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Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
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VEGA$
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Aaron Spelling Productions (A.S.P.)
    for ABC
Created by Michael Mann
Music by Dominic Frontiere

US Detective Series 1978-81 Pilot + 64 episodes x 60 min + 2 eps x 120min
Pilot Movie: 25Apr78 Series: 20Sep78-3Jun81
Starring:
Robert Urich as Dan Tanna
Recurring Guest Star:
Tony Curtis as Philip "Slick" Roth [TC]
Co-Starring:
Phyllis Davis as Beatrice "Bea" Travis [PD]
Bart Braverman as Benji Binzer [BB]
Judy Landers as Angie Turner [JL]
Naomi Stevens as Sgt.Bella Archer [NS]
Greg Morris as Lt. David Nelson [GM]
Will Sampson as Harmon Twoleaf [WS]

Premise:
Dan Tanna is a private detective mainly employed by Roth Casinos. He makes it clear he is not a bodyguard
nor does he do divorces.

Note: Bea changes her hair color from blonde to brunette in some episodes. PD* will indicate other than blonde.


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[--] VEGA$ aka HIGH ROLLER (90 min Pilot)
25Apr78 ABC
w. Michael Mann d. Richard Lang
Cast: GM BB PD JL NS TC
Chick Vennera.........................Mitch Costigan
Michael Lerner........................Nate Stephanson
Elissa Leeds..........................Marilyn
June Allyson..........................Mother of girl
Red Buttons...........................Tommy Cirko
Edd Byrnes............................Crystal
Scatman Crothers......................Rosey
Jack Kelly............................Stepfather of girl
Johnnie Collins, III..................? Action Jackson
Ned Glass.............................Charlie
John Quade............................Masseur
Jeannie Wilson........................Lucille
Dian Parkinson........................
Catherine Hickland....................
Al Scaglione..........................Pit Boss
Janis Hansen..........................
A couple asks Dan to find their missing daughter. They are not entirely truthful as later events prove.
Red Buttons has a way with jackpots.

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ABC Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm Eastern

1.1 [--] Vega$: CENTERFOLD
20Sep78 ABC Wed
w. Burton Armus / d. Harry Falk
Cast: BB PD JL TC NS
Cristina Ferrare.................Shawn Adams
John Ericson.....................Mr. Smith
Richard Roat.....................Smith's assistant
Dane Clark (special).............Matt Finer
Abe Vigoda (special).............Max, the cook
Morey Amsterdam..................Izzy, lion owner
Vic Tayback......................Bruno, butcher
Tanna is hired to protect a model from coersion. Subplot: Lucille, the lion, is missing.

1.2 [--] Vega$: THE GAMES GIRLS PLAY
27Sep78 ABC Wed
w. Fred Frieberger d. Sutton Roley
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
Don Porter........................Senator Willian Mitchell
Shelley Farbares..................Linda Stockwood
Ed Nelson (special)...............Jonathan Stockwood
Linda Thompson....................Helen Martin
Alex Trebeck......................Arthur Martin
Tiffany Bolling...................Doris Howard
Troy Donahue......................Teddy Howard
Skip Homeier......................Hitman
John Carradine (cameo)............Pall bearer
George Jessel (cameo).............Eulogist at Funeral
An "anti-porn" senator is put in a compromising situation. Sub-plot: Benji's 'new' car is wrecked.

1.3 [--] Vega$: MOTHER MISHKIN
11Oct78 ABC Wed
w. Ron Friedman / d. Bernard McEveety
Cast: BB PD NS JL TC
Anne Francis.....................Lillian Ross
Molly Picon......................Mother Mishkin
Antonio Fargas...................
John Durren......................
Rex Holman.......................
Joe Capp.........................
Sid Caesar.......................The General
Ross Martin (special)............Werner Worthmeyer
Richard Cangey...................
Taaffe O'Connell.................
Mama is the target of revenge, but no one know why. Efforts to frighten her include a gorilla, a snake and spiders.
Sub-plot: Benji tries to repossess a car.

1.4 [--] Vega$: LOVE, LAUGH OR DIE
18Oct78 ABC Wed
w. Richard Carr / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: BB PD NS TC JL
Andrew Duggan....................William Virgil
Don Galloway.....................Brad Thomas
Robert Mandan....................Lou Smith
Gene Dynarski....................
Bobby Van........................Eddie Banning
Milton Seltzer...................Tenny, Eddie's asst
Dorothy Malone...................Mrs. Gardner
Bill Dana (special)..............Danny (at pro shop)
Jonathan Harris..................Used Car Salesman
Jenny Sherman
Jordan Michaels
Valerie & Vanessa Browne
A call girl, Alexi, is shot. She wrote a book which might have embarrassed one of the men in her past, or did it?
Sub-plot: Tanna is looking for runaway twin girls.

1.5 [--] Vega$: YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER
25Oct78 ABC Wed
w. Milt Rosen / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
Lauren Tewes.....................Cindy Smalley
Strother Martin..................Lick Smith
Christine De Lisle...............Linda
Randy Powell.....................? Jim Smalley
Lloyd Bochner....................Lyle Galen
Whitman Mayo (special)...........? Hank Jenner, father
Barbara McNair (cameo)...........Beverly, desk clerk
Slim Pickens.....................Ben Handler
Frank Corsentino.................Tony
Paul Valentine...................Minister
Leo Needham......................Personnel Man
Margolyn Curtis..................Lady
A man glimpsed by a woman at her wedding might be her long lost, supposedly dead father. She begs Tanna to find him.

1.6 [--] Vega$: LADY ICE
01Nov78 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Burton Armus / Story by Jeffrey Hayes & John Frances Whelpley / Directed by Mark Daniels
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
Kim Basinger.....................Alison Jorden
Dick Bakalyan....................Marvin Hale
Nehemiah Persoff.................The Sheik
Cameron Mitchell (special).......Willie
Barbara McNair (cameo)...........Beverly, desk clerk
Roselle Gayle....................Bodyguard
Lee Parish.......................Detective
Cops: Frank Nicholas, Vic Vallero, Larry New
Jewel thieves come to Las Vegas for one last job, but complications set in when the female partner falls for Tanna.

