0193 The Golem

The Golem
Episode 0193
Original Air Date: December 30, 1974

A man decides to help a young Jewish woman and her grandfather hide from the Nazi soldiers that are pursuing them. The grandfather begins to construct a creature from ancient Hebrew legend that will save the jews from their pursuers.

Cast: Robert Lansing, Mildred Clinton, Patricia Elliot, Ralph Bell, Robert Dryden

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0192 Turnabout Is Foul Play

Turnabout Is Foul Play
Episode 0192
Original Air Date: December 26, 1974

A man conspires with his girlfriend to off his wealthy, but sick wife. He changes his mind at the last minute, but somebody else does the job for him. With all the evidence he has created, he has to convince the cops that he changed his mind.

Cast: Mason Adams, Vicky Viola, Marian Seldes, Jackson Beck, Sidney Slon

Writer: Sidney Slon

Rating: ***

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0191 A Very Private Miracle

A Very Private Miracle
Episode 0191
Original Air Date: December 24, 1974

A little girl melts the heart of the town Grinch by asking him to play Santa Claus

Cast: Howard DaSilva, Jennifer Marlowe, Virginia Payne, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded frm WOR, New York

Commercials: Suburban Savings and Loan, New York Magazine, Buick Skyhawk, Shop Rite supermarkets, Budweiser, Auto Pub,

0190 Give The Devil His Due

Give The Devil His Due
Episode 0190
Original Air Date: December 23, 1974

An over the hill dancer tries to sell her soul to the devil in exchange for her youth and talent. But when she reneges on the deal, she comes to regret it.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge, Joe Silver, Ian Martin, Bryna Raeburn, Peter Donald

Writer: Nancy Moore

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from KCBS, San Francisco

Commercials: American Will Kit, Arthritis Foundation, Hornblower Dining Yacht murder mystery cruise,

0189 The House Of The Voodoo Queen

The House Of The Voodoo Queen
Episode 0189
Original Air Date: December 19, 1974

A couple inherit a New Orleans home that is haunted by a malevolent spirit. A woman seduces the husband in order to possess it.

Cast: Jordan Charney, Joan Loring, Rene Roy, Dan Ocko, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Murray Burnett

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from KOIN

News: Nelson Rockefeller sworn in as vice president, Senate passes bill public service jobs bill and unemployment extension, Gunmen hold hostages in a Minnesota department store, Three injured in London in IRA attack, President Ford hosts newsmen for Christmas, Portland local news, Ford vetoes strip mining bill, President Ford will study ideas for national energy policy, Senate passes unemployment bill, South Korea executes man who assassinated Korea's First Lady, Portland local news,

Commercials: Vantage Press, 1975 World Almanac, United Nations Children's Fund PSA, Buick Skylark SR, Catholic Communications Foundation, Better Business Bureau PSA, Budweiser, IRS PSA, Buick Century Regal, Save the Whales, Cancer Foundation PSA, Mennonite Churches, Contac, Tru Value,

0188 Charity Is Never Dead

Charity Is Never Dead
Episode 0188
Original Air Date: December 18, 1974

After a department store explosion, an elderly woman with critical injuries is wheeled into an emergency room. She is panicked because she can't find the grandaughter she has just encountered for the first time in ten years. Meanwhile, a young woman is brought in who has a head injury and no memory. Are the two linked?

Cast: Virginia Payne, Patricia Wheel, William Prince, Rosemary Rice, George Petrie

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Tentative agreement to clean up final details in coal strike. Congress expected to enact trade embargoes against Russia to get them to open their immigration policies, Corporate tax rates are supposed to be 48 percent, but are really less, G.M. will furlough 25 percent of its workforce, Congress approves 5.5 billion for unemployed, Congressional approval expected for Nelson Rockefeller for VP, Speaker of Oregon House arrested for DUI, Oregon population growth grows 2 percent a year, Government will provide money for fishermen, Israelis accuse Arabs of building up arms with U.S. help. White House pressures for reduction in steel prices, Unemployment in auto industry going up, Defective Christmas lights recalled,

Commercials: Vantage Press, Contac, Budweiser, IRS PSA, Buick Century, Mennonite Churches, Contac, Better Business Bureau PSA, National Audobon Society, Vantage Press, Tru Value Hardware,

0187 Stephanie's Room

Stephanie's Room
Episode 0187
Original Air Date: December 16, 1974

A housewife moves back to New York when her husband is transfered and decides to visit the house in which she grew up. There, she meets an elderly woman who never had children. They develop an odd, symbiotic relationship.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge, Mary Jane Higby, William Redfield, Robert Dryden

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: **

0186 Is The Lady Dead?

Is The Lady Dead?
Episode 0186
Original Air Date: December 12, 1974

A millionaire who is a meticulous planner marries on a whim. When his wife dies shortly after the marriage, he "wills" her back to life. His mother and butler are upset by his behavior.

