The Outsider (1968)

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The Outsider

The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man living in an off-beat, always-dangerous world. The series aired for one season on NBC and was a precursor of sorts to The Rockford Files in that it featured a loner private detective who had previously done time in prison for a crime he didn't commit and who never quite fit into a rapidly changing environment.

1968

52.00%

Created by Roy Huggins

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The Outsider: Season 1 - 26 Episode s

1x1 - For Members Only
September 18, 1968
Ross is hired to go undercover in an exclusive club to ferret out a cardsharp who has been fleecing some of its members.
1x2 - What Flowers Daisies Are
September 25, 1968
Ross is hired to find a missing model. At first the case seems routine but then he stumbles into a million dollar con game and murder.
1x3 - Along Came a Spider
October 2, 1968
Ross is hired by a woman who lent her fiancee ,000. Then the poor fellow got himself killed and now his erstwhile intended wants her money back.
1x4 - A Wide Place in the Road
October 9, 1968
Ross travels to a small town in search of a car thief and bail jumper who was once an athletic hero in the town.
1x5 - Cold as Ashes
October 16, 1968
Ross is hired to carry the ashes of a recently deceased man from Los Angeles to San Francisco but soon discovers that others are following him with mayhem in their hearts. He then tries to figure out why.
1x6 - A Time to Run
October 30, 1968
A defense attorney hires Ross to find a missing witness in a murder case. Ross finds him but then things go from bad to worse.
1x7 - Love Is Under "L"
November 6, 1968
A millionaire hires Ross to find his missing galpal. Ross finds her and soon discovers that she is in hiding for good reason.
1x8 - The Twenty-Thousand Dollar Carrot
November 13, 1968
Ross must try to return a man who supposedly died from his hiding place in Mexico back to the United States along with the insurance money he got after faking his death.
1x9 - One Long Stemmed American Beauty
November 20, 1968
Ross begins to wonder if the suicide of a renowned stage and dancing legend was murder.
1x10 - I Can't Hear You Scream
November 27, 1968
Ross is running down leads to save a convict from the gas chamber but he doesn't have much time remaining.
1x11 - Tell It Like It Was--and You're Dead
December 4, 1968
A former burlesque queen hires Ross to find out who's been making death threats against her personage.
1x12 - The Land of the Fox
December 18, 1968
On a case, Ross falls for a woman involved in the case and with some rough characters.
1x13 - There Was a Little Girl
December 25, 1968
Ross is hired when a woman shows up on a millionaire's doorstep claiming that the girl she has raised is his. It all has to do with a twelve year old kidnapping case for which a ransom was paid yet the victim never seen again.
1x14 - The Girl from Missouri
January 8, 1969
A naive midwestern gal hires Ross to locate her missing brother. He soon learns that the sibling is involved with some very unsavory types.
1x15 - The Secret of Mareno Bay
January 15, 1969
Ross searches for a missing novelist in a town where most of the residents are glad that the man is gone.
1x16 - The Old School Tie
January 22, 1969
Ross's old prison buddy, who once saved his life, insists that the gumshoe join him in an extortion plot and he won't take no for an answer.
1x17 - A Bowl of Cherries
January 29, 1969
When Ross offers to help out the son of an old friend he soon finds himself tangled up in a homicide.
1x18 - Behind God's Back
February 5, 1969
Ross goes to Acapulco to find a millionaire's runaway daughter. He locates her among the jet set there then tries to convince her that some of her playmates are up to no good.
1x19 - Take the Key and Lock Him Up
February 12, 1969
Investigating a shooting in a rural town, Ross is arrested on charges of selling marijuana.
1x20 - The Flip Side
February 26, 1969
A homely looking woman hires Ross to find her missing glamorous model twin sister. He finds her and discovers that she's mixed up in extortion and a narcotics trafficking ring.
1x21 - Handle with Care
March 5, 1969
Hired by an insurance company to investigate a series of truck hijackings, Ross poses as a drifter named Leo Martin and joins the hijacking ring.
1x22 - All the Social Graces
March 12, 1969
A crude and rough hewn millionaire hires Ross but he's killed before our protagonist can discover why he's been hired. Ross's investigation leads to an elegant tennis club which considered the deceased too uncouth for membership.
1x23 - A Lot of Muscle
March 26, 1969
Ross is hired by a hard as nails, unbending cop who's facing an indictment on a bribery charge. Suspecting a possible frame-up, he begins checking out the cop's enemies and the man has a whole bunch.
1x24 - Periwinkle Blue
April 2, 1969
A woman has already buried two previous husbands and her third hires Ross to make sure she's not planning on being a widow for the third time.
1x25 - Service for One
April 9, 1969
Ross is hired to tail a recently paroled convict who is supposedly the only person who knows the exact location of missing money in the amount of ,000. But, as could be expected, he's not the only one searching for the missing loot.
1x26 - Through a Stained Glass Window
April 16, 1969
Ross is hired to serve a subpoena on a Howard Hughes like millionaire who has never been photographed and uncovers a curious love affair along with a murder plot.

The Outsider: 1 Season

S1: Season 1
26 Episode s

Actors in The Outsider

Darren McGavin
David Ross

Tags for The Outsider

private investigator los angeles, california ex-con

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1x1 - For Members Only

1x2 - What Flowers Daisies Are

1x3 - Along Came a Spider

1x4 - A Wide Place in the Road

1x5 - Cold as Ashes

1x6 - A Time to Run

1x7 - Love Is Under "L"

1x8 - The Twenty-Thousand Dollar Carrot

1x9 - One Long Stemmed American Beauty

1x10 - I Can't Hear You Scream

1x11 - Tell It Like It Was--and You're Dead

1x12 - The Land of the Fox

1x13 - There Was a Little Girl

1x14 - The Girl from Missouri

1x15 - The Secret of Mareno Bay

1x16 - The Old School Tie

1x17 - A Bowl of Cherries

1x18 - Behind God's Back

1x19 - Take the Key and Lock Him Up

1x20 - The Flip Side

1x21 - Handle with Care

1x22 - All the Social Graces

1x23 - A Lot of Muscle

1x24 - Periwinkle Blue

1x25 - Service for One

1x26 - Through a Stained Glass Window

S1: Season 1

Darren McGavin

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Charlie's Angels

Riptide

Riptide

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Mannix

Mannix

Cannon

Cannon

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Switch

Switch

Private Eye

Private Eye

City of Angels

City of Angels

Banyon

Banyon