The Killin' Cousin (3 Apr. 1980)

In this pilot for a possible spinoff (and a possible exit for Lee Meriweather as Betty Jones, who was thinking about leaving the show if it was picked up for a ninth season due to her ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Preece

Writers:

Edward Hume (developed for television by), Norman Jolley

Stars:

Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Buddy Ebsen	...	Barnaby Jones
Lee Meriwether	...	Betty Jones
Mark Shera	...	Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Ashmore	...	Donald Forest
John Carter	...	Lt. John Biddle
Madeleine Fisher	...	Jennifer Hunt
Mark Goddard	...	Roger Clark
Thomas Havens	...	William 'Billy' Tarkington V
Kenneth Mars	...	William Tarkington IV
Julie Rogers	...	Sara Clark
John Steadman	...	Reggie
Lurene Tuttle	...	Emily Carter
Lory Walsh	...	Karen Bigelow

Storyline

In this pilot for a possible spinoff (and a possible exit for Lee Meriweather as Betty Jones, who was thinking about leaving the show if it was picked up for a ninth season due to her commitments to her fiance'), Kenneth Mars chews scenery like it's candy as the head of a father-son private-eye organization. The loopy father and sensible son suspect Betty in the murders of two of her cousins. When they realize she didn't do it, they go after the real bad guys and offer Betty a job as their partner. The producers did not know at the time of filming (and, in fact, until well after the episode aired) which of two Thursday-night series ("The Waltons" being the other) would get the one remaining spot after "Magnum, P.I." was tapped for the time slot; ultimately "The Waltons" got the nod because CBS wanted to experiment with a cast made up entirely of the youngsters on the show.l

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1980 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Woodruff Productions, Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Last show of the series.

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