Category:In the Heat of the Night

Season 5 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 18 February 1992

Writer: Patt Shea

Director: Winrich Kolbe

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin), Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb), Dee Shaw (Officer Dee)

Guest Stars
Richard Grove (Bobby Foster), Janette Lane Bradbury (Myrna Hughes), Jillian Boyd (Shelly Hughes), Eliott Keener (L.G. Hill), Brett Rice (Manager), Sherry Velvet Foster (Waitress)

Episode Notes

• Business: Foster’s Garage and Towing

Season 5 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 11 February 1992

Writer: Denise Nicholas

Director: Vincent McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Denise Nicholas (Harriet DeLong), Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin), Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta), Wilbur Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Thom Gossom Jr. (Ted Marcus)

Guest Stars
Deborah Duke (Odessa Robbins), Wallace Merck (Earl Colmer Sr.), Eugene Glasgow (Earl Colmer Jr.), Charles Lawlor (Brent Lunay), Ralph Wilcox (Rev. Kincaid), Tracy Y. Coster (Celestine), Robert Browning (Bill Ankst), Jason Byce (Eldon Shed), Tom Deardorff (Mr. Morton), Kurtis Dayton (Alvin Talman), Melanie Ramsay (Newscaster), Maureen Dowdell (Nurse)

Season 5 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 4 February 1992

Writers: Cynthia Deming and William J. Royce

Director: Reza Badiyi

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb)

Guest Stars
Blanche Baker (Jenny Sawyer), Jefferson Davis (Wesley Sawyer), Christine Healy (Susan Lawrence), Jill Jane Clements (Myrtle), Rus Blackwell (Bert Fowler), Tracy L. Roberts (Gigi Fowler), John Ribble (Kenny Faulkner), James Wagoner (Eddy Lee), Heather Medway (Girl in Bar), Brigette Langston (Amy), Joyce Fain (Joyce)

Season 5 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 14 January 1992

Writers: Cynthia Deming and William J. Royce

Director: Vincent McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta)

Guest Stars
Robert Ginty (Dr. Vance Talbott), Arlene Golonka (Sally Nash), Lenore Kasdorf (Ardiss Hollins Talbott), Neva Patterson (Dr. Margaret Rose Morris), Laurie Franks (Miss Reynolds), Jac Royce (Receptionist), Jophery Brown (Nathan)

Notable Guest Stars

Robert Ginty

Episode Notes

• Location: Sparta Medical Building

Season 5 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 7 January 1992

Writer: Matt Harris

Director: Larry Hagman

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Denise Nicholas (Harriet DeLong), Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin), Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta), Dee Shaw (Officer Dee)

Guest Stars
Hunter Von Leer (Keen Philbrick), Chris Lobhan (Bobby Johnson), Aklam (Ernie), Gary Yates (Herbie Marr), Mary Holloway (Mrs. Reeves), Jozie Hill (Lizzie Marr), Janice White Nelson (Aunt Barbarella), Afemo Omilami (Jimmy Dawes), Bill Steis (Ed), Georgia Allen (Housekeeper), Romonda Sharer (Chrissy Rice)

Notable Guest Stars

Chris Lobhan

Afemo Omilami

Episode Notes

• Location: Kenard, Mississippi

Season 5 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 17 December 1991

Writer: Gail Liberti Kennedy

Director: Paul Chavez

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb), Dee Shaw (Officer Dee)

Guest Stars
Denise Miller (Francie Miller), Jason Presson (Jimmy Miller), Michael H. Moss (Nick Crews), Marsh Munro (Charlie), Yvette Jones-Smedley (Ms. Lewis), Brent Darnell (Robert Fuller), Bubba Baker (Tiny), Mike Corrigan (Clerk), Bill Crabb (Bartender), Ryan Marshall (Brad Hornsby), Elaine Wadsworth (Cissi Monroe)

Season 5 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 10 December 1991

Writer: Cynthia Deming

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Wilbur Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle)

Guest Stars
Claude Akins (Benjamin Sloan), Jeff McCarthy (FBI Agent Chris Hayes), Katherine Cannon (Faye Darnelle), Jonna Kae Volz (Becky Darnelle), Rebecca Wackler (Nell Sloan), Melanie Kelly (Lizzy Sloan), Bill Steis (Ed), Patty Mack (Marie), Jerry Campbell (Tom Retsom)

