Category:In the Heat of the Night – Season 2

Season 2 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 31 January 1989

Writer: Terry Erwin

Director: Vincent McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb)

Guest Stars
Roberts Blossom (Dr. Harris Pendleton), Jon DeVries (Ed Rowan), J. Don Ferguson (Reverend Kenneth Haskell), Randy Martin (Lane), Joan Riordan (Claire), Christina Reguli (Cassey Rowan), Alex Van (Gentry), Aubrey Osteen (The Mortician)

Episode Notes

• Business: Sparta Forest Products

 

← Stranger in Town

A Trip Upstate →

Season 2 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 17 January 1989

Writer: Jordan Budde

Director: Michael Rhodes

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Suzi Bass (Eula), Shilla Benning (Angie)

Guest Stars
Eric Pierpoint (Clay Caulder), Renee Jones (Topaz), Maceo Walker (Atticus), Bill Ash (Tom), Jerry Campbell (Security Guard), Marc Gowan (Royce Johnson), Gary Bullock (Man #1), Larry Mize (Man #2), Alan Burrell (Man #3)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Anne-Marie Johnson does not appear in this episode

 

← Country Mouse, City Mouse

Tear Down the Walls →

Season 2 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 10 January 1989

Writer: Lee Maddux

Director: Vincent McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb)

Guest Stars
Traci Wolfe (Nicole), Mitchell Anderson (Bobby Skinner), Mickey Jones (Willie Baylor), Bill Gribble (Jake Dunleavy), Mert Hatfield (Gene Warren), Robert Roitblat (Bus Driver)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Location: Sparta General Hospital

 

← Gunshot

Stranger in Town →

Season 2 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 3 January 1989

Writer: David Moessinger

Director: Lee H. Katzin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb)

Guest Stars
Ketty Lester (Hannah Carter), De’voreaux White (Albert Toliver), Afemo Omilami (Jimmy Dawes), Danny Nelson (Hadley), Elizabeth Omilami (Mrs. Earl), Benji Wilhoite (The Manager), Alan Burrell (Big Man)

Production Notes

• Lois Nettleton does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Locations: Sparta Corners; Sparta Surgical Clinic; Sparta High School

 

← Hot Nights

Country Mouse, City Mouse →

Season 2 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 27 December 1988

Writer: Mark Edens

Director: Harry Harris

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Suzi Bass (Eula)

Guest Stars
Barbara Stock (Jacqueline Holt), Ralph Pace (Huell Cobb), Peter Thomasson (Frank Vandorn), Bill Ash (Tom)

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Notable Guest Stars

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← Prisoners

Gunshot →

Season 2 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 20 December 1988

Writer: Lee Maddux

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ed Ames (Sheriff Ed Thompson), Shelley Robertson (Jenny Gray), Tonea Stewart (Mrs. Gray), Daryl Wilcher (Eric Gray), Ernst Dixon (The Minister), Jeff Lewis (Deputy #1), James Mayberry (Booking Officer), Danny Fendley (Deputy #2), Charles Franzen (Desk Deputy)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Episode Notes

• Location: Butler County Sheriff’s Dept.

 

← The Hammer and the Glove

Hot Nights →

Season 2 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 13 December 1988

Writer: Jeri Taylor

Director: Harry Harris

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters

Guest Stars
Michael Warren (Matthew Pogue), Hugh Gillin (Fed. Agent McGraw)

Production Notes

• American Cinema Editors (Eddie) Nomination: Best Edited Episode from a Television Series – Buford F. Hayes

 

← The Family Secret

Prisoners →

Season 2 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 6 December 1988

Writer: Nancy Bond

Director: Lee H. Katzin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters

Guest Stars
Susan Blakely (Claudia Merrill), Suzanne Ventulett (Mary Lynn Merrill), Muriel Moore (Bernice Merrill), Wallace Wilkinson (George Merrill), Michael Moss (Becker)

 

← Don’t Look Back – Part 2

The Hammer and the Glove →

Season 2 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 4 December 1988

Writers: Jeri Taylor and David Moessinger

Director: Peter Levin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Iman (Marie Babineaux), Thomas Ian Griffith (Luke Potter), Tony Higgins (Andy White), Stuart Culpepper (Reed Nicholson), Ashley Josey (Jack Henry), Maceo Walker (Atticus Paul), Deborah Atkinson (Michelle), Pam Garmon (Lorraine White), Thom Gossam (Ted Marcus)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Carnival Facilities by The Great James H. Drew Exposition
• The Producers Wish To Thank The Georgia Film and Videotape Office

Episode Notes

• Event: 150th Anniversary of Sparta

 

← Don’t Look Back – Part 1

The Family Secret →

Season 2 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 4 December 1988

Writers: Jeri Taylor and David Moessinger

Director: Peter Levin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Iman (Marie Babineaux), Thomas Ian Griffith (Luke Potter), Maceo Walker (Atticus Paul), Thom Gossam (Ted Marcus)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Carnival Facilities by The Great James H. Drew Exposition
• The Producers Wish To Thank The Georgia Film and Videotape Office

Episode Notes

• Attraction: Pulliam Brothers Traveling Carnival
• Sign: “Find the Missing Heart” Contest Sponsored by Pimmington Auto Sales
• Sparta Police Chiefs have four year terms

 

← …And The You Die

Don’t Look Back – Part 2 →

Assistant Film Editor

• Virginia Olah: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Country Mouse, City Mouse; A Trip Upstate; Intruders; Walkout; Ladybug, Ladybug
• Vic Lackey: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Gunshot; Tear Down the Walls
• Jim Johnson: Hot Nights; Stranger in Town; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; The Creek; Accused; The Pig Woman of Sparta
• Kris Gilpin: These Things Take Time
• Kristen Carter: Sister, Sister; Fifteen Forever

