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 Seasons 11 to 15 (Paulist/syndicated) (1970-75)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:  Rina Fox
references:
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[--] Insight: THE WHOLE DAMN HUMAN RACE AND ONE MORE
06-Sep-1970 CBS  (rerun 07Aug71)
Producer John Furia Jr.

Written by David Karp
Directed by Ralph Senesky
show no. 191
cast:
Peter Mark Richman ... Jack
Jack Albertson ....... Abe
Barbara Hershey ...... Judy
June Dayton .......... Ellen
Than Wyenn ........... Dr. Singh
Summary:
Story about a man who loves mankind but not people. [RF]
Synopsis:
A humanitarian dedicates himself to the world but neglects his own daughter. [RF]

[--] Insight: FAT HANDS AND A DIAMOND RING
13Sep1970 CBS (rerun from 22Nov67)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
14Sep1970 CBS
cast:
Norman Fell ........ Carl
Joan Freeman ....... Mary
Synopsis:
A heroin addict battles his habit. [RF]

[--] Insight: CHIPPER
20Sep1970
PX-380
cast:
John McMartin ...... Chipper
Martin Sheen ....... Akardin
Diane Shalet ....... Meg
Summary:
Chipper talks about dying to a waiter. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THREE CORNERED FLAGS
11Oct1970 CBS  (rerun 03Aug71)
cast:
Ruth Warrick ....... Peg

Beau Bridges ....... Dave
Meredith MacRae .... Gloria
Edward Asner ....... Father Gannon
Robert Karnes ...... Richard
Synopsis:
A college student faces a crisis of conscience when he receives his draft notice. [RF]

[--] Insight: LOOK BACK TO THE GARDEN
11Oct1970 CBS
cast:
Dwayne Hickman ..... Lee
Sharon Farrell ..... Betty
Donnelly Rhodes .... Martin
Synopsis:
A young couple having an affair are confronted with

 the significance of romantic commitment. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title

25Oct1970

Synopsis:

Antiwar protesters are prosecuted for burning draft records. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MADAM

15Nov1970 rerun from 01May1968

 

[--] Insight: PRINCE OF APPLE TOWNS
15Nov1970 CBS Sun
Host: Father Ellwood Kieser
cast:
Jane Wyman
Gene Rayburn
Summary:
Two actors reminisce. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A SMALL STATISTIC
22Nov1970 CBS Sun (rerun 04Aug74, 31Aug75)
Host: Rev. Elwood Kieser
cast:
James Stacy ....... David
Davey Davison ....... Janice
Ron Soble ....... Dr. Pierto
Synopsis:
The marriage of a young couple is threatened when their first child dies. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
22Nov1970 CBS Sun
cast:
Ann Sothern ....... Actress
Hal Frederick ....... Negro
Alan Oppenheimer ....... Fanatic
Roger C. Carmel ....... Dilettante
Synopsis:
An allegorical comedy about five people who must face

reality or buy a ticket to oblivion.

 Would-be passengers include a fading actress, a bitter Negro,

a religious fanatic and a dilettante. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: TRIAL BY FIRE
03Jan71
cast:
Ricardo Montalban .... General Bertani
Bradford Dillman ..... Major Sutton
Jeff Corey ........... Colonel Buckley
John Van Dreelen ..... Major Marchand
Synopsis:
A pilot's conscience is affecting his combat capability. [RF]

 [--] Insight: THE BIRD ON THE MAST
10Jan1971
cast:
Anthony Costello .... Mark
Greg Mullavy
Synopsis:
A young executive tries to escape unhappiness.
 

