The Outsider (1968 TV series)

The Outsider is an American detective drama that aired on NBC for one season from September 18, 1968 until April 16, 1969.[1]

The Outsider
GenreDetective drama
Created byRoy Huggins
StarringDarren McGavin
ComposerPete Rugolo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesPublic Arts
Universal Television
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 18, 1968 (1968-09-18) 
April 16, 1969 (1969-04-16)

Premise

David Ross was an ex-con who spent six years in prison for a murder he did not commit, then became a private investigator in Los Angeles. Though he received a governor's pardon, he is constantly harassed by police partly for his alleged past crime and partly because he is a private eye. He only resorts to violence when forced to, and his carry pistol is a tiny .25-caliber automatic. Many of his cases involve eccentric Hollywood or Southern-California types, with whom he copes in a bemused fashion.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"For Members Only"TBATBASeptember 18, 1968 (1968-09-18)
2"What Flowers Daisies Are"TBATBASeptember 25, 1968 (1968-09-25)
3"Along Came a Spider"TBATBAOctober 2, 1968 (1968-10-02)
4"A Wide Place in the Road"TBATBAOctober 9, 1968 (1968-10-09)
5"As Cold as Ashes"TBATBAOctober 16, 1968 (1968-10-16)
6"A Time to Run"TBATBAOctober 30, 1968 (1968-10-30)
7"Love Is Under 'L'"TBATBANovember 6, 1968 (1968-11-06)
8"The Twenty-Thousand Dollar Carrot"TBATBANovember 13, 1968 (1968-11-13)
9"One Long Stemmed American Beauty"Alexander SingerShirl HendryxNovember 20, 1968 (1968-11-20)
10"I Can't Hear You Scream"Alexander SingerEdward J. LaskoNovember 27, 1968 (1968-11-27)
11"Tell It Like It Was...and You're Dead"Alexander SingerBernard C. SchoenfeldDecember 4, 1968 (1968-12-04)
12"The Land of the Fox"TBATBADecember 18, 1968 (1968-12-18)
13"There Was a Little Girl"TBATBADecember 25, 1968 (1968-12-25)
14"The Girl from Missouri"TBATBAJanuary 8, 1969 (1969-01-08)
15"The Secret of Mareno Bay"TBATBAJanuary 15, 1969 (1969-01-15)
16"The Old School Tie"TBATBAJanuary 22, 1969 (1969-01-22)
17"A Bowl of Cherrie"TBATBAJanuary 29, 1969 (1969-01-29)
18"Behind God's Back"TBATBAFebruary 5, 1969 (1969-02-05)
19"Take the Key and Lock Him Up"TBATBAFebruary 12, 1969 (1969-02-12)
20"The Flip Side"TBATBAFebruary 26, 1969 (1969-02-26)
21"Handle with Care"TBATBAMarch 5, 1969 (1969-03-05)
22"All the Social Graces"TBATBAMarch 12, 1969 (1969-03-12)
23"A Lot of Muscle"TBATBAMarch 26, 1969 (1969-03-26)
24"Periwinkle Blue"Richard BenedictS: Gene Levitt;
T: Edward J. Lasko
April 2, 1969 (1969-04-02)
25"Service for One"TBATBAApril 9, 1969 (1969-04-09)
26"Through a Stained Glass Window"Charles S. DubinBen MasselinkApril 16, 1969 (1969-04-16)

One two-part program was edited together into a feature-length film and shown on U.S. television under the title "The 24-hour Mile." A paperback spinoff novel, "The Outsider," was written by American thriller writer Jim Thompson.

References

  1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. p. 898. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
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