Mark Harmon didn’t make an appearance in the recent NCIS episode honoring David McCallum, and this has been addressed by the show’s executive producers.Following the passing of David McCallum, the actor’s character, Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, was given a send-off in the episode that aired on Monday, Feb. 19. While it wasn’t announced that Mark Harmon would appear as Gibbs in the episode, some fans thought a surprise appearance might happen with the character showing up to honor Ducky. Per TVLine, EP and co-showrunner Steven D. Binder admitted that an appearance was initially considered, but it was decided that it was best to save Gibbs’ potential return for something bigger than a brief cameo.Weatherly had recently teased how he desired to make a return to the franchise. On the actor reprising his role, fellow EP/co-showrunner David J. North continued, “He’s DiNozzo again, there’s nothing rusty… As soon as he walked into that autopsy room, I thought, ‘DiNozzo’s back.'”
Mark Harmon didn’t make an appearance in the recent NCIS episode honoring David McCallum, and this has been addressed by the show’s executive producers.
Following the passing of David McCallum, the actor’s character, Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, was given a send-off in the episode that aired on Monday, Feb. 19. While it wasn’t announced that Mark Harmon would appear as Gibbs in the episode, some fans thought a surprise appearance might happen with the character showing up to honor Ducky. Per TVLine, EP and co-showrunner Steven D. Binder admitted that an appearance was initially considered, but it was decided that it was best to save Gibbs’ potential return for something bigger than a brief cameo.
Weatherly had recently teased how he desired to make a return to the franchise. On the actor reprising his role, fellow EP/co-showrunner David J. North continued, “He’s DiNozzo again, there’s nothing rusty… As soon as he walked into that autopsy room, I thought, ‘DiNozzo’s back.'”
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