MeTV's SuperSci-Fi Saturday Night

[TREK_GOD_1]

If only McGee followed La Fronte's methodology, or compared notes with him, he might figure out who John Doe is.

All LaFronte's info picked up on was a man going from one lab to another, but in each case, he did not have names (not that it would matter in David's case), employee or surveillance photos...pretty much nothing. Even McGee knows the Hulk (and his alter ego) had visited labs, but it always comes down to a shadowy male leaving next to no serious clues about possible identity. All they would be doing is connecting irregular dots by way of scribbles.

Serving a useful purpose in the story, attempting to expose the mercenary...and ultimately he risks his life to save the Hulk! That's about more than preserving his meal ticket.

Again, remember "Mystery Man"--the most significant character development / revelation for McGee in the series; his motives for tracking the Hulk were forcefully argued by McGee, and no episode since has snuffed out that particular unethical fire. In fact, his actions in "Equinox" were not those of someone being negligent--but desperate, as he said he wanted to be vindicated. Personal vindication at the expense of an innocent human being, and he ignored David's warning about the curare (which is known to be deadly), only caring about capturing his means to "BE SOMEBODY!!" as he once yelled.

So I say again that the only reason he tried to stop La Fronte is to protect his admitted interests--his one and only ticket out of reporting on (as David observed in the pilot), "Murder, rape, horoscopes, UFOs and Farrah Fawcett". McGee needs a live Hulk/John Doe, serving a greater media value as a Jekyll & Hyde / biggest sideshow sensation ever .

IIRC, it was around here that David casually mentioned Alex reminding him of his first drill sergeant. I believe this was touched upon upthread when we were actually binging, but I'll take that as confirmation that David's recurring army medic story isn't a lie.

Agreed.

My memory's vague now, but didn't David have to tell him that in the scene?

Yes, he warned him that transformations are not on-demand.

That's not a list that I've been keeping, but she gets a nod for suspecting.

She's too intelligent not to think the very knowledgeable David--talking about (of all things) the risk of experiments--might tie in to the Hulk, but she's ethical enough not to try to pursue him.

This one reminded me of both of those episodes specifically...and seemed a bit too soon after the latter to cover such similar ground.

How so? "The Snare" was a season ago for viewers, and the idea of the Hulk being hunted should have come up more often than presented, since we must assume there would be people who saw the Hulk as a serious threat to society.

This episode, like "Prometheus," is a tease of what the show could have given us if they'd been willing to play with the premise a bit more, making the Hulk a subject of interest for others than McGee and his readers.

Agreed.

Something that struck me with this viewing was that the wealthy, goatee'd mercenary and his faithful but sympathetic manservant reminded me somewhat of the original comics version of Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke the Terminator, and his manservant Wintergreen. Deathstroke's first appearance in The New Teen Titans came out roughly when this episode would have been made. I think it's a bit close for one to have directly influenced the other--could they have been taking inspiration from a common source that I'm not familiar with?

The sympathetic assistant of a tyrant/killer/leader is a common plot device in fiction. For example, the West/Ward Batman TV series often had molls eventually turn on the villain to help the Dynamic Duo, while a horror film such as The Curse of Frankenstein (Hammer, 1957) had Paul Krempe as the assistant who was the increasingly moral, sympathetic contrast to Victor Frankenstein. Really, the list of sympathetic servants/assistants in fiction would fill nearly every thread on this board.

 

[The Old Mixer]

All LaFronte's info picked up on was a man going from one lab to another, but in each case, he did not have names (not that it would matter in David's case), employee or surveillance photos...pretty much nothing. Even McGee knows the Hulk (and his alter ego) had visited labs, but it always comes down to a shadowy male leaving next to no serious clues about possible identity. All they would be doing is connecting irregular dots by way of scribbles.

No, the difference is that La Fronte was proactive...he was predicting John Doe's behavior and using that to lure him into a trap. The formula kept McGee strictly reactive when it came to pursuing John/the Hulk. Had McGee been doing more of what La Fronte was doing, combined with his better familiarity with Doe and Banner, he could have potentially been much more successful.

