About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
1. Terror at Newsline 3
Aired 24 October 1981 • 60 min
Journalists are investigating a policeman-involved teen slaying.
2. Blue Pigeon Blues
Aired 31 October 1981 • 60 min
Tom and Dick Smothers are a news team in San Francisco who use unconventional methods to find stories.
3. To Kill a Ghost
Aired 7 November 1981 • 60 min
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
Aired 14 November 1981 • 60 min
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.