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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series

 

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Episode Guide
version 34.0 June 2009

(General Update)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive

http://ctva.biz/index.htm

with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
 

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INSIGHT

 

Paulist Productions, LA

for

syndication

executive producers Ellwood Kieser and  John Meredyth

Lucas    

US Religious Anthology series  1960-1984

 

CBS Sun 10:30-11:00  1963

CBS Sun 11:30-12:00  1966

NBC Sun 1967 (no steady airtime sometimes 9:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:30, 2:30 etc)

 

Directed by

Lew V. Adams   

Richard C. Bennett   

Richard Beymer   

Robert Butler  

Marc Daniels   

Linda Day   

Joe Gannon   

Buzz Kycik   

Norman Lloyd   

J.D. Lobue   

John Meredyth Lucas   

Delbert Mann   

David Moessinger   

Gilbert Moses   

Ted Post   

Michael Ray Rhodes   

Jay Sandrich   

Ralph Senensky   

Jack Shea

 

Film Editing by

Terry M. Pickford   (1974-1975) 

 

Awards for

"Insight" (1960) 

Emmy Awards

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)

1968 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement

in Daytime Programming - Individuals

Celeste Holm

- For playing "Mrs. Bern".

- For episode "Fat Hands and a Diamond Ring".

 

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###### season 1 1960-61 #####

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[--] Insight: ECCE HOMO

1960 CBS Sun

Latin: for Behold Man

Synopsis:
The life of Christ as seen by the painters of the Renaissance. [RF]
Based on the autobiography by Nietzsche.

 

[--] Insight: DIARY OF A BEATNIK
1960
cast:
Don Gordon ...... Greg
Skip Homeier .... Steve
Coleen Gray ..... Jackie
Synopsis:
A writer's agnosticism drives him to the brink of suicide. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FISHER OF MEN
1960
cast:
Brian Keith ..... Gilbert
Laura Devon ..... Karen
Brian Kelly ..... Father Bergen
Synopsis:
A woman must choose between the dictates of her

conscience and her husband's wishes. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE MARTYR
1960
cast:
John Gavin
Synopsis:
The story of a Mexican priest who was executed

for rebelling against his government. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: OPERATION DIGNITY
1960
cast:
Gene Raymond
Leo G. Carroll
Raymond Massey
William Lundigan
Synopsis:
Truth, justice and the American way. [RF]

 

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####### season 2 1961-62 #####

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[--] Insight: BREAKTHROUGH
1961
cast:
Dick York
Bettye Ackerman
Synopsis:
A scientist uses his lab as an escape from life. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE AGITATOR
1961
cast:
Ed Begley
Brian Keith
Ruth Hussey
Synopsis:
A Communist and a Christian compete for control of

an American labor union in the 1930s. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: VISION OF FREEDOM
1961
cast:
Patrick McVey ....... Thomas Jefferson
Synopsis:
A drama about the religious and political freedom

envisioned by America's founders. [RF]

 

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###### season 3 1962-63 #####

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[--] Insight: HEART OF LIBERTY
08Sep1962 CBS Sun
cast:
Brian Keith ......... Brewster
Gene Raymond ........ Lord Baltimore
Lew Brown ........... William Penn
Synopsis:
The focus is on the motives that brought the colonists to America.

 

 [--] Insight: THE STATUS SEEKER
13Oct1962 CBS Sun
cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Anne Helm
Synopsis:
A status seeker is forced to re-examine his values when

his daughter begins living by the same standards. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: BROTHERS IN THE DARK
10Nov1962 CBS Sun
cast:
Skip Homeier ........ Jim
Paul Richards ....... Ray
Synopsis:
Two cousins have a falling out when one decides

to quit the American Communist Party. [RF]
 

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###### season 4 1963-64 ######

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[--] Insight: THE SOPOHMORE

13Oct1963 CBS Sun

cast:

James MacArthur ....... Jim Brown

Marlo Thomas ....... Jeanne

For a full indepth summary see James MacArthur's site.

http://www.jmdigitalscrapbook.com/Insight/Sophomore.shtml

 

[--] Insight: THE KID SHOW

05Apr1964 CBS Sun

directed by Paul Stanley

show no. 150

cast:

Pat Cardi ....... Boy
Brian Keith ..... Man
Jack Klugman .... Carny
Synopsis:
A boy's thoughts are revealed as he wanders through a carnival. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: BOSS TOAD
24May1964 CBS Sun (rerun 16Jun68)
cast:
Ann Sothern ......... Fran Henderson
Brian Keith ....... Henderson
Richard Eyer ...... Danny

Synopsis:
A mother is caught in the middle of the conflict between

her husband and her teenage son. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: JAZZ HEBRAICA

31May1964 CBS Sun

written by Louis Rudolph

directed by Brad Aronson

producer Louis Rudolph

Host: Herschel Bernardi

Performers:

Cantor Allen Michaelson

Fred Katz

the Paul Horn Quintet

the La Fontaine Choral.

Summary: 

Insight was a series designed to explore Judaism and its role in human affairs

and was presented by the Earl Warren Institute of Ethics and Human Relations

and the Patron Society of the University of Judaism in cooperation with KNXT.

Jazz Hebraica was created by Cantor Allen Michaelson and musician-composer-musicologist

Fred Katz and is an exciting experiment in living Judaism that was commissioned

by Adolph Hochman. Michaelson performs Lukrat Shabbat, the Shema, Kiddish,

Mi cha mocha and Akiba with the Paul Horn Quintet (Horn, Lynn Blessing, Mike Melvoin,

Bill Plummer, Chuck Carter, and John Fizano [RF]

 

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###### season 5 1964-65 ######

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[--] Insight: BOURBON IN SUBURBIA
03Jan1965 CBS Sun (rerun 20Jun71, 21Dec74)
cast:
Anne Francis ..... Claire

Fred Beir ........ Adam
Paul Carr ........ Don
Marie Windsor .... Dorothy
Synopsis:
A housewife must acknowledge the fact that she is an alcoholic. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE KILLER
10Jan1965 CBS Sun

cast:

Frank Gorshin
Celia Lovsky
Eduardo Ciannelli
Ann Jillian
Jay Novello
Synopsis:
The story of the murder of St. Maria Goretti by an Italian peasant. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE PRISONER
06May1965 CBS Sun
cast:
Jack Klugman ..... Weiss
Werner Klemperer . Maximillian Kolbe
Dan Tobin ........ Fritsch
Synopsis:
Imprisoned by the Nazis, Maximillian Kolbe gives

his life to save that of another man. [RF]
 

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###### season 6 1965-66 ######

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[--] Insight: THE LOVERS
20Feb1966 CBS Sun
starring
Pat Harrington

Synopsis:
A secretary, romantically involved with her boss, faces a moral decision. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE EDITH STEIN STORY
03Apr1966
cast:
Jane Wyatt
Dorothy Malone
Synopsis:
A drama about a Jewish woman who became a Carmelite

and died for her faith at Auschwitz. [RF]

 

6.39 [219] Insight: THE HATE SYNDROME
24Apr1966 CBS Sun (rerun 21Jan68, 01Jul71)
Written by Rod Serling
cast:
Eduard Franz ......... Fine
James Beggs .......... Joseph McWilliams
Harold J. Stone ...... Lt. Polansky
Synopsis:
Rod Serling wrote this story about a Hebrew teacher and his

former student, an American Nazi party member.
 

[--] Insight: THE BOY AND THE BOMB
29May1966
cast:
John Forsythe
Jeanne Crain
Synopsis:
Fear causes the spiritual breakdown of a family during the Cuban crisis. [RF]

 

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####### season 7 1966-67 #####

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[--] Insight: LEROY
09Oct1966 CBS Sun
cast:
Albert Salmi ...... Leroy
Miriam Byrd Nethery .... Angela
Lucille Benson .... Irma
Synopsis:
The state auctions the home of an illiterate couple to pay

the $300 bill they were unable to comprehend. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: A REASON TO LIVE

13Nov1966 CBS Sun (postponed from last week)

cast:

Paul Picerni

Synopsis:

The story of a man confronted with confusion. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THUNDER IN MUNICH

(aka Thunder Over Munich)

18Dec1966 CBS Sun

cast:

Robert Lansing ....... Father Mayer

Kent Smith .......Archbishop

Joan Swift .......Lisa

Ford Rainey ....... Father Reisch

Berkeley Harris ....... Hans

Russell Collins ....... Gerhardt

Chet Stratton ....... Max Heinzell

Synopsis:

A Catholic priest struggles with anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE HIGHEST BIDDER
15Jan1967
cast:
Jack Albertson ... The Stranger
Howard Duff ...... Simon
Ida Lupino ....... Paula
Synopsis:
A stranger repeatedly shows up at a weekly bridge game. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FABRIC OF FREEDOM
19Mar1967
cast:
Dan O'Herlihy
Synopsis:
Actor Dan O'Herlihy talks about the average citizen and

what he can do to preserve America's strength. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE WOODPILE
30Apr1967 CBS Sun (rerun 26Dec67)
cast:
Gerald Mohr ........ Oakly
Charles Aidman ..... Mantley
Vaughn Taylor ...... Franklin
Greg Morris ........ Washburn
Synopsis:
A company's board of directors discovers prejudice

 in its employment standards. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE THOUSAND-MILE JOURNEY
07May1967 CBS Sun
cast:
Sally Kellerman .... Ellen
Jane Wyatt ......... Mrs. Daniels
Virginia Capers .... Sarah
Noah Keen .......... Paul
Synopsis:
A socialite becomes involved with New York slum-dwellers. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: STRANGER IN MY SHOES
14May1967 CBS Sun
cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.. Byron
Julie Adams ........ Jessica
Joe Flynn .......... Tom
Synopsis:
A college professor becomes an advertising executive and then has

second thoughts about his change of career. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE DOG THAT BIT YOU
21May1967 CBS Sun
cast:
Brian Keith ........ Jerry
Beverly Garland .... Jean
Edward Binns ....... Lou
Sara Seegar ........ Sally
Synopsis:
An alcoholic reporter tries to conquer his desire for drink. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING
28May1967 CBS Sun
Cast:
William Shatner .... Mike Burnett
Geraldine Brooks ... Martha Burnett
Henry Beckman ...... Manny
Synopsis:
Despite the objections of his wife, Mike Burnett decides to take

a stand against the mobsters who control his city. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MURDER IN THE FAMILY
04Jun1967 CBS Sun
cast:
Guy Stockwell ...... Husband
Phyllis Love ....... Wife
Synopsis:
Because he is beset with financial problems, a young man

orders his wife to have an abortion. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHY DOES GOD ALLOW MEN TO SUFFER?

