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Movin' On
Episode Guide -May 2006
(General Update  +  #1.14) 
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tony, William Southard, Mike Burns (#32)  Tony Berg (#25)    Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)  /  
Tim Ahlborn's"Movin' On" Website
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MOVIN' ON
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D'Antoni-Weitz production (Philip D'Antoni, Barry Weitz)
for
NBC (Thursdays 10:00 pm EST, season 1974-75)
NBC (Tuesdays 8:00 pm EST, season 1975-76)
Executive Producers Philip D'Antoni , Barry Weitz

US Road Adventure Drama series 1974-76 pilot + 46 episodes x 60 min color
starring:
Claude Akins as Sonny Pruett
Frank Converse as Will Chandler
featuring - ( part of season 2)
Roosevelt Grier as Benjy
Art Metrano as Moose

Premise:
Trucking contractor Sonny Pruett (Claude Akins) teams up with
law graduate Will Chandler (Frank Converse).

The format had been used previously in the 1958-59 Canadian series
"Cannonball" which starred Paul Birch and William Campbell.

Production Manager Hal Schaffel

Theme song "Movin' On" sung by Merle Haggard

Tim Ahlborn's"Movin' On" Website

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 IN TANDEM (90 min. pilot TV Movie)
8May74
Written by Bob Collins and Herb Meadow
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
music by Don Ellis
Starring:
Claude Akins as Sonny Pruett
Frank Converse as Will Chandler
Guest Stars:
Richard Angarola .... Victor DiAngelo
Connie Blake .... Connie DiAngelo
Ann Coleman .... Betty
Sondra Blake
Micheal Crisher .... Alfonso
Chris D'Anthony .... Vincent
Janis Hansen .... Cathy
Paul Mantee .... Man in Windbreaker
Jim Nolan  .... Wilson
Richard O'Brien  .... Construction Boss
Ernest Sarracino .... Emilio
Titos Vandis .... Guido
Bart Burns .... Dispatcher
Sonny and Will help an orange farmer save his land.

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NBC Thursdays 10:00 pm Eastern

1.01 Movin' On: THE TIME OF HIS LIFE
12Sep74 NBC Thur
Written by George Kirgo
Guest cast:
Michael J. Pollard
Synopsis:
Sonny and Will try to brighten the last days of a feisty young trucker
who is dying of cancer. [RF]

1.02 Movin' On: ROADBLOCK
19Sep74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Mackenzie Phillips ... Chessie
Richard Jaeckel ...... Red
Synopsis:
A gambler entrusts his bratty 14-year-old daughter to Sonny and Will. [RF]

1.03 Movin' On: GRIT (aka "True Grit")
26Sep74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
James Olson ........... Ben Simms
Pamela Payton-Wright .. Francie Simms
Robert Symonds ........ Dr. Stillwell
Bernard Leopold ....... Varga
Eve McVeagh ........... Rosalie
Mary Lynn Bolger ...... Receptionist
William Christopher ... Jewelry Clerk
Synopsis:
A story of hope and endurance unfolds after Sonny and Will
pick up a poverty-stricken couple. Traveling on foot, the man
has brought his wheel-chair bound wife over 200 miles to see
a famous doctor.
*Note: Brilliant performance by James Olson.

1.04 [--] Movin' On: LIFELINE
3Oct74 NBC Thur
Guest Cast:
Lois Nettletton
Clint Howard
John Qualen
Ronald Feinberg

1.05 [--] Movin' On: THE TRICK IS TO STAY ALIVE
 10Oct74 NBC Thur
Special Guest Star:
Aldo Ray ............. Art
Guest Stars:
Marilyn Hassett ...... Mary Kate
James Keach .......... Ron
with:
Robert Sorrells
*
Associate Producer: John G. Wilson
Director of Photography: Ted Landon
Assistant Director: Robert Scrivner
Synopsis:
Sonny and Will are waylaid by armed escaped convicts who want to use
the truck as a getaway vehicle. [RF]

[--] 17Oct74 "Ann's Party"
(postponed to 23Jan75 because of the "World Series")
 
