Monthly Archives: September 2025

This Date in THE FBI History: Nancy Wilson and Hal Linden star in “The Confession,” airing Sept. 30, 1973. This episode also features a pre-Magnum Tom Selleck and a pre-WKRP Frank Bonner

Posted on September 30, 2025 by admin

THE CONFESSION Original Air Date: Sept. 30, 1973 Synopsis. The daughter of recording star Darlene Clark (played by Nancy Wilson) is kidnapped one day after Clark opens at the Desert Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. The culprit? Clark’s manager, Abel … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: James Franciscus stars in “Out of Control,” airing Sept. 29, 1968

Posted on September 29, 2025 by admin

OUT OF CONTROL Original Air Date: Sept. 29, 1968 Synopsis. Following the death of a border patrolman, Erskine and Colby must determine whether a prominent oilman (played by James Franciscus) tapped the pipelines of a rival company to prevent his … Continue reading →

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Mike Connors and Karen Steele star in “Point Blank,” airing Sept. 29, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 29, 2025 by admin

POINT BLANK Original Airdate: September 29, 1957 Synopsis. Maverick settles temporarily in the small railroad town of Bent Forks, where he soon falls in love with Molly Gleason, a woman with a somewhat disreputable past (played by Karen Steele). Bret … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Vera Miles, Peter Donat, and William Schallert star in “The Swindler,” airing Sept. 28, 1969

Posted on September 28, 2025 by admin

THE SWINDLER Original Air Date: Sept. 28, 1969 Synopsis. The death of a federal bank employee who had embezzled $83,000 puts Erskine and Colby on the trail of Jack Pollard and William Quine, the two swindlers who had roped the … Continue reading →

This Date in THE FBI History: Wayne Rogers and Bradford Dillman star in “The Traitor,” airing Sept. 27, 1970

Posted on September 27, 2025 by admin

THE TRAITOR Original Air Date: Sept. 27, 1970 Synopsis. An espionage ring attempts to steal the formula for the “ruby laser,” a system that Telecom Research Company has been developing on behalf of the United States. While the laser can … Continue reading →

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Peggy McCay stars in “The Sheriff of Duck ‘n’ Shoot,” airing Sept. 27, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 27, 2025 by admin

THE SHERIFF OF DUCK ‘N’ SHOOT Original Airdate: September 27, 1959 Synopsis. The conniving judge of Duck ‘n’ Shoot (population 1,018) wants Bret as the town sheriff after apparently witnessing Maverick knock out a rowdy cowboy with only one punch. … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Susan Strasberg and Dick Gautier star in “The Countess,” airing Sept. 27, 1974. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 27, 2025 by admin

THE COUNTESS Original Air Date: September 27, 1974 Synopsis. Socialite Deborah Ryder (played by Susan Strasberg) hires Rockford to stop Carl Brego (Dick Gautier), an extortionist who knows that Deborah was once linked to a numbers racket in Chicago. As … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Jack Klugman and Brett Somers Klugman star in “Image in a Cracked Mirror,” airing Sept. 26, 1965

Posted on September 26, 2025 by admin

IMAGE IN A CRACKED MIRROR Original Air Date: Sept. 26, 1965 Synopsis. After embezzling $20,000 from a bank in El Paso, Texas, Charles Emery Gates (played by Jack Klugman) flees for Mexico, along with his adopted son, Billy. Gates makes … Continue reading →

This Date in THE FBI History: John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan star in “The Last Job,” airing Sept. 26, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 26, 2025 by admin

THE LAST JOB Original Air Date: Sept. 26, 1971 Synopsis. Legendary bank robber Doc Lacy (played by John McIntire) masterminded a series of thefts that netted him nearly a million dollars—all before the age of twenty-six. Though incarcerated for the … Continue reading →

This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Part 1 of the two-part episode “Gearjammers!” airs on Sept. 26, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

Posted on September 26, 2025 by admin

GEARJAMMERS! (Part 1) Original Air Date: September 26, 1975 Synopsis. Rocky’s life becomes endangered after he inadvertently witnesses an illegal business transaction between his trucker friend Johnny LoSalvo and LoSalvo’s ruthless boss Hammel, who has plotted to hijack six of … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: September 2025

This Date in THE FBI History: Nancy Wilson and Hal Linden star in “The Confession,” airing Sept. 30, 1973. This episode also features a pre-Magnum Tom Selleck and a pre-WKRP Frank Bonner

This Date in THE FBI History: James Franciscus stars in “Out of Control,” airing Sept. 29, 1968

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Mike Connors and Karen Steele star in “Point Blank,” airing Sept. 29, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Vera Miles, Peter Donat, and William Schallert star in “The Swindler,” airing Sept. 28, 1969

This Date in THE FBI History: Wayne Rogers and Bradford Dillman star in “The Traitor,” airing Sept. 27, 1970

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Peggy McCay stars in “The Sheriff of Duck ‘n’ Shoot,” airing Sept. 27, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Susan Strasberg and Dick Gautier star in “The Countess,” airing Sept. 27, 1974. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Jack Klugman and Brett Somers Klugman star in “Image in a Cracked Mirror,” airing Sept. 26, 1965

This Date in THE FBI History: John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan star in “The Last Job,” airing Sept. 26, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Part 1 of the two-part episode “Gearjammers!” airs on Sept. 26, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

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