Alex (Micheal J. Fox) is heading up to Princeton by train for an interview with one of the admitting deans. Mallory (Justine Bateman) tags along to see her boyfriend, Jeff (John Dukakis) with unexpected results. Go Tigers was written by Micheal J. Weithorn and it had an original airdate of 12 January, 1984. Back at…
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Family Ties (1983/1984) – A Keaton Christmas Carol, To Snatch a Keith, and Birthday Boy
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) gets the whole Scrooge treatment in A Keaton Christmas Carol. Written by Rich Reinhart from a story by Robert Caplain, it first aired on 14 Decemeber, 1983. Alex is less than thrilled with the arrival of the holiday season while the rest of the Keaton family engages in festive traditions. He…
Hill Street Blues (1984) – Nichols From Heaven, and Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!
The hunt for the police killer continues as Goldblume (Joe Spano) continues to fill in at roll call (Micheal Conrad;s Esterhaus is said to be in the hospital), the rat problem continues, and an abused boy and his mother fear for the safety. Written by Dennis Cooper from a story by Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis,…
Hill Street Blues (1983/1984) – The Russians Are Coming, Ratman and Bobbin
There definitely seems to be an upswing in melodrama for this season of Hill Street Blues, and The Russians Are Coming is no exception. Written by Dennis Cooper from an idea by Cooper and Jeffrey Lewis and an unpublished story by Stanley N. Wellborn, this episode first debuted on 15 December, 1983. This episode marks…
Doctor Who (Peter Davison) – Frontios
The Doctor (Davison) takes on an almost good old-fashioned monster story in Frontios, written by Christopher H. Bidmead. This four part tale ran from 26 January to 3 February, 1984. The Time Lord, and his Companions, Teagan (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson) are forced to land the TARDIS on the remote world of…
Doctor Who (Peter Davison) – The Awakening
The Doctor (Peter Davison) encounters the entity known as the Malus on this two-parter that was written by Eric Pringle and that aired from 19 to 20 January, 1984. The Doctor, Teagan (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson) arrive in Little Hodcombe, where a reenactment of an English Civil War battle is rousing the…
The A-Team (1984) – Pure-Dee Poison and It’s a Desert Out There
I hate to say it, seeing as I’m not quite through season 2 yet, with three seasons to go, but it’s slowly getting tougher to get through these episodes. Following the formula is one thing, but wow… Anyway, first up this week is Pure-Dee Poison. This episode was written by Chris Bunch and Allan…
The A-Team (1984) – The Battle of Bel Air and Say It With Bullets
It’s a fun pair of episodes this week with the boys. First up is The Battle of Bel Air, which was written by Frank Lupo and had an airdate of 10 January, 1984… And just like that Amy Allen (Melinda Culea) is gone, according to the episode, we learn that she apparently took an…
Magnum, p.i. (1984) – The Case of the Red Faced Thespian and No More Mr. Nice Guy
It’s back to Hawaii for more fun with Thomas (Tom Selleck) and the gang! First up is The Case of the Red Faced Thespian, written by Robert Hamilton. This episode first aired on 19 January, 1984. When Higgins (John Hillerman) takes a croquet ball to the skull while he’s trying to bomb out a…
Magnum, p.i. (1983/1984) – Operation: Silent Night and Jororo Farewell
There are a couple of fun episodes for this week’s installment! First up we have Operation: Silent Night, written by Reuben Leder and Chris Abbott. T.C. (Roger E. Mosley) is less than thrilled to be running the boys to various locations via his Island Hoppers helicopter, seeing he has his own flight back to…
The Mind Reels 