Silent Partner
Silent Partner | |
Episode # | 519 |
Air Date | February 28, 1982 |
Briefing | Bumbling Car Thieves, Senior Citizens, Medical Health Problems, Dealing With Deaf People. |
Brief Plot
On a beautiful quiet Sunday afternoon when a couple of ex-convicts Hogan and Dewayne decide to steal a brand new 1981 Cadillac Seville in sable black that belongs to an elderly man Earl Sorenson who decides to take law into his own hands, eventually causing a serious car accident, and Grossie accidentally breaks his jaw after wiping out on his motorcycle. Earl now has a slight concussion, he refuses to cooperate with a sobriety test in which is often given to drunk drivers, and he attempts to commit aggravated assault by trying to slam the car door of his 1974 Ford Gran Torino in two tone green into Jon's crotch. Jon finally loses his patients by trying to arrest Earl for aggravated assault, and Bonnie manages to intervene between the both of them by stepping into the situation in order to explain to him about people with disabilities. Earl now wants to make a complaint against Jon for police brutality, false arrest, and not listening to him about his recently stolen Cadillac. Ponch decides to date Earl's home health care worker Kim Travis, he eventually get involved with managing people with medical problems, he manages to solve the case for the auto theft division, and he gets new equipment brought into the CHP in order to help people with a disabilities.
Plot
On a beautiful quiet Sunday afternoon when a couple of ex-convicts Hogan and Dewayne are driving around in a recently abandon un-maintain 1959 Edsel Ranger that has been repainted half a dozen times, they have finally 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 on a driveway in front of garage that belongs to an elderly married couple Earl and Margaret Sorenson who have just recently gotten back from church, and happen to be preparing for a backyard barbecue party while inside their house as part of a fortieth wedding anniversary celebration with their friends today. Dewayne finally gets out of the Edsel in which he starts casually walking over towards the driveway, he successfully manages to pick the passengers door lock open of Cadillac, he is actually unaware that Earl has gone outside while carrying a glass of brandy, and tray of hamburgers in order to start preparing them on a charcoal barbecue grill. Hogan is actually still inside the Edsel now keeping a lookout for the owner, including the cops while Dewayne finally hotwires the Cadillac underneath the dashboard, and there unaware that Earl is drinking a glass of brandy while starting to prepare to grill the hamburgers for their afternoon barbecue. Earl is actually unaware of his other medical problems, he now witnesses Dewayne stealing his Cadillac right off of his driveway, including Hogan driving away in an Edsel, he isn't very fond of cops since loosing his hearing permanently in a accidental explosion at a construction site about eighteen years ago, and since the death of his eldest son about seven years ago. Earl decides take the law into his own hands by going into his own garage, he get's into his wife's 1974 Ford Gran Torino in two tone green, and he manages to chase down suspects Hogan and Dewayne for about two minutes.
Grossie is actually force to missed out on having lunch today in order to response to a robbery at Chippendales, he decides to grab a quick at the Mini Mart & Liquor down the street, he is coming out eating a powder sugared doughnut, including drinking a cup of coffee, he witnesses Earl breaking the law by speeding while honking the horn inside of a Torino by trying to chase down his own suspects Hogan and Dewayne over stealing a Cadillac, he finishes throwing away his trash, he finally gets on his motorcycle in order to start a high speed pursuit of the suspects vehicle, and he calls into the dispatcher for backup units while keeping up with elderly suspect for about three minutes. The pursuit finally ends when Dewayne while driving the recently stolen Cadillac, he accidentally causes a multiple car collision in a residential intersection, Earl manages to avoid getting into the collision by slamming on the brakes of his wife's Torino, Grossie now accidentally wipes his motorcycle completely out on the ground, and he finally breaks his aviator sunglasses while passing out accidentally fracturing his jaw. Hogan decides to turn around inside the Edsel, he reminds Dewayne to leave the scene of the crime because they don't want actually get caught for a stealing a Cadillac, Earl now accidentally bumps his head on the steering wheel after slamming on the brakes of his wife's Torino in which he has glare from the sun in his eyes but can see the felons getting away, and Ponch and Jon arrive about three minutes later after finishing up a robbery report at Chippendales in order to investigate the scene of the crime. Ponch finally responds by getting off of his motorcycle in which he starts running towards their recently injured colleague, he manages to flips over a recently passed out Grossie who is now suffering from head trauma because of a bruise on the right side of the jaw, including an injury of the neck, he now removes his aviator sunglasses, including his helmet, and decides to call for an ambulance.