Again, remember "Mystery Man"--the most significant character development / revelation for McGee in the series; his motives for tracking the Hulk were forcefully argued by McGee, and no episode since has snuffed out that particular unethical fire.

You keep disregarding that "Mystery Man" itself would have changed McGee's attitude about the Hulk. He expressed his motives for tracking the Hulk before he knew that a man turned into the creature.

 

[Christopher]

You keep disregarding that "Mystery Man" itself would have changed McGee's attitude about the Hulk. He expressed his motives for tracking the Hulk before he knew that a man turned into the creature.

Absolutely. As I said, McGee has undergone quite a lot of character growth over the course of the series. In a show that was mostly episodic, it was a nice bit of continuity and evolution, as McGee gradually came to discover the humanity of his quarry. "Bring Me the Head of the Hulk" is an important payoff to that arc, because it shows that McGee has gone from someone hunting down a monster for the sake of a career-making story to someone who's willing to risk his life to protect "John Doe" from being killed.

 

[publiusr]

All LaFronte's info picked up on was a man going from one lab to another, but in each case, he did not have names (not that it would matter in David's case), employee or surveillance photos...pretty much nothing.

LaFronte wasn't tat biight--it looked like he had the "bazooka" backwards--long end in front. I think I've seen that prop in a Chuck Norris movie. The bad guy had this slick thing--Chuck had this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M72_LAW

That's what LaFronte should have had.

Today--it is this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT4

On te preview of next week's Lost In Space, we hear Hans Conried as a night in the Questing Beast. Tonight, he talks about armor in Kolchak (The Knghtly Murders)

 

[Christopher]

I've dropped out of reviewing Kolchak because I lost my last few reviews to a computer crash, but there's one last review I neglected to post a couple of weeks ago:

“Demon in Lace”: Now we get a succubus episode, but toned down for ‘70s TV censorship, so the succubus just makes out with a guy before killing him instead of actually having sex. It’s odd to see Kolchak not knowing what a succubus is, since it’s a pretty well-known category of demon these days, especially thanks to Lost Girl. Anyway, the idea about Kolchak being his own worst enemy is more on display than ever here. He’s constantly lying to people in order to get information and thus alienating them, he basically steals books from the elderly Dr. Mozart, and he’s a complete jerk to the college newspaper reporter (who would’ve made a very credible live-action Velma Dinkley, by the way). At least he shows a slight twinge of regret about destroying a priceless archaeological treasure and does the research to make sure it’s the right one before going to that length.

Hey, Keenan Wynn is back! He’s our first two-time police captain. I swear, the job of Chicago police captain in this show is like the job of Number Two in The Prisoner. Did all the previous captains get busted after one encounter with Kolchak, like Larry Linville’s did last week? We also get too brief a cameo from Carolyn Jones as the registrar.

...And that's the last of my Kolchak reviews, unless I figure out how to retrieve data from a crashed hard drive. Or, well, rewatch the episodes, but my local MeTV affiliate doesn't show them.

 

[Skipper]

...And that's the last of my Kolchak reviews, unless I figure out how to retrieve data from a crashed hard drive. Or, well, rewatch the episodes, but my local MeTV affiliate doesn't show them.

Sorry, was it a mechanical failure? Did you try to attach the disk to something similar?

 

[Christopher]

Sorry, was it a mechanical failure? Did you try to attach the disk to something similar?

All I know is, it crashed so completely that even my laptop's startup diagnostic test couldn't read it. I've been told that a cable like the one you linked to might let me read it, but I haven't found the opportunity to try it yet.

 

[Skipper]

All I know is, it crashed so completely that even my laptop's startup diagnostic test couldn't read it. I've been told that a cable like the one you linked to might let me read it, but I haven't found the opportunity to try it yet.

...this is worrisome... Probably the HD electronic components are gone. In these cases usually data recovery companies put the magnetic disks of the old HD in a new one.

 

[Christopher]

...this is worrisome... Probably the HD electronic components are gone. In these cases usually data recovery companies put the magnetic disks of the old HD in a new one.

