Bret Maverick: The Hidalgo Thing
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8.1
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The Hidalgo Thing
- 18.
- Season: 1
- Episode: 18
- First Aired: 5/4/1982
- Prod Code: 167517
Tom Guthrie, who is trying to get re-elected as sheriff, tries to get Maverick to keep a low profile so as not to jeopardize his election chances, but Bret is working on the biggest con of his life and isn't about to stop now. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Gordon T. Dawson
- Director:
- Thomas Carter
- Stars:
- Ed Bruce (Tom Guthrie)
- David Knell (Rodney Catlow)
- John Shearin (Sheriff Mitchell Dowd)
- Richard Hamilton (Cy Whittaker)
- Ramon Bieri (Elijah Crow)
- James Garner (Bret Maverick)
- Darleen Carr (Mary Lou Springer)
- Recurring Role:
- Luis Delgado (Shifty Delgrado)
- Jack Garner (Jack)
- Marj Dusay (Kate Hanrahan)
- Guest Star:
- John Dennis Johnston (Burt)
- Jack Kelly (Bart Maverick)
- Dub Taylor (Toothless Tim Teal)
- Sandra De Bruin (Screaming Woman)
- James Gallery (Fortune Hunter)
- Hector Elizondo (Gomez)
- Nitpick: Wouldn't Bart Maverick have known that his brother was living in Sweetwater since it was stated in the dialogue that he'd been living there for a year? Surely, the two must have had some correspondence during that time period. edit »
- In this episode we learn that a year has passed since Bret Maverick arrived and decided to settle in the town of Sweetwater. edit »
- Hector Elizondo would go onto star in the popular CBS medical drama Chicago Hope. edit »
- Jack Kelly's brief cameo at the end of this episode marked his only appearance despite having appeared in more episodes of the original series than James Garner. edit »
- In interviews James Garner has said that if Bret Maverick had been renewed for a second season, Jack Kelly would have stayed on in a co-starring role as brother Bart, and a third of the stories would have taken place outside of Sweetwater. edit »
- Bart (after getting off the stagecoach): Brother Bret?
Bret: Brother Bart? edit » - Bret (to Fortune Hunter): I should have known better than to trust somebody wearin' a hat like that. edit »
- Crow: Where are you getting all these large sums of money?
Bret: Superior business methods and none of your business. edit » - Guthrie: You do anything to give Crow ammunition against me I'm gonna break both your legs.
Bret: You sure have a funny way of askin' for help. edit » - Bret (to Kate): Your cut'll be $50,000. You could float boulders for that kind of money. edit »
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