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A 1953 Perry Mason mystery called The Case of the Hesitant Hostess

And Mike Connors played his Mannix character in a fourth-season episode called "Hard-Boiled Murder," Feb. 13, 1997 (crossing over from a fourth-season Mannix outing called "Little Girl Lost," IIRC); a two-minute clip of that is on the first-season Mannix DVD as a bonus.

Title credits from two of his well-known ABC comedies (captured from DVD releases): Laverne & Shirley in 1976, and Mork & Mindy in 1978

Right now, I am binging Mannix (1967-75 Mike Connors CBS detective series), and I'm just about to be through the second season's worth (1968-69; first season w/Joe Mannix at 17 Paseo Verde, and first season w/the late Gail Fisher as his secretary Peggy Fair). I'm 3 episodes out of finishing the second go-round and moving on to the third (1969-70). I think the stories have moved much more quickly with Joe Mannix at the 17 Paseo Verde setting, as opposed to when he was working at Intertect in the first go-round (1967-68).

Mannix: I'm almost through the first two seasons' worth on DVD (the second one ending in 1969), and so far, this 1967-75 Mike Connors CBS detective series has had behind-kicking scenes in spades. Mannix gets his behind kicked, and just as much, kicks behind (so basically, Mannix gives as good as he gets).

From The Bob Newhart Show: Thanksgiving episode in the fourth season (1975-76) called "Over The River and Through The Woods" (official Shout! Factory clip)

That one was "Examination Day," Jan. 14, 1982, and it was one of the funniest ones I've seen.

To add on to what I said about Mannix: I saw the first season's worth through (the one where Joe Mannix worked for Intertect), and while it was good, the series has really picked up, IMO, in the second season's worth (1968-69), with Joe working on his own at 17 Paseo Verde, and his secretary Peggy (Gail Fisher) helping out where she can. I've been really enjoying the second season's worth, and I'm 6 outings away from finishing it and moving on to the third one (1969-70).

And here it is in panoramic picture form: These logos are from a short-lived NBC 1978-79 detective series called David Cassidy: Man Undercover.

Then they need to change the name to Citizens Committee Against Human Rights, because as you say, they're not about what their name implies.

Another pet peeve of mine is that the only kind of popcorn that can be found at the Wal-Mart in Simpsonville is buttered popcorn. Why is this a peeve, you might ask? Because while I grant that buttered popcorn is popular when seeing a film (both at the theaters and at home), to make it to where if you want popcorn it's buttered or bust would drive plain popcorn lovers crazy, IMO. It works the other way around as well-- I prefer plain popcorn, but would I want it to be made to where if you wanted popcorn it was plain or bust?! No way! That would drive the buttered popcorn lovers crazy.

From Barney Miller in season 3: Nick Yemana and all the rest of the detectives get stoned on hash that was unknowingly included in brownies that Wojo's girlfriend baked and that Wojo brought in earlier (Barney is the only one who doesn't eat any, and as such, he doesn't get high).

I agree with everything you said, and this is why Shout!'s full-series release of The Bob Newhart Show sits on one of my shelves proudly beside another 70s classic called Barney Miller, whereas the three releases that I had of the 80s Newhart went to my nephew Eli in Alabama; he likes the 80s Newhart more than I do. Not that I don't think the 80s version had anything funny--it did from time to time--but Steven Kampmann's Kirk character and of course Mary Frann's Joanna brought that one way down in my opinion.

Bumping this up: I purchased the whole of Mannix (1967-75 CBS detective series w/Mike Connors) through Amazon Marketplace, and violent though it has the reputation for being (Mannix getting into a fistfight, getting shot, et al.), the show has been incredibly promising entertainment-wise; I'm halfway through the lone Intertect season (the first one), and very much looking forward to when Mannix works on his own, with Peggy Fair (the late Gail Fisher) helping him. BTW, here it is on one of my DVD shelves between MTM (first three seasons), and Simon & Simon (first four). Also included on this shelf is seasons 6-8, and the final (12th) season, of original-recipe Hawaii Five-O.

First historic catfight, from the second-season episode entitled "The Baby," 3/3/82: Alexis: "Well, now, you look as if you're armed for battle." Krystle: "I am." Alexis: "Is it your little niece-- is that it? Are you going to shoot my heart out because I sent her back to the boondocks where she belongs? Krystle: "Stop the charade, Alexis-- I know. I know what happened that day I was out riding the horse. You shot this gun. It wasn't a car that backfired. You were out shooting and you saw me riding and it was no accident." Alexis: "You don't know what you're talking about-- you're insane." Krystle: "You're jealous-- jealous because I was going to give Blake a child, and you couldn't stand that, could you?" Alexis: "Oh, no, you're jealous because Fallon's had her baby and that's made you even more paranoid. Well, I didn't cause your accident, Krystle, just as I didn't cause your barrenness. So, if you've quite finished--" Krystle: "I haven't!" (Alexis then smacks Krystle and the two of them really get it on for close to two minutes, near to dismantling the art studio, until Krystle eventually gets the upper hand at the end) Krystle, to finish: "If you want a rematch, just whistle... if you can."

Reg Grundy (known for such great game shows of the past as $ale of the Century and Scrabble, among others) passed on yesterday at 92 in Bermuda. Just thought I'd bring that up here. Attached is the title of $ale of the Century from its Jan. 3, 1983 premiere broadcast on NBC. Also, his obituary from the Sydney Morning Herald of Australia: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/reg-grundy-dead-television-mogul-dies-aged-92-20160509-gopjet.html

Four seasons' worth to be exact, with the fifth one due for this July 19.

I had once before thought that the old BBC series All Creatures Great and Small (about the life and career of famed British vet James Herriot [real name Alf Wight]; Christopher Timothy was Herriot) would be one of the most boring things I ever saw (I had originally rented it from Netflix for a test drive and found it quite boring and slow-moving). However, I very recently purchased the first series' worth (what we Americans call seasons), and it's actually not too bad; in fact, I'm about to be through two series' worth, and will probably be starting on the third really soon.

Right now, I've just started on Series 2 of All Creatures Great and Small (BBC series w/Christopher Timothy as British vet James Herriot), and so far I've been enjoying it. Tell you the truth, though, I'll very likely get one more series worth (the third), and then call it right there. Why? Because the character of Helen (James Herriot's wife) had an actress change (from Carol Drinkwater in the first three series' worth to Lynda Bellingham for the remaining four); as such, I do not know if Lynda will be as entertaining as Carol has been so far.

I think that another reason why I like the new "back-and-forth" format of the show as it premiered last Saturday is because of that one episode under the old "one cat, then another" format that concerned Lux in Portland, OR. Granted, Lux was bigtime headlines in that Pacific Northwest city, but the episode about him was so boring that I fast-forwarded through most of it (not to leave out that it broke format by taking up the whole show, something that I did not expect).

Come to think of it, I reviewed last night's premiere, and the header actually said, "CATIFICATION," and then, "HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT." Just the same, I'm glad you noticed it as I did, and I agree with your assessment of the possible marketing outside of the show.

I also like the headers at the bottom left that label what Jackson is talking about on each case, like for example in big letters, "CATIFICATION," and in smaller letters, "EXERCISE." Did you notice that?

Just heard that earlier from Facebook! We're losing a lot of people lately. Title credit from first-season Benson opening (from first-season DVD release of that from Sony):

From NBC Major League Baseball coverage in 1985 alongside Vin Scully (specifically, the 1985 NLCS, Game 5, from A&E DVD of the same)

Why would Camden, NJ make you go through all those steps just to make a left turn?!