1.7 [--] Vega$: MILLIKEN'S STASH
08Nov78 ABC Wed
w. Larry Alexander / d. Lawrence Doheny
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
Shelly Berman....................Mickey
Anthony James....................? Tully
Pernell Roberts (special)........Pete
Isabel Sanford (cameo)...........Motel manager
Henry Jones......................Airport mechanic
Raymond St.Jacques...............Lt. Burke Hansen (not Nelson)
John Marley (special)............Marty Trafalgar
Andy Epper.......................Hood
Alan Oliney......................Hood
Marvin Brady.....................Guard
A man from Miami demands that Marty distribute cocaine, but he doesn't want to do it. He sets up the courier who
'stashes' it in the theater of the Desert Inn. Marty is threatened by an unknown 'Wendy Milliken' and asks Tanna
to find her.

1.8 [--] Vega$: THE PAGEANT
15Nov78 ABC Wed
w. E. Nick Alexander / d. Larry Dobkin
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
Robert Reed......................Mike Logan
Maureen McCormick................Jenny Logan
Dolly Martin (special)...........Annabelle
Peter Brown (special)............Richie
Inga Swenson.....................The Producer
Michael Callan...................Ben Summers
Julie Casey......................Mary
Margolyn Curtis..................Taffy
David Lansford...................Michael Swan
Tony Ballen......................Sammy
Clint Young......................Detective
A serial rapist attacks blonde contestants of the Miss Casino Pageant. Bea becomes the 'goat' to lure him out.

1.9 [--] Vega$: LOST WOMEN
22Nov78 ABC Wed
w. Burton Armus / d. Paul Stanley
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC -- GM special
Moses Gunn.......................Joe Moe
Charles Dierkop
Seamon Glass
Cesar Romero (special)...........Christopher Vincente
Brit Kind ?Karen
Kim Hamilton ?Lois Chambers
Peter Mark Richman...............Grady
Rhonda Hopkins...................Joyce
Wendy Hoffman....................Sandy
Girls are shanghied for white slavery. A high point of this episode is the house blown up with Tanna inside.

1.10 [--] Vega$: SECOND STANZA
06Dec78 ABC Wed
w. Jeff Myrow / d. Bob Kelljan
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
Eugene Roche.....................Paul Duninger (manager)
Joseph Campanella................Stewy (pianist)
Johnny Seven.....................? Buddy Johnson (bartender)
Peter Breck (special)............? Walter Melford (ex-husband)
Harvey Lembeck (cameo)...........? Mike at Jockey Club
Doc Severinson (cameo)...........self
Ronee Blakely....................Ginny Gordon
David Milton.....................Steve
Marc Cowell......................Charlie
A singer with a drinking problem wants to make a comeback, but someone doesn't want her to succeed.

1.11 [--] Vega$: SERVE, VOLLEY AND KILL
20Dec78 ABC Wed
w. Norman Lessing / d. Sutton Roley
Cast: BB PD JL NS
Randolph Mantooth................Bobby Howard (tennis ace)
Don Defore.......................Green (manager)
Phil Abbott
Red Buttons......................Tommy Cirko (minister)
Pamelyn Ferden...................Katie (sister)
Mamie Van Doren (special)........? Health Spa
Gil Stratton ? promoter
Dawn Wells.......................Millie
Christopher George (special).....Nickie Trent
Lynda Day George (special).......Sandra Wells
Co-stars:
Al Scaglione William Canteau Lewis Calvin
Dave Burton Gail Martin Nathaniel Christian
Gamblers threaten a tennis player and hold his sister hostage in order to force him to lose.
Sub-plot: Tommy Cirko runs a wedding chapel with angels.

1.12 [--] Vega$: YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER
10Jan79 ABC Wed
w. Larry Forrester / d. Larry Dobkin
Cast: BB PD NS GM
John Larch.......................Jack, the Ripper
Murray Matheson..................Philip Grayson
George Takei.....................Medical Examiner
Peter Lind Hayes.................Brad Edelson, newsman
Pamela Hensley...................Valerie (policewoman)
Lee Travis.......................Martha aka Lisa Benitez
Courtney Pledger.................Kate Crenshaw
Alan Manson......................Assistant DA
Red McIlvaine....................Reporter #1
Virginia Hawkins.................Shopper
Lamont Jackson...................Driver
A modern day Ripper makes dates with call girls, then kills them.

1.13 [--] Vega$: THE ELEVENTH EVENT
17Jan79 ABC Wed
w. Brian McKay / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: BB PD JL NS
Clifton Davis....................Leon Hazlett
Michael Conrad...................? Paul Baker
Vernee Watson....................Dorothy
Squire Fridell...................? kidnapper
Jill Hayworth (special)..........Lily Baker
Muhammad Ali (special)...........self
Robert Loggia....................Lou Voit
Walter Scott.....................Chuck
Fred Lerner......................Hanny
James McKenna....................Bellhop
An Olympic gold medal winner, crippled in an auto accident, is honored in Las Vegas at a fund raiser.
Paul Baker is kidnapped and held for $200,000 ransom, just the amount of the proceeds.

1.14 [--] Vega$: KILL DAN TANNA
24Jan79 ABC Wed
w. Larry Forrester / d. Curtis Harrington
Cast: GM BB PD
Richard Lynch....................Mr. North
Don Gordon.......................Willie
Kyle Richards
Julius Harris....................? Yancy
Will Sampson.....................Harlan Twoleaf
Byron Morrow.....................Dr. Rossmore
Harvey Solin.....................Medical Director
Sylvie Strauss...................Wardrobe Lady
Kathryn Daley....................Nurse
An injured war veteran blows up Tanna's house with Tanna and Bea's six year old daughter, Julie, inside.
Julie is in a coma while Dan hunts for the culprit.

