Bill Idelson pens Tea and Empathy, which first aired on 17 January, 1978. It’s another of those episodes that has a lots going on. Hawkeye (Alan Alda) deals with a British Major, Ross (Bernard Fox), who demands that Hawkeye release his still injured soldiers so that they may return to action. B.J. (Mike Farrell) deals…
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M*A*S*H (1977/1978) – The Merchant of Korea, The Smell of Music, and Patent 4077
B.J. (Mike Farrell) runs afoul of Charles (David Ogden Stiers) in The Merchant of Korea. Written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs, this episode was first broadcast on 20 December, 1977. When B.J.’s wife Peg sends him a telegram about the availabilty of some land they’ve always wanted, he has to scrounge up some much…
Doctor Who (Tom Baker) – Underworld
This week the Doctor (Baker), Leela (Louise Jameson) and K9 encounter trouble on the edge of the cosmos… Underworld is a four-part story that was written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin that ran from 7 January to the 28 January, 1978. When the TARDIS arrives at the edge of the cosmos, the edge…
The Rockford Files (1978) – Dwarf in a Helium Hat and South by Southesast
Mistaken identities seem to be the key to both episodes this week, as Jim Rockford (James Garner) gets wrapped up in a couple more cases. First up is Dwarf in a Helium Hat, which aired 27 January, 1978. It was written by Cannell and David Chase. There’s a missed opportunity with the phone gag…
The Rockford Files (1978) – The Gang at Don’s Drive-In and The Paper Palace
Jim (James Garner) meets up with an old friend, with a problem, in the first episode this week, The Gang at Don’s Drive-In. It was written by James Crocker and aired 13 January, 1978. The phone gag features a call from someone who just went through 12 years of therapy, and will happily tell Jim what he…
The Rockford Files (1977/1978) – A Deadly Maze and The Attractive Nuisance
Jim (James Garner) finds himself in more trouble this week, which sees the last episode of ’77 and the first of ’78 under review. First up is A Deadly Maze, which aired 23 December, 1977 and was written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag this time out features a call from a friend of Jim’s…
The Mind Reels 