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Vega$ Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
High Roller (Pilot)
Tue, Apr 25, 1978 90 mins
Dan investigates the murder of a runaway girl involved in prostitution. Roth: Tony Curtis. Loretta: June Allyson. Nelson: Greg Morris. Tommy: Red Buttons. Marilyn: Elissa Leeds. Nate: Michael Lerner. Twoleaf: Will Sampson. Larry: Colby Chester.
Episode 2
Centerfold
Wed, Sep 20, 1978 60 mins
Tanna investigates a case of blackmail involving a fashion model who was drugged and photographed as a porn queen. Rene: Morey Amsterdam. Harlon Twoleaf: Will Sampson. Roth: Tony Curtis. Max: Abe Vigoda. Bruno: Vic Tayback. Finer: Dane Clark. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Beatrice: Phyllis Elizabeth Davis. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Hayden: John Ericson. Fuller: Richard Roat. Angie: Judy Landers.
Episode 3
The Games Girls Play
Wed, Sep 27, 1978 60 mins
Dan is asked to find three women who lured a politician to a hotel in order to take compromising photos. Theodore: Troy Donahue. Goody: John Carradine. Roth: Tony Curtis. Jason: Skip Homeier. Linda: Shelley Fabares. Helen: Linda Thompson. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Angie: Judy Landers. George Jessel: Himself. Doris: Tiffany R. Bolling. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Sen. Moreland: Don Porter. Arthur: Alex Trebek.
Episode 4
Mother Mishkin
Wed, Oct 11, 1978 60 mins
A crooked land developer terrorizes a feisty old lady who threatens to expose his shady practices. Robert Urich. Elijah Twoleaf: Joe Kapp. Worthmeyer: Ross Martin. Lillian: Anne Francis. Roth: Tony Curtis. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Angie: Judy Landers. Schultz: Taaffe O'Connell. Bella: Naomi Stevenes. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis.
Episode 5
Love, Laugh and Die
Wed, Oct 18, 1978 60 mins
The mother of a murdered prostitute asks Dan to find out how her daughter went astray. Eddie Banning: Jimmy Dean. Spitz: Robert Mandan. Mrs. Gardner: Dorothy Malone. Roth: Tony Curtis. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Simon: Gene Dynarski. Timmy: Milton Selzer. Angie: Judy Landers. Brad: Don Galloway.
Episode 6
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Wed, Oct 25, 1978 60 mins
Dan investigates a bride's claim that her father---a country singer long thought dead---attended her wedding. Ben: Slim Pickens. Roth: Tony Curtis. Hank: Strother Martin. Beverly: Barbara McNair.
Episode 7
Lady Ice
Wed, Nov 1, 1978 60 mins
Dan is attracted to a wealthy woman who's an accomplice to a jewelry theft. Allison: Kim Basinger. Willie: Cameron Mitchell. Sheik: Nehemiah Persoff. Binzer: Bart Braverman.
Episode 8
Milliken's Stash
Wed, Nov 8, 1978 60 mins
Dan teams with the police to thwart the distribution of five kilos of cocaine in Las Vegas. Hansen: Raymond St. Jacques. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Trafalgar: John Marley. Mickey: Shelley Berman. Roth: Tony Curtis. Angie: Judy Landers. Sedgewick: Pernell Roberts. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Tully: Anthony James. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis.
Episode 9
The Pageant
Wed, Nov 15, 1978 60 mins
The father of an 18-year-old rape victim hires Dan to track down his daughter's attacker. Jenny: Maureen McCormick. Mike: Robert Reed. Roth: Tony Curtis. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Ben: Michael Callan. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. David: Michael Swan. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Richie: Peter Brown.
Episode 10
Lost Women
Wed, Nov 22, 1978 60 mins
White slavers are abducting showgirls to sell in the Middle East. Robert Urich. Lois: Brit Lind. Vincente: Cesar Romero. Roth: Tony Curtis. Domo: Moses Gunn. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Grady: Peter Mark Richman. Angie: Judy Landers. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Lenny: Charles Dierkop.
Episode 11
Second Stanza
Wed, Dec 6, 1978 60 mins
Someone is trying to stop a former superstar from making a comeback. Robert Urich. Ginny: Ronee Blakley. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Stuie: Joseph Campanella. Paul: Eugene Roche. Doc Severinsen: Himself. Mike Prince: Johnny Seven.
Episode 12
Serve, Volley and Kill
Wed, Dec 20, 1978 60 mins
A tennis pro is ordered to throw a match or be brutalized. Robert Urich. Sid Green: Don DeFore. Bobby Howard: Randolph Mantooth. Cirko: Red Buttons.
