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Daily Archives: January 12, 2026
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 720.4 with guest Doug Thompson is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Doug Thompson, John Candy, and James “Scotty” Doohan Original Airdates: Jan. 9-12, 2026 TVC 720.4: Ed welcomes Doug Thompson, award-winning writer, producer, and director of more than 1,000 hours of radio programming for broadcast across the U.S. and Canada, as … Continue reading →
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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Marge Redmond stars in “The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar,” airing Jan. 12, 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
THE BATTLE-AX AND THE EXPLODING CIGAR Original Air Date: January 12, 1979 Synopsis. Down and out after a brutal gambling trip to Las Vegas, Rockford bums a ride back to L.A. from a man named Petrankus in exchange for doing … Continue reading →
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This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Dateline: Sweetwater,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK featuring Ed Nelson and Joshua Bryant, aired on Jan. 12, 1982. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
DATELINE: SWEETWATER Original Airdate: January 12, 1982 Synopsis. A con artist with a trick neck plays a pivotal role in Maverick’s scheme to thwart a ruthless financial corporation from taking over Sweetwater. The third of three attempts to revive Maverick in … Continue reading →
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Bret falls in love in “A Rage for Vengeance,” airing Jan. 12, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
A RAGE FOR VENGEANCE Original Airdate: January 12, 1958 Synopsis. A mysterious woman named Margaret Ross hires Bret to accompany her as she transports $200,000 from Denver, Colorado to North Span, Montana. Maverick’s curiosity becomes unbridled when he learns that the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Ben Gage, Ben Gage Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Connie Stevens, Cynthia B, Dawn Wells, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Gun-Shy, Gun-Shy Marion Hargrove, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick Gun-Shy, Maverick Gunsmoke, 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, Mike Connors, Mort Dooley, Mort Dooley Gun-Shy, Nichols, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, shall I move a little closer Marshal, William Reynolds, William Schallert, William T. Orr
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This Date in THE FBI History: Hal Holbrook, Roger Perry, William Smithers, and Nan Martin star in “The Fraud,” airing Jan. 12, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE FRAUD Original Airdate: Jan. 12, 1969 Synopsis. In Houston, latent fingerprints found at the scene of the shooting death of museum curator Nicholas Allen puts Erskine and Colby on the trail of Dave Miles (played by Roger Perry), an … Continue reading →
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