Category Archives: Classic Shows

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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This Date in THE FBI History: “The Animal,” the second of two ninth-season episodes featuring William Reynolds as Tom Colby (and the second episode in the FBI series with the title “The Animal”), airs Feb. 17, 1974. Gary Lockwood, Meg Foster, Peter Mark Richman, and Roger Perry also star. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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THE ANIMAL Original Airdate: Feb. 17, 1974 Synopsis. Notorious mob hitman Benjamin Sillman (played by Gary Lockwood) flees a federal prison in Arizona and arrives in Los Angeles, where he blackmails a former Newark mob associate, Steve Lathan (played by … Continue reading →

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: “The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall” airs on Feb. 17, 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 PRISONER OF ROSEMONT HALL Original Air Date: February 17, 1978 Synopsis. Rockford’s friend Paul Lowe Douglas, a promising journalism student at Rosemont University, is abducted outside of Jim’s trailer by members of a popular college fraternity. With the help … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV history: “The Ballad of Bret Maverick,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK featuring James Whitmore Jr., aired on Feb. 16, 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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THE BALLAD OF BRET MAVERICK Original Airdate: February 16, 1982 Synopsis. Maverick’s reputation haunts him as he tries to sell a silver mine—everyone thinks he’s running a con. Meanwhile, a man who believes that Bret led his father to suicide … Continue reading →

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