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Vega$ (Aaron Spelling/ABC) (1978-81)  -  Spenser: For Hire (Warner Bros/ABC)(1985-88)
 Spenser: For Hire
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SPENSER: FOR HIRE
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Warner Brothers Television
for ABC
season 1 (1985-86)
John Wilder production
supervising producer, William Robert Yates
Producer in Los Angeles, Robert Hamilton
Producer in Boston, Dick Gallegly
season 2 (1986-87)
Jadda production
Producer in Boston, Cleve Landsberg
Producer, Michael J. Maschio
season 3 (1987-88)
Producer, Michael J. Maschio
Co-Producer, Mark Horowitz
Based on Characters Created by Robert B. Parker.

US Detective series 1985-1988 65 episodes x 60 min color  (3 seasons)
starring
Robert Urich as Spenser
Barbara Stock as Susan Silverman (seasons I and III)
Avery Brooks as Hawk
Carolyn McCormick as Assistant D.A. Rita Fiori (season II)
recurring guest stars
Ron McLarty as Sgt. Frank Belson
Richard Jaeckel as Lt. Martin Quirk

Premise: Cases of a Boston detective. Filmed in Boston.

'Spenser: For Hire' theme composed by Steve Dorff and Larry Herbstritt.

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ABC Fridays (Tuesdays from 12Nov85)

1.1 [--] SPENSER: FOR HIRE aka PROMISED LAND (2hr pilot)
WB prod. no. 206733 / 20Sep85 ABC Fri
Teleplay by John Wilder / Based on the Novel 'Promised Land' by Robert B. Parker
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Guest Cast:
Chuck Connors ................. King Powers
Geoffrey Lewis ................ Harvey Patterson
Donna Mitchell ................ Pam Patterson
Ruth Britt
Dorothy Gallagher
Wendy Marlowe
Peter Kovner
John Bedford-Lloyd

1.2 [--] Spenser For Hire: NO ROOM AT THE INN
WB prod. no. 185851 / 27Sep85 ABC Fr
written and Directed by John Wilder
Guest Cast:
Deborah Rush .................. Megan Farrell
Lisa Banes .................... Angela Zemekis
Stephen Keep .................. Tom Shandley
Anthony Heald
Ronn Carroll
Michael Capodice
Jacque Sandulescu
Victor Argo
Robert Milli
Joseph Pilato
Mobsters plan to escape justice by killing bodyguard Spenser
and his charge, a grand-jury witness.

1.3 [--] Spenser For Hire: THE CHOICE
WB prod. no. 185852 / 4Oct85 ABC Fri
Written by Daniel Freudenberger & John Wilder
Directed by Richard Colla
Guest Cast:
Patricia Clarkson ............. Liz Haller
Sam Robards ................... Chip Knowles
Joe Seneca .................... Joe Adams
Angela Bassett ................ Alice Adams
George Grizzard ............... Frank Silverman
Barton Heyman ................. Maj.Gen. Carl Haller
W.H. Macy
The influential connections of two young psychopaths foil
Spenser's attempts to arrest them.

1.4 [--] Spenser For Hire: CHILDREN OF A TEMPEST STORM
WB prod. no. 185855 / 11Oct85 Fri
Written by Robert Hamilton
Directed by William Wiard
guest star
Chuck Connors ................. King Powers
with
Noah Moazezi
Judith Tannen
Roger Serbagi
Lauren Tom
Baxter Harris
Gregg Baker
Christine Rose
Larry Victor
Bill McCutcheon
Spenser learns two children are orphaned by his self-defense
killing of a hit man; pregnant Susan faces a moral dilemma.

1.5 [--] Spenser For Hire: ORIGINAL SIN
WB prod. no. 185854 / 18Oct85 ABC Fri
Written by Robert Hamilton
Directed by Harvey Hart
guest star
David O'Brien ................. Tom Flaherty
with
Jay O. Sanders
Elizabeth Franz
Eddie Jones
Erica Gimpel
Jonathan Moore
James Eckhouse
Marsha Bagwell
Spenser probes the death of a novitiate who left the convent
to join a ghetto fight against power brokers.

