The Poachers

The Poachers
Episode #	404
Air Date	October 19, 1980
Briefing	?

Title screen

Brief Plot

A couple of poachers are trying to catch deer in the woods, but are thwarted by a man who's taken his grandson there to teach him about his heritage.

Guest Stars

• Robert F. Lyons as Arnold
• Michael C. Gwynne as Cleve
• Alex Kubik as Ed
• Cliff Emmich as Daniels
• Paul Linke as Grossman
• Lou Wagner as Harlan

Special Guest Star

• Michael Ansara as Nathan

Co-Starring

• Brodie Greer as Baricza
• Michael Dorn as Turner
• Cal Bartlett as Carruthers
• Tony Raymond as Davey
• Cassandra Gaviola as Martha
• Trisha Hilka as Trudy
• Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark

Crew

• Produced by: Cy Chermak
• Written by: Marshall Herskovitz
• Directed by: Barry Crane
• 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: Joe Morrisey
• Unit Production Manager: Ron Grow
• First Assistant Director: Beau Marks
• Second Assistant Director: Forrest Futrell
• Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
• Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
• Production Consultant: Dave McDannel
• Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
• Assistant to the Producer: Randy Torno
• 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

• Cassandra Gaviola (later credited as Cassandra Gava) played the witch in Conan the Barbarian (1982).
• Michael Ansara rose to fame playing Cochise on the popular 1950s television series Broken Arrow.
• The Malibu Grand Prix track used is this episode was the one in Pasadena. The Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices and car park now stand on the site. View in Google Maps

Mistakes

• When Jon and Ponch find the crossbow arrow, Ponch says "We got the address on that pickup. Let's have another go at those guys." The poachers were driving a sedan at the beginning, not a pickup.
• When Jon and Ponch pull up at the crash caused by the ladies with the dog, the interior shot shows a blue Ford semi cab directly behind them, but there are no trucks in any of the wide shots and no vehicles behind them.

Preceded by: "To Your Health"

The Poachers 404

Followed by: "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party"