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Magnum and the boys are on a mission to spread Christmas cheer when TC's helicopter has to make an emergency landing. They end up on an island used for Navy gunnery practice, but think they'll be safe because it is Christmas Eve. Turns out one Navy captain is determined to have his men practice firing on the same island. Can they make it off the island in time? Listen to find out!

240-Robert is a lot like "CHiPs" except it is along the coast and deals with water and cliff based emergencies. You have two guys who are buds and help people, but you also have a helicopter and a pilot to add to the mix. It was surprising to us this show didn't make it. Check it out! 

Ponch and Jon have some run-ins with, what we like to call, a wheelchair gang. They are driving recklessly, antagonizing people and a street fair, and almost rolling into the street with a girl. Turns out the dudes are okay guys since they help out a rehab center. Also, some guy's kid gets hit by a car and the wheelchair gang ends up finding the guy. Then, to top it off, the wheelchair gang ends up getting in a chase with the father and they all crash CHiPs style. It's a wild ride! 

David Cassidy is Dan Shay a young police officer who goes undercover as a young hill racer to infiltrate a small gang that is stealing from grocery stores. Yes, grocery stores. He makes his way easily into the car club where the thieves also hang and also easily gets taken on a job quickly. This is basically a prelude to 21 Jump Street, but with more hippies. Check it out! 

In an Emmy worth performance, Jonathan Hart is blinded by chemicals put in his pool but a man seeking revenge for his sister. Turns out she was infatuated with Mr. Hart and she died of cancer without telling him how she felt and her brother thinks it's Jonathan's fault or something? Will his sight come back? Will he become a superhero like Daredevil? check it out to find out! 

Ralph and Pam are on vacation in St. Croix, as well as his high school students, when Ralph rescues a woman from the ocean. She tells Ralph their boat was attacked by a sea monster, so Ralph calls Bill to help investigate. Bill thinks it is a wild goose chase, but something is definitely up out there. Listen to find out what happens! 

Mac teams up with his old buddy Charlie to defuse some bombs that have been put on a passenger ship. One has already gone off and they only have a short amount of time to get to the middle of the Pacific to defuse the rest. Will they make it in time? Listen to find out! 

Mike Torello is a lieutenant in the Major Crimes division of the Chicago police back in the 60s. He takes his job seriously, and maybe a bit personal. He's a tough as nails cop and he and his crew are ready to take down organized crime by any means necessary. Check it out. 

Carol and Mike are empty-nesters now. All six kids are out doing their own things and Christmas is coming up. Turns out Mike and Carol each have similar ideas to surprise each other with a trip. They each tell the kids their own idea and then when it all falls apart they decide it is best to spend their money to have all the kids come home. Turns out each of the kids is having some crisis and maybe going home will fix them. Oh, and Mike is almost killed at a construction site. This was a wild movie and we had a lot of fun with it. 

Jill makes a surprise visit to her old pals to announce her engagement, let us all know she is a race car driver, and in response to a suspicious telegram. While back in town she gets recruited to drive a car in a race for a former pal and  gets a surprise visit from her fiancé. But, something is strange in town. Someone is trying to blow up her friends car, and maybe Jill too! 

Also know as, Bridge Across Time, is a TV movie about Jack the Ripper somehow traveling through time to 1985 Arizona. Specifically, to the London Bridge that was moved from London to Arizona. See, it all makes perfect sense. This movie stars David Hasselhoff, Stepfanie Kramer, Randolph Mantooth and Adrienne Barbeau, so a very big named cast. The Hoff is a cop who moved from Chicago, we hear about that a lot, and he is the only one who can figure out these murders that are happening in London Village area. It's weird, very cheesy and totally 80s. Check it out. 

Happy Election Day to our US listeners! Today we look at an appropriately themed show called Top of the Hill. William Katt place a newly elected congressman who wants to make a difference, and may get more than he bargained for. Check it out! 

This week we check out the Pilot to Murder She Wrote, starring the delightful Angela Landsury. Jessica Fletcher is a widow, part time school teacher and newly minted author, thanks to her nephew's meddling. Turns out she has a knack for solving murders, who knew? While on a whirlwind book tour she stumbles upon a murder and this is her first time solving one for real. This pilot has so many guest stars the whole time you watch it you like, oh look, it's him, or her! Check it out! 

