The Fugitive
Dr. Richard Kimble is accused as the murderer of his wife, tried and convicted. On his way to be executed, he escapes. The only chance to prove his innocence is to find the man who killed his wife. Kimble, pursued by Lt. Gerard, risks his life several times when he shows his identity to help other people out of trouble.
- 1963-1967
- 4 seasons
- ABC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
Dr. Richard Kimble is accused as the murderer of his wife, tried and convicted. On his way to be executed, he escapes. The only chance to prove his innocence is to find the man who killed his wife. Kimble, pursued by Lt. Gerard, risks his life several times when he shows his identity to help other people out of trouble.
Season 3 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Wings of an Angel
Tue, Sep 14, 1965 51 mins
After being stabbed while rescuing a woman from her attacker, Kimble is taken to the nearest infirmary, located inside a prison. One of the inmates threatens to expose Kimble if he doesn't help in a drug-smuggling operation.
Episode 2
Middle of a Heat Wave
Tue, Sep 21, 1965 51 mins
A woman with whom Kimble was dining becomes angry when he tells her he must leave town. She disappears and is found roughed up but alive. Kimble knows she must tell police he did not abduct her in order to save him from being arrested.
Episode 3
Crack in a Crystal Ball
Tue, Sep 28, 1965 51 mins
A fake mind reader recognizes Dr. Kimble. To bolster TV ratings for his act, he provides the police with clues designed to show his psychic prowess.
Episode 4
Trial by Fire
Tue, Oct 5, 1965 51 mins
A man comes forward and admits to having seen the one-armed man running from the house the night of Helen Kimble's murder. This gives Richard Kimble hope of another trial which could clear his name. Will this man be willing to testify; and will his testimony be enough?
Episode 5
Conspiracy of Silence
Tue, Oct 12, 1965 49 mins
A military test is conducted in the remote desert and headquartered in the resort where Kimble is working. He learns of the top-secret operation and this knowledge puts him in great danger.
Episode 6
Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue
Tue, Oct 19, 1965 50 mins
A favorite son, now a huge success, comes back to his hometown to start a new operation. At first everyone seems to be happy he's back, but simmering jealousies come to the front when someone threatens to kill him.
Episode 7
All the Scared Rabbits
Tue, Oct 26, 1965 51 mins
A woman hires Kimble to drive her daughter and herself to California. The young girl has a rabbit with her that had been a test subject in a research study and is infected with meningitis.
Episode 8
An Apple a Day
Tue, Nov 2, 1965 51 mins
After injuring his ankle while running from the police Kimble winds up in the care of a natural medicine practitioner. Kimble believes another patient of his is seriously ill but is unsure how to save her.
Episode 9
Landscape with Running Figures: Part 1
Tue, Nov 16, 1965 50 mins
Kimble's joined on the run by Lt. Gerard's wife, who's had it with being no. 2 to a phantom. Kimble stumbles, signing his own name on a time-sheet, which sets off a manhunt, while residents battle a flood. Gerard (Barry Morse) drags his wife off of their vacation to join the hounds. With many roads out of the Midwest city under water, Marie Gerard (Barbara Rush) and Kimble (David Janssen) end up on the same Eastbound bus.
Episode 10
Landscape with Running Figures: Part 2
Tue, Nov 23, 1965 50 mins
Stranded in an abandoned town and awaiting help, the blind Mrs. Gerard (Barbara Rush) realizes she is with Kimble (David Janssen). With her husband on the way, she delays Kimble's departure, hoping his capture will end her husband's obsession and save her marriage.
Episode 11
Set Fire to a Straw Man
Tue, Nov 30, 1965 50 mins
The owner of a warehouse distributorship threatens to report Kimble to the police if he doesn't stay away from his sister. He has no interest in her but when she kidnaps a small boy he must choose between saving the boy or himself.
Episode 12
Stranger in the Mirror
Tue, Dec 7, 1965 51 mins
After three police officers are murdered Kimble (David Janssen), the new stranger in town, becomes the obvious suspect. His situation is complicated by his boss (William Shatner), a former cop who suffers from a mysterious psychiatric problem.
Episode 13
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Tue, Dec 14, 1965 51 mins
Kimble is arrested in a "play arrest," which soon turns real at an annual town celebration in which Marshal Judd tries to hide him from Lt. Gerard, with the aid of his fiancée Laura, to collect a suspected reward for Kimble's capture.
Episode 14
End of the Line
Tue, Dec 21, 1965 51 mins
While running from the police, Kimble "borrows" another man's wallet to pay for a train ticket. He goes to great lengths to return the wallet and money but in so doing he sees the man murdered and becomes the chief suspect in his death.
Episode 15
When the Wind Blows
Tue, Dec 28, 1965 51 mins
At an off-season motel a woman turns to Kimble for help with her son, who is an unusually bright but troubled child. Kimble helps the boy so much that when he has to run from the local sheriff, the boy follows after, imperiling them both.
Episode 16
Not with a Whimper
Tue, Jan 4, 1966 51 mins
Kimble (David Janssen) visits an old mentor (Laurence Naismith), who is now an anti-smog crusader. He has Kimble deliver a package (which is actually a bomb) to a local factory. When they discover a group of school children will be there, Kimble desperately tries to disarm it.
