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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Spencer's Pilots' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Spencer's Pilots':


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

April 9, 1976: The Air Show
Season 1, episode 0
W: Alvin Sapinsley   D: Bob Sweeney

With Christopher Stone (Cass Garrett), Todd Susman (Stan Lewis), Gene Evans (Spencer Parish), Margie Impert (Linda Dann), Britt Leach (Mickey Wiggins), Bill Bixby (Philo McGrew), Linda Kelsey (Cynthia McGrew), Erik Estrada (Manny), Gerald Hiken (Father Keller). Pilot for a series about charter pilots who fight forest fires, fly medical emergency cases and handle police assignments.

September 17, 1976: The Drone
Season 1, episode 1
W: Karl Tunberg, Terence Tunberg   D: Bill Bixby

With Sam Groom (Jim Buckner), Eldon Quick (Cliff Russell), John McLiam (Cal Atkins), Michael McGuire (Dr. Parker), Gordon Jump (Dr. Quentin), Kurt Andon (Sheriff). Debut of an adventure series about two free-wheeling pilots who work for a crusty veteran pilot, the owner of a small aviation company. In the first episode, a case of industrial espionage involving a drone aircraft endangers the lives of the two pilots.

September 24, 1976: The Prisoner
Season 1, episode 2
W: Richard M. Bluel   D: Marc Daniels

With Edward Walsh (Gordon Locke), Wayne Storm (Sam Peters), Wayne Grace (Rob), Gary Vinson (Sargeant), Ralph Manza (Man in Camper), Chuck McCann (Sarge), Janet Wood (Nurse Dawson), Logan Field (Deputy). The pilots find themselves involved in an elaborate escape plot while flying a convicted murderer from Northern California to imprisonment.

October 1, 1976: The Matchbook
Season 1, episode 3
W: Tim Maschler   D: Ernest Pintoff

With Sydney Chaplin (Pike), Richard Mulligan (Babcock), Mills Watson (Sheriff Scruggs), William Watson (Ed Scanlon), Bridget Hanley (Mary Beth), John Davis Chandler (Sam Lark), Kirk Mee (Mike McNeil), William Bogert (Bill Fraser). An industrialist's daughter is the victim of a skyjack during a flying lesson.

October 8, 1976: The Crop Duster
Season 1, episode 4
W: Karl Tunberg, Terence Tunberg   D: Don Weis

With Cameron Mitchell (Steve Raker), Charles Aidman (Joe Morley), Joshua Bryant (Bill Kelly), Jerry Quarry (Officer), Rene Enriquez (Harris), Arthur Roberts (Jim Stark), Andrew Bloch (Eddie Boone). The owner of a crop-dusting service hires Garrett, not realizing that he has become a government undercover agent, to check his service.

October 29, 1976: The Search
Season 1, episode 5
W: William Froug   D: Bruce Bilson

With Barbara Bel Geddes (Maggie), Bob Crane (Joe Cozens), Conrad Bachman (Major Knox), Roger Aaron Brown (Jerry). Spence, Cass, Stan and a woman crash land in a desert.

November 5, 1976: The Hunted
Season 1, episode 6
W: Joe Viola   D: Bill Bixby

With Pernell Roberts (Pete Sewell), Titos Vandis (Louis Souza), Richard O'Brien (Marshal Freeman), Brenda Benet (Marie Delegar), Will Kuluva (Thomas Delegar), Vince Martorano (Arnie).

November 12, 1976: The Code
Season 1, episode 7
W: Larry Rosen   D: Bruce Bilson

With Shelley Fabares (Annette Collier), Malachi Throne (Herb Collier), Kaz Garas (Mark), Bernie Kopell (Kelly), James Luisi (Lt. Clark), William Redfield (Sam), Clyde Kusatsu (Jesse), Warren Munson (Dave Collins). An industrialist's daughter is kidnapped while taking a flying lesson with Cass Garrett.

November 19, 1976: The Explosives
Season 1, episode 8
W: Martin Roth   D: Gordon Hessler

With David Huddleston (Willie Hunt), Katherine Helmond (Elly Hunt), John Randolph (Patterson), Alan Bergmann (Dr. Hanley), Poindexter Yothers (Tommy), Bob Basso (Benson). Two explosions at Spencer Aviation have the look of sabotage and suggest that someone from Spencer's past has marked him for death. (Last show of the series.)


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