The Mystery of the Chinese Junk-1967 pilot

[Oakvale]

You may like to peruse the screen captures I've uploaded onto my Flickr page (among a few other random things. )   It's been a while since I've seen this, so I don't remember the Mr. Pan character offhand; I'm thinking he's probably toward the latter end of the pilot though.

Ah yes, thank you. They're very nice.

I agree with your above theory, I'm sure a better print must exist somehow, but it's doubtful that it will be released in any other than showing up on Ebay or the like.

And after rewatching it, I believe Mr. Pan is the guy standing watch on the cave from 44:54 - 44:58, when he is tackled and not seen again (nor do I believe he is seen prior). It's too hard to tell because of the quality, but if I had to venture a guess, that is Mr. Pan.

[MacGyver]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed them and glad you hopefully found what you were looking for. Happy New Year!

[tomswift2002]

Ah yes, thank you. They're very nice.

I agree with your above theory, I'm sure a better print must exist somehow, but it's doubtful that it will be released in any other than showing up on Ebay or the like.

And after rewatching it, I believe Mr. Pan is the guy standing watch on the cave from 44:54 - 44:58, when he is tackled and not seen again (nor do I believe he is seen prior). It's too hard to tell because of the quality, but if I had to venture a guess, that is Mr. Pan.

It would be nice if Fox would release this through Amazon's create-a-space program, that is if the episode survives on anything (there's the remote possibility that aside from any work prints and off-air kinescope copies, the original master was destroyed in the 60's or 70's. 

[MacGyver]

I would LOVE to see an official DVD release if possible. And yes- a on-demand DVD release would work well for this one.

[tomswift2002]

Or on-demand Blu-Ray could always work.  Since it's a pilot the show could almost be considered a short-film.

[Oakvale]

It would be nice if Fox would release this through Amazon's create-a-space program, that is if the episode survives on anything (there's the remote possibility that aside from any work prints and off-air kinescope copies, the original master was destroyed in the 60's or 70's.

I'm fairly certain that the original high quality masters probably exists somewhere, if not in a Fox archive, in a private collector's archive. A better version might show up on E-Bay at some point, you never know. Hope springs eternal.

[Riggs429]

Hi, where can I download or get a copy of this episode?

[MacGyver]

See this post earlier in the thread. Someone has put it on Youtube.

[MacGyver]

And welcome to the forums, Riggs429! Enjoy your time here in the Hardy Boys world!

[MacGyver]

I just ran across this pretty cool and rare promotional picture from this pilot online!

[Molly-Blue]

Hi, Newbie here.  I couldn't seem to reply directly to some of the posts, but thanks so much I've been search for a good day for "The Mystery of the Chinese Junk" 1967. I didn't think to check for abbreviated titles. Good call. Even a poor print is better than no print IMHO. 

[cathsparks]

I'd love to see the 1967 pilot, if anyone has a copy. It came out 3 years prior to my birth. Thank you! 

[MacGyver]

Check through this thread. Someone uploaded it to YouTube a while back; I believe the link's posted within the thread.

[Raven]

Sadly, Jan-Michael Vincent, who reportedly died in February 2019, played the role as Tony Prito (IMDB) in this show. I remember him most as Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf.

[MacGyver]

Yes, that was sad to hear. 
I know he portrayed Tony Prito in one of his earliest roles, but yeah- I mainly know Jan-Michael Vincent for Airwolf. (Great show!)
May God comfort his family in this sad time.