164. The Natural
John Nesbitt, Chester Hanzer, Rudy Walden, et. al.: Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering, Extortion, Sports Bribery.
Original air date: 14 March 1971.
This fairly topical episode deals with the FBI investigating sports bribery, racketeering and extortion. Inspector Lewis Erskine rescues a kidnap victim and stops an attempt to fix a college basketball game.
- No interesting cars. This may be a so-so story, but this episode is definitely a view of how things were in 1971. ABC was known for its extensive sports coverage, and the network covered college sports quite a bit in 1971.
- Two notable 1970s TV performers appear here: Vic Tayback (Alice) and John Sylvester-White (Welcome Back, Kotter).
- And once again, Peter Mark Richman makes an appearance on the series!
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Cast |
| Performer |
Role |
| Jesse Vint |
John Nesbitt |
| Victor Holchak |
Chet Hanzer |
| Peter Mark Richman |
Rudy Walden |
| Walter Burke |
Charlie Gallo |
| Morgan Paull |
Nat Wenning |
| Vic Tayback |
Ed Larch |
| Charles Bateman |
Peter Griffith |
| Meg Wyllie |
Mrs. Blaik |
| John Sylvester-White |
Vince Stanton |
| Dano Nolan |
Marty |
| Rick Sorensen |
College Boy |
| Anthony Costello |
Billy Blaik |
| Susan O’Connell |
Keenie Blaik |
Directed by: Virgil Vogel
Written by: Ed Waters |
