Season 1

(1975)
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Episodes 13

1 Pilot

September 4, 1975

1h

I have been unable to trace details of this 90-minute TV-movie pilot. The International Movie Database identifies the writer as Tom Greene.

2 Fear

September 14, 1975

1h

Despite his deep-rooted fear of heights, John goes along with Pete and Endy in tacking flight instuction from a hang-glibding pilot. Unexpectedly, John likes the beginner's lessons—until he realizes that the advanced stages of the sport entail flying off 200-foot cliffs.

3 Match Point

September 21, 1975

1h

While his father is shooting a photo layout for a sports magazine, John almost defeats tennis star Tom Aberling in a pick-up match; but Tom's father fears the nonchalant game could ruin his son's reputation.

4 The Ghost Story

September 28, 1975

1h

While covering an exhibit featuring the works of a recently deceased young artist, Peter receives a bizarre request from her twin sister: she wants him to photograph the dead woman's ghost, reportedly haunting the family estate.

5 Ride on a Red Balloon

October 5, 1975

1h

A drinking problem prevents Pete's longtime friend, a hot air balloon pilot, from assisting with an advertising photo layour Pete is doing for a soft drink company.

6 The Fugitives

October 12, 1975

1h

The father of a young girl is being stalked by a mysterious man with a gun.

7 The Cave

October 19, 1975

1h

Pete's wartime buddy Dan Marshall undertakes daring exploits in a huge, dark, and treacherous cave, with an admiring John Karras following close behind.

8 The Rip-Off

October 26, 1975

1h

A young girl hitchhiker creates a nightmare for Pete Karras and his sons when she and her boyfriend steal the Karras' motor home.

9 The Prisoner in Sneakers

November 2, 1975

1h

A friendship develops between Endy Karras and a bitter, street-wise youth in a detention home.

10 The Trail of Bigfoot

November 9, 1975

1h

Pete and his sons stop to help a young mother whose car has broken down, but find themselves giving Patti Hardy and her son more than just a lift to the next city.

11 Adventure in LA

November 23, 1975

1h

Pete has been assigned to photograph the daughter of an international shipping magnae while she is visiting Los Angeles, but he arrives to find that the job has been given to someone else—and that threats have been made on the young girl's life.

12 Adventure in L.A.

November 23, 1975

1h

Working on a photo assignment at a guest ranch, Pete falls from his horse and is rushed to hospital, leaving John to deal with young Endy's fright and confusion.

13 Odyssey in Jeans

November 30, 1975

1h

Pete sets out to photgraph the elusive Bigfoot.

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