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Honey West
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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HONEY WEST
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Four Star Television production
for
ABC (Fridays 9:00 PM ET)
Executive Producer, Aaron Spelling
Produced by: Richard Newton
Developed for television by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov.
Based on the "Honey West" novels by Skip and Gloria Fickling.
US Crime series 1965-66 30 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Anne Francis as Honey West
John Ericson as Sam Bolt
with
Irene Hervey as Aunt Meg
Premise:
Anne Francis won an Emmy nomination for her role as secret agent Honey West
- proficient in the martial arts and accompanied by her always admiring,
if less resourceful, adventurer Sam Bolt (John Ericson)
Music: Joseph Mullendore
Titles Designed by Format Productions, Inc.
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Anne Francis first played Honey West in an episode of "Burke's Law"
[--] Burke's Law: Who Killed the Jackpot?
(Pilot for "Honey West")
21-Apr-65
Anne Francis, John Ericson, Jan Sterling, Steve
Forrest, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates
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ABC (Fridays 9:00 PM ET)
1.01 [--] Honey West: The Swingin' Mrs. Jones
17 Sep 65
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton ........... Sonny
Winnie Coffin ........ Masseuse
Marvin Brody ......... Joe Steele
Louise Arthur ........ Mrs. Mainwaring
Than Wyenn ........... Driver / Waiter
Dan Gazzaniga ........ Second Man
David Armstrong ..... Man
J.P. Burns ........... Clerk
Joel Lawrence ........ First Man
Synopsis:
Honey goes undercover as a society matron to quash a blackmail ring
that preys upon wealthy women.
1.02 [--] Honey West: The Owl and the Eye
24 Sep 65
Written by William Bast
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Guest Cast:
Lloyd Bochner .......... Gus Patterson
Richard Loo ............ Tog
William Bramley ........ Mortimer
John McLiam ............ Gordon
Guy Lee ................ Houseboy
Herschel Bernardi ...... Mr. Patterson
In order to test a museum's security system, an insurance
company hires Honey to steal a jade carving that they have
insured.
1.03 [--] Honey West: The Abominable Snowman
1 Oct 65
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Guest Cast
Henry Jones ............ Reedy Comfort
Barry Kelley ........... Lt. Stone
George Keymas .......... Killer
Leon Askin ............. The Count
Henry Hunter ........... Lucas
Phil Arnold ........... Buyer
After agreeing to deliver a novelty salesman's sample case,
Honey becomes marked for death.
1.04 [--] Honey West: A Matter of Wife and Death
8 Oct 65
Written by Tony Barrett Directed by John Florea
Guest Cast:
Dianne Foster .......... Maggy
James Best .............
Henry Beckman ......... Cody
Michael Fox ............ Lt. Kovacs
Henry Brandon .......... Alexander Sebastian
Someone tries to sink a ship carrying Honey and a woman who hired
her after receiving anonymous death threats.
1.05 [--] Honey West: Live a Llttle...Kill a Little
15 Oct 65
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Murray Golden
Guest Cast:
Warren Stevens .......... Arthur Strickland
Harry Millard ........... Charles French
Herb Edelman ............ Moody
Mary Murphy ............. Vicky
Maurine Dawson .......... Karen French
Honey and an assassin race to find the former girl friend of
an underworld leader.
1.06 [--] Honey West: Whatever Lola Wants...
22 Oct 65
Written by William Bast
Directed by John Peyser
Guest Cast:
Audrey Christie .......... Lola Getz
Johnny Haymer ............ Rodriguez
Horst Ebersberg .......... Gunter
Richard Angarola ......... Ramon Vargas
Don Gazzaniga ............ Butler
Jerry Brutsche ........... Carlos
Honey is hired to escort a man to a charity ball; unaware that
he is a murderer.
1.07 [--] Honey West: The Princess and the Paupers
29 Oct 65
Written by Leonard Stadd Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Michael J. Pollard
Philip Ober ............... J.J. Vanderhyden
Nino Candido .............. Marv
Stanley Adams ............. Tobias Quinn
Don Gazzaniga ............. 1st man
Joe Perry ................. 2nd man
Bern Hoffman .............. Steam fitter
Richard Crane ............. Master of ceremonies
Bobby Sherman ............. Nicky Vanerhyden
Honey is called in when the kidnapping of a rock and roll star,
first thought to be a publicity stunt, turns into a murder mystery.
