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