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THE WILD WILD WEST - The Night of the Underground Terror-- For once an episode that does mostly take place at night. A prison camp commandant is wanted for torturing prisoners by ex-inmates who have various impairments and seek revenge on him. But are they telling the truth? It was a pretty good episode for the twists and turns.

MANNIX - A Copy of Murder - A writer is killed and Mannix is sent by the publisher to track down the manuscript's missing pages. But there is a corrupt cop (Clifton James, who else?) tracking him and making it hard. Funny scene where James is in his hotel room and after Mannix gets off a phone-he writes a message in a notebook and goes into another room. James goes to check the message and it says "stop reading other people's notes."

CANNON - Moving Target - Gordon Pinsent is a writer who wrote a fake biography on a reclusive business magnate and plans another book describing how he did it. But his co-conspirator drops dead during a live talk show. He hires Cannon to protect him and the detective is skeptical--suspecting it may be another hoax. But after he saves the author's life by discovering a letter bomb,he takes the case in earnest. But Pinsent is so paranoid (and stupid--he tells Cannon where they should meet even though he was warned not to speak on the phone--leading to another murder attempt) he suspects Cannon is going to betray him, leading to a scene where his bodyguard has to knock him unconscious and stuff him in a car.

Charlie's Angels and Wiseguy, and The Dick Van Dyke Show occasionally.

THE INVADERS - Wall of Crystal - We learn David Vincent has a brother (Linden Chiles) and that he had contacted a tv reporter (Burgess Meredith) months before and now comes back to him with proof of the aliens. Meredith is going to expose the aliens until alien Ed Asner kidnaps Vincent's brother. It seems to me that they would have probably gone after his brother earlier but whatever.


BANACEK - No Stone Unturned - A 12-foot, 5000 pound statue disappears from an exhibit. Banacek is reluctantly sent by Linden Chiles to find it. I guessed how it was done after 5 minutes first time I saw this. Premiered 50 years ago this week.

^^^ To me, Family Matters is the best show done by a cast of African American actors/actresses.

God bless you and the remaining cast members always!!!

Holly

P.S. In December, it will be 25 years since we lost Michelle Thomas who gave us the character of Myra.

COLUMBO- Any Old Port in A Storm - One of the best episodes I think. Premiered 50 years ago this week.

nothing yet but When Psych's complete series comes out on Blu-ray on Tuesday 10-17-23, I will be watching it when I get it on wednesday. I will likely have to wait until Thursday to start watching it

IRONSIDE - Ring of Prayer - Barbara Rush is a witch who is able to cause two people to die by suggestion--and Ironside has to beat her at her own game. The regular characters act differently from previous seasons. The tone of season 5 is really bizarre.

McMILLAN & WIFE - The Devil You Say -- Sally gets a warning that she is in danger (again) and it leads to a satanic cult where the members run around in Boris Karloff masks. There's a pretty good portrait sculpture of her in the show too. John Fielder plays a police scientist named Simpson but in the credits is listed as Sykes (the role John Astin played). Premiered 50 years ago tonight.

NIGHT GALLERY - Class of '99 - Vincent Price as professor of a class of graduates being given a final exam. The exterior for the futuristic school was Simon Fraser University--a place I have been. Sure is weird to see it in an episode of an old tv show.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: The Killing - A Murder Inc. boss is targeted by the team with an elaborate ghost scam with is pretty funny--the extent of the BS in order to trap the guy. I liked it.


BANACEK: "If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?" A computer disappears from a building and leaves a lot of space for Anne Baxter scenery chewing. Premiered this month 50 years ago.