How did Christopher Plummer's syphilis scare turn William Shatner into a movie star? Just think—if Captain Von Trap doesn't hurt himself shacking up with a one-night stand, T.J. Hooker might not have been! So that guy has a lot to answer for. (imdb.com)

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