Showing posts with label Fielden Farrington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fielden Farrington. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2011

0563 Identity Crisis


Identity Crisis
Episode 0563
Original Air Date: December 10, 1976

A state senator is about to undergo the world's first brain transplant. His wife and the body donor's wife are having second thoughts. Meanwhile, two corrupt contractors who did business with the Senator want the operation to fail.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Ann Williams, Joe Silver, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOR, New York

News: Local New York news, Navy plane crashes, Baton Rouge plants releases cloud of poison gas, Jimmy Carter says jobs programs are top priority, Gary Gilmor gets court date on second murder charge, Sec of State Kissinger to meet with Saudi ambassador, Soviets to test new missile, McDonald Cary arrested for drunk driving, explosion at New York post office, Wheat harvest down in 1976, Sports,

Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Flemington Fur Co., Minute Maid Lemon Juice, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Union Label, Tru Value Hardware, New York Daily News, Goncha Spumante, 1977 Buick Regal, TWA airlines, Dean's Carpets, Zales Diamond Stores,

Sunday, April 24, 2011

0554 M-U-R-D-E-R


M-U-R-D-E-R
Episode 0554
Original Air Date: November 25, 1976

A couple spending an evening together decide to play with a Ouija board. When the planchette spells the word "MURDER" over and over again, one of the men becomes extremely paranoid.

Cast: Marian Haley, Marian Seldes, Teri Keane, Ralph Bell, Larry Haines

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

No news

No commercials

0549 The Colony


The Colony
Episode 0549
Original Air Date: November 9, 1976

A couple are driving on a country road when they encounter a UFO. When they travel to the little town of Colony to report it, they find themselves in deep trouble with the law.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Morgan Fairchild, Frances Sternhagen, Guy Sorel, Jackson Beck

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOR, New York,

No news

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0531 Pool Of Fear


Pool Of Fear
Episode 0531
Original Air Date: October 7, 1976

A spoiled rich girl hires a convict to kill her step mother who she feels is trying to replace her mother.

Cast: Nat Polen, Ann Sheppard, William Redfield, Morgan Fairchild

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

No news

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Saturday, April 23, 2011

0527 Not For Sale


Not For Sale
Episode 0527
Original Air Date: September 30, 1976

A woman inherits an antique store when her uncle is murdered. When she refuses to sell the shop to the man who inhabits the upstairs apartment above the shop, she runs into major trouble.

Cast: Jack Grimes, Cort Benson, Gordon Gould, Rosemary Murphy

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOR, New York, NY

Commercials: Budweiser, Contac, Sharom Manor Community, Avis Rent-A-Car, Tru Value Hardware, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Budweiser, Certainteed Insulation, Franklin Savings Bank, Belmont Race Track, Opel/Isuzu, Preparation H, Mighty Memory Mobile radio show, Arlene Francis radio show,

Saturday, April 16, 2011

0519 Dr. Peterson's Pills


Dr. Peterson's Pills
Episode 0519
Original Air Date: September 16, 1976

A Maine country doctor seems to have a miracle cure for every ailment in his mysterious pink pills. But his curative abilities came at a steep price that has just come due.

Cast: Leon Janney, Rosemary Murphy, Joe Silver, Catherine Byers

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

No news

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0517 The Tell-Tale Corpse


The Tell-Tale Corpse
Episode 0517
Original Air date: September 13, 1976

The mother of a dead bank robber is visited by some of her son's former cell mates. When they kill her, she refuses to stay dead.

Cast: Earl Hammond, Catherine Byers, Cort Benson, Guy Sorel

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

No news

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

0506 The Haliday Prediction


The Golden People
Episode 0506
Original Air Date: August 12, 1976

A newspaper columnist has a strong nack for predicting very specific events. Is he exceptionally prescient, or does he "make" those predictions come true?

Cast: Tony Roberts, Morgan Fairchild, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

No news

No commercials

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

0379 The Money Makers


The Money Makers
Episode 0379
Original Air Date: November 14, 1975

Counterfeiters set up shop in a haunted house. The ghost begins communicating with the wife of one of the crooks and tips her off as to what their really doing. She faces a moral crisis.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, William Redfield, Jack Grimes

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KIXI, Seattle

News: President Ford headed for European Economic Summit, Kissinger cited by contempt of Congress for withholding intelligence, President Ford testifies in court that he did not hear the click of a gun when Sarah Jane Moore tried to kill him, Generalissimo Francisco Franco undergoes surgery, Sen. Goldwater says President Ford may loose New Hampshire primary to Ronald Reagan, VP Rockefeller says he supports President Ford even though NEw York Republicans support him, Agreement on Spanish-Sahara dispute with Morocco,

Commercials: Braille Foundation for Blind Musicians, "It's Your Earth" on CBS Radio Network, Tradewell Supermarkets, Buick Skylark, Catholic Communications Foundation, Chemotherapy Foundation, Sine Off, Give to the College of Your Choice, Army recruiting, Buick 1976 Buick Regal, Listerine Lozenges, Carpooling PSA, Rolaids, "News Profile" on CBS Radio News, Hart's Chewz dog toys, Alcoholism PSA,

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

0363 Stay Out Of Dutchman's Woods


Stay Out Of Dutchman's Woods
Episode 0363
Original Air Date: October 16, 1975

A couple vacationing in Maine go on a picnic in the woods. They become lost and eventually separated. She finds her way back, he finds and enchantress.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Jada Rowland, Mary Jane Higby, Santos Ortega, Joan Loring

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

No news

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0355 You're Only Young Twice


You're Only Young Twice
Episode 0355
Original Air Date: September 29, 1975

A scientist develops a formula to reverse the aging process. He wants to use it on himself and his sister-in-law, leaving his wife out of the picture. The sister-in-law has serious moral reservations, but longs to be young again.