1.6 [--] Spenser For Hire: DISCORD IN A MINOR
WB prod. no. 185853 / 25Oct85 ABC Fri
Written by Janet Kapsin
Directed by Harvey Hart
Guest Cast:
Patricia Elliott .............. Kathy Lowington
Neill Barry ................... Jimmy Broz
Barbara Garrick ............... Edie James
Paul Shenar ................... Matthew Lowington
Jay Thomas .................... Tony Broz
Raymond Serra ................. Joe Broz
Anne Marie Bobby
A symphony director hires Spenser to prevent his teen-age
daughter from running away with her lover, a crime boss' son.

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1.7 [--] Spenser For Hire: THE KILLER WITHIN
WB prod. no. 185856 / 12Nov85 ABC Tue
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Don Chaffey
Guest Cast:
Nancy Paul .................... Donna/Diedre
David Allen Brooks
Jon De Vries
Richard Borg
Kim Chan
William Cain
Gregg Edelman
A woman (Nancy Paul in a dual role) hires Spenser to protect
her elusive sister, a former secret agent.

1.8 [--] Spenser For Hire: AUTUMN THIEVES
WB prod. no. 185857 / 19Nov85 ABC Tue
Written by Jerry Ziegman
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Cast:
Alfred Drake .................. Roman St.George
Mark Keyloun
Alice Haining
Ron Frazier
Will Lyman
Gail Grate
James Arone
Susan Botti
John Savoia
Criminals battling over a stolen museum piece turn Susan and
Spenser's romantic Berkshire holiday into a nightmare.

1.9 [--] Spenser For Hire: BLOOD MONEY
WB prod. no. 185858 / 26Nov85 ABC Tue
Written by Bob Shayne & Bruce Murkoff
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Lonette McKee
Maureen Anderman
Jimmy Ray Weeks ............... Partland
James Rebhorn
Bernie McInerney
Rudolph Willrich
Samantha Atkins
Charline Woodard

1.10 [--] Spenser For Hire: RESURRECTION
WB prod. no. 185859 / 03Dec85 ABC Tue
Written by Richard Collins
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Paul Dooley
Earl Hindman
Dick Latessa
Kasi Lemmons
Robert Tessier
D.B. Sweeney
Martha Bradlee
Ann Brennan
Dawn Davis
Evelyn Moore
W. Clapham Murray

1.11 [--] Spenser For Hire: INTERNAL AFFAIRS
WB prod. no. 185860 / 17Dec85 ABC Tue
Written by Bruce Murkoff
Directed by Richard Colla
Guest Cast:
Shirley Knight ................ Katie Quirk
Richard Jenkins
Bruce MacVittie
James Douglas
James Handy
Jay Blizman
Jess Cain
Walter Covell
James Huston
Edward Mason
Paul O'Brien

1.12 [--] Spenser For Hire: DEATH BY DESIGN
WB prod. no. 185861 / 07Jan86 ABC Tue
Written by Bruce Murkoff
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Robin Groves .................. Dr. Linda Collins
Leon Russom ................... Michael Graves
Hansford Rowe ................. Wilson Renhill
Burke Moses ................... Tony
Chuck Patterson
Marilyn Redfield

1.13 [--] Spenser For Hire: A DAY'S WAGES
WB prod. no. 185862 / 14Jan86 ABC Tue
Written by Robert McKee.
Directed by Richard Colla
Guest Cast:
Edward Binns .................. John Brady
Raymond Serra ................. Joe Broz
Frances McDormand
Erik King
Nick Christopher
Tina Andrews
Mike Starr
Cory Scott DuFault
Paris A. Klopp
Natalie Oliver
David Tierney

1.14 [--] Spenser For Hire: A MADNESS MOST DISCREET
WB prod. no. 185863 / 21Jan86 ABC Tue
Written by Robert Hamilton
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Cast:
Robert Hogan
Maria Holvoe .................. Anna
Stefan Schnabel
Ron Parady
Walter Gotell ................. Max Klaus
David Neal Brown
Jean Mar Brown
Oliver Solomon