[--] Insight: A MAN CALLED DON
02Feb1971 (rerun 02Jul1972)
cast:
Michael Burns ....... Don
 

[--] Insight: THE WRINKLE SQUAD
07Feb1971 CBS Sun
cast:
Edward Andrews
John Marley
Edward Asner
Kaz Garas ........... Alex Andrakia
Synopsis:
Three old men whose efforts to open a child-care

 center run afoul of state bureaucracy. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE LATE GREAT GOD
14Feb1971
cast:
Heather Young ........ Maria
Antoinette Bower ..... Lila
Nancy Malone ......... Julie
Paul Carr ............ Elliot
Ann B. Davis ......... Pat
Synopsis:
A teenager looks for meaning in her life. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FRIENDS
07Mar1971 (rerun 06Apr75)
cast:
Marlyn Mason ........ Syble
Frank Aletter ....... Larry
Synopsis:
About a mentally handicapped man and the woman who takes care of him. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: AND WHO HAS EVER SEEN XANADU?
28Mar1971
cast:
Arthur O'Connell ..... Chips
Synopsis:
A misanthropic tycoon tries to shield his children from the world. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MR. JOHNSON'S HAD THE COURSE
04Apr1971
cast:
Robert Lansing .... Winters
David Macklin ..... Joe
June Dayton ....... Evelyn
Synopsis:
A college student tries to raise a failing grade with a gun. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: WHY SPARROWS FALL
11Apr1971 (rerun 27Aug72)
cast:
Vera Miles .......... Marion
Lloyd Bochner ....... David
Walter Brooke ....... J.J.
Jacques Aubuchon .... Ratner
Frank Maxwell ....... Dr. Marsh
Synopsis:
An actress learns that she is going to die. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
18Apr1971 (rerun 04Jul71)
cast:
Gene Hackman ........ Vernon Holt

Carl Betz ........... Father Ryan
Brandon de Wilde .... Melvin Weissberg
Synopsis:
Antiwar protestors are prosecuted for burning draft records. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A THOUSAND RED FLOWERS
25Apr1971 (rerun 04Sep71)
cast:
Tony Bill ........... Image

Robert Lipton ....... Ben
Brenda Scott ........ Emma
Barbara Hale ........ Mom
Bill Williams ....... Pop
Karl Swenson ........ Phillips

Synopsis:
This surrealistic drama focuses on a student's suicide and the motives behind it. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY
09May1971
cast:
Norma Crane .......... Jenny
Paul Carr ............ Dermot
Synopsis:
A selfish couple learn to communicate with one another. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DRY COMMITMENT
16May71
cast:
Joseph Campanella .... Roger
William Marshall ..... Chand
Synopsis:
A cynical American journalist is disturbed by India's poverty. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE GHETTO TRAP

(aka The Immigrant)
13Jun1971
cast:
James Westerfield .... Walter
Geoffrey Deuel ....... Stefan
Virginia Gregg ....... Anya
Janet MacLachlan ..... Miss Kiley
William Bassett ...... Roman
Synopsis:
A young immigrant teaches his cousin the meaning of the American dream. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MAN IN THE MIDDLE
19Jun1971 (rerun 05May1974)
cast:
Steve Forrest ........ David
Beverly Garland ...... Janet
Lyle Bettger ......... Art
Bernie Hamilton ...... Aubrey

Synopsis:
A small-town mayor is caught between white

bigots and black-power advocates. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE CRISIS
26Jun71 originally aired 24Dec67 (rerun 28Jul74)

 

[--] Insight: NO TEARS FOR KELSEY
27Jun71 (rerun 17Mar1974, 23Jun74)
cast:
Deborah Winters ...... Kathleen
Lloyd Bochner ........ Father
Geraldine Brooks ..... Mother
Synopsis:
The story of a rebellious teenager who turns into a hippie. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE DEATH OF SIMON JACKSON
28Jun71
cast:
Robert DoQui ......... Simon Jackson
Judy Pace ............ Carmen
Synopsis:
A black poet is caught between forces of violence and advocates of moderation. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
29Jun71 (rerun 06Jan1974)
cast:
Edmond O'Brien ....... Houseworthy
Synopsis:
A business tycoon returns from the dead for the reading of his will. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE HATE SYNDROME
01Jul71 (rerun from 21Jan68)

 

