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While the evidence seems clear that Joe’s hospital roommate needs heart bypass surgery, Mac (Louis Gossett Jr.) can’t help but feel something doesn’t add up. Part 2 of 2. First posted May 8, 2012.

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William Blinn @ Archive for American Television
Trailer for “Brian’s Song”
Ronald Hunter Obituary @ Variety

Mac (Louis Gossett Jr. looks at Joe (Ronald Hunter) as he looks down into the operating theatre.

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Louis Gossett Jr. plays a hard-working doctor dealing with a disintegrating marriage and a patient (Ronald Hunter) whose journalistic instincts are causing trouble at his hospital. 1978. Part 1 of 2. First posted May 1, 2012.

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Original movie from Internet Archive
Movie info from IMDB
Louis Gossett Jr. Official Website
Enemy Mine @ IMDB
Vortigaunt @ Wikipedia

Wearing a turtleneck in the emergency room, Mac (Louis Gossett Jr.) uses defibrillators on Joe (Ronald Hunter).

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Gathering more signatures, Gilligan and The Skipper find The Professor a BMOC, the Howells with snooty friends and Mary Ann a reluctant bride. Part 3 of 3.

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Gilligan’s Island @ Wikipedia
Jim Backus @ Wikipedia
Gilligan’s Island: Where Are They Now?
DawnWells.com
Dawn Wells’ Facebook page

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Another mishap finally gets the castaways home. But they find new challenges dealing with life in the 1970s as they go their separate ways. Part 2 of 3.

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BobDenver.com
Bob Denver @ Wikipedia

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In this sequel to the popular tv series, Gilligan (Bob Denver) finds a mysterious metal disc that could be the key to him and his fellow castaways being saved after over 15 years of life on an uncharted island. 1978. Part 1 of 3.

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Official Gilligan’s Island Fan Club
Gilligan’s Island Wiki
Tina Louise @ Wikipedia
Judy (Judith) Baldwin’s website

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Little Joe (Michael Landon) grows closer to Tirza (Susan Harrison), who risks her life to purge her demons. Part 2 of 2.

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(Note: like with some other public-domain series, the familiar theme to Bonanza is not in the public-domain and is therefore replaced with other music in the source material. Here’s the theme you’re missing.)

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Melissa Gilbert talks about Michael Landon
Susan Harrison @ IMDB
Darva Conger After Reality TV @ People Magazine

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Little Joe (Michael Landon) comes across a young gypsy woman who thinks she’s a witch – and so does the family who has cast her out. First aired 1960. Part 1 of 2.

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(Note: like with some other public-domain series, the familiar theme to Bonanza is not in the public-domain and is therefore replaced with other music in the source material. Here’s the theme you’re missing.)

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Michael Landon @ Wikipedia
Obituary @ People Magazine

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When Adam’s life hangs in the balance, Ben (Lorne Greene) must fight his guilt to plan another course of action. Part 2 of 2.

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(Note: like with some other public-domain series, the familiar theme to Bonanza is not in the public-domain and is therefore replaced with other music in the source material. Here’s the theme you’re missing.)

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Lorne Greene @ Museum of Broadcast Communications
Lorne Greene @ Wikipedia
Lorne Greene on CBC’s 50th Anniversary
Lorne Greene in Battlestar Galactica

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In an episode from the long-running western tv series, patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his sons (Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon) stand their ground against a sheepherder out to take their land. First aired 1960.

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(Note: like with some other public-domain series, the familiar theme to Bonanza is not in the public-domain and is therefore replaced with other music in the source material. Here’s the theme you’re missing.)

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Bonanza Wiki
“17 Facts You Might Not Know About Bonanza”

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Now young men, David and Ricky Nelson reminisce about their family going ice skating during the holidays – prompting dad Ozzie to plan for a trip to their old haunt. First aired 1956.

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“Have Yourself An Ozzie and Harriet Christmas!” @ Cafe Roxy

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The clock keeps ticking as Paul (E.G. Marshall) struggles to find a way to escape the bomb in time. Will the wife he intends to kill help him? Part 2 of 2.

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E.G. Marshall @ Wikipedia
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MFTB211 – The Lazarus Syndrome, part 1
Radio versions of “Three O’Clock”

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Alfred Hitchcock directed this anthology series’ first episode, about a watchmaker (E.G. Marshall) who plans precise and drastic revenge against his wife he suspects is cheating on him. First aired 1957. Part 1 of 2.

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Four O’Clock @ The Hitchcock Wiki
Hitchcock and Television @ Paley Center for Media
Harry Dean Stanton @ Wikipedia

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Christie (Teresa Graves) navigates secrets and lies to get closer to the truth of Helena’s baby and the ledger – but Cortino’s thugs are getting closer to her.

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Script of Reservoir Dogs @ dailyscript.com (NSFW)
Teresa Graves @ Cinema Du Meep
Beyonce as Foxxy Cleopatra @ YouTube

(Correction: There were four guys in the Christie Love scene in Reservoir Dogs, not three.)

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A police detective (Teresa Graves) uses her smarts and fight skills to put pressure on the girlfriend of a drug kingpin to reveal information. 1974. Part 1 of 2.

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Christie Love and Olivia Pope in The New Yorker
“Blaxploitation: A Sketch” @ Bright Lights Film Journal