Victoria Carroll Movies
- 1988
It has been nearly a year since drug kingpin Bogota was killed in the episode "Love, Hate, and Sporty James", but the million dollars that Bogota had on him when he died is still missing. Hunter (Fred Dryer) and McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) suspect that the money was stolen by street hustler Sporty James (Garret Morris), the man who helped them mete out justice to the drug lord. Trouble is, a bunch of Colombian tough guys also think that Sporty has the dough, and they're willing to kill him to get it back. In an ironic turn of events, Sporty ends up being charged with the murder of one of the Colombians, prompting Hunter to call in a number of favors from the Underworld to find the real trigger man. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1987
Hunter (Fred Dryer) is reunited with his Vietnam-war buddy Randall Fain (Dirk Blocker), who is awaiting the arrival of his Oriental mail-order bride Rose Chin (Clare Nono). Unfortunately, the girl has been kidnapped by minions of the drug-smuggling ring with which she is peripherally involved. The case takes a unexpected twist when the crooked marriage broker who brought Rose to America is murdered--leaving Hunter with nary a lead to work with! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1987
When a mangy street dog saves his life in a fire, Harry (Harry Anderson) brings the mutt to the courtroom as a pet. Almost immediately, the dog takes a dislike to Dan (John Larroquette) and bites him--then runs off into the night. Now a desperate Harry must scour the city to locate the dog in order to determine if Dan has contacted rabies! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
In this rather routine adaptation of the French hit, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Richard (Tom Hanks) is a bicycling violinist who is innocently drawn into a nasty struggle for control of the CIA. Cooper (Dabney Coleman) is the unscrupulous current head honcho of the notorious U.S. agency, Ross (Charles Durning) is his nemesis, and Maddy (Lori Singer) works for Cooper. After Richard the violinist is forced into the picture, Maddy fights off an attraction to the rather dull man, and complications introduce enough gadgetry to fill a James Bond movie, almost. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tom Hanks, Lori Singer, (more)
- 1985
Involved in a minor accident at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) ends up with a fractured leg. Over her protests, she is whisked off to a nearby hospital for treatment. You guessed it: A murder occurs--the victim is the head of the hospital--and Jessica must spend most of her forced confinement doing her trademarked amateur sleuthing. 1940s film favorites Martha Raye and Eddie Bracken show up in featured roles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1983
Mel (Vic Tayback) has put up with a lot from his overbearing mother Carrie (Martha Raye). But when Carrie demands that Mel get married and give her grandchildren, she has pushed the envelope too far. Going ballistic, Mel squirrels himself away in his apartment and binges on beer and pizza--refusing ever to set foot in the diner again. With this episode, Alice returned to its familiar Sunday-night timeslot, after hopscotching all over the 1982-1983 primetime schedule. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1982
As a rule, Valentine's Day brings out the best in everyone. However, this rule seldom applies in the special world of TV sitcoms. Take this Valentine episode of Alice, for example, in which the spirt of Dan Cupid is squashed by the fact that Alice (Linda Lavin) has quarreled with her boyfriend Mitch (Phillip R. Allen), Mel (Vic Tayback) has had a falling out with his Significant Other Marie (Victoria Carroll), and so on all down the line... ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1982
- PG
Tom Smothers and Carol Kane co-star with Paul Reubens and Judge Reinhold in this uneven comedy spoof of slasher films. Sergeant Cooper (Smothers) is a Canadian Mountie who investigates the death of cheerleaders attending a summer camp at Indiana's It Had To Be University. Cameo appearances by Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard, Eileen Brennan, Tab Hunter, and Donald O'Connor fail to add anything to the thin, sophomoric plot. This film should not be confused with the similarly titled 1988 Australian feature directed by Hadyn Keenan. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tom Smothers, Carol Kane, (more)
- 1981
Corabeth Godsey (Ronnie Claire Edwards) is convinced that her husband Ike (Joe Conley) is cheating on him when she finds a letter signed "Pamela." But though he begs Corabeth not to file for divorce, Ike stubbornly refuses to reveal the identity of his mysterious correspondent. And on the anniversary of their first date, Drew (Tony Becker) pressures Elizabeth (Kami Cotler) to prove her love for him by going "all the way". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1981
