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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Rockford takes on a tabloid publisher in “Local Man Eaten by Newspaper,” airing Dec. 8, 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

LOCAL MAN EATEN BY NEWSPAPER Original Air Date: December 8, 1978 Synopsis. Richard Hagans, the prominent Beverly Hills physician known as “the Doctor to the Stars,” hires Rockford to infiltrate the tabloid newspaper The National Investigator after he suspects that … Continue reading

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: John Randolph stars in “Welcome to Sweetwater,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK, airing Dec. 8, 1981. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

WELCOME TO SWEETWATER Original Airdate: December 8, 1981 Synopsis. Maverick settle into his new home of Sweetwater, Arizona, only to face an immediate fight: a railroad company plans to build right in the middle of his land.   LEARN MORE … Continue reading

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Gerald Mohr and Marie Windsor star in “The Quick and the Dead,” airing Dec. 8, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

THE QUICK AND THE DEAD Original Airdate: December 8, 1957 Synopsis. Maverick becomes an accessory to robbery after a crook named Parker repays a debt to him with stolen money. Gerald Mohr was the first of two actors to play … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Ralph Bellamy, Charles Korvin, Anne Helm, Harold Gould, and Paul Gleason star in “The Butcher,” airing Dec. 8, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE BUTCHER Original Airdate: Dec. 8, 1968 LEARN MORE about “The Butcher” 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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This Date in THE FBI History: Mildred Dunnock, Steve Ihnat, Joanna Moore, and Sam Elliott star in “The Prey,” airing Dec. 7, 1969. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE PREY Original Airdate: Dec. 7, 1969 LEARN MORE about “The Prey” 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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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Constance Towers and Jimmy Weldon star in “The Big Cheese,” one of the best episodes of the entire series, airing Dec. 7, 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 BIG CHEESE Original Air Date: December 7, 1979 Synopsis. Undercover treasury agent Sally Sternhagen (played by Constance Towers) helps Rockford unravel the mystery that links the fatal stabbings of his longtime friend Eddie Hellinger and an accountant named Arnold … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Shelley Fabares, Richard Schaal, and Sid Haig star in “Caledonia—It’s Worth a Fortune,” the episode that also marked Stuart Margolin’s debut as a director, airing Dec. 6, 1974. 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

CALEDONIA—IT’S WORTH A FORTUNE! Original Air Date: December 6, 1974 Synopsis. Gerald Hyland, convicted of embezzling more than four million dollars several years before, is brutally beaten by two prison inmates. Before slipping into a coma, Hyland leaves his wife … Continue reading

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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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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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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 630.2 with guest Don Most is now available for listening on demand, for free, wherever you find podcasts

Don Most: New York High Original Airdates: Dec. 1-4, 2023 TVC 630.2: Ed welcomes back Don Most, the actor known around the world as Ralph Malph on Happy Days, and an accomplished singer whose vocal style pays homage to the … Continue reading

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