Episode 109 - No, really Jon and Steve, some blind people have PhDs in psychology

Had to stick with the theme for the title.

We get a lot about multiple personality disorder (or dissociative identity disorder as it is now called).  The three faces of Eve and Sybil were FICTION.

Unlike most two parters, or ones that were double episodes, there is no padding in this one.

Kathryn Harrald, the actor for Megan, eventually did become a therapist!  I wonder if this episode had anything to do with it.

Billings is an unsung hero on this show.

Oh we find out that Megan lost her sight in an accident.

The note at the end from Charlie Martel is gold.

Angel has left the building.

Megan reappears in season 6, and in one of the TV movies.

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Episode 108 - Jon and Steve find out that some blind people have PhDs in psychology

Look, I couldn't help it.

But, a blind character with a PhD in psychology, even if the actor is not blind and it was 50 years ago, means a lot to me.

I will likely talk a lot about the importance of representation in media (As I have noted before, I write these things before we record).

Much of the performance in Part 1 (this was originally a 2 hour episode) by Kathryn Harrlod as Megan is remarkable.  Either she knew a blind person, or there was an actual blind or low vision person helping out/consulting whatever.

The therapy is pretty well done as well (I may not be a clinician, but I know things).

We get a couple of actors we've seen earlier in the series.

A little of Rocky pushing Jim to call Megan.

Parts of this were very difficult for me to watch.  So it was that well done.

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Episode 107 - Jon Puts Steve and Dave in an Empty Frame.

As I oft note, not all of my 'clever' titles are good, or even clever.

I adore this one.  

We've got Chapman with no power.

We've got a little Dennis.

We've got Jim GETTING PAID.

We've got this amazing show not giving a shit that two of the main characters in the story are a gay couple.  It's never mentioned, it is not played for laughs (as it was at the time, I'm looking at you Three's Company).  They're just a couple.

This is the first time I will be using a picture that does not have Jimbo in it for the post.  I needed to use Angel in the pool.

You ever cosplay a Kronstadt sailor?

Angel might be at his worst here, except for when he becomes a televangelist in one of the 90s movies.

The 'communists' are pretty funny.

In the end though, the way being gay is treated as just, well, a normal thing, so normal that it is not even mentioned, is super freaking cool FOR TODAY.  In 1978 it's actually revolutionary.

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Episode 106 - Steve, Jon and Dave Use Real Estate Words Like Escrow

Tough title this week.

Some 'problematic' as the kids say, portrayals of 'unnamed scary Arab culture' in this one.  I suppose that's a sign of the times, but it was a bit weird.  This is an occupational hazard of looking at 50 year old media.  

There's also a lot of BS psychobabble (that is, to be fair, portrayed that way) in this one.  I approve.

This has nothing to do with the episode, but, will spring come at some point please?

The ol' cork in the eye trick eh?  That's twice this month.

Is that Bull from Night Court?

(It is).

The words 'ham fisted' come to mind now and then during this one.

I quite liked the episode despite the weirdness.

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Episode 105 - Steve and Dave Will Bust Jon From the Sequel

Again, some of my 'clever' titles are better than others.

Special thanks to friend of the show Chris Cooling who went down a rabbit hole with Steve.

Oh man, so much meta commentary on 70s detective shows. Oh, also, join the 70s detectives Facebook group, it's fun!

I love Hector Elizondo in everything he is in.  And that is a lot of stuff, everything from the West Wing to Rockford, hell, he was in a Rockford earlier in the series.

Wait, this one might not have been the right episode.  IMDB has one order, my DVDs have that same order, Steve's DVDs are in a different order.  Hmmm.

Lot's of Bob Newhart Establishing Shots™ this week.

Some good fun this week, and I think some of that is the show making fun of other shows.  I particularly am thinking of Starsky and Hutch.  The 'freeze turkey' line is very S and H.

A couple of weird bits of padding this week.

Not much in the way of news.

Hey, Jim got paid this week!

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Episode 104 - Steve, Dave and Jon Aren't Killing Anyone

We're Canadian, we don't kill people... (unless they really need it).

Another fun one this week.

Jon is a little sick.

Hey Dennis becomes a lieutenant!

I like the deputy chief character.

The Captain Crunch thing was real, and then the show didn't run with it, I wonder what happened there?

Steve and I have had oral exams, they can be, fascinating.

Wait, a car chase without the firebird?

As God is my witness..

What'a the deal with red hat guy.... ?

Hey, that's WK Stratton from some other show!

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Episode 103 - Jon and Steve and Nearly Dave

Easier bad title this week.

Oh man, a Lance White episode.

I sort of wish Lance was spun off rather than Magnum, but I dunno about the character driving a whole series.

Sellick is great in this one.

Of course so is Jimbo.

I think we can call Pope JP 1 a friend of the show.

There are a lot of clocks in this episode.

Not PIRATED CASETTES!

We have to handle this ourselves....

Lance White, walking LinkedIn post.

Confusing plot, but Steve says so was the Big Sleep/

Of all of the stars that broke after being on Rockford I think Sellick is likely the biggest star of the lot.

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