Monthly Archives: February 2026

This week in MAVERICK TV History: “Last Stop: Oblivion,” featuring Buddy Ebsen, airs on Feb. 12, 1961. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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LAST STOP: OBLIVION Original Airdate: February 12, 1961 Synopsis. En route to Denver, Bart and Laura Nelson spend the night at a stagecoach station run by Nero and Verna Lyme, an amiable couple with a deadly pastime: They sniff out … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Richard Kiley, John Lasell, David Opatoshu, and Stuart Margolin star in “The Homecoming,” airing Feb. 11, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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THE HOMECOMING Original Airdate: Feb. 11, 1968 Synopsis. In New York City, Assistant Director Ward joins Erskine and Colby in the search for John Streyer (played by Richard Kiley), a disgraced atomic scientist who returns to the United States fifteen … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Mr. Muldoon’s Partner,” featuring Mickey Shaughnessy, airs on Feb. 11, 1962. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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MR.MULDOON’S PARTNER Original Airdate: February 11, 1962 Synopsis. Down on his luck in Desert Gap, Bart meets a leprechaun named Muldoon, who grants him five wishes after Maverick freed him from a bottle. But after his first wish comes true, … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Penny Fuller, John Ericson, and Erin Moran star in “The Wedding Gift,” airing Feb. 11, 1973. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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THE WEDDING GIFT Original Airdate: Feb. 11, 1973 Synopsis. Bloodstains, latent fingerprints found in the abandoned getaway vehicle, and strands of hair from a wig put Erskine on the trail of the leading suspects of a bank robbery in Baton … Continue reading →

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Jack Kelly stars in “The Becker Connection,” airing Feb. 11, 1977. This was the first of two Rockford episodes featuring James Garner’s former co-star on Maverick. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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THE BECKER CONNECTION Original Air Date: February 11, 1977 Synopsis. Shortly after receiving a temporary transfer into the narcotics division, Becker finds himself suspended after someone stole heroin from the police property room and planted it in the spare tire … Continue reading →

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Stephen Elliott, Robert Hogan, John Fiedler, Neile McQueen, and George Murdock star in “The Competitive Edge,” airing Feb. 10, 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

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THE COMPETITIVE EDGE Original Air Date: February 10, 1978 Synopsis. Joyce Brauder (played by Neile McQueen) hires Rockford to find her husband Perry (Jim McMullan), an accused embezzler who has jumped bail. After infiltrating an affluent men’s health club directed … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Simon Oakland delivers a tour de force performance in “The Maze,” airing Feb. 9, 1969. This episode also stars Steve Ihnat, Ina Balin, and Joan Van Ark. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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THE MAZE Original Airdate: Feb. 9, 1969 Synopsis. Convicted of a federal bombing charge, and facing a mafia hit because he knows too much about their drug trafficking operation, FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive Frank Welles (played by Steve Ihnat) … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Hallie,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK featuring Dixie Carter, aired on Feb. 9, 1982. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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HALLIE Original Airdate: February 9, 1982 Synopsis. Hallie McCulloch, a con artist acquaintance of Maverick, swindles our hero out of $2,000, then claims that she needs the money to pay off two men who want to kill her.   The … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Yellow River,” an episode featuring Robert Conrad, airs on Feb. 8, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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YELLOW RIVER Original Airdate: February 8, 1959 Synopsis. Outside Yellow River, Kansas, Bart and Abigail Allen, along with a team of five trail hands, attempt to lead a herd of cattle to Kansas. Along the way, the group encounters Jean … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Joe Don Baker, Lin McCarthy, and Peggy McCay star in “Summer Terror,” an episode airing Feb. 8, 1970 that also features a fun scene in which a hairdresser flirts with Agent Colby. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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SUMMER TERROR Original Airdate: Feb. 8, 1970 Synopsis. Convicted manslaughterer Alex Drake (played by Joe Don Baker) kidnaps Mary Ann Lowe, the daughter of a wealthy Washington, D.C. businessman (played by Lin McCarthy), near a campsite and demands $250,000 for … Continue reading →

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