The Name of the Game
This groundbreaking series had three rotating stars who were featured in independent episodes tied together by a loose common theme: Howard Publications, the publishing empire of Glenn Howard. Episodes featuring Howard focused on his business and political confrontations and his flamboyant lifestyles. Other episodes featured Jeff Dillon, a crusading investigative reporter, and Dan Farrell, a retired FBI agent who used his position as the editor of Crime Magazine to wage a literary war against organized crime. The series had several semi-regulars, including editorial assistant Peggy Maxwell and junior reporters Joe Sample, Andy Hill, and Ross Craig.
- 1968-1971
- 3 seasons
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Suspense
- TV-PG
This groundbreaking series had three rotating stars who were featured in independent episodes tied together by a loose common theme: Howard Publications, the publishing empire of Glenn Howard. Episodes featuring Howard focused on his business and political confrontations and his flamboyant lifestyles. Other episodes featured Jeff Dillon, a crusading investigative reporter, and Dan Farrell, a retired FBI agent who used his position as the editor of Crime Magazine to wage a literary war against organized crime. The series had several semi-regulars, including editorial assistant Peggy Maxwell and junior reporters Joe Sample, Andy Hill, and Ross Craig.
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1970 - 1971
Episode 1
So Long, Baby, and Amen
Fri, Sep 18, 1970 75 mins
Dan Farrell tries to save a girl from drug addiction.
Episode 2
A Love to Remember
Fri, Sep 25, 1970 73 mins
At Forrest University's 25-year reunion, Glenn Howard encounters the beautiful, troubled Edwina Booker who claims Howard jilted her at the senior prom. After a late-night tryst she vanishes, leaving Howard to ponder her background. He soon learns from local authorities that Edwina Booker has been dead for 25 years!
Episode 3
Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon
Fri, Oct 2, 1970 74 mins
Cynthia was once a jet-setter, but is now a recluse living on the island of Avalon. Paul Tyler sets out to interview her.
Episode 4
Battle at Gannon's Bridge
Fri, Oct 9, 1970 75 mins
Ex-convict Eddie Gannon runs a halfway house for other ex-cons trying to go straight. When a crime wave hits the area, Eddie and his friends are suspected - can Dan Farrell prove them innocent?
Episode 5
The Enemy Before Us
Fri, Oct 16, 1970 75 mins
Jeff Dillon decides to revisit the scenes of his impoverished youth, and learns sadly that "you can't go home again".
Episode 6
The Time Is Now
Fri, Oct 23, 1970 75 mins
Glenn Howard investigates when racial tensions seem likely to erupt on a campus.
Episode 7
The War Merchants
Fri, Oct 30, 1970 75 mins
Dan Farrell investigates the murky world of international arms smuggling.
Episode 8
Little Bear Died Running
Fri, Nov 6, 1970 75 mins
Reporter Paul Tyler investigates the murder of a Native American.
Episode 9
All the Old Familiar Faces
Fri, Nov 13, 1970 75 mins
Someone is threatening Glenn Howard's life - is it the ruined arms dealer, the corrupt politician, the sleazy showbiz impresario or the phony evangelist? Or could it be someone quite different?
Episode 10
I Love You, Billy Baker: Part 1
Fri, Nov 20, 1970 75 mins
Las Vegas entertainer Billy Baker doesn't like interviews - especially when they concern that girl who died so mysteriously, Jeff Dillon investigates.
Episode 11
I Love You, Billy Baker: Part 2
Fri, Nov 27, 1970 75 mins
In the second half of this two-part episode, the world of entertainer Billy Baker begins to unravel completely.
Episode 12
Why I Blew Up Dakota
Fri, Dec 4, 1970 73 mins
Early McCorley is on trial for the murder of an artist, one much more famous and successful than himself. Dan Farrell probes if he really as deranged as people think.
Episode 13
Aquarius Descending
Fri, Dec 11, 1970 75 mins
A corrupt politician whose plans have been thwarted by Glenn Howard seeks revenge by hiring an unscrupulous young man to seduce Howard's niece.
Episode 14
The Glory Shouter
Fri, Dec 18, 1970 75 mins
Popular preacher Ronald Payden has mounted a crusade - but someone is embezzling his funds, Dan Farrell investigates who.
Episode 15
A Sister from Napoli
Fri, Jan 8, 1971 75 mins
Reporter Lewis Corbett investigates the reason why a prominent D.A. didn't get the judgeship he was after.
Episode 16
LA 2017
Fri, Jan 15, 1971 74 mins
While dictating a letter to the President on an upcoming Pollution Summit meeting, Magazine editor Glenn Howard falls unconscious from backed up car exhaust. He wakes in the year 2017 after an environmental catastrophe, where the surviving humans live underground in a police state.
Episode 17
The Man Who Killed a Ghost
Fri, Jan 29, 1971 75 mins
Reporter Dave Corey sets out to expose the reality behind the wholesome image of a famous cowboy star.
Episode 18
Seek and Destroy
Fri, Feb 5, 1971 75 mins
Dan Farrell investigates the mysterious death of a scientist.
Episode 19
A Capitol Affair
Fri, Feb 12, 1971 73 mins
Why is columnist Victoria Stuart trying to destroy the career of a politician? Journalist Hallie Manville becomes involved.
Episode 20
The Savage Eye
Fri, Feb 19, 1971 75 mins
Dan Farrell and Peggy Maxwell get involved in environmental protest in an attempt to prevent a forest being felled by loggers.
Episode 21
Appointment in Palermo
Fri, Feb 26, 1971 75 mins
Glenn Howard encounters some distinctly colorful underworld types when he visits the island of Sicily.
Episode 22
Beware of the Watchdog
Fri, Mar 5, 1971 73 mins
Dan Farrell discovers someone is trying to murder a famous consumer-rights activist.
Episode 23
The Broken Puzzle
Fri, Mar 12, 1971 75 mins
Governor Brill seems to run his state like a dictatorship, and doesn't like anyone to interfere with his methods. Glenn Howard investigates but then loses his memory.
Episode 24
The Showdown
Fri, Mar 19, 1971 75 mins
Glenn Howard researches the story of one of his ancestors - a colorful Old West character.