---------------------- Season Three (1983 - 1984) ----------------
3-1. GRAND ILLUSION 9/29/83 (57713)
A magician hires the Simons to find out how a rival stole his spectacular new trick.
w. E. Jack Kaplan d. Vincent McEveety
George DeCova/Barnaby the Great....Donald O'Connor
Oliver Twist...................David Elliott
Lorna..........................Deborah Ryan
Zoltan.........................Barrie Ingham
Maurice Lebow..................Gino Conforti
Rubio..........................Luis Avalos
Dooley.........................Bill Zuckert
Knudson........................Rick Fitts
Cody...........................Richard Wright
3-2. D.J., D.O.A. 10/6/83 (57716)
A disk jockey is beaten and then disappears; a fellow disc jockey who
witnessed the beating hires the Simons to find out what happened to her
co-worker.
w. James Crocker d. Christian I. Nyby II
"Crazy Susan" Sackwell.........P.J. Soles
Terry Hudson...................Rich Turner
Owen Marsh.....................Mills Watson
Bill Freeman...................James Whitmore, Jr.
Benny..........................Philip Proctor
Tony...........................Roy Jenson
Landlord.......................Sydney Lassick
Programmer (Julius)............David Eric
Cop............................Randy Hall (uncredited)
3-3. I HEARD IT WAS MURDER 10/13/83 (57706)
The Simons take on the job of protecting a blind
witness.
w. Bill Dial d. Christian I. Nyby II story by David Douglas Sheer
Dr. Rebecca Towne..............Cheryl McMannis
Cady...........................William Smith
Black..........................Patrick Dollaghan
Sgt. Ross......................Dennis Howard
Driver of Van..................Ted Gehring
Miles Kovac....................Duncan McLeod
Manager of Garage..............David Carlile
Passenger in Van...............John Nolan
Roger, mechanic................Garrett Pearson
3-4. BAIL OUT 10/20/83 (57531)
A.J. goes undercover as a tennis pro when he and Rick are hired by an
executive's widow to investigate the parachute "accident" that had killed her
husband.
w. Paul Magistretti d. Vincent McEveety
Sherry Dayton.................Belinda Montgomery
Lisa Bannon...................Rosemary Forsyth
Warren Leeds..................Howard Witt
Alan Dayton...................Jim McMullan
Steve Bannon..................David Kaufman
Dave Haddon...................Arthur Taxier
Bodyguard #1..................Michael Lane
Bodyguard #2..................Dave Cass
Young Girl #1.................Judie Aronson
Waitress......................Michele Roth
Committeewoman................Margaret Doty
Young Girl #2.................Robin Watkins
P.A. Announcer................Dennis A. Pratt
Romaine Vlad..................Grady Kjesbo
3-5. FLY THE ALIBI SKIES 10/27/83 (57727)
This is a cross-over with the Whiz Kids who help the Simons solve their case.
w. Tom Porter d. Vincent McEveety
3-6. SHADOW OF SAM PENNY 11/3/83 (57707)
A.J.'s idol, famous detective Sam Penny ("the man who wrote the
book") needs the Simons' help to solve a 30 year old case, in this homage to
Dashell Hammett's The Maltest Falcon.
w. Michael Piller d. Vincent McEveety
Angel Barkley..................Anne Francis
Sam Penny......................Robert Lansing
Marcus "Dutch" Silver..........Elisha Cook
Del Mooney.....................Dane Clark
Alex Kidd......................Scott Brady
Toni Meyers....................Joan Leslie
Willy "The Weasle" Kaper.......Philip Bruns
Dennis Markell.................Clete Roberts
Paulson........................Cal Bartlett
Arnold Musak...................Don Grady
Nurse..........................Patti Jerome
Waitress.......................Cynthia Schultee
Activist.......................Elizabeth Bills
3-7. CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA 11/10/83 (57720)
The Simons are hired by a woman to find her
ex-husband--a cop accused of robbery and cop killing--and meet and work with
Downtown Brown for the first time as they help him prove his friend's innocence.
