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heck-yeah-old-tech:

Our pretend detective Jessica Fletcher gets a visit from a real (television) detective, Lennie Briscoe. Also featuring Lt. Commander McHale from the Navy, Geordi La Forge from space, a hopeful Dr. Kleema from Chicago, and the frickin’ Batman. Truly one of the most epic nights in television history.

from TV Guide in 1987; episode: Death Takes A Dive (season 3, episode 16)

RE: Murder She Wrote. I had the same experience with the Magnum P.I., Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, Simon & Simon and A-Team box sets. It’s amazing how many actors pop up in them that were either huge stars before the 80s in movies or people who became hugely famous afterwards.

vintagegeekculture:

The absolute king of the surprising guest star series would have to be Gunsmoke, a Western that was only recently overtaken as the longest-running drama series on television. 

You turn it on, and you might see…hey, Leonard Nimoy as an Indian: 

And…whoa, is that a young Harrison Ford?

And…Gary Busey? 

Richard Dryfuss? 

The late, lamented Adam West: 

Deforest Kelley, with an Abe Lincoln beard: 

Ricardo Montalban: 

Charles Bronson:

Burt Reynolds: 

Jon Voight: 

Jodie Foster: 

And Kurt Russell: 

And many more.