Cast: Larry Haines, Ann Pitoniak, Joan Loring, Leon Janney

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0185 The Damned Thing

The Damned Thing
Episode 0185
Original Air Date: December 10, 1974

A coroner conducts an inquest into the death of a wealthy man. Several witnesses recount the events differently, but it turns out the man was killed by an exceptionally violent, unseen being.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Joan Tompkins, Arnold Moss, Evie Juster, Robert Kaliban

Writer: Ambrose Bierce adapted by Arnold Moss

Rating: **1/2

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0184 The Fatal Connection

The Fatal Connection
Episode 0184
Original Air Date: December 9, 1974

An expecting married couple inherits a home with a secret room furnished in 1890s decor. The phone has the power to send them back in time to live the lives of their ancestors. Their ancestors were not nice people.

Cast: Nick Pryor, Jennifer Harmon, Robert Maxwell, Joan Shea

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

Recorded from KOIN Portland, OR

News: Discussions continue on energy policy, Energy Resources Council to meet with President-elect Carter at Camp David, Israeli Foreign Relations Minister met with President Ford, New York mayor will declare health emergency if milk delivery people do not return to work, touch and go situation for recently born sextuplats. Portland Mayor Goldsmith will trim $2.3 million from city budget, Governor orders state agencies to cut energy use by 15 percent, Army Corps suspends two employees for illegal land purchase, Search of reservoir will resume for missing duck hunters, Bonneville bombers to be sentenced, Portland to auction off 100 bicycles, Redskins beat Rams 23-17, Coal miners reach tentative agreement on contract, President Ford to discuss the economy, German built satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Nobel prizes awarded in Stockholm,

Commercials: Vantage Press, Dubanai Wine, Buick Century Regal, Leukemia PSA, IRS PSA, Budweiser, Better Business Bureau PSA, Contac, Post Office Christmas Mail, Buick, National Audobon Society, Vantage Press, Dubanai Wine,

0183 The Body Snatchers

The Body Snatchers
Episode 0183
Original Air Date: December 5, 1974

A drunk and a doctor who used to be friends meet in a bar. The doctor is reminded of how they used to rob graves to sell cadavers to the medical school.

Cast: Howard DaSilva, Patricia Elliot, Ralph Bell, Cort Benson, Ken Harvey

Writer: Robert Louis Stevenson adapted by Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KRLD Dallas

Commercials: Bonanza Steak House, 1975 Buic Skylark SR, Cub Scouts PSA, Budweiser, Tru Value Hardware, Buick Century Regal, Careers without College, Ojay's Beauty Lotion, Sine Off, Pilgrim's Self Service Storage, Lakewood Bank & Trust,

0182 A Bride For Death

A Bride For Death
Episode 0182
Original Air Date: December 4, 1974

A down on his luck poet finds love with the woman living down the road who is awaiting her fiance's return from the war. The question is: which war?

Cast: Tony Roberts, Bryna Raeburn, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0181 The Dice Of Doom

The Dice Of Doom
Episode 0181
Original Air Date: December 2, 1974

A Faustian bargain made by a nineteenth century gambler's ancestor dooms his bloodline. He tries to change it before his child is born.

Cast: Michael Wager, Gordon Gould, Carol Teitel, Ian Martin, Robert Dryden

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KOIN Portland, OR

News: Pioneer 11 survives pass of Jupiter, Soyez Space Craft launched in Russia, 35,000 people stranded in Michigan and Ohio, Snow keeps mine workers from voting on contract in West Virginia, President Ford calls on Congress to pass emergency employment legislation, Defense budget to increase due to inflation, Portland local news, President Ford asking American people to support agreement with Russia on nuclear testing, Ethiopian military rulers impose curfew on capital city, Air traffic controllers say rejected techology could have prevented plane crash that killed 92 last week,

Commercials: Dubanai Wine, Tru Value Hardware, 1975 Buick Skylark SR, anti-drug PSA, Budweiser, United Way PSA, Sine Off, USO PSA, Better Business Burea PSA, Tru Value Hardware, Sine Off, Give to the College of Your Choice,

0180 The Aaron Burr Murder Case

The Aaron Burr Murder Case
Episode 0180
Original Air Date: November 28, 1974

An actor playing Alexander Hamilton in a recreation of the famous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr is killed when the gun supposedly loaded with blanks is loaded for real. Police investigate and every clue seems to lead to the real Aaron Burr.

