1388 I Hate Harold

I Hate Harold
Episode 1388
Original Air Date: October 29, 1982

An executive assistant to a diamond broker strongly dislikes the sycophantic, arrogant sales manager his boss just hired. When he finds out the guy is actually a professional jewel thief, he is eager to help the police catch him.

Cast: Larry Haines, Paul Hecht, Robert Dryden, Diane Kirkwood

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

1317 Shelter

Shelter
Episode 1317
Original Air Date: April 19, 1982

A man, his wife, her lover, and the couple next door are forced into a bomb shelter when world events cause a nuclear war. The owner of the shelter plays the residents of this refuge against each other for his amusement -- and revenge.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Robert Kaliban, Evie Juster, Don Scardino

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

Commercials: Topol smokers' tooth polish, Porcelana hand cream, Bell Systems, Metamucil, Best Western motels, McGruff the Crime Dog, Dreyfuss Liquid Assets,

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1136 The Eleventh Plague

The Eleventh Plague
Episode 1136
Original Air Date: Novembe 17, 1980

A small spaceship is dispatched to locate and retrieve a magician who was marooned on a distant planet. When they get there, they find the magician has god-like powers and he visits Biblical plagues upon them al a Moses.

Cast: Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ****

1103 Murder Preferred

Murder Preferred
Episode 1103
Orignal Air Date: July 16, 1980

A recently widowed woman hires a lawyer for the man who is accused of murdering her husband. She confesses to him that her husband's murder was actually a suicide that she made to look like murder to save him embarrassment. The lawyer deciphers it all.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Earl Hammond, Cort Benson, Teri Keane

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

1089 The Bluff

The Bluff
Episode 1089
Original Air Date: May 28, 1990

A blind cop plays high stakes blind man's bluff to entice the man who blinded him and disfigured his wife to come back and finish the job so he can get revenge.

Cast: Larry Haines, Earl Hammond, Roberta Maxwell

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

1086 Two Of A Kind

Two Of A Kind
Episode 1086
Original Air Date: May 19, 1980

A lazy young man concocts a scheme to drive his aunt insane so he can go on spending her money while she is in an asylum. He rents two identical apartments and furnishes them identically to set the stage.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Russell Horton, Martha Greenhouse

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

1075 Kitty

Kitty
Episode 1075
Original Air Date: April 9, 1980

A New York dancer's enemies start to die by being scratched to death by cats. She and her room mate have a strange affinity for cats. A police detective and a college professor search for the answer.

Cast: Teri Keane, Robert Kaliban, Russell Horton, Catherine Byers

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

1051 Prisoner Of The Machines

Prisoner Of The Machines
Episode 1051
Original Air Date: January 16, 1980

In the future, a groups of men are held prisoners of war on a distant asteroid by a group of robots. The commander schemes to get them freed.

Cast: John Lithgow, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond, Ray Owens, Himan Brown

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ****

1038 The Movie Makers

The Movie Makers
Episode 1038
Original Air Date: December 12, 1979

A woman's husband commits suicide and she appeals to one of his friends to help her find out why. They find that he had been watching movies of his life, taken by a mysterious company that documented his whole life.

Cast: Norman Rose, Marian Seldes, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ****

Commercials: Kinney Shoe Stores, Kodak Film, Consumer Catalog, Executive Toy Store, Maxwell Coffee, Best Western Motels, Underwriters Laboratories PSA, Michelob, Special Education PSA, Reynolds Wrap, Contac, CBS Television News, Whitman's Chocolate,

0663 The Night We Died

The Night We Died
Episode 0663
Original Air Date: June 10, 1977

It's con man versus con man in this sci-fi story of double crossing and murder as a veteran of the Lunar Revolt tries to scam a war widow.

Cast: Bob Rettig, Joan Shea, Jackson Beck, William Griffis

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: *1/2

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658 A God Named Smith

A God Named Smith
Episode 0658
Original Air Date: June 2, 1977

A young prodigy develops the ability to manufacture his own planet. He finds volunteers to populate it, and establishes himself as a god.

Cast: Norman Rose, Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Bob Kaliban

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ****

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0618 Jobo

Jobo
Episode 0618
Original Air Date: March 17, 1977

A mildly mentally diminished hick from Texas seems to be the heir of the gods of Easter Island. An archeologist and his daughter take separate paths to discover the truth.