1.15 [--] Spenser For Hire: BROTHER TO DRAGONS
WB prod. no. 185864 / 04Feb86 ABC Tue
Written by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa
Directed by Sutton Roley
Guest Cast:
Stephen McHattie .............. Corbett
Timothy Carhart
Michael Zaslow
Patrice Colihan
Ellen Holly
Eugene Boles
Becky Herzberg
Sharon Porter
Regina Reagan

1.16 [--] Spenser For Hire: WHEN SILENCE BREAKS
WB prod. no. 185865 / 11Feb86 ABC Tue
Written by Robert Hamilton
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Cast:
Phylis French
Caitlin O'Heaney
Matthew Carriere
Philip Kraus
David M. Berti
Kevin Fennessy
Joanne Rhienhart

1.17 [--] Spenser For Hire: IN A SAFE PLACE
WB prod. no. 185866 / 18Feb86 ABC Tue
Written by William Robert Yates
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Nancy Marchand ................ Emily Garden
Jimmy Smits
Ray Baker
Jaime Sanchez
Joe Silver
Victoria Racimo
Jeffery DeMunn
Ray Contreras
Lisa Gage
Kamala Lopez
Joseph T. Torenueva
Gerald A. Cooney

1.18 [--] Spenser For Hire: ANGEL OF DESOLATION
WB prod. no. 185867 / 4Mar86 ABC Tue
Written by Robert Hamilton
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Cast:
Leigh Taylor Young
Shelly Burch
James Patrick Gillis
Jack Coulter
Eriq LaSalle
Stuart Burney
John Carpenter
Leila Danette
David Berti
B.J. Cotton

1.19 [--] Spenser For Hire: SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT
WB prod. no. 185868 / 11Mar86 ABC Tue
Written by Daniel Freudenberger
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Gail Strickland ............... Mildred Frances
Greg Mullavey
Ruth Cox ...................... Lucy
Mike Nussbaum ................. Michael Glynn

1.20 [--] Spenser For Hire: AT THE RIVER'S EDGE
WB prod. no. 185869 / 25Mar86 ABC Tue
Written by Robert Hamilton
Directed by David M. Whorf
Guest Cast:
John Davidson ................. Rev. Bobby Freemont
Karen Carlson
Paul Sparer
Carrie Kei Heim
Laurie Wilson

1.21 [--] Spenser For Hire: RAGE
WB prod. no. 185870 / 01Apr86 ABC Tue
Written by Bruce Murkoff
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Brad Dourif
Christie Houser
Trey Wilson
Adam Philipson
Rocco Sisto
Jihmi Kennedy
Barbara Blossom
Herb Mandell
Daniel Van Bargen

1.22 [--] Spenser For Hire: HELL HATH NO FURY
WB prod. no. 185871 / 08Apr86 Tue
Written by Daniel Freudenberger
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Linda Thorson ................. Karen Cooper
Lucinda Jenney
Paul Austin
Mary-Joan Negro ............... Maggie
Tom Urich

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ABC Saturdays

2.1 [23] Spenser For Hire: AN EYE FOR AN EYE
WB prod. no. 1856031 / 27Sep86 ABC Sat (some sources say 04Oct86)
Written by Stephen Hattman
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Cast:
Marg Helgenberger ............. Nancy Ketering
Carole Shelley ................ Irene
Kent Broadhurst ............... Michael Brimson
Joshua Mostel ................. Leonard
Dan Lauria .................... Harry

2.2 [24] Spenser For Hire: WIDOW'S WALK
WB prod. no. 1856033 / 04Oct86 ABC Sat (some sources say 27Sep86)
Written by Juanita Bartlett
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Cast:
Margaret Whitton .............. Ellen Calone
Neill Barry ................... Tony Calone
Louis Zorich .................. Manuel Almeida
Helen Stenborg ................ Velma Almeida
Ed O'Neill .................... Buddy Almeida