1.15 [--] Vega$: DEATH MOUNTAIN
31Jan79 ABC Wed
w. Larry Forrester / d. George McGowan
Cast: GM BB PD NS
Ron Antonio Castro...............? Jim Cloud
Keye Luke........................Henry Matsimura
Will Sampson.....................Harlan Twoleaf
Ken Curtis (special).............? Digger Dennison
Joan Van Ark (special)...........Doctor Grant (professor)
Dahl Berti.......................Grey Bear
John Tuell.......................Mozzie
Gil Frye.........................Medical Examiner
Glen Wilder......................Ben
Mike Runyard.....................Derry
Bill Sherman.....................Richard
Bikers kill Indian Chief Grey Bear as part of a plot to acquire Indian land for an amusement project.

1.16 [--] Vega$: BEST FRIENDS
07Feb79 ABC Wed
w. Robert Earll / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD NS
Abbe Lane........................Ms. Kyle
John Rubenstein..................Vance Gilroy
Harold J. Stone..................Mr. Hunter
Ned Glass........................Erwin Levy
Margolyn Curtis..................Aludra
Victoria Ann Berry...............Hooker
Ms. Kyle wants to buy one of Roth's casinos and hires a hitman to kill Roth, then Tanna. [The revolver has a silencer!]

1.17 [--] Vega$: DEMAND AND SUPPLY
14Feb79 ABC Wed
w. Gerry Davis / d. Cliff Bole
Cast: GM BB PD NS
William Smith....................Jack Avery (pimp)
John Fiedler.....................S.J. Henderson (counselor)
Gregory Walcott
Michael D. Roberts...............Chickie
R.G. Armstrong
Cynthia Eilbacher................Jenny Miller
Jean Allison.....................Sarah
Karlene Crockett.................Tracy
Tom Williams.....................Grover
Peter Burnell....................Intern
Lynn Theel.......................Dahlia
Teenage girls are blackmailed into prostitution by threats of harm to their single parents. They work at the
Pinecrest Motel. The school is Central High. [The revolver has a silencer!]

1.18 [--] Vega$: EVERYTHING I TOUCH
28Feb79 ABC Wed
w. E. Nick Alexander / d. Paul Stanley
Cast: BB PD JL NS TC
JoAnn Harris
Fawne Harriman
Vivian Blaine....................teacher
Heather Menzies..................Lisa
Adam West
A number of Tanna's girlfriends have been victims of a serial killer.
Subplot: Angie practices bumps and grinds.

1.19 [--] Vega$: DOUBTFUL TARGET
07Mar79 ABC Wed
w. E. Nick Alexander / d. Laurence Doheny
Cast: GM BB PD NS
Leslie Nielsen...................Tyler Dickenson
Elyssa Davelos...................Kimberly Farragut
Louise Sorel.....................Jackie
Ann Jeffreys (special)...........Cynthia
Woodrow Porfrey..................Cy Winters
Gary Pagett......................Dealer
Vivian Ford......................Waitress
Arnold Mescher...................Artist
Benji and his blind girlfriend see a man leaving an office. The man has just killed a loan shark who was threatening
him and fears Benji and his girlfriend have seen too much. He kills the girlfriend not knowing she is blind, then
he stalks Benji.

1.20 [--] Vega$: TOUCH OF DEATH
14Mar79 ABC Wed
w. James Schermerer / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD NS
Stephen Elliott
Sondra West......................Wendy Cole
Chip Lucia
Paul Mantee
Alan Oppenheimer
John Randolph....................Oscar Duncan
Sarah Cunningham.................Clara
Jerry Ayres......................Alex
Herman Poppe.....................Driver
Noah Keen........................Dr. Richards
Sandy Freeman....................Manageress
Barbara Baldavin.................Mrs. Stein
Newlyweds just starting on their honeymoon have an accident with a tanker truck.
A short time later, the husband vanishes. Tanna investigates.

1.21 [--] Vega$: THE WAY TO LIVE
02May79 ABC Wed
w. Burton Armus / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD
Marlyn Mason.....................Shara Stanley
Tom Urich........................? Red Packard
Ken Tobey........................Biff Woods
Wilfred Hyde-White (special).....Matt Toland
Norman Alden.....................Coleman
Robert Lussier...................Fields
Jeff Bruce.......................Clerk in liquor store
Jason Wingreen...................Drake
Richard S. Calvert...............self (Announcer)
A female daredevil motorcycle rider brings her show to town, planning to do a particularly difficult stunt.

1.22 [--] Vega$: THE VISITOR (or An Eastern Princess)
09May79 ABC Wed
w. Burton Armus / d. Laurence Doheny
Cast: GM BB PD NS
Kim Cattrail.....................Princess Zara
Michael Ansara...................? Ahmed
Victor Campos....................Ali Hadj
Henry Darrow.....................Shopkeeper
Eduard Franz.....................Hafi
Aharon Impale
Will Sampson.....................Twoleaf
Belinda Bulaski..................? Lucille
Natalie Core.....................Secretary
Charles Picerni..................Mustapha
Dave Cadiente....................Kemel
An eastern princess comes to Las Vegas and Dan is persuaded to be her escort and bodyguard, not knowing
she is involved in civil intrigue. [ Perfume is Desert Wind ] Vega$:

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ABC Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm Eastern
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester

2.1 [--] Vega$: RED HANDED
prod. no. J-23 / 19Sep79 ABC Wed
produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by Gerry Davis / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD
Laraine Stephens................Meryl Main
Andrew Duggan....................Dr. Burrow
Denny Miller.....................Lyle Kent
Melanie Griffith.................Dawn Peters
William Watson...................Jack
Lola Falana......................self
Jo Ann Phlug......................Cheryl Morrison
Will Sampson.....................Twoleaf
Chase Corbell....................Cameraman
Jim Connors......................Guard
Norma Miller.....................Maid
Irvin Mosley, Jr.................Trustee
Twoleaf's former ward returns and is murdered. They suspect she was blackmailing someone, but who and how?

