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{{Infobox Television |
{{Infobox television
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| show_name = Spencer's Pilots
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| genre = [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]
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| creator = Larry Rosen
| format = Action/[[Adventure]]
| writer =
| runtime = 1 hour
| director =
| creator = Larry Rosen
| starring = {{ Plainlist|
| producer = Larry Rosen
* [[Gene Evans]]
| executive producer=[[Bob Sweeney (director)|Bob Sweeney]]<br>
* [[Christopher Stone (actor)|Christopher Stone]]
Edward H. Feldman
* [[Todd Susman]]
| company =
* [[Britt Leach]]
| starring = [[Gene Evans]]<br>[[Christopher Stone (actor)|Christopher Stone]]<br>[[Todd Susman]]<br>Margaret Impert<br>[[Britt Leach]]
* Margaret Impert }}
| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[CBS Network|CBS]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Morton Stevens]]
| opentheme =
| first_aired = September 17, [[1976 in television|1976]]
| composer = {{ Plainlist|
| last_aired = November 19, [[1976 in television|1976]]
* [[Morton Stevens]]<br>[[Bruce Broughton]]<br>[[Jerrold Immel]]<br>[[Dick DeBenedictis]]<br>[[Harry Geller]] }}
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| country = United States
| num_episodes = 11
| language = English
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| num_seasons = 1
|}}
| num_episodes = 11
| list_episodes = #Episode list
| executive_producer = {{ Plainlist|
* [[Bob Sweeney (director)|Bob Sweeney]]
* Edward H. Feldman }}
| producer = Larry Rosen
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| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime = 48 minutes
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| first_aired = {{start date|1976|9|17}}
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'''''Spencer's Pilots''''' is an American [[Adventure (genre)|adventure]] series that aired on [[CBS]] from September 17 to November 19, 1976. Created by Larry Rosen and developed by Alvin Sapinsley, the series stars [[Gene Evans]].<ref>''[[The Tuscaloosa News]]'' (via [[Associated Press]]).[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PhUfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7Z0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008,1480001&dq=spencer's-pilots+evans&hl=en "Spencer's Pilots' Series Will Have Plenty Of Sky"]. July 6, 1976. p. 11.</ref><ref name=tt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', Penguin Books, 1996, p. 779. {{ISBN|0-14-024916-8}}</ref><ref name=tvguide>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=204535&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=755194|title=Spencer's Pilots Episode Guide|publisher=tvguide.com|accessdate=November 6, 2010}}</ref>
'''Spencer's Pilots''' is an 11-episode<ref>It appears that only six of the episodes actually aired.</ref> [[CBS]] [[adventure]] [[television series]] starring [[character actor]] [[Gene Evans]] which aired between September 17 and November 19, 1976.


==Episodes==
The [[Arizona]]-born Evans, better known for his frequent guest-starring appearances on CBS's ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' and as the father, Rob McLaughlin on CBS's ''[[My Friend Flicka (TV series)|My Friend Flicka]]'', opposite [[Anita Louise]] and [[Johnny Washbrook]], appears as Spencer Parish, the owner of Spencer Aviation. The other series characters are [[Christopher Stone (actor)|Christopher Stone]] as Cass Garrett; [[Todd Susman]] as Stan Lewis, Margaret Impert (born 1948) as Linda Dann, the pilot's secretary who is herself a pilot, and [[Britt Leach]] as Mickey "Wig" Wiggins, the company mechanic.<ref name=tt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', p. 779</ref> The pilots are often hired to transport criminals or to engage in more mundane activities, such as [[crop dusting]]. One episode involves being stranded in the [[Mojave Desert]]; another focuses on a pregnant hitchhiker looking for her husband who is trying to find employment in the oil fields. Still another is about a destitute pilot in need of work. Another segment focuses on the smuggling of [[illegal alien]]s. Another topic is the antics of a daredevil stunt pilot played by [[Bill Bixby]].<ref name=tvguide/>
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| Title = The Crop Duster
| DirectedBy = Don Weis
| WrittenBy = Karl & Terence Tunberg
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = The Search
| DirectedBy = Bruce Bilson
| WrittenBy = William Froug
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Code
| DirectedBy = Bruce Bilson
| WrittenBy = Larry Rosen
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| Title = The Explosives
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==References==
The hour-long program, set in [[California]], was created and produced by Larry Rosen. The executive producers were [[Bob Sweeney (director)|Bob Sweeney]] and Edward H. Feldman. The series aired at 8 p.m. Eastern on Fridays opposite the [[variety show]], ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|The Donny and Marie Show]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and [[Redd Fox]]'s [[situation comedy]], ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' on [[NBC]].<ref name=tt/>
{{reflist}}


==External links==
Among the guest stars on the series were: [[Bob Crane]], [[Shelley Fabares]], [[Barbara Bel Geddes]], [[Bridget Hanley]], [[Katherine Helmond]], Gerald Hiken, [[David Huddleston]], [[Linda Kelsey]], [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]], [[Richard Mulligan]], [[Pamela Reed]], and [[Pernell Roberts]].<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=204535&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=755194|title=Spencer's Pilots Episode Guide|publisher=tvguide.com|accessdate=November 6, 2010}}</ref>
* {{IMDb title|0074059}}


At mid-season ''Spencer's Pilots'' was replaced in January 1977 on the CBS schedule by ''[[Code R (TV series)|Code R]]'', another adventure series set on the beaches of southern California and starring [[Tom Simcox]], [[James Houghton]], [[Martin Kove]], and [[Joan Freeman]].

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Latest revision as of 12:11, 4 February 2024

Spencer's Pilots
GenreAdventure
Created byLarry Rosen
Starring
Theme music composerMorton Stevens
Composers
Country of originVereinigte Staaten
Original languageEnglisch
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLarry Rosen
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time48 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 17 (1976-09-17) –
November 19, 1976 (1976-11-19)

Spencer's Pilots is an American adventure series that aired on CBS from September 17 to November 19, 1976. Created by Larry Rosen and developed by Alvin Sapinsley, the series stars Gene Evans.[1][2][3]

Episodes

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Nº Titel Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
0"Spencer's Pilots"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 1976 (1976-04-09)TBA
1"The Drone"UnknownUnknownSeptember 17, 1976 (1976-09-17)TBA
2"The Prisoner"UnknownUnknownSeptember 24, 1976 (1976-09-24)TBA
3"The Matchbook"UnknownUnknownOctober 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)TBA
4"The Crop Duster"Don WeisKarl & Terence TunbergOctober 8, 1976 (1976-10-08)1310-2817-0111
5"The Search"Bruce BilsonWilliam FrougOctober 29, 1976 (1976-10-29)1310-2817-0117
6"The Hunted"UnknownUnknownNovember 5, 1976 (1976-11-05)TBA
7"The Code"Bruce BilsonLarry RosenNovember 12, 1976 (1976-11-12)1310-2817-0109
8"The Explosives"UnknownUnknownNovember 19, 1976 (1976-11-19)TBA

References

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  1. ^ The Tuscaloosa News (via Associated Press)."Spencer's Pilots' Series Will Have Plenty Of Sky". July 6, 1976. p. 11.
  2. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, Penguin Books, 1996, p. 779. ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  3. ^ "Spencer's Pilots Episode Guide". tvguide.com. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
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