Cast: Ann Shepherd, Norman Rose, Virginia Dwyer, Earl Hammond

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

No news

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

0333 The Eavesdropper


The Eavesdropper
Episode 0333
Original Air Date: August 27, 1975

A couple is hired to spy on a scientist and his wife vacationing in a manor house in the Pennsylvania Poconos.

Cast: Arnold Moss, Ralph Bell, Joan Arliss, Patricia Weil

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **

No news

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0325 The Master Computer


The Master Computer
Episode 0325
Original Air Date: August 13, 1975

A couple comes home from vacation and finds that all of their utilities have been cut off. Then they find out that none of their friends or coworkers will even acknowledge their existence. Turns out it was a computer error.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Augusta Dabney, Joan Shea, Nat Polen

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***1/2

No news

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

0307 The Widow's Auxiliary


The Widow's Auxiliary
Episode 0307
Original Air Date: July 11, 1975

"The Stepford Husbands" A young engineer is asked by his boss to join the local men's club. they need his mechanical skills to advance their cause. When his wife learns their true purpose from another "spouse", she sets out to save him.

Cast: Lenka Peterson, Carol Teitel, Gordon Gould, Cort Benson, Arnold Moss

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Astronauts prepare for joint mission with Soviets, Sen. Henry Jackson cautions US on Soviet grain sale, Kissinger reports progress on arms treaty with Soviets, Air Force grounding planes due to contaminated oil, CIA discloses former Nixon aid Alexander Butterfield worked for them, President Ford says we're on road to economic recovery, Egypt wants US support if they sign agreeement with Israel, New Jersey senator wants to refuse to sell arms to Jordan, Senate approves bill requiring vehicles and appliances to include annual energy usage stickers,

Commercials: American Lung Association, President Ford starts campaigning in Chicago, Budweiser, Quaker State Motor Oil, Buick LeSabre, Frigidaire air conditioners at Smith's Home Furnishings, U.S. Coast Guard boat safety PSA, Anti-pollution PSA, AFS PSA, Florida Orange Juice, March of Dimes PSA, Metric System PSA, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, Athletes versus MS, U.S. Savings Bonds,

Sunday, March 6, 2011

0298 That Hamlet Was A Good Boy


That Hamlet Was A Good Boy
Episode 0298
Original Air Date: June 26, 1975

A modern day Hamlet -- literally. The murdered factory owner implores his son to expose his greedy brother and wife for the murderers they are.

Cast: Joe Silver, Leon Janney, Will MacKenzie, Jennifer Harmon, Greg Mathews

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

No news

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0278 Return To Shadow Lake


Return To Shadow Lake
Episode 0278
Original Air Date: May 22, 1975

Martha Maxwell makes a winter trip to the couple's summer cabin after hearing someone had been in it. They nearly die in a blizzard en route. While there, A scene from not long ago is recreated --- destroying Martha's world.

Cast: Joan Lovejoy, Robert Maxwell, Joan Loring, Nat Polen, Bob Kaliban

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

Recorded WWJ, Detroit,

Commercials: Motel 6, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Arthritis Foundation, United Way,

Sunday, February 27, 2011

0258 Through The Looking Glass

Through The Looking Glass
Episode 0258
Original Air Date: April 17, 1975

A strange new couple moves in next door to Kathy and Doug Sellars. Turn's out Doug's new neighbor is quite the inventor. Doug creates a huge moral dilemna when his neighbor offers him an invention that will revolutionize the world.

Cast: Ann Shepherd, Ken Harvey, Evie Juster, Jack Grimes, Russell Horton

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **

No news

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"Little people with big heads put me off." -- Russell Horton in the introduction

0256 The Intermediary


The Intermediary
Episode 0256
Original Air Date: April 14, 1975

Frank Ellington has inherited from his stepmother the house he grew up in -- and in which she made his life hell. His wife convinces him to move in to the free house -- a decision that might cost her her soul.

Cast: Frances Sternhagen

Writer: Fielden Farrington, Leon Janney, Ralph Bell

Rating: **

No news

No commercials

Sunday, February 20, 2011

0210 Sleepy Village


Sleepy Village
Episode 0210
Original Air Date: January 23, 1975

A college professor and his wife set out in New England to find a quiet town to which to retire so the professor can write a book. The find Sleepy Village tucked away in the woods along a country road. But before they can move in, they have to be screened by the locals, who won't just let anybody in. They have to be in the right "state of mind."

Cast: Norman Rose, Cort Benson, Martha Greenhouse, Ken Harvey

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: President Ford says the economy will be much better next year, Ford refuses to discuss military plans for the Middle East. VP Rockefeller says times are as tough as they've been since the war, AFL-CIO members gather and blame Republicans for economic tough times, Energy Department tells energy companies to ramp up production, Rail strike resolved, Kissinger will visit for former president Nixon, local Portland news, Congress moves to prevent new taxes on oil, President Ford does not want gasoline rationing, New Archduke of Cantebury appointed,

Commercials: Contac, Vantage Press, Budweiser, Chemotherapy Foundation PSA, Contac, Better Business Bureau PSA, 1975 Buicks, USO PSA, Save the Whales, Contac, American Inheritance radio program,

Saturday, February 19, 2011

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,