Dan Raven is an American crime drama starring Skip Homeier which aired on NBC between January 23, 1960, and January 6, 1961. The setting of the series is the famous Sunset Strip of West Hollywood, California. The series focuses on activities of the sheriff's department, including those of the fictitious Lieutenant Dan Raven and his assistant, Sergeant Burke, played by Dan Barton. Quinn K. Redeker appeared as photographer Perry Levitt. The program aired for a half-hour from January 1960 until September 23, when it expanded for thirteen hour-long segments.
Dan Raven featured contemporary celebrities appearing as themselves, including Buddy Hackett, Paul Anka, Marty Ingels, Bob Crewe, and Bobby Darin. Darin appeared in the first of the hour-long episodes, "The High Cost of Fame".
The long-running 77 Sunset Strip ran on ABC at 9 p.m. Eastern on the same Friday evenings as Dan Raven, which started at 7:30. Dan Raven, in the hour format, faced difficult opposition from the second season of CBS Western series Rawhide starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. Its competition on ABC was the sitcom Harrigan and Son, starring Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry.
Other selected episodes include:
⁕"The Mechanic" with Buddy Hackett on September 30
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The High Cost of Fame
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Sep 23, 1960
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The Mechanic
The Mechanic
Sep 30, 1960
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L.A. 46
L.A. 46
Oct 14, 1960
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Penny
Penny
Oct 21, 1960
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The Empty Frame
The Empty Frame
Oct 28, 1960
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The Night is Numbered
The Night is Numbered
Nov 4, 1960
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Japanese Sandbag
Japanese Sandbag
Nov 11, 1960
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The Junket
The Junket
Nov 18, 1960
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Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge
Nov 25, 1960
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Amateur Night
Amateur Night
Dec 2, 1960
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Tinge of Red
Tinge of Red
Dec 16, 1960
A nightclub singer is blackmailed by a scandal magazine which charges that she is a Communist.