Cast: Earl Hammond, William Griffis, Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Jackson Beck

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

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Commercials: Ex Lax,

0429 You Owe Me A Death

You Owe Me A Death
Episode 0429
Original Air Date: February 11, 1976

A woman is haunted by the voice and the image of her twin who died when they were very young. She wants to put the voices to rest, but to do so, she must learn the truth about her identical twin.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Russell Horton, William Redfield, Vicky Viola, Ann Pitoniak

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

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0389 Promise To Kill

Promise To Kill
Episode 0389
Original Air Date: December 3, 1975

This is a dark tale of a man's lust for revenge against the man who raped and murdered his wife and daughter. When the defendant's appeal is accepted and his sentence commuted to life, our hero searches for his own version of the death penalty.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Earl Hammond, Russell Horton, Hetty Galen, Leslie Woods, Roy LeMay

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR, New York

News: Paris police shoot bank robbers, President Ford's plan to bail out New York moves in Senate, Robbery and police chase in New York City, U.N. holds private council on Israeli aggression against Lebanon, FBI makes public 30,000 pages of documents on the Rosenbergs, Former Atty General Katzenbach says any wrongdoing by FBI under J Edgar Hoover were because of his age, Railroad union negotiations bogged down, House rejects spending limits tied to tax cuts, Car sales up to highest levels since 1971 but foreign car sales fall, Local New York News

Commercials: Buick, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Macy's Department Store, Budweiser, White Castle hamburgers, College Football on WOR, Sherlock Holmes at Broadhurst Theater, Rockwell Calculators, American Express Travel Service,

0329 Welcome For A Dead Man

Welcome For A Dead Man
Episode 0329
Original Air Date: August 19, 1975

A crook gets out of prison 21 years after murdering a payroll clerk. He sets out to find the stolen loot he stashed, but discovers something much more important.

Cast: Howard DaSilva, Bryna Raeburn, Gilbert Mack, Earl Hammond

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

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303 The Slave

The Slave
Episode 0303
Original Air Date: July 4, 1975

What will a man do to win a bet? What will he do to collect? Two men make a bet that one can serve as another's absolute slave for one year. The stakes are high and the sacrifices are great.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Fred Gwynne, Mary Orr, Patsy Brueder,

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Peron government in trouble in Argentina after wage roll back, FBI helicopter crashes in South Dakota, Indians rally at Mount Rushmore, President Ford to meet with President of Indonesia, Some Vietnamese decide to return to Vietnam after fleeing to US, Bombing in Beruit, Aspirin may prevent heart attacks, Thunderstorms threaten flood ravaged Dakotas, New flash flood warnings for Nevada, NAACP calls for government guarantees that newly hired blacks will not bear brunt of recent economic downturn,

Commercials: Budweiser, American Profile on CBS Radio Network, Sine Off, U.S. Savings Bonds, Navy Recruiting, Budweiser, National Alliance of Businessmen PSA, Sine Off, March of Dimes, Better Business Bureau PSA, Red Cross PSA, Hemmoraid, March of Dimes PSA,

0275 The Rise And Fall Of The Fourth Reich

The Rise And Fall Of The Fourth Reich
Episode 0275
Original Air Date: May 16, 1975

Two scientists discover an old and dying Adolph Hitler hiding out in 1970s Mexico City. They experiment on him in an effort to restore his youth.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Paul Hecht, Joe Silver, Ken Harvey,

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

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0257 My Own Murderer

My Own Murderer
Episode 0257
Original Air Date: April 15, 1975

Joe Vinacelli is trying to kill Joe Vincent. Problem is, they are the same person. Joe Vincent turns to a psychiatrist and a detective to stop him from pursuing himself. Problems start when he gives them -- and himself -- the slip.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin, Catherine Byers, Suzanne Grossman, Sam Gray,

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Situation in Pnom Penh not "critical" as government forces crumble, Situation in South Vietnam is growing worse, President Ford says GOP can rebuild itself and be successful in 1976, House votes to add $5 million to state unemployment funds, Senate Foreign Relations Committee to appropriate funds to evacuate Americans from South Vietnam and military aid, deadline for filing taxes have passed, Talks on World Energy Conference break down, Lebanon premiere to meet with enemy factions to negotiate cease fire, Portland local news,

Commercials: Hemmoraid, Mike and Roy cooking show, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Budweiser, Captain's Corner restaurant, Anti pollution PSA, Catholic Communications Association, Better Business Bureau PSA, Buick, Mental Retardation PSA, The New Navy, CBS Radio News, Department of Labor PSA for new minimum wage ($2.10 per hour). National Federation of the Blind PSA

0169 Bury Me Again

Bury Me Again
Episode 0169
Original Air Date: November 4, 1974

A con man is involved in a serious train wreck and somehow survives. He schemes to collect insurance money belonging to another widow.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Gilbert Mack, Mary Jane Higby, Robert Dryden, Vicky Volante

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBEN Buffalo, NY

Commercials: Budweiser, Ayamaday Stores, 1975 Buick Skylark SR, Mennonite Churches, Contac, Better Business Bureau PSA, Cub Scouts PSA,

0162 The Last Escape

The Last Escape
Episode 0162
Original Air Date: October 17, 1974

An aging escape artist wants to attempt the escape that defied Houdini. His wife and her lover want to see that he doesn't succeed.

Cast: Joan Lovejoy, Robert Dryden, Robert Kaliban, Joseph Jullian, Russell Horton

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KRLD Dallas

Commercials: Kroger, Friendly Chevrolet, 1975 Buick Century Regal, Give to the College of your choice, Tru Value Hardware, Budweiser, Three Musketeers Bar, 1975 Buick, Carers without college, Tru Value home centers, Contac, Meijers Department Store,