50th Anniversary Viewing
Hawaii Five-O
"Legacy of Terror"
Originally aired January 1, 1976
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An aged Japanese importer who may have known the location of a fortune in gold is slain.
In a private apartment above Tahashi Import/Export, attorney Alex Kelsey (Don Porter) meets with Minoru Tahashi (C. K. Huang) regarding finalizing his will, as the latter believes that his time is short. Kelsey takes interest in a cryptic clue left in the will for his nephew and Tahashi gives him the key to a safe deposit box that's supposed to have a letter in it. While leaving, Kelsey covertly locks Tahashi in the room and starts a fire in the warehouse below. He then proceeds to the bank but is told that they have instructions to only open it for the nephew. When Kazuo Tahashi (Mako) arrives in Hawaii, he sees McGarrett, suspicious of foul play--his father having died before signing the will--and knowing of the meeting with Kelsey, who defended Minoru for treason after Pearl Harbor. Kelsey sees underworld figure Din Lee (Moe Keale) to ask him about smuggling $3-4 million in gold bullion off the islands. Smelling the foul play himself, Lee negotiates for a 50% share. Kazuo calls Kim Matsu (Haunani Minn), his father's secretary with who Kazuo has had a discrete relationship, to learn what she knows and share his suspicions.
McGarrett questions Kelsey, to whom he expresses a hostile attitude because the shyster has gotten off crime figures with his legal trickery. When Kazuo is brought in, Kelsey assures him that he's still the legal heir and gives him the box key. At Minoru's funeral, Steve runs into retired Commander Reginald Blackwell (Lew Ayres), who'd been in Naval Intelligence at the time of Pearl and suspected Tahashi of being an espionage ringleader, but couldn't prove it; and dismisses rumors that Tahashi was sitting on a treasure of bullion. Kazuo has a tense meeting with Kim, who was also questioned. She assures him that she didn't tell Five-O anything about the bullion, and informs him that she's familiar with the directions in the letter, having typed it up. Che finds that Tahashi's apartment door was locked from the outside, indicating murder. When Kazuo arrives at the bank, he lets Chin know that he knows Chin's tailing him. Two of Lee's men, Regan and Strang (Bob Apisa and Joe Kuon), are also tailing Kazuo. One of them lets the air out of one of Chin's tires while he's away from the car, so Chin has to call Danno for a ride while the hoods pursue Kazuo.
When Five-O catches up with Kazuo outside Kim's apartment, he's been wounded and Kim is found dead from strangulation. Kazuo turns over the letter to McGarrett, which only has a cryptic reference to a photo album that's supposed to be in Kim's possession. After studying Blackwell's file, Steve pays the commander a visit on his boat and is told of how, during the Pearl attack, Tahashi was supposed to have received a call from a Japanese bank to smuggle out its bullion before it was confiscated; though Blackwell insists that Tahashi wouldn't have had time for such a job before he was arrested. Blackwell also tells of how he and Tahashi became friends after the war, though they later drifted apart. Steve gives Blackwell a ride to a retirement center that his friendship foundation funds. At a meeting, Lee tells Kelsey that his men lost Kazuo; following which Kazuo calls Kelsey wanting to strike a deal that doesn't involve Lee. When Lee's men are tracked down and questioned, they deny having followed Kazuo to Kim's apartment, or of having taken the photo album. Danno thinks they're telling the truth, which makes him and Steve consider that Kazuo was lying, and is thus a suspect in Kim's murder.
Brought in to 5OHQ, elderly Sing Tse (Henry K. F. Lee), a witness to the fire, identifies Kelsey as having been seen at the warehouse just before. Kazuo arrives for his meeting early and attacks Kelsey, who falls from a sixth-story balcony. Kazuo then feigns having just arrived on the scene and admits to having gone there to kill Kelsey, handing over a weapon. Brought in for questioning about the murders of Kelsey and Kim, Lee denies involvement and admits to having conspired to smuggle the bullion, which gets him booked for criminal conspiracy.
Steve: Thanks for the charge.
A background check of Kazuo turns up that he's an insurance investigator who's prone to violent methods and suspected of foul play, as well as a karate expert. They suspect that Kazuo had been using Kim to keep tabs on his father, got her out of the way, and faked the letter. Che turns up the remains of a deed for a cabin sold to Tahashi by Blackwell in the aftermath of the war. Five-O rushes to the cabin, suspecting that it's where the bullion is hidden and that Kazuo is on the way there. Kazuo arrives and opens a trap door in the floor to find a crate just before Five-O swoops in and calls for his surrender. Kazuo gets Chin at gunpoint and uses him as a hostage. Steve approaches Kazuo while taunting him about not living up to his father's example. When Kazuo takes a shot at Steve, Blackwell wings him from a hiding spot. The commander has the crate opened to reveal that the treasure inside consists of three gold bars. As Kazuo is taken away for booking, Blackwell explains that he and Tahashi used most of the bullion over the years to fund Blackwell's humanitarian projects. Steve indicates in a friendly manner that the governor will have to approve of this arrangement.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
"Not With My Wife, I Don't"
Originally aired January 3, 1976
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Georgette fears her marriage to Ted is unravelling and considers separation when Ted refuses to see a counsellor.