w. Gary Kemper d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
3-8. THE BARE FACTS 11/17/83 (57712)
In order to find a missing contractor, the Simons have to search his
favorite hang-out, a nudist colony--to Rick's great dismay.
w. Ruel Fischmann d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Mary DeAngelo..................Maryedith Burrell
Al Wellens.....................Tom Simcox
Doug Donner....................Steven Keats
Heidi Klosterman...............Camilla Sparv
Omar...........................Michael Swan
Sybil..........................Bobbie Bresee
Mickey.........................Wayne Heffley
Sheriff........................Morgan Jones
Mr. Fiskin.....................Richardson Morse
Bobbi..........................Linnea Quigley
Ronda..........................Judie Aronson
Woman in Cabin.................Patti Mickey
3-9. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING 12/1/83 (57718)
A woman comes to the Simons when her husband disappears. They start the
investigation with his job (inspecting produce for illegal pesticides) but the
real surprises turn up when the investigation veers into his personal life.
w. George Geiger d. Gary Grillo
Hilda Carmichael..............Randi Brooks
Walter Carmichael.............Stephen Keep
Martin Donlevy................Dick York
Jeffries......................Phillip Clark
Gloria Carmichael.............Tori Lysdahl
Eva Carmichael................Morgan Hart
Rick Steck....................Ed Bakey
Guy in Bar....................Ed Crick
Guard.........................James Lydon
Mindy.........................Marilyn Schreffler
Worker........................J. Bill Jones
3-10. BETTY GRABLE FLIES AGAIN 12/8/83 (57715)
A WWII pilot wants to find his long lost B-25.
w. Timothy Burns d. Burt Kennedy story by Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson
'Irish' Dan Kelly.............Pat Hingle
Christy Vogel.................Cassie Yates
Farley/Stanhope...............John Vivyan
Lt. Don Burrows/Crowder.......William Bryant
Arch McBride..................Gene Evans
Ed Beckwith...................Glenn Corbett
Arresting Officer.............Eric Server
Bubba.........................Diane Bellamy
Ted Ostrow....................Michael Champion
Pete Vogel....................Tom Fuccello
Kyle Vogel....................Dick Billingsley
Controller....................John Howard Swain
Manager.......................Michael Jay London
Cremony.......................Greg Lewis
Grace Minash..................Sherry Pratt
Blanche.......................Marcia Mae Jones
Penny.........................Cynthia Frost
3-11. BON VOYAGE, ALONSO 12/15/83 (57708)
Cecilia agrees to chaperone two teen-age girls on a cruise-- and then
the ship is highjacked.
w. d. Roy Campanella
3-12. ALL YOUR FAVORITE GAMES 12/22/83
(57704)
When her star witness is nearly killed while under police protection,
Janet asks Rick and A.J. to take over the protective custody, but the witness's
compulsive need to gamble makes her very uncooperative.
w. Don M. Mankiewicz d. Vincent McEveety
Frankie Gillard...............Ann Dusenberry
Sid Castle....................Thom Christopher
Pauli Braddock................Logan Clarke
Georgie.......................Ed McCready
Sgt. Delahanty................Laurence Haddon
Janet Fowler..................Jeannie Wilson
Landlord......................John Chappell
Stretch.......................Tommy Madden
Policeman.....................Vincent Howard
Waitress......................Michele Roth
Waiter........................David Shallen
Bride.........................Christie Kaatz
Groom.........................Randy Hall
3-13. JOHN DOE 1/5/84 (57714)
A man comes to them claiming to be an
amnesiac who can't remember the last three months and wants to know why he is
accused of murder.
w. Bruce Cervi d. Gary Grillo
Bryan..........................Gregg Henry
Dr. Rita Prill.................Fionnula Flanagan
Ella Carpenter.................Kimberley Farr
Dr. Julia Kessler..............Morgan Lofting
Marty..........................Bill Smillie
3-14. DEAR LOVESICK 1/12/84 (57722)
An advice columnist hires Rick & A.J. when she fears one of her regular readers
is in danger.
