TV Guide Fall Preview issue
September 11-17, 1971

THURSDAY 

Mike Longstreet (James Franciscus) functions brilliantly as a New 
Orleans insurance investigator, despite the fact that he is blind. 
As conceived by producer-writer Stirling Silliphant (Route 66, "In 
the Heat of the Night"), Longstreet's loss of sight has enhanced 
his other senses to the point where he is able to "see" things 
other investigators have overlooked. There's no place he fears to 
tread, guided by a white German shepherd called Pax, cheered on by 
his girl Friday (Marlyn Mason) and undeterred by the chronic 
apprehensions of his insurance-company friend Duke Paige (Peter 
Mark Richman). In one show there has been an epidemic of robberies 
in a luxury apartment house. Mike: "We're getting nowhere, right?" 
Duke: "Don't rub it in." Mike: "Too tough to cover from the 
outside, right?" Duke: "Practically impossible." Mike: "Duke, what 
about from the inside?" Duke: "Mike, you could get killed!" Debut: 
ABC, Sept. 16. Pictured: James Franciscus and Pax.

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The television listings for Thursday September 16 at 9:00pm read:

LONGSTREET -- Drama (C)
Debut:  "The Way of the Intercepting Fist" pits blind insurance 
investigator Michael Longstreet against a hijack ring grabbing a 
million dollars a month in merchandise from the New Orleans docks.  
Longstreet's solution involves challenging a dock-yard bully to a 
brawl.  Bet on Longstreet (James Franciscus).  Mikki [sic]: Marlyn 
Mason.  (60 min.)

Guest cast
Li Tsung...........Bruce Lee
Sergeant Cory....Lou Gossett
Bolte...........John Milford
Harv...........Johnny Haymer
Gunman............Del Monroe
Pete...........Brett Pearson

(The episode title is a translation of jeet kune do, a Chinese 
form of improvisational combat taught by actor Bruce Lee.  The 
script is by executive producer Stirling Silliphant, one of Lee's 
students.)