Spencer's Pilots

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Spencer's Pilots
Genre Adventure
Created byLarry Rosen
Starring
Theme music composer Morton Stevens
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLarry Rosen
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time48 minutes
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 17 (1976-09-17) 
November 19, 1976 (1976-11-19)

Spencer's Pilots is an American adventure series that aired on CBS from September 17 to November 19, 1976. Created by Larry Rosen and developed by Alvin Sapinsley, the series stars Gene Evans. [1] [2] [3]

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Episodes

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
0"Spencer's Pilots"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 1976 (1976-04-09)TBA
1"The Drone"UnknownUnknownSeptember 17, 1976 (1976-09-17)TBA
2"The Prisoner"UnknownUnknownSeptember 24, 1976 (1976-09-24)TBA
3"The Matchbook"UnknownUnknownOctober 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)TBA
4"The Crop Duster"Don WeisKarl & Terence TunbergOctober 8, 1976 (1976-10-08)1310-2817-0111
5"The Search"Bruce BilsonWilliam FrougOctober 29, 1976 (1976-10-29)1310-2817-0117
6"The Hunted"UnknownUnknownNovember 5, 1976 (1976-11-05)TBA
7"The Code"Bruce BilsonLarry RosenNovember 12, 1976 (1976-11-12)1310-2817-0109
8"The Explosives"UnknownUnknownNovember 19, 1976 (1976-11-19)TBA

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References

  1. The Tuscaloosa News (via Associated Press)."Spencer's Pilots' Series Will Have Plenty Of Sky". July 6, 1976. p. 11.
  2. Alex McNeil, Total Television, Penguin Books, 1996, p. 779. ISBN   0-14-024916-8
  3. "Spencer's Pilots Episode Guide". tvguide.com. Retrieved November 6, 2010.