Rich Man, Poor Man
Chapter 20
TV Flash files “Chapter 20” as hour 32 of 34 in the TV Flash guide — Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) on ABC, season 2, episode 20, aired 1977-03-01, 50 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E20: listed hour 32 of 34 in the Rich Man, Poor Man guide, hour 20 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1977-03-01 (50 min). The listed hour before it is “Chapter 19” (S02E19). Next is “Chapter 21” (S02E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Wesley finds out Falconetti's motel room number, but finds curtains blowing in the breeze when he enters. Billy leaves his star in Las Vegas with Estep. Falconetti comes to Wesley. Wesley makes an impulsive decision.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chapter 20 sit in the Rich Man, Poor Man guide?
S02E20 is listed hour 32 of 34 — hour 20 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 20.
When did Rich Man, Poor Man S02E20 air?
Chapter 20 aired 1977-03-01 and is listed at 50 minutes.
Is this a series or a miniseries?
A 1976 ABC Novel for Television — multi-night chapters, not an open-ended weekly grind. Clear the calendar like an event.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Jordache brothers turn an Irwin Shaw novel into appointment chapters: Peter Strauss climbing, Nick Nolte brawling, class war as family plot. ABC's 1976 miniseries proved America would clear the calendar for a multi-night novel. Breakout swagger plus the glamorous misery of made-for-TV epic.
Open on a split: two brothers, opposite paths, postwar America as a novel that asked the country to clear the calendar. ABC's Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), a Novel for Television from Dean Riesner after Irwin Shaw's bestseller, makes Peter Strauss's Rudy the climber and Nick Nolte's Tom the brawler. Susan Blakely's Julie Prescott and Edward Asner's Axel Jordache complete the family weather. Hugely rated chapters. Class war as family plot. Glamorous misery as made-for-TV epic. If you came for an open-ended soap, you…
Filed against
- Peter Strauss as Rudy Jordache
Peter Strauss played Rudy Jordache on Rich Man, Poor Man, ABC’s 1976 miniseries that turned an Irwin Shaw novel into appointment chapters — climbing versus Nick Nolte brawling, class war as family plot. America cleared the calendar for a…
- Nick Nolte as Tom Jordache
Nick Nolte’s Tom Jordache brawled Rich Man, Poor Man into appointment chapters — 1970s Irwin Shaw novel as ABC miniseries, Peter Strauss climbing, class war as family plot, America clearing the calendar for a multi-night novel. TV Flash…
- Susan Blakely as Julie Prescott
Susan Blakely glamour-miseried Rich Man, Poor Man as Julie Prescott — Irwin Shaw as appointment chapters, Jordache brothers climbing and brawling, ABC's 1976 miniseries proving America would clear the calendar for a multi-night novel. TV…
- Edward Asner as Axel Jordache
Edward Asner bruised through Rich Man, Poor Man as Axel Jordache — Irwin Shaw's class war as family plot, ABC's 1976 miniseries that cleared the national calendar, and a father who made the brothers' climb look inherited. TV Flash files…