[--] Insight: THE KING OF THE PENNY
02Jul71 (rerun 24Mar74)
cast:
Ed Begley ............ Thomas Hess
Mario Alcalde ........ Father Forster
Lynn Hamilton ........ Sister St. Martin
Synopsis:
A ghetto priest and nun spur the founding of a black cultural center. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: ALL THE LITTLE PLUMES IN PAIN
03Jul71
cast:
Guy Stockwell ........ George
Andrew Prine ......... Printer
Celia Kaye ........... Jenny
Synopsis:
A lawyer clashes with hippies when he invades a Haight-Ashbury

pad in search of a friend's runaway daughter. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU PRAYING
09Jul71 (rerun 09Jul67)

 

[--] Insight: THE 34TH HOUR
10Jul71
cast:
Farley Granger ....... Jim
Guy Stockwell ........ Sam

Diana Muldaur ........ Betty
Edward Binns ......... Bill
Marian Moses ......... Fran
Irene Tsu ............ Nancy
Walter Brooks ........ Castle
Synopsis:
An angry young priest, a glad-handing phony, an unhappily married

 woman and a nymphomanic undergo group therapy. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A nymphomaniac, a phony, a young priest and an unhappily married

woman reveal their feelings during a therapy session. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: POLITICS CAN BECOME A HABIT
17Jul71
cast:
Anne Seymour ......... Sister Superior
Peter Fonda .......... Al
Alan Hewitt .......... Sweeney

Synopsis:
A nun becomes involved in politics. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE NITTY GRITTY ONCE AND FUTURE NOW
24Jul71
cast:
Patricia Harty ....... Mary
Richard Elkins ....... Odie
Lloyd Bochner ........ Major

Joseph Campanella .... Deliverer
Synopsis:
A fantasy-drama about three survivors of World War III. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE SANDALMAKER
29Jul71
cast:
Brian Keith .......... Ken Stratton
Don Quine ............ Mike
Tim O'Connor ......... Maynard Ballman
Maidie Norman ........ Alice
Synopsis:
A young man re-examines his life when his girlfriend

 is murdered after an LSD "trip". [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DON'T ELBOW ME OFF THE EARTH
05Aug71 (rerun from 16Jun68)

 

[--] Insight: THE BALLAD OF ALMA GERLAYNE
07Aug71
cast:
Sheilah Wells ........ Alma
Lou Antonio .......... J.P.
Joseph Campanella .... Irwin
Don Chastain ......... Russ
Edward Ashley ........ Steve
Synopsis:
A successful young vocalist finds that there is more

 to life than money, prestige and men. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: EDITOR AND CHIEF
14Aug71 CBS Sun (rerun 29Jan1972)
cast:
Louise Sorel ........ Janet
Joseph Campanella ... Mike
Synopsis:
A woman editor is attracted to a married man. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: INTRUSION
21Aug71
cast:
Robert Lansing ..... Harriman
Marion Ross ........ Florence
Terry Burnham ...... Ellen

Synopsis:
A businessman's faith is shaken when his teenaged daughter is brutally attacked. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE MUMMY
28Aug71
cast:
Arlene Golonka
Synopsis:
A young mother hates the limitations of her life

 - until she gets a chance to escape them. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE FACE OF TYRANNY
1971
cast:
Philip Carey
Synopsis:
A Communist agent undergoes a drastic change

when faced with Russian Communism. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1971
cast:
Beverly Garland ..... Rita
Florence Halop ...... Mother
Synopsis:
Unemployed and dejected, a family man is confronted

by a stranger who claims to be God. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1971
cast:
Ramon Bieri ......... Grandfather
James Callahan ...... Death
Synopsis:
A writer must accept the death of his son. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1971
cast:
Michael Baseleon ..... Ramsey
Ford Rainey ......... Redbuck
Richard Yniguez ..... Walowtah
Simon Scott ......... Stark
Victor Campos ....... Tenkiller
Synopsis:
Navajos protest a mining operation on one of their sacred mountains. [RF]
 

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[--] Insight: BOURBON IN SUBURBIA
01Sep71 originally aired 03Jan65 (rerun 21Dec74)

 

