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Monthly Archives: February 2026
This Date in THE FBI History: Michael Douglas, Donna Mills, and Peggy McCay star in “The Hitchhiker,” airing Feb. 28, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE HITCHHIKER Original Airdate: Feb. 28, 1971 Synopsis. After robbing a bank in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Army private Jerry Williams (played by Michael Douglas) picks up a hitchhiker, Mary Anne Collins (played by Donna Mills), a daughter from an … 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: Nita Talbot guest stars in “The Resurrection of Joe November,” airing Feb. 28, 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 RESURRECTION OF JOE NOVEMBER Original Airdate: February 28, 1960 Synopsis. En route to New Orleans, Bret is offered $10,000 to transport the remains of a man named Joe November from New Orleans to Europe. What Maverick doesn’t realize is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Big Mike McComb, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Leo Gordon, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Nita Talbot, Nita Talbot Bourbon Street Beat, Nita Talbot Lusti Weather, Nita Talbot Rockford Files, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr
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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Neva Patterson stars in “Just by Accident,” airing Feb. 28, 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
JUST BY ACCIDENT Original Air Date: February 28, 1975 Synopsis. Demolition derby driver Billy Jo Hartman’s plans to retire from the field and move onto dirt racing are cut short when his car is pushed off a cliff by a … Continue reading →
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This Date in THE FBI History: Robert Drivas, Hilarie Thompson, and Mark Hamill star in “The Corruptor,” airing Feb. 27, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE CORRUPTOR Original Airdate: Feb. 27, 1972 Synopsis. The brutal shooting of a New York state policeman puts Erskine on the trail of Dree Foster (played by Robert Drivas), a charismatic yet sociopathic young man who recruits teenage runaways to … 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: Bradford Dillman, Lynda Day George, and Charles Grodin star in “Sky on Fire,” airing Feb. 26, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
SKY ON FIRE Original Airdate: Feb. 26, 1967 Synopsis. At a remote cabin in the Madison National Forest in Colorado, George Bellamy (played by Bradford Dillman), an assistant cashier at a metals company, agrees to a meeting with Carl Platt … 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: “Maverick at Law” airs on Feb. 26, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
MAVERICK AT LAW Original Airdate: February 26, 1961 Synopsis. Two outlaws enlist a mousy bank teller in their plans to rob the Bank of Ten Sleep, but the job is bungled when bank owner Cyrus Babcock catches the robbers in … Continue reading →
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This Date in THE FBI History: Anne Baxter, Steve Inhat, and Arthur Franz star in “Region of Peril,” airing Feb. 25, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
REGION OF PERIL Original Airdate: Feb. 25, 1968 Synopsis. Three men led by Frank Padgett (played by Steve Inhat) rob the guests at a party held at the Arizona home of multi-millionaire rancher Joseph Daly (played by Arthur Franz), then … 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: Richard Jordan, Roger Perry, Meredith MacRae, and Tim O’Connor star in “The Detonator,” airing Feb. 25, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE DETONATOR Original Airdate: Feb. 25, 1973 Synopsis. An assassination attempt on prominent prosecuting attorney William Sanders (played by Roger Perry) puts Erskine on the trail of Alex Tanner (played by Richard Jordan), a contract killer hired by syndicate racketeer … 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 ROCKFORD FILES history: Kathleen Nolan and Irene Yah-Ling star in “New Life, Old Dragons,” airing Feb. 25, 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
NEW LIFE, OLD DRAGONS Original Air Date: February 25, 1977 Synopsis. Irene Yah-Ling stars as Pham Vam Mai, a Vietnamese refugee who wants Rockford to find her brother Vinh. Mai believes that Vinh was abducted by a trio of former … Continue reading →
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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Jackie Cooper, Pernell Roberts, Howard Hesseman, and Simon Oakland star in “The House on Willis Avenue,” Dennis Dugan’s first appearance as Richie Brockelman, airing Feb. 24, 1978. 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 HOUSE ON WILLIS AVENUE (Two-hour episode) Original Air Date: February 24, 1978 Synopsis. Rockford and greenhorn investigator Richie Brockelman probe the suspicious circumstances surrounding the accidental death of their mentor, veteran P.I. Joe Tooley, who died in the middle … Continue reading →
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