Remember the NBC TV show “Movin’ On”? It aired from 1974-1976, and was about two truckers, played by Claude Akins (right) and Frank Converse (left), who traveled around the country in a big rig meeting people and having adventures. The actors are pictured in a screen shot from the show.

One episode, “The Time of His Life,” was filmed on the North Coast in 1974. It’s about a young man, played by Michael J. Pollard, who has terminal cancer. The episode starts with the pair driving across the Astoria Bridge, but most of it was filmed in Seaside and Gearhart (including the bowling alley scene).

Bill Bazen, a “lifelong fan of the series” and the show’s historian, is working with the show’s executive producers, Phil D’Antoni and Barry Weitz on a book that will feature many of the filming locations, including those on the North Coast.

Bill would appreciate it if anyone who remembers any details of the filming here, or who has any stories and photos from that time, would please contact him by email at movinonfan@outlook.com, or by mail at 14917 Creedmoor Road, Wake Forest, N.C. 27587. You can also join his “Movin’ On” Facebook group at http://tinyurl.com/movinFB

If your memory needs a little jolt, you can watch the episode on Hulu.com at http://tinyurl.com/movin1974. Actually, all 44 of the episodes are there, if you want to fall into a “show hole.” Enjoy!

— Elleda Wilson