Episode 17
Wife Killer
Tue, Jan 11, 1966 51 mins
Three years ago Barbara Webb was secretary and reporter for Herb Malone, editor of the Baker City Herald, Michigan's lead newspaper. She and Herb were lovers and planned to marry, but when a man named Wilcoxon was kidnapped, Barbara's aggressive reporting led to the publication of information that led to his death. Malone had no choice but to fire Barbara even though they're both still in love, and she moved out of town to a job with a national wire service in Dayton, Ohio. Now she has returned to cover a police roundup in the wake of a murder, and when she spots Fred Johnson, she remembers the Richard Kimble case and snaps a photo of Johnson that is published around the country and smokes out both Kimble and Lt. Gerard. When Kimble appears at the jail, Johnson recognizes him and escapes. Barbara helps Kimble pursue Johnson when he steals a car and tries to race through hilly terrain, but he loses control and crashes, falling out of the car as it rolls down a steep embankment. Unconscious, Johnson is taken by Kimble and Barbara to a shuttered campsite where medicines are stored that Kimble can use to keep Johnson alive. He nurses Johnson to brief consciousness, and when he queries Johnson about Helen Kimble's murder, he gets a nodding confession, but he and Barbara must get a signed confession from Johnson, with Lt. Gerard pressing Herb Malone for information on Kimble and Barbara's whereabouts.
Episode 18
This'll Kill You
Tue, Jan 18, 1966 51 mins
Kimble works as a laundryman for an amiable fellow named Charlie, who knows too much about the wrong people who are out to kill him. He has arranged for his girlfriend to come join him, not realizing she may bring the Mob with her.
Episode 19
Echo of a Nightmare
Tue, Jan 25, 1966 51 mins
Kimble is mugged by a group of four young men and they steal his wallet. A policeman witnesses the mugging and gives chase. Kimble runs away to a bar where he encounters a young lady. Unbeknownst to him, she is a policewoman. She starts asking questions and he tells her he's on the way to the airport. She offers to give him a ride but is suspicious and so during the drive she handcuffs herself to Kimble. The car crashes and won't start; the policewoman throws the handcuff keys into the river. And Kimble and she go on the run.
Episode 20
Stroke of Genius
Tue, Feb 1, 1966 51 mins
A young man accidentally kills the driver of a Jeep that Kimble is riding in. Kimble gets away, but is later captured by Lt. Gerard in a remote cabin. But the real danger is from the boy's father who is determined to protect his son, no matter what.
Episode 21
Shadow of the Swan
Tue, Feb 8, 1966 51 mins
Kimble is befriended by a troubled woman who gets him a job working in a veterinary clinic. Her involvement with a no-good carny worker brings him trouble and the attention of her guardian, a former cop, who thinks he recognizes Kimble.
Episode 22
Running Scared
Tue, Feb 22, 1966 50 mins
When Kimble reads of his father's death, he wants to go back home to meet his sister. Gerard is expecting this and the D.A. who convicted Kimble hopes his capture will make him Governor. But Kimble has an unexpected ally helping him.
Episode 23
The Chinese Sunset
Tue, Mar 1, 1966 51 mins
Playing Professor Higgins to Eliza Doolittle, Kimble mentors a poorly educated woman while her criminal boyfriend works his next big score. An undercover policeman who's been shadowing the gangster boyfriend takes an interest in Kimble.
Episode 24
Ill Wind
Tue, Mar 8, 1966 50 mins
Kimble is captured by Lt. Gerard while traveling with a group of migrant workers. During a violent wind storm, Gerard is badly injured and Kimble has to convince the others to help him save Gerard's life.
Episode 25
With Strings Attached
Tue, Mar 15, 1966 51 mins
A young concert violinist virtuoso begins to buckle under both the strain of performing and the demands of his authoritative manager Max, himself a former violinist. Kimble suspects he might resort to a desperate act to rid himself of Max.
Episode 26
The White Knight
Tue, Mar 22, 1966 51 mins
While working as a delivery driver, Kimble rescues a man and a woman from the wreckage of a small airplane. All three have a problem: the man is a politician, the woman is not his wife, and Kimble doesn't want publicity as the rescuer.
Episode 27
The 2130
Tue, Mar 29, 1966 51 mins
Bloodhound Lt. Gerard needs a computer blood transfusion when he is drained of his total knowledge of the fugitive. The brand-new 1966 state-of-the-art computer can establish Kimble's flight pattern. Well-connected researcher Dr. Ryder has his own heavy motive for punch-card programming as an m.o. to hunt down Dr. Kimble, because he wrongly believes the fugitive misappropriated his nifty sports-car for a hit & run.
Episode 28
A Taste of Tomorrow
Tue, Apr 12, 1966 51 mins
While fleeing authorities, Dr. Kimble discovers a man who is deathly ill and is also being pursued by the law.
Episode 29
In a Plain Paper Wrapper
Tue, Apr 19, 1966 51 mins
The 12-year-old nephew of Dr. Kimble's girlfriend arrives to live with her and recognizes him. He hatches a plan with his neighborhood friends to catch him by purchasing a mail-order rifle.
Episode 30
Coralee
Tue, Apr 26, 1966 51 mins
A death on a diving barge that Dr. Kimble works on makes the owner want to get rid of Kimble so he can't testify to what happened.