(aka Cross in the Crisis)

02Jul1967 CBS Sun

cast:

Raymond Massey

Jane Wyman

Marvin Miller

Synopsis:

Several people ask the same question about God allowing men to suffer. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU PRAYING
09Jul67
cast:
Edward Andrews ....... McBride
Philip Abbott ........ Leahy
Ruth Warrick ......... Margaret
Synopsis:
A man questions his faith when there's racial tension in his neighborhood. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: SINNERS INCORPORATED

07Aug1967 CBS Sun

cast:
Ann Blyth
Everett Sloane
Hans Conried

Synopsis:

Probes the spiritual repercussion of sin. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1967
cast:
Alex Cord ........ Ashe
Joe Flynn ........ Talk Show Host
Joyce Bulifant ... Barbara Ashe
Ivor Francis ..... Dr. Randell
Synopsis:
A sex symbol whose image cracks under the

 probing questions of a talk show host. [RF]
 

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###### season 8 1967-68 ######

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[--] Insight: SOME TALK ABOUT POOL ROOMS AND GIN MILLS

1967 CBS Sun

written by William P. McGivern

directed by Hal Cooper

producer John Furia Jr.

cast:

James MacArthur ....... Billy Thorp

Barbara Baldavin ....... Nancy

Don Mitchell ....... Adam

Kim Hamilton ....... Barbara

Robert DeCoy ....... Pop Walton

Joe Higgins

Summary: 

A young white man on the run from the law holes up in the apartment of a

black man and his daughter. Visiting at the time is the man's son, a militant, angry

young man. Gradually the two young men begin to understand each other. [RF]

Synopsis:
A fugitive white man learns the meaning of brotherhood

 when he is forced to hide in a black's home. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FAT HANDS AND A DIAMOND RING

12Nov1967 CBS Sun (rerun 06Sep70)

written by John D.F. Black

directed by Arthur Hiller

produced by John Furia Jr.

show no. 192-24

cast:

Barry Sullivan

Celeste Holm ......... Mrs. Berns

Howard Morris

Martin Milner

Mary Jackson

Gigi Perreau

Oliver McGowan

Ned Glass

Ted Cassidy

Barry Cahill

Harold Gould

Synopsis:
Drama about a self-seeking lawyer's confrontation with justice. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE RIGHT-HANDED WORLD
03Dec1967 CBS Thurs (rerun 31Dec67)
cast:
James Farentino ...... Dennis
Barbara Baldavin ..... Laura
Bert Freed ........... Galvin
Richard Bull ......... Kroeger
Synopsis:
A student tries to find some meaning in his life. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: ... WITH A LONG BEARD AND BIG BROWN EYES AND LIKES PEANUTS
10Dec1967 CBS Wed
cast:
Albert Salmi ......... Man
Patricia Barry ....... Woman
Synopsis:
An egotistic man loses his illusions in a series of talks with

a psychiatrist, a bartender, a doctor and a fellow mental patient. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CRISIS
24Dec1967 CBS Sun (rerun 06Jun71, 28Jul74)
cast:
Barbara Anderson ... Kathy
Chris Robinson ..... Paul
Synopsis:
A young couple in love face a crisis of conscience. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FIRE WITHIN
25Dec1967 CBS Mon
cast:
Brian Keith ........ Larry
Leslie Parrish ..... Joanne
Carroll O'Connor ... Clark
Synopsis:
In this allegorical drama, an unfaithful husband takes

a journey into the future with his mistress. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE WOODPILE
26Dec1967 CBS Tue (rerun from 30Apr67)

[--] Insight: THE WORLD, THE CAMPUS AND SISTER LUCYANNE
29Dec1967 CBS Fri
cast:
Vera Miles ......... Sister Lucyanne
Eduard Franz ....... Priest

Andrew Prine ....... Matt
Synopsis:
Two drama students, a nun and an agnostic,

have mildly differing views on the meaning of life. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE RIGHT-HANDED WORKER
31Dec1967 CBS Sun (rerun from 28Dec67)

 

[--] Insight: THE HATE SYNDROME
21Jan1968 CBS Sun originally aired 24Apr66 (rerun 01Jul71)
 

[--] Insight: THE OLEANDER YEARS
28Jan1968 CBS Sun
cast:
Robert Lansing ..... Stan
Geraldine Brooks ... Virginia
Synopsis:
A couple feel that their marriage is a superficial relationship. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE LEAST OF MY BROTHERS
11Feb1968 CBS Sun
cast:
Beau Bridges ....... Martin

Don Penny .......... Al
Brooke Bundy ....... Sandy
Synopsis:
A college sophomore joins the Peace Corps. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION

18Feb1968 (rerun 20Jul71)

cast:

Leif Erickson ....... Governor
Henry Beckman ....... Brown

Synopsis:

A governor facing re-election faces a divorce. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE POROUS CURTAIN
17Mar1968
cast:
Richard Egan ......... Morrison
Lawrence Dobkin ...... Professor Trofimoff
Patricia Crowley ..... Zara
Synopsis:
A dramatized study of the spiritual activity that exists behind the Iron Curtain.
 

[--] Insight: MADAM

05May1968 CBS Sun (rerun 15Nov70, 20Aug71)
cast:
Vera Miles ....... Mme Bernice
Jeffrey Hunter ....... James Smith
Synopsis:
The lady publisher of a racy magazine reconsiders her policies. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DON'T ELBOW ME OFF THE EARTH
16Jun68 (rerun 05Aug71)
cast:
Brian Keith .......... Lew
Beverly Garland ...... Shirley
James Gregory ........ Eddie
Philip Abbott ........ Bob
Synopsis:
A craftsman may lose his job because of automation. [RF]

 

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###### season 9 1968-69 ######

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[--] Insight: CONFRONTATION
01Sep1968
Written by John T. Dugan
PC 327
cast:
Carl Betz .......... Father Lawrence Ryan
Brandon de Wilde ... Weissberg
Gene Hackman ....... Holt
Summary:
A priest, a Jew and a social worker break into a Selective Service office

 to burn draft records and are put on trial, where they speak of plowshares

beaten into swords. After the verdict, the priest leads the courtroom in the Lord's Prayer. [RF]
Synopsis:
Antiwar protesters are prosecuted for burning draft records. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE POKER GAME
01Jan1969 CBS Sun (rerun 22Aug76)
Produced by John Meredyth Lucas

Written by Jack Hanrahan
Directed by Ralph Senensky
cast:
Beau Bridges
Jeffrey Hunter ...... Ken
Peter Haskell
Bill Bixby
Ed Asner
Booker Bradshaw
Don Dubbins
Summary:
A generational and ideological clash takes place at a poker game, between a

group of middle-aged men and a young, hip comedian (Bridges) who holds up a mirror

 to reveal the hypocrisy and phoniness of all at the table. [RF]

Synopsis:
A routine poker game changes drastically when a stranger joins the six regulars. [RF]


[--] Insight: THE WHITE STAR GARAGE
12Jan1969 CBS Sun

PX-444

Written by Josef Anderson
Directed by Ralph Senensky

cast:

Fausto Bara ....... Jose David Lopez

Christine Avila ....... Maria

Elisha Cook Jr. ....... Mechanic/God

Summary:

Modern telling of birth of Jesus. Jose can't cash a check at a bank and wife,

Maria is going to have a baby. He is about to job a garage owner when the baby comes. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: CONSIDER THE ZEBRA
02Feb1969 CBS Sun
cast:
Ed Begley ............. Hess
Mario Alcalde ......... Father
Lynn Hamilton ......... Sister
Synopsis:
A priest and nun spur the founding of a black cultural center. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: EXIT
27Apr1969 CBS Sun
cast:
Michael Burns ........ Pete
Tisha Sterling ....... Mary
Albert Brooks ........ Hank
Dan Halleck .......... Charlie
Ford Rainey .......... Doctor
Synopsis:
An idealistic student embraces the drug culture in his search for peace and love. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: COFFEE HOUSE
18May1969 CBS Sun
cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. .. Jim
Dennis Safren ........ Mario
Bibi Boles ........... Doreen
Synopsis:
A policeman tries to help a troubled teen. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: SNOW IN SUMMER
03Aug1969 CBS Sun
cast:
Joan Freeman ........ Merry
Norman Fell ......... Carl
Shannon Farnon ...... Shelly
Richard Evans ....... Jed

Synopsis:
A young drug addict tries to break her habit. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: ALL THE THINGS I'VE NEVER LIKED
03Aug1969 CBS Sun
cast:
Andrew Prine ........ Elliot
Ellen McRae ......... Janet (Ellen Burstyn)
Jeanne Bal .......... Marge

Synopsis:
A successful young dentist and his wife face the fact

that they are no longer in love. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
17Aug1969 CBS Sun
Synopsis:
Crime in a family brings a father and son closer together. [RF]

 

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###### season 10 1969-70 ######

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[--] Insight: IS THE 11:59 LATE THIS YEAR?

05Oct1969 CBS Sun

cast:

Ann Sothern

Howard Keel
Marta Kristen

 

[--] Insight: A WOMAN OF PRINCIPLE
02Jan1970
cast:
Audrey Totter ....... Mrs. Goddard
Pete Duel ........... Edward
Nehemiah Persoff .... Gennaro
Edward Asner ........ Watkins
Synopsis:
An overbearing widow is threatened with eviction. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CRY OF TERROR
09Jan1970 CBS
Producer John Furia Jr.
Written by Richard Alan Simmons
Directed by Ralph Senesky
Editor Marco Zappia
Music by John Seely
show no. 323
cast:
Peter Mark Richman ... Monday
Harry Townes
Andrew Prine
Al Checco
Vincent Duke Milana
Synopsis:
Revolutionaries plan to kill a hostage to avenge the death of one of their men. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE DAY GOD DIED
20Feb1970 CBS
Produced by John Meredyth Lucas

Written by James E. Moser
Directed by Paul Stanley
cast:
Beverly Garland...... Nancy
Efrem Zimbalist Jr... Bergman
Mariette Hartley
Carroll O'Connor ....
Tim O'Connor
Diana Muldaur
Roger Perry
Mark Lenard
Tina Menard
Lloyd Bochner
Ralph Manza
Daniel D. Halleck ... Zack
Summary:
Life with God, now what?
 

