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Rudolph Borchert (writer)
Roy Huggins (creator) ...
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Original Air Date:
13 April 1979 (Season 5, Episode 22)
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While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs. | add synopsis
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The Doctor is In...sane! more (1 total)
Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | James Garner | ... | Jim Rockford |
 | Noah Beery Jr. | ... | Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2 (as Noah Beery) |
 | Joe Santos | ... | Police Lt. Dennis Becker |
| John Considine | ... | Dr. Lee Yost |
| Jesse Welles | ... | Sorel Henderson |
 | Carmen Argenziano | ... | Dumas |
| Walter Brooke | ... | Dr. Bosca |
| David S. Cass Sr. | ... | Casey (as Dave Cass) |
| Reni Santoni | ... | Perry |
| Harlan Warde | ... | Evan Grange |
| Fritzi Burr | ... | Tax Assistant |
| Patrick Culliton | ... | Patrolman |
| Sandy Freeman | ... | Dr. Addison |
 | Anne Bellamy | ... | Nurse |
| Ray Stricklyn | ... | Dr. Stark |
Series Cast
These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode? | James Luisi | ... | Lt. Doug Chapman |
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Continuity: Rocky's truck is struck from behind, but after the accident Rocky tells Jim bricks went through the cab as a result of the accident. A vehicle hit from behind would not cause the bricks to go forward with enough energy to do that kind of damage. After an impact like this the bricks would tend to move backward. more
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Jim Rockford:
This is Jim Rockford. At tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Female Caller:
Jim, this is Andrea Todd's Food Mart. Listen, there's a guy down here by the name of Angel Martin who's charged one hundred and ten dollars of groceries to your account. Is that okay with you?
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
This is a very well written episode that was kind of sunk by weak casting.
This time Rockford is the innocent victim of a car accident when a couple of drunks drive into him while he's driving Rocky's truck. While in the hospital, the groggy P.I. sees a Dr. Yost (John Considine) removing the corneas from a donor--only the donor doesn't appear to be dead yet!
Of course, everyone shrugs it off on the fact Rockford was medicated and groggy. But Jim's not convinced, so he decides to investigate Dr. Yost. There's a good scene where Rockford visits the farm where Yost grew up and another where he tries to get info from a V.A. patient.
The humor is there and it is a good mystery, while Considine kind of phones in his part. They needed someone with more presence and a sense of underlying menace (like James Woods or Eric Braeden) to play Dr. Yost. Considine is just bland.
Jesse Wells returns as Yost's secretary. She was in two season one episodes, most notably playing Nancy Wade in "Roundabout". She's good playing the dumb girl who thinks she's smart (though what Rockford sees in her is beyond me!)
You'll notice at the beginning the Firebird is no where to be seen. First Rockford drives Rocky's truck, but then gets a big sedan from the rental company. The reason for this becomes apparent later in the show when they use Universal stock footage of a car going off the road, down a cliff and exploding. If you look closely, you'll notice while the car in the stock footage is a dark sedan, its a Continental with suicide doors, while the car Jim drives is a Ford with doors that open regularly.