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NERO WOLFE(1981)
The full run of Nero Wolfe from 1981 starring
William Conrad! Also here is Lee Horsley(Matt Houston)!!
Sadly there are no closed captions!!
EPISODE # 01: THE GOLDEN SPIDERS(Jan. 16, 1981):
While washing window on the street a young boy sees a woman
who appears to be mouthing the words "Help", Police"! The
boy goes to Wolfe with his story and proptly gets run over!
Nero and co. get on the case! A
EPISODE # 02: DEATH ON THE DOORSTEP(Jan. 23, 1981):
An old friend a football team mate of Archie's comes
to Nero for help of some sort and promptly gets murdered
at Nero's doorstep!! A
EPISODE # 03: BEFORE I DIE(Jan. 30, 1981):
A woman of questionable repute gets hired to play the
daughter of a local gangster! She gets kidnapped and
her "father" pays the ransom of not getting in the way
of another local gangster! She gets killed while trying
to get hold of Wolfe, and then the hood gets killed!
Wolfe gets involved when it turns out that said gangster
names Wolfe as his executer and in charge of his daughter! A-
EPISODE # 04: WOLFE AT THE DOOR(Feb. 06, 1981):
Archie winds up in the morgue and Wolfe has to go ID
him!!! A
EPISODE # 05: MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD(Feb. 13, 1981):
A man goes to the aid of a woman that he thinks is
being beaten by her husband! When he gets there he
hears shots in their apartment and rushes in to find
the man dead and the woman no where to be found! Later
that same week a man comes to Wolfe and asks him to
find his missing son! Coincidence??
Guest starring here are Lana Wood(Diamonds Are For
Forever, The Searchers, The Over-The-Hill Gang Rides
Again, Payton Place, sister of Natalie), John deLancie
(Legend, Days Of Our Lives, The Thorn Birds)!!
Star Trek connnection: John de Lancie(TNG, DS9, CONT, &
VOY, LD, PIC)! A-
EPISODE # 06: TO CATCH A DEAD MAN(Feb. 20, 1981):
A man gets thrown off a ship after reporting suspicious
activities in his company! Many deaths ensue before Nero
can put the pieces together!!
Guest starring: Cesare Danova(Viva Las Vegas, Cleopatra,
Garrison's Gorillas, National Lampoon's Animal House)! A
EPISODE # 07: IN THE BEST FAMILIES(Mar. 06, 1981):
A woman comes to Nero and asks him to find out where
her husband is getting large sums of money!
Guest starring: Robert Loggia(T.H.E. Cat, Independence Day)! B
EPISODE # 08: MURDER BY THE BOOK(Mar. 13, 1981):
A man gets run over near Wolfe's house and has a list of
people linked to Wolfe! Later that same day he gets inlisted
to help a woman attached to the dead man! It all has to do
with a manuscriipt!
Starring: David Hedison(Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea),
Delta Burke(Designing Women), John Randolf(2 Planet Of The
Apes movies[1970s], You've Got Mail, Heaven Can Wait[1978])! A
EPISODE # 09: WHAT HAPPENED TO APRIL(Mar. 20, 1981):
A woman is found dead by the river(seems to be a favorite
spot in this series) and Saul makes himself a suspect by
going to the dead woman's appartment getting his stuff there
and getting caught by the police! Just about everyone in
this episode seems to be suspects! LOL!
One of the worst actresses I've seen in this series
is here(Laurie Heinemen)!
Starring: A returning Richard Anderson!
Star Trek connection: Mario Roccuzzo(TNG episode "Home
Soil")! B+
EPISODE # 10: GAMBIT(Apr. 03, 1981):
An old acquintence of Nero's from the war is in town
and vowing to take out the revenge that he promised
when he was thrown into the brig for treason!
Guest starring Darrin McGavin(Kolchak, Riverboat, Mike
Hammer[1958]), Patti Davis(dauhgter of Ronald and Nancy,
Regan)! B+
EPISODE # 11: DEATH AND THE DOLLS(Apr. 10, 1981):
A man goes out on his boat the boat suddenly explodes!
Many suspects, including the daughter of the man who's
also the granddaughter of an old friend of Nero's! B+
EPISODE # 12: THE MURDER IN QUESTION(Apr. 17, 1981):
It appears that someone is trying to kill a former
prosecutor! His wife goes to Wolfe for help, but
she winds up getting killed and the husband asks
Nero to keep up his investigation!!
Starring Norman Alden(Electra Woman And Dyna Girl). A
EPISODE # 13: THE BLUE RIBBON HOSTAGE(May 05, 1981):
Someone steals an orchid from Wolfe! He says he's
holding it ransom till Wolfe finds out who killed
a man when a robbery occurred! B+
EPISODE # 14: SWEET REVENGE(June 02, 1981):
A man hires two hit men to kill Archie(double if they
gets Wolfe too)! Last episode of the series! Too bad too,
this was an excellent series!!!! A
Specials(?):
TV Movie Nero Wolfe: The Doorbell Rang!!
No were hear the quality of the series with William
Conrad! Starring Thayer David and Tom Mason as the
main characters, this movie's about a woman who wrote
an expose about the FBI and they aren't happy at all!
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
Lee Horsley was the perfect Archie Goodwin. I'm a big
fan of the books & when I read them I can see only
Horsley as that character. He can come & rescue me
anytime!!! William Conrad was also very good as Wolfe.
I wish that they still showed them on tv so I would
have a chance to tape them . - eiffler123