2.3 [25] Spenser For Hire: WHITE KNIGHT
WB prod. no. 1856032 / 18Oct86 ABC Sat (some sources say 25Oct86)
Written by Daniel Freudenberger
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Tom Atkins .................... Hatch
Page Hannah ................... Laura Findley
Douglas Wert .................. Benny Haskell
Joe Lambie .................... Theodore Wilkes
Alan North .................... Chief Hollis Cushing
Bernie McInerney .............. Sam Sindley
Pamela Burrell ................ Jessie Findley
Samuel L. Jackson ............. Leroy Clancy
Jesse Doran ................... Joey Thorpe
Jude Ciccolelia ............... Gus Sloan
Richard Snee .................. Asst.D.A. Kennedy
Marjorie O'Neill-Butler ....... Muriel
Jay Blitzman .................. Arnold Becker

2.4 [26] Spenser For Hire: ROCKABYE BABY
WB prod. no. 186034 / 25Oct86 ABC Sat (some sources say 18Oct86)
Written by David Abramowitz
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
John Cullum ................... Anthony Michael Bennett
Susan B. Hess ................. Michelle Gilbert
Norman Snow ................... Peter Devane
Clarise Taylor ................ Miss Emma
Janice Rule ................... Mrs. Bennett

2.5 [27] Spenser For Hire: AND GIVE UP SHOW BIZ?
WB prod. no. 186035 / 01Nov86 ABC Sat
Written by Robert Bielak
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Cast:
Paul Sparer ................... Ernest Galway
Patrick Breen ................. Bobby Olak
Gerry Bamman .................. Laurence Denning
Paul Herman ................... Morgan Evans

2.6 [28] Spenser For Hire: THE LONG HUNT
WB prod. no. 186036 / 8Nov86 ABC Sat
Written by David Bennett Carren
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Drew Snyder ................... Paul Martine
J. Kenneth Campbell ........... Drputy Hagen
Don Reilly .................... Don Martine
Michael Currie ................ Sheriff Bayes
Robert Swan ................... Virgil Crebbs

2.7 [29] Spenser For Hire: HOME IS THE HERO
WB prod. no. 186037 / 22Nov86 ABC Sat
Written by Sheldon Willen
Directed by William Wiard
Guest Cast:
Tom Guinee .................... Kevin Moran
John Spencer .................. Joe Moran
Gregory Salata ................ Frank Scanlon
Leon Russom ................... Brad Stiles
Lauren Holly .................. Emily Brown
Frankie Scassp ................ Mario
Peter Maloney ................. Red Donnelly

2.8 [30] Spenser For Hire: ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA
WB prod. no. 186038 / 29Nov86 ABC Sat
Written by William Robert Yates
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Donald Donnelly ............... Mr. Martin
Suzy Hunt ..................... Catherine Kelly
Robert Gerringer .............. Paul Johnson
Dee Hoty ...................... Sarah Brown
Casey King .................... Beaurengrad
Peter Boyden .................. maitre d'
James Kiberd .................. Lewis Johnson

2.9 [31] Spenser For Hire: SHADOWSIGHT
WB prod. no. 186039 / 13Dec86 ABC Sat
Written by Gerry Day
Directed by Cliff Bole
Guest Cast:
Kim Hauser .................... Chrissy Cabot
Kevin Conroy .................. Gallagher
Pat Richardson ................ Sarah Cabot
James Hurdle .................. Lucas Cabot
Tamara Tunie .................. Nina
Colin Fox ..................... Father Brendan
Christopher Loomis ............ Costigan
Jon Tenney .................... Garrett

2.10 [32] Spenser For Hire: THE HOPES AND FEARS
WB prod. no. 186040 / 20Dec86 ABC Sat
Written by Michael Petryni
Directed by Harry Harris
Guest Cast:
George DiCenzo ................ Dan Chandler
Nancy Travis .................. Maggie Ellis
Jack Gwaltney ................. Charlie Horn
Seth Green .................... Andy Chandler
Jack Sullivan
David S. Chandler ............. Hal McGraw
Lynne Thigpen ................. MRs. Jarvis
Stephen J. Brackley ........... Hank
Gilbert Lewis ................. Mr. Andre
David Kieserman ............... "Pop" Donnelli
William Parry ................. Tom Sullivan
Corois Heard .................. Jane Chandler

