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77 Sunset Strip

ABC

1958-1964

First Broadcast: October 10, 1958

Last Broadcast: February 7, 1964

77 Sunset Strip is the office of two private detectives, Stu Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) and Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith), both of whom are former secret agents. They’re right next door to an upscale restaurant, Dino’s Lodge where Gerald Lloyd Kookson II, aka Kookie, (a hipster played by Edd Byrnes) works as a valet and provides some comic relief. Kookie sometimes helps the two detectives on their cases and eventually joined them full time. The success of 77 Sunset Strip led to several other similar detective shows such as Bourbon Street Beat, Hawaiian Eye, and Surfside 6.

77 SUNSET Strip Complete Series on 53 DVD's W/ PILOT MOVIE

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Channel	Date/Time	Season	Episode	Title	Description
MeTV+	03/24/2025 1:00AM	3	22	Once Upon a Caper	Stu, Jeff, and Kookie all have different versions of the agency’s beginnings.
MeTV+	03/24/2025 12:00AM	3	20	Mr. Goldilocks	A jewel thief heads for the desert, with an injured Jeff Spencer in pursuit.
MeTV+	03/24/2025 3:00AM	3	24	Face in the Window	Rex is hidden by a fading actor in order to save his love interest.

77 Sunset Strip Cast

Actor	Character
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.	Stuart Bailey
Roger Smith	Jeff Spencer
Edd Byrnes	Gerald “Kookie” Kookson III / Kevin Smiley
Jacqueline Beer	Suzanne Fabry
Louis Quinn	Pete Roscoe
Byron Keith	Lt. Roy Gilmore
Robert Logan	J.R. Hale

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 6 seasons and 206 episodes of 77 Sunset Strip. Check out the 77 Sunset Strip episode guide.

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Trivia

The restaurant in the show, Dino’s Lodge, was owned by Dean Martin.
Edd Byrnes originally played a contract killer in the pilot. He was so popular that they brought him back to the series in the role of Kookie.