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50th Anniversary Viewing (Part 1)
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Hogan's Heroes
"Lady Chitterly's Lover: Part 1"
Originally aired October 11, 1970
Wiki said:
When Lord Chitterly arrives in Germany to negotiate the surrender of England, Hogan will have to rely on Crittendon to perform a decent acting job for once.
This two-parter gives us Bernard Fox's last appearances as Crittendon.
The prisoners see a plane crashing and the pilot bailing, so they investigate via the tunnel and find Sir Charles Chitterly, who also looks like Bernard Fox. Schultz comes along so they let Chitterly go and stay hidden. Sir Charles has Klink report his arrival to Berlin, who tell the colonel to extend him every courtesy. When Hogan decides to have the prisoners retrieve Crittendon from Stalag 12, Baker reacts as if he's met him. Hogan wants Crittendon to take Chitterly's place and carry out his mission, whatever it is. Carter sneaks into Klink's quarters in the middle of the night posing as General von Schlomm to retrieve Sir Charles. As soon as Carter gets Klink out of the room, the prisoners force Chitterly into the stove tunnel.
While Klink wonders where Sir Chalres went, the real General von Schlomm (Harold Gould) arrives. Klink is confused that he's a different man, but of course doesn't put things together. When the general goes into the bedroom, Crittendon is there as Chitterly. Crittendon becomes concerned to hear that Sir Charles's wife will be arriving the next day, and refuses to try to fool her into thinking he's her husband until he's shown a photo of her.
Lady Chitterly (Anne Rogers) arrives, and when she kisses her not husband, Hogan has to come out of hiding to stop her from putting a dagger in Crittendon's back. It turns out that she was trying to kill her husband for being a traitor, and she agrees to work with the prisoners. Down in the tunnel, the real Sir Charles demands to see his wife, and Hogan shuts him up by threatening to grant his request. And there's where the words "To Be Continued" should appear, but don't.
DIS-missed!
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Season 4, episode 5
Originally aired October 12, 1970
The Wiki list of guest appearances said:
Introducing special guest Tim Conway:
Tim talks tastefully about his own show (which was airing Sunday nights on rival network CBS):
There's a bit between Dan and Dick about how "Reagan" is pronounced.
This week's Quickies.
In one gag they mention that Tim was on
Turn-On.
The New Talent segment is back.
Edith Ann on drinking beer:
One of the cocktail party segments:
Tim as Flipper Farkel.
Laugh-In takes a look at the World of Alcohol:
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Hawaii Five-O
"The Guarnerius Caper"
Originally aired October 14, 1970
Wiki said:
The theft of a priceless violin belonging to a Russian musician (Ed Flanders) threatens to explode into an international incident. Albert Paulsen guest stars.
After Dmitri Rostov (Ed Flanders) gives a swank little performance at a hotel, a couple of rowdy, seemingly under-the-influence hoods named Hutch and Deke (Anthony James and Kenneth O'Brien) randomly wander into the parking garage to see Rostov's secretary, Josef Sarpa (Albert Paulsen), putting the Guarnerius violin in the trunk of a car. When Sarpa leaves the car unattended, they hotwire it and take off. McGarrett, figuring that the thieves are just out to strip the car (informatively noting that you can't get far with stolen wheels on the island) and don't know what they've got or its value, is against publicly posting a reward for its return. In private, Sarpa pressures Rostov to use the theft for political purposes. Meanwhile, the thieves find the violin and play around with it like a toy, almost damaging it while using it and a beer bottle in an impromptu bit of mock baseball...but Chin flies over in a chopper as part of a general search of the area, causing them to split the scene.
An official statement is put out by the Soviets, and McGarrett accuses Sarpa of being more interested in using the theft for political purposes than in finding the violin. Chin reports that he's recovered the car, but with the violin gone. The hoods sell it to a blind, impoverished violin teacher whom they happen to know of named Gino Mazzini (Wright Esser) for $15. He can tell right away that it's a high-quality piece, but initially treats it as his precious. Afterward, the hoods hear a radio announcement about the theft of the violin...as does Mazzini, who has a neighbor named Luanna (Susan Stewart) help him to identify it. He immediately tries calling the police, but the hoods sneak in, Hutch cutting the line and stabbing him.
When Five-O investigates the crime scene, Luanna helps them piece together what happened; and having encountered the hoods in the hall, is taken downtown to look at the big book o' mugshots. The Governor wants McGarrett to let Sarpa pay a ransom, but Steve's more interested now in being able to nail the hoods for murder. And Steve expects that the hoods might kill Sarpa, though Rostov confirms that Sarpa is actually a trained intelligence agent. Steve persuades the less politically motivated Rostov to share information about the ransom drop.
Sarpa goes to a designated payphone and the hoods and their auto-parts fence, Tojo (Ah Vah), call him from a seedy pizza joint across the street. They lure him to a rendezvous point where they indeed plan to off him so he can't identify them. McGarrett tails Sarpa, who has his taxi driver radio in a call to have Rostov driven to the scene to make the exchange in his place...figuring that if a killing does occur, Rostov's death would have more political value. Rostov hands over the money and Hutch pulls his gun. McGarrett takes the hoods by surprise, knocking out Tojo with a car door and shooting Deke. At gunpoint, Hutch threatens to destroy the violin; when Steve and Rostov won't back off, he throws the instrument into the road, at which point McGarrett wings him. The violin is recovered unharmed (other than some strings that Hutch broke while taunting Rostov), and Rostov tells Steve that he plans to dedicate his concert at the Shell to Mr. Mazzini.
