0376 The Public Avenger

The Public Avenger
Episode 0376
Original Air Date: November 10, 1975

A secretary wonders if her meek and mild coworker is actually a vigilante super hero.

Cast: Arnold Stang, Marian Haley, Robert Dryden, Leon Janney

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

News: Australian constitutional crisis, U.N. condemns Zionism as a force of racism, sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Angola achieve independence but is awash in civil war, Morrocan army marches into desert, Karen Ann Quinlan's parents do not know if they will appeal court ruling, local Portland news, VP Rockefeller says he's not ruling out a presidential bid,

Commercials: Rolaids, Sine Off, American Lung Association, Buick Skylark, Mennonite Churches, National Association for the Blind PSA, Sine Off, National Institute on Alcoholism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Buick, International Rescue Committee PSA, Give to the College of Your Choice, Share A Ride, Washington Watch on CBS Radio, United Nations PSA, U.S. Army recruiting,

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0367 The Summer People

The Summer People
Episode 0367
Original Air Date: October 24, 1975

A young, artistic couple search for a small, remote town in which to pursue their crafts during the summer. They find Granville --- a place that is VERY hard to find and even harder to leave.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Jennifer Harmon, Leon Janney, Grace Matthews, William Redfield.

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ****

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0937 The Dead House

The Dead House
Episode 0937
Original Air Date: December 29, 1978

While traveling in Germany, Twain visits with the night caretaker at a morgue who tells him a tale of how he got revenge on the men who killed his family.

Cast: Leon Janney, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin

Writer: Mark Twain adapted by Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

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0886 The Biggest Fish In The World

The Biggest Fish In The World
Episode 0886
Original Air Date: August 30, 1978

A farce where a woman tries to get the authorities to save her husband that has been swallowed by a whale at a theme park. An animal rights activist opposes her.

Cast: Joan Shea, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond, William Griffis

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

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0874 The Devil's Brew

The Devil's Brew
Episode 0874
Original Air Date: August 2, 1978

When a baseball player leaves his mother and father to go to the big leagues, the Devil lays claim to his soul claiming God made him a free agent when he dishonored his parents.

Cast: Russell Horton, Leon Janney, Rosemary Rice, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

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0850 Charlie, The Actor

Charlie, The Actor
Episode 0850
Original Air Date: June 14, 1978

an old flatfoot cop is assigned to guard the king of a small country while he visits the United States. He recognizes him as an imposter who is actually an actor who was convicted of murder.

Cast: Leon Janney, Earl Hammond, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0841 The Rich Ostrich

The Rich Ostrich
Episode 0841
Original Air Date: May 29, 1978

An amusing and intriguing farce about an cirucs ostrich that snatches and swallows a valuable diamond from an Arab diplomat.

Cast: Don Scardino, Patricia Elliot, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ***

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0759 The Ghosts Of Yesterday

The Ghosts Of Yesterday
Episode 0759
Original Air Date: December 26, 1977

A middle-aged socialite's world is rocked when a Nazi hunter asks her to identify the man who butchered her family and entire village in a wartime slaughter. She is afraid her less than blue-blood past will hurt her social standing.

Cast: Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Mandel Kramer, Leon Janney

Writer: Victoria Dann

Rating: ****

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0727 Sorry To Let You Go

Sorry To Let You Go
Episode 0727
Original Air Date: October 21, 1977

A middle-aged man loses his job when he is replaced by a computer. He spends his time trying to find work and plotting insurance fraud schemes. Meanwhile, his wife doesn't know he lost his job.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Leon Janney, Arnold Moss, Joan Shea

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

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0701 To Be A Rose

To Be A Rose
Episode 0701
Original Air Date: August 29, 1977

A former poet, now serving time in an insane asylum, recounts how the woman he loved broke his heart and drove him to murder.