2.11 [33] Spenser For Hire: AMONG FRIENDS
WB prod. no. 186041 / 10Jan87 ABC Sat
Written by Daniel Freudenberger
Directed by Cliff Bole
Guest Cast:
Badja Djola ................... Tyrone Blackwell
David O'Brien ................. Tom Flaherty

2.12 [34] Spenser For Hire: I CONFESS
WB prod. no. 186043 / 17Jan87 ABC Sat
Written by Robert Malcolm Young
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
James Murtaugh ................ Morton Fuller
Pamela Payton-Wright .......... Karen Fuller
Olivia Virgil Harper .......... Linda Verrain
Marita Geraghty ............... Elizabeth Canning Anthony
Jon Korkes .................... Birney Chessman
Paul Calderon ................. Lunza
Stephen Burleigh .............. Father O'Conner
Spaulding Gray ................ Edward Niles
Patricia Elliott .............. Vera Canning

2.13 [35] Spenser For Hire: MURDER AND AQUISITIONS
WB prod. no. 186042 / 24Jan87 ABC Sat
Written by Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon
Directed by Harry Harris
Guest Cast:
E. Katherine Kerr ............. Cynthia Bodman
J.T. Walsh .................... Andrew Lawford
Danielle von Zerneck .......... Lisa Bodman
Jamey Sheridan ................ Todd Wallace
Rob Morrow .................... Danny
John Madden Towey ............. Bruce Huber

2.14 [36] Spenser For Hire: PERSONAL DEMONS
WB prod. no. 186044 / 07Feb87 Sat
Written by Cynthia Darnell
Directed by Cliff Bole
Guest Cast:
Blanche Baker ................. Carolyn Tomlinson
Larry Fishburne ............... David Mukende
Dick Latessa .................. George Kendrick
Christine Farrell ............. Brenda Reston
Ruby Dee ...................... Eleanor Simpson

2.15 [37] Spenser For Hire: MARY HAMILTON
WB prod. no. 186045 / 14Feb87 ABC Sat
Written by Norma Safford Vela
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
Melissa Leo ................... Mary Hamilton
Jimmy Ray Weeks ............... Billy Joe Hamilton
Earl Hindman .................. Max Ordella
Patricia Charbonneau .......... Linda Shannon
David Leary ................... Jackie Coyle
John Christopher Jones ........ Fred Taylor
Randall Edwards ............... Betsy

2.16 [38] Spenser For Hire: TRIAL AN ERROR
WB prod. no. 186046 / 21Feb87 ABC Sat
Written by Robert Bielak & Nelson Costello
Directed by David M. Whorf
Guest Cast:
Trey Wilson ................... Terry Vogel
Barton Heyman ................. Don Clemens
Jack Coultier ................. Arnie Wexler
David Patrick Kelly ........... Ned Lloyd
Alice Haining ................. Linda Arpel

2.17 [39] Spenser For Hire: ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER
(German title "Braxtons Leibwachter")
prod. WB prod. no. 186047 / 07Mar87 ABC Sat
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
Larry Riley ................... Bo Braxton
Pam Potillo ................... Jessie Braxton
David Strathairn .............. Doggie Thorpe
Rocco Sisto ................... Sonny Stroud
Margaret Avery ................ Callie Braxton

2.18 [40] Spenser For Hire: MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
WB prod. no. 186048 / 14Mar87 ABC Sat
Directed by Michael Vejar
Guest Cast:
Michael Countryman ............ Nick Griffin
Fran Bill ..................... Joan Cahill
Jordan Clarke ................. Brad Griffin
Isao Sato ..................... Long Van Lign
Mako .......................... Tommy Nguyen
Beatrice Winde ................ Delia Johnson
Tom Matsusaka ................. Phan

