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- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: “Thunder from the North” airs on Nov. 13, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Maverick pokes fun of Bonanza in “Three Queens Full,” airing Nov. 12, 1961. Guest stars include Jim Backus, Merry Anders, Kasey Rogers and Allyson Ames. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “Coulter City Wildcat” airs on Nov. 12, 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
- TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 754.1: Tribute to Walter Koenig is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
- This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Janis Paige, Robert Alda, and Richard Romanus star in “A Three-Day Affair with a Thirty-Day Escrow,” airing Nov. 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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This date in MAVERICK TV history: William Reynolds stars in “Rope of Cards,” the episode that introduced viewers to Maverick Solitaire, airing on Jan. 19, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
ROPE OF CARDS Original Airdate: January 19, 1958 Synopsis. Maverick meets Twelve Angry Men as Bret finds himself the only juror who votes to acquit a man who stands accused of murder. The first of four episodes featuring William Reynolds (The F.B.I., … Continue reading →
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This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Dateline: Sweetwater,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK featuring Ed Nelson and Joshua Bryant, aired on Jan. 12, 1982. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
DATELINE: SWEETWATER Original Airdate: January 12, 1982 Synopsis. A con artist with a trick neck plays a pivotal role in Maverick’s scheme to thwart a ruthless financial corporation from taking over Sweetwater. The third of three attempts to revive Maverick in … Continue reading →
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This Date in THE FBI History: Stefanie Powers, David Hedison, Tim O’Connor, and Leon Askin star in “The Buyer,” the second of three episodes directed by Carl Barth, airing Jan. 2, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE BUYER Original Airdate: Jan. 2, 1972 Synopsis. The investigation into a stolen consignment of platinum takes Erskine and Colby to San Francisco, where they learn that an renowned international fence has arranged for a liaison to purchase the shipment … 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: Ralph Bellamy, Peter Mark Richman, and Elizabeth Allen star in “The Death Wind,” airing Dec. 25, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press
THE DEATH WIND Original Airdate: Dec. 25, 1966 Synopsis. A merchant marine ship carrying cylinders of chlorine to Port Spencer, Hawaii is deliberately sunk by its captain in an effort to collect the insurance money. The contents of the sunken … 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: Sondra Locke, Don Gordon, and Kim Richards star in “Dark Christmas,” airing Dec. 24, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press
DARK CHRISTMAS Original Airdate: Dec. 24, 1972 Synopsis. In Geiger, Colorado, Erskine and Colby must rescue a woman and her daughter from the contract killer who has taken them hostage until his target—the woman’s husband—returns from an out-of-town trip. This … 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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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 718.4 with guest Stefanie Powers is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Stefanie Powers on why Love Letters appeals to actors and audiences alike Original Airdates: Dec. 12-15, 2025 TVC 718.4: Ed welcomes back Stefanie Powers, the actress known around the world as Jennifer Hart on Hart to Hart (ABC, 1979-1984), and … Continue reading →
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Tagged A.K. Gurney Love Letters, Bridges of Toko-Ri, business end of the show, George Chakiris, Hart to Hart, It Takes a Thief, Jerome Robbins West Side Story, John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Roger Moore, Stefanie Powers Agent of Change, Stefanie Powers animal preservation, Stefanie Powers benefit performance, Stefanie Powers Die Die My Darling, Stefanie Powers El Portal Theatre, Stefanie Powers Feather and Father, Stefanie Powers Harold Gould, Stefanie Powers James Garner, Stefanie Powers Jerome Robbins, Stefanie Powers Love Letters, Stefanie Powers McLintock!, Stefanie Powers MGM, Stefanie Powers Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers philanthropist, Stefanie Powers Polish-American heritage, Stefanie Powers Pope John Paul II, Stefanie Powers Quinn Martin, Stefanie Powers Rockford Files, Stefanie Powers studio system, Stefanie Powers Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Stefanie Powers Tom Mankiewiscz, Stefanie Powers Vision for the Future, Stefanie Powers WHWF, Stefanie Powers William Holden Wildlife Foundation, twilight of studio system, WHWF.org, William Holden, William Holden animal preservation, William Holden East Africa, William Holden legacy, William Holden Wildlife Foundation
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 717 and 718 with guest Mark Shaw is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Mark Shaw on the journey that led him to write Abuse of Power Original Airdates: Dec. 5-8, 2025 TVC 717.1: Ed welcomes back Mark Shaw, investigative journalist, former criminal defense attorney, onetime legal analyst for CNN, ESPN, and USA Today, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Carl Kolchak, Carlos Marcello, Collateral Damage book, Collateral Damage The Mysterious Deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen and The Ties That Bind Them to Robert Kennedy and the JFK Assassination, death of Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Kilgallen Denial of Justice, Dorothy Kilgallen Story, Dorothy Kilgallen Whats My Line, fifty connections Marilyn Monroe Dorothy Kilgallen, Jack Ruby, JFK assassination, John F. Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy, Kennedy assassination, Kennedy family, Kennedy family tragedy, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Lee Harvey Oswald, Marilyn Monroe Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Fragments, Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday Mr. President, Marilyn Monroe JFK, Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe Lee Strasberg, Marilyn Monroe memoir, Marilyn Monroe My Story, Marilyn Monroe RFK, Marilyn Monroe Some Like It Hot, Marilyn Monroe The Misfits, Mark Shaw, Mark Shaw Collateral Damage, Mark Shaw criminal defense attorney, Mark Shaw Denial of Justic, Mark Shaw Dorothy Kilgallen, Mark Shaw legal analyst, Mark Shaw Melvin Belli, Mark Shaw Purdue University, Mark Shaw The Reporter Who Knew Too Much, most credible reporter to investigate the JFK assassination, mysterious death Dorothy Kilgallen, mysterious death Marilyn Monroe, New Orleans, President John F. Kennedy, RFK assassination
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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Richard Long, Fay Spain, and H.M. Wynant star in “The Goose-Drownder,” one of the few straightforward dramatic episodes of Maverick, airing Dec. 13, 1959
THE GOOSE-DROWNDER Original Airdate: December 13, 1959 Synopsis. Stranded in the ghost town of Silverado, Nevada, Bart and Gentleman Jack Darby (Richard Long) spend the night with the town’s lone resident, Boone Gillis (played by Will Wright). They are later … Continue reading →
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This Date in THE FBI History: Claude Akins, David Macklin, Louise Latham, and Paul Fix star in “How to Murder an Iron Horse,” airing Dec. 12, 1965. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press.
HOW TO MURDER AN IRON HORSE Original Airdate: Dec. 12, 1965 Synopsis. David Macklin stars as Howard Spencer “Howdy” Collier, a twenty-year-old psychopath with unresolved father issues. After blowing up a freight train belonging to the Dakota & Northwestern Railroad … 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: Audrey Landers stars in “Hearts o’ Gold,” an episode of YOUNG MAVERICK, airing Dec. 12, 1979. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
HEARTS O’ GOLD Original Airdate: December 12, 1979 Synopsis. Young Maverick follows Billy Peachtree—a lousy poker player who ran out on a gambling debt—into the town of Saddlehorn, where he learns that Peachtree is planning a bank robbery. LEARN MORE … Continue reading →
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