The Bill Dana Show

Original run September 22, 1963 – January 17, 1965
The Bill Dana Show is a United States comedy series starring Bill Dana and Jonathan Harris. The plot follows the daily lifestyle of Latin American, Jose Jimenez, as a bellhop in a New York hotel.

The show was a spin-off from Make Room For Daddy, which showed the character of Jose as an elevator operator before he became a bellhop.


Plot

The hotel was practically Jose's entire world; he lived in special bachelor headquarters provided for hotel employees, ate in the hotel kitchen, and had social contact only with employees and guests of the hotel. In his goodhearted naiveté he saw only the good in the people around him. His biggest problems were his fellow bellhop Eddie (Gary Crosby), who was constantly trying to get Jose to wise up; the less-than-understanding hotel manager Mr. Phillips (Jonathan Harris, who would soon play Dr. Smith on Lost in Space) and the bumbling hotel detective Byron Glick (Don Adams, in a predecessor to the character he would play on Get Smart). In the second season Maggie Peterson played Susie, a waitress in the hotel's coffee shop.

Bill Dana TV show 25 shows on 7 dvds

1
The Hypnotist
Bank Hold Up
Tip for Uncle Sam
The Essay

2
Astronaut
Laughing Gas
Honeymoon
Jose the Playboy

3
Tonsils for Two
Jose's Four Amigos
Phillips the Lover
We'll get you for this

4
Jose the Manager
Blood for two Turnips
What Elephant?
Jose on the Ledge

5
The Brat
Hiring of Jose
Master of Disguise
Danny Thomas Visits
Jose the Flower Thief
Jose's Inheritance

6 ( slight Audio syn problem)
Jose Resigns
Glick the Strong
The Opera Singer
The Merger

7
Hot Dog Caper
Stock Holder
Speak for Yourself

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