 1.06 [--] Movin' On: COWHANDS [RF]
24Oct74 NBC Thur
Written by Eugene Price
Directed by Paul Stanley
Guest Cast:
Tina Louise ........... Helen
Glenn Corbett ......... Tommy Trueblood
A Martinez ............ Manolo
Edward Faulkner ....... Elton Edwards

 1.07 Movin' On: THE GOOD LIFE
07Nov74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
George Maharis
Laraine Stephens ..... Joan
Gary Merrill ......... Paul Lorimer
Michell Marie Price .. Myrt
Synopsis:
A confident businessman offers Sonny and Will a huge salary to haul barrels
of oil which he hasn't found yet. [RF]

1.08 Movin' On: GAMES
14Nov74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Michael Parks ........ Ike
Gary Lockwood ........ Harmony
Joe Kapp ............. Jackson
Synopsis:
A cop with a grudge against truckers gives an unfair citation to Sonny
and Will's friend, a struggling driver who can't afford to pay the fine. [RF]

1.09 Movin' On: HOOTS
21Nov74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Fritz Weaver ......... Eli
Belinda J. Montgomery ... Anne
Philip Bruns ......... Heyward
Synopsis:
A story about Hutterites, peaceful farmers whose religion forbids them to
retaliate against the violence done them by prejudiced neighbors. [RF]

1.10 Movin' On: GOOD FOR LAUGHS
1.10 Movin' On:
28Nov74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Frank Gorshin ........ Frank
Jonathan Lippe ....... Terry
Skip Homeier
Barbara Brownell
Synopsis 1:
Will's friend, a once-lighthearted prankster, is now convinced that someone is
trying to kill him. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A logger claims that someone is trying to kill him. [RF]

1.11 Movin' On: HIGH ROLLERS
05Dec74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Christina Raines ..... Rita
Robert F. Lyons ...... Chuck
Scott Brady .......... Murphy
John C. Barone ....... Gossett
William H. Bailey .... Foreman
Synopsis:
On a winning streak in Las Vegas, Will is raking in so much money that
he is considering buying his own truck and going it alone. [RF]

1.12 [--] Movin' On: GOIN' HOME [Part 1]
12Dec74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Sheree North ......... Dinah
John Vernon .......... Felton
Jamie Smith Jackson .. Julie
Woodrow Parfrey ...... Wentworth
Matilda Carson ....... Madame Stendhal
Will Hutchins ........ Slim
Synopsis:
Sonny decides to pay a visit to his home town instead of spending
the holidays on the road. [RF]

1.13 [--] Movin' On: GOIN' HOME [Part 2]
19Dec74 NBC Thur (rerun 20Mar75)
Guest cast:
Sheree North ......... Dinah
John Vernon .......... Felton
Jamie Smith Jackson .. Julie
Woodrow Parfrey ...... Wentworth
Joyce Jameson ........ Angela Wentworth
Eddie Little Sky ..... Freewater
Jerell O. Malone ..... Jerry Malone
Synopsis:
Sonny and his ex-wife are in big trouble unless they find the $20,000
necklace she stole from her gangster boyfriend and lost the same day. [RF]

1.14 Movin' On: ANTIQUES
26Dec74 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Jeanette Nolan
Synopsis:
A crusty old eccentric loses all will to live when someone steals the
antique auto in which her husband died. [RF]

1.15 [--] Movin' On: EXPLOSION
2Jan75 NBC Thur

1.16 Movin' On: LANDSLIDE
16Jan75 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Cameron Mitchell ..... Charley
John Ritter .......... Casey
Synopsis:
The truckers and several motorists are trapped on a narrow mountain
road. [RF]

1.17 [--] Movin' On: ANN'S PARTY
23Jan75 NBC Thur
(postponed from 17Oct74 because of the World Series)
Guest cast:
Claudia Jennings ...... Ann
Dave Bennett .......... Ralph Meeker
Karen Carlson ......... Janet Kingman
Patricia Smith ........ Claire Bennett
Madilyn Clark ......... Hostess
Synopsis:
A garment manufacturer persuades Sonny and Will to deliver a $500,000
ransom in a kidnaping that he insists be kept from the police. [RF]

