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| New Guy in Town | |
| Episode # | 417 |
| Air Date | March 15, 1981 |
| Briefing | ? |
Brief Plot
A man blames Jon and Ponch for the death of his brother during a pursuit, so, with the help of his sister-in-law, he tries to kill them. A rookie officer seems too perfect, and the team bet on when he'll make his first mistake.
Plot
Guest Stars
- Joseph Hacker as T.C. Hunsacker
- Jenny O'Hara as Lina Beck
- Christopher Connelly as Martin Beck
- Paul Linke as Grossman
- Lou Wagner as Harlan
Co-Starring
- Brodie Greer as Baricza
- Michael Dorn as Turner
- Melissa Prophet as Karen
- Ernest Sarracino as Paco
- Lance Gordon as Driver
- Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark
Crew
- Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
- Produced by: Paul Rabwin
- Written by: Larry Alexander
- Directed by: Arnold Laven
- 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: Albert P. Wilson A.C.E.
- 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
- In the pre-titles sequence, Jon and T.C. spot the speeder on La Tuna Canyon Road. View in Google Maps
- The Paco's Tacos restaurant was on the corner of West Glenoaks Boulevard and Cleveland Street. It's now a medical center. View in Google Maps
- Although it was invented in 1974, Rubik's Cube did not reach the mass market until mid-1980, so it would've been relatively new when this episode was filmed.
Mistakes
| Preceded by: "Karate" |
New Guy in Town 417 |
Followed by: "The Hawk and the Hunter" |