w. John Kostmayer d. Bernard L. Kowalski
Kate Franklin.................Cathryn Damon
Steven Lacey..................Chip Mayer
Gavin Shelley.................Med Flory
Melissa Shelley...............Lisa Lindgren
Wally Luger...................Tony Longo
Manny Cuco....................Bert Rosario
Arnold Kravitz................Ion Teodorescu
Desk Clerk....................Robin Bach
Reporter......................Teri Beckerman
Jailer........................Cal Bowman
Minister......................Archie Lang
Bartender.....................Pete Randall
3-15. BLOODLINES 1/19/84 (57705)
While the Simons are looking for a stolen horse, they uncover some revealing
information about the racing accident that had killed their client's father
years before.
w. Phil Combest d. Burt Kennedy
Kris Caulfield................Kay Lenz
Jimmy Layton..................Dennis Fimple
Hardy Summers.................Michael MacRae
Buddy.........................Buck Taylor
Nero..........................Victor Brandt
Hernando......................Luis Contreras
Mayor Roger Hedgecock.........Self Sergeant
Vic Sanchez..........Charles Bazaldua
Crony #1......................Burt Miller
Crony #2......................Joe Angarola
3-16. HEELS AND TOES 2/2/84 (57723)
A.J.'s broken wrist puts him and Rick in position to help a dancer, a ballerina
by day and exotic dancer by night, who is accused of murdering her roommate.
w. Jim Tisdale d. Georg Fenady
Holly McGinnis.................Leslie Wing
Randy Dever....................Christopher Stone
Kirsten Jeffries...............Lauri Landry
Darren Oats....................Steven Apostle Pec
Vladimir Khavi.................Charles Ward
Brenda Haas....................Rhonda Aldrich
Susan..........................Kat Sawyer-Young
Doctor Suvi Raj (Captain Midnight)...Marc Tubert
Doctor Roberts.................John Petlock
Ed Crowder.....................Greg Norberg
Policeman......................Jim Malinda
3-17. THE WRONG STUFF 2/9/84 (57717)
An innocent young woman fears her
future will be ruined when a producer turns a movie she made as a teen-ager into
an x-rated film and gives it wide distribution.
w. Alan Brennert d. Vincent McEveety
Catherine Donald..............Dianne Kay
Colonel Christopher J. Ahern..Gary Lockwood
Barry L. Fastman/Howard Hunk..Edd Byrnes
Neil Loosma...................Peter White
Ed Laughlin...................Richard Sanders
Temple Hill...................Daphne Maxwell
Ben Kolodi....................Rudy Kovar
Manager.......................Helen Kleeb
Philip (H.M.) Hadley..........Darrell Zwerling
Eileen........................Patty Dworkin
Kahana/Robert Davies..........W.K. Stratton
Sarge.........................Thomas Bellin
First Girl....................Natalie Klinger
First Boy.....................Carl Steven
Second Boy....................Michael Evans
Second Girl...................Alison Sweeney
Guard.........................Richard Molnar
Frank Demora..................Michael Laskin
Military Security.............Scott Murphy (uncredited)
3-18. DOUBLE PLAY 2/16/84 (57730)
Rick is haunted by a recurring dream while he and A.J. are trying to figure out
who devised the elaborate frame that gets them arrested for transporting stolen
securities to Mexico, and their investigation leads them to a 'look-a-like'
escort service.
w. Michael Piller d. Burt Kennedy
Allison Long...................Stephanie Blackmore
Gregory Paulson................Ben Hammer
Eladio Sanchez.................Richard Yniguez
Mayrose........................Barry Livingston
"Bette Midler".................Kenny Sache
Helen Brackett.................Jaye P. Morgan
Katz...........................Edmund Stoiber
Mr. Valente....................Charlie Brill
Maxwell McGuire................Richard Balin
Cabbie.........................Sam Vlahos
Reporter.......................Frank Conn
"Goldie Hawn"..................Lana Schwab
"Elizabeth Taylor".............Edie Gullon
Male Voice.....................Gene Whittington
3-19. UNDER THE KNIFE 2/23/84 (57734)
A.J. goes undercover as a patient in a hospital when a surgeon hires the Simons
to prove that the plaintiff in a malpractice suit is a phoney.