After Ted comes into the newsroom acting mopey, Georgette visits Mary's to talk about how she's thinking of leaving Ted because, she's reluctant to discuss, their sex life has ceased, to the point that he's sleeping on the couch. Also uncomfortable with the subject, Mary recommends seeing a professional. Ted insists to Georgette that he still loves her, but he refuses to see a psychiatrist until she threatens to leave if he doesn't.
Murray, doing field work for an expose on gun sales, comes into the newsroom armed like Rambo.
Ted asks Lou to come with him to the psychiatrist for moral support and as cover for why he's seeing a shrink. In the waiting room, Ted asks Lou if he ever had a problem in the bedroom. Ted goes in alone to see Dr. Powell (Alan Manson), who asks Ted about himself and initially seems to think that he's paranoid until Ted explains that he's a newscaster.
Ted comes home after three visits telling Georgette that he's now cured and uninhibited, the doctor having determined that he was substituting Georgette for his mother. He's eager to make up for lost time with Georgette, but she's invited Lou and Mary over for dinner. When Ted's obviously trying to hurry them back out, Mary figures out why and clues in Lou. Ted then proceeds to carry Georgette into the bedroom.
In the coda, Ted tells his mother on the phone how he's about to take Georgette on a belated honeymoon; and Georgette seems clearly satisfied with Ted's wellness.
The Bob Newhart Show
"No Sale"
Originally aired January 3, 1976
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Bob and Jerry invest in Carlin's real estate deal, but discover that it involves evicting an old man.
At the close of a session, Elliot gets into his success in real estate.
Elliot: When E. F. Carlin talks, people listen.
Bob: I'm sorry, what'd you say...?
He tells Bob how he's renovating tenements into townhouses and pitches for Bob to get in on it. Bob tells Emily (who's proven to be a soft touch to a magazine salesman, ordering titles like
Turkey Quarterly) about the offer at home, and the subject of NYC going broke comes up. Back at the office, Bob learns that Elliot called Jerry about the deal, telling him that Bob was already in. Jerry can raise $5,000, but needs Bob to match it, pressuring Bob to agree. Elliot already has contracts filled out for them and personalized pens.
Elliot takes them and Emily to see one of the properties, which is rat-infested and doesn't have a bathroom or power.
Emily: Rustic...yet filthy.
While Bob's alone in the living room, a disheveled Mr. Arbogast (Malcolm Atterbury) walks in and starts prepping food for an unseen cat, leaving Bob to believe that it's actually the man's dinner. Arbogast tells Bob that he's lived there for 47 years. After Arbogast exits to look for his cat, Bob learns that Elliot knows about him and is unconcerned. Bob isn't comfortable with the idea of kicking the man out, which in turn causes Jerry to be upset with Bob.
Bob and Emily return to the apartment with a sack of groceries to find Arbogast packing. When they tell him that they've pulled out of the deal, he calls them chumps, and clarifies that he sold the building to Carlin, pulling out a fat wad of cash as evidence. In the coda, we learn that he's gone in with Elliot in Bob's place.
This is okay, but not great.
I was hoping for something along the lines of "Hello, nurse." It seems that Dix was already divorced from Uncle Jack at this point.
Those time shares never last.
I knew that name would be commented upon.
Now there's an Uber Classic.
Both definitive early recordings of the genre.
With all due respect to firefighters, it seems like they could use a feature that's a little more flashy.
We'll take that as a "no."
[rimshot]
I can live without Dean Martin.
He's got a couple of Christmas numbers that are seasonal must-listens for me.
This isn't on the Rolling Stone list? Just kidding. It's cute.
One of their bigger hits, which I was more familiar with going in than most of their other hit singles.
There were certainly some interesting anecdotes in that article, such as the one where they had to drive without a windshield. It was not a completely glamorous life.
Oh yeah, that's a good story from when they were still on the rise in Britain.
Uh oh. Something up with Thor that I don't know about?
Nah, just a social commentary swipe.
You never heard "Junk Food Junkie?" Must be another regional thing.
If I heard it in the day, I have no memory of it.
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