Jigsaw John (TV series)#ep10
{{Short description|Television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| genre = Crime drama
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = MGM Television
| creator = Al Martinez
| developer = Robert Monroe
Everett Chambers
| composer = Jack Urbont
| theme_music_composer = Pete Rugolo
| starring = Jack Warden
Pippa Scott
Alan Feinstein (actor)
| country = United States
| language = English
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1976|02|02}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1976|06|14}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 15
| list_episodes =
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Jigsaw John is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from February 2 until June 14, 1976, based on the career of real-life Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) robbery-homicide Detective "Jigsaw John" St. John. It was preceded, during the previous television season, by the TV movie They Only Come Out at Night.{{cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/jigsaw-john/|title=Jigsaw John 1976 (USA)|work=nostalgiacentral.com|date=17 February 2016 |publisher=Nostalgia Center|access-date=August 1, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/en/ro/films/jigsaw-john|title=Jigsaw John (1976)|work=mubi.com|publisher=MUBI|access-date=August 1, 2024}}
Premise
John St. John is an LAPD detective who solves murder cases.
Cast
- Jack Warden as "Jigsaw" John St. John
- Alan Feinstein as Sam Donner
- Pippa Scott as Maggie Hearn
Episodes
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! style="background:#39f;"| Title ! style="background:#39f;"| Directed by ! style="background:#39f;"| Written by ! style="background:#39f;"| Original air date {{Episode list |Title=Promise to Kill |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|02|02}} |EpisodeNumber=1 |DirectedBy= Harry Falk |WrittenBy= James D. Buchanan and Arthur Rowe |ShortSummary= John is targeted by an ex-con he sent to prison 11 years earlier. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Sand Trap |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|02|09}} |EpisodeNumber=2 |DirectedBy= Fernando Lamas |WrittenBy= Charles Larson |ShortSummary= The skeleton of a woman from a case that closed 11 years ago is discovered. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Too Much, Too Soon Blues |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|02|16}} |EpisodeNumber=3 |DirectedBy= Allen Reisner |WrittenBy= Michael Wagner |ShortSummary= "Jigsaw" investigates the murder of a rock star. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Thicker Than Blood |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|02|23}} |EpisodeNumber=4 |DirectedBy= Harry Falk |WrittenBy= Thom Cost Quintero |ShortSummary= Two brothers are set to inherit a fortune. When one of them is murdered, the other one becomes a prime suspect. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Dry Ice |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|03|01}} |EpisodeNumber=5 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= Brad Radnitz & James G. Hirsch |ShortSummary= A security guard is killed during the robbery of a hotel. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Follow the Yellow Brick Road |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|03|08}} |EpisodeNumber=6 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= John D. F. Black |ShortSummary= An aspiring actress is murdered. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Mourning Line |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|03|15}} |EpisodeNumber=7 |DirectedBy= Reza Badiyi |WrittenBy= Ronald Austin & James D. Buchannon |ShortSummary= An executive becomes a suspect when a bookie is murdered and John trains a new partner. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Death of the Party |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|03|22}} |EpisodeNumber=8 |DirectedBy= Charles S. Dubin |WrittenBy= Al Martinez & James D. Buchanan |ShortSummary= John investigates an apartment complex when a young woman is killed. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Eclipse |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|03|29}} |EpisodeNumber=9 |DirectedBy= Jerry Jameson |WrittenBy= Orville H. Hampton & James D. Buchanan |ShortSummary= |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Executioner |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|04|05}} |EpisodeNumber=10 |DirectedBy= Reza Badiyi |WrittenBy= James G. Hirsch |ShortSummary= John investigates the death of a criminology professor who was responsible for a study program for prisoners. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Runaway |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|04|12}} |EpisodeNumber=11 |DirectedBy= David Moessinger |WrittenBy= Bud Freeman |ShortSummary= An emotionally unstable teenager is the only witness to the murder of a missing woman. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Plastique |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|04|19}} |EpisodeNumber=12 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy=Glen Olson & Rod Baker |ShortSummary= A security-systems executive is threatened to be killed. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Homicide is a Fine Art |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|05|31}} |EpisodeNumber=13 |DirectedBy= Reza Badiyi |WrittenBy= {{StoryTeleplay|t=Ronald Austin & James D. Buchanan and James G. Hirsch|s=Shimon Wincelberg}} |ShortSummary= "Jigsaw" investigates the murder of a well-liked Texan. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Ole-Ole An Free |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|06|07}} |EpisodeNumber=14 |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= James D. Buchanan |ShortSummary= John poses as an alcoholic when he investigates a nursing home. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Homicide 96403: John Smith |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|06|14}} |EpisodeNumber=15 |DirectedBy= Bud Wiser |WrittenBy= Robert Specht |ShortSummary= A woman disappears when her boyfriend is murdered. |LineColor=3399ff }} |
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt0074010}}
- [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/jigsaw-john/202372 TV Guide]
Category:1976 American television series debuts
Category:1976 American television series endings
Category:1970s American crime drama television series
Category:American English-language television shows