Mannix: Missing: Sun and Sky (1969)
Season 3, Episode 12
2/10
Joe must have a death wish
8 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This one is about two horses that are stolen and the horses' owners hire Joe to find them.

This is a terrible episode that features two of the most annoying characters (Paddy and Sam) that I've seen on this show. I would have loved to have seen one or both of them killed during this episode but unfortunately that didn't happen. In fact, there's no body count at all in this episode, which is very unusual for this show. It certainly would have been a big improvement if Paddy and Sam (as well as the four hippies) all ended up in the meat wagon, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. When Paddy lectures everyone at the end about horse racing, it's just nauseating. I would have loved to have seen one of the horses come over and trample him right then and there.

Oh and then there's the moment where Joe suspects some coffee has been poisoned and he then proceeds TO TASTE THE COFFEE!?!?. Wow, what a brilliant decision. Then, as if that weren't bad enough, Joe concludes that one of the pilots intentionally POISONED HIMSELF in order to steal the horses. Absolutely ludicrous.

I didn't think any episode could be as bad as the disaster from two episodes ago (The Sound of Darkness), but this one is just as bad.
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