2.2 [--] Vega$: THE USURPER
prod. no. J-25 / 26Sep79 ABC Wed
produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by Valerie Allan / Directed by Don Chaffey.
Cast: GM BB PD TC
Robert Reed.......................Roth's brother
Norman Alden
Sherry Jackson
Hedley Mattingly
Rosemary Forsythe (special)
Scatman Crothers (special)
Minnesota Fats
Jimmy Mataya
Dean Martin.......................self
Roth's brother tries to take over the casino.

2.3 [--] Vega$: MIXED BLESSING (copyright title)(aka "Mixed Blessings")
prod. no. J-24 / 3Oct79 ABC Wed
produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by David Harmon / Directed by Cliff Bole.
Cast: BB PD GM
Cassie Yates.....................Sister Bridget Callahan
James Luisi......................Rico
Tracey Walter....................? Jimmy
David Huddleston (special).......Jim O'Neil
Joseph Tomaszewski...............Pit Boss
Eugene Peterson..................Doctor
E.A. Siranni.....................Clerk
Tony Ballen......................Pawn Broker
An antique cross is stolen from a church in San Luis Obispo. Sister Bridget has been sent to Las Vegas to find it.

2.4 [--] Vega$: RUNAWAY
prod. no. J-30 / 24Oct79 ABC Wed
produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by Leo Garen / Directed by Cliff Bole
Cast: GM BB PD*
Terri Nunn........................Allie
John Quade
Pat Hingle (special)..............Caleb Tucker
Sandy Freeman.....................Dr. Beck
Walter Brooke.....................Dr. Morton Faber
Cynthia Harrison..................Elaine (show girl)
Larry Duran.......................Chui
Cynthia Woll......................Imogene
Caleb Tucker hires Tanna to find his runaway, pregnant daughter, but he really has another motive.

2.5 [--] Vega$: DESIGN FOR DEATH (copyright title) (aka "Designs")
prod. no. J-33 / 31Oct79 ABC Wed
Written by Ken Pettus / Directed by Phil Bondelli
Cast: GM BB PD*
Eve Arden (special)..............Sarah Bancroft
Barbi Benton.....................Holly
Gary Crosby......................Tom Bancroft
Frank Marth......................George Crowley
Cliff Osmond.....................Henry Gates
Paul Mantee......................Roy
Pepper Davis.....................Manny, the mechanic
Linda Thompson...................Rita Mason
The models in a designer's fashion show seem to be unusually 'accident' prone. [company is "Sungoddess Swimwear"]
[extortion to be paid at Yucca Springs Camp Ground]

2.6 [--] Vega$: SHADOW ON A STAR
prod. no. J-31 / 14Nov79 ABC Wed
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by Pat Dunlop & Carol Saraceno / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD*
Lisa Hartman.....................Diana Payne
David Sheiner....................Capt Frank Smith
James Wainwright.................Gordon Atmer
Carol Rosen......................Dr. Martin
Jenny Neumann....................Judy
James McKenna....................Frank
Dennis Robertson.................Burt
Tony Russel......................Photographer
Eric Server......................Davos
A serial rapist attacks and photographs his victims.

2.7 [--] Vega$: DAN TANNA IS DEAD
prod. no. J-32 / 21Nov79 ABC Wed
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by Dallas L. Barnes / Directed by Alf Kjellin
Cast: GM BB PD*
John Colicos.....................? Dr. Durand
Stephen Brooks
Peter Haskell (special)..........Dr. Taylor
Alex Henteloff
Michael B. Gazzo.................Cruger
Todd Martin......................Al
Tom Dunstan......................Ted
Laurence Haddon..................Captain
Don Diamond......................Hendricks
A man with a grudge steals killer bee venom from the Lake Nevada Research Station and cleverly
puts some where Dan will be infected. Dan has 23 hours to live.

2.8 [--] Vega$: MACHO MURDERS
prod. no. J-37 / 28Nov79 ABC Wed
Teleplay by David P. Harmon / Story by Elaine Newman / Directed by Laurence Doheny
Cast: GM BB PD
Shelley Winters..................J.D. Fenton, lawyer
Lynne Marta......................Virginia Marshall
Cliff Emmick.....................? loan shark
Fred Biletnikoff.................Duke Manning
Lloyd Dale Tarter................Leonard
Marlena Giovi....................Sue
Pepper Davis.....................Manny, the mechanic
Susan Kiger......................Sally
Virginia Marshall, head of ALERT, a feminist group, is accused of murder.

2.9 [--] Vega$: THE DAY THE GAMBLING STOPPED
prod. no. J-28 / 12Dec79 ABC Wed (Rerun 18Jun80)
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
w. Robert E. Swanson / Directed by Cliff Bole
Cast: BB PD
Barry Sullivan...................Clay Summer
Christopher Stone................Brad Summer
John Karlen......................Eddie Slovak
Wendy Rastetter (special)........Cindy
Woodrow Parfrey..................Cashier
Al Scaglione.....................Pit boss
Dion Parkinson...................Nickie
John Patrick.....................Thatcher (reporter)
Mike Minor.......................Aide
Rodney Dangerfield ?
The supposedly dead son of a chip maker steals a supply of chips and rips off the casinos for millions.

2.10 [--] Vega$: CLASSIC CONNECTION
prod. no. J-27 / 19Dec79 ABC Wed
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
w. Dallas L. Barnes / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD*
Wayne Newton.....................Justin Marsh
Eric Braeden.....................Ringleader
Tommy Farrell....................? Cox
Susan Howard.....................Laurie Turner
Charlie Picerni..................Ben
Wallis Tate......................Frank Arno
Walter Scott.....................Garth
Roy Jenson.......................1st Assistant
Dan's old friend, an ex-race driver, has gotten mixed up with a gang using classic cars to smuggle
drugs into the country, then sell the cars to confederates at auction.

