The reason I liked this episode from season 7 is it gave a semi-regular some over due screen time like Ward Wood as Lt. Art Malcolm. There were other semi-regulars like Robert Reed as Lt. Adam Tobias & Jack Ging as Lt. Dan Ives. I didn't understand Art's old buddy from patrol days Lt. Vic Grant wasn't at his wedding reception?? It plays out later why he didn't want be seen. If I were Mannix that would have been a red flag!! Why wasn't Adam Tobias involved more, like Dan Ives. I believe Adam & Dan would have been more hands on and not in the background. I only saw Robert Reed at the reception, I guess he had to run back to The Brady Bunch! Also the other reviewer mentioned at the reception Adam Tobias's wife was there?, but I see her at the end of Art's reception cuddled up on the stairs in the background at Mannix's apartment with Dan Ives!! No Adam Tobias in sight. I guess Adam left without her?
7 Reviews
Good episode, bad resolution
Guad428 May 2021
As pointed out by others, the episode is well done with a twist as to the villain but the hypnotized angle makes this tough to grade higher. It was great to see our three lieutenants together and there were two more in this outing with one at the reception and another as Art's old partner. Everyone on the police force is either in uniform or is a lieutenant. The reviewer's comment on the blonde being with both Ives and Tobias is true. Look for her on the stairs with Ives as things wind down at the reception.
Art Malcom has the same recovering superpowers as Joe. He was shot in the midsection as Joe was in the last episode and is out of the hospital and moving well after a short time. TV time is not like real time at all.
No pay for Joe again but he does have the great satisfaction of clearing his old friend. It was established in season 2 in "Endgame" that Joe and Art were Korean War buddies but they never seem to mention it again. This would have been a good episode to refer to it again to reinforce their connection.
Art Malcom has the same recovering superpowers as Joe. He was shot in the midsection as Joe was in the last episode and is out of the hospital and moving well after a short time. TV time is not like real time at all.
No pay for Joe again but he does have the great satisfaction of clearing his old friend. It was established in season 2 in "Endgame" that Joe and Art were Korean War buddies but they never seem to mention it again. This would have been a good episode to refer to it again to reinforce their connection.
Three missing character credits
cpotato10103 November 2022
There are three women who had speaking parts that are not listed in the credits.
1) Ann/Anne - tall brunette with short hair, red top - at the wedding reception, she offers Joe and Art some cake. Later, as Art and Norma are leaving she has some additional lines.
2) "Nurse" Kate Carson - who gives Art the drugs after Joe leaves.
3) The woman from the hypnosis demonstration who does the teapot imitation.
This is the second episode to deal with hypnosis. The first was a few seasons ago, where it is Peggy who was drugged/hypnotized into giving up the office safe combination. She ended up tracking down the man who hypnotized her.
As for Art being hypnotized to kill, that is not necessarily true. He did not have to be the one who pulled the trigger, just hypnotized into registering at the hotel under the fake name, and buying the gun. The ultimate perpetrator had the skills to use the rifle, Art did not even have to be present for the kill.
The ending location was unique, I don't think they had used it before. Much better than the old warehouse location used so many times in previous seasons.
Good episode, it keeps you guessing until the end.
1) Ann/Anne - tall brunette with short hair, red top - at the wedding reception, she offers Joe and Art some cake. Later, as Art and Norma are leaving she has some additional lines.
2) "Nurse" Kate Carson - who gives Art the drugs after Joe leaves.
3) The woman from the hypnosis demonstration who does the teapot imitation.
This is the second episode to deal with hypnosis. The first was a few seasons ago, where it is Peggy who was drugged/hypnotized into giving up the office safe combination. She ended up tracking down the man who hypnotized her.
As for Art being hypnotized to kill, that is not necessarily true. He did not have to be the one who pulled the trigger, just hypnotized into registering at the hotel under the fake name, and buying the gun. The ultimate perpetrator had the skills to use the rifle, Art did not even have to be present for the kill.
The ending location was unique, I don't think they had used it before. Much better than the old warehouse location used so many times in previous seasons.
Good episode, it keeps you guessing until the end.
TOTAL CURVE BALL HERE. NEVER EXPECTED.
tcchelsey3 November 2022
After all these years, I still feel sorry for Art Malcolm (Ward Wood) who finally gets married, only to have his wife killed. Can you believe that? Outstanding writing, though rather grim. Even to this day, the scene is difficult to watch.
10 Earned Stars.
Interestingly, a reviewer noted that Malcolm's wife resembles (from a distance) Florence Henderson, from the BRADY BUNCH. I disagree, however producers may have wanted to cast her, especially since Robert Reed played Tobias, and also appears in this episode. I could understand why she may have passed on the project, if asked in the first place.
Martin Roth wrote this story, a long time comedy writer; MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, many other sitcoms. Here's the clincher: Roth paints Art as a possible suspect? Are you serious? That will keep your attention. It seems Malcolm, like Mannix, has accumulated some enemies through the years, but their end game is quite original. This time it's hypnotism.
This clever idea may have been lifted, at least partly, from THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945) a classic Sherlock Holmes movie where the star detective is hypnotized. Watch for this movie.