Oh, that sounds like it'd cost a lot more than just buying that cable. And I had nearly all the really important stuff backed up; it's just some minor things like those reviews that I misplaced. I guess recovering any data will have to wait until my financial situation is better, or until I can make friends with a hacker. (Felicity Smoak, where are you when I need you?)

 

[Skipper]

Oh, that sounds like it'd cost a lot more than just buying that cable. And I had nearly all the really important stuff backed up; it's just some minor things like those reviews that I misplaced. I guess recovering any data will have to wait until my financial situation is better, or until I can make friends with a hacker. (Felicity Smoak, where are you when I need you?)

Frow Arrow Wiki:

As an M.I.T. graduate (class of 2009) and a former member of Queen Consolidated's I.T. department, Felicity has proven herself to be a highly skilled computer specialist. She was able to recover valuable information, such as the blueprints of the exchange building where the Unidac Industries auction was being held, from Floyd Lawton's damaged laptop, despite the fact that it had sustained bullet holes.

Yep! Definitively a job for her!

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

and he’s a complete jerk to the college newspaper reporter (who would’ve made a very credible live-action Velma Dinkley, by the way).

She was actress Kristina Holland, best known for the role of Tina Rickles oppsite Bill Bixby on The Courtship of Eddie's Father (ABC, 1969-1972).

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

No, the difference is that La Fronte was proactive...he was predicting John Doe's behavior and using that to lure him into a trap. The formula kept McGee strictly reactive when it came to pursuing John/the Hulk. Had McGee been doing more of what La Fronte was doing, combined with his better familiarity with Doe and Banner, he could have potentially been much more successful.

At best, McGee would have ended up suspecting John Doe was hovering around certain labs, but unlike the independently wealthy La Fronte, McGee did not have the resources (like La Fronte's suggested supercomputer) or the cash to track down John Doe (giving Banner plenty of time to leave town), while La Fronte made the Hulk his one and only goal.

You keep disregarding that "Mystery Man" itself would have changed McGee's attitude about the Hulk. He expressed his motives for tracking the Hulk before he knew that a man turned into the creature.

...and you keep ignoring that long after learning that a man turned into the Hulk (in "Mystery Man"), McGee--from his own mouth--showed a complete lack of sympathy in "Equinox" as he spoke of seeking vindication while willing to shoot the man with deadly curare--even after David warned him of the risk. One cannot wipe McGee's self-serving "vindication" line and his desperation. If he ever had any sympathy for the Hulk at all, he would do as David begged--

David: "Mister McGee, mine is not a happy life. All I want to do is get rid of the creature. Why won't you leave me alone?"

Begging to be left alone, but what was McGee's first response?

From the beginning, no one's believed me. You are my vindication."

He's dealing with a real man, not some otherworldly thing. A man. One who is pleading to be left to his crumb of peace. Instead of acting like The Fugitive's Phillip Gerard, where his prime motivation is bringing in a man he believes to be a murderer, the first thing from McGee's mouth is about his own ego, and desire for self-worth. Utterly selfish--typical of a tabloid "journalist" looking for his Big Ticket. We cannot spin his reference to "two people dying" as meaning he's like a Phillip Gerard, since McGee knows the Hulk is largely primal and not operating with the regular man's intelligence, so the John Doe side is not some brazen killer he's trying to bring to justice--which, by the way, is not to be found in the offices of the National Register, or any other media company. His only goal is for Jack McGee to profit from the capture of the Hulk.

 

[The Old Mixer]

This week, on The Incredible Hulk:

"Fast Lane"
Originally aired January 16, 1981

Unbeknownst to David, his rental car is filled with stolen money, and two thugs are in hot pursuit to get at the loot.

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Events in the news that week:

January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Solidarity leader Lech Walesa at the Vatican.
January 16 – Loyalists shoot and seriously wound nationalist activist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and her husband.
January 17 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law.

And new on the U.S. charts:

"Flash," Queen

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(#42 US; #10 UK)

"Treat Me Right," Pat Benatar

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(#18 US; #31 Rock)

"Woman," John Lennon

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(#2 US; #4 AC; #26 Rock; #1 UK)

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[RJDiogenes]

"Flash," Queen

Nice. I love Queen and I've come to love the Flash Gordon movie. At the time, I wasn't too pleased with the campiness and the baroque aesthetics, but it's so much better than what came in later decades that I appreciate it a lot more now.

