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THE FUGITIVE 11/26/63 “Nightmare at Northoak”
We were slowly starting to get over our national nightmare and back to other problems, of which Richard Kimble has many, including a recurring nightmare where Gerard catches him and shoots him.
Kimble is in New England now and comes upon a bus crash. He manages to rescue the children inside the bus before it explodes. The explosion puts him in a very vulnerable place. He’s the community’s hero and with it he becomes the focus of some very unwanted publicity. It brings Lt. Gerard, who insists he be arrested. This gives Kimble and Gerard a long scene together to talk about his case and what it must be like for each other. Kimble tells Gerard that he must be scared that there might actually be a one-armed man, which provokes an interesting reaction in Gerard. Kimble also has an encounter with the Sheriff’s wife, who starts out with a similar cut-and-dried attitude toward the law but doesn’t stay that way. The show ends with an homage to Spartacus, with the townspeople all claiming responsibility for Kimble’s escape so no one person can be blamed for it.
A must-see episode for any fan of the series.
IMDB: "The Fugitive" Nightmare at Northoak (TV Episode 1963) - IMDb
You-Tube has this slide-show summary to Pete Rugolo’s music:
Gerard and Kimball talk things out: Kimble Gerrard Dialog From The Fugitive
We were slowly starting to get over our national nightmare and back to other problems, of which Richard Kimble has many, including a recurring nightmare where Gerard catches him and shoots him.
Kimble is in New England now and comes upon a bus crash. He manages to rescue the children inside the bus before it explodes. The explosion puts him in a very vulnerable place. He’s the community’s hero and with it he becomes the focus of some very unwanted publicity. It brings Lt. Gerard, who insists he be arrested. This gives Kimble and Gerard a long scene together to talk about his case and what it must be like for each other. Kimble tells Gerard that he must be scared that there might actually be a one-armed man, which provokes an interesting reaction in Gerard. Kimble also has an encounter with the Sheriff’s wife, who starts out with a similar cut-and-dried attitude toward the law but doesn’t stay that way. The show ends with an homage to Spartacus, with the townspeople all claiming responsibility for Kimble’s escape so no one person can be blamed for it.
A must-see episode for any fan of the series.
IMDB: "The Fugitive" Nightmare at Northoak (TV Episode 1963) - IMDb
You-Tube has this slide-show summary to Pete Rugolo’s music:
Gerard and Kimball talk things out: Kimble Gerrard Dialog From The Fugitive
