Season 1 ... continued
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1970
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The Gleam of the Eagle Mind
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21 January 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim is splattered with mud by and older man in a panel truck with no brakes. He is a painter, some say and Artiste'. Jim becomes his unlikely assistant on painting a barn. They spend the night painting a masterpiece.
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That undiscovered country ...
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28 January 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim misses his turn off and ends up on a Amish farm. The young folk (a beautiful blonde) are mesmerized by Jim's free traveling spirit. Jim teaches the girl's fiance to ride his bike, and the boy takes off and goes into town, while Jim stays on the farm to help the girl with the chores. On location in Reno, great shots of the old Mapes and Riverside Hotels.
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| Music: Keil Martin sings two songs - Wonderin Where I'm Wanderin written by D. Fleres & B. Barberis
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1970 TV Guide Listing
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Lucky Day
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4 February 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim arrives in Reno to see his cousin Eve, who is engaged to get married to a young man. Great shots of the old Reno, Nevada strip (The Biggest Little City in the World ) and it has not changed much to this day!
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Mating Dance for Tender Grass
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11 February 1970
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48 Min.
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While driving down a lonely desert canyon road, Jim is attacked by Indians, complete with war paint, but they have traded in their horses for motorcycles. NOTE: The Boat-tail Sporty as first prize.
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The Mountain
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18 February 1970
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48 Min.
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High in the mountains, Jim meets a beautiful blonde painting the snow covered mountain. Her husband is a famous writer and is on the mountain and sees the two together. The husband invites Jim to climb with him in the days to come.
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Still Waters
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25 February 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim gets fired from a chemical plant. He then meets a girl who's dad owns a newspaper and he gets a new job. However the father has a drinking problem. Located in Pacific Grove, California, north of Big Sur, a place where Jim will eventually come to rest after his quest on the lonesome highway. See Jim's Biography.
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| Music: Jim sings, Softly and Tenderly |
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| Also John Bahler sings When You Come Upon Still Waters; written by Bob Hilliard & Philip Springer.
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1970 TV Guide Listing
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The Forest Primeval
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4 March 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim heads for high lonesome, with bad weather closing in, he looses control on the mountain road and his bike falls down the slope with him tumbling after it. Filmed in Big Sur California.
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The Ninety-Nine Mile Circle
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11 March 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim helps and older gentleman on California's Highway 1 who is out of gas, Jim no sooner says good-bye when his bike breaks a chain. The man then returns the favor with a ride to get new parts. The adventure then begins with meeting people and meaningful talks about life, as they make the great circle.
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Stars: David Burns as the gentleman Mr. Isadora Katz. Note: The gas station in the picture below is on Hwy 1 south of Camel, CA. and has been in a million movies.
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The Mary R
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25 March 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim is visiting his Uncle Herman, who has since remarried the beautiful Beverly Garland (a blonde of course) Herman has big money problems with his fishing boat, as well as his son's problem, Jim's cousin.
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What's an Ark Without Centaurs?
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1 April 1970
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48 Min.
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Jim ends up at Lake Powell, out side Las Vegas at Hoover Dam, and gets a job as a handyman on a rich man's boat, and of course a beautiful rich (spoiled) daughter comes along with it!
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