[--] Insight: TRUTH ABOUT TIME
13Mar1970 CBS Fri
cast:
John Forsythe ....... Ray
John Gentri ......... Brock
John Doucette ....... Taylor
Robert Brubaker ..... Frank
James Westerfield ... Valenti
Bob Duggun .......... Peters
Synopsis:
A newspaper reporter tries to forgive the man who killed his sister. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: TEDDY
10Apr1970
no. 442
Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes
cast:
Bud Cort ........... Teddy Nathans
June Lockhart ...... Mrs. Nathans
Synopsis 1:
Teddy Nathans is a lonely young man of 29, who was born with a physical

disability and facial deformity, and only knows the companionship of his mother

and his mannequin friend, Mr. Philbin. Since he was 5, he has been kept away

from other people, and even the ability to see his own reflection, by his

overly-protective mother, who fears that her son cannot deal with what he looks

like, and especially, the reactions of normal-looking people. With the help

of two telephone friends, Mr. Cheswick, and a girl he fancies named Jenna, he

gains the courage to venture into the outside world. [TA]

 

[--] Insight: HE LIVED WITH US, HE ATE WITH US, WHAT ELSE, DEAR?
17Apr1970
cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ... Don
Guy Stockwell ......... John
Patricia Barry ........ Connie
Robert Random ......... Jerry
Synopsis:
Crime brings a father and son together. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: PROMETHEUS BOUND
08May1970 CBS Fri
cast:
Vera Miles ....... Lucy
Peter Mark Richman ...... Charlie
Bek Nelson ....... Carole
David White ....... Harry
Synopsis:
A self-centered young couple learn that their new child is retarded. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE INVINCIBLE WEAPON
15May1970 CBS Fri
Host: Father Elwood G. Kieser
Cast:
Ivan Dixon ....... Billy Carter
Gloria Calomee ....... Mrs. Carter
Robert Fortier ....... Chapman
William Marshall ....... Frank
Robert de Coy ....... Wilson
Davis Roberts ....... Walter
Synopsis:
An American Negro must decide how to protect his rights and secure his

dignity when he is confronted by racial prejudice. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
29May1970 CBS Fri
Cast:
Pat Harrington Jr.
Nina Shipman
Synopsis:
A secretary faces a moral decision. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A SLIGHT CHANGE IN PLANS
05Jun1970
PX-420
cast:
Andrew Duggan
Howard McGillin .... John Hopkins
Summary:
John Hopkins wants to enter the priesthood against his father's wishes. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE HERMIT
26Jun1970 CBS Fri
Cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ....... Charles de Foucauld
Jane Wyman ....... Marie
Maurice Marsac ....... Regnault
Henry Beckman ....... Trappist Superior

Henry Corden ........ Mordecai
Synopsis:
Charles de Foucauld a French cavalry officer joins the Moroccan Bedouins. [RF]

 

 [--] Insight: THE RAGPICKER
1970
cast:
Ricardo Montalban
Herschel Bernardi
Christine White
Eduard Franz
Synopsis:
A portrait of Paris's derelicts, drunks and drug addicts. [RF]

 

 [--] Insight: Unknown title
1970
cast:
Wendell Burton ...... Cy
Kristina Holland .... Stella
Elliott Street ...... Walter
Bill Quinn .......... Bourne
Woodrow Parfrey ..... Landecker
Arlene Stuart ....... Miss Lomax
Synopsis:
A story of an inventor unable to function in a pressured environment. [RF]

 

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####### season 11 1970-71 ######

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[--] Insight: THE WHOLE DAMN HUMAN RACE AND ONE MORE
06-Sep-1970 CBS  (rerun 07Aug71)
Producer John Furia Jr.

Written by David Karp
Directed by Ralph Senesky
show no. 191
cast:
Peter Mark Richman ... Jack
Jack Albertson ....... Abe
Barbara Hershey ...... Judy
June Dayton .......... Ellen
Than Wyenn ........... Dr. Singh
Summary:
Story about a man who loves mankind but not people. [RF]
Synopsis:
A humanitarian dedicates himself to the world but neglects his own daughter. [RF]

[--] Insight: FAT HANDS AND A DIAMOND RING
13Sep1970 CBS (rerun from 22Nov67)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
14Sep1970 CBS
cast:
Norman Fell ........ Carl
Joan Freeman ....... Mary
Synopsis:
A heroin addict battles his habit. [RF]

[--] Insight: CHIPPER
20Sep1970
PX-380
cast:
John McMartin ...... Chipper
Martin Sheen ....... Akardin
Diane Shalet ....... Meg
Summary:
Chipper talks about dying to a waiter. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THREE CORNERED FLAGS
11Oct1970 CBS  (rerun 03Aug71)
cast:
Ruth Warrick ....... Peg

Beau Bridges ....... Dave
Meredith MacRae .... Gloria
Edward Asner ....... Father Gannon
Robert Karnes ...... Richard
Synopsis:
A college student faces a crisis of conscience when he receives his draft notice. [RF]

[--] Insight: LOOK BACK TO THE GARDEN
11Oct1970 CBS
cast:
Dwayne Hickman ..... Lee
Sharon Farrell ..... Betty
Donnelly Rhodes .... Martin
Synopsis:
A young couple having an affair are confronted with

 the significance of romantic commitment. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title

25Oct1970

Synopsis:

Antiwar protesters are prosecuted for burning draft records. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Madam

15Nov1970 rerun from 01May1968

 

[--] Insight: PRINCE OF APPLE TOWNS
15Nov1970 CBS Sun
Host: Father Ellwood Kieser
cast:
Jane Wyman
Gene Rayburn
Summary:
Two actors reminisce. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A SMALL STATISTIC
22Nov1970 CBS Sun (rerun 04Aug74, 31Aug75)
Host: Rev. Elwood Kieser
cast:
James Stacy ....... David
Davey Davison ....... Janice
Ron Soble ....... Dr. Pierto
Synopsis:
The marriage of a young couple is threatened when their first child dies. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
22Nov1970 CBS Sun
cast:
Ann Sothern ....... Actress
Hal Frederick ....... Negro
Alan Oppenheimer ....... Fanatic
Roger C. Carmel ....... Dilettante
Synopsis:
An allegorical comedy about five people who must face

reality or buy a ticket to oblivion.

 Would-be passengers include a fading actress, a bitter Negro,

a religious fanatic and a dilettante. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: TRIAL BY FIRE
03Jan71
cast:
Ricardo Montalban .... General Bertani
Bradford Dillman ..... Major Sutton
Jeff Corey ........... Colonel Buckley
John Van Dreelen ..... Major Marchand
Synopsis:
A pilot's conscience is affecting his combat capability. [RF]

 [--] Insight: THE BIRD ON THE MAST
10Jan1971
cast:
Anthony Costello .... Mark
Greg Mullavy
Synopsis:
A young executive tries to escape unhappiness.
 

[--] Insight: A MAN CALLED DON
02Feb1971 (rerun 02Jul1972)
cast:
Michael Burns ....... Don
 

[--] Insight: THE WRINKLE SQUAD
07Feb1971 CBS Sun
cast:
Edward Andrews
John Marley
Edward Asner
Kaz Garas ........... Alex Andrakia
Synopsis:
Three old men whose efforts to open a child-care

 center run afoul of state bureaucracy. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE LATE GREAT GOD
14Feb1971
cast:
Heather Young ........ Maria
Antoinette Bower ..... Lila
Nancy Malone ......... Julie
Paul Carr ............ Elliot
Ann B. Davis ......... Pat
Synopsis:
A teenager looks for meaning in her life. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FRIENDS
07Mar1971 (rerun 06Apr75)
cast:
Marlyn Mason ........ Syble
Frank Aletter ....... Larry
Synopsis:
About a mentally handicapped man and the woman who takes care of him. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: AND WHO HAS EVER SEEN XANADU?
28Mar1971
cast:
Arthur O'Connell ..... Chips
Synopsis:
A misanthropic tycoon tries to shield his children from the world. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MR. JOHNSON'S HAD THE COURSE
04Apr1971
cast:
Robert Lansing .... Winters
David Macklin ..... Joe
June Dayton ....... Evelyn
Synopsis:
A college student tries to raise a failing grade with a gun. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: WHY SPARROWS FALL
11Apr1971 (rerun 27Aug72)
cast:
Vera Miles .......... Marion
Lloyd Bochner ....... David
Walter Brooke ....... J.J.
Jacques Aubuchon .... Ratner
Frank Maxwell ....... Dr. Marsh
Synopsis:
An actress learns that she is going to die. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
18Apr1971 (rerun 04Jul71)
cast:
Gene Hackman ........ Vernon Holt

Carl Betz ........... Father Ryan
Brandon de Wilde .... Melvin Weissberg
Synopsis:
Antiwar protestors are prosecuted for burning draft records. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A THOUSAND RED FLOWERS
25Apr1971 (rerun 04Sep71)
cast:
Tony Bill ........... Image

Robert Lipton ....... Ben
Brenda Scott ........ Emma
Barbara Hale ........ Mom
Bill Williams ....... Pop
Karl Swenson ........ Phillips

Synopsis:
This surrealistic drama focuses on a student's suicide and the motives behind it. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY
09May1971
cast:
Norma Crane .......... Jenny
Paul Carr ............ Dermot
Synopsis:
A selfish couple learn to communicate with one another. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DRY COMMITMENT
16May71
cast:
Joseph Campanella .... Roger
William Marshall ..... Chand
Synopsis:
A cynical American journalist is disturbed by India's poverty. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE GHETTO TRAP

(aka The Immigrant)
13Jun1971
cast:
James Westerfield .... Walter
Geoffrey Deuel ....... Stefan
Virginia Gregg ....... Anya
Janet MacLachlan ..... Miss Kiley
William Bassett ...... Roman
Synopsis:
A young immigrant teaches his cousin the meaning of the American dream. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MAN IN THE MIDDLE
19Jun1971 (rerun 05May1974)
cast:
Steve Forrest ........ David
Beverly Garland ...... Janet
Lyle Bettger ......... Art
Bernie Hamilton ...... Aubrey

Synopsis:
A small-town mayor is caught between white

bigots and black-power advocates. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE CRISIS
26Jun71 originally aired 24Dec67 (rerun 28Jul74)
 

[--] Insight: NO TEARS FOR KELSEY
27Jun71 (rerun 17Mar1974, 23Jun74)
cast:
Deborah Winters ...... Kathleen
Lloyd Bochner ........ Father
Geraldine Brooks ..... Mother
Synopsis:
The story of a rebellious teenager who turns into a hippie. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE DEATH OF SIMON JACKSON
28Jun71
cast:
Robert DoQui ......... Simon Jackson
Judy Pace ............ Carmen
Synopsis:
A black poet is caught between forces of violence and advocates of moderation. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
29Jun71 (rerun 06Jan1974)
cast:
Edmond O'Brien ....... Houseworthy
Synopsis:
A business tycoon returns from the dead for the reading of his will. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE HATE SYNDROME
01Jul71 (rerun from 21Jan68)

 

[--] Insight: THE KING OF THE PENNY
02Jul71 (rerun 24Mar74)
cast:
Ed Begley ............ Thomas Hess
Mario Alcalde ........ Father Forster
Lynn Hamilton ........ Sister St. Martin
Synopsis:
A ghetto priest and nun spur the founding of a black cultural center. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: ALL THE LITTLE PLUMES IN PAIN
03Jul71
cast:
Guy Stockwell ........ George
Andrew Prine ......... Printer
Celia Kaye ........... Jenny
Synopsis:
A lawyer clashes with hippies when he invades a Haight-Ashbury

pad in search of a friend's runaway daughter. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU PRAYING
09Jul71 (rerun 09Jul67)

