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Monthly Archives: December 2025
This Date in THE FBI History: Eric Braeden, David Frankham, and Karin Dor star in “The Target,” airing Dec. 6, 1970. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE TARGET Original Airdate: Dec. 6, 1970 LEARN MORE about “The Target” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is available through … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Kathleen Crowley stars in “Maverick Springs,” airing Dec. 6, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
MAVERICK SPRINGS Original Airdate: December 6, 1959 Synopsis. After bailing Bret out of jail (he was arrested for playing poker with the mayor—and winning), Texas rancher Kate Dawson sends Maverick after her brother Mark, a lightweight gambler who is squandering … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Beau Maverick The Bundle from Britain, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Cousin Beauregard Maverick, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Kathleen Crowley, Kathleen Crowley Kiz, Kathleen Crowley Maverick, Kiz, Leo Gordon, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, My dear uncle Beauregard, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy, Pappy Maverick, Robert Colbert, Robert Douglas, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Cousin Beau, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 714 and 716: Remembering Ralph Senensky is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Ralph Senensky on his early career in television Original Airdates: Nov. 14-17, 2025 TVC 714.1: TV Confidential remembers Ralph Senensky, longtime member of the Directors Guild of America and one of the most prolific directors in TV history (particularly when … Continue reading →
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Tagged aesthetic distance, Earl Hamner, Ellen Corby, Grandma Comes Home, Michael Learned, Ralph Senenksy Twilight Zone, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Senensky David Frankham, Ralph Senensky Directors Guild of America, Ralph Senensky Naked City, Ralph Senensky Quinn Martin Productions, Ralph Senensky Ralphs Cinema Trek, Ralph Senensky Route 66, Ralph Senensky television director, Ralph Senensky The FBI, Ralph Senensky The Fugitive, Ralph Senensky The Waltons, Ralph Waite, Ralphs Cinema Trek, Richard Thomas, The Pony Cart, Will Geer
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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “The Resurrection of Angie” airs on Dec. 5, 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
THE RESURRECTION OF ANGIE Original Air Date: December 5, 1975 Synopsis. Angie Perris receives a late-night phone call from her brother Tom, a stockbroker. Tom wants Angie to remove an envelope from his safe, but is abducted before he can … Continue reading →
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Tagged 45 Years of The Rockford Files, 45 Years Rockford book, Angel Martin, Black Pawn Press, Bob Hastings, Charlie Callas, chas. floyd johnson, Chas. Floyd Johnson First Monday, Chas. Floyd Johnson Rockford Files, cheryl ladd, David Chase, David Chase Rockford Files, Ed Robertson, Ed Robertson Rockford Files, Eddie Albert, Evelyn Martin, Gretchen Corbett, Gretchen Corbett Beth Davenport, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner First Monday, James Garner Jim Rockford, James Garner lawsuit, James Garner Maverick, James Garner profit participation, James Garner Rockford, James Garner Rockford Files, James McEachin, James McEachin Agent Shore, James McEachin First Monday, James McEachin Jack Webb, James McEachin James Garner, James McEachin Tenafly, James McEachin This Case is Closed, JGARF, Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford Bret Maverick, Jo Swerling, Jo Swerling Rockford Files, Jo Swerling Roy Huggins, Joe Santos, Joe Santos Dennis Becker, Joseph Cotten, Joseph Cotten Ciitzen Kane, Joseph Cotten Mercury Theatre, Joseph Cotten Meta Rosenberg, Joseph Cotten Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten Rockford Files, Juanita Bartlett, Juanita Bartlett Rockford Files, Maverick, Meta Rosenberg, Meta Rosenberg James Garner, Meta Rosenberg Rockford Files, Robert Wagner, Rockford Files book, Rockford Files lawsuit, Rockford Files This Case is Closed, Rockford Rockfish, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Roy Huggins Rockford Files, Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell, Sharon Gless, Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Stephen J. Cannell Roy Huggins, Stuart Margolin, Stuart Margolin Angel, Stuart Margolin James Garner, Stuart Margolin Rockford Files, Switch, Switch Death by Resurrection, This Case is Closed
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: J. Pat O’Malley and Vito Scotti star in “A Fistful of Oats,” an episode of YOUNG MAVERICK, airing Dec. 5, 1979. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
