Tod and Buz try to help a teenager deal with his father's alcoholism.Tod and Buz try to help a teenager deal with his father's alcoholism.Tod and Buz try to help a teenager deal with his father's alcoholism.
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- TriviaThis episode marks the first appearance of the new Corvette Sting Ray.
- GoofsWhen Muddy and Arnie are sitting at the piano and Muddy places his hat on Arnie's head, there is no way that Muddy could be playing that specific passage of music on the piano with only one hand.
- Quotes
Tod Stiles: You don't have to go to Athens to see ruins.
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Near the Bottom
The boys are in St. Louis, where their apartment neighbor is a ragtime-piano-playing alcoholic who's neglecting his son. There's also something about a heist that's being planned.
I hate to say so, but this episode is greatly inferior to the usual quality. Think twice if you're planning to spend money on it. The script's a mess, barely generating interest, let alone suspense. The narrative just sort of rambles on. Plus, it looks like the unbelievable climax was tacked on for action's sake. But there's barely any lead up. Then too, what's with the big-time heist subplot that's simply left hanging. It's like they had to rush into production with a half- finished script and simply winged the rest. Not helping is Guardino's version of an alcoholic. His drunken spells are the lamest I've seen. On the other hand, little Mickey Sholdar does well enough as the neglected child, but he's about the only bright note, that is, aside from Buzz and Tod who aren't given much to work with. If this isn't the series's rock bottom, it's close. Too bad.
I hate to say so, but this episode is greatly inferior to the usual quality. Think twice if you're planning to spend money on it. The script's a mess, barely generating interest, let alone suspense. The narrative just sort of rambles on. Plus, it looks like the unbelievable climax was tacked on for action's sake. But there's barely any lead up. Then too, what's with the big-time heist subplot that's simply left hanging. It's like they had to rush into production with a half- finished script and simply winged the rest. Not helping is Guardino's version of an alcoholic. His drunken spells are the lamest I've seen. On the other hand, little Mickey Sholdar does well enough as the neglected child, but he's about the only bright note, that is, aside from Buzz and Tod who aren't given much to work with. If this isn't the series's rock bottom, it's close. Too bad.
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- dougdoepke
- Aug 17, 2015
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