In his production of the short-lived ''Run, Buddy, Run,'' Leonard B. Stern (1922-2011), the series creator, used many of the same technical persons behind his ''[[Get Smart (TV series)|Get Smart]]'' series on [[NBC]]. The program aired on Monday nights at 8 p.m. Eastern, sandwiched between the last season of ''Gilligan's Island'' starring Bob Denver and ''The Lucy Show'' with [[Lucille Ball]]. It failed to garner sufficient ratings and was dropped at midseason after sixteen episodes were produced.<ref name=tvparty/> Its competition was ''I Dream of Jeannie'' on NBC and the second half of ''The Iron Horse,'' an ABC [[Western]] about the [[railroad]].<ref>1966-1967 United States network television schedule.</ref> | In his production of the short-lived ''Run, Buddy, Run,'' Leonard B. Stern (1922-2011), the series creator, used many of the same technical persons behind his ''[[Get Smart (TV series)|Get Smart]]'' series on [[NBC]]. The program aired on Monday nights at 8 p.m. Eastern, sandwiched between the last season of ''Gilligan's Island'' starring Bob Denver and ''The Lucy Show'' with [[Lucille Ball]]. It failed to garner sufficient ratings and was dropped at midseason after sixteen episodes were produced.<ref name=tvparty/> Its competition was ''I Dream of Jeannie'' on NBC and the second half of ''The Iron Horse,'' an ABC [[Western]] about the [[railroad]].<ref>1966-1967 United States network television schedule.</ref> |