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Half Nelson is an American detective comedy-drama series starring Joe Pesci that aired on NBC from March 24 until May 10, 1985.^[1] The pilot episode starred Hollywood actor Rod Taylor.^[2]

Premise

Rocky Nelson is a former New York City cop who moved to Beverly Hills, where he got a job at a private security service for the rich and famous, while attempting to make it as an actor.^[3] In addition to guarding celebrities, he also helps solve crimes.

Cast

Joe Pesci as Rocky Nelson
Fred Williamson as Chester Long
Victoria Jackson as Annie O'Hara
Bubba Smith as Kurt
Dick Butkus as Beau
Gary Grubbs as Det. Hamill
Dean Martin as Himself

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1 2	"Pilot"	Bruce Bilson	Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw	March 24, 1985 (1985-03-24)^[4]	3U01
3	"The Deadly Vase"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Aubrey Solomon & Steve Greenberg Teleplay by : Lou Shaw	March 29, 1985 (1985-03-29)^[5]	3U02
4	"Uppers and Downers"	James Sheldon	Donald Ross	April 5, 1985 (1985-04-05)^[6]	3U03
5	"Diplomatic Immunity"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Janis Hendler Teleplay by : Simon Muntner	April 12, 1985 (1985-04-12)^[7]	TBA
6	"Nose Job"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Lou Shaw & Simon Muntner	April 19, 1985 (1985-04-19)^[8]	TBA
7	"Chariots for Hire"	TBD	TBD	unaired (unaired)	TBA
8	"Malibu Colony"	James Sheldon	Story by : Aubrey Solomon & Steve Greenberg Teleplay by : Simon Muntner & Richard Freiman	May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03)^[9]	TBA
9	"The Beverly Hills Princess"	Bernard McEveety	Story by : Lou Shaw Teleplay by : Simon Muntner & Richard Freiman	May 10, 1985 (1985-05-10)^[10]	TBA

References

^ "Half Nelson". www.tvobscurities.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ "Half Nelson: Pilot special (March 24, 1985)". www.rodtaylorsite.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ Belcher, Walt (March 29, 1985). "'Half-Nelson' moves to regular Friday slot". The Tampa Tribune. p. 4-D. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ White, Susan (March 24, 1985). "Prime time". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. TV4. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ "TV Listing". The Charlotte News. March 29, 1985. p. 65 – via newspapers.com.
^ "TV Listing". Courier-Post. April 5, 1985. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
^ "TV Listing". News-Journal. April 12, 1985. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
^ "TV Listing". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 19, 1985. p. 121 – via newspapers.com.
^ "TV Listing". Chicago Tribune. May 3, 1985. p. 67 – via newspapers.com.
^ "TV Listing". The Palm Beach Post. May 10, 1985. p. 63 – via newspapers.com.

External links

Half Nelson at IMDb

[1] "Half Nelson". www.tvobscurities.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[2] "Half Nelson: Pilot special (March 24, 1985)". www.rodtaylorsite.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] Belcher, Walt (March 29, 1985). "'Half-Nelson' moves to regular Friday slot". The Tampa Tribune. p. 4-D. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[4] White, Susan (March 24, 1985). "Prime time". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. TV4. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[5] "TV Listing". The Charlotte News. March 29, 1985. p. 65 – via newspapers.com.

[6] "TV Listing". Courier-Post. April 5, 1985. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.

[7] "TV Listing". News-Journal. April 12, 1985. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.

[8] "TV Listing". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 19, 1985. p. 121 – via newspapers.com.

[9] "TV Listing". Chicago Tribune. May 3, 1985. p. 67 – via newspapers.com.

[10] "TV Listing". The Palm Beach Post. May 10, 1985. p. 63 – via newspapers.com.

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