Notable Guest Stars

Claude Akins

Katherine Cannon

Season 5 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 3 December 1991

Teleplay: Bill Taub, Joe Gannon, William J. Royce and Cynthia Deming

Story: Bill Taub

Director: Winrich Kolbe

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin)

Guest Stars
Mark Boone Junior (Barney Meecham), Anthony Haynes (Daryl Meecham), Ron Culbreth (Sheriff McComb), Joe Inscoe (Aaron Pruitt), Afemo Omilani (Jimmy Dawes), Bill Whitworth (Goody Tate), Emily Woodward (Mary Ellen Lasso), George Nannarello (Deputy Gower), Bill Luhrs (Clive Allisond), Jerome Keane (Mr. Lasso), Annette Coleman (Mrs. Lasso), Garrett Jones (Deputy Lawler), Judith Sullivan (The Nurse)

Notable Guest Stars

Ron Culbreth

Episode Notes

• Businesses: Meecham Moving and Storage; Dix Gas Co.
• Police Dogs: Samson and Delilah

Season 5 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 26 November 1991

Writer: William J. Royce

Director: Vincent McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta)

Guest Stars
James Best (Nathan Bedford), Bobby Short (Ches Collins), Edith Ivey (Alba Mueller), Roy Lind (Delbert Mueller), Paul Vroom (Hank Mueller), Pawl Burke (Charlie), Romain McCant (The Waitress)

Production Notes

• Bad Sweet Blues – Words and Music by Carroll O’Connor

Season 5 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 19 November 1991

Writers: Cynthia Deming and William J. Royce

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Denise Nicholas (Harriet DeLong), Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin)

Guest Stars
Ben Murphy (Tom Dalton), Marj Dusay (Irene Chambers), Rugg Williams (Eugene Glendon), Kimberly Hawthorne (Faith Todd), Mert Hatfield (Cyrus Chambers), Deborah Duke (Mathilda), Rhoda Griffis (The Secretary), Vincent Alexander (Wayne Lippert), Tina Terry (Mary Jo)

Notable Guest Stars

Marj Dusay

Ben Murphy

Episode Notes

• Event: 1st Annual Policeman’s Ball

Season 5 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 12 November 1991

Writer: Joe Gannon

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Wilbur Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta)

Guest Stars
Debra Sandlund (Pat Day), Chi-Muoi Lo (Mike Chin), Joe Rosario (Benito Rey), Brett Porter (Detective Ned Mills), William Flatley (Detective Lt. Waldec), Franklin Cover (Tommy Vincent), George Shannon (Boni), Liam Gannon (Father McBride), Marco Sanchez (Emelio Suarez), Steve Boyum (Pelzer), Shaun Toub (Cabby), Marta Waller (Cheryl Thomas), Daryl Wilcher (Bob Fannoy), Bill Zuckert (Judge Clint), Jack Betts (Mark Harris), Gary Payett (Night Security Man Thompson), John E. Thompson (Bailiff), Nat Adler (Alvin Epp)

Episode Notes

• Locations: Sparta Airport; Los Angeles County Criminal Court; Saint Regis School (Los Angeles)
• Los Angeles Business: Rapid Taxi

Season 5 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 5 November 1991

Teleplay: Bill Taub and Matt Harris

Story: Bill Taub

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Crystal Fox (Luann Corbin), Tonea Stewart (Aunt Etta), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb)

Guest Stars
Fran Bennett (Ruda Gibson), Ray McKinnon (Jethro Puller), Michael Burgess (Tyrell Gibson), Chris Lobban (Bobby Johnson), Robb Edward Morris (Joe Neffin), Eric Ware (Harlan Neffin), Jen Harper (Dr. Day), Johnny Popwell (Melvin Springer), Barry Scott (Minister), Kimberly Hawthorne (Sue Howell), Tom Chapman (J.J. Swift), Steve Coulter (Man), Michelle Cooper (Young Woman)

Notable Guest Stars

Fran Bennett

Episode Notes

• Businesses: Marie’s Custom Tailor and Seamstress; Doug’s Donuts; Swift’s Cafe
• Newspaper: Sparta Sunday Herald