If this beloved series was getting shakey before, we can see now that the show is starting to fall into real trouble. First up is Space Ranger, a story hinged on all manner of coincidence and bad writing from Rudolph Borchert (though it may not be his fault entirely as the studio was seriously…
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The Greatest American Hero (1982) – There’s Just No Accounting and The Good Samaritan
The IRS causes problems for everybody in the first episode this week! There’s Just No Accounting was written by Frank Lupo and aired on 24 March, 1982. This episode ends up being a lot of fun, very whimsical, and lets our characters just behave as we know they should after a couple of crazy episodes….
The Greatest American Hero (1982) – Plague and Train of Thought
Bill (Robert Culp) and Ralph (William Katt) are exposed to danger this week in the episode Plague, which aired 6 January, 1982, and was penned by Rudolph Borchert. Picking up an assignment from Carlisle (William Bogert) that none of his fellow agents want, Bill gets a number of inoculations before going into the field…
The Rockford Files (1979/1980) – Just a Coupla Guys and Deadlock in Parma
After 6 seasons, I’m now on the final two episodes of this landmark series. And while the first episode is a bit of a let-down in terms of a story for Rockford (James Garner), you can definitely see a blueprint for a show that helped define 21st century television (though it started in 1999)….
The Rockford Files (1979) – Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man’s Job: Part 2 and A Different Drummer
Season 5 comes to a close this week with the second part of last week’s two-parter. The con continues under Jim’s (James Garner) able hand in this episode written by Juanita Bartlett that aired 3 March, 1979. The phone message features a rather lengthy call from a pest control company. Things seem to be going…
The Rockford Files (1979) – With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket be Far Behind? and The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Private investigator Jim Rockford has his hands full again with this week’s dual installment. First up is With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket be Far Behind? which aired 5 January, 1979 and was written by Rudolph Borchert. The phone gag this time around features a phone call from Coop (Bo Hopkins) about…
The Rockford Files (1979) – Kill the Messenger and A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
Jim Rockford (James Garner) is in for a lot of fun this week. First up is Kill the Messenger, written by Juanita Bartlett. This one aired 27 October, 1978. The phone gag features a very early version of phone tag. Dennis (Joe Santos) is getting ready to take his lieutenant’s exam, and is suffering…
The Rockford Files (1975) – Say Goodbye to Jennifer & Charlie Harris at Large
Private Investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) gets into it again with this week’s two episode installment. Up first is Say Goodbye to Jennifer, which aired 7 February, 1975, was directed by acting legend Jackie Cooper, and penned by Juanita Bartlett and Rudolph Borchert from a story by Roy Huggins.It guest stars Hector Elizondo as ex-war…
The Mind Reels 