Jdee43

I've been really enjoying The Doctors from Dec 1967 - Feb 1968! James Pritchett does such a great job of anchoring the show, really impressive! There are things that take me out of it though. I guess the main thing is the look of the Karen Werner character. It's obviously an actress in a bad wig trying too hard to sound foreign. I wish they would have let the actress use her own hair (or get better wigs) and talk closer to her normal voice, or recast with someone that looks more natural in the role. Compare Karen to the naturalness of Carolee, or any of the other characters; it's so night and day! Also weird are the silent extras; no one but the main cast can talk; it's like the Twilight Zone; very weird if you pay attention to it. Also strange is Matt's office. It looks a converted medium sized closet; no windows for the Chief of Staff? These are all minor things. The show is really good, and beautiful to watch, in such clear, vibrant colors, from 1968; such a treat!

I was wondering, are there any lists online as to which episodes of The Doctors from 1968 - 1979 are missing or were skipped by Retro TV?

I worry about the P&G archives. With P&G allowing no access to their old shows at all, maybe they will come to a point where they say to themselves why are we bothering to hold onto these tapes, and then decide to just junk everything

I just signed up to the website It's Really Good TV to watch The Doctors. I was under the impression that they had all the episodes that have run on Retro TV. I was really disappointed to discover that they don't. There are quite a number of missing episodes for many of the years. From June 1968 for example, there are 4 episodes missing from the last week, 2 episodes from the week before. I really hope they can correct this and add all the episodes!! The episodes from the late 60s look amazing; colorful, clear, and vibrant! The ones from the mid to late 70s, in comparison, look dull, muddy, washed out. I wonder what happened; did the producers change their video stock?