 

[--] Insight: THE 34TH HOUR
10Jul71
cast:
Farley Granger ....... Jim
Guy Stockwell ........ Sam

Diana Muldaur ........ Betty
Edward Binns ......... Bill
Marian Moses ......... Fran
Irene Tsu ............ Nancy
Walter Brooks ........ Castle
Synopsis:
An angry young priest, a glad-handing phony, an unhappily married

 woman and a nymphomanic undergo group therapy. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A nymphomaniac, a phony, a young priest and an unhappily married

woman reveal their feelings during a therapy session. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: POLITICS CAN BECOME A HABIT
17Jul71
cast:
Anne Seymour ......... Sister Superior
Peter Fonda .......... Al
Alan Hewitt .......... Sweeney

Synopsis:
A nun becomes involved in politics. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE NITTY GRITTY ONCE AND FUTURE NOW
24Jul71
cast:
Patricia Harty ....... Mary
Richard Elkins ....... Odie
Lloyd Bochner ........ Major

Joseph Campanella .... Deliverer
Synopsis:
A fantasy-drama about three survivors of World War III. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE SANDALMAKER
29Jul71
cast:
Brian Keith .......... Ken Stratton
Don Quine ............ Mike
Tim O'Connor ......... Maynard Ballman
Maidie Norman ........ Alice
Synopsis:
A young man re-examines his life when his girlfriend

 is murdered after an LSD "trip". [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DON'T ELBOW ME OFF THE EARTH
05Aug71 (rerun from 16Jun68)
 

[--] Insight: THE BALLAD OF ALMA GERLAYNE
07Aug71
cast:
Sheilah Wells ........ Alma
Lou Antonio .......... J.P.
Joseph Campanella .... Irwin
Don Chastain ......... Russ
Edward Ashley ........ Steve
Synopsis:
A successful young vocalist finds that there is more

 to life than money, prestige and men. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: EDITOR AND CHIEF
14Aug71 CBS Sun (rerun 29Jan1972)
cast:
Louise Sorel ........ Janet
Joseph Campanella ... Mike
Synopsis:
A woman editor is attracted to a married man. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: INTRUSION
21Aug71
cast:
Robert Lansing ..... Harriman
Marion Ross ........ Florence
Terry Burnham ...... Ellen

Synopsis:
A businessman's faith is shaken when his teenaged daughter is brutally attacked. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE MUMMY
28Aug71
cast:
Arlene Golonka
Synopsis:
A young mother hates the limitations of her life

 - until she gets a chance to escape them. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE FACE OF TYRANNY
1971
cast:
Philip Carey
Synopsis:
A Communist agent undergoes a drastic change

when faced with Russian Communism. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1971
cast:
Beverly Garland ..... Rita
Florence Halop ...... Mother
Synopsis:
Unemployed and dejected, a family man is confronted

by a stranger who claims to be God. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1971
cast:
Ramon Bieri ......... Grandfather
James Callahan ...... Death
Synopsis:
A writer must accept the death of his son. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1971
cast:
Michael Baseleon ..... Ramsey
Ford Rainey ......... Redbuck
Richard Yniguez ..... Walowtah
Simon Scott ......... Stark
Victor Campos ....... Tenkiller
Synopsis:
Navajos protest a mining operation on one of their sacred mountains. [RF]
 

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[--] Insight: BOURBON IN SUBURBIA
01Sep71 originally aired 03Jan65 (rerun 21Dec74)

 

[--] Insight: THE GREATEST MADNESS OF THEM ALL - I AM
03Sep71
cast:
John Dehner ......... Jeffrey/Real
John Marley ......... Consciousness
Brad David .......... Younger Self

Synopsis:
A successful novelist is haunted by a recurring nightmare

- one in which his several "selves" are at war. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WATTS MADE OUT OF THREAD
10Sep1971 (rerun 19Jun72, 08Dec74)
cast:
Harold Gould ....... Eddie
Roscoe Lee Browne ....... Stranger

Alice Ghostley ...... Mother
Synopsis:
A comic allegory about a dying man who has exploited ghetto dwellers

and is confronted by a black Christ. [RF]

Synopsis:
A story about a dying man who has exploited ghetto dwellers -

 and is confronted by a black Christ. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE PARTY
15Oct1971
cast:
Billy Mumy ......... Stan
Pamela McMyler ..... Lorna
Michael Shea ....... Jack
Synopsis:
A wild party causes a teen to question her values. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: RESUSCITATION
12Nov1971
cast:
Mitch Vogel ......... Jimmy
Glynnis O'Connor .... Laura
Lynn Carlin ......... Betty
William Schallert ... Wendall
Elizabeth Allen ..... Ginny
Ron Pinkard ......... Doctor
Synopsis:
After being pronounced dead after a car crash that also kills

his girlfriend, a teen is resuscitated by physicians. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE CLOWN OF FREEDOM
10Dec1971
cast:
Anthony Costello .... Emilio
Alan Oppenheimer .... Sergeant Varron
Gary Morgan ......... Lito
Richmond Shepard .... Horacio
Joseph McCord ....... Juan
Synopsis:
A clown and his troupe are arrested for political subversion. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE MAN FROM INNER SPACE
01Jan1972 CBS Sun
Script by William Peter Blatty
cast:
James Franciscus .... Psychiatrist
Louis Gossett Jr. ... Spaceman
Frank Aletter ....... Whitepaper
Synopsis:
A man claims to be from outer space and a skeptical

psychiatrist who doesn't believe him. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE WAR OF THE EGGS
15Jan1972 CBS Sun
Written by Michael Crichton
cast:
Bill Bixby .......... John
Elizabeth Ashley .... Anne
James Olson ......... Dr. Blake

Synopsis:
A two-year-old child is injured in its parents' argument,

 and they receive counseling. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: HEY! HEY! IT'S BILLY RAYE
22Jan1972 CBS Sun
cast:
Michael Burns ....... Billy Raye
Marge Redmond ....... Angie
Marion Ross ......... Sheila
Noah Keen ........... Al
Synopsis:
A hero of the Vietnam war must square the killing

of innocent Vietnamese with his conscience. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHY DON'T YOU CALL ME SKIPPER ANYMORE?
29Jan1972
cast:
Beverly Garland
Robert Lansing
Synopsis:
A generation-gap drama. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FAT HANDS AND A DIAMOND RING
06Feb1972 CBS Sun (originally aired 12Nov67)

 [--] Insight: DEATH OF AN ELEPHANT
13Feb1972 CBS Sun
cast:
John Astin
Diane Baker
Synopsis:
A psychological drama set in the midst of an Irish wake. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE FREAK

01Mar1972 CBS Sun

cast:

Hilary Thompson ....... Shelly
Edward Asner ....... Henry
Tim Matheson ....... Enders
Jacqueline Scott ....... Anne  

Synopsis:
A drama about a hot line for runaways and the generation gap. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MR. AND MRS. BLISS
09Apr1972
cast:
Donna Mills ......... Mrs. Bliss
Nita Talbot ......... Lulu
Synopsis:
Mr. Bliss is refused tenure on the day of a big party at home. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: A MAN CALLED DON
02Jul1972 (rerun from 02Feb71)
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
09Jul1972
cast:
Ann Sothern
Hal Frederick
Alan Oppenheimer
Roger C. Carmel
Synopsis:
An allegorical comedy about five people who must face reality

 or buy a ticket to oblivion.  Would-be passengers include a fading actress, 

a bitter Negro, a religious fanatic, and a dilettante. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHY SPARROWS FALL
27Aug1972 (rerun from 11Apr71)

 

[--] Insight: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN
29Aug1972 (rerun 31Aug75)
cast:
Britt Leach ....... Kiley
Lane Bradbury ..... Annie McMahon
Sheilah Wells ..... Melanie
Anthony Costello .. Chris
Lurene Tuttle ..... Landlady
Arlene Golonka .... Model

Synopsis:
A good Samaritan meets derision and ridicule

 as he tries to help other people. [RF]

 

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[--] Insight: Unknown title
29Oct1972
cast:
John McLiam ....... Marvin
Joshua Bryant ..... Walter
Michael Anderson Jr. ... Steve
Susan Brown ....... Claire
Barry Brown ....... Forman
Bryan Scott ....... Billy
Jamie Smith Jackson ... Janet
Synopsis:
A successful businessman and his wife must adjust to a new

life style when his father comes to live with them. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: ROOMMATES ON A RAINY DAY
07Jan1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Hilary Thompson ..... Britt (as Hilarie Thompson)
Martin Sheen ........ Vincent
Pam Murphy .......... Jenny
Jim Antonio ......... Ray
Dick Van Patten ..... Jerry
Synopsis:
A couple has a very convenient living arrangement until the

 woman decides she wants the permanence of marriage. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: TRUCK STOP

04Feb1973

Producer John Meredyth Lucas

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Marc Daniels

cast:

Deborah Winters

John Astin

Tim Matheson

Patricia Barry

Marshall Reed

Synopsis: 

Young, pretty truck stop waitress (Winters) wants to settle down.

She finds stability and security with the diner's owner (Astin). [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE COMING OF A CLONE
18mAR1973
cast:

Gary Collins ........ Tom
Brooke Bundy ........ Marian
Barry Sullivan ...... Roger
Edward Andrews ...... Basil
Synopsis:
A couple must decide whether to become the parents of a test-tube baby. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Biff McGuire ........ Frank Harris
Eileen Brennan ...... Carol Harris
Synopsis:
A young attorney harbors resentment toward his father,

who walked out on the family. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
James A. Watson Jr. ..... Sgt. Kembi
Stephen Keep ........ Wilson
Parley Baer ......... Hager
Synopsis:
Revolutionaries shoot down a plane in West Africa

and hold the passengers hostage. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
James Cromwell
Elinor Donahue
Frank Aletter
Lee Purcell
Synopsis:
In the year 2025, a playful figure challenges policies

that forbid laughter, hope and spontaneity. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Melinda Dillon
David Spielberg
Synopsis:
A husband and wife learn to share emotional intimacy

on a marriage-encounter weekend. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1973 CBS Sun
cast:
Gregory Sierra ...... Father Luiz
Nehemiah Persoff .... Bishop Palmera
Henry Darrow ........ Martinez
Roberto Contreras ... Jose
Val De Vargas ....... Gomez
Synopsis:
A revolutionary priest organizes his parishioners into a union so they can

more effectively demand better wages and working conditions. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: NELLIE
1973 CBS Sun (rerun 15Jul79)
cast:

Patty Duke ......... Nellie
John Astin ......... Alex
Marcia Wallace ...... Augusta
Wesley Eure ......... Steve
Synopsis:
Divorced Alex and Nellie meet on the way to their son's wedding

and pave the way for reconciliation. [RF]
 

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[--] Insight: EYE OF THE CAMEL

