A Simple Operation

A Simple Operation
Episode #	421
Air Date	May 17, 1981
Briefing	Only visit Getraer during breaks.

Title screen

Brief Plot

During a pursuit, Getraer is involved in an accident that damages his eye. While in hospital, the patient next to him is murdered to stop him from testifying, and the killer thinks Getraer may have seen him.

Guest Stars

• James Sloyan as Dr. Patterson
• A. Martinez as Dr. Rhodes
• Catherine Campbell as Kelly
• Ben Hammer as Cassidy
• Gwynne Gilford as Betty Getraer
• Paul Linke as Grossman
• Lou Wagner as Harlan

Co-Starring

• Brodie Greer as Baricza
• Michael Dorn as Turner
• Eugene Butler as Conners
• Lane Davies as Wilson
• Jack Collins as Len Dover
• Eileen Saki as Nurse Mishima
• Dan Hamilton as Crocker
• Karen Austin as Woman with Rabbit
• Jack Lukes as Sgt. Bates
• Charles Parks as Lt. Shain

Featuring

• Clint Young as Hospital Guard
• Kim Sudol as O.R. Nurse
• Freddye Chapman as Clerk
• Steven Arnold, M.D. as Dr. Arnold
• Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark

Crew

• Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
• Produced by: Paul Rabwin
• Written by: James Schmerer
• Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson
• Executive Consultant: Rick Rosner
• Story Editors: L. Ford Neale & John Huff
• Associate Producer: Randall Torno
• Developed for television by: Paul Playdon
• Music by: Alan Silvestri
• Theme by: John Parker
• Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski
• Director of Photography: Robert F. Sparks
• Art Director: Stephen Myles Berger
• Editor: Dennis C. Vejar
• Unit Production Manager: Donald Gold
• First Assistant Director: Denny Salvaryn
• Second Assistant Director: Leslie Jackson
• Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
• Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
• Production Consultant: Dave McDannel
• Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
• Recorded at: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
• Sound: Harlan Riggs, M. Curtis Price C.A.S.
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Shelly Levine
• Makeup: Richard Cobos S.M.A., Walter Schenck
• Hairdresser: Don Lynch
• Casting: Cathy Henderson
• With Appreciation to Glen B. Craig, Commissioner California Highway Patrol
• Motorcycles Furnished by: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
• Filmed in METROCOLOR / Titles and Opticals MGM
• Rosner Television in association with MGM Television

Fun Facts

• Eileen Saki (Nurse Mishima) appeared in several episodes of M*A*S*H, but not as a nurse - she was Rosie, the owner of the bar in the nearby village.
• The Bar-B-Q restaurant where Jon and Ponch rescue the rabbit in the pre-titles sequence is now a KFC, The First Federal Savings has become a OneWest Bank, but the McDonald's has only been slightly remodeled since filming. View in Google Maps
• Valley General Hospital is actually the back of the Thalberg Building in Culver City. It was built as the administration building for MGM studios and is now part of Sony Pictures Studios. View in Google Maps

Mistakes

• Damage to the macula causes problems with central vision, but does not lead to total loss of sight.

Preceded by: "Dead Man's Riddle"

A Simple Operation 421

Followed by: "Suicide Stunt"