The original TV Guide ad for this episode posed the question "Is Mel Centerfold Material?" Well, not quite, but Mel (Vic Tayback) does find himself spread a bit thin as the "lover" of two different women. It all begins when Mel, in an effort to make his sweetie Marie (Victoria Carroll) jealous, plants a kiss on waitress Vera (Beth Howland)--but Vera doesn't know that she's being used as a pawn in a game of romantic one-upsmanship. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1980
Diane Ladd makes her Alice debut in this episode as Belle Dupree, the waitress hired by Mel to replace the departed Flo (ironically, Ms. Ladd had created the role of Flo in the series' feature-film prototype Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore). The Mississippi-born Belle had worked for Mel in the past, and he fondly recalls her as "one of the best waitresses I've ever had" (though he might have been swayed by her looks rather than her talent). Little does he know that Belle is merely biding her time until she can realize her dream of writing country-western songs. One of these, which is performed by Diane Ladd, is titled "Uncle Bud", and the actual composer is Preston P. Ladner. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
Alice's date Whizzer (Clifford A. Pellow) manages to get hold of two extra tickets to an upcoming celebirty charity ball. Trouble is, Alice (Linda Lavin) works with three people--and she knows a lot of others. As tension mounts over who will get the tickets, Alice finds herself in the middle of another grand-scale brouhaha amongst her angry acquaintances. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time when Mel (Vic Tayback), Marie (Victoria Carroll), Alice (Linda Lavin), Flo (Polly Holliday) and Vera (Beth Howland) decided to go off together on a weekend fishing trip. Unfortunately, circumstances dictate that the five would-be anglers must spend all their time packed like sardines in the same tiny cabin. Ultimately, even the cabin isn't big enough for everyone, resulting in a mass migration to the bathtub! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
Though it may be impossible to comprehend, Flo (Polly Holliday) finds herself dateless on New Year's Eve. With everyone else out for a good time, lonely Flo is left to handle things at the diner all by herself. Victoria Carroll makes her first appearance as Mel's sometime girlfriend Marie. Appropriately enough, this episode originally aired on December 31, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Stuart McGowan, once a leading light of TV's Death Valley Days, serves as director and writer of Billion Dollar Hobo. Tim Conway plays Vernon Praiseworthy, a dimwit who inherits a fortune from former hobo Choo Choo Trayne (Will Geer). In order to collect the legacy, Vernon must emulate Choo Choo by going "on the bum". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tim Conway, Will Geer, (more)
Comedy writers David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams of Airplane and The Naked Gun fame got their start at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, when they formed a theatrical group known as The Kentucky Fried Theater. The Kentucky Fried Movie is based on the KFT's gag-filled theatrical skits. Including well-known stars such as Bill Bixby, Donald Sutherland, Tony Dow, George Lazenby and Henry Gibson, the film has over 22 different segments of varying lengths. Some are seconds long. Longer segments include such highlights as: "Zinc Oxide," which spoofs school educational films; "Cleopatra Schwartz," a spoof of female blaxploitation action films, whose heroine is married to a rabbi; "Sex Record," which depicts a couple who are attempting to follow the step-by-step instructions of a how-to-do-it record; "Catholic High School Girls In Trouble," and "A Fistful of Yen," (the longest episode), which is an elaborate spoof of martial-arts films. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Donald Sutherland, George Lazenby, (more)
Director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard) re-unites with Burt Reynolds for this hard-edged neo-noir. Lieutenant Phil Gaines (Reynolds) is a cynical Los Angeles police detective amorously involved with an icewater-veined Parisian call girl, Nicole Britton (Catherine Deneuve). On the job, he begins to investigate the shady death of a teenage girl that appears to lead straight to Leo Sellers (Eddie Albert), an attorney with a frightening number of connections. The problem is, Nicole herself has a direct connection to the case - Leo is one of her clients. Meanwhile, Marty Hollinger (Ben Johnson), the victim's father, decides to undertake a grassroots investigation of his own - little realizing that his seemingly murdered daughter was in up to her neck with prostitution, porno movie acting, and dancing as a stripper, facts which suggest that she may have offed herself. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, (more)