1973

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
04Nov1973
cast:
Sheilah Wells ........ Alma
Lou Antonio .......... J.P.
Synopsis:
A young vocalist learns that there is more to life

 than money, prestige and men. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLIN' DOWN
01Jan1974 (rerun 16Mar75)
Written by Lan O'Kun
Directed by Richard C. Bennett
cast:
Jack Albertson ....... Max Abrams
Martin Sheen ......... God
Angela Clarke ........ Maria Abrams
Tyrone Wilson ........ William
Synopsis:
A retired tailor who has lost the will to live confronts

a young man claiming to be God. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: GINNY
06Jan1974 (rerun 02Jan77)
cast:
Candice Clark ...... Ginny
Rick Kelman ........ Bill
Lynne Marta ........ Sharon
Synopsis:
A pregnant girl must make a decision: to have an abortion,

marry her boyfriend or become an unwed mother. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title

06Jan1974 (rerun from 29Jun71)

 

[--] Insight: WHEN YOU SEE ARCTURUS
20Jan1974
cast:
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. .. Architect
Mark Hamill .......... Steve
William Windom ....... Todd
Christine Belford .... Tina
Peggy Converse ....... Mother
Alan Dexter .......... Principal
Synopsis:
An architects' boredom drives him to suicide. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CHARLIE, YOU MADE THE NIGHT TOO LONG
10Mar1974 (rerun 13Oct74)
cast:
Malachi Throne
Nancy Kovack
Henry Beckman

Synopsis:
Frightened white passengers seek aid when their car breaks down in a ghetto. [RF]

[--] Insight: PRINCE OF APPLE TOWNS
10Mar1974 (rerun from 15Nov70)

[--] Insight: A PRAYER FOR THE ABYSS
17Mar1974 (rerun 16Mar75)
cast:
Laurie Prange
Bruce Davison
Patricia Barry ..... Mrs. Dilger
Tim O'Connor ....... Mr. Dilger
Synopsis:
A potential suicide is being helped by a young psychiatric intern. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: TUESDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK
24Mar1974
cast:
Louise Sorel ......... Janet
Joseph Campanella .... Mike
Synopsis:
A woman editor is attracted to a married man. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE KING OF THE PENNY
24Mar1974 (rerun from 02Jul71)

[--] Insight: CRUNCH ON SPRUCE STREET
24Mar1974 (rerun 08Dec74)
cast:
Harvey Korman ........ Matt Slovak
Joyce Van Patten ..... Marie Slovak
Tim Matheson ......... Jerry Slovak
Paul Picerni ......... Tony Guzzo
Synopsis:
Neighborhood integration is the theme of Crunch on Spruce Street. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE THEFT
21Apr1974 (rerun 30Mar75)
Written by Michael Crichton
Directed by Arthur Hiller
cast:
Lawrence Pressman .... John
Sharon Farrell ....... Susan
Lou Antonio .......... Burglar
Summary:
A burglar enters the home of a well-off couple, who try to
inveigle him into their ongoing argument. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: I'M GONNA BE FREE
28Apr1974 (rerun 18Dec77)
cast:
Diana Muldaur
Kaz Garas
John Larch

Synopsis:
A drama about the effects of solitary confinement on a prisoner. [RF]

[--] Insight: MAN IN THE MIDDLE
05May1974 (rerun from 19Jun1971)

[--] Insight: A BOX FOR MR. LIPTON
05May1974
cast:
Kenneth Mars ......... Ben
Patricia Barry ....... Martha
Synopsis:
A comical approach to one man's way of coping with life. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
05May1974
cast:
Edward Asner
Synopsis:
A drama about a hot line for teenage runaways and the generation gap. [RF]


[--] Insight: THE LOVE SONG OF THE CUCKOO BIRDS
09Jun1974
cast:
Jonathan Harris
Synopsis:
A senior citizen falls in love with an elderly lady, to the dismay of a social worker. [RF]

*Note: Title is mistakenly listed as Coocoo Birds in TV Guide.

[--] Insight: Unknown title
16Jun1974
cast:
Deborah Winters ...... Shilly
Synopsis:
Afraid of emotional ties, a young woman drifts from one affair to the next

as her relationships prove too tough to handle. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: SKID ROW
23Jun1974
cast:
Michael Learned ...... Sister Janet
Tom Nardini .......... Steve
Frank Aletter ........ Troutman
James McMullan ....... Shields
Walter Brooke ........ Turner
Joel Fluellen ........ Frank
Synopsis:
Drama about a nun who helps skid row victims

 gain a sense of pride in themselves. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: WHERE WERE YOU DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, KID?
21Jul1974 (rerun 10Sep78)
cast:
Tim O'Connor ........ David
Robert Doyle ........ Eric
Jacqueline Scott .... Meg
Michael Burns ....... Danny

Synopsis:
A father and son have trouble communicating

until they face identical problems. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
28Jul1974
cast:
Mark Richman ........ Jack
Synopsis:
A humanitarian dedicates himself to the world

- but neglects his own daughter. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
28Jul1974
cast:
Diane Baker
John Astin
Synopsis:
A psychological drama. [RF]

[--] Insight: NOBODY LOVES A RICH UNCLE
04Aug1974 (rerun 18Sep77)
cast:
Carl Betz
Michael Burns
Synopsis:
Politics comes between a son and his father. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
09Aug1974 (rerun 27Jul75)
cast:
Robert Foxworth ..... Brian
Robert Mandan ....... Peter
Gregory Sierra ...... Janitor
Lara Parker ......... Fran
Peggy Doyle ......... Clara
Donnelly Rhodes ..... Dave
Ginny Golden ........ Barbara
Synopsis:
An up-and-coming young executive learns that there's

 more to life than attaining financial success. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: EDDIE

1974

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1974
cast:
David Spielberg ...... Trilling
Lois Nettleton ....... Joanna
Sam Chew ............. Worneke
Sally Kirkland ....... Ruth
Synopsis:
A correspondent trapped overseas learns that he has just one hour to live.

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1974
Synopsis:
A pilot's conscience begins to affect his combat capability. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1974

Synopsis:
A young couple, having an affair, are confronted with

 the significance of romantic commitment. [RF]

 

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[--] Insight: Unknown title

15Sep1974

Synopsis:

The woman publisher of a racy magazine reconsiders her policies. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE JESUS SONG

22Sep1974

cast:

Bruce Davison ........ Randy King

Pam McMyler ....... Mary

Robert DoQui ........ Chris

Synopsis:

An unusual friendship changes a rock singer's luck. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FIVE WITHOUT FACES

22Sep1974

cast:
Carl Betz .......... General Dodd
Tom Nardini ........ Rodriguez
Synopsis:

The horrors of war are explored in this drama. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
13Oct1974
Synopsis:
A revolutionary young priest organizes his parishioners into a union so they

can more effectively demand better wages and working conditions. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: CHARLIE, YOU MADE THE NIGHT TOO LONG

13Oct1974 (rerun from 10Mar74)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
01Dec1974
Synopsis:
A young couple has a very convenient living arrangement for six months

 until the woman decides she wants the permanence of marriage. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: BOURBON IN SUBURBIA
21Dec1974 (rerun from 01Sep71)
 

[--] Insight: OUT OF THE DEPTHS
29Dec1974
cast:
John Astin .......... Harry
Cliff DeYoung ....... Joe
Lynn Hamilton ....... Sara
John Mark Robinson .. Vince
Ellen Moss .......... Kay
Don Miller .......... Howard
Nancy Adrian ........ Sally Vera
Synopsis:
A preacher becomes an alcoholic after his wife leaves him. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: WAR OF THE EGGS
05Jan1975 (rerun from 15Jan72)

 

[--] Insight: THE ONE-ARMED MAN
16Jan1975 (rerun 23Mar76)
cast:
Patty Duke .......... Margie
John Astin

Synopsis:
A one-armed traveling salesman uses his handicap

 to win friends, sympathy and sales. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DANGEROUS AIRS OF AMY CLARK
19Jan1975
cast:
William Windom ...... President Clark
Jane Wyatt .......... Mrs. Clark
Chris Connelly ...... David
Heather Young ....... Nancy
Synopsis:
A corporate president relives his role as

 a contributor to industrial pollution. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CLASS REUNION
20Jan1975
cast:
Robert Foxworth ..... Morgan
Ron Rifkin .......... Bailey
Murray MacLeod ...... Lagana
Don Stroud .......... Davis
Ron Glass ........... Rickell
Felice Orlandi ...... Assassin

Synopsis:
A class reunion is disrupted by a masked party crasher toting a gun. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE PLACEMENT SERVICE
02Feb1975
cast:
Edward Andrews
Synopsis:
An elderly man seeks employment to keep busy and not wait for death. [RF]

 

 [--] Insight: THE LAST OF THE GREAT MALE CHAUVINISTS
09Feb1975
cast:
Kim Hunter .......... Ann Hinds
Don Porter .......... Jim Hinds
Patricia Barry ...... Peggy
Ramon Bieri ......... Doctor
Kristina Holland .... Joyce
Synopsis:
A woman who was satisfied to stay home and take care

of the kids feels empty when her youngsters enter college. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
02Mar1975
cast:
Mitch Vogel ......... Randy
Lee Purcell ......... Tracy
Vic Tayback ......... Tardiff
Ed Begley Jr. ........ Marty
Rick Kelman ......... Jim

Synopsis:
Teenage alcoholism is explored in the drama of a young man

 whose depression drive him to drink. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
09Mar1975
cast:
Martin Sheen ........ Steve
Lynn Carlin ......... Jean

Elliott Street ...... Frank
Craig Hundley ....... Walter
Synopsis:
Mentally retarded teenagers set up housekeeping in a middle-class neighborhood,

much to the chagrin of the community. [RF]

[--] Insight: CRUNCH ON SPRUCE STREET
09Mar1975 (rerun from 24Mar74)

[--] Insight: THE INCREDIBLE MAN
16Mar1975
cast:
John David Carson ... Frankie
Ed Begley Jr. ....... Jimmy
Tom Bosley .......... Impossible Man
Gary Burghoff ....... Mombo
Vic Tayback ......... Reporter
Ty Henderson ........ Minnelli
Synopsis:
A story about a high-school basketball star whose ego alienates others. [RF]

[--] Insight: RIDE A TURQUOISE PONY
23Mar1975 (rerun 12Sep76)
cast:
Belinda J. Montgomery .... Roseanne
Peter Duryea ........ Bruce

Jan Clayton ......... Mother
John Larch .......... Father
Anne Seymour ........ Grandmother

Synopsis:
Absence doesn't always make the heard grow fonder,

as two reunited lovers discover. [RF]

[--] Insight: FRIENDS
06Apr1975 (rerun from 1971)

[--] Insight: A BOX FOR MR. LIPTON
13Apr1975 (rerun from 05May74)

 

[--] Insight: THE CLOWN OF FREEDOM
20Apr1975 (rerun from 10Dec71)

