Here’s another gallery of guest stars from The Fugitive, this time from season 3. Once again these folks either became better known later on or in one or two cases were better known earlier on. I’m certain that most of you will recognize at least some of them. Answers at the bottom of this post. The … Continue reading Can You Name Them?
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When the Wind Blows
I finally saw the only episode that I specifically remember seeing from the original run of The Fugitive (other than the series finale, that is). It’s the 15th episode of the third season entitled “When the Wind Blows”, so it answers some questions I had in my mind about it, but it raises some others … Continue reading When the Wind Blows
A Familiar Photo
In an episode from the third season of The Fugitive, Ed Asner plays a former football player and when we get a peek inside his room: That photo looked awfully familiar. I knew I had seen it dozens of times in the office of Lou Grant:
Can You Name Them?
In The Fugitive episode “Moon Child” Virginia Christine played the mother of a girl with a learning disability, and her performance would have an eerie pre-echo of a series of commercials for Folgers Coffee that she would make in the 70s and 80s as “Mrs. Olsen”. Here’s a gallery of some of the second season guest … Continue reading Can You Name Them?
The Fugitive WAS a Western
In the first post that I wrote about The Fugitive, I mentioned that I saw parallels between it and westerns such as The Lone Ranger, where the hero used to roam around the country helping out those he came in contact with. What I didn’t realize at the time was that was actually the genesis of the … Continue reading The Fugitive WAS a Western
Odds and Ends
I have several posts in the works but they all require some research and/or work that I haven’t had time for, so here are a couple of odds and ends. I’ve been searching for a copy of the one act play “How the Story Grew” for several years, but the only ones I could find … Continue reading Odds and Ends
Sam and Richard
I hadn’t planned on writing anymore about The Fugitive, but someone asked me whether the TV show was based on the Sam Sheppard case and, after giving my answer, I looked into it a little bit more. My answer hasn’t changed, but why waste that research? The short answer is that Roy Huggins, who created The Fugitive, … Continue reading Sam and Richard
Addressing a Finale
David Janssen as Richard Kimble Second day in a row where I’m referencing electoral-vote.com, but this is because they published a letter that I sent in. On the Tuesday Mailbag (delayed from Sunday) they included the email I sent off where I talked about the series finale of The Fugitive TV series which aired as a … Continue reading Addressing a Finale