w. Timothy Burns d. Gerald McRaney story by Kenneth Brooten & Stuart Chapman and Timothy Burns
Dr. Kyle Stepney..............G.W. Bailey
Vic Richards..................Jeff Lester
Dorsey Pender.................John Pleshette
Dr. Lloyd Tyler...............William Windom
Patricia Rieger...............Sheila Larken
Paula Chalmers................Amy Resnick
Sheila Klizusky...............Lory Walsh
Eva...........................Sharon Barr
Helen Aarons, R.N.............Catherine Ford
Vickers.......................Jan Stratton
Mechanic......................Joella Deffenbaugh
O.R. Nurse....................Lavelle Roby
Mr. Bates.....................Wayne Armstrong
3-20. HARM'S WAY 3/1/84 (57703)
A woman hires the Simons to find a man
she claims is her ex-husband, but when they find him, the larger-than-life Brian
Harms, he recruits them into his world of espionage and international intrigue.
w. Richard Chapman & Philip DeGuere d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Brian Harms....................John Reilly
Mr. Tao........................Clyde Kusatsu
Lin Yu-Wong....................George Kee Cheung
Eve Brandt.....................Kim Sudol
Shannon Trammel................Molly Cheek
Murphy.........................Doug McClure
Ron Kelley.....................Jeff Abbott
Eve #2.........................Carole Wyand
Coroner........................Lynn Seibel
Roy............................James Avery
Hu-Zhen........................Yung Sun
Inmate.........................Billy James
Mrs. Rozinski..................Renee Borden
Master Kubota..................Tak Kubota
3-21. THE DILLINGER PRINT 3/8/84 (57733)
A retired FBI agent thinks he has some new evidence in the John
Dillinger case and then he is murdered, and A.J. is forced to face his own fear
when his reaction to a violent warning is not what he would have expected.
w. William M. Whitehead d. Vincent McEveety story by Harry Butler & Logan Clarke
and William M. Whitehead
Addie Becker..................Cindy Pickett
Frank Kinnaman................Peter Brown
Ty Becker.....................Harold J. Stone
Jewel Lee.....................Marie Denn
Arthur Gerron.................John McCann
Dillinger #1..................Bruce Gordon
Bogan.........................Paul Eiding
Dr. Paul Iglitzen, D.D.S......Bob Tzudiker
Dillinger #2..................Richard Karlan
Girl..........................Brandy Gold
Boy...........................Brandon Call
Health Club Client............Scott Murphy (uncredited)
3-22. CORPUS
DELECTI 3/22/84 (57731)
A steel denture found in a burned car is the major clue
in proving a woman is dead and her insurance policy payable... but is it? The
Simon's $120,000 commission sits in the balance when A.J. insists that they
continue digging into the case.
w. Mike Lloyd Ross d. Kim Manners
Dave Blandings................Peter Fox
Miles Thatcher................Greg Mullavey
Carla Morgan..................Louise Sorel
Marie Blandings...............Sherry Hursey
Dr. Fieldings.................Vernon Weddle
Roberto.......................Mario Lopez (child)
Attorney......................Lance Rosen
Judge.........................Al Fann
Alcalde.......................Ruben Moreno
Receptionist..................Lynn Marie
Nanna Trader........................Roberto Contreras
3-23. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HARRY THE HAT 3/29/84 (57732)
A mild mannered accountant hires
the Simons to teach him how to vanish. He tells them that he wants to evade a
demanding wife, but maybe he has another reason.
w. Phil Combest d. Vincent McEveety
Harry Gleason.................Whitney Rydbeck
Melinda Gleason...............Elaine Joyce
Carl Lomax....................William Boyett
Birddog Hansen................Philip Sterling
Robert Corman.................Michael Constantine
Robbins.......................Robert Hoy
Receptionist..................Susan Blu
Mrs. Dawkins..................Nora Meerbaum
Ticket Seller.................Noel Farmer