| Carter Country | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Douglas Arango Phil Doran David Garber Kevin Hartigan Barry Meadow |
| Directed by | Peter Baldwin Bud Yorkin |
| Starring | Victor French Kene Holliday Richard Paul Harvey Vernon |
| Composer(s) | Pete Rugolo |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Austin Kalish Irma Kalish Bernie Orenstein Saul Turteltaub Bud Yorkin |
| Producer(s) | Douglas Arango |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Turteltaub-Orenstein-Yorkin Productions (TOY) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | September 15, 1977 – August 23, 1979 |
Carter Country is an American television sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1979 on ABC.
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Carter Country was set in the fictional small town of Clinton Corners in Georgia (presumably near the part of the state from which U.S. President Jimmy Carter hailed, thus the title) and featured Victor French as police chief Roy Mobey and Kene Holliday as city-bred, college-educated, black Sergeant Curtis Baker.
It also featured Richard Paul as Mama's boy Mayor Teddy Burnside, Harvey Vernon as racist officer Jasper DeWitt, and Barbara Cason as town employee Cloris Phebus. Additional comic support was provided by Texas-born actor Guich Koock who played the part of goofy deputy Harley. Vernee Watson rounded out the cast as the mayor's educated secretary and a love interest for Baker. The plot centered around the stereotypical racism of the Deep South, and was often characterized as being an irreverent, comedic version of the movie In the Heat of the Night.
The character of Mayor Burnside coined a minor catchphrase with his manic "Handle it, Roy, handle it!", used when delegating various details to Sheriff Mobey such as fixing a parking ticket. If Mobey protested or asked any further questions, Burnside would stifle further discussion with a dismissive hand gesture and a further "Handle-it, handle-it, handle-it!"
Burnside often introduced himself to members of the public as "Teddy Burnside, your mayor by a landslide."
22 episodes:
| № | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hail to the Chief" | 1977 September 15 |
| 2 | "Beating the Pounds" | 1977 September 22 |
| 3 | "Out of the Closet" | 1977 September 29 |
| 4 | "The Fireside Burnside Budget Chat" | 1977 October 6 |
| 5 | "Baker Buys a House (Part 1)" | 1977 October 20 |
| 6 | "Baker Buys a House (Part 2)" | 1977 October 27 |
| 7 | "Bye, Bye Baker" | 1977 November 3 |
| 8 | "Senior Citizen Siege" | 1977 November 17 |
| 9 | "Chicks and Turkeys" | 1977 November 24 |
| 10 | "Chief to Chief" | 1977 December 1 |
| 11 | "Union vs. the Confederacy" | 1977 December 8 |
| 12 | "A-Hunting We Will Go" | 1977 December 15 |
| 13 | "By the Light of the Moonlight" | 1977 December 22 |
| 14 | "The Physical" | 1978 January 5 |
| 15 | "Roy's Separation" | 1978 January 12 |
| 16 | "Red Armstong, Goodbye" | 1978 January 19 |
| 17 | "Ballots for Burnside" | 1978 January 26 |
| 18 | "The Chief's Dressing Down" | 1978 February 2 |
| 19 | "All About Floyd" | 1978 February 9 |
| 20 | "Roy Pays His Taxes" | 1978 February 23 |
| 21 | "Roy's Encounter" | 1978 May 9 |
| 22 | "Baker Saves a Life" | 1978 May 16 |
22 episodes:
| № | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | "One of Our Chiefs Is Missing" | 1978 September 23 |
| 24 | "The Tracy Report" | 1978 September 30 |
| 25 | "The Selling of the Mayor (Part 1)" | 1978 October 21 |
| 26 | "The Selling of the Mayor (Part 2)" | 1978 October 28 |
| 27 | "Poor Butterfly" | 1978 November 11 |
| 28 | "Gambler's Unanimous" | 1978 November 25 |
| 29 | "Roy Makes the Grade" | 1978 December 2 |
| 30 | "Hurricane Jasper" | 1978 December 16 |
| 31 | "Firing of a Harley" | 1978 December 23 |
| 32 | "Owed to Billy Joe" | 1979 January 6 |
| 33 | "The Russians Are Coming" | 1979 January 13 |
| 34 | "Happy Anniversary" | 1979 March 29 |
| 35 | "Teddy the Tiger" | 1979 April 5 |
| 36 | "New Kid in Town" | 1979 April 12 |
| 37 | "Baker's First Day" | 1979 April 19 |
| 38 | "The Last Dinosaur" | 1979 April 26 |
| 39 | "The Big Move (Part 1)" | 1979 May 10 |
| 40 | "The Big Move (Part 2)" | 1979 May 17 |
| 41 | "The Big Move (Part 3)" | 1979 May 24 |
| 42 | "Teddy's Folly" | 1979 May 31 |
| 43 | "The Prisoner of Clinton Corners" | 1979 June 7 |
| 44 | "The Abominable Showman" | 1979 June 21 |