The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Strike Oil ~ If you don't get that very first episode to work, the whole premise of the series is gone. Even on that first episode the characters of Jed, Granny, Ellie and Jethro are presented in the form they would more or less take for the whole 9 seasons. When Pearl hears that Jed has sold the swamp, she has Jethro drive her to the cabin only to discover the brakes aren't working on the old truck. Pearl reminds Jethro she told him to get rid of the worn out brakes. "I did, ma, that's how come we ain't got none!" The highlight of it is when Pearl and Granny insist that Jed got slickered by "that Brewster feller." Jed said he was being paid "somewhere 'tween 25 and 100." When Pearl protested, Jed replied "I know it don't sound like much but that Brewster feller seemed to set great store by the fact he's gonna pay me in some new kinda dollar. I've heard of gold dollars, silver dollars, paper dollars but he's said he's gonna pay in a what'd he call 'em Granny?" "Million dollars!" Pearl told him he was a millionaire to which he responded "that's what that Brewster feller kept callin' me.....I didn't know just quite how to take it!"
Hogan's Heroes: War Takes a Holiday ~ Hogan could ALWAYS scam Klink easily. Bribing Schultz or reminding him of the Russian front always did the trick. The upper brass of the German war machine wasn't always easily scammed by Hogan and crew. They convince Major "who is this man!" Hochstetter that the war is over and the Gestapo should release certain Allied prisoners in good faith and they drive away in Hochstetter's car!
Star Trek: Patterns of Force ~ The ultimate episode! I'm a huge history freak anyway and I've always been fascinated by WWII and to an extent the fact that the German people allowed Hitler's reign of terror to continue. This was a great microcosm of Nazi Germany and one of the best acted episodes. Dr. McCoy beaming down while still trying to get his boots on takes the cake!
Happy Days: Love and Marriage ~ One of the later episodes, actually the last from S9. Though it had "jumped the shark" several seasons before and Richie was gone from the show, there were some watchable episodes, this being one of them. Perennial bachelor Al suddenly becomes interested in Chachi's mother. He's embarrassed when she shows up at the restaurant after he's had to plunge a toilet; he's standing there with his pants rolled up, no shoes and a plunger in his hand. Adding insult to injury for poor Al she's been on a date with a guy and they've came to see Chachi! After a pep-talk with Chachi, Al decides to ask Louisa out on a date. They hit it off quite well and after a month or so, Al decides to take the step of proposing. He then overhears Chachi and his friends discussing the fact he'll get turned down cold. All depressed, he's sitting in the restaurant with the lights out in the middle of the night when everyone's favorite Fonz comes in to give him a pep talk. Encouraged by him, he wakes up Louisa in the middle of the night to propose. Poor sappy Al.....he mentions how their spaghetti sauces taste good separate but when they blended them, they were even better. To Al and Chachi's surprise, Louisa accepts! This was Al's last appearance as a regular on the show.
Hogan's Heroes: War Takes a Holiday ~ Hogan could ALWAYS scam Klink easily. Bribing Schultz or reminding him of the Russian front always did the trick. The upper brass of the German war machine wasn't always easily scammed by Hogan and crew. They convince Major "who is this man!" Hochstetter that the war is over and the Gestapo should release certain Allied prisoners in good faith and they drive away in Hochstetter's car!
Star Trek: Patterns of Force ~ The ultimate episode! I'm a huge history freak anyway and I've always been fascinated by WWII and to an extent the fact that the German people allowed Hitler's reign of terror to continue. This was a great microcosm of Nazi Germany and one of the best acted episodes. Dr. McCoy beaming down while still trying to get his boots on takes the cake!
Happy Days: Love and Marriage ~ One of the later episodes, actually the last from S9. Though it had "jumped the shark" several seasons before and Richie was gone from the show, there were some watchable episodes, this being one of them. Perennial bachelor Al suddenly becomes interested in Chachi's mother. He's embarrassed when she shows up at the restaurant after he's had to plunge a toilet; he's standing there with his pants rolled up, no shoes and a plunger in his hand. Adding insult to injury for poor Al she's been on a date with a guy and they've came to see Chachi! After a pep-talk with Chachi, Al decides to ask Louisa out on a date. They hit it off quite well and after a month or so, Al decides to take the step of proposing. He then overhears Chachi and his friends discussing the fact he'll get turned down cold. All depressed, he's sitting in the restaurant with the lights out in the middle of the night when everyone's favorite Fonz comes in to give him a pep talk. Encouraged by him, he wakes up Louisa in the middle of the night to propose. Poor sappy Al.....he mentions how their spaghetti sauces taste good separate but when they blended them, they were even better. To Al and Chachi's surprise, Louisa accepts! This was Al's last appearance as a regular on the show.