2.11 [--] Vega$: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND EYES (copyright title) (aka "The Private Eye Connection")
prod. no. J-29 / 2Jan80 ABC Wed
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
w. Jack Turley / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD*
Heather Menzies..................Charlotte Henderson
Pamela Susan Shoop...............Maryann Silverton
Bert Freed.......................? Tony Rigossi
Gary Collins.....................Jack Prescott
Rhonda Bates.....................Jennifer (switchboard)
Paul Tuerpe......................Tim Bradshaw
Joe Medalis......................Eric Marshall
Janie Greenspan..................Celia
Private eyes attending a convention at Las Vegas are dying-- seems to be a connection with an old case.

2.12 [--] Vega$: LOST MONDAY
prod. no. J-35 / 9Jan80 ABC Wed
w. Martin Roth / Directed by Phil Bondell
Cast: GM BB PD*
Tige Andrews (special)...........Benson
Mary Ann Mobley..................Paula Connoley
Dick Sargent.....................Farley
Mary Louise Weller...............Jony Randall
Philip Morris....................Cal
Rod Loomis.......................Coach
Gary Marshall....................Dr. Middleton
Danielle Aubry...................Saleslady
Bart arrives for work totally unaware that several days have passed. He has been seen doing unusual things.
The major issue is a basketball gambling scam.

2.13 [--] Vega$: COMEBACK (copyright title) (aka "Casualty of War")
prod. no. J-36 / 16Jan80 ABC Wed
Telepay by Robert Swanson / Story by Chick Vennera / Directed by Lewis Teague
Song: "Comeback" by Chick Vennera
Cast: GM BB PD
Chick Vennera....................Mitch Costigan
Rebecca York.....................Vanessa
Rex Holman.......................? Verne Ryder
Bruce Glover.....................? Sully
Royce D. Applegate...............Charlie
Joe E. Tata......................Dixon
Michael Minor....................Floyd
Paula Victor.....................Clerk
Ken Lynch........................Frenchie
Looking for revenge, Verne Ryder blows up a house, with Costigan's wife inside, just after Costigan leaves.

2.14 [--] Vega$: ALL KINDS OF LOVE
prod. no. J-38 / 23Jan80 ABC Wed
w. Larry Forrester / Directed by Larry Dobkin
Cast: GM BB PD
Dennis Cole......................Miles Glover/Drew Marley
Allen Miller (special)...........Dick Luther
Courtney Pledger.................Susan Grayson
Heather Hobbs....................Julie
Ernest Sarracino.................Minister
K.C. Winkler.....................Mitzy
Bea's prospective husband is suspected of preying on women and Bea's seven-year old daughter is an heiress.

2.15 [--] Vega$: THE MAGIC SISTER SLAYINGS
prod. no. J-39 / 30Jan80 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Pat Dunlop / Story by Chick Vennera / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD
Chick Vennera....................Mitch Costigan
Debra Feuer......................Eva (Zorav Sisters)
Jeannie Wilson...................Adele (Zorav Sisters)
Tom Simcox (special).............Mr. Gleaver
Robert Phillips..................Kovac
Bryon Morrow.....................Chairman
Alan Gibbs.......................Mullard
George Primo.....................Frieburg
There is a hit on Dan and Chick is kidnapped. The ransom-- a video tape Dan has that will prevent
Gleaver from getting the casino license he wants.

2.16 [--] Vega$: THE LIDO GIRLS
prod. no. J-41 / 6Feb80 ABC Wed
Written by James Schermerer / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD
Louis Jourdan (special)..........Nicholas Rambeau
Savannah Smith...................| Laura Rutledge
Ashley Cox.......................| Tamara Sinclair
Christopher Morley...............Michelle Pasquale
L.Q. Jones.......................Everett Mason
Tyler Murray.....................Connie (dealer)
Burton Cohen.....................self
Al Scaglione.....................Pit Boss
Bill Harris......................Croupier
A group of young women win big and Dan suspects some chicanery.

2.17 [--] Vega$: CONSORTIUM
prod. no. J-40 / 27Feb80 ABC Wed
Written by Robert Earll / Directed by Larry Dobkin
Cast: GM BB PD
Lloyd Bochner....................Mel Blandan
Bill Lucking.....................Mel's assistant
Christopher Carey
Walter Mathews
Austin Wellis
Katherine Baumann................Charlene
Jeri Lea Rae
James Darren (special)...........Paul Brankin
Jim Hodge........................Blackstone
Monte Levin......................Monte
Things go awry when a group of wealthy men meet to arrange details for a new casino complex.

2.18 [--] Vega$: THE HUNTER HUNTED
prod. no. J-26 / 5Mar80 ABC Wed
Produced by Phil Fehrle, Larry Forrester
Written by E. Nick Alexander / Directed by Cliff Bole
Cast: GM BB PD
Robert Loggia (special)..........Simon Webster
Vernee Watson....................Annabel Nelson
Johnny Seven
Capt.Darryl Dragon & Toni Tenille....themselves
Beah Richards (special)..........Mrs. Nelson (elder)
Michael Sterns...................Pete
Carl Crudup......................Tug
Rodney Allen Rippy...............Boy
James Carrington.................Paramedic
Virginia Hawkins.................Ms. Webster
James Bond III...................Joey
Seeking revenge, Simon Webster harasses the Nelson family.

2.19 [--] Vega$: THE MAN WHO WAS TWICE
prod. no. J-34 / 12Mar80 Wed
w. Judy Burns / Directed by Alf J. Jellin
Cast: GM BB PD*
Jim Bailey.......................Jeremy Welles
Darleen Carr (special)..........."Bobby" -- Robin Andrews
Wolfman Jack.....................self
Dick Dinman......................Baldwin
Bill Fletcher....................Kirk
Patti Davis......................Beth
Death threats are directed at Jeremy Welles, a female impersonator.