[--] Insight: THE GREATEST MADNESS OF THEM ALL - I AM
03Sep71
cast:
John Dehner ......... Jeffrey/Real
John Marley ......... Consciousness
Brad David .......... Younger Self

Synopsis:
A successful novelist is haunted by a recurring nightmare

- one in which his several "selves" are at war. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WATTS MADE OUT OF THREAD
10Sep1971 (rerun 19Jun72, 08Dec74)
cast:
Harold Gould ....... Eddie
Roscoe Lee Browne ....... Stranger

Alice Ghostley ...... Mother
Synopsis:
A comic allegory about a dying man who has exploited ghetto dwellers

and is confronted by a black Christ. [RF]

Synopsis:
A story about a dying man who has exploited ghetto dwellers -

 and is confronted by a black Christ. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE PARTY
15Oct1971
cast:
Billy Mumy ......... Stan
Pamela McMyler ..... Lorna
Michael Shea ....... Jack
Synopsis:
A wild party causes a teen to question her values. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: RESUSCITATION
12Nov1971
cast:
Mitch Vogel ......... Jimmy
Glynnis O'Connor .... Laura
Lynn Carlin ......... Betty
William Schallert ... Wendall
Elizabeth Allen ..... Ginny
Ron Pinkard ......... Doctor
Synopsis:
After being pronounced dead after a car crash that also kills

his girlfriend, a teen is resuscitated by physicians. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE CLOWN OF FREEDOM
10Dec1971
cast:
Anthony Costello .... Emilio
Alan Oppenheimer .... Sergeant Varron
Gary Morgan ......... Lito
Richmond Shepard .... Horacio
Joseph McCord ....... Juan
Synopsis:
A clown and his troupe are arrested for political subversion. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE MAN FROM INNER SPACE
01Jan1972 CBS Sun
Script by William Peter Blatty
cast:
James Franciscus .... Psychiatrist
Louis Gossett Jr. ... Spaceman
Frank Aletter ....... Whitepaper
Synopsis:
A man claims to be from outer space and a skeptical

psychiatrist who doesn't believe him. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE WAR OF THE EGGS
15Jan1972 CBS Sun
Written by Michael Crichton
cast:
Bill Bixby .......... John
Elizabeth Ashley .... Anne
James Olson ......... Dr. Blake

Synopsis:
A two-year-old child is injured in its parents' argument,

 and they receive counseling. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: HEY! HEY! IT'S BILLY RAYE
22Jan1972 CBS Sun
cast:
Michael Burns ....... Billy Raye
Marge Redmond ....... Angie
Marion Ross ......... Sheila
Noah Keen ........... Al
Synopsis:
A hero of the Vietnam war must square the killing

of innocent Vietnamese with his conscience. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHY DON'T YOU CALL ME SKIPPER ANYMORE?
29Jan1972
cast:
Beverly Garland
Robert Lansing
Synopsis:
A generation-gap drama. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FAT HANDS AND A DIAMOND RING
06Feb1972 CBS Sun (originally aired 12Nov67)


 [--] Insight: DEATH OF AN ELEPHANT
13Feb1972 CBS Sun
cast:
John Astin
Diane Baker
Synopsis:
A psychological drama set in the midst of an Irish wake. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE FREAK

01Mar1972 CBS Sun

cast:

Hilary Thompson ....... Shelly
Edward Asner ....... Henry
Tim Matheson ....... Enders
Jacqueline Scott ....... Anne  

Synopsis:
A drama about a hot line for runaways and the generation gap. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MR. AND MRS. BLISS
09Apr1972
cast:
Donna Mills ......... Mrs. Bliss
Nita Talbot ......... Lulu
Synopsis:
Mr. Bliss is refused tenure on the day of a big party at home. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: A MAN CALLED DON
02Jul1972 (rerun from 02Feb71)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
09Jul1972
cast:
Ann Sothern
Hal Frederick
Alan Oppenheimer
Roger C. Carmel
Synopsis:
An allegorical comedy about five people who must face reality

 or buy a ticket to oblivion.  Would-be passengers include a fading actress, 

a bitter Negro, a religious fanatic, and a dilettante. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHY SPARROWS FALL
27Aug1972 (rerun from 11Apr71)

