S4.E13

The Blessings of Liberty

Episode aired Dec 20, 1966
TV-PG
50m

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The police are looking for a young fugitive who was dating the daughter of a Hungarian family that Dr. Kimble is staying with. As the police stake out their residence, Dr. Kimble discovers h... Read allThe police are looking for a young fugitive who was dating the daughter of a Hungarian family that Dr. Kimble is staying with. As the police stake out their residence, Dr. Kimble discovers her father is also running from a crime he was accused of.The police are looking for a young fugitive who was dating the daughter of a Hungarian family that Dr. Kimble is staying with. As the police stake out their residence, Dr. Kimble discovers her father is also running from a crime he was accused of.

Director
- Joseph Pevney
Writers
- Roy Huggins
- Daniel B. Ullman
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7.3/10

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Director
- Joseph Pevney
Writers
- Roy Huggins
- Daniel B. Ullman
Stars

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Trivia
The two actors who played the detectives in this episode both went on to successful careers behind the camera directing sitcoms.Noam Pitlik directed numerous episodes of Barney Miller and Taxi, among other series, and George Tyne went on to direct episodes of The Odd Couple, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and many other sitcoms.

Goofs
The Karac family are relatively recent immigrants from Hungary and yet Carla (Julie Sommers) has not even the slightest hint of an accent like all of the other members of the family.

Quotes
Narrator: [Act One Opening Narration. Viewers see Richard Kimble, suitcase in hand, walking down the street of a small town, seeking employment at a furniture repair company] Richard Kimble, Fugitive, like everyone, has to stop long enough to work and eat and rest - even though he does any of these things, his own personal freedom increases tenfold.

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Theme from The Fugitive
Music by Pete Rugolo

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12/20/66 "The Blessings of Liberty"

Kimble gets work in an upholstery shop run by a family of Hungarian immigrants. The father is a refugee not only from politics but also from the law: he was blamed for an illegal abortion that went wrong that he didn't actually perform. He doesn't want to be extradited back to Hungary. Meanwhile his daughter has fallen in love with another man the police want for murder, (a very young Tony Musante). They search the factory. Kimble thinks they might be after him but when this other man bolts and they go after him, Kimble is safe- for now.

The rest of the episode is Kimble trying to get the doctor to come out of hiding and resume his practice while the police surveil the house and factory, assuming the killer will return. They eventually figure out who Kimble is and have two peas in a pod. Meanwhile the killer does return and takes the family hostage. But he's bleeding from a wound and needs an operation.

One glaring note: Julie Sommars plays the daughter and while the rest of the family speak in thick accents, she sounds as American as apple pie. One more thought: Did we have an extradition treaty with Hungary after the failed revolution? If not, what is the father worried about?