2.20 [--] Vega$: THE GOLDEN GATE COP KILLER (2hr Special)(Filmed in San Francisco)
(aka "Ladies In Blue")
prod. no. J-43 / 19Mar80 ABC Wed
w. Robert Earll & Judy Burns / Directed by Cliff Bole
Cast:
Michelle Phillips................Officer Cassandra Hunt
Tanya Roberts....................Officer Britt Blackwell
Bruce Kirby......................? Sgt. Colly
Peter Haskell....................Turner
Andrew Robinson..................Derrich Razzio
Dick Bakalyan....................Ray
Peggy Cass.......................Dottie
Byron Morrow.....................? Judge Hunt
Natalie Schafer..................Mrs. Hunt
Peter Mark Richman...............Sam Ulman
A man bent on revenge spells out COLUMBUS with his victims last names.

2.21 [--] Vega$: SIEGE OF THE DESERT INN
prod. no. J-42 / 30Apr80 ABC Wed
w. Larry Forrester / Directed by Larry Dobkin
Cast: GM BB PD
Cameron Mitchell.................Zimburg
Dick Bakalyan....................Bronson
Jeffry Druce.....................? Benny Trudell
Troas Hayes
Hope Holiday
Burton M. Cohen..................self, President of Casino
Cork Proctor.....................Security Guard
Burt Marshall....................Security Guard
Don Helm.........................Sergeant
Al Scaglione.....................Mitch
Three men set out to rob the casino, but plans go awry and they wind up holding the casino personnel
hostage including Bea.

2.22 [--] Vega$: VENDETTA
prod. no. J-44 / 7May80 ABC Wed
w. Albert Alley / Directed by Michael S. McLean.
Cast: GM BB PD
Joseph Campanella................Bruno Moretti
Bill Adler
Marta Dubois.....................Angela
Joey Aresco
Lelia Goldoni (special)
Jack Kruschen....................Carl
Seamon Glass.....................Vito Napoli
Lili Valenti.....................Grandma
Bruno wants his son, Alberto, to take over the restaurant, but his son is not interested; however, his daughter's
fiance is. The Borgia cup signifies 'vendetta'. Gino, the fiance, is the son of Tomasco Pabiani who committed
suicide after he was fired 28 years ago.

[--] Vega$: 18Jun80 Rerun of "The Day the Gambling Stopped" (from 12Dec79)

##################### Vega$ ##################
############## season 3 1980-81 ##############
################ (final season) ##############
ABC Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm Eastern

3.1 [--] Vega$: ALOHA, YOU'RE DEAD (2hr Special)(Filmed in Hawaii)
prod. nos. J-45 & J-46 / 5Nov80 ABC Wed
w. Herman Groves / Directed by Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD
Lorne Greene.....................Eben Remmick
Pernell Roberts..................Mr. Logan
Manu Topu........................Luke Kichi
Branscombe Richmond..............Maker
Barbara Parkins (special)........Lani
John Saxon (special).............Michael Jennings
Dion Parkinson...................Sally
Dick Ziker.......................Chaney
Chuck Tamburro...................Hastings
Sharon McGee.....................Kate Wilson
Wayne Ward.......................Roger Mathews
Tanna is drugged, kidnapped and shipped to Hawaii in a box. He is programmed to kill Roth who is being
impersonated by Jennings. Roth is supposedly on a yacht moored in the harbor.

3.2 [--] Vega$: BLACK CAT KILLER
prod. no. J-49 / 12Nov80 ABC Wed
w. Herman Groves / Directed by Ray Austin
Cast: GM BB PD
Erin Gray........................Jennifer Stollins
Rick Lanz
Harold J. Stone..................Augie Brenner
Joe E. Tata
Victor Buono (special)...........Jim, the Gambler
Timothy Reel.....................Chuck
Connie Hill......................Donna
Mickey Enright...................petty crook
A serial killer wearing a ski mask and a black outfit shoots Bea. While Bea lies in the hospital, Dan searches for
a connection between her shooting and several others. The only thing he can find out is they all took the same
tour to Acapulco.

3.3 [--] Vega$: SUDDEN DEATH
prod. no. J-51 / 19Nov80 Wed
w. Bill Stratton / Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont.
Cast: GM BB PD
Gary Lockwood....................Dr. Edward St.John
Stepfanie Kramer.................Tanna's girlfriend
Robert Tessier
Barbara Baldwin..................Susan Kline
Vito Scotti......................Valeria Viceria
Jill St. John (special)..........Mavis Graham
Don Sawyer.......................Kline/Klein/Linke
Ian Abercrombie..................Cashmir
Asa Teeter.......................Paramedic
Frank Corsentino.................Mechanic
Dan kills a cat burgler, then feels guilty, but the burgler has been living a double life.

3.4 [--] Vega$: LOVE AFFAIR
prod. no. J-52 / 26Nov80 Wed
w. Robert Earll / Directed by Cliff Bole
Cast:
Pricilla Barnes..................Marsha White/Pam/Satin
Skip Homeier.....................Frederick Barr
Steve Sandor.....................King's assistant
Ruta Lee (special)...............Gloria Garland
Dick Sargent.....................Phillip King
Sandy Freeman....................Ruth
Walter Mathews...................Jerry Crane
Patti Davis......................Connie
Janice Heiden....................Marsha
Dan is in love with Pam, little knowing that she is a high priced call girl. Unfortunately, she is murdered
and he can't rest until he knows who and why.

