Road to Nashville (20 Oct. 1976)

A fellow OSI agent goes missing while investigating country legend Big Buck Buckley who seems to be passing out top secret information by way of his music. Muffin Calhoun, a mutual ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan J. Levi

Writers:

Kenneth Johnson (creator), James D. Parriott,

Stars:

Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Lindsay Wagner	...	Jaime Sommers
Richard Anderson	...	Oscar Goldman
Martin E. Brooks	...	Dr. Rudy Wells (credit only)
Hoyt Axton	...	Buck Buckley
Bert Kramer	...	Penn Mathers
Doc Severinsen	...	Muffin Calhoon
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Tammy
Scott Arthur Allen	...	Bill
Dick Haynes	...	Announcer
Stacey O'Brien	...	Stacy
Bob Beck	...	Len
Earl Billings	...	Skycap
Robin Harlan	...	Pam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Daniels Jr.

Storyline

A fellow OSI agent goes missing while investigating country legend Big Buck Buckley who seems to be passing out top secret information by way of his music. Muffin Calhoun, a mutual acquaintance of Buck and Oscars takes Jaime to Nashville and introduces her to Buckley as the aspiring singer 'Jodi Lee Sommers'.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1976 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 30, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harve Bennett Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode includes a rare (uncredited) television appearance by the singer Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 - December 16, 1997) who was an American pop singer. She was best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love." She appears as the shorter of of the two female back-up singers for Big Buck Buckley's group.

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Goofs

The sign "Ventura Air Force Base" indicates that the base is located in the county and possibly the city of Ventura, California. However, the "Caution" sign on the fence to the left are marked with "L.A. OR 96772" (Los Angeles Ordinance 96772) and another "No Trespassing" sign is marked with "L.A.M.C." (Los Angeles Municipal Code).

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Quotes

Bill: Who are you?
Jaime Sommers: [coughs] I'm Jaime Sommers. And the guy in the pajamas here is
[another cough]
Jaime Sommers: Muffin Calhoun. We're from the OSI.
Bill: [coughing] I thought Oscar had given up on me.

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Connections

Edited into The Bionic Woman: Rodeo (1977)

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Soundtracks

"You can fly like an eagle"
Performed by Hoyt Axton

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