60 minSeason 3 • Episode 22
LatestThe near-ultimate in budget-conscious "bottle shows" (all but two scenes are filmed inside Malcolm's Bouziki Bar; Pamela Bellwood and two firemen are the only guest actors; and much of the show is in flashbacks) finds Pete, Mac, Malcolm and Maggie trapped inside the bar with a very pregnant murder witness while mob hit men search unseen for a way in. Some sources give this episode's air date as August 13, 1978, when the show was run off as a summer series (and did very well in the ratings).
Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between September 9, 1975 and August 20, 1978, bumping the Hawaii Five-O detective series to Friday nights.
Acting
Eddie Albert's ex-con energy vs. Wagner's pretty-boy smirk.
Production
Peak 1970s Los Angeles captured in amber and polyester.
Writing
Glen A. Larson's formula: banter, twist, car chase, repeat.
Creator
Glen A. Larson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glen A. Larson recycled the con-man/cop dynamic later in 'The Rockford Files'—this was basically his prototype.
Sharon Gless's early role here launched her toward 'Cagney & Lacey'—from sidekick to icon in eight years.
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