Episode 13
Ghost of the Ripper
Wed, Jan 10, 1979 60 mins
Las Vegas is terrorized by a killer using the infamous Jack the Ripper's modus operandi. Valerie: Pamela Hensley. Dan: Robert Urich. Edellstone: Peter Lind Hayes. Nelson: Greg Morris. Langley: John Larch. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Binzer: Bart Braverman.
Episode 14
The Eleventh Event
Wed, Jan 17, 1979 60 mins
A tribute to a former Olympic champion is spoiled when one of his friends is kidnapped. Muhammad Ali makes a cameo appearance in this episode. Robert Urich. Leon: Clifton Davis. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Lou: Robert Loggia. Paul: Squire Fridell. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Lilly: Jill Haworth. Magnus: Michael Conrad. Dorothy: Vernee Watson.
Episode 15
Kill Dan Tanna
Wed, Jan 24, 1979 60 mins
A vengeance-seeking man plans a fiery death for Dan Tanna (Robert Urich). Julie: Kyle Richards. Yancey: Julius Harris. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Lt. George Nelson: Greg Morris. Twoleaf: Will Sampson. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Mackettrick: Don Gordon. Dr. Rossmore: Byron Morrow. Medical Director: Harvey Solin.
Episode 16
Death Mountain
Wed, Jan 31, 1979 60 mins
Three cyclists kill a chief on his way to a sacred mountain. Robert Urich. Haven Grant: Joan Van Ark. Digger Dennison: Ken Curtis. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Twoleaf: Will Sampson. Nelson: Greg Morris. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Henry Matsumara: Keye Luke. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Jim Cloud: Ron Castro. Ben: Glenn Wilder. Derry: Michael Runyard. Richard: Bill Sherman.
Episode 17
Best Friends
Wed, Feb 7, 1979 60 mins
An old friend of Dan's drops into town with a contract to kill Roth (Tony Curtis). Dan: Robert Urich. Vance: John Rubinstein. Nelson: Greg Morris. Elizabeth: Abbe Lane. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Mac Hunter: Harold J. Stone. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis.
Episode 18
Demand and Supply
Wed, Feb 14, 1979 60 mins
A pimp coerces innocent high-school girls into prostitution. Robert Urich. Henderson: John Fiedler. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Avery: William Smith. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Nelson: Greg Morris. Halford: Gregory Walcott. Wellman: R.G. Armstrong. Chickie: Michael D. Roberts. Jenny: Cynthia Eilbacher.
Episode 19
Everything I Touch
Wed, Feb 28, 1979 60 mins
Dan seeks vengeance on his girlfriend's killer. Christy: Jo Ann Harris. Roth: Tony Curtis. Norton: Adam West. Angie: Judy Landers. Lisa: Heather Menzies. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Shannon: Fawne Harriman. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Leonora: Vivian Blaine.
Episode 20
Doubtful Target
Wed, Mar 7, 1979 60 mins
Binzer vows to track down the killer who murdered his girlfriend. Robert Urich. Tyler: Leslie Nielsen. Cynthia: Anne Jeffreys. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Kim: Elyssa Davalos. Jackie: Louise Sorel. Nelson: Greg Morris.
Episode 21
Touch of Death
Wed, Mar 14, 1979 60 mins
A honeymoon becomes a nightmare when the groom disappears without a trace. Wendy: Sondra West. Dan: Robert Urich. Mitchell: Stephen Elliott. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Ross: Paul Mantee. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Gary: Chip Lucia. Bella: Naomi Stevens. Oscar Duncan: John Randolph. Nelson: Greg Morris. Stein: Alan Oppenheimer.
Episode 22
The Way to Live
Wed, May 2, 1979 60 mins
Dan tries to find out why a daredevil is bent on doing a foolhardy stunt. Shara: Marlyn Mason. Tolen: Wilfrid Hyde-White. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Packer: Tom Urich. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Nelson: Greg Morris. Woods: Kenneth Tobey.
Episode 23
The Visitor
Wed, May 9, 1979 60 mins
Dan must protect a Middle Eastern princess from fanatics who disapprove of the government she represents. Binzer: Bart Braverman. Hamaad: Michael Ansara. Twoleaf: Will Sampson. Abdullah: Victor Campos. Nelson: Greg Morris. Aly: Henry Darrow. Beatrice: Phyllis Davis. Jafai: Eduard Franz. Omar: Aharon Ipale.