This week we are talking about a short-live crime/P.I. show called Tenspeed and Brown Show. It starred Jeff Goldlum (yes, him) and Ben Vereen as a young stock broker and a con-man, in that order. They are brought together after Tenspeed (Vereen) steals some money out of a bank that was put there by a mobster who stole it from a Nazi. It is a bit confusing. Check it out! 

We talk about The Fall Guy movie then The Fall Guy TV show episode Inside, Outside. Both have some crazy moments, but we think one part of the TV show id crazier. Take a listen! 

Nick and Cody are watching over some college girls as they vacation in California. Somebody is trying to kidnap them, but the girls seem clueless to it and would rather party than be protected. At one point I think the guys wish they would be kidnapped. Oh, one of the bad guys is none other than George Clooney! Check it out! 

Hunter and McCall get wrapped up in a gang war in Chinatown. Was Hunter's buddy in on it? Can they stop an all out war? Will Hunter actually eat any Chinese food? Listen to find out the answers! 

In honor of Bob Newhart we decided to watch the first episode of both The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart. Two very different shows with the same deadpan leading man. One has Bob playing Bob who is a psychologist living in Chicago. And Newhart has Bob as Dick who purchases an Inn in Vermont with his with. Both shows have their odd characters and each first episode features a classic Bob on the phone bit. Check it out! 

Oh, the 80s. You can have a show that is basically for kids, but the main kid is kind of a scheming jerk and would drive adults crazy. That is "It's You Move" for you. Starring a young Jason Bateman, it was a show that was about a boy and his family where the boy tried to get away with as much as possible. According to Bateman it was cancelled because parents complained. Check it out! 

This week on Columbo we have William Shatner guest starring as a famous TV detective who murders his producer/blackmailer. Very meta. Columbo like the guy, it seems, and genuinely likes hanging out with him even as he is trying to prove him guilty. Ward  (Shatner) seems to have a little problem separating his TV persona from real life and tries to help Columbo. It's gets a little weird, but it is a lot of fun. Check it out! 

Remember Enos, The lovable deputy from Hazard County? Well, he decided to move to L.A. to work in the big city for some reason. In this first episode Enos is put in a new special Metro Squad that can be used for pretty much anything. This week they are getting ready to take down a prostitution/blackmail ring. Will Enos succeed in stopping the group, without exposing his new neighbor who happens to be in the group? Listen to find out! 

Trapper John is almost 30 years out from being in Korea as part of MASH 4077th unit, but we are going to hear a little bit about that now. Just so you know who the guy is supposed to be, but it is not a spin-off. We also meet Gonzo,  a young doctor who doesn't always follow the rules. Sound familiar. We also had a doctor who is kind of a jerk and always sucking up to the board of directors. Again, sound familiar? The main story is about an older man who doesn't want his family to take care of him after almost dying in a hotel fire. Nice feel good story. 

Magnum gets knocked off of his surf ski in the middle of the ocean and has to tread water until he can be rescued. The problem is, nobody knows for sure he is out on the water. He always spends the 4th of July on his own so nobody will notice he is gone for at least 72 hours. Can he tread water that long? While the memories of his father keep him afloat? Listen to find out! 

St. Eliguis is far from the most prestigious hospital in the Boston area. It's old, dirty, but it definitely has dedicated doctors and nurses. We meet way too many doctors to keep track of, but we focus on Dr. Morrison. He is burnt out but spending his time taking care of a girl who possibly has a parasite. We don't know yet, but he will find out. Also, one doctor is spreading and STD through the hospital and another is trying to build its reputation by going on TV. Listen at the end for a trivia question so you can possibly win something! 

David Banner runs into a singer, actually she almost runs him over, and ends up helping her through a difficult time. She is a KISS-like, punk rocker who paints her face and has some lightning bolt thing and is able to drive her audience into a frenzy somehow. During one of her shows a girl gets trampled and paralyzed. She needs someone to talk to and David is the guy. She does almost kill herself in the show, but David Hulks out when he gets trampled in the audience and saves her. It is quite and episode. Check it out! 