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Guest Stars
- Bill Boyett as Mr. Hogan
- Royce D. Applegate as DeWayne
- Dawn Jeffory as Kim Travis
- Paul Linke as Grossman
- Lou Wagner as Harlan
Introducing
Co-Starring
- Brodie Greer as Baricza
- Michael Dorn as Turner
- Arthur Malet as Junkman
- John Hostetter as Manager
- Frances Ripplinger as Margaret (Sorenson)
- Johnny Crear as Rolls Owner
- Stuart Mabray as Driver
- Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark
Crew
- Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
- Produced By: Paul Rabwin
- Story Supervisor: William D. Gordon
- Written By: Bruce Shelly
- Directed by: Gordon Hessler
- Executive Consultant: Rick Rosner
- Story Editors: L. Ford Neale & John Huff
- Executive 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: Jack Swan A.S.C.
- Art Director: Stephen Myles Berger
- Editor: Joe Morrisey
- Unit Production Manager: Donald Gold
- First Assistant Director: Steven P. Saeta
- Second Assistant Director: Leslie L. Jackson
- Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
- Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
- Production Consultant: Dave McDannel
- Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
- Rerecorded 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 T. Schenck
- Hair Stylist: Don Lynch
- Assistant Editor: Diana Marie Hering
- Sound Editor: Edward M. Osborne
- Music Editor: Jan Gershkoff
- Casting: Cathy Henderson, Barbara Hanley
- With Appreciation to Glen B. Craig, Commissioner California Highway Patrol
- Motorcycles Furnished by: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- We Gratefully Acknowledge The Assistance of Barbara Reade And The National Center On Deafness
- Filmed in METROCOLOR / Titles and Opticals MGM
- Rosner Television in association with MGM Television
Fun Facts
- 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 90232, and garage is located on the corner of Motor Avenue. The house, including the garage, and the original octagon garage door windows still exists today. The house was originally had an all white exterior at the time of filming of episode back in early October of 1981. The house actually had a partial makeover back in 2011 in which had included the gutters, doors, and awnings were actually repainted in hunter green. The houses actually had a complete makeover back in 2015 in which had included the siding actually being repainted in light blue, including the window trim, doors, awnings, top porch roof molding actually repainted in dark blue, the railings on the front porch remained white, and the gutters were actually replaced by a professional. View in Google Maps
- Grossie is seen coming out a convenience store while eating a powder sugar doughnut, drinking a cup of coffee, the business is actually called Mini Mart & Liquor is located at 4273 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230, and happens to be about five minutes away from Chippendales in which is actually located at 3739 Overland Avenue, Palms, Los Angeles, CA 90034. View in Google Maps
- Earl Sorenson starts taking the law into his own hands by chasing Hogan and Dewayne in which actually starts from 10406 Park Ave, Culver City, CA 90232, the pursuit go until you manage to hit the intersection of Overland Avenue/Braddock Drive, Culver City, CA 90230, and happens to be about two minutes away. View in Google Maps
- Grossie starts pursuing Earl Sorenson at the intersection of Overland Avenue/Braddock Drive, Culver City, CA 90230, the pursuit manages to end at the intersection of Culver Boulevard/Huron Avenue, and happens to be about three minutes away. View in Google Maps
- The house at the intersection is actually located at 10999 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232.
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" |