 

[--] Insight: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN
29Aug1972 (rerun 31Aug75)
cast:
Britt Leach ....... Kiley
Lane Bradbury ..... Annie McMahon
Sheilah Wells ..... Melanie
Anthony Costello .. Chris
Lurene Tuttle ..... Landlady
Arlene Golonka .... Model

Synopsis:
A good Samaritan meets derision and ridicule

 as he tries to help other people. [RF]

 

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[--] Insight: Unknown title
29Oct1972
cast:
John McLiam ....... Marvin
Joshua Bryant ..... Walter
Michael Anderson Jr. ... Steve
Susan Brown ....... Claire
Barry Brown ....... Forman
Bryan Scott ....... Billy
Jamie Smith Jackson ... Janet
Synopsis:
A successful businessman and his wife must adjust to a new

life style when his father comes to live with them. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: ROOMMATES ON A RAINY DAY
07Jan1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Hilary Thompson ..... Britt (as Hilarie Thompson)
Martin Sheen ........ Vincent
Pam Murphy .......... Jenny
Jim Antonio ......... Ray
Dick Van Patten ..... Jerry
Synopsis:
A couple has a very convenient living arrangement until the

 woman decides she wants the permanence of marriage. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: TRUCK STOP

04Feb1973

Producer John Meredyth Lucas

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Marc Daniels

cast:

Deborah Winters

John Astin

Tim Matheson

Patricia Barry

Marshall Reed

Synopsis: 

Young, pretty truck stop waitress (Winters) wants to settle down.

She finds stability and security with the diner's owner (Astin). [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE COMING OF A CLONE
18mAR1973
cast:

Gary Collins ........ Tom
Brooke Bundy ........ Marian
Barry Sullivan ...... Roger
Edward Andrews ...... Basil
Synopsis:
A couple must decide whether to become the parents of a test-tube baby. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Biff McGuire ........ Frank Harris
Eileen Brennan ...... Carol Harris
Synopsis:
A young attorney harbors resentment toward his father,

who walked out on the family. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
James A. Watson Jr. ..... Sgt. Kembi
Stephen Keep ........ Wilson
Parley Baer ......... Hager
Synopsis:
Revolutionaries shoot down a plane in West Africa

and hold the passengers hostage. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
James Cromwell
Elinor Donahue
Frank Aletter
Lee Purcell
Synopsis:
In the year 2025, a playful figure challenges policies

that forbid laughter, hope and spontaneity. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Melinda Dillon
David Spielberg
Synopsis:
A husband and wife learn to share emotional intimacy

on a marriage-encounter weekend. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Gregory Sierra ...... Father Luiz
Nehemiah Persoff .... Bishop Palmera
Henry Darrow ........ Martinez
Roberto Contreras ... Jose
Val De Vargas ....... Gomez
Synopsis:
A revolutionary priest organizes his parishioners into a union so they can

more effectively demand better wages and working conditions. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: NELLIE
1973 CBS Sun (rerun 15Jul79)
cast:

Patty Duke ......... Nellie
John Astin ......... Alex
Marcia Wallace ...... Augusta
Wesley Eure ......... Steve
Synopsis:
Divorced Alex and Nellie meet on the way to their son's wedding

and pave the way for reconciliation. [RF]
 

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[--] Insight: EYE OF THE CAMEL

1973

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
04Nov1973
cast:
Sheilah Wells ........ Alma
Lou Antonio .......... J.P.
Synopsis:
A young vocalist learns that there is more to life

 than money, prestige and men. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLIN' DOWN
01Jan1974 (rerun 16Mar75)
Written by Lan O'Kun
Directed by Richard C. Bennett
cast:
Jack Albertson ....... Max Abrams
Martin Sheen ......... God
Angela Clarke ........ Maria Abrams
Tyrone Wilson ........ William
Synopsis:
A retired tailor who has lost the will to live confronts

a young man claiming to be God. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: GINNY
06Jan1974 (rerun 02Jan77)
cast:
Candice Clark ...... Ginny
Rick Kelman ........ Bill
Lynne Marta ........ Sharon
Synopsis:
A pregnant girl must make a decision: to have an abortion,

marry her boyfriend or become an unwed mother. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title

