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Monthly Archives: April 2022
This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Rattlesnake Brigade,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK, airs on Apr. 27, 1982
THE RATTLESNAKE BRIGADE Original Airdate: April 27, 1982 Synopsis. A band of desperados tricks Bret and Tom into protecting a gold shipment. The third of three attempts to resurrect Maverick in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Bret Maverick (NBC, 1981-1982) saw James … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr
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This date in MAVERICK TV History: James Garner files a cross-complaint against Warner Bros. on Apr. 26, 1960, reiterating his claim that the studio had breached his contract by suspending payment of his salary. The ensuing legal battle set in motion a chain of events that not only changed the course of Garner’s career, but led to the demise of MAVERICK
LEARN MORE about the lawsuit between James Garner and Warner Bros. in the revised third edition of Maverick: Legend of the West, featuring more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr
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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Rockford leads a field trip to a funeral in “Friends and Foul Play,” the fifth of the eight reunion movies that James Garner produced for CBS, airing Apr. 25, 1996
FRIENDS AND FOUL PLAY Original Air Date: April 25, 1996 Synopsis. Rockford tries to help his friend Babs Honeywell, a waitress at the Sand Castle, prove that her son was killed by mobster Happy Cartello. When Babs herself is murdered, … Continue reading →
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This date in MAVERICK TV History: John Dehner, John Hoyt, and Chad Everett star in the conclusion of “The Devil’s Necklace,” airing Apr. 23, 1961
THE DEVIL’S NECKLACE, Part 2 Original Airdate: April 23, 1961 Synopsis. As Maverick lies unconscious, an enraged Bob Tallhorse leads the Apaches in a massive attack on Fort Distress. The only two-part episode of the original Maverick series, “The Devil’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anne Archer, Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Chad Everett, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, John Archer, John Dehner, John Hoyt, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Medical Center, Michael Dante, Michael Forest, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Shady Deal at Sunny Acres, Steve Brodie, The Devil's Necklace, William T. Orr
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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “One of Our Trains is Missing,” the final episode of the original MAVERICK series, airs on Apr. 22, 1962
ONE OF OUR TRAINS IS MISSING Original Airdate: April 22, 1962 Synopsis. In Whipsaw, Kansas, Bart finds trouble in the form of Modesty Blaine and a neurotic safecracker named Justin Radcliff. The last episode of the original Maverick series, “One … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Hawaiian Eye, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, One of Our Trains is Missing, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, William T. Orr
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor and voice artist STUART PANKIN on why comic actors are often equally adept at playing drama; why being the voice of Earl Sinclair on DINOSAURS was a great job to have, but a hard job to do; and how his experience on the short-lived sitcom THE SAN PEDRO BEACH BUMS created an important professional relationship that led Stu to other film and TV work. Stu plays a retired professor of European history in DEEP IN THE FOREST, a political thriller that becomes available for viewing on demand on all major streaming platforms beginning Tuesday 5/31
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Tagged Bill Dana, Bob Stewart, Bob Stewart Stuart Pankin, Davey Burns, Deep in the Forest movie, Dinosaurs, HBO Not Necessarily the News, Home Box Office, Jeremy Lanni Deep in the Forest, Jerry Mayer, Jim Henson Productions, Jim Henson puppets, Michael Jacobs, Michael Jacobs Stuart Pankin, No Soap Radio, Not Necessarily the News, Peter Jason, Peter Jason Jeremy Lanni, San Pedro Beach Bums, San Pedro Bums, Steve Gutenberg, Steve Gutenberg No Soap Radio, Stuart Pankin, Stuart Pankin Deep in the Forest, Stuart Pankin Dinosaurs, Stuart Pankin Earl Sinclair, Stuart Pankin Fatal Attraction, Stuart Pankin No Soap Radio, Stuart Pankin Not Necessarily the News
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Ruta Lee, James Moses Black, plus a Tribute to Hal Holbrook: Next on TVC
We will welcome back actors Ruta Lee and James Moses Black, plus we will pay tribute to legendary actor Hal Holbrook, on an encore presentation of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 22-24 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 … Continue reading →
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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Rita Moreno and Hal Linden star in “If It Bleeds… It Leads,” the eighth and final Rockford reunion movie, airing Apr. 20, 1999
IF IT BLEEDS… IT LEADS Original Air Date: April 20, 1999 Synopsis. Rita Capkovic (played by Rita Moreno) turns to Rockford one last time when her husband Ernie Lansdale (Hal Linden), a respected school teacher, is wrongfully suspected of being … Continue reading →
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Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Aura Lee Farewell, Black Pawn Press, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson First Monday, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, classic TV series, collectibles, Colonel Steve Austin, Cyborg, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, David Chase The Sopranos, Donelle Dadigan, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Evelyn Martin, Greg Mullavey, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, Hal Linden, Hal Linden Barney Miller, Hal Linden If It Bleeds It Leads, Hal Linden The Rothschilds, If It Bleeds It Leads, Jaime Sommers, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Maverick, memorabilia, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, motivational speaker, Ned Beatty, Ned Beatty James Garner, Ned Beatty Rockford Files, Oscar Goldman, props, Richard Anderson, Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno James Garner, Rita Moreno Juanita Bartlett, Rita Moreno Rita Capkovic, Rita Moreno Rockford Files, Rita Moreno The Paper Palace, Rita Moreno West Side Story, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files Profit and Loss, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Six Million Dollar Man, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stephen J. Cannell Roy Huggins, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files
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This date in MAVERICK TV History: Robert Webber, Marj Dusay, and Jameson Parker star in the conclusion of “Faith, Hope and Clarity,” a two-part episode of BRET MAVERICK that originally aired on Apr. 20, 1982
FAITH, HOPE AND CLARITY (two-parter) Original Airdates: April 13 and 20, 1982 Synopsis. Everest Sinclair, a utopianist who hopes to make Sweetwater the center of his “new society,” purchases all of the town’s mortgages and immediately forecloses on them. In … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Faith Hope and Clarity, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, Jameson Parker, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Marion Hargrove, Marj Dusay, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Robert Colbert, Robert Webber, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Shady Deal at Sunny Acres, William T. Orr
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 575.5 with guest Stefanie Powers is available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Stefanie Powers on the Life of William Holden Original Airdates: Apr. 15-17, 2022 TVC 575.5: Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Stefanie Powers, the actress known around the world as The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. and Jennifer Hart on Hart … Continue reading →
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