A FISTFUL OF OATS Original Airdate: December 5, 1979 Synopsis. Nell’s uncle faces the gallows after he accidentally spooks the horse of a hanging judge. LEARN MORE about this episode in the revised third edition of Maverick: Legend of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Beau Maverick The Bundle from Britain, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Charles Frank, Charles Frank Ben Maverick, Charles Frank Susan Blanchard, Charles Frank The New Maverick, Charles Frank Young Maverick, Coles Trapnell, Cousin Beauregard Maverick, Denny Miller, Dick O'Neill, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Montgomery Pittman, Morgan Woodward, my dear ole Pappy, My dear uncle Beauregard, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy, Pappy episode Maverick, Pappy Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Cousin Beau, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr, Young Maverick
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This Date in THE FBI History: Louis Jourdan, David Birney, and Allyn Ann McLerie star in “The Minerva Tapes,” airing Dec. 5, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE MINERVA TAPES Original Airdate: Dec. 5, 1971 LEARN MORE about “The Minerva Tapes” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Kathleen Crowley stars as “Kiz,” airing Dec. 4, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
KIZ Original Airdate: December 4, 1960 Synopsis. In Virginia City, Beau crashes a party thrown by Kiz Bouchet (played by Kathleen Crowley), an eccentric socialite with a penchant for smoking cigars, playing poker, and fighting fires. Believing that her life … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Beau Maverick The Bundle from Britain, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Cousin Beauregard Maverick, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, James Garner Pappy, JGARF, Kathleen Crowley, Kathleen Crowley Kiz, Kathleen Crowley Maverick, Kiz, Leo Gordon, Leslie Martinson, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Pappy episode, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, my dear ole Pappy, My dear uncle Beauregard, my ole Pappy used to say, Pappy, Pappy Maverick, Robert Colbert, Robert Douglas, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Beau Maverick, Roger Moore Cousin Beau, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr
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This Date in THE FBI History: Linden Chiles and Sarah Marshall star in “The Contaminator,” airing Dec. 4, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE CONTAMINATOR Original Airdate: Dec. 4, 1966 LEARN MORE about “The Contaminator” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is available through … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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This Date in THE FBI History: Alf Kjellin and Antoniette Bower star in “Blueprint for Betrayal,” airing Dec. 3, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
BLUEPRINT FOR BETRAYAL Original Airdate: Dec. 3, 1967 LEARN MORE about this episode in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is available … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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This Date in THE FBI History: Christopher Stone stars in “Holiday with Terror,” airing Dec. 3, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press
HOLIDAY WITH TERROR Original Airdate: Dec. 3, 1972 Synopsis. In Phoenix, Arizona, Erskine investigates the disappearance of an eighteen-year-old girl who, upon leaving for a quick getaway to Southern California with two newfound friends, doesn’t realize that she has been … Continue reading →
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Tagged an important look at an unheralded chapter of television history, Anne Archer, based on actual cases from the files of the FBI, Beau Bridges, Dawn Wells, Donna Mills, Ed Asner, Efrem Zimbalist, Eric Braeden, FBI book, Henry Darrow, Jack Garner, Jerry Houser, Joan van Ark, Jr., Ketty Lester, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Bell, one of the most popular shows of the late 1960s, Peter Mark Richman, Philip Abbott, Quinn Martins longest running television series, Richard Anderson, robert hooks, Roy Thinnes, Stefanie Powers, Stephen Brooks, Suzanne Pleshette, The FBI, The FBI A QM Production, The FBI A Quinn Martin Production, The FBI Bill Sullivan, The FBI Dossier, The FBI Ed Robertson, The FBI Efrem Zimbalist Jr., The FBI Quinn Martin, The FBI Sunday nights ABC, The FBI television series, The FBI TV series, The FBI William Reynolds, the mission of the FBI is to protect the innocent and identify the enemies of the Government of the United States, Walter Grauman, William Reynolds
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