returns. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|15 | |15 | ||
|The | |The Space On The Bar Room Floor | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |The space on the barroom floor is all that is left after kidnappers make off with the bar itself. Frank and Mae must raise $2000 ransom if they want to see the centrepiece of their tavern again. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|16 | |16 | ||
|What's brewing at the bar is trouble when Mae's Aunt Blanche becomes the new chef | |Aunt Blanche | ||
| <span style="color:red;">''Lost'' | |What's brewing at the bar is trouble when Mae's Aunt Blanche becomes the new chef. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Gallary== | |||
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Eugene Roche Anne Meara The Corner Bar 1973.JPG|Eugene Roche and Anne Meara on the set of ''The Corner Bar''. | |||
Corner3 18 510 6-11122012-20002170A.jpg|The cast of season 1 posing for a shot on set. | |||
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==External Link== | |||
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068061/ IMDb page for ''The Corner Bar''.] Retrieved 02 May '18 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lost TV|Corner Bar | [[Category:Lost TV|Corner Bar]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media|Corner Bar]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 21 March 2024
A photo of Gabriel Dell on the set of The Corner Bar.
Status: Partially Found
The Corner Bar was an American sitcom that ran from 1972-1973 on ABC. The show revolves around the patrons of a bar in New York City called Grant's Tomb.[1] The show was produced by Alan King and Howard Morris. What also made this show unique is that it was the first American sitcom that featured a recurring openly gay character.
Season one of The Corner Bar debuted on ABC on Wednesday nights from June 21st, 1972-August 23rd, 1972, and ran for ten episodes and was met with mostly negative reviews. Despite the mostly negative reviews, a second season of the show aired, but with only six episodes. The second season of The Corner Bar aired from August 3rd, 1973-September 7th, 1973, and had a different cast from the first season. The show was canceled after its second season.
Plot
In the The Corner Bar entrepreneur Harry Grant (Gaberial Dell) purchases a bar in New York City named Grant's Tomb. The show follows the partons and workers at the bar as each episode has something new in store for the patrons. By season two, the bar's ownership changes from Harry Grant to characters Mae (Anne Meara) and Frank Flynn (Eugene Roche). Season two keeps up all of the antics that came about in season one. Though there was a notable change in the cast for season two.
Avalability
Given its mostly negative reception, no re-runs of the show have aired since the end of season two, nor have any of the show's episodes have since re-surfaced. As of the writing of this article, only a handful of photos from on the set and the intros from seasons one and two have surfaced.
Cast
Season 1
- Harry Grant played by Gabriel Dell
- Fred Costello played by J.J. Barry
- Phil Bracken played by Bill Fiore
- Joe The Cook played by Joe Keyes
- Peter Panama played by Vincent Schiavelli
- Meyer Shapiro played by Shimen Ruskin
- Mary Ann played by Langhorn Scruggs
Season 2
- Mae played by Anne Meara
- Frank Flynn played by Eugene Roche
- Fred Costello played by J.J. Barry
- Phil Bracken played by Bill Fiore
- Meyer Shapiro played by Shimen Ruskin
- Donald Hooten played by Ron Carey
Episode List
| # | Episode | Synopsis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politics | Unknown | Lost |
| 2 | Flanagan's Wake | Unknown | Lost |
| 3 | Quarantined | Harry and the gang are quarantined in Grant's Toomb. | Lost |
| 4 | Harry The Hood | Grant's Toomb gets vandalized when a rock is thrown at the stained glass window. | Lost |
| 5 | Cook's Night Out | Unknown | Lost |
| 6 | Bonnie's Bundle | Unknown | Lost |
| 7 | The Generation Canyon | Unknown | Lost |
| 8 | The Sexy Landlady | Harry vs. a starved widow. The woman is his new landlady, and she's willing to trade a renewal on the bar for a marriage proposal. | Lost |
| 9 | The Navy Reunion | Unknown | Lost |
| 10 | Episode name unknown | Workers at "Grant's Toomb" Unite! Meyer, Joe and Mary Ann are caught between loyalty to their striking Union and to Harry. The predicament finds them picketing but urging customers to cross the line. | Lost |
| 11 | Father's Day | Frank is conned into thinking he's the father of a 20-year-old Korean with extravagant tastes. | Lost |
| 12 | To Your Good Health | Frank fights to lose weight. The hefty bartender has to lose 15 pounds or fork over an extra $300 for his insurance. | Lost |
| 13 | Mixed Doubles | Unknown | Lost |
| 14 | Fifty Grand | Feds' $50,000 mistake: he unwittingly took a briefcase belonging to hoodlums. Now they're holding the other patrons hostage until he returns. | Lost |
| 15 | The Space On The Bar Room Floor | The space on the barroom floor is all that is left after kidnappers make off with the bar itself. Frank and Mae must raise $2000 ransom if they want to see the centrepiece of their tavern again. | Lost |
| 16 | Aunt Blanche | What's brewing at the bar is trouble when Mae's Aunt Blanche becomes the new chef. | Lost |
Gallary
Eugene Roche and Anne Meara on the set of The Corner Bar.
The cast of season 1 posing for a shot on set.
External Link
- IMDb page for The Corner Bar. Retrieved 02 May '18
References
- ↑ TV.com page on The Corner Bar. Retrieved 02 May '18
- ↑ Website that features the main cast (from both seasons) and the episode list. Retrieved 02 May '18