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. …

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 l…

BITTER HARBOR Original Airdate: Dec. 12, 1971 Synopsis. In San Joaquin, California, Erskine’s probe of the beating of a harbor worker coincides with the efforts of mob cross John Norcross (played b…

Ellen Geer on Theatricum Botanicum’s Holiday Family Faire Original Airdates: Dec. 5-8, 2025 TVC 717.4: Ed welcomes back Ellen Geer, daughter of Will Geer and the artistic director of Theatricum Botani...

Alison Arngrim on the epic Little House cast reunion in Simi Valley Original Airdates: Dec. 5-8, 2025 TVC 717.5: Ed welcomes back actress and author Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie, Confes...

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, oneti...

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#WilliamReynolds, the actor who played Special Agent Tom Colby on the #FBITVSeries, was also born OTD in 1931. Bill was very proud of the characterization that he created for Colby, plus he shared a.....

THE KILLING TRUTH Original Airdate: Dec. 9, 1973 “The Killing Truth” marks the first of two ninth-season episodes featuring William Reynolds as Tom Colby, the character he played in each of the pre…

FORCED RETIREMENT Original Air Date: December 9, 1977 Synopsis. Beth asks Jim to investigate the Minerva project, a highly speculative offshore drilling venture whose investors include Beth’s boss.…

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THE RESURRECTION OF ANGIE Original Air Date: December 5, 1975 Synopsis. Angie Perris receives a late-night phone call from her brother Tom, a stockbroker. Tom wants Angie to remove an envelope from…

A FISTFUL OF OATS Original Airdate: December 5, 1979 Synopsis. Nell’s uncle faces the gallows after he accidentally spooks the horse of a hanging judge. LEARN MORE about this episode in the r…

THE MINERVA TAPES Original Airdate: Dec. 5, 1971 LEARN MORE about “The Minerva Tapes” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series pro…

00:08:01 - Please enjoy this special preview of our upcoming conversation with Mark Shaw, investigative journalist, former criminal defense attorney, onetime …

In the summer of 1975, production began on Switch (CBS, 1975-1978), a caper series, starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert, that was produced by Glen Larson. Hoping to emulate the blend of action …

00:07:29 - Please enjoy this special preview of our upcoming conversation with Ellen Geer, daughter of Will Geer and the artistic director of Theatricum Botan…

THE INTERMEDIARY Original Airdate: Dec. 1, 1968 LEARN MORE about this episode in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Marti…

THE LAZY ACE Original Airdate: December 1, 1981 Synopsis. Bret Maverick rides into Sweetwater, a town in the Arizona territory, to play in a high-stakes poker game with Doc Holliday, Ramsey Bass, J…

THE WRECKER Original Airdate: December 1, 1957 Synopsis. After buying their way into an exclusive ring of auction bidders, the Maverick brothers try to purchase The Flying Scud, a beached brig cont…

ALL THE STREETS ARE SILENT Original Airdate: Nov. 28, 1965 Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino immortalized both “All the Streets Are Silent” and The FBI in general in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), the epic-length Oscar-winning love letter to 1969 Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. LEARN MORE about how Tarantino not only incorporated footage from the cold open of "Silent" into…

CLANCY Original Airdate: November 28, 1979 Synopsis. Ben thinks he’s found the perfect opponent for a barnstorming prizefighter: Nell’s mammoth cousin Clancy (played by Denny Miller). James Garner makes a cameo appearance as Bret Maverick. LEARN MORE about this episode in the revised third edition of Maverick: Legend of the West, featuring more than 100 pages of new information…

SUPERSTITION ROCK Original Airdate: Nov. 28, 1971 Synopsis. In Northern California, Erskine’s probe into the attempted murder of an Indian Affairs agent reveals evidence of industrial sabotage and an attempt at a hostile takeover of the Superstition Rock Construction Company. LEARN MORE about "Superstition Rock"  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 Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online.

I STILL LOVE L.A. Original Air Date: November 27, 1994 Synopsis. As a favor to his ex-wife, attorney Halley “Kit” Kittredge (played by Joanna Cassidy), Rockford agrees to probe the murder of her friend, legendary film star Lila Lansing.   I Still Love L.A. was the No. 1 show on the West Coast that night, and finished fourth in the overall Nielsen ratings for the week ending Nov.

ANATOMY OF A PRISON BREAK Original Airdate: Nov. 27, 1966 LEARN MORE about this episode 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 Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online.