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San Francisco International

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614 - San Francisco International
Air Date November 19, 1994
AKA San Francisco International Airport
Movie Director John Llewellyn Moxey
Year 1970
Cast Pernell Roberts, Clu Gulager, Beth Brickell, Van Johnson
Preceded by 613 - The Sinister Urge
Followed by 615 - Kitten with a Whip


Contents

The Movie

Synopsis

The folks who run a large metropolitan airport handle several crises on the job. The airport’s arrogant security chief, played by Pernell Roberts, stages a phony crisis aboard an airplane full of congressmen in order to demonstrate the need for more security and safety precautions. Pernell is joined by Clu Gulager, who plays a policeman. The two must stop Tab Hunter and his gang from stealing a shipment of newly-printed currency. David Hartman also appears as a pilot whose wife is being held hostage, so that Hartman will delay takeoff long enough for the criminals to remove the money from the plane. A subplot involves a young boy taking to the air in a stolen Ercoupe because his parents are getting a divorce.

Information

When the show went to series, Pernell Roberts was replaced by Lloyd Bridges, who later spoofed the role in the movie Airplane!. [1]

The Episode

Host Segments

Prologue: Crow and Servo hold a political debate on politics, moderated by Mike. Politics is a loose description for the subject.

Segment One: The Mads are very manly construction workers. Mike and the Bots do the old board slapstick routine.

Segment Two: Mike is Urkel! It's funny!

Segment Three: Mike’s still Urkel! It's still funny!

Segment Four: Urkel is still funny . . . until Torgo shows up.

Segment Five: Mike and the Bots ponder the film and determine that David Hartman is extremely ugly. Letters are read, including one of an image of Crow found in ancient cave etchings. Dr. F’s ears have become hideously large.

Stinger: "My job, my way," smug Pernell Roberts says.

Other Notes

Guest Stars

Obscure References

  • "I'm going to check out that story with Conrad" "Yeah, it's called Heart of Darkness"

Heart of Darkness was a short novel by Joseph Conrad. It was loosely adapted as Apocalypse Now.

  • "I know Yngwie Malmsteen!"

Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish heavy metal musician.

  • "Jeez, ever since Vatican II, these guys..."

The Second Vatican Council (also known as "Vatican II") was held from 1962-65 and resulted in significant modernizations of the Catholic Church's doctrines and rituals.

  • "Sounds like the Avengers are here!"

A reference to the 1960s British TV series The Avengers.

  • "He looks like Dr. Zaius. He even has the Dr. Zaius suit."

A reference to the Planet of the Apes series character Dr. Zaius, played by Maurice Evans.

  • "He's got to get to his Lust in the Dust audition."

Tab Hunter played the lead role of Abel Wood in Lust in the Dust.

  • "They should have gotten Schneider to do this."

Schneider was the building supervisor on One Day at a Time, a sitcom from the late 1970s and early '80s.

  • "Davey, you're gonna meet a guy in a black robe who wants to play chess with you..."

A reference to Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal, in which a recently deceased man plays chess with the Grim Reaper.

  • "I did it all for Jodie Foster!"

A reference to John Hinckley, Jr., who attempted to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan for reasons stemming from his own unhealthy obsession with actress Jodie Foster.

  • "But dogs told me to do it!"

A reference to serial killer David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz, who claimed that he killed his victims on orders from his neighbor's dog.

  • "Um, Lloyd Bridges is replacing you when we go to series."

Indeed, Pernell Roberts was replaced by Bridges for the short-lived 6 episode television series version of San Francisco International Airport.

  • "Now stay tuned for 'The Name of the Game'!"

The Name of the Game was a TV series that ran from 1968 to 1971.

  • "Sounds like King Friday music!"

A reference to the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood character King Friday XIII.

  • "He had an awesome dream!"

A reference to the Lionel Richie song "Say You, Say Me".


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