Season 2 • Episode 20
LatestTemperatures Rising is an American television sitcom that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, 1974 on the ABC network. The network had a good deal of faith in the low-rated series, which went through three cast changes, two different formats, and two time slots during its run.
Acting
Paul Lynde's snarky Dr. Mercy—camp perfection in a lab coat.
Production
ABC's stubborn faith: 47 episodes of creative chaos and cast musical chairs.
Creator
William Asher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Asher directed this between Bewitched and his marriage to Elizabeth Montgomery—maybe he needed the distraction.
Paul Lynde's flamboyant, acid-tongued doctor was essentially his Hollywood Squares persona in scrubs—subversively queer for 1972 network TV.
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