1.08 [--] Honey West: In the Bag
5 Nov 65
written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Guest Cast:
Everett Sloane ............ Mr. Bartholomew/ Mr. Peevy
Robert Carricart .......... Arkudion
Gene Darfler .............. Goon
Don Gazzaniga ............. T-Man
James Donahue ............. Father
Maureen McCormick ......... Margaret Mary Driscol
Len Lesser ................ Mr. Crimm
A precocious young girl whom Honey was escorting between her divorced
parents gets lost at the airport.
1.09 [--] Honey West: The Flame and the Pussycat
12 Nov 65
Written by George Clayton Johnson Directed by James Goldstone
Guest Cast:
Liam Sullivan ............. Mr. Canby
Sean McClory .............. Mr. Booth
Harry Basch ............... Mr. Flowers
R.J. Nelson ............... Policeman
Ken Lynch ................. Lt. Barney
Honey and Sam must catch a warehouse arsonist in order to secure
a contract with an insurance company.
1.10 [--] Honey West: A Neat Little Package
19 Nov 65
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Murray Golden
Guest Cast:
J. Pat O'Malley ........... Francis Grady
Arthur Batanides .......... Chico
Roy Jenson
Val Avery ................. Roger
Sydney Smith .............. Addison
Harold Fong ............... Custodian
Barbara Morrison .......... Woman
Norman Palmer ............. Customer
Gil Stuart ................ Desk man
Charles Wagenheim ......... Desk clerk
Clarence Lung ............. Maitre D'
A newsdealer survives a car wreck with amnesia and a mysterious
$175,000.
1.11 [--] Honey West: A Stitch in Crime
26 Nov 65
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by John Peyser
Guest Cast:
Laurie Main
Charlene Holt
James Sikking ............. Valentine
Herbie Faye ............... Mr. Kessler
David Pritchard ........... Frankie
Nino Candido .............. Buddy
Marjorie Bennett .......... Ma
Honey is hired to recover a stolen dress collection valued at $100,000.
1.12 [--] Honey West: A Million Bucks in Anybody's Language
3 Dec 65
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by John Florea
Guest Cast:
Steve Ihnat
Harry Bellaver ........... Charles Neely
Ken Lynch ................ Lt. Keller
Sarah Selby .............. Dora Neeley
Frank Scannell ........... Driver
Percy Helton ............. Wiley
Judy Kane ................ Dottie
Honey investigates the death of a P.I. whose car exploded shortly
after he called Honey for help, and she uncovers a plan to print
fake British pounds.
1.13 [--] Honey West: The Gray Lady" (series pilot)
(different opening sequence and music)
10 Dec 65
Written by William Link and Richard Levinson
Directed by Walter Grauman
Guest Cast:
Kevin McCarthy .......... Jerry Ivar
Cesare Danova ........... Abbott (Jewel thief)
Nancy Kovack ............ Nicole Purdue
Bert Parks .............. himself
Pat Collins ............. Babs Ivar
Fred Vincent ............ Lt. Keith
Jon Sargent ............. Parking Attendant
Aleane Hamilton ......... Nurse
Jason Wingreen .......... Bellhop
Dana White .............. Photographer
Honey goes after a master thief who stole an actress's jewel
collection while she was being interviewed on TV.
1.14 [--] Honey West: INVITATION TO LIMBO [UCLA]
17Dec65
Four Star Television prod. no. 6412. ;
executive producer, Aaron Spelling/ producer, Richard Newton ;
Directed by Tom Gries
written by William Link, Richard Levinson.
Director of Photography, Charles E. Burke
Film Editor Lyle Boyer;
music by Mullendore.
Starring:
Anne Francis (as Honey West); John Ericson (as Sam Bolt)
Guest Cast:
Louise Troy ............... Darlene, the hypnotist
Peter Leeds ............... Jerry, the photographer
Wayne Rogers .............. Murderer
Stacy Harris .............. Charlie Kenyon
Dan Frazer ................ Harold Sutter
Judy Lang ................. Miss Christie
S. John Launer ............ Tyler
Lonnie Forte .............. Mrs. Tyler
Cal Bolder ................ Motorcycle Cop
Will J. White ............. Guard
Danny Reese ............... Juggler
George Atkinson ........... Officer
Synopsis:
"An electronics firm hires Honey to find out how secret information
has been leaking out". [UCLA]
Copyright notice on film: c1965 by Four Star Television.
