"The Colbys" (1985) TV series 1985-1987

Creators:

Eileen Pollock
Robert Pollock
Esther Shapiro

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

20 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

This night time spin-off from the then top-rated series "Dynasty" featured the adventures of Jeff and...

Plot Keywords:

Spin Off | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

Cast

Charlton Heston	...	Jason Colby (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
John James	...	Jeff Colby / ... (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
Katharine Ross	...	Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
Emma Samms	...	Fallon Carrington Colby Colby (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
Stephanie Beacham	...	Sable Scott Colby / ... (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tracy Scoggins	...	Monica Colby / ... (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
Maxwell Caulfield	...	Miles Colby / ... (49 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ricardo Montalban	...	Zach Powers / ... (48 episodes, 1985-1987)
Claire Yarlett	...	Bliss Colby / ... (47 episodes, 1985-1987)
Kim Morgan Greene	...	Channing Carter Colby / ... (25 episodes, 1986-1987)
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Constance 'Conny' Colby Patterson (24 episodes, 1985-1986)
Joseph Campanella	...	Hutch Corrigan (23 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ken Howard	...	Garrett Boydston (23 episodes, 1985-1986)
Adrian Paul	...	Kolya 'Nikolai' Rostov / ... (20 episodes, 1986-1987)

Also Known As:

Dynasty II: The Colbys (original title (first four episodes title))
Die Colbys - Das Imperium (West Germany) [de]
Dynastie II (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
I Colby (Italy) [it]
Les Colby (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Los Colby (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

60 min (49 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Trivia:

Burt Lancaster was originally considered for the role of Jason Colby, while Katharine Hepburn was considered for the role of Constance Colby.

Quotes:

Jason Colby: I don't trust you either. I don't take kindly to a married man making a play for my daughter.
Sen. Cash Cassidy: Stay out of this - it's none of your business.
Jason Colby: My family is my business. If I ever see you touch her again, you won't be able to run far enough or fast enough. If you don't believe me - *boy* - you ask your father what it's like to cross me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (#11.18)" (1986)

Not Dynasty But Still Good!

I liked the Colbys maybe because it had a stellar cast including Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Barbara Stanwyk, Maxwell Caulfield, Tracy Scoggins, Emma Samms in their cast. The writing if I remember was not as good as it's sister show, Dynasty, but it still had spunk. It was set in Los Angeles, California as opposed to Denver, Colorado. It had a similar theme like Dynasty and the Colbys were supposedly richer than the Carringtons. I can't forget Katharine Ross better known as the original Stepford Wife. This show introduced great actors and actresses like her to a new generation. It may not have been as good as Dynasty but it still had style, class, and cat fights if I remember maybe they were more subtle than Krystle and Alexis but they were worth watching on a weekly basis.