These Things Take Time

In the Heat of the Night

Season 2 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 21 February 1989

Writer: Nancy Bond

Director: Michael Rhodes

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb)

Guest Stars
Rose Weaver (Louise Hughes), A.J. Johnson (Shawna Hughes), Czerny Miller (Martin Campbell), Tony Evans (Don Mackey), Johnny Popwell (V.P. Rivers), Ed Grady (Morris), Bill Crabb (Foreman), Judson Vaughn (Mr. Dextroe), Bill Grimmett (Brother James)

Production Notes

  • Lois Nettleton does not appear in this episode
  • American Cinema Editors (Eddie) Award: Best Edited Episode from a Television Series – Buford F. Hayes and Victor B. Lackey

Episode Notes

  • Locations: 1st African Zion Church; Sparta High School

A.K.A. Kelly Kay

In the Heat of the Night

Season 2 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 14 February 1989

Writer: Lee Maddux

Director: Chuck Bowman

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Suzi Bass (Eula)

Guest Stars
Kevin Conway (Jude Thibodeaux), Bobbi Jo Lathan (Donna), Tiger Haynes (Nibby), Jana Emerick (Terri Geller), Wilbur Fitzgerald (Newman), Gil Roper (Clerk)

Episode Notes

  • Business: City Pawn Shop (Marshall City)

In the Heat of the Night – A Trip Upstate

Season 2 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 7 February 1989

Writer: Matt Harris

Director: Jeff Hayden

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Christopher Allport (D.A. Dutton)

Guest Stars
Paul Benjamin (George Brownlow), James Gammon (Sheriff Keith Monroe), Marc Clement (The Warden), David Dwyer (Melvin Nally), Randall Patrick (Lenny Cowes), Rand Hopkins (Salesman), Emily Woodward (Girl on Boat), Tom Key (Guard)

Production Notes

  • Carroll O’Connor wrote this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Tear Down the Walls

In the Heat of the Night

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

In the Heat of the Night

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)

Notable Guest Stars

Renee JonesRenee Jones

Production Notes

  • Anne-Marie Johnson does not appear in this episode

Country Mouse, City Mouse

In the Heat of the Night

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)

Notable Guest Stars

Mitchell AndersonMitchell Anderson Mickey JonesMickey Jones

Episode Notes

  • Location: Sparta General Hospital

Gunshot

In the Heat of the Night

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

In the Heat of the Night

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)

Notable Guest Stars

Bill AshBill Ash Barbara StockBarbara Stock

Prisoners

In the Heat of the Night

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)

Notable Guest Stars

Ed AmesEd Ames

Episode Notes

  • Location: Butler County Sheriff’s Dept.

The Hammer and the Glove

In the Heat of the Night

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

In the Heat of the Night

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

In the Heat of the Night

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)

Notable Guest Stars

Thomas Ian GriffithThomas Ian Griffith Thom GossamThom Gossam ImanIman

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