"Treat Me Right," Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar. 'nuff said.

"Woman," John Lennon

Another example of Lennon's more personal approach to songwriting at the end of his life. It's nice enough, but I wonder if it would have been even noticed if it wasn't by Lennon.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

"Flash," Queen

The audacious song (even for Queen) was the only memorable product of a terribly misguided film. Muddy...muddleheaded direction--the works. While it was clear that the jump to adapt the property was largely due to its influence on Lucas/Star Wars, this was also one of the wave of films based on Golden Age comic strips in an attempt to hitch a ride on the Superman the Movie ever-filled gravy train. From Altman's Popeye garbage (released only a week after Flash Gordon in December of 1980), to Annie in 1982 and Sheena from '84,, big screen, Golden Age comic adaptations were some of the worst mistakes of this then-new blockbuster cinema period.

"Treat Me Right," Pat Benatar

Pass. The Crimes of Passion album's gem was (obviously) "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and/or "You Better Run"--the remake of The Young Rascals' 1966 hit.

"Woman," John Lennon

Too syrupy in Lennon's transitional musical state to who knows what. "Watching the Wheels" was Double Fantasy's best track, and more of a natural progression of the sounds Lennon was trying to settle on throughout that decade.

but I wonder if it would have been even noticed if it wasn't by Lennon.

Probably not. It's just sort of a bleh, syrupy song with nothing creatively appealing.

 

[The Old Mixer]

I was surprised that "Flash" charted so relatively low...I was definitely hearing it on the radio back in the day.

Another example of Lennon's more personal approach to songwriting at the end of his life.

John's songwriting was always personal...it may have seemed less so when he was hanging out with political radicals and such, but he was always writing about what he knew and was experiencing. You can't get much more personal than his first proper solo album, Plastic Ono Band, though in that case he was writing about the open wounds of the Beatles breakup and what he'd experienced in primal scream therapy, rather than the domestic bliss of Double Fantasy.

Pass. The Crimes of Passion album's gem was (obviously) "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and/or "You Better Run"--the remake of The Young Rascals' 1966 hit.

Two good songs doesn't mean one can't enjoy a third. I'm with RJD on this one. It's a classic Pat single from her peak period.

"Watching the Wheels" was Double Fantasy's best track

And it's coming....

It's just sort of a bleh, syrupy song with nothing creatively appealing.

I think it's pretty. My only reservation here is about the use of the tabloid photo of John's body in the video.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I've always like "Woman". I used it a few times to express my feelings to various girlfriends. But I'm the sappy sentimental type.

 

[TalonCard]

Oh, that sounds like it'd cost a lot more than just buying that cable. And I had nearly all the really important stuff backed up; it's just some minor things like those reviews that I misplaced. I guess recovering any data will have to wait until my financial situation is better, or until I can make friends with a hacker. (Felicity Smoak, where are you when I need you?)

Your financial situation sounds needlessly precarious--have you considered taking a day job, perhaps something in the food service industry? Multiple income streams are a proven path to financial success.

TC

 

[RJDiogenes]

Pass. The Crimes of Passion album's gem was (obviously) "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and/or "You Better Run"--the remake of The Young Rascals' 1966 hit.

Those are certainly classics, but "Treat Me Right," "Hell Is For Children," and "Wuthering Heights" are also great. I played that album to death a couple of times (of course, the first time was on 8-Track, so death came easily ).

I was surprised that "Flash" charted so relatively low...I was definitely hearing it on the radio back in the day.

Same here. Stations must have been getting paid to play it.

John's songwriting was always personal...