2.19 [41] Spenser For Hire: THE ROAD BACK
WB prod. no. 186049 / 21Mar87 ABC Sat
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
Kip Niven ..................... Dan Mahaffey
David Margulies ............... Karl Shore
Tony Shalhoub ................. Dr. Hambrecht
Heather Menzies ............... Miss Westmore
Frank Whaley .................. evicted boy

2.20 [42] Spenser For Hire: IF YOU KNEW SAMMY...
WB prod. no. 186050 / 04Apr87 ABC Sat (some sources say 25Apr87)
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Guest Cast:
Sal Viscuso ................... Sammy Backlin
John Steiz .................... Duke Fallon
Bill Cobbs .................... Larry Sills
W.H. Macy ..................... Effrem
Kate Burton ................... Randy
Andrew Clark .................. Hugo
Pedro Sanchez ................. Gang Leader

2.21 [43] Spenser For Hire: THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
WB prod. no. 186051 / 02May87 ABC Sat
Directed by Charles Picerni
Guest Cast:
Tom Urich ..................... Thomas Oliver
Paul Guilfoyle ................ Ross Bates
Jay Patterson ................. Al Sheen
Peggy Smithhart ............... Lissa Thomas
John Rothman .................. Stanley Michaels
Richard Backus ................ John Thomas

2.22 [44] Spenser For Hire: THE SONG OF ORPHEUS
WB prod. no. 186052 / 09May87 ABC Sat
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Guest Cast:
John Pankow ................... Billy Hanratty
George Loros .................. Jake Williams
David O'Brien ................. Tom Flaherty
Leonard Jackson ............... Jock
John Hutton ................... Bendix
Roger Serbagi ................. Dunleavy

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ABC Sundays

3.1 [45] Spenser For Hire: THE HOMECOMING
WB prod. no. 186231 / 27Sep87 ABC Sun
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
William Hickey ................ Gus Harley
Jamey Sheridan ................ Nick Cavanaugh
David Patrick Kelly ........... Kevin HArley
Harry S. Murphy ............... Lee Kazek
Jimmy Nicherson ............... Ollie

3.2 [46] Spenser For Hire: MY ENEMY, MY FRIEND
WB prod. no. 186232 / 04Oct87 ABC Sun
Directed by Virgil Vogel
Guest Cast:
Kadeem Hardison ............... Bobby Waters
Daryl Roach ................... Greg Bronson
Samuel L. Jackson ............. Ned
John Finn ..................... Monroe
Cleavant Derricks ............. Mac Dickerson
Tim De Zaran .................. Harris
Daniel Beer ................... Jack
David Youse ................... Larry

3.3 [47] Spenser For Hire: HEART OF THE MATTER
WB prod. no. 186233 / 11Oct87 ABC Sun
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
Shirley Knight ................ Kathie Quirk
Kenneth Welsh ................. Lt. Nicholas Webster
William Converse-Roberts ...... Clay Roper
Gary McCleery ................. Sean Winston
Tanya Berezin ................. Dr. Dartman
Richard Grant ................. George

3.4 [48] Spenser For Hire: ON THE NIGHT HE WAS BETRAYED
WB prod. no. 186236 / 01Nov87 ABC Sun
Directed by David M. Whorf.
James Rebhorn ................. Father Hoyt
Jack Gwaltney ................. Champ
Giancarlo Esposito ............ Ramos
Thomas Kopache ................ Grady
Brent Collins ................. Doc
Laura Sam Giacomo ............. Sharon
Sean Kemery ................... Young Spenser
David Seaman .................. Charlie Moon
Mary Fogarty .................. Harriet

3.05 [49] Spenser For Hire: SLEEPLESS DREAMS
WB prod. no. 186234 / 8Nov87 ABC Sun
Directed by David M. Whorf.
Trini Alvarado ................ Laurie Kincaid
Cherry Jones .................. racy Kincaid
Kenneth Walsh ................. Lt. Nicholas Webster
John Elijah Bauman ............ The Man