06Jan1974 (rerun from 29Jun71)

 

[--] Insight: WHEN YOU SEE ARCTURUS
20Jan1974
cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. .. Architect
Mark Hamill .......... Steve
William Windom ....... Todd
Christine Belford .... Tina
Peggy Converse ....... Mother
Alan Dexter .......... Principal
Synopsis:
An architects' boredom drives him to suicide. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CHARLIE, YOU MADE THE NIGHT TOO LONG
10Mar1974 (rerun 13Oct74)
cast:
Malachi Throne
Nancy Kovack
Henry Beckman

Synopsis:
Frightened white passengers seek aid when their car breaks down in a ghetto. [RF]

[--] Insight: PRINCE OF APPLE TOWNS
10Mar1974 (rerun from 15Nov70)


[--] Insight: A PRAYER FOR THE ABYSS
17Mar1974 (rerun 16Mar75)
cast:
Laurie Prange
Bruce Davison
Patricia Barry ..... Mrs. Dilger
Tim O'Connor ....... Mr. Dilger
Synopsis:
A potential suicide is being helped by a young psychiatric intern. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: TUESDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK
24Mar1974
cast:
Louise Sorel ......... Janet
Joseph Campanella .... Mike
Synopsis:
A woman editor is attracted to a married man. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE KING OF THE PENNY
24Mar1974 (rerun from 02Jul71)


[--] Insight: CRUNCH ON SPRUCE STREET
24Mar1974 (rerun 08Dec74)
cast:
Harvey Korman ........ Matt Slovak
Joyce Van Patten ..... Marie Slovak
Tim Matheson ......... Jerry Slovak
Paul Picerni ......... Tony Guzzo
Synopsis:
Neighborhood integration is the theme of Crunch on Spruce Street. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE THEFT
21Apr1974 (rerun 30Mar75)
Written by Michael Crichton
Directed by Arthur Hiller
cast:
Lawrence Pressman .... John
Sharon Farrell ....... Susan
Lou Antonio .......... Burglar
Summary:
A burglar enters the home of a well-off couple, who try to
inveigle him into their ongoing argument. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: I'M GONNA BE FREE
28Apr1974 (rerun 18Dec77)
cast:
Diana Muldaur
Kaz Garas
John Larch

Synopsis:
A drama about the effects of solitary confinement on a prisoner. [RF]

[--] Insight: MAN IN THE MIDDLE
05May1974 (rerun from 19Jun1971)


[--] Insight: A BOX FOR MR. LIPTON
05May1974
cast:
Kenneth Mars ......... Ben
Patricia Barry ....... Martha
Synopsis:
A comical approach to one man's way of coping with life. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
05May1974
cast:
Edward Asner
Synopsis:
A drama about a hot line for teenage runaways and the generation gap. [RF]


[--] Insight: THE LOVE SONG OF THE CUCKOO BIRDS
09Jun1974
cast:
Jonathan Harris
Synopsis:
A senior citizen falls in love with an elderly lady, to the dismay of a social worker. [RF]

*Note: Title is mistakenly listed as Coocoo Birds in TV Guide.

