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Gunsmoke: No Hands (1964)
They learn to share
It was good to see Strother Martin play a character so meek and hapless in a pre-Cool Hand Luke role. One mishap after another befalls him. Of course he loses his hand due to the beating he received from one of the Ginnis "boys" -- grown men who have never achieved any maturity or morality through their father's example. But the splinter he gets in his eye while carving a sign for Miss Kitty, and the bad sausage he acquires, are unfortunate accidents.
At the end, the Ginnis family are NOT left to their own devices. The father takes to heart Marshal Dillon's words that there is something missing in him and is slightly redeemed -- just enough to learn to share equally with his sons. What does he share? The poison sausage that killed Strother Martin's character and his dog, and also the missing Ginnis relative Ben. So the audience knows the Ginnis family will all be dead soon.
Mannix: All Around the Money Tree (1969)
Nice disguise
The disguise of the blond guy with blonder eyebrows is -- wait for it -- WHITE eyebrows? Gee, no one will recognize him!
The Virginian: We've Lost a Train (1965)
Beautiful Rhonda Fleming is 41 in this episode
Ms Fleming was much older than most women cast in dance-hall girl parts. At 41, she looks much younger. Today she is 97! Some extraordinary genes at work.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Betrayed Bride (1964)
It's SUPPOSED to be campy
The actors all put in over-the-top hammy, silly performances because this was a rare comedic episode. It was deliberately campy. And by the way, the maid's accent was real -- the actress was Belgian. About once a season The X-Files had a silly episode, as have many other drama series. The regular characters sometimes exaggerate their usual traits in other series. In this Perry Mason episode it's the usually dignified guest actors who cut loose and have a little fun. Fabulous Jeanette Nolan doing her best Sue Ane Langdon imitation -- it was great!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Six People, No Music (1959)
Wife is played by Peggy Cass.
Never seen anyone mix up Peggy Cass and Shirley Booth before.
Mannix: Portrait in Blues (1974)
Strange color
This is more of an observation than a review. I found the Apr 2017 review when I looked up the cast. I was struck by the different look of this first episode of season 8. It's so light-filled it almost seems over-exposed. There's either a new director or new cinematography involved. In view of the earlier review, I have to wonder if there was a complete change-up of writers and other crew as well, as though earlier staffers left after season 7, thinking the show would not be renewed for season 8. All in all, an average episode.
Never Too Young (1965)
Because They're Young was a 1960 Dick Clark movie
I was 13 when Never Too Young premiered. My girlfriend (what we girls used to call our pals back then) watched it faithfully. It was followed by Where the Action Is, also a Dick Clark production. Loved Paul Revere and the Raiders. To kcapehart, Never Too Young might have been inspired by a 1960 Dick Clark movie, Because They're Young.
I remember at age 14 thinking that Pat Connolly looked too mature and "old" from my perspective to be believable as a teen. She was probably only 20-something! Liked Cindy Carol, the former Carol Sydes, and thought she and John Lupton were very well cast as daughter and father. She was 20 when Never Too Young debuted but looked about 16. My friend immediately got hooked on Dark Shadows after NTY went off the air, so there must be something addictive about the continuing story line format.