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77 Sunset Strip is a crime drama that aired on ABC.

Based on a series of stories by Roy Huggins, the show featured Stuart Bailey and Jeff Spencer, two detectives who worked out of a stylish office on the title street. Suzanne was their telephone operator; tagging along for the ride was Roscoe, a racetrack fancier, and Gerald "Kookie" Kookson, a P.I. wannabe who worked as a valet next door at Dino's nightclub. Gerald and Roscoe provided many of the show's lighter moments.

Edd Byrnes (Kookie) left the show in 1959 following a contract dispute (he had become something of a pop icon with his catch phrases and a record by Connie Stevens--"Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb") but returned a year later as a member of the firm. At the very onset, Warner Bros. was embroiled in an ownership dispute over the show and characters with its creator, Roy Huggins.

Edd Byrnes would turn up again in late 1974 auditioning to be the host of NBC's new game show Wheel of Fortune. But when they spotted him inebriated and trying to commit the alphabet to memory, he would be replaced by Chuck Woolery when the show hit the air.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.	Stuart Bailey	1	2	3	4	5	6
Roger Smith	Jeff Spencer	1	2	3	4	5
Edd Byrnes	Gerald "Kookie" Kookson III	1	2	3	4	5
Louis Quinn	Roscoe	1	2	3	4	5
Jacqueline Beer	Suzanne Fabray	1	2	3	4	5
Byron Keith	Lt. Roy Gilmore	1	2	3	4	5
Richard Long	Rex Randolph			3
Robert Logan	J.R. Hale				4	5

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	October 10, 1958	May 29, 1959	34
Season Two	October 2, 1959	June 10, 1960	36
Season Three	September 16, 1960	June 9, 1961	39
Season Four	September 22, 1961	June 29, 1962	41
Season Five	October 12, 1962	June 14, 1963	36
Season Six	September 20, 1963	February 7, 1964	20

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

External Sites