Monthly Archives: October 2025

This Date in THE FBI History: Tim O’Connor, Charlotte Stewart, Larry Linville, and Dabney Coleman star in “Flight,” airing Oct. 26, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 26, 2025 by admin

FLIGHT Original Air Date: Oct. 26, 1969 Synopsis. In Seattle, Walter Hazlett (played by Tim O’Connor), a notorious syndicate gambling figure who is on the run from both the mob and the FBI, hijacks a commercial flight headed to Florida … Continue reading →

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Paul Picerni star in “Escape to Tampico,” airing Oct. 26, 1958. 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 October 26, 2025 by admin

ESCAPE TO TAMPICO Original Airdate: October 26, 1958 Synopsis. In New Orleans, aristocrat Raoul Gireaux offers Bret $6,000 to bring back Steve Corbett, who has fled to Tampico, Mexico after murdering Gireaux’s youngest son. After finding work in the cantina … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Part 2 of “Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Will Never Die” airs on Oct. 26, 1979. 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 October 26, 2025 by admin

ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WILL NEVER DIE (conclusion) Original Air Date: October 26, 1979 Synopsis. Pop music superstar Tim Ritchie, already facing a palimony lawsuit by his former live-in girlfriend Diane Bjornstrom, hires Rockford to locate his record producer and … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Geoffrey Deuel and Wayne Maunder star in “Time Bomb,” an episode loosely based on the activities of the radical group The Weather Underground Organization, airing Oct. 25, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on October 25, 2025 by admin

TIME BOMB Original Air Date: Oct. 25, 1970 Synopsis. In Los Angeles, Erskine has less than an hour to locate and diffuse a bomb that is set to explode in a courtroom inside the federal building at one of the … Continue reading →

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Joel Grey, Nancy Kulp, and Robert Lowery star in “Full House,” airing Oct. 25, 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 October 25, 2025 by admin

FULL HOUSE Original Airdate: October 25, 1959 Synopsis. In Denver, Bret wins $2,000 playing cards with a man who is temporarily short of cash. Maverick wants the man’s fancy tie pin as collateral, but the man is reluctant to give … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Jill Clayburgh and Suzanne Somers star in “The Big Ripoff,” airing Oct. 25, 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 October 25, 2025 by admin

THE BIG RIPOFF Original Air Date: October 25, 1974 Synopsis. Nancy Frazier hires Rockford to investigate the death of her lover Steve Nelson, who allegedly perished in a plane crash. Nancy believes that Steve’s wife Ginny arranged for the accident, … Continue reading →

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Myrna Fahey star in “Mano Nera,” the first of four episodes co-written by Leo Gordon, airing Oct. 23, 1960. 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 October 23, 2025 by admin

MANO NERA Original Airdate: October 23, 1960 Synopsis. In New Orleans, an Italian shop owner dies at Bart’s feet―the latest victim of a murderous band of extortionists known as Mano Nera (“black hand”), who have been terrorizing members of the … Continue reading →

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Ed Lauter, Joanne Nail and Michael Bell star in “The Dog and Pony Show,” airing Oct. 21, 1977. 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 October 21, 2025 by admin

THE DOG AND PONY SHOW Original Air Date: October 21, 1977 Synopsis. Rockford meets his latest client, Mary Jo Flynn, in a group therapy session after a judge convicts him of petty theft and sentences him to undergo psychiatric counseling. … Continue reading →

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 709 and 710: Complete two-part interview with Mariette Hartley is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Posted on October 20, 2025 by admin

Mariette Hartley of Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story Original Airdates: Oct. 10-13, 2025 TVC 709.5: Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, and author Mariette Hartley (The Incredible Hulk, Goodnight, Beantown, Breaking the Silence, Law and Order: SVU). Mariette stars, … Continue reading →

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 710 with guest Rich Podolsky is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Posted on October 20, 2025 by admin

John Madden, Pat Summerall, and the Rise of The NFL Original Airdates: Oct. 17-20, 2025 TVC 710.1: Ed welcomes back Rich Podolsky, longtime journalist, onetime beat writer for the Miami Dolphins, onetime staff writer for CBS Sports and ABC Television, … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: October 2025

This Date in THE FBI History: Tim O’Connor, Charlotte Stewart, Larry Linville, and Dabney Coleman star in “Flight,” airing Oct. 26, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Paul Picerni star in “Escape to Tampico,” airing Oct. 26, 1958. 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: Part 2 of “Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Will Never Die” airs on Oct. 26, 1979. 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: Geoffrey Deuel and Wayne Maunder star in “Time Bomb,” an episode loosely based on the activities of the radical group The Weather Underground Organization, airing Oct. 25, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Joel Grey, Nancy Kulp, and Robert Lowery star in “Full House,” airing Oct. 25, 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: Jill Clayburgh and Suzanne Somers star in “The Big Ripoff,” airing Oct. 25, 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 MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Myrna Fahey star in “Mano Nera,” the first of four episodes co-written by Leo Gordon, airing Oct. 23, 1960. 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: Ed Lauter, Joanne Nail and Michael Bell star in “The Dog and Pony Show,” airing Oct. 21, 1977. 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

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 709 and 710: Complete two-part interview with Mariette Hartley is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 710 with guest Rich Podolsky is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

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