Return of the Supercycle

Return of the Supercycle
Episode #	307
Air Date	October 27, 1979
Briefing	?

Title screen

Brief Plot

Ponch ends up in hospital when he crashes while pursuing a jewelry thief on a motorbike. Jon and Ponch think it could be Roy Yarnell, who's back in town with his own stunt show. Meanwhile, a new female officer is interested in Jon, but his colleagues think she's there to spy on them.

Guest Stars

• Anne Lockhart as Kathy Mulligan
• George O'Hanlon, Jr. as Roy Yarnell
• Stanley Brock as Max Beaumont
• Paul Linke as Grossman
• Lou Wagner as Harlan

Co-Starring

• Brodie Greer as Baricza
• Michael Dorn as Turner
• Steve Eastin as Dunslay
• Del Russell as Donny Joe King
• George Caldwell as Link Burrows
• Carl Irwin as Store Owner
• Kay Howell as Nurse
• Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark

Special Motorcycle Stunts By

• Rex Blackwell And Robert Correll

Crew

• Produced by: Cy Chermak
• Written by: Richard Mittleman
• Directed by: Bruce Kessler
• Executive Consultant: Rick Rosner
• Story Editors: William D. Gordon & James Doherty
• Associate Producer: Paul Rabwin
• 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: Les Gobruegge
• Editor: Quinnie Martin, Jr.
• Unit Production Manager: Ron Grow
• First Assistant Director: Lindsley Parsons III
• 2nd Assistant Director: Paul Chavez
• Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
• Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
• Production Consultant: Dave McDannel
• Technical Advisor: Bill Kuethen
• Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
• Recorded at: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
• Sound: Ray Barons, M. Curtis Price C.A.S.
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Shelly Levine
• Makeup: Richard Cobos S.M.A., Walter Schenck
• Hairdresser: Don Lynch
• Casting: Michael O. Hanks
• Locations by: Cinemobile Systems
• With Appreciation to Glen B. Craig, Commissioner California Highway Patrol
• Motorcycles Furnished by: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
• Automobiles furnished by: Ford Motor Company
• Filmed in METROCOLOR / Titles and Opticals MGM
• Rosner Television in association with MGM Television

Fun Facts

Standard Brands Paint Co.

• The red/yellow Standard Brands Paint Co. store seen a couple of times in this episode was on the corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Erwin Street. It's now a CVS/pharmacy. View in Google Maps
• The drive-in was the Sepulveda Drive-In Theatre, also on Erwin Street. It closed in 1989 and is now a car park. View in Google Maps
• The bank where the diamond is on display is at the intersection of Van Nuys Blvd and Haynes Street. It's now Bank of America. View in Google Maps

Mistakes

• When Jon gets to the bottom of the ramp at the drive-in theater, his right side pannier is loose and dragging on the ground. Moments later he drives up the ramp and the pannier is fixed. When he rolls back to Baricza and Kathy, it's loose again.

Preceded by: "Counterfeit"

Return of the Supercycle 307

Followed by: "Hot Wheels"