[--] Insight: Unknown title
20Apr1975
cast:
Edward Asner
Synopsis:
A drama about a hot line for teenage runaways and the generation gap. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
27Apr1975
cast:
Anthony Caruso ...... Mark
Synopsis:
A young executive tries to escape unhappiness. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
15Jun1975
cast:
Clu Gulager ......... Joe Hammond
Nita Talbot ......... Nurse Lopez
Laurie Prange ....... Maria
Anthony Costello .... David
Sharon Dierking ..... Mary
Allan Lurie ......... Seltzer
Peggy Doyle ......... Agnes
Synopsis:
The pressures of the working world drive copywriter Joe Hammond

 to the psychiatric ward of a hospital. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: GRADUATION DAY
22Jun1975 (rerun 30Dec75)
cast:
Gary Collins ........ Probation Officer
Skye Aubrey ......... Cindy Bowman
Joyce Van Patten .... Thelma
Synopsis:
A probation officer comes to the aid of a troubled girl. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A SMALL STATISTIC
31Aug1975 (rerun from 22Nov70)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1975
cast:
Don Stroud ........... Eddie
Ellen Geer ........... Mary Louise
Barney Phillips ...... Henry
Norman Cole .......... Buddy
Art Metrano .......... Phil
Synopsis:
A father refuses to accept his mentally handicapped child. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN
31Aug1975 (rerun from 29Aug1972)
 

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[--] Insight: Unknown title
14Sep1975
Synopsis:
South America revolutionaries plan to kill a hostage

 to avenge the death of one of their men. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
21Sep1975
Synopsis:
A pilot's conscience begins to affect his combat capability. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
12Oct1975
cast:
Audrey Totter
Synopsis:
An over-bearing widow is threatened with eviction. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: GRADUATION DAY
30Dec75 (rerun from 22Jun75)

 

[--] Insight: FOR THE LOVE OF ANNIE
04Jan1976
cast:
John Astin .......... Patrick Grogan
Patty Duke Astin .... Annie
Harold Gould ........ Jonathan
Allan Lurie ......... Doctor
Robert Dugan ........ Bartender
Synopsis:
A self-pitying, middle-aged man whose every wish

 is granted fails to attain happiness. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: MISMATCHED
02May1976
cast:
Richard Jaeckel
Arlene Golonka
Synopsis:
The woes of a mismatched couple.

 

[--] Insight: Title SAM
09May76 (rerun 23Oct77)
cast:
Jack Albertson ...... Sam
Michael James Wixted ... Boy

Synopsis:
A comedian is searching for a feeling of humanity in a computerized world. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: JESUS B.C.

10Jul1976

Written by John T. Dugan

Directed by John Meredyth Lucas

Cast:

William Windom ...... Father
Paula Kelly ......... Grace
Tim Matheson ........ Chris

James Cromwell ...... Norman
Irene Tedrow ........ Deidre
Synopsis:
In this drama, the Trinity is depicted as a three-member family

 who meet to discuss the father's creation of humankind. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: JUVIE
1976
cast:
Michael Brandon

 

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[--] Insight: RIDE A TURQUOISE PONY
12Sep1976 (rerun from 23Mar75)
 

[--] Insight: WATTS MADE OUT OF THREAD
10Oct1976 (rerun from 08Dec74)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown title
14Nov1976
cast:
Andrew Duggan ...... Muldoon
Richard Yniguez .... Lightfeather
Robert Hogan ........ O'Connor
Frank Aletter ....... Cardinal
Michael Richardson .. Newscaster
Peggy Doyle ......... Lady

Synopsis:
The story of a confrontation between a Mohawk Indian

and a priest on the steps of a cathedral. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A confrontation between a Mohawk Indian and

a priest occurs on the steps of a cathedral. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: GINNY
02Jan1977 (rerun from 06Jan74)
 

[--] Insight: THE SIDE OF EDEN
09Jan1977 (rerun 25Dec77)

written by Lan O'Kun

directed by Jay Sandrich

cast:
Edward Asner....... God
Carol Burnett.......Eve
Walter Matthau ....... Adam

Synopsis:
Adam and Eve don't see eye to eye after events in the garden.
Synopsis 2:
Guilt-stricken over Eden and appalled at Cain's murder of Abel,

are alienated from each other. A humorous, yet profound,

examination of guilt, forgiveness and reconciliation. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE TURN ON
May1977
cast:
Helaine Lembeck ...... Iris

 

[--] Insight: THE SECRET

10Jul1977

cast:

Tommy Rollerson

Tracie Goudlock

Ricky Greenwood

 

[--] Insight: THE WAR OF THE EGGS

17Jul1977 rerun from 05Jan75

 

[--] Insight: NO MORE MANANAS

24Jul1977

cast:
Rafael Campos ....... Richard

Synopsis:

The story of a ghetto social worker trying to help a paroled addict. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
28Aug77 (rerun from 05May1974)
 

[--] Insight: GOD AND THE ATHEISTS
1977
cast:
Eduardo Ciannelli
Morris West
Kathryn Crosby
Art Carney
Bob Newhart
Synopsis:
A dramatization of the ideas and ideals of Friedrich Nietzsche. [RF]
 

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[--] Insight: Unknown Title

04Sep1977

cast:

Edward Asner

Synopsis:

A drama about a hot line for teenage runaways and the generation gap. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A SLIGHT DRINKING PROBLEM
11Sep1977 (rerun 17Dec1978)
Producers Michael Ray Rhodes & Terrance Sweeney
Written by Charlie Hauck
Directed by Hal Cooper
cast:
Patty Duke .......... Loretta
James Hampton ....... Jimmy
Beth Raines ......... Chrissie
Rue McClanahan ...... Mary Margaret
Amzie Strickland .... Katherine
Gloria Lynn Deyer ... Ruth
Beth Raines ......... Chrissie
Charlie Hauck ....... Bernie
Synopsis 1:
Drama concerning man with a drinking problem that is

slowly threatening to destroy his life. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Loretta's husband has a drinking problem and takes his anger out on her. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
After realizing that her husband has a drinking problem, a wife seeks

assistance from Al-Anon, a service organization for relatives of alcoholics. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title
18Sep1977
cast:
Rue McClanahan ...... Linda
John Randolph ....... Ozzie
Synopsis:
A story about three family members who feel trapped behind

 the false facades they have created. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: NOBODY LOVES A RICH UNCLE

18Sep1977 (rerun from 04Aug74)

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title

02Oct1977

cast:

Michael Brandon ....... Bill Manning

Ernest Thomas ....... Tony

Michael D. Roberts .... Jesse
Mary Alice ............ Karen
Tom Rosqui ............ Petchell
William Kirby Cullen .. Little Joe
Chu Chu Malave ........ Carlos

Synopsis:

A headstrong young attorney tries to bring about change in the

juvenile-correction institution where he works. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown Title

09Oct1977

cast:

Lynn Carlin ....... Marge

Davey Davison ....... Dinah

Leslie Ackerman ....... Sissy

Jamie Smith Jackson ....... Liz

Michael Pataki ........ Dom

Synopsis:

A pregnant 16-year old decides to undergo an abortion. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: I WANT TO DIE

16Oct1977

written by Terrance Sweeney

directed by Ralph Senensky

cast:

Grant Goodeve ...... Bill
Jeanne Cooper ...... Angie (TV guide says Joan Cooper)
Laurie Walters ..... Katie
Walter Brook ....... Jack
Synopsis:
A student announces he intends to commit suicide. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

23Oct1977

cast:

Gary Collins

Synopsis:

Fearing he doesn't measure up to the father,

a shy high school senior develops a stutter. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: MAN OF THE YEAR

30Oct1977

cast:

Dick Gautier .......Tommy Granville

Jack Carter .......Johnny Banks

Steve Franken ....... Jocko

Brooke Bundy

Synopsis:

The private life of a public figure, a comedian honored as "Man of the Year",

 is revealed in flashbacks in this dramatization. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

06Nov1977

cast:

Cliff DeYoung .......John

Janet MacLachlan ...... Jill

Dick O'Neill ...... Norman

Eric Laneuville ..... Steve

Jamie Smith Jackson .. Janet
Synopsis:

A drama about teenagers who play out fantasies and hostilities toward

their parents in a group psychotherapy session. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

13Nov1977

cast:

Harris Yulin ...... Knight

Pat Harrington ..... Fitz

Synopsis:

A wealthy man discovers that his struggle for financial

success has left him emotionally empty. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

20Nov1977

cast:

Kenneth Mars ..... Eddie

Ken Olfson ........... Boris

Synopsis:

Three men examine the ironies of their past and

present personal relationships. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: FOR THE LOVE OF ANNIE
27Nov1977 (rerun from 04Jan76)
 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

04Dec1977

cast:

Gary Collins .... Probation Officer

Skye Aubrey ...... Cindy Bowman

Synopsis:

A probation officer comes to the aid of a troubled girl. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

11Dec1977

cast:

Ed Asner

John Marley

Edward Andrews

Synopsis:

Three old men whose efforts to open a child-care

 center run afoul of state bureaucracy. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: I'M GONNA BE FREE
18Dec1977 originally aired 28Apr74)

 

[--] Insight: THIS SIDE OF EDEN
25Dec1977 (rerun from 09Jan77)
 

[--] Insight: Title Unknown

01Jan1978 (rerun from 29Jun75)

 

[--] Insight: IS ANYBODY LISTENING?
1978
cast:
Greg Mullavy  ........ Stanley
William Wintersole .. Jim
Conrad Janis ........ Ned
Christine Avila ..... Jessica Sanchez
Sam Chew ............ Gordon
Carol Mallory ....... Edwina
Synopsis:
A station manager realizes that the success of his news

 program rests on the exploitation of human misery. [RF]

[--] Insight: SECOND CHORUS
02Apr1978
cast:
John Astin

 

[--] Insight: JUST BEFORE EVE
30Apr1978
cast:
Martin Sheen ....... Adam
Flip Wilson ....... God
Darleen Carr ....... Eve
Henry Proach ...... Angel Josh

Synopsis:
A comic parable about man's need for community, set in the

 Garden of Eden, where God (Flip Wilson) encourages a bored

Adam (Martin Sheen) to seek out the cause of his distress. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: LOSER TAKE ALL

30May1978

Written by Terry Sweeney

Directed by Mike Rhodes & Lew V. Adams

Director of photography Ken Lamkin

cast:

Panchito Gomez

Robbie Wolcott

Gregory Sierra

 

[--] Insight: THE SEX GAME

15Jun1978

written by Lydia A. Wiggins

directed by Jack Shea

cast:

Vincent Van Patten .. Morgan
Hilary Horan ........ Shannon
Helaine Lembeck ..... Iris
Synopsis:
Teen boys arrive at a girls' slumber party. [RF]
 

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###### season 19 1978-79 #####

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[--] Insight: WHERE WERE YOU DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, KID?
10Sep1978 (rerun from 21Jul74)
 

[--] Insight: THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW

15Sep1978

Written by Mike Rhodes

Directed by Mike Rhodes

Director of photography Richard Beymer

cast:

Troy Goudlock

Greg Gallagher

Lavelle Ruby

 

[--] Insight: IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO ME

15Nov1978

Written by Richard Fielder

Directed by David Moessinger

Director of photography Don Stern

cast:

Lisa Gerritsen

Vincent Van Patten

Diana Muldaur

 

[--] Insight: A SLIGHT DRINKING PROBLEM
17Dec1978 (rerun from 11Sep77)
 

[--] Insight: WHEN, JENNY? WHEN?