Maybe domestic would be a better word.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

The Incredible Hulk
"Fast Lane"--

LOS ANGELES - At B & N's Body Shop, Joe Conti gazes at an old magazine article about the auto race crash that ended his once shining career. Already bothered, it does not help the man when he reads the headline:

"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JOE CONTI? Former 500 Winner Now Grease Monkey"

As David Brendan arrives seeking employment as a driver, and is not too impressed with Callahan's (the owner) open, hard drinking. In the garage, Conti angrily tosses a tire into the trunk of a customer's car, tearing the tire well cover's fabric--exposing stacks of money. Concealing this from all except his co-worker--and former pit crew for Conti, Joe tries to convince his friend Leo (and once part of Conti's pit crew) that the should use the money to get back on top in racing, instead of wasting away as mechanics; Leo warns that no one leaves money like that behind, fearing some sort of criminal connection, but takes Conti up on his offer out of 18 years of loyalty....

Elsewhere, David--speaking to Randall Labs in New York--will not be able to make his appointment on time, so he reconsiders taking the driving job from Callahan (to deliver the car to a Garson garage in Flagstaff); seeing his opportunity to get the cash-loaded car away from Callahan's shop (so it will be an easy target), Conti gives David the keys and sends him on his way. As David drives through the desert, he is soon pursued by Conti and Leo; Leo tries to talk his friend out of the scheme one last time, but Conti--constantly having flashbacks of his racing career--is convinced this is their only way to return to their former careers.

Sometime later, David gives hitchhiking waitress Nancy a ride; she's on her way to Flagstaff to get married, while David mentions his destination--

Nancy: "Ohh, the Big Apple. Going to see a girl?"
David: "No, no, I have a job interview."
Nancy: "Wow! That sure is a long way to go for a job. Must be something big."
David: "Ahhh, yes, you might say that."

Back at B & N's body shop, Callahan is roughed up by two hoods--Clyde & Danny--demanding to know how some unknown driver ran off with their carload of money; Callahan--drunk and frightened--admits to knowing nothing about David taking off. Clyde plans to send the surly Danny with Callahan to retrieve the car...

Driving ahead of David, Conti and Leo fake an accident, and flag down Banner, who runs to check on the "unconscious" Conti. At that moment, Leo hits David in the back and tosses him over a fence and into cacti in front of an alarmed Nancy; Conti earns a bloody nose from Nancy's bag filled with tips (coins) while struggling to gain control of the money car. David transforms into the Hulk, tosses Leo over Conti's car, and lifts the tail end of the vehicle until he rips off the rear bumper, allowing the car--with Leo hanging on--to speed away. Nancy naturally fears the Hulk, making tracks down the highway on foot...

Elsewhere, Callahan and Danny land in Flagstaff; Danny continues to bully the drunk man, breaking his liquor bottles and warning Callahan to never think about lay his hands on him. As the unlikely duo drive off, back on the highway, a recovered David catches up to Nancy. Banner listens to her recalling the Hulk incident, and breathes a sigh of relief that the creature did not hurt the attackers. Speaking of the attackers, Conti & Leo watch the two, with Leo regretting their actions, and running into the creature, but the promise of 1.6 million dollars is too much to resist. In a change of heart thanks to David being so kind to her, Nancy admits she was in need of a ride because she was fired from her job, not on her way to meet Jim, the husband-to-be. That's a story used to prevent the aggressive men from harassing her. Continuing, she's rather lost--with a small girl left with grandparents in Los Angeles, thinking she's too inadequate to raise her with a lack of education or opportunity.

At Garson's garage in Flagstaff, Danny & Callahan wait for David; Danny checks his pistol indicating at he plans to not only Clyde's money, but kill all eyewitnesses, adding in his matter-of-fact tone--

Danny: "Sometimes, this life just ain't fair."

David convinces Nancy to call her family when the reach the garage; at Garson's, an increasingly nervous Callahan tries everything to dissuade Danny from stealing the money & murdering David. Failing that, Callahan creates a messy "accident" sending the image-conscious Danny to the restroom--just enough of a diversion to block the door and intercept David's car. Jumping in, he screams out the secret of the car & the threat--more than enough information for David to speed out of the garage--Danny's bullets shattering the passenger side window. Conti & Leo attempt to chase Banner, but their car stalls--the two men saved from their own greed.

