Fitz and Bones

1981•1h

Fitz and Bones is a short-lived American television series, starring Dick and Tom Smothers, that aired on NBC in 1981. Fitz and Bones details the investigative dynamic between reporter Ryan Fitzpatrick and cameraman Bones at a San Francisco news station, along with key cast members and plot tensions with bosses and rivals.

Production

Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 1981

1. Terror at Newsline 3

Journalists are investigating a policeman-involved teen slaying.

2. Blue Pigeon Blues

Tom and Dick Smothers are a news team in San Francisco who use unconventional methods to find stories.

3. To Kill a Ghost

Reporters investigating a cluster of cancer cases among the cast and crew of a 1950 film shot on location uncover evidence of nearby nuclear weapons testing during that period.

4. A Difficult Lesson

Bones goes undercover as a teacher at a tough inner-city high school to identify the person or persons responsible for seriously injuring a teacher at the school.