3.06 [50] Spenser For Hire: CONSILUM ABDITUM aka "Hidden Agenda"
WB prod. no. 186235 / 15Nov87 ABC Sun
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Peter Michael Goetz ........... Peter Dorian
Hansford Rowe ................. Prof. Peters
Ellen Foley ................... Ruth
Arnie Mazer ................... Stan
David Schramm ................. Carl
Leslie Lyles .................. Dr. Blackmon

3.07 [51] Spenser For Hire: THANKSGIVING
WB prod. no. 186240 / 29Nov87 ABC Sun
Directed by Richard Colla
Guest Cast:
Robert Swan ................... Mike Kaminski
Ron Frazier ................... George Huntley
Mary-Joan Negro ............... Etta Kaminski
George Ede .................... Alfred Devon, Sr.
Richard Backus ................ Alfred Devon, Jr.
David Groh .................... Tony Romano

3.08 [52] Spenser For Hire: GONE FISHIN'
WB prod. no. 186237 / 6Dec87 ABC Sun
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Guest Cast:
David Marguiles ............... Lou De Franco
Michael Lombard ............... Lucas Cantrell
Rutanya Alda .................. Estelle
Marita Geraghty ............... Janet
Steve Drury ................... Thad
Martha Gehman ................. Louanne
Debra Jo Rupp ................. Helen

3.09 [53] Spenser For Hire: CHILD'S PLAY
WB prod. no. 186238 / 20Dec87 ABC Sun
(no writer/director credits)
Guest Cast:
Gerry Bamman .................. William Reed
Norman Matlock ................ Lt. Grayson
Helen Carey ................... Mrs. Fontana
Gary Morgan ................... Albert
Peter Smith ................... Jimmy
Jason Kristofer ............... Harry
Michael Santoro ............... Cabbie
Jack R. Marks ................. Eddie

3.10 [54] Spenser For Hire: SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET
WB prod. no. 186243 / 3Jan88 ABC Sun
(no writer/director credits)
Guest Cast:
E.G. Marshall ................. Judge Jason Kingsley
Boyd Gaines ................... Alfie Cates
Judith Hoag ................... Eileen Kngsley
Elain Graham .................. Jess
Liz Whitcraft ................. Annie

3.11 [55] Spenser For Hire: THE SIEGE
WB prod. no. 186244 / 10Jan88 ABC Sun
Directed by Bill Duke.
Guest Cast:
John Shepard .................. Mickey
Richard Brooks ................ Robert
MacIntyre Dixon ............... Higgins
Leonard Jackson ............... Larry
Nadine Hart ................... Marsha
Joe Aufiery ................... Officer Fielding
George Guidall ................ Captain Samuels

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3.12 [56] Spenser For Hire: ARTHUR'S WAKE
WB prod. no. 186239 / 16Jan88 ABC Sat
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
Frederick Neumann ............. Artur Reynolds
Peter Crombie ................. Solomon Trench
Kent Broadhurst ............... Brian Melchior
David Cryer ................... BArney
Josh Carroll .................. Donald Watson
Khalif Bobatoon ............... Larry
Evanly Shin ................... Mugger #1
David Herman .................. Mugger #2

3.13 [57] Spenser For Hire: TO THE END OF THE LINE
WB prod. no. 186242 / 23Jan88 ABC Sat
Directed by Harry Harris
Guest Cast:
Charles Kimbrough ............. Roger Thornwood
Fred J. Scollay ............... Fred Mullens
Andrew Bloch .................. Ned Cleary
Robin Bartlett ................ Mrs. Drake
Ron Canada .................... Stapleton

3.14 [58] Spenser For Hire: PLAY IT AGAIN, SAMMY
WB prod. no. 186245 / 30Jan88 ABC Sat
(no writer/director credits)
Sal Viscuso ................... Sammy Backlin
Kate Burton ................... Randy Lofficier
W.H. Macy ..................... Efrem Connors
Jean De Baer .................. Dorothy Winsome
Edmond Genest ................. Burl Dodds
James Baffico ................. Nash Bodine
John Bell ..................... Max Winsome

