BEAUTY AND THE BEAST COMPANION
By Peter J. Formaini, USA
Special Episode Information
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contents)
Extracts from His Major Companion
Episode 34 (Series 2, Episode
12)
Orphans
| Critical Rating | 10.0 | Violence Rating | 0.0 | Original Air Date | March 6, 1989 |
Major Performance Credits
| Charles Chandler | John McMartin | Nurses | Heather James |
| Marilyn Campbell | Kate Williamson | Rosie Lee Hooks | |
| Mark Coolidge | Douglas Roberts | Mouse | David Greenlee |
| Jay Coolidge | Frederick Arnold | Geoffrey | Philip Warlen |
| Dr. Cherian | Abraham Alvarez | Rita | Carolyn Finey |
| Major Production Credits | Literary / Musical References | |||
| DIRECTOR | Victor Lobl | Teleplay By |
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| EDITOR(s) | Michael Anderson | Story By | Alex Gansa Howard Gordon |
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Milestones
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Catherine's greatest challenge to remain above |
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Vincent's greatest challenge to bury his own feelings and do what is best for Catherine |
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First time Catherine kisses Vincent with any hint of physicality or shared pleasure (though not the first time she kisses him) |
Special Notes / Trivia
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This was the first of the "Great Monday Night" experiments tried by CBS. The result was a miserable failure - causing one of the finest episodes of the series to be missed by many viewers. The following episode also aired on a Monday night; then CBS admitted its mistake, preempted the show for a week, then returned it to its Friday "Bermuda Triangle" timeslot. This sequence of moves is generally regarded to have been the triggering events to the decline and eventual near-cancellation of Beauty and the Beast |