Casting

• Mary Jo Slater
• Ben Rubin: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town
• Rick Millikan: Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Chief Lighting Technician: Michael C. (Mike) Schuyler

Construction Coordinator: Chuck R. Arrigo

Costume Supervisor: Donna O’Neal

Director of Photography: Peter Salim

Edited by

• Jack Harnish: Don’t Look Back – Part 1; Prisoners; Country Mouse, City Mouse; A Trip Upstate; Intruders; Walkout; Ladybug, Ladybug
• Buford F. Hayes: Don’t Look Back – Part 1; Gunshot; Tear Down the Walls; These Things Take Time; Sister, Sister; Fifteen Forever
• Leon Carrere: Hot Nights; Stranger in Town; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; The Creek; Accused; The Pig Woman of Sparta
• Vic Lackey: These Things Take Time

Executive Consultant: James Lee Barrett

First (1st) Assistant Director

• Paul Chavez: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Hot Nights; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Tear Down the Walls; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; Intruders; Sister, Sister; Accused; Ladybug, Ladybug
• Eldon Kent Burke: Prisoners; Gunshot; Stranger in Town; A Trip Upstate; These Things Take Time; The Creek; Walkout; Fifteen Forever; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Hairstylist: Joann Stafford-Chaney

Key Grip: George W. Borthwick

Lead Man

• Frank Galline: Don’t Look Back – Part 2

Location Casting: Shay Griffin

Location Manager

• Scott Elias: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta
• Mary Key Shelton: Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay

Makeup Artists

• Sylvia Mays
• Pat Gerhardt: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister
• Caren Dahy: Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Men’s Costumer

• Tony Velasco: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot
• Larry Velasco: Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Music

• Joe Harnell: Don’t Look Back – Part 1
• Nan Schwartz: Prisoners; Hot Nights; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug
• David Bell: Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; A Trip Upstate; Intruders; Walkout; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Music Editing

• Steve Livingston: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls
• Ken Johnson: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls
• Tom Gleason – Interlock Music: A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Music Supervisor: Richard S. Kaufman

Original Casting: Nan Dutton

Post Production Supervisor: Bruce A. Pobjoy

Production Coordinator: Judy Burke

Production Designer: Al Rohm

Property Master: Russ Goble

Re-Recording Mixers

• Gordon Day: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse
• Chris Carpenter: Don’t Look Back – Part 2
• B. Tennyson Sebastian II: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Fifteen Forever
• R. William (Bill) Thiederman: Prisoners
• Steve M. Pederson: Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta
• William Gazecki: Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused
• Garrie Bolger: Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused
• Howard Wilmarth: Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused
• Gary Bourgeois: Fifteen Forever
• Chris Carpenter: Fifteen Forever
• Richard R. Portman: Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta
• Mark Smith: Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Second (2nd) Assistant Director: James S. Griffin

Script Supervisor

• Jill Freeman: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug
• Lynn Aber: Intruders

Set Decorator

• Bruce Kay: Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time
• Frank Galline: Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Sound Effects: Echo Film Services – David McMoyler (Supervisor)

Sound Mixer: Maury Harris

Special Effects: Dick Cross

Story Editor

• Matt Harris (Carroll O’Connor): Don’t Look Back – Part 2; Prisoners; Hot Nights; Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Stranger in Town; Tear Down the Walls; A Trip Upstate; A.K.A. Kelly Kay; These Things Take Time
• Nancy Bond: Intruders; The Creek; Sister, Sister; Walkout; Accused; Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta

Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Dashnaw

Transportation Coordinator: Daniel Quick

Unit Production Manager: Edward Ledding

Women’s Costumer: Shari Gray

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Developed for Television by James Lee Barrett (Based on the Characters from the Novel by John Ball)

Executive in Charge of Production: Christopher Seitz

Executive Producers: David Moessinger and Fred Silverman

Associate Producer: Walter Dornisch

Co-Producer: Lee Maddux

Supervising Producer: Jeri Taylor

Produced by Edward Ledding

“In the Heat of the Night”: Music by Quincy Jones. Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Arranged by Chris Page. Performed by Bill Champlin.

Main Title Design: Bill Millar and Deena Burkett

Panaflex Camera and Lenses by Panavision

The Producers Wish To Thank The People Of Covington, Georgia

Episodes Copyright: 1988 (1-6), 1989 (7-22)

TV Ratings (USA): 17.3 (No. 18)

The Fred Silverman Company
A Juanita Bartlett Production in Association with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

Other Recurring Characters

• Eula (Suzi Bass) – 4 episodes

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Dr. Robb (Dan Biggers)

Episodes
Gunshot; Country Mouse, City Mouse; Tear Down the Walls; These Things Take Time; Sister, Sister; Walkout; The Pig Woman of Sparta

 

 

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Tom Dugan (Joe Don Baker)

• A retired police officer (Fifteen Forever)
• Wife was killed by a drunk driver (Fifteen Forever)
• Acting Chief of Police (Ladybug, Ladybug)
• Godson: Curt Breynard (Missing)

Episodes
Fifteen Forever; Ladybug, Ladybug; The Pig Woman of Sparta; Missing

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D.A. Dutton (Christopher Allport)

Episodes
A Trip Upstate; Accused; Fifteen Forever

 

 

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Angie Dupree (Shilla Benning)

Episodes
Stranger in Town; Walkout; Missing