This was Bonnie Ebsen's last appearance on her dad's show (guesting five other times), and doing a good job of it. At the time, Bonnie was quite popular on tv, switching gears a bit and playing an aspiring singer (Connie) who gets a dose of Hollywood reality. One thing for sure, it was fun to see Buddy Ebsen and his real daughter together, which got the show some additional viewers.
An interesting expose on the darker side of the music business, not necessarily fiction either. Connie writes a song that may have a future, victimized by con men who want to steal her blind and leave her behind. If you're a music groupie, this story is very common in Hollywood. Happens all the time.
Andrew Robinson plays the crafty villain, the real star of the show. Ever since playing the maniac killer in DIRTY HARRY, producers offered him lots of bad guy roles, which he made the most of. This is one of them. Popular actor Kip Niven also guest stars, who appeared in another Clint Eastwood film, MAGNUM FORCE, a few years earlier.
You also have a solid team behind the scenes to make this click. Robert I Holt wrote the story, who also wrote several episodes for Mark Shera's previous series, SWAT. Directed by Michael Caffey, later known for TRAPPER JOHN.
Worth a look for good girl Bonnie and her dad, together one last time. Bonnie would later appear in soap operas.
SEASON 8 EPISODE 16 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. Relerased 2018.