On the other hand, Danny is hot on Banner's tail, their high speed, winding chase eventually crashing through an auto wrecking yard the watchman alerting the police), finally ending when Banner's car flips, and lands on the driver's side, pinning David under the steering wheel. While Callahan and Nancy escape the car, they are met by Danny--more than eager to kill them, completely unaware that David transformed into the Hulk. Breaking out of the car, the Hulk disarms Danny, then hurls and engine block at his car, causing it to crash into Banner's car, sending the stolen money flying in all directions. Danny joins the money when the Hulk sends Danny flying into a pile of tires as the police sirens wail in the background..

At a Greyhound bus station, Nancy meets David, explaining how things wrapped up during Banner's absence--

Nancy: "Okay, Callahan's turning state's evidence against the people he worked for, and he figures you got away, so..so anyway, the police don't need me."
David: "Well, thanks for leaving me out of it."
Nancy: (jokingly imitating David earlier) "Oh, pshaw. Oh, and as far as that green thing goes, well, I think the police ant to keep it a little quiet. Figure with Callahan's credibility, it'll hurt their case. David? I don't know what your story is, but if you want to change your mind and come back to L.A. with me, that would be okay with me, and I'm sure Chrissy wouldn't mind having another guest at her birthday party--it would be okay with her, too. It would be okay with both of us...it's...I know. New York."

Nancy gives David one of the stolen 100 dollar bills for his trip, but David--ever the gentleman (and not in the habit of accepting stolen money) gives it back to Nancy, so she can buy her daughter something special for her birthday. Nancy kisses David goodbye, and Banner tosses the note with Randall Labs' contact information in the trash, as he missed yet another chance to work on his problem.

NOTES:

This is not cure-related episode, though a cure interest bookends the story.

Jack McGee does not appear in this episode.

This far into the series, and Banner is still worried that the Hulk might seriously hurt someone. He's not all as sure about the creature's mindset/methods as Elaina Marks was.

David loses plausible deniability with Nancy, as there's no way she could run into the Hulk while on the road with David, and see the creature again at the same auto yard--right behind the car Banner was driving--and not suspect something...

Lou Ferrigno slightly slips on the paper money as he runs away.

A ho-hum episode maintaining interest by resting on the typically top-flight performance of Bill Bixby. As the series was an international hit, and the production flowed smoothly, I wonder if Kenneth Johnson took that as granting the freedom to not immediately follow big episodes with additional ambitious stories--preferring to sprinkle those throughout the season, instead of piling up one "This is it!!" kinds of stories (as many a 70s comic book cover used to announce) after another. While part of TIH's success was a wealth of human interest stories, "Fast Lane" like "Never Give a Trucker an Even Break" is merely David unknowingly getting caught up in a cross country story of theft, broken dreams and attempted murder. What appeared to be a story focusing on former race car driver Conti ended up writing him out long before it was over.

Still, the coda--David trashing the Randall Labs note--was a necessary melancholic touch for this somewhat lighter episode..

GUEST CAST:

Robert F. Lyons (Joe Conti)--last seen in "The Quiet Room" from season 2, Lyon's other fantasy credits include--

• Land of the Giants (ABC, 1969) - "The Chase"
• Rod Serling's Night Gallery (NBC, 1971) - "Midnight Never Ends"
• The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (The Shpetner Company, 1977)
  
• The Ghost of Flight 401 (Paramount TV, 1978)
• Dark Night of the Scarecrow (CBS, 1981)
  
• Darkroom (ABC, 1981) - "A Quiet Funeral"
• Voyagers! (NBC, 1983) - "All Fall Down"
• Automan (ABC, 1983) - "Staying Alive While Running A High Flashdance Fever" --yes, that's the real title...
• Freddy's Nightmares (Syndicated, 1990) - "Interior Loft Later"
• The Omega Code (TBN, 1990)
• Roswell (The WB, 1999 / 2000) - recurring as Hank Whitmore
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (Fox, 2000) - "One for the Road"
• The Burning Dead (Uncork'd Entertainment, 2015)

Victoria Carroll (Nancy)--last seen in "Mystery Man" (part one) as the car-wrecking country girl Rose. Other fantasy credits--

• Nightmare in Wax (Crown Pictures International, 1969)
• The Immortal - "White Elephants Don't Grow on Trees" - (ABC, 1970)
• Future Cop (ABC, 1977) - "Fighting O'Haven"
• The Lucifer Complex - (James Flocker Enterprises, 1978)