3.15 [59] Spenser For Hire: THE BIG FIGHT
WB prod. no. 186241 / 6Feb88 ABC Sat
Directed by Winrich Kolbe
Guest Cast:
Cliff Gorman .................. Joey
Austin Pendleton .............. The Professor
John C. McGinley .............. K.C.
Annie De Salvo ................ Mildred
James Shanta .................. Mike Walsh

3.16 [60] Spenser For Hire: SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE
WB prod. no. 186247 / 5Mar88 ABC Sat
Directed by Mark Horowitz
Guest Cast:
Margaret Whitton .............. Janet Cole
Philip Bosco .................. David McVane
Dylan Baker ................... Sam Reynolds
Harry Groener ................. George Lynnwood
Stephen Keep Mills ............ Ted Watson
Jack Davidson ................. Judge Sorenson
Susan Wilder .................. Annie Bucklin
George Lords .................. Jimmy Culver
Stephen M. Gagnon ............. Brian Lord

3.17 [61] Spenser For Hire: COMPANY MAN
WB prod. no. 186246 / 12Mar88 ABC Sat
(no writer/director credits)
Guest Cast:
Louis Zorich .................. Jack Delroy
Eddie Jones ................... J.D. Haynes
Michael Mantell ............... William Wright
Samuel E. Wright .............. Dave Watkins
Graham Beckel ................. Sully

3.18 [62] Spenser For Hire: WATERCOLORS
WB prod. no. 186248 / 19Mar88 ABC Sat
(no writer/director credits)
Guest Cast:
Bobby Orr ..................... Bobby Orr as himself
Pauline Flanagan .............. Mrs. Durrant
Jordan Marder ................. R.C. Camden
Susan Pellegrino .............. Mrs. Frier
Judith Barcroft ............... Ms. Charlie Branch
George Gerdes ................. Ed
John Juback ................... Donovan
Angela Logan .................. woman in car

3.19 [63] Spenser For Hire: HAWK'S EYES
26Mar88 ABC Sat
Directed by David M. Whorf
Guest Cast:
Andrea Thompson ............... Martha Prince
David Leary ................... Willard Prince
Omar Shapli ................... Professor Freed

3.20 [64] Spenser For Hire: McALLISTER
30Apr88 ABC Sat
Directed by Harvey Hart
Guest Cast:
Steve Inwood .................. Tom McAllister
Victor Love ................... Darnell Lewis
John Seitz .................... Capt. Warren Sears
Andie MacDowell ............... Maggie
Will Lyman .................... Lt. Grant
James Eckhouse ................ Lt. Commander Carl Westmore
Tom Urich ..................... judge
Ving Rhaines .................. Henry Brown
Tom Brennan ................... Capt. Kiarski
William Youmans ............... Stefan Smolen
Peter Mackenzie ............... Lt. Travis Williams
Susan Gibney .................. Molly Sears
Robinson Frank Adu ............ Ralph Lewis
Jane Fleiss ................... Jeanette

3.21 [65] Spenser For Hire: HAUNTING (final episode)
7May85 ABC Sat
Guest Cast:
Celeste Holm .................. Rose
Barbara Garrick ............... Valentine
Lois Smith .................... Elsie
Caroline Lagerfelt ............ Governess
Alan Vint ..................... LeClerc

############## Spenser For Hire ##############
########## Revival TV Movies 1993-95 ##########
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TVM1 [--] Spenser: CEREMONY (1993) (TV Movie)


TVM2 [--] Spenser: PALE KINGS AND PRINCES (1994) (TV Movie)


TVM3 [--] Spenser: THE JUDAS GOAT (1994) (TV Movie)


TVM4 [--] Spenser: A SAVAGE PLACE (1995) (TV Movie)
Directed by James L. Scanlan
guest star
Cynthia Dale
Spenser helps his old girl friend, TV reporter Candy Sloan, do some dangerous digging
to uncover racketeering in a film studio after her informant is bumped off.


############## Spenser For Hire ##############
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