01Feb1979

Written by John Farrell

Directed by Ted Post

Director of photography Don Stern

cast:

Maureen McCormick ..... Jenny

Clark Brandon

Olivia Call

 

[--] Insight: THIS ONE FOR DAD

17Feb1979

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Mike Rhodes

Director of photography Richard Beymer

cast:

Johnny Whitaker

Dick Van Patten

Vincent Van Patten

Jimmy Van Patten

 

[--] Insight: THE MAN WHO MUGGED GOD
21Apr1979
cast:
Harold Gould
Warren Oates

Synopsis:
The mugger is a desperate and despairing junkie who demands

 the beggar's wallet. A colorful parable of the power of God's love. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: NELLIE
15Jul1979 (rerun from 1972)

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1979
cast:
Richard Jordan ....... Professor
Grant Goodeve ........ Santon
Laurie Prange ........ Joy
Louise Sorel ......... Anna
Synopsis:
Two students challenge the iconoclasm of a philosophy professor. [RF]

 

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###### season 20 1979-80 #####

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[--] Insight: CHECKMATE

13Nov1979

PX-421

cast:

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ....... God

Bruce Davison ....... Andy Fry

Rebecca Balding ....... Gallimaufry

Synopsis 1:

Andy Fry likes machines because they are perfect. He finds a store that sells a

robot girl. He finds that she does not have free will and can't return his love. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Andy is forced to face his own imperfection after expecting

 nothing less than perfection from others. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: A FAMILY OF WINNERS

18Nov1979

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Mike Rhodes

Director of photography Richard Beymer

cast:

Brad Rearden

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Andrew Robinson

 

[--] Insight: REBIRTH OF PACKY ROWE

29Dec1979

Executive producer, Ellwood E. Kieser

Producers, Jim Moser, Mike Rhodes

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Jay Sandrich

Cast:

Bob Newhart ....... God
Jack Klugman....... Packy Rowe
Larry Gelman ....... Benny Winkles
Steve Franken ...... Interviewer

Synopsis:
Theatrical agent Packy Rowe has a low opinion of himself and what

he's done with his life. He's in for a few surprises when he dies

 and meets God who thinks otherwise. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A FRIEND IN DEED

30Dec1979

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Mike Rhodes

Director of photography Paul Glickman

cast:

Paul Sorvino

Noelle North

John Crump

 

[--] Insight: MISSING PERSONS BUREAU
06Jan1980 (rerun 18Oct81)
no. 436
Directed by Linda Day

cast:
Hector Elizondo
Christine Belford
Alan Feinstein
Synopsis:
Where else does a man racked by doubt go to find God? [RF]
 

[--] Insight: RESURRECTION
03Feb1980
cast:
James Farentino ....... Dr. Loki
Joanna Cassidy ....... Lucy
Richard Beymer ....... Josh

Synopsis:
A near death experience gives a careless man a

second chance to rethink his future. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: CHICKEN

18Feb1980

Written by Richard Fielder

Directed by Mike Rhodes

Director of photography Richard Beymer

Cast:

Jackie Earle Haley

Le Tari

Lynn Carlin

 

[--] Insight: GIRL ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

02Mar1980

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Mike Rhodes

cast:
Patty Duke
Sherry Hursey
Brad Wilkin
Billy Green Bush
Synopsis:
A pregnant teenager wrestles with the problem of her unborn child and

 comes to realize that behind the sexual expression of love is commitment

 to the other and to the unborn child. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: PRINCESS

04Apr1980

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Mike Rhodes

Director of photography Richard Beymer

Cast:

Lenora May

Sean Roche

Richard Jaeckel

 

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[--] Insight: THE LONG ROAD HOME

03Oct1980

prod px-426

cast:

Martin Sheen .......Jamie Conklin

Harold Gould ....... God

Summary:

Jamie Conklin panics at his wedding and meets God. God tells him about

the pain he has gone through but he has faith that everything will be all right. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: SOUP MAN

12Oct1980 (copyright date 06Oct80)

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Mike Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: GOD IN THE DOCK

10Nov1980

cast:

Richard Beymer ....... God
Ray Duke ....... Bailiff
Ellen Geer ....... Dr. Sally Calin
Peter Haskell ....... Donald Quinlan
Howard McGillin .......God's Attorney
Della Reese ....... The Judge
Marcia Rodd ....... Prosecuting Attorney
Don Stroud ...... Gary Schneider

Synopsis:
God is put on trial to account for the world's pain and suffering. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: 17 GOING NOWHERE

15Nov1980

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Mike Rhodes

cast:
Emilio Estevez
Ramon Bieri
Ellen Geer

Synopsis:
A father tries to reconnect with his rebellious son to show him that he is loved. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: HIGH POWDER

03Jan1981

Written by Richard Fielder

Directed by Mike Rhodes

cast:
Dick Van Patten
James Van Patten
Tim Van Patten
Synopsis:
The story of how one young man faces the problems of drug use by his ski

team and how he decides he cannot remain passive in the face of evil. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: WHO LOVES AMY TONIGHT?

03Apr1981

Written by William McGivern

Directed by Mike Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: A STEP TOO SLOW

05Apr1981

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Mike Rhodes

cast:
Judge Reinhold
Paula Kelly
Jeanne Mori

Synopsis:
Bill, a high school basketball player, is cut from the team and

collapses into self pity. After several meaningful experiences with

other people, he realizes how fortunate he really is

 and how small his own problems are. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: JOSIE

08May1981

Written by Jim Moser

Directed by Mike Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: GOODBYE

28May1981

cast:
Richard Benjamin

 

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###### season 22 1981-82 #####

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[--] Insight: THE NEEDLE'S EYE

04Oct1981

no. 435

Directed by Robert Butler

cast:
Ron Howard
Nan Martin
Jerry Hauser

Synopsis:
On an African excursion, two students witness the

ravages of disease and poverty. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: RENDEZVOUS
11Oct1981
no. 439
Directed by J.D. Lobue

 

[--] Insight: THE MISSING PERSON'S BUREAU
18Oct1981 (rerun from 06Jan80)

 

[--] Insight: GOD'S GUERILLAS

22Oct1981 (rerun 10Apr82)

no. 438

Producer Terence Sweeney

Written by John McGreevey
Directed by Delbert Mann
cast:
Patty Duke
James Farentino
Bibi Besch
Sherry Hursey
Michael Pataki
A. Martinez
Synopsis:
The story about a convent in El Salvador which is occupied

by a group of communist guerrillas. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE SIXTH DAY

01Nov1981

no. 434

Directed by Richard Bennett

 

[--] Insight: DECISION TO LOVE

08Nov1981

no. 441

Directed by Buzz Kucik

 

[--] Insight: LITTLE MISERIES

15Nov1981

no. 440

Directed by Jay Sandrich

cast:
Audra Lindley

Edward Andrews

John Ritter ........ Frankie
Synopsis:
An aunt's stranglehold on her nephew prevents both of them from finding love. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN

16Nov1981

Written by Richard Fielder

Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: TEDDY

23Nov1981 (rerun from 10Apr70)

 

[--] Insight: THE TROUBLE WITH GRANDPA

21Jan1982

(aka Grandpa's Day)

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: ALL OUT

29Jan1982

 

[--] Insight: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1982
cast:

Bill Quinn .......... Mac
Jack Bannon ......... Jim
Marcia Rodd
Synopsis:
A workaholic is snapped out of his business life when his father becomes ill. [RF]


[--] Insight: GOD'S GUERILLAS
10Apr1982 (rerun from 22Oct81)
 

[--] Insight: WHEN HEROES FALL

20May1982

no. 432

Written by James E. Moser

Directed by Mike Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: THE DOMINO EFFECT

04Jun1982

no. 437

Written by William McGivern

Directed by Joe Gannon

 

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###### season 23 1982-83 #####

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[--] Insight: THE WHITE STAR GARAGE

22Oct1982 (rerun from 12Jan69)

 

[--] Insight: FOR LOVE OR MONEY

27Oct1982

no.449

Directed by J.D. Lobue

 

[--] Insight: LEAVE ME ALONE, GOD

Oct1982

no. 450

Directed by Michael Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: THE FIDDLER

03Nov1982

no. 443

Written by Ellwood Kieser

Directed by Marc Daniels

cast:
Greg Mullavy

Melinda Dillon
Stephen Keep
Synopsis:
Couples sharing dinner and secrets reluctantly face the

 music of a serenading Gypsy fiddler. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: A GUN FOR MANDY

15Nov1982

no. 447

Written by David C. Field

Directed by Ted Post

cast:
Lois Nettleton

 

[--] Insight: MATCHPOINT

22Nov1982

no. 445

Written by Korby Siamis

Directed by Will Mackenzie

 

[--] Insight: EVERY NINETY SECONDS

09Dec1982

no. 446

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Mike Rhodes

cast:
Greg Mullavy

 

[--] Insight: THE JUGGLER OF NOTRE DAME

12Dec1982

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes
cast:
Carol Carlsson
Patrick Collins
Melinda Dillon
Merlin Olsen
Synopsis:
A contemporary version of the medieval folk tale that shows

that we are only fully alive when we are giving. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: SO LITTLE TIME

29Dec1982

no. 448

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Dick Bennett

cast:
Lois Nettleton
Synopsis:
A terminal patient must make the most of her time left. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: LEADFOOT

11Mar1983

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes
cast:
Philip McKeon .... Tom
Synopsis:
Tom continues to drive his first car too fast, even after repeated warnings

at traffic school and a speeding ticket. At a party he starts a reckless

car chase and drives his car off the road. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: HANG TIGHT, WILLY BILL

11May1983

Written by Jim Moser

Directed by Gilbert Moses

 

[--] Insight: ROCCO'S STAR

19Aug1983

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Chris Pechin

 

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###### season 24 1983-84 #####

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[--] Insight: THE BREADWINNER

29Sep1983

Written by Jim McGinn

Directed by Michael Rhodes

cast:
Lee Meriwether
Lance Kerwin

 

[--] Insight: THE DAY EVERYTHING WENT WRONG

25Sep1983

no. 452

Directed by Jay Sandrich

cast:
Beverly Garland
Dick Van Patten
Joel Higgins

Synopsis:
Down on his luck and confronted by by family problems, Joey is challenged

by God to take a new look at himself and to seek joy in his life. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: THE CLEARING HOUSE

02Oct1983

no. 453

Directed by Will Mackenzie

cast:
Ed Begley Jr.