The made-for-TV movie The Affair (working title: Love Song) marked the return to television of Natalie Wood after an 18-year absence (her last regular small-screen work was on the 1954 sitcom The Pride of the Family). Wood plays a crippled 32-year-old songwriter whose handicap has made her cynical and suspicious of the kindnesses of strangers. Robert Wagner (the real-life husband of Natalie Wood) co-stars as a compassionate lawyer who falls in love with her. By the time she has warmed up to her new beau, she finds that her family opposes the relationship. Written by Barbara Turner, The Affair first aired November 20, 1973. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1972
Andy Griffith plays a philandering apartment house manager who picks up a pretty young girl (Suzanne Hildur) in a bar. He takes her home, whereupon the girl's male cronies show up armed with guns. Griffith and his wife Ida Lupino are held hostage by the crooks, led by Michael Brandon, who plan to use the apartment as headquarters while they pull off a big robbery. Griffith and Lupino pull off the daunting task of conveying emotion while spending half the film bound and gagged. Director Paul Wendkos stages the action essentially from the victim's point of view; we see only what they see, and are kept guessing as to the full details of the crime and the ultimate fate of the hostages. Based on a novel by Fielden Farrington, Strangers in 7A was first telecast as an ABC Movie of the Week. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1970
Preying upon Klink's ego, Hogan convinces the Kommandant that he is a brilliant painter. Thus persuaded, Klink prepares a few "masterpieces" for a local art show. Actually, it is all part of Hogan's plans to relay top-secret German maps to three different underground units. Frequent Hogan's Heroes leading lady Victoria Carroll appears as Rhona. Written by Phil Sharp, "Klink's Masterpiece" first aired on October 4, 1970. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1970
Major Strauss (Noam Pitlik) comes a-snooping at Stalag 13, suspicious about Klink's "perfect" no-escape record. Discovering that Klink has been -- er -- "borrowing" from the camp's treasury, Strauss orders that the Kommandant be turned over to the Gestapo. Hogan must save Klink so that he can carry out a mass escape plan. Written by Laurence Marks, "Standing Room Only" made its first network appearance on February 20, 1970. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1969
In a variation on the third-season episode "Axis Annie," guest star Antoinette Bower is cast as Nazi radio propagandist Berlin Betty. At first, Hogan's men balk at Betty's invitation to appear on her radio program and deliver speeches imploring the Allies to surrender. But Hogan surprisingly accepts the offer -- intending to transmit coded messages to the Underground. Written by Arthur Julian, "Is There a Traitor in the House?" first aired on December 19, 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
- 1969
- R
Cameron Mitchell's most flamboyantly silly role came as the horribly disfigured ex-makeup-artist Vincent Renard in this cult variation on the horror classic House of Wax. The vengeful Renard runs the Movieland Wax Museum, where he kidnaps actors, gives them paralyzing drugs, and dips them in wax for use as exhibits. John Cardos and Scott Brady from the Al Adamson movies are here as detectives, but it is Mitchell's crazed performance which gives this tatty feature its campy charm. Director Bud Townsend returned with the cannibal comedy The Folks at Red Wolf Inn. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1969
Family Affairmoved from Monday to Thursday on the CBS prime time schedule for this first episode of its fourth season. When Bill (Brian Keith) comes back to New York after a long and difficult assignment, Buffy (Anissa Jones), Jody (Johnnie Whitaker), Cissy (Kathy Garver) and Mr. French (Sebastian Cabot) decide to give him the best of all homecoming presents: a quiet weekend alone. Alas, despite everyone's best intentions, things don't work out as planned for poor Bill, thanks to a never-ending parade of intrusive friends, neighbors, and kids. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1969
Hogan's Heroes launched its fifth season -- and also returned to the series' original Friday-evening berth -- with the episode titled "Hogan Goes Hollywood." Frequent series guest star Alan Oppenheimer plays his flashiest role (with the aid of an elaborate toupee) as Byron Buckles, a vainglorious Hollywood actor who has been captured by the Germans. Klink hopes to star Buckles in a Nazi propaganda film, a fact that Hogan uses to his advantage as part of a sabotage and information-passing scheme. Taking over direction of the film, Hogan decides that Klink should play Schultz and vice-versa -- but this will hardly be the only blow to Klink's enormous ego. Scripted by Richard M. Powell from a story by Tony Thomas (son of Danny, brother of Marlo, and later a prolific TV producer/director in his own right), "Hogan Goes Hollywood" first aired on September 26, 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, (more)
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