1.18 [--] Movin' On: FRAUD
30Jan75 NBC Thur
Associate Producer John G. Wilson
Director of Photography Ted Landon
Guest cast:
Barry Sullivan ........ Zack Bernhardt
Jenny Sullivan ........ Eunice Bernhardt
Rosey Grier ........... Fats
Michael Hagerthy ...... Teddy
Art Aragon ............ Brown
Richard Bull .......... Manager
Synopsis:
Hard evidence backs an insurance adjuster's claim that Sonny and
Will stole their cargo and set fire to their trailer. [RF]

1.19 Movin' On: AMMO
06Feb75 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Roger Perry ........... Charles
Jess Walton ........... Olive
Albert Paulsen ........ Ernest
Synopsis:
Naval Intelligence persuades Sonny and Will to infiltrate a group that
stole naval munitions. [RF]

1.20 Movin' On: TATTOOS
13Feb75 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Ramon Bieri
James Callahan ........ Gabe
Lynette Mettey ........ Milly
Synopsis:
Sonny's lovesick old Navy buddy goes AWOL to pursue an elusive
female trucker. [RF]

1.21 Movin' On: RANSOM
20Feb75 NBC Thur
Guest cast:
Ralph Meeker .......... Bennett
Karen Carlson ......... Janet
Synopsis:
The truckers deliver a $500,000 ransom in a kidnapping they are asked to
keep from the police. [RF]

[--] 06Mar75 - "The Price of Loving" (postponed to 02Apr75)
[--] 13Mar75 - "Wedding Bell" (postponed to 09Arp75)
[--] 20Mar75 - rerun of "Goin' Home" pt. 2 (first aired 19Dec74)
[--] 27Mar75 - preempted for Perry Como Easter Special

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"Movin' On" moves to NBC Wednesdays from 02Apr75
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1.22 Movin' On: THE PRICE OF LOVING
02Apr75 NBC Wed (postponed from 06Mar75)
*Filmed in San Francisco.
Guest cast:
John Schuck ......... Bigamist
Anne Francis ........ Abby
Kelly Jean Peters ... Betsy
Frank Campanella .... Wheels
Chris Valentine ..... Junior
Christopher Crew .... Bumper
Jay Robertson ....... Stevie
Sean Maley .......... Leroy
Synopsis:
Sonny and Will are caught in the middle when a friend who married
"the two most wonderful women in the world" tries to keep each wife
from learning about the other. [RF]

1.23 Movin' On: WEDDING BELL
09Apr75 NBC Wed (postponed from 13Mar75)
*Filmed in San Francisco.
Guest cast:
Janet Leigh ......... Nina Smith
Debralee Scott ...... Amy
Bill Catching ....... Angelo
Ray Gorman .......... Gentry
Logan Houston ....... Eduard
Synopsis:
Sonny's trucking career hits an unexpected detour when he meets Nina Smith,
an impulsive sculptor who urges him to exploit his untapped talents as
a painter. [RF]
 
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NBC Tuesdays 8:00 pm Eastern

2.01 [23] Movin' On: STOWAWAY
09Sep75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
John Rubinstein
Rosey Grier ........ Benjy (recurring)
Art Metrano ........ Moose (recurring)
Noah Keen .......... Goralski
Synopsis:
A young Soviet concert pianist stows away in the truck to get a
look at America. [RF]

2.02 [24] Movin' On: FROM BALTIMORE TO ETERNITY
16Sep75 NBC Tue (rerun 30Dec75)
Guest cast:
George Dzundza ..... Charlie
Thom Christopher ... Hank
Brad Sullivan ...... Lt. Hardacre
Stephan Early ...... Wally
Ben Hammer ......... Gus
Elizabeth Richards.. Grace
Gary Sandy ......... Jim
Synopsis 1:
Sonny and Will are trucking out of Baltimore. Sonny's aching tooth
is giving both of them a pain, and a time bomb is quietly ticking
away in their cargo. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
While Sonny and Will are on a haul out of Baltimore, Sonny's aching
tooth gives both of them a pain and a time bomb quietly ticks away
in their cargo. [RF]
 
