Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet
- Episode aired Jan 19, 1965
- TV-PG
- 51m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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When Kimble (David Janssen) witnesses a town sheriff (Pat Hingle) murder a prisoner (Tom Skerritt), the sheriff plans on killing him next.When Kimble (David Janssen) witnesses a town sheriff (Pat Hingle) murder a prisoner (Tom Skerritt), the sheriff plans on killing him next.When Kimble (David Janssen) witnesses a town sheriff (Pat Hingle) murder a prisoner (Tom Skerritt), the sheriff plans on killing him next.
Barry Morse
- Lt. Philip Gerard
- (credit only)
William Conrad
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Mark Russell
- Gas Station Attendant
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is the second of four times that Dabney Coleman appears in the series: the other three being World's End (1964), Coralee (1966), and Approach with Care (1966). In all but the last appearance, he plays some kind of police officer.
- GoofsSign above the marshal's office door say US Marshal but he's the city marshal.
- Quotes
Sheriff Joe Bob Sims: There's a lot of road. Straight ahead. It's all one way, out of town. Don't lose your directions.
- SoundtracksTheme from The Fugitive
Music by Pete Rugolo
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The nicest psycho you'd ever want to meet
Dick is trying to thumb a ride in a small Arizona town when his troubles begin. Old Burt Mustin, looking oddly like Freddy Kruger, alerts Sheriff Joe Bob Sims of the stranger and his thumb, and Joe Bob locks up the doc, with the intention of putting him to work in his park. Dick shares a cell with Tom Skerritt, and later witnesses Joe Bob fatally running down Tom at the park. Dick gets released and is given a ride to the town limit by Joe Bob, who tells him to not come back. But Dick has witnessed a murder, so he can't just leave. He comes back to tell Tom's sister what he saw, and then disappears. Now, Dick had called her to say he was coming to see her, and it seems like he should have just told her about what he saw then, as he wasn't going to stick around to testify anyway. And he undoubtedly would have done that if this were a 30 minute show. But it's not. So Dick has put himself in an unnecessarily perilous position, and has to sneak out of town. He hitches a ride at a gas station, but the guy hilariously wants an 18 point inspection of his car before he leaves. Dick wants to just kill the guy, but can't bring himself to do it before Joe Bob gets there. JB somehow knows exactly where to find to find Kimble, unfortunately. Dick tells deputy Dabney Coleman about the killing of Tom, but JB tells Dabney about the killing of Helen Kimble, which he found out about. Anyways, JB and Dick are alone at the park where JB is planning to shut RK up once and for all. He allows Dick to knock him out and escape, kind of risky since JB has left his gun where Dick could pick it up and shoot him. Well, maybe JB took the bullets out off camera. But even if he had, there were plenty of rocks that Kimble could have used to bash his head in, if he were the killer that JB thought he was. So, more than one character can act illogically. Dabney shows up and suspects that JB may be a killer after all. JB could just take Dick in since he is a convicted killer, but he wants to kill him instead. The quick thinking Dick convinces Dabney that he needs to stop JB, leading to a shootout that leaves JB dead and Dabney wounded. Dick surveys the carnage and leaves.
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- Filming locations
- 459 Main St, Fillmore, California, USA(as U.S. Marshals Office entrance)
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- Runtime51 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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