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Ironside
"Noel's Gonna Fly"
Originally aired October 15, 1970
Wiki said:
A man charged with public intoxication gets involved with a girl and a rock musician after skipping his arraignment.
The opening theme sounds like its old self again. Maybe last week was a syndication fluke.
Noel Seymour (Richard Basehart), meets the Chief passingly at a reception. Noel, an unsatisfied executive who envisions prison bars over the entrances to his office and home, goes out and gets drunk alone. The police take him in for acting disorderly on the street, and at the station he tries to call Ironside, but gets Ed as the Chief's out of town. Ed has him released, but he doesn't go home or show up in court the next day. The Chief doesn't remember Seymour but takes in interest in trying to locate him, talking to his wife, Dorothy (Dorothy Green), and sister, Elaine (Lorraine Gary), respectively.
At a groovy bar, Noel meets a hip young pair--Richie, an aspiring musician (Tim Considine), and a looker named Judy Blue (Jill Banner). Richie hits Noel up for investment money, offering to show him a good time in exchange. Noel quits his job, stays in a hotel, and starts spending time with, and money on, Judy. She gets him stoned at a dance club where Richie's playing, and the crowd chants the episode's title as he dances on a table.
At a recording session, Noel meets Richie's producer, Herb Cranston (Ed Peck), and learns that Richie didn't pay for the sessions with the money that Noel gave him. With the help of his bandmates, Richie takes the thousands of dollars that Noel's been carrying around in cash. Meanwhile, Ed and Eve identify Judy with the help of a boutique proprietor. Ironside and Ed hit the studio and question Richie, finding out how Noel was bilked. Noel hits up his sister for cash, then tells her to get a job (as he's been supporting her since her husband split), as he's tired of looking out for everyone but himself. He then asks for a gun that he bought her. When he leaves with it, Elaine calls the Ironsidecave.
Noel shows up at the studio with gun drawn and demands his money, including what Richie already spent. The Chief wheels in and talks Seymour down rather quickly. Ironside then chats with Noel about his midlife crisis, encouraging him to make changes in his own life rather than starting a new one. The Chief is willing to look the other way regarding the gun incident, but insists that Noel has to go to court for skipping his arraignment.
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The Odd Couple
"The Jury Story"
Originally aired October 15, 1970
Wiki said:
Oscar and Felix reminisce how they first met when serving on a jury. Barney Martin guest stars.
There's no doubt some deliberate winky-nudgy here, as Jack Klugman was Juror 5 in
12 Angry Men. It's too bad
That Girl beat them to "11 Angry Men...and Felix".
The guys are bringing the Pigeon sisters to the apartment after a date when Felix is eager to turn on the 11:00 news. It turns out that Leo Garvey, the man they helped put away for assault seven years earlier, has been released, having become a priest while in Sing Sing. They tell the story of how they met as competing jury foremen, with Oscar wanting a quick resolution so he could catch a ball game, and Felix extending the process with long lectures and repeated holdout votes. The jury is sequestered overnight, and the two of them end up being put in the same room.
They try to get to know each other and find out how little they have in common, which extends to what and how they eat. Felix wants to go to bed too early for Oscar, then keeps him up all night with his various health issues. The next day, Oscar convinces everyone to vote not guilty just to end the case, but Felix won't accept it when done for the wrong reasons. One of the jurors (Barney Martin) is ready to knock some sense into Felix, when Oscar declares that this only proves that Felix is right in asserting that there may be circumstances that would drive a man into committing assault. The jury then votes not guilty from an informed standpoint. The denouement of their tale is that Leo Garvey wasn't convicted of the offense that the trial was about, but of going berserk and attacking his rescuers after being stuck in an elevator for two hours with Felix.
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"Musician John Fogerty Issues Cease-and-Desist Order over Trump Use of 'Fortunate Son'"
Tracks from After the Gold Rush are growing on me heard in isolation from the greater album, on my new smart playlist that includes select tracks from albums of interest "currently" on the
Billboard 200.
RJDiogenes said:
He's in good royal form on both sides.
RJDiogenes said:
This is a great song, and the Guess Who's best.
"Share the Hand-Me-Down Land"...you can understand why I'd get these songs mixed up, right?
gblews said:
One of the band’s more rock tinged songs.
In that department, it ain't exactly "American Woman".
gblews said:
R&B classic. Still looking for confirmation of the definition of “sookie.”
RJDiogenes said:
Ooh, yeow, sounds like the 70s!
This one's relatively new to me, but it has a good sound.
gblews said:
Another great Burt Bacharach song. This is the kind of thing the 5th Dimensions were best at. Marilyn McCoo’s buttery smooth voice never sounded better.
RJDiogenes said:
This is a lovely, sad song.
This one's a bit of a snoozer for me, but maybe it'll grow.
RJDiogenes said:
I don't see the anti-protest angle
It is barely there, and then only if you know to look for it...most evidently in the line "While you're debating, some things are waiting".
High praise indeed!