2.03 [25] Movin' On: THE TOUGHEST MAN IN AMERICA
23Sep75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Don Galloway ....... Sergeant Harris
Rosey Grier ........ Benjy (recurring)
Art Metrano ........ Moose (recurring)
Synopsis:
The Marines challenge Sonny and Will to spend a full week living like
leathernecks. [RF]
Tony Berg <cbuchel@cfl.rr.com>
Sent : Sunday, August 29, 2004 
I was in the marine corp. 1973-1976 in camp lejeune,N.C.
when they filmed ep #25 "The Toughest Man In America". I was in
that one, and i would like to know if it is possible to get a copy
of it on VHS or CD
 Tony Berg <cbuchel@cfl.rr.com>
*
Kristi Arey <kristi1274@yahoo.com> 30Nov2004
I am in the process of trying to get a copy of this episode.
My husband’s father played “Pappy Pete” (one of the truck drivers).
He passed away when my husband was 16, and he has since lost most
of the things that he had of his fathers. I would appreciate any
help that would help in my search for a copy of this episode.
<kristi1274@yahoo.com>

2.04 [26] Movin' On: THE ELEPHANT STORY
30Sep75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Keenan Wynn
Synopsis:
A temperamental elephant and a bum who converses with himself join
the truckers. [RF]

2.05 [27] Movin' On: HOME IS NOT A HOUSE
07Oct75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Collin Wilcox
Jonathon Shawn Bishop ... Billy
Synopsis:
A widow stubbornly lays claim to a park in the middle of Mobile, Ala. [RF]
Note: TV guide has this episode preempted for Baseball Play-offs ...
American League play-offs (East Division champions vs. A's).
& National League play-offs (Reds vs. Pirates) [RF]

2.06 [28] Movin' On: ... TO BE IN CAROLINA
14Oct75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Moses Gunn
David Downing ...... Lee
Lauren Jones ....... Liz
Jason Bernard ...... Cabe
Synopsis:
The truckers' blazing trailer injures a tobacco farmer and sets fire
to his barn. [RF]
Note: TV guide has this episode preempted for Baseball Play-offs ... [RF]

2.07 [29] Movin' On:
WILL THE LAST TRUCKER LEAVING CHARLOTTE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
21Oct75 NBC Tue

2.08 [30] Movin' On: GENERAL DELIVERY RALEIGH
04Nov75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Diane Ladd ......... Amy
Rosey Grier ........ Benjy (recurring)
Art Metrano ........ Moose (recurring)
Synopsis:
The truckers' repossessed rig is going up for auction unless they come
up with $2700 in five days. [RF]
 
2.09 [31] Movin' On: THE BIG WHEEL
11Nov75 NBC Tue
*Filmed at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.
Guest cast:
Rory Calhoun ....... J.C. Coombs
Jo Ann Harris ...... Sandy
Scott Brady ........ Nate
Neil Castle ........ Red Banning
Jerry Moore ........ Charlie
Pat Hall Jr. ....... Billy
Synopsis:
The truckers gear up for a new kind of driving experience when they
agree to enter a stock-car race. [RF]

 2.10 [32] Movin' On: PROSPERITY NUMBER ONE
18Nov75 NBC Tue
*Filmed in Beckley, West Virginia
Guest cast:
Patricia Neal
Lesley Woods
William Smith ...... Frank
Gary Merrill ....... Samson
Tessa Dahl ......... Haley (Patricia Neal's daughter)
Synopsis:
Sonny and Will take opposing sides in a strike against a coal-mine
owner (Patricia Neal) in West Virginia. [RF]
(Note: Details for this episode supplied by Mike Burns/RF)

2.11 [33] Movin' On: PLEASE DON'T TALK TO THE DRIVER
25Nov75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
John Dehner ........ Lanier
Paul Carr .......... Carl
Anne Callaway ...... Kate
Synopsis:
The truckers, an injured bus driver and his passengers are held hostage
by armed men. [RF]

