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50th Anniversary Viewing (Part 1)
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Hawaii Five-O
"The Child Stealers"
Originally aired January 2, 1973
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Five-O investigates after children are kidnapped and sold to an attorney operating a child-stealing racket on the Mainland.
While Mrs. Empson (Brooks Almy) is in a market, a young woman named Nina (Meg Foster) nabs the two-month-old baby that she left outside and gets in a car driven by Gar (future felgercarb straight-man Richard [Lawrence] Hatch). He takes her to the airport, then ditches the car, carefully wiping it for prints, and heads back to the airport by cab, the couple and their human cargo catching a flight to L.A. There they meet up with Eugene Goodman (Richard Anderson), a lawyer at a children's home, who sees that their phony paperwork is in good order and gives them $5,000 for the child...the second that they've sold to him. Five-O correctly ascertains that the motive for this kidnapping likely won't involve a ransom demand, but doesn't deduce the actual motive, thinking that they may be dealing with a sick person who wants the child for their own.
Five-O have Mrs. Empson and her husband (Jack Hogan) go on TV in an attempt to appeal to the emotion of the type of kidnapper they envision. This is seen by Gar and Nina, now back in Hawaii, and does get under Nina's skin, as she eventually wants a baby for keeps, though Gar is motivated by the freedom that the money they're bringing in can buy them, like having their own boat. Afterward, Five-O remembers a similar case from several months back, causing them to realize that they may be dealing with kidnappers who sell the children. An investigation of adoptions of children from Hawaii turns up hand- and footprint matches for the Empson baby. Steve takes a flight to L.A. and pays a visit to Goodman with court order in hand, wanting to see his records.
Ben, also in L.A. with a court order, takes the prints of the other adopted baby and find they match the stolen one, and has to take it from the unsuspecting adoptive parents. Meanwhile, Gar and Nina try out a sailboat to their liking, but the owner asks more for it than they have. Back in Hawaii, Steve returns the Empson baby to his tearful parents. Che narrows down the printer that the phony birth certificates came from, getting Five-O a description of Gar, who learn that he just picked up another certificate that day. Conventional law enforcement scours the island armed with their sketch of Gar, while Nina pulls a door-to-door charity scam to scope out their next potential victim. She informs Gar of the baby's location on the lanai (back patio), and Gar sneaks up to nab it while Nina goes back to the door to distract the mother (Jana Lindan).
Five-O stakes out the airport. Suspecting that Goodman's been compromised when he can't be reached on the phone, Gar and Nina enter the airport separately, the former wearing a disguise and carrying a duffel-like basket. Nina sees Five-O approaching Gar and cries out to him. He makes a run for it up the escalator and slides the basket at the cops as a distraction. The sedated baby is recovered, and Gar is apprehended outside by Steve and Ben. Gar insists that they did it not for money, but for to be free.
McGarrett: Free? We'll see how free you'll be in a cell six by eight feet!
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Adam-12
"O'Brien's Stand"
Originally aired January 3, 1973
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Malloy's landlady, Mrs. O'Brien, has her purse stolen and refuses to leave the station until her case is settled.
Mrs. O'Brien (Lillian Bronson) pays a follow-up visit to the station after having reported her purse being stolen, demanding to talk to Pete and unsatisfied when he explains to her that Sgt. Sanchez has been assigned to the case. She takes a seat in the lobby, refusing to leave.
After sharing an anecdote involving O'Brien and a former neighbor of Pete's, the officers notice a car behind them driving in a hinky manner. Pete goes around the block to follow them and they run a stop sign. The officers pursue the car into a lumber yard, cornering it and arresting the suspects, Fred Hiller (Murray MacLeod) and Paul Seever (Drout Miller). Thinking the car may be hot, they look in the glove compartment for the registration and find a bag of heroin. Also conspicuously visible are a pair of candy bars.
At the station, Pete intervenes in an altercation between O'Brien and Sanchez. Pete floats a theory by Sanchez that a series of similar purse snatchings might indicate that the thieves are targeting old ladies with Social Security checks, and therefore may be enlisting an old lady to cash them. Sanchez can't spare any detectives, so he has Pete look into being cut loose for the footwork.
On patrol, the officers are assigned to see a woman, Mrs. Nelson (Jeff Donnell), who says that her son has been killed by his father. She takes them to Bill's body in the detached garage, and describes how her husband is a drunk and she last saw him in a fight with Bill. The officers go the guest house where Mr. Nelson (Myron Healey) is now staying, and wake him up while arresting him. Nelson, clearly still under the influence, seems surprised to hear that Bill is dead.
The officers are called back to the station, where Mrs. O'Brien is now leading a picket demonstration outside, covered by the news media. Reed follows up on the Nelson case with Mac, and learns that candy wrappers found outside the garage match the type of almond bar that the two hypes had in their glove compartment.