3.5 [--] Vega$: A DEADLY VICTIM
prod. no. 47 / 03Dec80 Wed
w. Tim Schermerer / Directed by Ray Austin
Cast: GM BB PD
Eleanor Parker...................Laurie Bishop
Bubba Smith......................Peter Bridges (FBI)
Jason Evers......................Lloyd Kohler (FBI)
Jeri Lea Rae
Victor Buono.....................Jim, the gambler
Vincent Baggetta..................Wright, the hitman
Paul Bryan.......................Charley Wade
Pete Schrum......................Driver
Paul Larson......................Enfield
Laurie, who was the lawyer who defended a killer, sobers up and resumes her career when an old drunk is killed .

3.6 [--] Vega$: DEADLY BLESSINGS (copyright title: "Deadly blessing")
prod. no. J-50 / 10Dec80 Wed
w. Robert Earll / Directed by Michael S. McLean
Cast: GM BB PD TC
Cassie Yates.....................Sister Bridget Callahan
John Larch.......................Ben Coleman
Stephen Shortbridge..............Roth's lawyer
John Vernon......................Marvin Grant
Pat Cooper.......................Al Greeley
Lindsey Bloom....................Rocket
Pepper Davis.....................Manny
Nancy Austin.....................Gladys
Suesan Collins...................Clerk
Sister Bridget pays another visit. This time she has a deed, left to the convent by a devout parishioner,
which turns out to be the deed to the land that Roth's casino occupies.

3.7 [--] Vega$: CHRISTMAS STORY
prod. no. J-55 / 17Dec80 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Robert Urich and Anne Collins / Directed by Charles Picerni
Cast: GM BB PD
Jill Whelan......................? Markie Drummond
Melinda O. Fee...................Kay Drummond
Paul Picerni
Lindsay Bloom....................Rocket
Lynda Goodfriend
Dan and Rocket are vacationing at a ski resort when a little girl knocks and introduces herself as Dan's
daughter who has been sent to Dan by her mother who plans suicide.

3.8 [--] Vega$: THE ANDREAS ADDICTION (copyright title: "Andrea's addiction")
prod. no. 48 / 7Jan81 ABC Wed
w. Herman Groves / Directed by Alf Kjellin.
Cast: GM BB PD
Joe Penny........................Nicky Andreas
June Lockhart....................Dr. Michaels
Hermione Buddeley
Vito Scotti
Don Stroud.......................Mr. Vail
Nicky drugs Dan's water causing him to have hallucinations, then captures him and frames him for a drug deal.

3.9 [--] Vega$: SOURDOUGH SUITE
prod. no. 53 / 14Jan81 ABC Wed
w. Judy Burns / directed by Charles Picerni
Cast: GM BB PB
Noah Beery, Jr...................Josiah Sparks
Joe Knapp
Nick Georgiade...................? Louis
Cesare Danola....................Bradwell
Edie Adams.......................Angela
Juliet, the mule
Croften Hardester................George Willis
Sparky sees a murder in the desert. He waits for the men to leave and then examines the scene finding
a case full of money and papers.

3.10 [--] Vega$: MURDER BY MIRRORS
prod. no. J-58 / 21Jan81 ABC Wed
Teleplay by Herman Groves / Story by Steve Kandel and Herman Groves
Directed by Ray Austin
Cast: GM BB PD
Patrick Macnee...................Lyle Jeffers
Julie Adams......................Margaret Sorenson
Gene Evans.......................Marcus Hinton
Richard Dana
Robert Hoy
Jenny Sherman....................?cop or showgirl
Robert C. Barrett................Jim Hudson
Lester C. Fletcher...............Emcee
Bea sees a shooting while doing her solo flight; however, there is no body and a group of wealthy people
claim they have been having a garden party all afternoon.

3.11 [--] Vega$: BACKLASH
prod. no. J-61 / 18Feb81 ABC Wed
w. Herman Groves / d. Cliff Bole
Cast: GM BB PD
Morgan Woodward..................Kurt Stryker
Jeff Cooper
Morgan Hart
Lonny Chapman
Clive Revill (special)..........Anthony Belmont
Amy Gibson.......................Angie Wilson
Austin Willis....................Warren Michaels
Kerrie Emerson...................Beth Morrison
Daniel Christian.................Lester
Dolores Mann.....................Katherine Wilson
A mother asks Tanna to find out what kind of trouble her daughter is in. The girl is 20, but pretending to be
a teen when involved in a crook's blackmail scheme.

3.12 [--] Vega$: HEIST
prod. no. J-62. / 25Feb81 ABC Wed
w. Herman Groves / d. Don Chaffey
Cast: GM BB PD TC
James McArthur...................Jerry
Dick Bakalyan....................Bernie
Joe E. Tata......................Vinnie Rilato
Tiffany Bolling..................Jerry's girl
Walter Klemperer (special).......Mr. Klauss
Bert Cohen.......................self, President of Desert Inn
Monte Levine.....................self
Chase Cordell....................Delaney
Joseph Roth......................Heven Earle Haley
Leo Needham......................Guard
There is a holdup and robbery at the casino and two guards are killed. We find out that Roth has hired Dan
to test the casino security by hiring four hoods to carry out a mock robbery, but no one was supposed to get hurt.

3.13 [--] Vega$: NO WAY TO TREAT A VICTIM
prod. no. J-56 / 4Mar81 ABC Wed
w. Anne Collins d. Ray Austin
Cast: GM BB PD
Deborah Wakeman..................Lisa Cavell
Michael Swan.....................Larry, the hairdresser
Elyssa Davelos...................Wendy Page
Michael Cole (special)...........Jimmy Ellis
Leigh Christian..................Diana
Corinne Kason....................Tracey
Chuck Hicks......................Leon
A man makes a date with an attractive girl, then, in the parking lot, a man in an ugly mask kidnaps them
and she is raped. But one girl is killed by accident.