2.12 [34] Movin' On: THE LONG HAUL
02Dec75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Strother Martin .... Cabe Miller
Jeff Conaway ....... Mike Miller
Pat Fuleihan ....... Hannah
Synopsis:
To make a large profit on a job, the truckers go in debt to hire an extra
rig and two drivers they know nothing about. [RF]

2.13 [35] Movin' On: THE LONG WAY TO NOWHERE
9Dec75 NBC Tue

2.14 [36] Movin' On: BREAKOUT
16Dec75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Ralph Richard Redpath
Diana Joseph ....... Beth
Rosey Grier ........ Benjy (recurring)
Art Metrano ........ Moose (recurring)
Synopsis:
An armed convict commandeers the truck. [RF]

2.15 [37] Movin' On: LOVE DEATH AND LAURA BROWN
23Dec75 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Finonnuala Flanagan
Donald Dubbins ..... Bevo Staton
Helen Harmon ....... Melanie Brown
Synopsis:
Will falls in love with a truck-driving widow who offers a hauling job
that pays more than it should. [RF]

[--] 30Dec75 rerun of #2.02 "From Baltimore to Eternity" (first aired 16Sep75)

2.16 [38] Movin' On: THE OLD SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN
6Jan76 NBC Tue

 2.17 [39] Movin' On: WITCH HUNT
13Jan76 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Rosemary Murphy
R.G. Armstrong ..... Sam
Cliff Osmond ....... Walt
Michele Marsh ...... Grace
Synopsis:
A mysterious ailment affects everyone's chickens except those of a
farmer who's not a member of the cooperative. [RF]

2.18 [40] Movin' On: THE BIG SWITCH
20Jan76 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
L.Q. Jones
Jackie Coogan ...... Sam
Synopsis:
Sonny hatches an intricate plan to beat a swindler at his own game. [RF]

2.19 [41] Movin' On: WOMAN OF STEEL
27Jan76 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Joe Higgins ........ Brenner
Penny Fuller ....... Marge Brenner
Synopsis:
Sonny clashes with a tyrannical steel-mill owner. [RF]

[--] 3Feb76 - no details

2.20 [42] Movin' On: LIVING IT UP
10Feb76 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
E.J. Peaker ........ Mary Ellen
Jack Kruschen ...... Nash
Rosey Grier ........ Benjy (recurring)
Synopsis:
A man rents the truck for an incredible $1000 and an all-expense-paid
vacation at a swank resort. [RF]

2.21 [43] Movin' On: NO MORE SAD SONGS
17Feb76 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Lisa Foy
Philip Michael Thomas ... Banjo
Don Hood ........... Moses
Earl Billings ...... Choo Choo
Synopsis:
An orphaned young gambler involves the truckers in a bookmaking operation. [RF]

2.22 [44] Movin' On: FULL FATHOM FIVE
24Feb76 NBC Tue
Guest cast:
Ted Gehring
Carol Scott ........ Nance
Wilbur Swartz ...... Nathan
Synopsis:
Sonny puts his truck into hock to help a shrimp fisherman search for sunken gold
in the Gulf of Mexico. [RF]

2.23 [45] Movin' On: SING IT AGAIN SONNY (final episode)
02Mar76 NBC Tue (rerun 14Sep76 final episode shown)
*Filmed mostly in Atlanta.
Guest cast:
Vera Miles ............ Sheila Powers
Cliff Osmond .......... Momo
George Lindsay ........ Twiller
Hugh Thomas Jarrett ... Hank Church
Jim Walls ............. Tom
Synopsis:
A conniving musical-talent agent, desperate to find a new star so she can pay off
an old debt, convinces Sonny that he has the makings of a stellar country singer. [RF]

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Summer Reruns - ABC Tuesdays (Mar76-14Sep76)
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[--] 14Sep76 ABC Tue - rerun of #2.23 "Sing it again Sonny" (first aired 02Mar76)
(final rerun)

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I was wondering if you might be able to help. I grew up watching the series
in the 70's. My parents even purchased me the radio controlled semi-truck
that GALOOB produced.
I still have the truck in the original box and it is in very good condition.
Would you know of anyone that would be interested in it?
thanks,
Dave <dlouk@zoominternet.net> November 2002
 
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