Acapulco is an American half-hour adventure series starring Ralph Taeger and James Coburn that aired on NBC in 1961. It is notable for providing Telly Savalas with his first regularly recurring role in a television series.
| Acapulco | |
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| Genre | Adventure |
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| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Billy May |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Robinson |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Ziv Television Programs |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 27 – April 24, 1961 |
| Related | |
| Klondike | |
Synopsis
editPatrick Malone and Gregg Miles are Korean War veterans who, tired of life in the United States, have taken up residence in Acapulco, Mexico, as beachcombers. They also help people in distress and often work for Mr. Carver, protecting him from enemies he made during his career as a criminal lawyer.[1]
Cast
edit- Ralph Taeger as Patrick Malone
- James Coburn as Gregg Miles
- Telly Savalas as Mr. Carver
- Bobby Troup as Himself
- Allison Hayes as Chloe
- Jason Robards, Sr. as Max
Production
editTaeger and Coburn were starring in Klondike, another Ziv Television/NBC series, when it was cancelled after 17 episodes, its last episode airing on February 13, 1961. In order to fulfill Ziv's contract with NBC, they were recast in Acapulco, which premiered two weeks later in the same time slot as Klondike.
The show′s setting in the fashionable resort city of Acapulco allowed its producers to arrange for celebrities such as Julie London, Broderick Crawford, and Gene Barry to make surprise cameo appearances in each episode.[2] The celebrities appeared as themselves enjoying a visit to Acapulco rather than as guest stars playing a character involved in the episode′s plot.[2]
Broadcast history
editAcapulco premiered on February 27, 1961, and was broadcast on Mondays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time throughout its brief run.[2] It lasted for only eight episodes, and its last episode aired on April 24, 1961.[2]
Episodes
editSource:[2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Bell's Half Acre" | John Meredyth Lucas | Cy Chermak | February 27, 1961 | |
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After Carver hires Pat and Gregg to apprehend robbery suspect Norman Median, Chloe and Bobby help them find a clue about his whereabouts — but when they find Median, they are maneuvered into hiding him. | |||||
| 2 | "Killer in a Rose-Colored Mask" | Unknown | John Robinson | March 6, 1961 | |
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When Pat and Gregg visit Carver, he talks them into helping him thwart an expected attempt on his life — and Pat invites a pretty woman named Kathy Dorn to a party at Carver's mansion. | |||||
| 3 | "The Gentleman From Brazil" | Unknown | Gene L. Coon | March 13, 1961 | |
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After Carver's representative in Brazil is murdered and a messenger bringing papers to Carver from Brazil disappears, Carver cuts off Pat's and Gregg's credit to force them to find the messenger for him. Guest star: Alan Hale, Jr. | |||||
| 4 | "Carbon Copy-Cat" | Unknown | Cy Chermak | March 20, 1961 | |
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Pat and Gregg are kidnapped after they buy a rare pre-Columbian burial urn for a client. | |||||
| 6[a] | "Fisher's Daughter" | Unknown | Bernard C. Schoenfeld | March 27, 1961 | |
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A man named Joe Nichols arrives in Acapulco intending to blackmail his ex-wife — a woman to whom he was married for only a few weeks when she was very young. Guest star: Leslie Parrish | |||||
| 5[a] | "Death Is a Smiling Man" | Unknown | Gene L. Coon | April 3, 1961 | |
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A lawyer is murdered just as he is about to leave Acapulco to for a trip to Washington, D.C., to appear before a United States Senate committee to defend his client — a former bookkeeper for mobsters. | |||||
| 7 | "Blood Money" | Unknown | William Bast | April 17, 1961 | |
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A pretty woman named Mona Jamison and her invalid brother George arrive in Acapulco after stealing $250,000 in the burglary of a London brokerage firm and shooting their accomplice to death — and Pat learns the hard way that they are guilty of theft and murder. | |||||
| 8 | "Murder With Love" | Unknown | Arthur Dales | April 24, 1961 | |
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A former attorney from New York City hires Pat and Gregg to prevent his former girlfriend, Barbara Meston, from writing her memoirs. | |||||
DVD rights
editMGM Home Video owns the DVD rights to Acapulco, but no DVD has been released.
References
edit- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
- ^ a b c d e The Classic TV Archive Acapulco (1961)
- ^ "Acapulco (1961) - Episode list" IMDb. Retrieved 2011-04-09.