About this season
Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.
Episodes (26)
1. Afternoon of a Cowboy
Aired 1 October 1961 • 60 min
2. Success Story
Aired 8 October 1961 • 60 min
3. The Resurrection of Annie Ahearn
Aired 15 October 1961 • 60 min
4. The Covering Darkness
Aired 22 October 1961 • 60 min
5. Portrait of a Hero
Aired 29 October 1961 • 60 min
6. The Glass Jungle
Aired 5 November 1961 • 60 min
7. Cherie
Aired 12 November 1961 • 60 min
A naive and over-confident cowboy determines to woo a somewhat blowzy showgirl.
8. Accessory by Consent
Aired 19 November 1961 • 60 min
9. The Man from Bootstrap
Aired 26 November 1961 • 60 min
10. A Lion Walks Among Us
Aired 3 December 1961 • 60 min
11. Call Back Yesterday
Aired 10 December 1961 • 60 min
12. ...And the Pursuit of Evil
Aired 17 December 1961 • 60 min
13. The Runaways
Aired 24 December 1961 • 60 min
14. Jaws of Darkness
Aired 31 December 1961 • 60 min
15. Summer Lightning
Aired 7 January 1962 • 60 min
16. Cry to Heaven
Aired 14 January 1962 • 60 min
17. The Stubborn Stumbos
Aired 21 January 1962 • 60 min
18. Turn Home Again
Aired 28 January 1962 • 60 min
19. How Does Charlie Feel?
Aired 4 February 1962 • 60 min
20. Put Your Dreams Away
Aired 11 February 1962 • 60 min
21. The Opposite Virtues
Aired 18 February 1962 • 60 min
22. The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke
Aired 25 February 1962 • 60 min
23. Door Without a Key
Aired 4 March 1962 • 60 min
24. Verdict of 12
Aired 11 March 1962 • 60 min
25. County General
Aired 18 March 1962 • 60 min
26. I Kiss Your Shadow
Aired 25 March 1962 • 60 min