Cast: Jack Grimes, George Petrie, William Redfield, Leon Janney, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KCBS

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Commercials: Stouffers Frozen Pizza,

0179 Courtyard Of Death

Courtyard Of Death
Episode 0179
Original Air Date: November 26, 1974

The story of the lecherous Rasputin the Monk, spiritual advisor to Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife.

Cast: Norman Rose, Ann Pitoniak, Mason Adams, Jean Gillespie, Jackson Beck, Roger DeKoven

Writer: Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Sine Off, Louisiana Downs, 1975 Buick, Cowboys vs Redskins on Thanksgiving at the Mariott, Budweiser, Borden Ice Cream, Buick LeSabre,

0178 The Sighting

The Sighting
Episode 0178
Original Air Date: November 25, 1974

A husband and wife witness the landing of a UFO. The husband wants to pretend it didn't happen, but the wife begins getting extraterresial visits from her new, alien friends.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Nat Polen, Robert Dryden, Ralph Bell, Joe Silver

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Sec of State Kissinger in Peking, Congrssional hearings on sugar prices, Chairman of Joint Chiefs makes inappropriate remarks about Jews, Court ruling says migrants must have green cards to work, Pioneer probe photographs Jupiter, Local Portland news, United Mine Workers examine improved offer from mine owners, Detroit economy looking bleeker, three bombs detonate set by IRA, Japanese prime minster resigns,

Commercials: Subaru, Dubanai Wine, Buick Century Regal, anti-drug PSA, USO PSA, Budweiser, Save the Children, Contac, Cancer PSA, Careers without College, Dubanai wine, Sine Off,

0177 The Death Watch

The Death Watch
Episode 0177
Original Air Date: November 21, 1974

A man wins a cursed pocket watch in a game of cards. Keeping the watch wound becomes a lifetime obsession.

Cast: Jay Gregory, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KFH, Wichita, KS

0176 Tattooed For Murder

Tattooed For Murder
Episode 0176
Original Air Date: November 20, 1974

Two sisters who are terrorized by their domineering father, escape his oppression and join a carnival as tattooed women. Their primary goal is to offend him, but one sister has a much grander design to end the oppression once and for all.

Cast: Teri Keane, Stefan Schnabel, Rosemary Rice, Ralph Bell

Writer: Nancy Moore

Rating: **

Commercials: Mistala wine, Budweiser, Tru Value Hardware, 1975 Buick Electra, Spaghetti Warehouse, Sine Off, Mistala Wine, 1975 Buick, Careers without College,

0175 The Strange Voyage Of Lady Dee

The Strange Voyage Of Lady Dee
Episode 0175
Original Air Date: November 18, 1974

A young couple and their daughter lose their way in the fog on their new boat and are lured to a mysterious island by the spirit of a long dead woman. There, they encounter the island's lone resident who may not have their best interest at heart.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Augusta Dabney, Corrine Orr, Margaret Barker, Dan Ocko

Writer: Mary Jane Higby

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Arab attack on Israel over, No Palestinian groups taking credit for the attack, Japanese Prime Minister to host President Ford, Chrysler keeping Detroit assembly plant open for the rest of the year, but they are cutting production and expect 40,000 layoffs, U.S. will drop import quotas with Canada, Murder suspect tries to commit suicde in Boise, Two men charged with manslaughter in traffic accident, misplaced ballots found, Longest serving Vietnam POW says there are no more prisoners in Vietnam, Ordeal at Phillipine embassy after ambassador held hostage,

Commecials: Dubanai wine, Tru Value Hardware, Buick Skylark SR, USO PSA, Budweiser, the NEw Navy, Sine Off, Save the Children, Give to the college of your choice, Dubanai Wine, Tru Value,

0174 The 36th Man

The 36th Man
Episode 0174
Original Air Date: November 14, 1974

According to Hebrew legend their must be 36 saintly men in this world for it to go on. In this episode, Satan sets out to seduce and corrupt the newest member of this brotherhood.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Robert Harris, Carol Teitel, Ann Pitoniak, Ross Martin

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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