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Ironside Season 1 Episode 30

Return of the Hero

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AIRED: 4/4/68

In the first season finale, Capt. David Larkin, a decorated war hero who served two tours of duty in Vietnam and the Chief's former homicide partner of two years, is on trial for the double murder of his wife and her lover. He is found guilty in part because of the Chief, who was forced to testify against him. Whilst he is trying to find out the truth, somebody else is killing off the witnesses, and the Chief himself may be next on the list.moreless

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Don Galloway	Detective Sergeant Ed Brown
Barbara Anderson	Officer Eve Whitfield (1967-1971)
Don Mitchell	Mark Sanger
Raymond Burr	Chief Robert T. Ironside

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Gary Collins	Capt. David Larkin	Guest Star
Gavin MacLeod	Daniel Gerber	Guest Star
Hank Brandt	Paul J. Rutledge	Guest Star
Gene Lyons	Commissioner Dennis Randall	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (2)
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- April 4, 1968
  The show aired on the same day as the assassination of U.S. Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. He was shot in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray.
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- Various notes from this episode:
  
  On of the threatening phone calls was made form a pay phone with the number ( 415 ) 781-0712.
  
  The Sergeant was staying at the Alexander Hotel.
  
  The murders took place in apartment building called Esquire House.
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QUOTES (5)
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- David Larkin: I was framed and you (Ironside) were the prized chump.
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- Ed: You're talking about a man (Larkin) you knew before he went to Vietnam. The Larkin who came back after two tours of duty in a shooting gallery where you aim at live targets ...
  Ironside: Ed, the essence of a man doesn't change.
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- Ironside: Who made this coffee?
  Mark: I did. It's Swedish coffee, you put an egg in it.
  Ironside: Next time try a fresh egg.
  
  later on in the show
  
  Ironside: You know, this would be a good time to make another pot of coffee. We're out of eggs!
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- (after the Chief has earlier criticized her for taking a 'leisurely lunch')
  Eve: For your information, I only took 28 minutes off for lunch.
  Ironside: Don't gulp your food. From now on take a full half hour.
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- Ironside: (upon finding Mark putting a bomb together) You going into the bomb and mine making business?
  Mark: The only way I can understand a gadget is to put one together.
  Ironside: Let me know before you start trying to understand what happens when it goes off. Ed called in?
  Mark: Eve did. She said ...
  Ironside: Call Ed. He's with Rutledge; or would have to take a phone apart and put it together to understand how to use it?
  Mark: I did that when I was a kid Chief, a pay phone to see how to get the coins out.
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NOTES (1)
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- Gary Collins and Ron Hayes are billed as Guest Stars in the opening credits.
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ALLUSIONS (3)
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- Ironside: Willie Mays said to me that he's going to steal Second, Third and Home.
  
  Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (b.1931; Westfield, Alabama) played the majority of his 22-year career with the New York and San Francisco Giants. In 1968 Mays batted .289 hitting 23 home runs and driving in 79. Mays stole 338 bases in his career, but only 12 in 1968. He is nicknamed The Say Hey Kid and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Mays won two MVP awards (1954 & 1965) and appeared in 24 All-Star Games. He finished his career with 660 career home runs, which was third most in baseball history at the time. He is considered by many to be the greatest all-around player in history.
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- Dodgers vs. Giants, final game of a 3-game series
  In 1968, the Giants finished with a record of 88-74, in second place 9 games behind the National League (NL) pennant winning St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers finished eighth with a 76-86 record 21 games out of first. At that time, there were no divisions in the NL.
  
  The teams played each other 18 times that season , with each winning nine times. The show aired on April 4 and the closest three game series at Candlestick Park to the air date was April 26-28.
  
  Drysdale faced the Giants in five of the games, but only faced Marichal once, with Marichal prevailing 2-0 at Dodger Stadium. The win was Marichal's 20th of the season. Marichal finished the season with a 26-9 record and a 2.43 ERA. Drysdale's record was 14-12 with a 2.75 ERA.
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- Marichal vs. Drysdale, Dodgers vs. Giants, final game of a 3-game series at Candlestick Park.
  
  This is the second episode in which a Dodgers-Giants game is referenced. Please refer to the episodeSomething For Nothing for details on the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Juan Marichal and Candlestick Park.
  
  Drysdale
  A reference to Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale (1936–1993), who pitched his entire career for the Dodgers from 1956 (when they were still the Brooklyn Dodgers) to 1969. The right hander had a career record 209-166 striking out 2,486 in 3,432 innings pitched. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
  After his retirement, he went on to have a successful broadcasting career not only with the Dodgers, but also with the Montreal Expos (1970-1971), Texas Rangers (1972), California Angels (1973-1979), Chicago White Sox (1982-1987) and ABC Sports (1978-1986).
  At age 56, he died in his hotel room in Montreal, Quebec on July 3, 1993 from a heart attack.
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