The next day while leaving for the station, Pete finds O'Brien standing by his car and takes her with him. At the station, Mac informs the officers that they're being cut loose for plainclothes duty; that the tire tracks outside the Nelson garage matched the hypes' car; and that one of the hypes has implicated the other in the murder of Bill Nelson, who was their dealer. Pete and Jim stake out in a plain car while a policewoman dressed as an old lady walks the street. When a young man matching O'Brien's description (Craig Hundley) takes her purse, they pursue him on foot and arrest him. He implicates the man who's paying him to bring in the checks. Back at the station, Mac has to explain to O'Brien that her check is being held as evidence, and is eager to break regulations by having Pete take her home while on duty.
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The Brady Bunch
"Love and the Older Man"
Originally aired January 5, 1973
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Marcia has a crush on the family's new dentist, Dr. Stanley Vogel (Don Brit Reid), and mistakenly concludes that a favor he plans to ask of her is to date him.
Marcia comes home her dental appointment riding her bike on cloud nine. Her infatuation with their usual dentist's new assistant, Dr. Vogel, soon becomes known to the family, causing the adults to make fun of her behind her back, while Marcia acts insufferably "too mature" for the boys. Marcia's flame is further fanned by advice Jan reads in a teen magazine that an ideal catch for a young lady is a man 10-12 years older. Mike goes to Vogel for his appointment and Vogel asks him if Marcia might be available Friday night for babysitting while he goes out with his wife. Mike starts to ask Marcia about this at home, but doesn't elaborate on what he's asking about once he learns that Marcia has a date (which she's made unenthusiastically with one of Greg's friends)...leaving Marcia to assume that Vogel wanted to ask her out for a date. Marcia shows up eagerly for her follow-up to have a filling put in, and Vogel casually brings up Friday night, assuming she knows what it's about. When he mentions that he has tickets to the ballet, she assumes that's where Vogel is planning to take her. She agrees to break her date for Vogel.
Marcia shares her mistaken assumption about the date with Jan, then breaks into brief Sherwood Schwartz fantasy sequences of her marriage to become "Mrs. Marcia Dentist"; being the mother of the Brady household with Bobby and Cindy as her children; and her husband coming home after a rough day at work. Jan subsequently learns from a friend that Vogel is married and informs Marcia...the two of them assuming that Vogel intends Marcia to be "the other woman". Marcia asks Alice for hypothetical advice and decides to confront Dr. Vogel about the situation. Vogel quickly picks up on what's going on and, to spare Marcia's feelings, goes along with her assumption, agreeing to an amicable break-up. Marcia subsequently resumes her date with Greg's friend, and the parents are left in the dark as to why she decided not to babysit for Dr. Vogel.
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The Odd Couple
"Sometimes a Great Ocean"
Originally aired January 5, 1973
Wiki said:
To help him recover from an ulcer, Felix takes Oscar on a cruise that turns out to be an excursion for senior citizens.
Oscar's working overtime to make room for a vacation to Vegas and eating poorly when his ulcer flares up. Dr. Melnitz makes a house call for the first time since Season 1 (and brings to mind that he may be closely related to Dr. Walter Reed Richards). Felix serves Oscar healthy, bland cuisine in bed; but when Felix is gone, Oscar orders another pizza of the same type he was eating when he got the attack. While Monroe, the super's son (Andy Rubin, reprising his role from "Oscar's Birthday...though from the way he's introduced here, this may be his first appearance in production order; and he seems to be brownfacing as Puerto Rican), is paying a professional call, Murray drops by with leftover funerary flowers and a couple of uniformed buddies, with whom Oscar starts a card game.
Monroe: Hey, that's against the law!
Oscar: Call a cop.
Felix catches them all in the act and interrogates Oscar's enablers.
Myrna: He said that if I didn't bring him food, he'd tell the whole office my secret....Well, this isn't my original nose.
Felix: What about you, Officer Greshler?
Murray: This is my original nose.
Felix tries to think of someplace to get Oscar away from temptations, and hits upon the idea of a cruise...an option with which Oscar is pleased until he sees who the other passengers are. (This seems like another questionable choice for an extreme germophobe like Felix.) Felix volunteers to assist Captain Potter (Karl Swenson) by serving as the ship's activities director.
Oscar: Why'd you give him a job like that?
Captain: I learned one rule at sea--when you got a troublemaker, give him a whistle.
When Oscar protests the bland menu, the captain points him to the ship's black marketeer in junk food.
Felix is soon lording over the rec room--confiscating junk food, supervising whether passengers are taking their medication, and relieving the passenger who mans the equipment cage on the basis that it's not good for his health. The other passengers turn to Oscar for intervention, and he quickly organizes them to resistance, resulting in Felix being locked in the equipment cage. Oscar later lets him out and advises that he exercise a little moderation.
In the coda, Felix is informed that Oscar bought the black marketeer's entire contraband-concealing trenchcoat, following which Oscar appears wearing its tattered remains.
Oscar: I went on deck to sneak a salami sandwich, and a flock of seagulls attacked my coat.
Oscar should've ran, ran so far away...
