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Picket Fences Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1992 - 1993
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Fri, Sep 18, 1992 60 mins
In Part 1 of the pilot, a murder investigation leads Sheriff Brock (Tom Skerritt) to use privileged information obtained by his doctor wife. Marcia Banks: Linda Gehringer. Julia Boles: Rusty Schwimmer. Douglas: Fyvush Finkel. Carter: Kelly Connell. Judge Bone: Ray Walston. Virginia: Zelda Rubinstein.
Episode 2
Pilot Episode
Fri, Sep 18, 1992 60 mins
The conclusion of the pilot finds Jimmy and Jill at ethical odds, and Kimberly and Kenny discovering a darker side to the musical Contrition Sisters. Marcia: Linda Gehringer. Julia Boles: Rusty Schwimmer. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Jill: Kathy Baker.
Episode 3
Green Bay Chopper
Fri, Sep 25, 1992 60 mins
Max's persistence at solving the case of a serial kidnapper leads to a dispute with the FBI. Max: Lauren Holly. Cynthia: Elisabeth Moss. Agent Morell: Sam Anderson. Bill: Bojesse Christopher.
Episode 4
Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town
Fri, Oct 2, 1992 60 mins
A circus midget wins sympathy with an animal-cruelty suit while a teacher with a brain tumor is forgotten. Stephen: Tuck Milligan. Ralo: Dana Gladstone. Harriet Bridges: Elaine Kagan.
Episode 5
The Autumn of Rome
Fri, Oct 16, 1992 60 mins
Brock takes a stand on ethics and the fate of Rome when the town's mayoral race opens up a Pandora's box of under-the-table dealings. Pugen: Michael Keenan. Lunster: Jack Murdock. Thigpin: Thomas Callaway.
Episode 6
Frank, the Potato Man
Fri, Oct 23, 1992 60 mins
Is Frank the potato man guilty of serial bathing? Rome struggles with misleading stereotypes and sexual harassment. Wood: Peter Frechette. Oslo: Roy Brocksmith. Stone: Charles Hallahan.
Episode 7
Remembering Rosemary
Mon, Oct 26, 1992 60 mins
Questions arise about a woman's death 10 years earlier, and Maxine investigates the possibility of murder instead of suicide. Leo Bauer: Thomas Ryan. Karina: Lynne Griffin. Howard: Robert Cornthwaite.
Episode 8
The Contenders
Fri, Oct 30, 1992 60 mins
Kenny boxes with a former middleweight champ while Jill comes out fighting as a candidate for mayor. Freed: Henry Brown. Ellen: Concetta Tomei. Janice: Katherine James.
Episode 9
Sacred Hearts
Fri, Nov 6, 1992 60 mins
Jill and Zack (Adam Wylie) discover an elderly woman dead and the evidence points to a mercy killing. Did a nun do the deed? Oslo: Roy Brocksmith. Sister Cray: Akuyoe. Novotny: Dabbs Greer. Howard: Robert Cornthwaite.
Episode 10
Thanksgiving
Fri, Nov 13, 1992 60 mins
Jill's father brings along a much younger love interest on his Thanksgiving visit. Meanwhile, Wambaugh catches his wife cheating, and Kenny and Max share dinner. Myriam: Ann Guilbert. Susanne: Stacey Travis. Harold: Jack Murdock.
Episode 11
The Snake Lady
Fri, Dec 4, 1992 60 mins
Brock and his team must read the fine print when a young wife's death could lead to a sizable insurance payoff for either her husband or her sister. Brian: Tom Verica. K.C.: Jessica Tuck. Photographer: Sy Hoffberg. Billy Shauger: Don Keefer. Carter: Kelly Connell. Ginny: Zelda Rubinstein.
Episode 12
Pageantry
Fri, Dec 11, 1992 60 mins
Rome's Christmas pageant at a public school is ruled a violation of separation of church and state but another controversy unfolds with the arrest of a teacher. Louise: Natalija Nogulich. Carter: Kelly Connell. Novotny: Dabbs Greer.
Episode 13
High Tidings
Fri, Dec 18, 1992 60 mins
The Brock family returns from a Christmas Eve outing with plans to surprise Kimberly, but they're in for the real surprise. Lydia: Cristine Rose. Billy: Bojesse Christopher Kohner. Santa: Warren Berlinger. Cynthia: Elissabeth Moss. Mr. O'Connell: Jack Rader.
Episode 14
Frog Man
Fri, Jan 8, 1993 60 mins
Unnerved when Kenny is shot during the investigation of a store break-in, Max botches the arrest of the prime suspect. Max: Lauren Holly. Peter Lebeck: Michael Jeter. Milton: Chris Owen.
Episode 15
Bad Moon's Rising
Fri, Jan 15, 1993 60 mins
When a woman is charged with killing the husband she is about to divorce, Wambaugh attempts to build a temporary insanity plea based on menopause. Alice: Myriam Flynn. Dr. Marino: Adrian Sparks. DA Petrovek: Jason Beghe.
Episode 16
Nuclear Meltdowns
Fri, Jan 22, 1993 60 mins
When a school friend gets pregnant, Kimberly (Holly Marie Combs) tells her parents she thinks it resulted from incest. Jody: Bess Meyer. Elena: Jean Sagal. Ellen: Liz Sagal. Bernie: Larry Hankin. Michael: Chris Allport.
Episode 17
The Body Politic
Fri, Feb 5, 1993 60 mins
A dentist who hasn't disclosed his HIV infection has the town up in arms; Kenny takes flak for dating twins. Dr. Paymer: Joel Polis. Dr. Bufell: Gary Frank. Claudia: Claudette Nevins.
Episode 18
Be My Valentine
Fri, Feb 12, 1993 60 mins
Maxine recognizes the MO of a serial killer when she gets an odd response to a personal ad. Morell: Sam Anderson. Jenkins: Kurtwood Smith. Sasha: Stephen Tobolowsky. Kyle: Jon Menick.
Episode 19
Fetal Attraction
Thu, Apr 1, 1993 60 mins
Jill calls on her ex-fiancé, a leading neurosurgeon, to perform a fetal-tissue transplant that could cure a patient's Parkinson's disease. David: Jamey Sheridan. Dell: Dennis Arndt. Dr. Packard: Linden Chiles. Jill: Kathy Baker.
Episode 20
Sightings
Thu, Apr 8, 1993 60 mins
Carter's autopsy of a body reveals radiation scars (and cancer), leading him to believe that the man had witnessed a spaceship crash. Rabbi Wald: Rick Lieberman. Wendy Hill: Wendel Meldrum. Carter Pike: Kelly Connell.
Episode 21
Rights of Passage
Thu, Apr 15, 1993 60 mins
Native Americans protesting a golf-course development on a burial ground take over the courthouse. Winetka: Frank Sotonoma Salsedo. Elliot: Miko Hughes. Mrs. Doyle: Ann Marie Lee.
Episode 22
Sugar and Spice
Mon, Apr 19, 1993 60 mins
Matthew discovers that Kimberly has kissed a girl; Maxine and Kenny compete for the post of undersheriff. Lisa: Alexondra Lee. Lydia: Cristine Rose. Kimberly: Holly Combs.
Episode 23
Lullaby League
Thu, May 6, 1993 60 mins
Jill is frustrated when a blues vocalist (Della Reese) takes ill and fails to appreciate medicine's ability to keep her alive. Toobah: Bill Henderson. Lori: Barbara Howard. Dr. Harkavy: Jefrey Chandler. Dr. Mellor: Dierk Torsek.
