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The constantly changing look of "Supertrain" was
not limited to what appeared on screen. Above is the TV Guide ad for the third episode, notice the
variation in look of the series name. Comparing the other TV Guide NBC ads, you find the style of "Supertrain" changes
frequently.
Episode Three
The Queen and The Improbable Knight
Wednesday February 21, 1979 8pm (Eastern)
Saturday June 9, 1979 10pm (Eastern)
Starring
Paul Sand
Mary Louise Weller
Michael V. Gazzo
Nehemiah Persoff
Steven Franken
Fred
Sadoff
and Kenneth Mars
Produced by Rod Amateau
Supervising Producer Robert
Stambler
Written by Brad Radnitz
Directed by Charles
Dubin
Departing New York's Grand
Central Terminal heading westbound, "The Queen And The Improbable Knight" episode features the only time we see Supertrain
arriving at Denver, Colorado. In fact, the episode finishes without Supertrain finishing its journey west to Los Angeles
as the episode ends after the departure from Colorado's Mile High City.
Guest Stars Paul Sand and Mary
Louise Weller enjoy the majority of the screen time in this third installment of the series. Given the newness,
one might expect more time devoted to further fleshing out and introducing the audience to Supertrain's regular cast members.
This episode features a minor amount of screen time for Patrick Collins and Harrison Page and
just barely includes Edward Andrews. Beyond the brief time Andrews, Collins
and Page are provided, there is just a quick over the shoulder glimpse of bartender Michael
DeLano and out the Supertrain gym to lug Sand around is Bill Nukols.
Neither DeLano nor Nukols are given any dialog in this episode.
The series is most often compared with ABC's "The
Love Boat," but occasionally some have mentioned 20th Century-Fox's 1976 feature film "Silver Streak"
in the same breath with "Supertrain." This third episode's guest Paul Sand seems to be doing a pretty
good knock-off of Gene Wilder's typical nervous, unconfident character very similar to what Wilder
offers in "Silver Streak" and other movies.
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