Changes

The format changed to [[espionage]] (in the February 21, 1966 episode "Funny, You Don't Look Like a Spy"), it was explained to viewers that Major Foster had been recalled to active duty as a secret agent. All the other regulars except Forsythe and Marks were dropped from the cast. Peter Kortner (1924-1991) was the producer of the series, which aired twenty-nine episodes (and eighteen selected repeats) from September 13, 1965, to August 29, 1966.<ref name=tt/> The series was produced by Forsythe's own company in conjunction with Universal Television Studios. Earl Arthur Bellamy (1917-2003) was the [[director]].​

The format changed to [[espionage]] (in the February 21, 1966 episode "Funny, You Don't Look Like a Spy"), it was explained to viewers that Major Foster had been recalled to active duty as a secret agent. All the other regulars except Forsythe and Marks were dropped from the cast. Peter Kortner (1924-1991) was the producer of the series, which aired twenty-nine episodes (and eighteen selected repeats) from September 13, 1965, to August 29, 1966.<ref name=tt/> The series was produced by Forsythe's own company in conjunction with Universal Television Studios. Earl Arthur Bellamy (1917-2003) was the [[director]].​

Selected episodes include "Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost" with Kim Darby, "Duty and the Beast" with Harvey Korman and Sandra Smith, "Engagement, Italian Style" with stuntman Dick Shane, "Little Miss Egghead" with Angela Cartwright, "That Little Old Matchmaker" (also with Sandra Smith), "The Bainbridge Curse," and the series finale, "Get Me to the Execution on Time."​

Selected episodes include "Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost" with Kim Darby, "Duty and the Beast" with Harvey Korman and Sandra Smith, "Engagement, Italian Style" with stuntman Dick Shane, "Little Miss Egghead" with Angela Cartwright, "That Little Old Matchmaker" (also with Sandra Smith), "The Bainbridge Curse," and the series finale, "Get Me to the Execution on Time."​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058818/episodes?year=1965&ref_=tt_eps_yr_1965|title=Episode List of ''The John Forsythe Show''|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

''The John Forsythe Show'' aired on Mondays at 8 p.m. Eastern following the ''Hullabaloo'' music program and preceding ''Dr. Kildare'' starring Richard Chamberlain in the title role. Its competition was Garry Moore's quiz program, ''I've Got a Secret'' on [[CBS]], and the second half of the ABC military drama ''Twelve O'Clock High'' starring Robert Lansing, Paul Burke, and [[Robert K. Dornan]], later a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] from California.<ref>1965-1966 American network television schedule, in appendix of ''Total Television''</ref> The primary sponsor of the series, Colgate-Palmolive.

''The John Forsythe Show'' aired on Mondays at 8 p.m. Eastern following the ''Hullabaloo'' music program and preceding ''Dr. Kildare'' starring Richard Chamberlain in the title role. Its competition was Garry Moore's quiz program, ''I've Got a Secret'' on [[CBS]], and the second half of the ABC military drama ''Twelve O'Clock High'' starring Robert Lansing, Paul Burke, and [[Robert K. Dornan]], later a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] from California.<ref>1965-1966 American network television schedule, in appendix of ''Total Television''</ref> The primary sponsor of the series, Colgate-Palmolive.