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Mission: Impossible
"Incarnate"
Originally aired January 5, 1973
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When the ruthless leader of a criminal gang (Kim Hunter) flees to a Caribbean island that has no extradition treaty with the U.S., the IMF uses her belief in the occult to induce her to return to the US of her own free will so she can be captured and the gold she stole can be recovered.
We need a guest appearance by Maurice Evans, stat!
Hannah O'Connel (Hunter) confronts her son, Robert (Solomon Sturges), about how he betrayed her to the government and is now stashing away their stolen bullion shipment in a basement. Robert pulls a gun on Hannah, but she turns around and shoots him with her own.
The reel-to-reel tape in a roll-top desk said:
Good morning, Mr. Phelps. Hannah O'Connel is the ruthless leader of a criminal gang that recently stole over a million dollars in gold bullion. Her lieutenants have been her two sons, Thomas and Robert. Recently, Robert turned government witness, enabling the authorities to indict Hannah O'Connel for tax fraud. However, she escaped with Thomas [Robert Hogan], and Robert is presumed dead. Conventional law enforcement agencies have located Hannah and Thomas O'Connel on their way to the Caribbean island of Jamada, a nation with which we have no extradition treaty. We cannot kidnap her on foreign soil, of course. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, will be to induce Hannah O'Connel to return to the United States of her own free will so that she can be captured and the gold recovered. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.
The IMF plans to use O'Connel's belief in voodoo and a lifelike projection and faked recordings of her son against her. As the mission commences, Casey welcomes the surviving O'Connels to Fantasy Island...
IMDb said:
The house where Mrs. O'Connel and her son stay was also seen in an earlier episode "Kitara". This house was Mr. Roarke's residence in Fantasy Island (1977).
Oh, yeah--it's got Tattoo's bell tower and everything! Casey sets things up by telling Hannah about the house's history of haunting and recent voodoo activity that drove away the servants (underscored by the IMFers playing recordings of voodoo drums, which the more skeptical Thomas describes as background music by the Ungrateful Dead). Charter Pilot Jim drops in offering O'Connel a hash-smuggling deal, in which he drops a familiar name...
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During Phelps' meeting with Hannah O' Connell when he is pitching his "services", he mentions Benjamin Dane as a business associate. Benjamin Dane was the name of the syndicate chieftain the IMF took down in a previous show this season titled "Movie".
Casey serves Hannah some coffee in bed with the special ingredient that will put her in a dream-like state, and as she nods off, Barney and Willy get to work behind the walls with their projector and recording to give her a visitation from Robert. When she wakes up, she finds a scorpion in her bed.
Casey takes the O'Connels into the village to look for people who'd be willing to work at the house, and steers Hannah into Barney's curio shop, where he makes sure she sees a replica of Robert's distinctive ring. When Barney touches it, he claims to have gotten a feeling from it. Back at the house, Casey serves Kelso (Bob Hoy), the goon guarding Hannah's bedroom, a knockout drink, and Barney gets to work with the haunting show again. The next morning, Kelso is found fake-drowned in the shallow pond outside.
In the ambulance, Dr. Willy revitalizes Kelso. Hannah goes back to Barney for a reading, and he senses an evil spirit inside her that wants death. Jim knocks out and carries away the other family goon, Dall (Alex Rocco), while Casey makes out with Thomas and a jealous Dr. Willy catches them. Hannah finds Dall hanging in her room--fulfilling the second part of Barney's prophecy that the spirit wants death by water, death by air, and death by fire; so Barney offers to take Hannah to a voodoo ceremony. Jealous Dr. Willy gets into a fight with Thomas over Casey and she hands Thomas a gun with which he shoots Willy at close range. Thomas retrieves a strongbox full of cash for a getaway, and while Casey's preparing to use the ol' knockout ring on him, he beats her to the punch with his gun butt. At the ceremony, Hannah sees a projection of Robert in the flames, who says that his soul is being weighed down by the gold, and demands to know where it is. She's knocked out and Barney switches the clip in her gun.
Hannah wakes up to see a living Kelso being driven away in a pickup truck with the voodoo worshippers. Casey tells Hannah that Thomas skipped for the States. She goes back to Barney and confronts him at gunpoint, wanting to know who he's working for. He claims that Tom's behind the whole haunting scam and has split with their money. Hannah shoots Barney, then calls Charter Pilot Jim for a ride. Barney quietly rises from the dead to find Thomas lurking outside and decks him as Jim drives off with Hannah. She has him fly to where the gold is stashed and tries to pull a gun on him. He disarms her and a couple of conventional dicks walk in to arrest her.
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1973! 
This! Pretty harsh for a Peanuts movie. Not only do we get insight into Charlie Brown and Snoopy's past (Charlie Brown's mother took him to the puppy farm after an early childhood bullying incident), but Snoopy's loyalty to Lila and conflicting desire to not abandon Charlie Brown show us that he's more attached to his masters than he appears to be. And the Clara incident underscores how Snoopy's got a really good anthropomorphized gig with Charie Brown that he might not enjoy with another owner, including Lila.