1.15 [--] Honey West: Rockabye the Hard Way
24 Dec 65
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Bill Colleran
Guest Cast:
Vincent Beck
Larry D. Mann
Paul Sorenson ............. Sweetlow
Joe Don Baker ............. Rocky Hansen
Pepe Callahan ............. Jose
Ivan Triesault ............ Lazlo Shatzi
Gil Lamb .................. Counter Man
Bella Bruck ............... Mexican Woman
Jonathan Hole ............. Chemist
Honey and Sam journey to Mexico to investigate the drugging of
a truck driver whose cargo of missile parts was stolen.
1.16 [--] Honey West: A Nice Little Till to Tap
31 Dec 65
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Guest Cast:
Anthony Eisley ........... Mr. Sutton
Howard McNear ............ Mr. Tweedy
Marvin Brody ............. Mears
Lou Krugman .............. Durant
William Benedict ......... Farley
Chuck Hicks .............. Crowley
Peter Leeds .............. Lt. Coombs
A suave master thief starts dating Honey in the hopes of getting
inside information needed to pull off a bank robbery.
1.17 [--] Honey West: How Brillig, O, Beamish Boy
7 Jan 66
Written by Don Ingalls
Directed by Ida Lupino
Guest Cast:
John McGiver ............... Mr. Brillig
Norman Alden ............... Ben Fancher
Howard Dayton .............. Little Ardo
Monte Hale ................. Sheriff Johnson
Leon Lontoc ................ Wong
Charles Horvath ............ Terk
A man kidnaps Sam and is willing to exchange him for a parcel
that Honey has been hired to guard.
1.18 [--] Honey West: King of the Mountain
14 Jan 66
Written by Jay Simms
Directed by Thomas Carr
Guest Cast:
David Opatoshu ............ Mr. King
Dennis Patrick ............ Ash
Richard Kiel .............. Grolago
Allyson Ames .............. Ida Berring
Troy Melton ............... Guard
Honey goes undercover as a nurse on the secluded estate of
a missing company president she's been hired to find.
1.19 [--] Honey West: "It's Earlier Than You Think"
21 Jan 66
Written by Marc Brandel Directed by James Brown
Guest Cast:
James Griffith .......... Conrad Wicherly #1
Leonid Kinskey .......... Conrad Wicherly #2
Maurice Dallimore ....... Hurd the Englishman
Bill McLean ............. Pringle
Bill Catching ........... Paul Wicherly
Ken Lynch ............... Lt. Barney
Paul Sorenson ........... Patrolman Gowan
A mortally wounded man carrying an 1865 newspaper wanders into
Honey's flat and with his dying breath tells her to warn
President Lincoln of an assassination plot.
1.20 [--] Honey West: "The Perfect Un-Crime"
28 Jan 66
Written by Ken Kolb
Directed by Sidney Miller
Guest Cast:
David Brian
John Harmon .............. Engineer
Byron Foulger ............ Arthur Bird
James Secrest ............ Stockboy
Bob Stephenson ........... Watchman
An embezzler who has had second thoughts hires Honey and Sam to
return the money he had stolen to the company vault before his
employer discovers it is missing.
1.21 [--] Honey West: Like Visions and Omens...and All That Jazz
4 Feb 66
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by John Florea
Guest Cast:
Nehemiah Persoff
Fred Beir
Norman Alden
June Vincent
Mimsy Farmer ............. Tina
Benny Rubin .............. Marty
A psychic accurately predicts several attempts to kill an heiress.
1.22 [--] Honey West: "Don't Look Now, But Isn't That Me"
11 Feb 66
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by James Brown
Guest Cast:
Alan Reed ............... Chick
Louis Quinn ............. Toddle
Monica Keating .......... Mrs. Carter
Jonathan Hole ........... Mr. Gruder
Charles Horvath ......... Ding Dong
Paul Sorenson ........... Motorcycle Officer
Honey gets in trouble when her lookalike steals some furs that she
has been hired to guard.
1.23 [--] Honey West: Come to Me, My Litigation Baby
18 Feb 66
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Thomas Carr
Guest Cast:
James Brown .............. Buster Macon
Ellen Corby .............. Nellie Peady
Michael Fox .............. Mr. Strate
Army Archerd ............. Announcer
Ron Lerner ............... Dancer #1
Kami Stevens ............. Dancer #2
Chuck Couch .............. Witness #1
Bill Shannon ............. Witness #2
An insurance company hires Honey to validate a cowboy's claim
that he was paralyzed by falling down a flight of stairs.