Walter ends up on a security detail after the band Sweet Kicks (featuring Laura Branigan) is almost blown up. Automan is excited to live the rock and roll lifestyle and ends up kind of dating Jessie (Laura). Then, he dad goes to an old mob friend for some protection, but they end up being taken out. It's up to Walter and Automan to save the day now! 

Face has some scheme worked up where he is pretending to be a music promoter and has access to some top country musician so he can somehow host a concert and take all of the money? It doesn't make much sense. But, instead of getting Cowboy George, he gets Boy George and Culture Club and his plan is in danger of falling apart. He manages to figure out something is amiss in town and it turns out the bar owner is planning a major heist and now they have to stop it. The plot is really weak here, it is basically a long Culture Club video. Check it out! 

We are back back with part 2 of Goliath Returns. Michael is currently in the dungeon Garthe sent him to, and he has to get out to save KITT, Devon, April and the doctor who is being sold off. They also have to face Goliath one more time. Who will win! listen to find out. Also, in this episode since it was split we just get right to the second part. 

The glorious evil twin (is that even the right word?) Garthe (the 'e' is silent) Knight returns. His giant, indestructible truck, Goliath, and breaks him out of the super max prison made of styrofoam and now he is out for vengeance. He wants Micael Knight dead, and also to kidnap some doctor and sell him to some other country(?). The plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but we have multiple doubles, and lots of car vs. truck action. Check it out! 

This week two losers are posing as our heroes Starsky and Hutch and roughing up people. And sometimes worse. People start thinking they are on the take and the Chief suspends them at one point. Can they clear their names? Listen to find out! 

So much happens in this pilot for Hotel. First, we have Bette Davis as the owner of the St. Gregory hotel that seems to be always completely booked with the rich and/or famous. Then, Connie Sellecca pulls a Kramer and pretends she work at the hospital to get a real job at the hospital. Peter, the man who manages the hotel, helps out a lady who was assaulted at the hotel, and an old man dies while hanging with his young fiancé at the hotel. That is only part of it. Check out our episode to find out more! 

In this episode of Matt Houston, Matt has to go undercover as a lifeguard to find out if someone is training sharks to kill people. It's some real Dr. Evil stuff. Check it out! 

The Branford's have eight kids! Eight! David, played by Mark Hamill in this first episode only, is ready to move out because he fights with his dad all the time. The youngest daughter gets busted for drugs. The youngest kid is getting his tonsils out. And, while all the is happening, Mrs. Bradford commissioned some plans to expand the house without having the money for it. Oh, we also find out 4 kids were accidents. Makes you want to have less kids, right? Check it out. 

After an accident Roscoe and the whole of Hazzard County think the Duke boys are dead. Boss Hogg thinks this a perfect time to pull some insurance fraud and blame the dead Dukes. When the boys show up at home, the devise a plan to clear their names by pretending the car is haunted with their ghosts. Check it out! 

Sam leaps back to 1964, and almost immediately, things go awry. He falls and hits his head, the handyman falls off a ladder and dies in his backyard, then the town gossip is killed by a poisonous snake in the kitchen. And that is all in the first 15 minutes. Sam has leaped into a horror writer's body and it is certainly a scary one. He thinks he is there to save the writer's future wife, but then it gets really crazy. Just listen! 

Inspector Sledge Hammer is a loose cannon, no rules following, cop. You know the type. And that is the point, this show is poking fun at that type of cop from all of your favorite tv shows and movies. In this episode someone kidnaps the mayor's daughter and Hammer is the only one who can find her. Maybe. Also, many people my die in the process. 

William Conrad stars as  district attorney McCabe (Fatman) with Joe Penny (Jake) playing an investigator that works for him. In this first episode a senate candidate's lover is killed and Jake and the Fatman have to get to the bottom of it. McCabe is good friends with the candidate  (Robert Reed) so he'd like to help him if he can. But other forces are at play. Check it out! 

Mac and Dani are in Italy just as an older couple gets accused of jewel smuggling. The couple's friend and helper that just happens to follow them from France is in on it, but he is just the little fish. Mac and Dani have to find out who the Big Guy is to stop him and save their model Ashley who they used as bait. Check it out!

