Silent Partner

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Silent Partner
Episode # 519
Air Date February 28, 1982
Briefing Bumbling Car Thieves, Senior Citizens, Medical Health Problems, Dealing With Deaf People.
Title screen

Brief Plot

A couple of ex-convicts Hogan and Dewayne decide to steal a brand new 1981 Cadillac Seville in sable black from a senior citizen Earl Sorenson who gives chase. After an accident where Grossman gets injured, Jon decides to pulls Earl out of his car because he thinks he's drunk. Luckily, Bonnie steps in to tell Jon that Earl is actually deaf. Earl now wants to make a complaint against Jon for police brutality, false arrest, and not listening about his recently stolen Cadillac. Ponch asks out his adopted daughter Kim Travis.

Plot

Hogan and Dewayne are pulling over in the front of driving on Motor Avenue.
Dewayne abandoning a Datsun 280ZX on top of parking garage at Pacific Federal Building.

On a beautiful quiet Sunday afternoon when a couple of ex-convicts Hogan and Dewayne are driving around in a recently abandon 1959 Edsel Ranger have decided to exit the San Diego Freeway, there now cruising around in the suburb of Washington Culver where the neighborhood kids are actually playing at Carlson Park, they finally managed to spot a brand new 1981 Cadillac Seville in sable black in which is actually parked in front of garage on a driveway that belongs to an ederly couple Earl and Margaret Sorenson who have just recently gotten back from church, and happen to be preparing for a backyard barbecue party with their friends.

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Guest Stars

Introducing

Co-Starring

Crew

Fun Facts

The Pacific Federal building, demolished around 1997
  • Royce D. Applegate (DeWayne) previously appeared as Roger in Ponch's Angels in season 4.
  • DeWayne steals the Nissan from opposite the Chinese Theatre. He dumps it nearby in the car park of (what is now) the Liberty Hotel. The car park, the Pacific Federal building, and a couple of the roads seen in this episode have now been subsumed by the Hollywood and Highland shopping center.
  • The garage that repaired the Edsel was across the road from Rafi Automotive in Culver City. Rafi Automotive is now listed a block away and a business called Jack's Automotive is in its place. View in Google Maps
  • The final chase ends up at the San Fernando Valley Generating Station. It also appeared at the end of the Dukes of Hazzard episode 'Close Call for Daisy'. View in Google Maps
  • The Sorenson's house is actually located at 10406 Park Avenue, Washington, Culver City, California. The house, garage, including the original octagon garage door windows still exists today, and the white exterior with dark grey trim has been repainted in light blue with dark blue trim around 2015. View in Google Maps

Mistakes

  • When Grossman sees the chase go by, he has to walk to his bike and get his helmet on, yet he joins the chase only about 100 yards back.



Preceded by:
"In the Best of Families"
Silent Partner
519
Followed by:
"Flare Up"