Cast: Leon Janney, Catherine Byers, Joan Shea, Earl Hammond,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

0685 The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island
Episode 0685
Original Air Date: July 19, 1977

After escaping a prison camp via hot air balloon, two union soldiers and a reporter land on a mysterious island where they have an unseen benefactor seeing to their needs.

Cast: Roger Barron, Jackson Beck, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond

Writer: Jules Verne adapted by Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

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0675 Revenge

Revenge
Episode 0675
Original Air Date: July 1, 1977

Set in an 1880s western town, a wealthy man comes to town bent on revenge on three men who wronged him many years prior. His reasons for revenge are startling.

Cast: Bryna Raeburn, Gilbert Mack, Gordon Heath, Robert Dryden, Leon Janney

Writer: Percy Granger

Rating: **

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0665 Murder One

Murder One
Episode 0665
Original Air Date: June 14, 1977

A wealthy widow is being blackmailed by her maid for killing her husband. So she tries to frame her for her own crime.

Cast: Leon Janney, Teri Keane, Tammy Grimes

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

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0655 Guilty Secret

Guilty Secret
Episode 0655
Original Air Date: May 27, 1977

A Senator finds himself in the middle of a presidential race with a terrible secret he must conceal. He is sure that people know of an indiscretion from his past and will use it against him.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Leon Janney, Evie Juster, Teri Keane

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0650 A Matter Of Customs

A Matter Of Customs
Episode 0650
Original Air Date: May 19, 1977

Two couples repeatedly encounter each other on a cruise ship. Only one of the couples keeps changing husbands, causing suspicion in the other.

Cast: Leon Janney, Joan Copeland, Cort Benson, Mary Jane Higby

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

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0639 The Prisoner Of Zenda

The Prisoner Of Zenda
Episode 0639
Original Air Date: April 22, 1977

The coronation of a new king is disrupted when the king's brother drugs him. A distant relative who closely resembles the king steps in to take his place at the coronation.

Cast: Howard Ross, Leon Janney, Evie Juster, Lloyd Batista, Dan Ocko

Writer: Anthony Hope adapted by Robert Newman

Rating: **1/2

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0610 The Overcoat

The Overcoat
Episode 0610
Original Air Date: March 3, 1977

In post-revolutionary Russia, a man devotes his entire savings to purchasing a new coat to satisfy his boss. The rest of his life's problems are related to that coat.

Cast: Hans Conried, Leon Janney, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOR, New York

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Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Tru Value Hardware, ABLE PSA, GE CBs, Hillman Cohan Vision Center, American Express Travelers Checks, Sears, Greyhound, Kraft Cheese, WOR Sunday Morning with Peter Roberts,

0604 Orient Express

Orient Express
Episode 0604
Original Air Date: February 21, 1977

A reporter and lounge singer, once a couple, are reunited on the legendary Orient Express bound for Czechoslovakia. On the way, they meet with spies and counter spies in this Cold War story of international intrigue.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes, Hans Conried, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0597 The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group
Episode 0597
Original Air Date: February 8, 1977

A man begins having visions of the future where he kills his wife. More disconcerting to him, he begins acquiring objects from the future.

Cast: Larry Haines, Leon Janney, Anne Williams, Joe DeSantis, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ****

Recorded from WOR, New York

News: Editorial from The Plain Truth magazine,

Commercials: Buick LeSabre Sports Coupe, General Electric Rebate Days, Hillman Cohan Vision Centers, Long Island Press, 1977 Buick Regal, Shop Rite, Florida Orange Juice, National Observer Magazine, 1977 Lancia, Fidelity Union Trust, H&R Block, Backstage Restaurant,

NEEDS REPLACED Final thought cut

0580 Two Renegades

Two Renegades
Episode 0580
Original Air Date: January 10, 1977

A case of mistaken identity puts a con man at the head of the Panamanian army at the turn of the century. His failure as a General lands him in hot water with Panama's enemies.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Leon Janney, Ian Martin

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: **1/2

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