John “Chill” Chilton, Bryan Welles: Extortion.
Original air date: 7 November 1971
Rerun 26 March 1972
As a prank, two boys kidnap a fellow student, hold him in an abandoned mine shaft and send a ransom note to his parents. The boys leave town to visit girlfriends without releasing the victim—ony that a construction crew has covered his air hole.
- Richard Thomas makes an appearance here, one year before beginning his run on The Waltons. That he appears as the bad guy alone makes this episode worth watching!
- And Dabney Coleman makes another appearance her as well!
Credits:
Directed by: Ralph Senensky
Written by: Robert Malcolm Young
Performer| Role
- Richard Thomas | John “Chill” Chilton
- Jerry Houser | Bryan Welles
- Dabney Coleman | Jamison
- Alex Nicol | Wayne Kingerman
- Gary Tigerman | George Kingerman
- Robyn Millan | Paula Ross
- Joel Lawrence | Coach Stanley
- James Sikking | SRA Herbert Withers
- William Bramley | Foreman
- Claudia Bryar | Mrs. Ryerson
- Susan Davis | Mrs. Ross
- Michele Nichols | Steffi Ross
- Hal Riddle | Lab Expert
- Frank Baxter | Agent
- Ron Stein | Workman
- Rick Moses | Don