A.E.S. Hudson Street
GenreSituation comedy
Created by
Directed byNoam Pitlik
Starring
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerDanny Arnold
ProducerRoland Kibbee
Running time24 mins.
Production companyFour D Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMarch 16 (1978-03-16) 
April 20, 1978 (1978-04-20)

A.E.S. Hudson Street is an American comedy television show that aired on ABC in 1978 on Thursday night from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm ET.

Synopsis

The series follows the antics of the staff of a run-down Ambulance Emergency Service hospital on Hudson Street, on the lower west side of Manhattan. It was cancelled after five episodes.[1]

Cast and characters

Pilot

The series pilot aired July 21, 1977, with F. Murray Abraham starring as Dr. Tony Menzies. When the five series episodes were filmed, only Dishy and Stewart remained from the original cast. All of the other characters were either dropped or re-cast. In the pilot, A.E.S. stood for Ambulance Emergency Service.[2]

Remake

The series was remade as Stat in 1991. That version lasted 6 episodes.

References

  1. Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
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