1.24 [--] Honey West: SLAY, GYPSY, SLAY
25Feb66
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by James Brown
Guest Cast:
Michael Pate .............. Darza
Byron Morrow .............. Franklyn Buckley III
Papita Funez .............. Lida
Ralph Manza ............... Putzi
Jack Perkins .............. Szabo
Arline Anderson ........... Mrs. Buckley
Bobby Johnson ............. Attendant
Synopsis:
A client of Honey's has been kidnaped, and the trail leads Honey and
Sam to a gypsy camp. [RF]
1.25 [--] Honey West: "The Fun-Fun Killer"
4 Mar 66
Written by Art Weingarten
Directed by Murray Golden
Guest Cast:
Marvin Kaplan ............. Byron Manners
John Hoyt ................. Professor Von Kemp
Woodrow Parfrey ........... Ronald Neuworth
William Keene ............. Granville Manners
Ken Lynch ............. Lt. Barney
Honey and Sam have three suspects for the murder of a toy manufacturer.
1.26 [--] Honey West: POP GOES THE EASEL
11-Mar-1966 ABC Fri
Teleplay by Lila Garrett and Bernie Kahn /
Story by Gail Allen and Chris Christensen
Directed by James Brown
Guest cast:
George Furth .............. Sandy Corbin
Larry D. Mann ............. Willis Van Wyck
Robert Strauss ............ King
Anthony Eustrel ........... Mr. Leopold
Bill Quinn ................ Lieutenant
Howard Curtis ............. Thug
Beau Hickman .............. Waiter
Synopsis:
In a supermarket, two men try to take a can of soup away from Aunt
Meg. [RF]
Honey and Sam get involved with a famous pop artist.
1.27 [--] Honey West: Little Green Robin Hood
18 Mar 66
Written by Ken Kolb
Directed by Sidney Miller
Guest Cast:
Edd Byrnes ............... Robin Hood
Severn Darden ............ Dr. Gregory Ames
Francoise Ruggieri ....... Annette
Allen Jenkins ............ Gate Guard
Peter Leeds .............. Police lieutenant
Eleanor Audley ........... Mrs. Carlton Murdock
Honey and Sam go after a modern day "Robin Hood" who has been
victimizing the ritzy Sherwood Park area.
1.28 [--] Honey West: Just The Bear Facts, Ma'am
25 Mar 66
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by James Brown
Guest Cast:
Richard Carlyle ........... Twilly
Frank Wilcox .............. Mr. Burgess
Frank Gerstle ............. Director
Mousie Garner ............. Igor
Marvin Brody .............. Bear trainer
Lonie Fotre ............... Mrs. Dawn
Robert Kenneally .......... Joe Hero
Don Gazzaniga ............. Jago
When a stuntwoman is killed during a routine stunt, Honey
is called in to discover if the death was really accidental.
1.29 [--] Honey West: There's a Long, Long, Fuse A' Burning
1 Apr 66
Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov
Directed by Thomas Carr
Guest Cast:
Dick Clark ................. Peyton, the Publicity Agent
Paul Dubov ................. Lt. Badger
John Holland ............... Piccadily Charlie
David Fresco ............... Mousey
Richard Hoyt ............... Drunk/Waiter
Lennie Bremen .............. Maxie Bripp
Honey comes to the aid of a recently released convict who gets into
trouble when someone starts a series of thefts using his M.O.
1.30 [--] Honey West: "An Eerie, Airy, Thing"
8 Apr 66
Written by William Link and Richard Levinson
Directed by James Brown
Guest Cast:
Lisa Seagram ............... Connie Philips
Adam Williams .............. Gordon Forbes
Lou Krugman ................ Stuart Bell
Bill Quinn ................. Lt. Curtis
Jan Arvan .................. Mr. Ruth
Michael Harris ............. Technician
Fred Murphy ................ Young man
Ken Lynch .............. Lt. Barney *
A man who threatens to jump out of a window unless his wife is
brought to him, is unaware that she is dead.
*NOTE: The credits incorrectly list Ken Lynch's character name as Lt. Wyman.
In the episode he was referred to as Lt. Barney.
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