re: On this day in 1967, 78 million people tuned in to watch the finale of The Fugitive

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My favorite episode is probably "Nightmare at North Oak," which is about as beautifully concocted a suspense piece as can be made. 1960s episodic television at its best.

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It's a classic, very highly regarded among fans, but it's not really a typical episode. It feels more like a 1940s film noir second feature. I think it's also the only episode w/a dream sequence

That dream sequence is where the iconic shot of shot of Janssen running in the alley comes from





Shots from the dream sequence:







"NANO" also has one of the greatest exchanges of the entire series:

Dr. Richard Kimble: [in his cell, talking through the bars to Girard] You make yourself believe that being a fugitive has done something to my mind. You're forgetting that my story's exactly the same now as it was the night of the murder.

Lt. Philip Girard: And it was and is a lie.

Dr. Richard Kimble: [angrily] Are you so godlike that because you couldn't find a one-armed man you don't believe he exists?

Lt. Philip Girard: I've done everything humanly possible to find him!

Dr. Richard Kimble: [studies Girard for a moment] I think you have. I wonder why.

Lt. Philip Girard: It's my job.

Dr. Richard Kimble: It's also a curse, isn't it, Girard? You know, I think you have nightmares too. Your nightmare is that when I'm dead you'll find him.

[Girard's jaw tightens slightly, then he turns to leave]

Dr. Richard Kimble: What are YOU running from, Girard?