#StarTrek 85 (1973) - 8/10
The Survivor, written by #JamesSchmerer.

1️⃣ A mostly not-very-exciting episode with a good-if-derivative story. We've seen crew members impersonated by aliens before, but animation allows for a truly alien-looking alien. That's cool.

2️⃣ It's a script some heart and it delivers a love story that basically works. We also get a villainous character who is redeemed by love.

3️⃣ Guest star #TedKnight does a terrific job.

4️⃣ My 794th episode of Star Trek, out of 893.

Watching "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts: Ted Knight" on YouTube . https://youtu.be/5D2nUruy0Hw #DeanMartin #CelebrityRoasts #TedKnight

39 years ago today:
Too Close for Comfort
S4E9: Shipmates
Henry runs into his cantankerous former Navy commander who is now a doorman. Despite their antagonizing relationship, Henry invites him to dinner as a way of burying the hatchet. His significant other throws Henry for a loop.
Airdate: 1984-06-02
https://themoviedb.org/tv/3781/season/4/episode/9
#TooCloseforComfort #TedKnight #ABC #tvshows

#GetSmart 024 (1966) - 8/10

1️⃣ Plenty of laughs in this one. The various situations (traffic cop, airport security, KAOS cabin) are used to great effect. Max is even shown to be a (fairly) competent agent at one point! Both 99 and Chief are out in the field with him for the whole mission. Not much reliance on catchphrases, but plenty of good physical comedy.

2️⃣ #TedKnight (#TheMaryTylerMooreShow) guests as the main baddie, and #MiltonSelzer (#TheFamousTeddyZ) is back once again as Parker.

This week, a wild series of events in India lead to a man being struck by an airborne cow, and the guys get to know the legend of Denton, Texas’ own…Goatman’s Bridge.

#MarkedMen #India #Train #Cow #Accident #Wreck #IndianaJones #TempleofDoom #TedKnight #TooCloseForComfort #LovelandFrog #Denton #Texas #GoldenTriangle #GoatmansBridge #Cryptid #Cryptozoology #Folklore #Goat #Goatman #UrbanLegend #OldAltonBridge #barbedwire #truecrime #DND #vandalism #unsolvedmysteries #edgarallanpoe #streetfighter

Tonight in 1976 — These 4 legends all won Emmys.

#EdAsner #BettyWhite #MaryTylerMoore #TedKnight

39 years ago today:
Too Close for Comfort
S4E4: Home Is Where the Bart Is
The Rush's home is scheduled for demolition by the city in order to build a new subway station
Airdate: 1984-04-28
https://themoviedb.org/tv/3781/season/4/episode/4
#TooCloseforComfort #TedKnight #ABC #tvseries

39 years ago today:
Too Close for Comfort
S4E3: Just Another Pretty Face
Sara auditions for an anchor position at the station and thinks she's a shoo-in next to her plain Jane competition.
Airdate: 1984-04-21
https://themoviedb.org/tv/3781/season/4/episode/3
#TooCloseforComfort #TedKnight #ABC #tvshows

Mar 28, 2023

Starman I battles the Light and is pet octopus. 5 decades in the future Jack is spending a regular day in Opal City, or at least as regular as it ever is in that town. Can art be a portal to other worlds? Doesn't that sound like a comic book to you?
https://stopletsteamup.libsyn.com/opal-city-confidential-a-starman-podcast-episode-009-an-octopus-in-opal-city

#DCComic #Starman #TedKnight #JackKnight #OpalCity

My review of The Twilight Zone: Volume 5 – Humanity’s Relationships in Four Character-Driven Pieces #BillMumy #JackWarden #RayBradbury #RodSerling #sciencefiction #sciencefictiontelevision #TedKnight #TwilightZone

https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2023/03/07/the-twilight-zone-volume-5-humanitys-relationships-in-four-character-driven-pieces/

#TV #TooCloseForComfort I can imagine Cosmic Cow was syndicated in college newspapers and they all sent Henry Rush shirts to wear, sort of what happened in reality. Of course, in Henry Rush's reality, he wouldn't have been on TV each week giving the colleges free publicity like #TedKnight would. 😉

Tonight in 1974 — MITZI…A TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE debuted on CBS!

#MitziGaynor headlined this Emmy-winning special, singing and dancing w/ #TedKnight, #SuzannePleshette, #JerryOrbach and #Jane Withers!

It’s streaming on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee (free w/ ads).

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970s #1970sTV #ClassicVarietyShows