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  Episode Information  
Title: The Very Hard Sell
Episode Number: 11
Season: 1
Season Episode #.: 11
Original Airdate: Monday December 04th, 1961
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Episode Crew
Director: Paul Stewart
Writer: Helen Nielsen
Story: Helen Nielsen
  Episode Summary  
A used car salesman is found slumped over the steering wheel dead with a bullet in his abdomen. Did he commit suicide or was it murder? Carella, investigating the case, uncovers a marijuana distribution ring.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Guest Stars
Dal McKennonplayedDr. BlaneyRecurring (4th appearance)
Michael Fox (1)playedGrossmanRecurring (third appearance)
Alice FrostplayedMrs. Cornell 
Arte JohnsonplayedHotel Clerk 
Bill ZuckertplayedSam Donnigan 
Charlene WhitmanplayedStella 
Chet StrattonplayedHamilton 
Jack Collins (1)playedGorcey 
Jackie SearlplayedFuller 
Leonard NimoyplayedBarrow 
Peter Helm (1)playedAndy Cornell 
Tom GreenwayplayedGlenn Cornell 
  Main Cast  
Robert LansingplayedDet. Steve Carella
Ron HarperplayedDet. Bert Kling
Norman FellplayedDet. Meyer Meyer
Gregory WalcottplayedDet. Roger Havilland
  Episode Notes  
In this episode we learn that Detective Carella's badge number is 714-5632.
 
This episode is based upon a short story written by Helen Nielsen.
 
Leonard Nimoy would go onto play Mr. Spock on Star Trek.
 
Arte Johnson would go onto become a regular on the NBC variety series Laugh-In.
 
  Episode Quotes  
Carella: Come on, Rog, let's close the deal with Barrow.
 
Carella: (to Blaney) This wasn't a duck, this was a man.
 
Meyer: I always get lost kids. Must be my father instinct.
 
Hotel Clerk: I told you, this isn't the Ritz.
Carella: No kiddin'.
 
Carella: Why would a salesman go home and get a gun before he showed a car to a customer?
Meyer: Maybe he was a hard sell.
 
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