[--] Insight: Unknown title
16Jun1974
cast:
Deborah Winters ...... Shilly
Synopsis:
Afraid of emotional ties, a young woman drifts from one affair to the next

as her relationships prove too tough to handle. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: SKID ROW
23Jun1974
cast:
Michael Learned ...... Sister Janet
Tom Nardini .......... Steve
Frank Aletter ........ Troutman
James McMullan ....... Shields
Walter Brooke ........ Turner
Joel Fluellen ........ Frank
Synopsis:
Drama about a nun who helps skid row victims

 gain a sense of pride in themselves. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHERE WERE YOU DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, KID?
21Jul1974 (rerun 10Sep78)
cast:
Tim O'Connor ........ David
Robert Doyle ........ Eric
Jacqueline Scott .... Meg
Michael Burns ....... Danny

Synopsis:
A father and son have trouble communicating

until they face identical problems. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
28Jul1974
cast:
Mark Richman ........ Jack
Synopsis:
A humanitarian dedicates himself to the world

- but neglects his own daughter. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
28Jul1974
cast:
Diane Baker
John Astin
Synopsis:
A psychological drama. [RF]

[--] Insight: NOBODY LOVES A RICH UNCLE
04Aug1974 (rerun 18Sep77)
cast:
Carl Betz
Michael Burns
Synopsis:
Politics comes between a son and his father. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
09Aug1974 (rerun 27Jul75)
cast:
Robert Foxworth ..... Brian
Robert Mandan ....... Peter
Gregory Sierra ...... Janitor
Lara Parker ......... Fran
Peggy Doyle ......... Clara
Donnelly Rhodes ..... Dave
Ginny Golden ........ Barbara
Synopsis:
An up-and-coming young executive learns that there's

 more to life than attaining financial success. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: EDDIE

1974

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1974
cast:
David Spielberg ...... Trilling
Lois Nettleton ....... Joanna
Sam Chew ............. Worneke
Sally Kirkland ....... Ruth
Synopsis:
A correspondent trapped overseas learns that he has just one hour to live.

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1974
Synopsis:
A pilot's conscience begins to affect his combat capability. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1974

Synopsis:
A young couple, having an affair, are confronted with

 the significance of romantic commitment. [RF]

 

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####### season 15 1974-75 #####

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[--] Insight: Unknown title

15Sep1974

Synopsis:

The woman publisher of a racy magazine reconsiders her policies. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE JESUS SONG

22Sep1974

cast:

Bruce Davison ........ Randy King

Pam McMyler ....... Mary

Robert DoQui ........ Chris

Synopsis:

An unusual friendship changes a rock singer's luck. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FIVE WITHOUT FACES

22Sep1974

cast:
Carl Betz .......... General Dodd
Tom Nardini ........ Rodriguez
Synopsis:

The horrors of war are explored in this drama. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
13Oct1974
Synopsis:
A revolutionary young priest organizes his parishioners into a union so they

can more effectively demand better wages and working conditions. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: CHARLIE, YOU MADE THE NIGHT TOO LONG

13Oct1974 (rerun from 10Mar74)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
01Dec1974
Synopsis:
A young couple has a very convenient living arrangement for six months

 until the woman decides she wants the permanence of marriage. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: BOURBON IN SUBURBIA
21Dec1974 (rerun from 01Sep71)
 

[--] Insight: OUT OF THE DEPTHS
29Dec1974
cast:
John Astin .......... Harry
Cliff DeYoung ....... Joe
Lynn Hamilton ....... Sara
John Mark Robinson .. Vince
Ellen Moss .......... Kay
Don Miller .......... Howard
Nancy Adrian ........ Sally Vera
Synopsis:
A preacher becomes an alcoholic after his wife leaves him. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: WAR OF THE EGGS
05Jan1975 (rerun from 15Jan72)

 

[--] Insight: THE ONE-ARMED MAN
16Jan1975 (rerun 23Mar76)
cast:
Patty Duke .......... Margie
John Astin

Synopsis:
A one-armed traveling salesman uses his handicap

 to win friends, sympathy and sales. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DANGEROUS AIRS OF AMY CLARK
19Jan1975
cast:
William Windom ...... President Clark
Jane Wyatt .......... Mrs. Clark
Chris Connelly ...... David
Heather Young ....... Nancy
Synopsis:
A corporate president relives his role as

 a contributor to industrial pollution. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CLASS REUNION
20Jan1975
cast:
Robert Foxworth ..... Morgan
Ron Rifkin .......... Bailey
Murray MacLeod ...... Lagana
Don Stroud .......... Davis
Ron Glass ........... Rickell
Felice Orlandi ...... Assassin

