COLBYS, THE {DYNASTY II: THE COLBYS}: CELEBRATION {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The premiere of this nighttime serial about the wealthy Colby family of Los Angeles, California. In this episode, Jason Colby holds a press conference at his house, announcing that San Miguel Harbor in California will be the terminal for his pipeline venture; that his nephew Jeff Colby will be his equal partner; and that he, Jason, will remain at the helm of Colby Enterprises despite rumors to the contrary. Additionally, Sable is furious that Constance has given Jeff half the company -- shares that Sable feels should have gone to her three children Monica, Miles, and Bliss; Constance calls Jeff's mother, Francesca, in London, and asks her to come back home in order to give Jeff support as he adjusts to his new life with the Colbys; Constance tells brother Jason that he should share the news of his terminal illness with Sable but he declines, feeling that Sable wouldn't be able to handle it; Garrett warns Jason that someone, possibly business adversary Zachary Powers, is trying to muscle in on Colby's business dealings in China; Jeff arrives in L.A. and finds himself patronized by Jason, who tries to send him on an errand to Hong Kong; Fallon tells Miles she loves him as they travel by car from Denver back to L.A.; Monica is frustrated with her father's chauvinism when she asks to go to Hong Kong in place of Jeff and he refuses to allow her; Jason confronts Zach about his interference in China; it is learned that Constance is leading a double life, carrying on a clandestine affair with a rancher named Hutch in Bakersfield; Monica and Bliss each welcome Jeff warmly back into the Colby clan; a drunken man tries to rape Fallon in a motel room in Lake Tahoe; Bliss tells her father that her enviromental activist boyfriend, Sean, believes that Jason is buying off the EPA in order to push ahead his pipeline project; Sable and Jason give Jeff a rather chilly welcome to California before the party -- and all are shocked when Miles appears at the house and introduces his new wife. Includes commercials and promos. This program is closed-captioned. (Series ran under the title "Dynasty II: The Colbys" through January 2, 1986; afterwards as "The Colbys.")
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 20, 1985 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:58
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T89:0021
- GENRE: Drama, night-time serial
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1985-1987
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Alley Cat cat food
- TV - Commercials - Butterball turkeys
- TV - Commercials - Camay soap
- TV - Commercials - Comtrex cold medicine
- TV - Commercials - Corelle dinnerware
- TV - Commercials - Forever Krystle fragrance/Carrington cologne
- TV - Commercials - Fruit of the Loom women's underwear
- TV - Commercials - L'Eggs pantyhose
- TV - Commercials - Maybelline cosmetics
- TV - Commercials - Nescafe instant coffee
- TV - Commercials - Polaroid cameras
- TV - Promos - "4th Annual American Video Awards"
- TV - Promos - "20/20"
- TV - Promos - "ABC News"
- TV - Promos - "CFA College Football" (voice-over only)
- TV - Promos - "Ewoks: The Battle for Endor"
- TV - Promos - "Eye on Hollywood" (voice-over only)
- TV - Promos - "Good Morning America" (voice-over only)
- TV - Promos - "Hotel"
- TV - Promos - "Lady Blue"
- TV - Promos - "Lady Blue" (voice-over only)
- TV - Promos - "Love Boat" (voice-over only)
- TV - Promos - "Mr. Belvedere"
- TV - Promos - "Nightline" (voice-over only)
- TV - Promos - "Shadow Chasers"
- TV - Promos - "Webster"
CREDITS
- Aaron Spelling … Executive Producer
- Douglas S. Cramer … Executive Producer
- Richard Shapiro … Executive Producer, Created by
- Esther Shapiro … Executive Producer, Created by
- E. Duke Vincent … Executive Supervising Producer
- Robert Pollock … Supervising Producer, Created by
- Eileen Pollock … Supervising Producer, Created by
- Christopher Morgan … Producer
- William Bast … Producer, Developed by, Writer
- Paul Huson … Producer, Developed by, Writer
- Marko Joelson … Associate Producer
- Jerome C. Courtland … Director
- Bill Conti … Theme Music by
- Peter Myers … Music by
- Charlton Heston … Cast, Jason Colby
- John James … Cast, Jeff Colby
- Katharine Ross … Cast, Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
- Emma Samms … Cast, Fallon Carrington Colby
- Maxwell Caulfield … Cast, Miles Colby
- Stephanie Beacham … Cast, Sable Scott Colby
- Tracy Scoggins … Cast, Monica Colby
- Joseph Campanella … Cast, Hutch Corrigan
- Claire Yarlett … Cast, Bliss Colby
- Ricardo Montalban … Cast, Zachary Powers
- Ken Howard … Cast, Garrett Boydston
- Barbara Stanwyck … Cast, Constance Colby
- Hedison, David (Al Hedison) … Cast, Lord Roger Langdon
- Ivan Bonar … Cast, Henderson Palmer
- Gary Hudson … Cast, the Drunk Man
- Barbara Bingham … Cast, Miles' Receptionist
- Alison Evans … Cast, Enid Palmer
- Phyllis Hamlin … Cast, the Woman Reporter
- Richard Garrison … Cast, Reporter #1
- Sam Hennings … Cast, Reporter #2