3.14 [--] Vega$: TIME BOMB (copyright title) (aka "Nightmare Come True")
prod. no. J-54 / 11Mar81 ABC Wed
w. Robert Earll / d. Cliff Bole
Cast: GM BB PD TC
Denny Miller.....................Art
Dick Butkus......................Vinnie
Cindy Morgan (special)...........Benji's girl ? Margie
Michael Constantine..............Arnie Moss
Linda Thompson...................Sylvia
Thugs beat up Benji (Bart Braverman) saying he owes $50,000. Benji tries to raise the money without success.

3.15 [--] Vega$: OUT OF SIGHT
prod. no. J-59 / 18Mar81 Wed
w. Anne Collins / d. Cliff Bole
Cast: GM BB PD
Bill Lucking.....................George Benton
John Karlen......................hitman, associate
Alex Hentlhoff...................Gettys
Harry Guardino (special).........John Vargas
Lynne Marta (special).........Dr. Lutness
Ed Nelson........................Bill Landauer
Mickey Gilbert...................Internist
Dan is shot and left for dead in the desert by Benton. Trivia: car plate Nevada RAA449

3.16 [--] Vega$: SET UP
prod. no. J-63 / 25Mar81 ABC Wed
w. E. Duke Vincent / d. Robert Earll
Cast: GM BB PD
Simon Oakland....................Eddie Miller
David Sheiner....................Capt. Frank Smith
Sybil Danning....................Swenson
Richard Basehart (special).......Wainwright
Leigh Christian Aleman...........Ann Nolan
Pepper Davis.....................Manny, the mechanic
Bebe Kelly.......................Harriet Corners
Doug Hume........................Mel
Vivian Ford......................Sue Adams
Frank Arno.......................Alex Barr
Paul Sorenson....................Captain #1
Lt. Nelson (Greg Morris) is set up for murder to stop his investigation of a porno ring.

3.17 [--] Vega$: THE KILLING
prod. no. J-64 / 15Apr81 ABC Wed
Produced by Herman Groves, Jeffrey Hayes
Written by Richard Kenneth Wells / Directed by Don Chaffey.
Cast: GM BB PD
Michael Cavanaugh
Spencer Millikan
Victor Buono (special)......Jim, the gambler
Paul Burke.......................Curtis Green
Pamela Franklin..................Ann Reese, widow of victim
A massacre is staged at a restaurant to cover the murder of Gilbert Arnold who had
incriminating records of a casino CEO.

3.18 [--] Vega$: SEEK AND DESTROY
prod. no. J-65 / 22Apr81 ABC Wed
Produced by Herman Groves, Jeffrey Hayes
Written by Bill Stratton / Directed by Michael S. McLean.
Cast: GM BB PD
Heather Menzies..................Victoria Balenger
Paul Mantee......................Captain
Robert Burton
Jere Lea Rae
Victor Buono (special).........Jim, the gambler
Colby Chester
Katherine Baumann................Katherine
Peter Haskell (special).........Col. Dixon Vance
Curt Lowens......................Laslo Samanski
Victoria Spelling................Julie
A Russian defector lands a secret plane at Las Vegas and his compatriots try to destroy it.

3.19 [--] Vega$: DEAD RINGER
prod. no. J-67 / 29Apr81 ABC Wed
Produced by Herman Groves, Jeffrey Hayes
Written by Herman Groves / Directed by Cliff Bole.
Cast: GM BB PD
Broderick Crawford...............Winslow, pawn broker
Wayne Newton.....................self
Richard Lynch....................Benjamin Lang
David Sheiner....................Capt. Frank Smith
Ned Glass........................Sam Gates
David Wallace....................Tommy
Don Vincent......................self
Dennis Robertson.................Mike Carlton
Rawn Hutchinson..................George
Bear.............................self
A man says Wayne Newton is an imposter.

3.20 [--] Vega$: THE FRENCH TWIST
prod. no. J-66 / 6May81 ABC Wed
Produced by Herman Groves,Jeffrey Hayes
Written by Anne Collins / Directed by Charles Picerni
Cast: GM BB PD
Louis Jourdan....................Nicholas Rambeau
Edd Byrnes.......................Billy Brogan (manager)
Neile McQueen....................Monique Duvallin
Randolph Mantooth (special)......Todd Peterson
Lloyd Bochner....................Alexander Waverly
Gary Dubin.......................Cab Driver
Tony Eppel.......................Thorton
Chase Cordell....................Man #1
Lewis Ford.......................Man #2
Spa Petite specializes in supplying male hookers for the female clientele. Waverly extorts 40% of their
fees inspiring a revolt.

3.21 [--] Vega$: NIGHTMARE COME TRUE (title on copyright)
prod. no. J-60 / 20May81 ABC Wed (DPUB: 3Jun81 copyright)
w. Anne Collins d. Dennis Donelly
Cast: GM BB PD
Cristina Ferrare.................Cynthia
James Luisi......................Karl Larson
Jacqueline Scott.................Louise Cornell
Frank Marth......................Tom Cornell
Karlene Crockett.................Kristie Cornell
Tim Donnelly.....................Sears
Tim O'Connor (special)...........Michael Pierce
Dan reluctantly accepts the help of a psychic to locate a girl kidnapped for a ransom of diamonds.

3.22 [--] Vega$: JUDGEMENT PRONOUNCED
prod. no. J-57 / 27May81 ABC Wed (DPUB: 10Jun81 copyright)
Teleplay by Bill Stratton / Story by David Harmon / Directed by Dennis Donnelly
Cast: GM BB PD
Alan Feinstein...................Warner Ramsey
Tom Urich
Michael D. Roberts (special)
Paul Tuerpe......................Walter
Byron Morrow.....................Charles Trask
Edward Zammit....................Tico
Cassandra Gaviola................Tatiana
Doug Hume........................Deputy Sheriff
Robert Hackman...................Jerry
Delores Aquirre..................Celita
John Fitzpatrick.................Reporter
A judge passes sentence on balloons representing those he believes to be guilty. He carries out his sentences
in a replica of Tanna's car. The balloons have faces drawn on them that closely resemble the victims.

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