Synopsis:
A class reunion is disrupted by a masked party crasher toting a gun. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE PLACEMENT SERVICE
02Feb1975
cast:
Edward Andrews
Synopsis:
An elderly man seeks employment to keep busy and not wait for death. [RF]

 

 [--] Insight: THE LAST OF THE GREAT MALE CHAUVINISTS
09Feb1975
cast:
Kim Hunter .......... Ann Hinds
Don Porter .......... Jim Hinds
Patricia Barry ...... Peggy
Ramon Bieri ......... Doctor
Kristina Holland .... Joyce
Synopsis:
A woman who was satisfied to stay home and take care

of the kids feels empty when her youngsters enter college. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
02Mar1975
cast:
Mitch Vogel ......... Randy
Lee Purcell ......... Tracy
Vic Tayback ......... Tardiff
Ed Begley Jr. ........ Marty
Rick Kelman ......... Jim

Synopsis:
Teenage alcoholism is explored in the drama of a young man

 whose depression drive him to drink. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
09Mar1975
cast:
Martin Sheen ........ Steve
Lynn Carlin ......... Jean

Elliott Street ...... Frank
Craig Hundley ....... Walter
Synopsis:
Mentally retarded teenagers set up housekeeping in a middle-class neighborhood,

much to the chagrin of the community. [RF]

[--] Insight: CRUNCH ON SPRUCE STREET
09Mar1975 (rerun from 24Mar74)

[--] Insight: THE INCREDIBLE MAN
16Mar1975
cast:
John David Carson ... Frankie
Ed Begley Jr. ....... Jimmy
Tom Bosley .......... Impossible Man
Gary Burghoff ....... Mombo
Vic Tayback ......... Reporter
Ty Henderson ........ Minnelli
Synopsis:
A story about a high-school basketball star whose ego alienates others. [RF]

[--] Insight: RIDE A TURQUOISE PONY
23Mar1975 (rerun 12Sep76)
cast:
Belinda J. Montgomery .... Roseanne
Peter Duryea ........ Bruce

Jan Clayton ......... Mother
John Larch .......... Father
Anne Seymour ........ Grandmother

Synopsis:
Absence doesn't always make the heard grow fonder,

as two reunited lovers discover. [RF]

[--] Insight: FRIENDS
06Apr1975 (rerun from 1971)

[--] Insight: A BOX FOR MR. LIPTON
13Apr1975 (rerun from 05May74)

 

[--] Insight: THE CLOWN OF FREEDOM
20Apr1975 (rerun from 10Dec71)


[--] Insight: Unknown title
20Apr1975
cast:
Edward Asner
Synopsis:
A drama about a hot line for teenage runaways and the generation gap. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
27Apr1975
cast:
Anthony Caruso ...... Mark
Synopsis:
A young executive tries to escape unhappiness. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
15Jun1975
cast:
Clu Gulager ......... Joe Hammond
Nita Talbot ......... Nurse Lopez
Laurie Prange ....... Maria
Anthony Costello .... David
Sharon Dierking ..... Mary
Allan Lurie ......... Seltzer
Peggy Doyle ......... Agnes
Synopsis:
The pressures of the working world drive copywriter Joe Hammond

 to the psychiatric ward of a hospital. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: GRADUATION DAY
22Jun1975 (rerun 30Dec75)
cast:
Gary Collins ........ Probation Officer
Skye Aubrey ......... Cindy Bowman
Joyce Van Patten .... Thelma
Synopsis:
A probation officer comes to the aid of a troubled girl. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A SMALL STATISTIC
31Aug1975 (rerun from 22Nov70)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1975
cast:
Don Stroud ........... Eddie
Ellen Geer ........... Mary Louise
Barney Phillips ...... Henry
Norman Cole .......... Buddy
Art Metrano .......... Phil
Synopsis:
A father refuses to accept his mentally handicapped child. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN
31Aug1975 (rerun from 29Aug1972)

 

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