Fitz and Bones is a short-lived American television series, starring Dick and Tom Smothers, that aired on NBC in 1981. Fitz and Bones details the investigative dynamic between reporter Ryan Fitzpatrick and cameraman Bones at a San Francisco news station, along with key cast members and plot tensions with bosses and rivals.
Fitz and Bones (Season 1)
Terror at Newsline 3 (Episode 1)
Writer: James D. Parriott
Air date: 1981-10-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Journalists are investigating a policeman-involved teen slaying.
Blue Pigeon Blues (Episode 2)
Air date: 1981-10-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Tom and Dick Smothers are a news team in San Francisco who use unconventional methods to find stories.
To Kill a Ghost (Episode 3)
Air date: 1981-11-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Reporters investigating a cluster of cancer cases among the cast and crew of a 1950 film shot on location uncover evidence of nearby nuclear weapons testing during that period.
A Difficult Lesson (Episode 4)
Air date: 1981-11-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Bones goes undercover as a teacher at a tough inner-city high school to identify the person or persons responsible for seriously injuring a teacher at the school.