A man of a thousand faces and voices escapes from custody and only Michael and KITT can catch him. He's called The Chameleon and he is out for one more big job, and to kill Michael. Oh, and he has a daughter that is a musician and somehow Michael knows her. It's very strange. This episode was inspired by a TikTok from Devin Clark. You should check it out: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT88TdL2S/

Jim helps out a friend, Lori, after someone tries to kill her in an airport parking lot. She thinks she knows who did it, and after he tries to kill her again Jim gets in on the chase. Turns out the guy is a hired killer posing as a coin dealer. But, can he make the police believe him? Check it out! 

We are back with the end of the V miniseries. When we get back to the show the rebellion agains the visitors is really ramping up. Mike finds out his kid has been taken and he is willing to do anything to get him back. We find out that there are some aliens who are on the side of the Earthlings and they help Mike steal a ship which ends up stopping an attack on the rebel base. A lot of other stuff happens, check it out. 

Nothing good ever happens when aliens come down from the sky promising technology for some small favors, right? We went back to look at the original Miniseries "V" from 1983 to see what we thought about it. We learned we missed a lot of stuff back in the day. Take a listen to see what we thought! 

Remember the movie Starman?  This is the continuation of the story. Turns out Jenny had a kid after Starman left and he is stuck on his own in an orphanage. Having trouble with the kids he claps on to his special metal space ball his dad left behind and, unknowingly, calls his dad who comes to help. Taking the image of a dead photographer he stumbles upon, the Starman meets his son and is immediately on the run from the Feds. This sets up the one season series where they try to find Jenny and escape the Feds. Take a listen! 

It's our 5th Anniversary! What better way to celebrate by going back to were it all started with The Six Million Dollar Man. But, instead of a regular episode we skip ahead to the second TV movie after the show was over with the Bionic Showdown. In this movie Kate is a new, special bionic girl played by Sandra Bullock! They have to figure out who stole something from the Pentagon during a preview for the Unity Games. Oscar goes rogue during the episode, gets kidnapped, his nephew blown up and so much more. Check it out and thanks for listening! 

Mr. T plays T.S. Turner who was jailed for a crime he didn't commit and now works for a lawyer who got him out as an investigator. In this episode, they help a Vietnamese family who is being shaken down by some very young Chinese loan sharks or something. T.S. gets to the bottom of it and saves the day, of course. Check it out! 

In this Special Episode, we compete to very similar episodes of classic TV shows. Starsky & Hutch's "Shootout" and The A-Team's "Without Reservations." Are they the essentially the same episode? Which one is better executed? How many times can people walk in on an hit planned in an Italian restaurant? Listen to find out! 

In this first episode of Project U.F.O. we follow Capt. Ryan and Staff Sgt. Fitz as they study some UFO sightings in the Washington D.C. area. Including one that cause the death of an Air Force pilot who crashed chasing an object? These stories are taken from the real Project Blue Book and used as a guide to make this show. What is the determination of the to Air Force men? Are aliens visiting? Listen to find out! 

In this first episode of Laverne & Shirley, the girls are invited to a high society part by the nephew of the Shotz brewery plant. Things go south when they need dresses and they rely on Lenny and Squiggy to get them. Turns out they are stolen and the party becomes a mess. The Fonz helps smooth things over and the girls leave with a little bit of dignity. We also talk about The Last of Us, Inside Man, Poker Face and You People. Laverne & Shirley discussion starts at 15 minutes. 

We see Bill possibly die in a large explosion to start the episode. But, when Ralph starts seeing visions of Bill being abducted, it's up to him and Pam to find Bill. They end up on an island in Mexico where a scientist wants to build an army of supermen, by using Bill's DNA!

An actress is found dead and all signs point to suicide at first. Then, there are some inconsistencies and the actress's mom says she was murdered by her lover who happens to be a congressman. He is also a friend of Quincy. A tabloid reporter is hot on the case and tries to prove it was the congressman because he hates the guy. Can Quincy get to the truth? Listen to find out! 

It's a Christmas miracle! We managed to get our Christmas episode out before Christmas. It's a double-header with The Brady Bunch where Carol loses her voice and can't sing and Three's Company where they pretty much do normal stuff. Check it out and thanks for a great 2022!