Bright Flashes

Bright Flashes
Episode #	515
Air Date	January 17, 1982
Briefing	Lasers (by Scotty)

Title screen

Brief Plot

A pair of thieves use a laser to blind their victims before committing robberies. One of the witnesses is Wayne Cato, a cowboy actor and boyhood hero of Jon, but he's reluctant to come forward with information.

Guest Stars

• George Lindsey as Wayne Cato
• Mark L. Taylor as Scotty
• Jerry Houser as Rich
• Walker Edmiston as Mr. Blume
• Bert Remsen as Jim Stevens
• Paul Linke as Grossman
• Lou Wagner as Harlan

Co-Starring

• Brodie Greer as Baricza
• Michael Dorn as Turner
• Barbra Horan as Lisa
• Nancy Jeris as Registrar
• Bill Sorrells as Doctor
• Christopher Thomas as Co-official

Featuring

• Tim O'Keefe as Announcer
• David Wells as Liquor Store Clerk
• Jere Fields as DMV Cashier
• Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark

Crew

• Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
• Produced by: James Doherty
• Story Supervisor: William D. Gordon
• Teleplay By: James Doherty
• Story By: Jaron Summers and James Doherty
• 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: Joe Morrisey
• Unit Production Manager: Donald Gold
• First Assistant Director: Denny Salvaryn
• Second Assistant Director: Leslie L. 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, Barbara Hanley
• 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

• Just like the first race in Destruction Derby (also at Ascot Park), Ponch's name gets mentioned by the commentator far more during the Sprint car race than any other competitor.
• George Lindsey (Wayne Cato) is probably best known for playing Goober Pyle in The Andy Griffith Show and its spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D.

Mistakes

• When Bonnie and the DMV cashier are robbed, the laser beams come from an angle that's too low to be from a van across the street.

Preceded by: "Tiger in the Streets"

Bright Flashes 515

Followed by: "Battle of the Bands"