Friday October 17 Dougies Daily Trivia The 60s featured a lot of great television shows. David Janssen kept viewers tuning in each week to see his performance as Dr. Richard Kimble on the TV series, The Fugitive. Dr. Richard Kimble was falsely accused of killing his wife. He tried to tell police that she was killed by a one-armed man. He is tried and convicted. On the way to prison, he escapes. Kimble then travels the country looking for the one-armed man that can clear his name. Along the way, he is pursued by Lt. Phillip Gerard, played by Barry Morse. The Fugitive lasted four seasons from 1963-1967, and produced 120 episodes. Veteran actor William Conrad served as the narrator. There would later be a movie version of the series in 1993 with Harrison Ford playing Dr. Richard Kimble, and Tommy Lee Jones playing Gerard. Todays question: The series finale where Dr. Kimble finally catches the one-armed man was at the time the most watched program in TV history. What TV episode later beat it? Answer: The Who Shot J.R.? episode of Dallas. OTHER FUN THE FUGITIVE FACTS: Many of the plot points used in the series are taken from Les Miserables. Richard Kimble was originally supposed to be based out of Wisconsin, but when they found out that Wisconsin doesnt execute murderers, they moved it to Indiana. While eating at a restaurant in London, Barry Morse got a note from a waiter that said, Kimbles in the kitchen. The theme music was created using 50 musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Creator Roy Huggins denied that the show was based on the 1954 Sam Sheppard murder trial. Huggins claimed he didnt know about the case until after the series started. In his western shows like Cheyenne, Maverick, and Sugarfoot, he had cowboy characters that roamed the country. With The Fugitive, he wanted to do a modern take on that. There was a plan in place to give Kimble a son, but it was later dropped Season four was the only season to be shot in color. Originally, there was going to be a fifth season that would have taken Kimble to Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Janssen decided to call it quits after season four, because he was worn out from the shooting schedule. The Fugitive was the first series to have a final episode in which all the questions are answered, and the plot points resolved. Many people thought it was special effects that made it look like Bill Raisch (Carl Johnson aka The One-Armed Man) had only one arm. In reality, he really did only have arm. Janssen came up with an alternate ending, but it wasnt used. His idea was Kimble would be seen reading a newspaper on the beach about a one-armed man being executed for his wifes murder. He would then get up, detach his prosthetic arm, and walk off into the surf.
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