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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Foul Play' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Foul Play':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

January 26, 1981: The Big Bang
Season 1, episode 1
W: Hal Sitowitz

With Vincent Schiavelli (Cassius), Dick Balduzzi (Truck Driver), Dick Yarmy (Professor Himmel), Richard Lee-Sung (Ha-chu), Juanin Clay (Pandora), Gary Wood (Allan), Kristoff St. John (Jimmy Greene). Premiere of a comedy series based on the feature film about a bumbling San Francisco detective and a TV talk show hostess who helps him solve crimes. Stars Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin. In the opening episode, 30 pounds of plutonium are hijacked by a bizarre band of brigands who then kidnap a 13-year-old genius who can build a nuclear bomb from scratch.

February 2, 1981: Sins Of The Father
Season 1, episode 2
W: Steven E. DeSouza

With Sam Jaffe (Barbary Bob Norwood), William Waterman (Colonel Mustard), Robert Emhardt (Flitcraft), Livia Genise (Corrine), Max Showalter (Douglas Archer). A 75-year-old murder case in the form of a skeleton tumbles out of a time capsule and into Tucker's lap, and he and Gloria find themselves marked for death too.

February 16, 1981: Double Play
Season 1, episode 3
W: Steven E. DeSouza

With Dana Elcar (Lt. Bidecker), Alan Oppenheimer (Arthur McKinley), William Waterman (Colonel Mustard), Corey Feldman (Jamie), Olwen Morgan (Miss Peacock). Gloria is implicated in the fatal shooting of an unsavory business tycoon.

February 23, 1981: Play It Again Tuck
Season 1, episode 4
W: Irv Pearlberg

With Richard Narita (Sweeney), William Windom (Franklin Mills), Vincent Baggetta (Paul Farrow), Greg Rice (Ben), John Rice (Beau). Tucker's friend, a world famous pianist who is secretly involved in an international jewel theft, falls in love with Gloria.

August 16, 1981: Postage Due
Season 1, episode 5

With Richard Narita (Sweeney), Fran Ryan (Lady In Black), Ben (Greg Rice), Beau (John Rice), Vincent Duke Milana (Elmer). A caper involving a rare stamp takes a bizarre turn when Gloria's landlord uses it for postage.

August 23, 1981: Hit And Run
Season 1, episode 6
W: Jimmy Huston

With David Spielberg (Lt. Hofstra), James Cromwell (Benet), Greg Rice (Ben), Terry McGovern (Assistant D.A. Wolfe). Tucker and Captain Lombardi dodge a hit man aiming to stop the Captain's grand jury testimony. (Last show of the series.)


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