Monthly Archives: February 2026

This Date in THE FBI History: Carl Betz, Michael Burns, and Anne Archer star in “Downfall,” airing Feb. 21, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

DOWNFALL Original Airdate: Feb. 21, 1971 Synopsis. Cat burglar Holt Campbell (played by Michael Burns) surfaces in New Orleans, where he rendezvouses with his silent partner, Martin Ashton (played by Carl Betz), a jeweler with previous ties to the Chicago … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: “The Four Pound Brick” airs on Feb. 21, 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 FOUR POUND BRICK Original Air Date: February 21, 1975 Synopsis. Rocky’s friend Kate Banning always knew that her son David, a rookie police officer, took better care of his car than he did himself. She therefore becomes suspicious when … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Iron Hand,” an episode that marked an early TV appearance of screen legend Robert Redford, airs on Feb. 21, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

THE IRON HAND Original Airdate: February 21, 1960 Synopsis. Needing money after Nobby Ned Wingate cleans them out at poker, Bart and some cowboys convince Connie Coleman to hire them to help on a cattle drive to Abilene. Maverick suspects … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Lane Bradbury, Dabbs Greer, and Robert Mandan star in “Where’s Houston,” airing Feb. 20, 1976. 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

WHERE’S HOUSTON? Original Air Date: February 20, 1976 Synopsis. Rocky’s friend Peter Preli (played by Dabbs Greer) hires Rockford after he believes his granddaughter Houston (Lane Bradbury) has been kidnapped. Early in his investigation, Rockford is beaten badly by three … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: John Colicos, Harold Gould, Robert Foxworth, and Barbara Babcock star in “The Test,” airing Feb. 20, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE TEST Original Airdate: Feb. 20, 1972 Synopsis. In Portland, Oregon, former lumberyard owner John Logan (played John Colicos) kidnaps George Hale (played by Harold Gould), the prominent businessman whom Logan blames for his financial ruin. Logan demands a ransom … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Edward Mulhare, Diana Hyland, David Frankham, and Paul Lukas star in “The Hostage,” airing Feb. 19, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE HOSTAGE Original Airdate: Feb. 19, 1967 Synopsis. A trio of overseas Communist operatives, led by elite World War II army commander Major Damian Sava (played by Edward Mulhare), arrive in the United States for the sole purpose of kidnapping … Continue reading

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: Jeanne Cooper guest stars in “Flood’s Folly,” airing on Feb. 19, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

FLOOD’S FOLLY Original Airdate: February 19, 1961 Synopsis. Near Denver, Colorado, Beau and his friend Judge John Scott find shelter from a blizzard in the home of widow Martha Flood and her niece Sally. Maverick soon discovers that Martha and … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Louis Gossett Jr. and Isaac Hayes star in “Just Another Polish Wedding,” airing Feb. 18, 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

JUST ANOTHER POLISH WEDDING Original Air Date: February 18, 1977 Synopsis. Needing a new line of work, Gandolf Fitch decides to become a private investigator and offers his services to Rockford. Jim declines Gandy’s offer, proposing instead that Gandy team … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Barbara Carrera stars in “Godfather Knows Best,” the fourth of the eight ROCKFORD FILES reunion movies produced for CBS, airing Feb. 18, 1996. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

GODFATHER KNOWS BEST Original Air Date: February 18, 1996 Synopsis. Rockford’s godson Scotty Becker, the thirty-year-old son of Dennis and Peggy Becker, is a wayward soul who somehow finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of fashion designer Elizabetta … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: John Ericson, Roy Poole, and Laraine Stephens star in “The Phone Call,” airing Feb. 18, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE PHONE CALL Original Airdate: Feb. 18, 1968 Synopsis. Curtis Stone (played by Roy Poole), a mentally imbalanced former actor who once served time for check forgery, extorts money from the wives of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam in a desperate … Continue reading

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