Richard Kline
Judithmarie Bergan ... Louella
Synopsis:
When the directors of a halfway house spurn a donation from a prostitute,

their charges fear that they, too, will be judged. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE HIT MAN

08Oct1983

no. 454

Directed by Norman Lloyd

cast:
Patty Duke
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Al Ruscio
John Anderson
Synopsis:
A professor, a reporter, a salesman and a hired killer

 find themselves fogged in at an airport. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE GAME ROOM

16Oct1983

no. 455

Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes

cast:
Leon Askin

 

[--] Insight: DUTTON'S CHOICE

29Oct1983

no. 451

Directed by Ted Post

 

[--] Insight: CUM LAUDE, COME LONELY
1984
cast:
Beth Raines .......... Afton

Synopsis:
An introverted high school senior overcomes his shyness. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: BUTTERFLY

01Feb1984

no. 456

Directed by Mike Rhodes

 

[--] Insight: COURAGE

06Mar1984

Written by Lan O'Kun

Directed by Mike Rhodes

cast:
Lance Kerwin ...... Jody
Synopsis:
A young boy's fear of water comes into play when he must overcome that very fear. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: DEADLINE
22Apr1984
cast:
Lance Kerwin
Ike Eisenmann
Synopsis:
A young man's parents own guns in this drama about gun control. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: CLAY FEET

10May1984

Written by Jim Moser

Directed by Ted Post

 

[--] Insight: THE BET

15May1984

 

[--] Insight: SAFE HARBOR

20Jun1984

 

[--] Insight: THE PILOT

18Jul1984

 

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###### season 25 1984-85 #####

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[--] Insight: BUCHANAN HIGH

21Oct1984

 

[--] Insight: BUCHANAN H.S.

30Nov1984

 

[--] Insight: THE GREAT CHASTITY EXPERIMENT

15Dec1984

cast:
Sherry Hursey
Tom Swerdolow
Synopsis:
A young couple agrees to try chastity for a time and starts to communicate

on new and more exciting levels, recognizing that they can find out who

they are only by seeing themselves in the eyes of the other. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE LOYAL OPPOSITION

21Jan1985

 

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(alpha order)

[--] Insight: THE CAPITALIST
airdate unknown
cast:
Henry Silva ........ Carlos
Thomas Gomez ....... Ortega
Patricia Breslin ... Maria
Synopsis:
A corporation president and a labor leader search

for social justice in Latin America. [RF]

[--] Insight: CONFRONTATION
airdate unknown
written by John T. Dugan
PC 327
cast:
Gene Hackman ....... Holt
Carl Betz .......... Father
Brandon de Wilde ... Weissberg
Summary:
A priest, a Jew and a social worker break into a Selective Service office to

 burn draft records and are put on trial, where they speak of plowshares beaten

 into swords. After the verdict, the priest leads the courtroom in the Lord's Prayer. [RF]
Synopsis:
Antiwar protesters are prosecuted for burning draft records. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE CONSPIRATOR
airdate unknown
cast:
Vera Miles ......... Maria
Synopsis:
Claus von Stauffenberg, the man who led a plot against Hitler. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE HANG-UP
airdate unknown
Synopsis:
A couple faces a crisis of conscience. [RF]

[--] Insight: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARVIN
airdate unknown
cast:
Bob Newhart ........ Marvin
Anne Francis ....... Gert
Harold Gould ....... Morris
Clint Howard ....... Larry
Synopsis:
A middle-aged man convinced that life ends at 40. [RF]

[--] Insight: INCIDENT ON DANKER STREET
airdate unknown
cast:
Beau Bridges ....... Stack
Ken Lynch .......... Lt. Joe Dudley
Andrew Duggan ...... Captain Niles
Malachi Throne ..... Geller
Synopsis:
Lawmen and students clash over alleged police brutality. [RF]

[--] Insight: I.O.U. MY BROTHER
airdate unknown
cast:
Victor Jory
Synopsis:
A drama about Marxism and Christianity. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: OLD KING COLE
airdate unknown
cast:
Martin Sheen ........ Billy
Robert Emhardt ...... Cole
Synopsis:
A group of losers are offered anything they desire but the price is their dignity. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE PERENNIAL PROBLEM
airdate unknown
cast:
Darryl Hickman
Christine White
Synopsis:
A drama about sexual license. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: THE PHONY
airdate unknown
Synopsis:
A status seeker re-examines his values when his daughter

begins living by the same standards. [RF]

[--] Insight: THE SEVEN MINUTE LIFE OF JAMES HOUSEWORTHY
airdate unknown
Synopsis:
A tycoon returns from the dead for the reading of his will. [RF}

[--] Insight: THE SYSTEM
airdate unknown
Synopsis:
A mismatched couple who can't agree on a lifestyle. [RF]

[--] Insight: THEA
airdate unknown
cast:
Julie Sommars

[--] Insight: THE TYRANTS
airdate unknown
cast:
Everett Sloane
Stephen McNally
Synopsis:
Communist ideology is examined in dramatized interviews

with Stalin, Lenin and Marx. [RF]

[--] Insight: WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN
airdate unknown

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Hans Conried voice of St. Peter
Synopsis:
The mission of the Apostles. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Beau Bridges ........ God
Robert Harris ....... Sobel
Ronnie Cox .......... Ulrich
Synopsis:
Despite blindness, a man hopes to paint for an exhibition. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Dana Elcar .......... Dimitri
Barbara Sharma ...... Helen
Synopsis:
A hospital administrator fancies himself to be shrinking in this

comic allegory about misplaced human values. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Andrew Duggan ....... Jim
Bethel Leslie ....... Karen
Noelle North ........ Sharon
Jerry Houser ........ Jerry
Anthony Costello .... Forsythe
Synopsis:
A salesman is forced to rethink his life after visiting a Peruvian barrio. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Tim Matheson ........ Kevin
Robert DoQui ........ Charlie
Andrew Robinson ..... Barry
Synopsis:
Religious and political conflicts in Northern Ireland surface in a confrontation in a pub. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Randolph Mantooth
Synopsis:
On the sixth day with the help of a wacky angel, God creates humans. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Don Stroud
Synopsis:
A newscaster is asked by prison inmates to mediate an end to their riot. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Howard Da Silva ..... Arnstein
David Hurst ......... Simon
Peter Brocco ........ Benny
Synopsis:
A violinist believes he's becoming too ill to play. [RF]
 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Julius Harris ....... Avry
Clifford David ...... Greek
Synopsis:
A probe of human motivation is provided in this story of a singer

who makes an annual "charity" visit to jail. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Pancho Gomez
Jose Perez
Karmin Murcelo
Synopsis:
A teenage boy is shattered when he learns that the father he

 idolizes is involved with another woman. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Harold Gould ........ Motel Proprietor
Synopsis:
Fleeing town on the eve of his wedding, an man loses his way in a blizzard. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
Synopsis:
A mugger attempts to rob a blind beggar, but gets more than he can handle. [RF]

 

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Philip Michael Thomas ... Luther
Helen Martin ............ Bessie
Diane Sommerfield ....... Janet
Synopsis:
A young football player is the victim of a crippling muscle disorder. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Ned Glass ........... Cahn
Oscar Beregi ........ Weber
George Tobias ....... Unger
Amzie Strickland .... Mrs. Roche
Leon Belasco ........ Cavaretta
Peter Brocco ........ George
Synopsis:
The leader of a senior citizens' community trying to help a resistant resident. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Max Gail ............ Custodian
Richard Dysart ...... Sam
Synopsis:
In a video arcade, a woman becomes embroiled in

 the nightmare of a nuclear showdown. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Stephen Keep
Jan Clayton
Synopsis:
When a grocery-chain president decides to close a

 ghetto branch, his mother joins the protesters. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Sam Chew ............ Tom Madden
Janet MacLachlan .... Razia
Bill Daniels ........ Mike Madden
Joan Prather ........ Tina Forest
Richard Beymer ...... Dick Forest
Lynn Carlin ......... Helen Madden
Synopsis:
A drama about an affluent family's attitudes toward the world food shortage. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
James McEachin ...... C.C.
Durville Martin ..... Jelly
Beverly Hope Atkinson ... Hatti
Isabel Cooley ....... Lee Anna
Freeman King ........ Velvet
Stan Haze ........... Jacques
Don Pedro Colley .... Afro
Robert DoQui ........ Ajax
Synopsis:
During a club act, a singer reveals his plan to commit suicide. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Barry Brown ......... Brother Francis
Ford Rainey ......... Father Abbott
Edith Atwater ....... Alice Jeffries
John Colicos ........ Gus Mangel
Bill Vint ........... Chris Timmons
Synopsis:
A monk must become a businessman when he takes

over his late father's advertising agency. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Jerry Houser ........ Frankie
Nan Martin .......... Emma
Dick Van Patten ..... Frank
Robert Hogan ........ Henderson
Lindsay V. Jones .... Kim
Synopsis:
A reformed pusher drifts back to a life of crime. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Kay Lenz
Robert Pine
Synopsis:
A computer-dating executive and her disgruntled customer,

who's had 14 dates in as many days. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Christine Avila ...... Maria
David Thomas ......... Robert
Wendy Smith Howard.... Cathy
Synopsis:
Despite support, a young woman is devastated by

 the death of her newborn baby. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Vincent Gardenia .... Moses
Harold Gould ........ God
Synopsis:
A comedic treatment of the events leading up to the Exodus. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Martin Sheen
Greg Mullavy ........ Mark
Eugene Roche ........ Father Paul
Eve Plumb ........... Jeannie
Peggy Doyle ......... Eileen
Synopsis:
A priest seeks self-awareness through psychotherapy. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Michael Lembeck ..... Nephew
Maggie Roswell ...... Karen
Synopsis:
A dying millionaire demands a cure from an impassive doctor who

concentrates on healing the rancor in the patient's heart. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
Synopsis:
A contemporary parable: Jesus is tempted by demons who offer Him

worldly fame and riches if He forgoes the Resurrection. In one vignette,

Jesus is a rock singer offered celebrity; in another, a Latin American

peasant leader offered control of his nation. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown episode
airdate unknown
cast:
Mariette Hartley ..... Elise
Cindy Williams ....... Flora
Pamela Franklin ...... Joy
Ron Howard ........... Connie
Bob Hogan ............ Doctor
Jack Manning ......... Horning
Richard Beymer ....... Train Conductor
Synopsis:
Deserted by her boyfriend, a pregnant girl loses the will to live. [RF]

[--] Insight: Unknown title
1970-71
cast:
Joseph Campanella .... Roger
Synopsis:
A cynical American journalist is disturbed by India's poverty. [RF]
 

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