Poison 

After Rossi's friend reveals that he has damaging information about the unsafe conditions at a nuclear plant, he is "accidentally" struck and killed by a car. Eager to prove that it was no ... See full summary »

Director:

Gene Reynolds

Writers:

James L. Brooks (created by), Allan Burns (created by)

Stars:

Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Asner	...	Lou Grant
Robert Walden	...	Joe Rossi
Linda Kelsey	...	Billie Newman
Mason Adams	...	Charlie Hume
Jack Bannon	...	Art Donovan
Daryl Anderson	...	Dennis "Animal" Price
Nancy Marchand	...	Mrs. Pynchon (credit only)
Belinda Montgomery	...	Carol (as Belinda J. Montgomery)
Guy Boyd	...	Sam Beecher
Paul Lambert	...	Congressman Phelps
Jennifer Rhodes	...	Dr. Roberta Giani
Carolyn Conwell	...	Mrs. Pratt
Arthur Batanides	...	Stranger
Wayne Heffley	...	Sheriff Turner
Michael Alldredge	...	Worker #2

Storyline

After Rossi's friend reveals that he has damaging information about the unsafe conditions at a nuclear plant, he is "accidentally" struck and killed by a car. Eager to prove that it was no accident, Rossi continues the investigation into the nuclear plant.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1978 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When this episode originally aired, the name of the nuclear plant was still in the soundtrack. Later airings had every use of the original name re-dubbed with a new plant name (phonetically: "Tu-cor" or "Too-core") in all lines of dialog. The best reference to what the original name was can be seen outside the window of the company doctor. The name "Nuckon" is painted on the wall which (I assume) was too close to the name of some existing company back in the '70s.

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Quotes

Joe Rossi: I feel like it's my fault. I brought him into my editor, we sent him back there.
[sighs and puts his hands in his hair]
Joe Rossi: [pause] It would be nice if you'd tell me it's not my fault.

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Connections

References Shane (1953)

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