A number of voice artist roles--most notable:

• The Incredible Hulk - (NBC, 1982 - 1983)
  
• Richie Rich - (ABC, 1982)
• Shirt Tales - (NBC, 1982)
  
• The Jetsons - (Syndicated, 1985) - Revival series
• The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo - (ABC, 1985)
• The Smurfs - (NBC, 1986)
• Batman: The Animated Series - (Fox Kids, 1992) - "The Underdwellers"
• The Mask - (CBS, 1996)

Dick O'Neill (Callahan)--will return to TIH in "The Phenom"--the fifth (and final) season premiere.

• Gamera the Invincible (Daiei, 1966)
• The UFO Incident (NBC, 1975) - with James Earl Jones
• Wonder Woman (CBS, 1978) - "Pot of Gold"
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (NBC, 1980) - "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" (2 parts)
• Wes Craven's Chiller (CBS, 1985)
• Timecop (ABC, 1997) - "Public Enemy"

Frank Doubleday (Danny)--Big year for Doubleday, as he would go on to earn much attention in the role of Romero, the freakish aid to Isaac Hayes' Duke of New York in the Carpenter mini-classic Escape from New York (AVCO-Embassy Pictures, 1981).

• Wonder Woman (CBS, 1978) - "Hot Wheels"
• The Greatest American Hero (ABC, 1982) - "Divorce, Venusian Style"
• Space Rage (Garwood Films, 1985)
• Nomads (Cinema VII Producers Sales Organization, 1986)
• Amazing Stories (NBC, 1987) - "Blue Man Down"
• Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991)
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - (FOX, 1997) - "Mystery Lock"

In a brief cameo as the auto yard watchman, stuntman Charles Picerni returns to TIH. As noted in another review, he comes from a family of stuntmen, and was a regular stuntman (playing henchmen) on William Dozier's Batman (TV and the movie) and The Green Hornet. Other fantasy credits:

• The Time Tunnel (ABC, 1966-67) - recurring as James Darren's stuntman
• Star Trek (NBC, 1968) - "Day of the Dove"
  
• The Immortal (ABC, 1970) - "Sylvia"
• The Mephisto Waltz (20th Century Fox, 1971)
• Blacula (AIP, 1972)
• Search (NBC, 1972-73)
• Westworld (MGM, 1973)
• Satan's School for Girls (ABC, 1973)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (ABC, 1974) - "The Ripper"
• The Night That Panicked America (ABC, 1975)
• Future Cop (ABC, 1976) - Pilot
• The Bionic Woman (ABC / NBC, 1976-77) - "Angel of Mercy", "Jamie's Shield", "Jamie's Shield: Part 2" & "Brain Wash"
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (ABC, 1978) - "Game Plan"
• Battlestar Galactica (ABC, 1978) - "Fire in Space"
• C.H.O.M.P.S. (AIP, 1979)
• Galactica: 1980 (ABC, 1980) - "Galactica Discovers the Earth: Part 1" (later used as part of the TV "movie" Conquest of the Earth)
• TRON (Buena Vista, 1982)
• The Powers of Matthew Star (NBC, 1982-83) - "Mother" & "Dead Man's Hand"
• V (the series; NBC, 1984) - "The Deception" & "Reflections in Terror"
• Something is Out There (NBC, 1988)
• Captain America (21st Century Film Corporation, 1990)
• Tales from the Crypt (HBO, 1990-92) - 5 episodes
• Vampire in Brooklyn (Paramount, 1995)
• Mars Attacks! (Paramount, 1996)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Universal, 1997)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB, 1998) - "Innocence"
• NetForce (ABC, 1999)
• Jason X (New Line Cinema, 2001)
• Daredevil (20th Century Fox, 2003)
  
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, 2014-15) - "Shadows" & "A Wanted (Inhu)Man"
  
• Fantastic Four (20th Century Fox, 2015)
• Independence Day: Resurgence (20th Century Fox, 2016)

Picerni has the rare distinction of the few living performers to star in 5 decade's worth of DC & Marvel superhero adaptations.