Pic of the Day: “Fifth Man in a String Quartet” revisited

Today we revisit the McCloud episode “Fifth Man in a String Quartet.” It first reached your television screen on February 2, 1972. Timothy is an unnamed apartment manager helping out McCloud (Dennis Weaver) on a case.

Fifth Man in a String Quartet - 1972

Helming this episode was Russ Mayberry, journeyman television director for nearly thirty years. If you watched any TV series, popular (I Dream of Jeannie) or obscure (Occasional Wife), in the 1960s or ’70s, chances are you watched at least one episode directed by Mayberry.