Ok, take out Quincy, M.E. because that show rules, and this episode features Neville Brand as a friend of Monahan's who is accused of police brutality. Klugman's feisty M.E. would last 4 more seasons.
The other series in this promo would not endure.
Hizzoner looks like a show consisting of David Huddleston shouting at people. It flopped, as you can imagine, lasting barely over a month. Yet when researching this, I learned that each episode features a musical number (!) with Huddelston's mayor often stopping the action to belt a song (!)
There isn't much of this out there, but suddenly...yeah, I want to see it!
Mother and Me, M.D. is a terrible title. It rhymes, but other than that...And why have back-to back series with initials in your lineup? Well, there is little info about this one, but it was a failed pilot NBC must have wanted to throw out there. Rue McClanhan, according to her memoir, was under contract for two Movies of the Week and a couple pilots for the Peacock, and Mother and Me...was one of them.
The Innocent and the Damned looks dramatic, all right, and it has John Houseman, which should confer some kind of instant credibility. It was a miniseries that ran (conveniently and intentionally, I assume) right after sweeps. The cast is impressive: Sam Elliott and Gene Barry join Houseman and luminaries such as Michele Phillips and Perry King. It looks like an attempt to blend legal drama and soapy intrigue. Have you heard of it outside of these old NBC promo ads?
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