Look for Stark Pierce as Peggy's handsome date. Pierce was a former champion boxer, played pro ball for the Milwaukee Brewers before heading to Hollywood. He appeared in some of Fred Williamson's action films.
Applause for one of the best, John Llewellyn Moxey, a director's director who did his job. No better director for this project. Should have gotten an Emmy nod either way.
Partially filmed near LAX airport, according to notes. SEASON 7 EPISODE 17 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set.
10 Earned Stars.
Interestingly, a reviewer noted that Malcolm's wife resembles (from a distance) Florence Henderson, from the BRADY BUNCH. I disagree, however producers may have wanted to cast her, especially since Robert Reed played Tobias, and also appears in this episode. I could understand why she may have passed on the project, if asked in the first place.
Martin Roth wrote this story, a long time comedy writer; MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, many other sitcoms. Here's the clincher: Roth paints Art as a possible suspect? Are you serious? That will keep your attention. It seems Malcolm, like Mannix, has accumulated some enemies through the years, but their end game is quite original. This time it's hypnotism.
This clever idea may have been lifted, at least partly, from THE WOMAN IN GREEN (1945) a classic Sherlock Holmes movie where the star detective is hypnotized. Watch for this movie.
Look for Stark Pierce as Peggy's handsome date. Pierce was a former champion boxer, played pro ball for the Milwaukee Brewers before heading to Hollywood. He appeared in some of Fred Williamson's action films.
Applause for one of the best, John Llewellyn Moxey, a director's director who did his job. No better director for this project. Should have gotten an Emmy nod either way.
Partially filmed near LAX airport, according to notes. SEASON 7 EPISODE 17 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set.
Never a Dull Moment
pnolname4 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Like many of the latter Mannix episodes, this one was more than a little far fetched, but it was engrossing and I really liked the twist at the end. A great performance by Ward Wood as Art, who goes through a late marriage, a loss of his bride, a hypnotic trance, a murder frameup and a kidnapping in the course of an hour. By the ending, he looked every bit like the wreck one would expect him to be. It would be great to know where the closing scene, which seemed to take place in an earthquake damaged industrial facility, was filmed. I'm sure there were a number of such places around LA 3 years after the 1971 quake.
The dreaded hypnotism cliché makes its first appearance
pkfloydmh19 April 2015
Warning: Spoilers
In this one, Malcolm gets shot and his new wife is killed following their wedding reception.
This is an okay episode with an intriguing mystery, good performances from the entire cast and a nice twist but also some flaws.
The opening scene is really interesting because for the first time, all three of the current police lieutenants (Malcolm, Tobias, and Ives) appear together in the same scene. Tobias's wife is also seen for the first time and she looks a lot like Florence Henderson and even her clothes are similar. Not sure if this was intentional or not but it's interesting nonetheless.
Paul Lambert's performance as syndicate boss Johnny Sato is terrific even though he only appears in one scene. He looks, talks and acts just like a mafia boss and was the perfect choice for this role. This is the second episode where he's played a syndicate boss, with the first being One Step to Midnight from last season and he was excellent in that one too.
Ward Wood's performance is especially strong and emotional.
This is the first time ever that Malcolm has been in a hospital bed and there's an interesting contrast with the previous episode (The Dark Hours) because in that one, Malcolm was talking to Joe while Joe was in a hospital bed and now in this one Joe is talking to Malcolm while Malcolm is in a hospital bed.
Pitt Herbert appears for the one and only time as an informer named Nick.
Romark the hypnotist makes his one and only acting appearance.
Joe doesn't get clobbered in the head but does get shot at but not hit.
The total body count is four.
The hypnotism angle doesn't work as it's an overused Hollywood cliché that's frequently interjected in order to explain someone's odd behavior and has been seen many times before on other TV shows and it's no surprise it finally appeared on this one.
There a couple of problems with the action scene at the end. Naylor has a clear shot at Malcolm but just stands there and doesn't shoot and then the way that he goes down after Joe shoots him is absolutely absurd. There's no way he would fall down like that after being shot.
This is a decent episode that is not great but not terrible either but just average.
This is an okay episode with an intriguing mystery, good performances from the entire cast and a nice twist but also some flaws.
The opening scene is really interesting because for the first time, all three of the current police lieutenants (Malcolm, Tobias, and Ives) appear together in the same scene. Tobias's wife is also seen for the first time and she looks a lot like Florence Henderson and even her clothes are similar. Not sure if this was intentional or not but it's interesting nonetheless.
Paul Lambert's performance as syndicate boss Johnny Sato is terrific even though he only appears in one scene. He looks, talks and acts just like a mafia boss and was the perfect choice for this role. This is the second episode where he's played a syndicate boss, with the first being One Step to Midnight from last season and he was excellent in that one too.
Ward Wood's performance is especially strong and emotional.
This is the first time ever that Malcolm has been in a hospital bed and there's an interesting contrast with the previous episode (The Dark Hours) because in that one, Malcolm was talking to Joe while Joe was in a hospital bed and now in this one Joe is talking to Malcolm while Malcolm is in a hospital bed.
Pitt Herbert appears for the one and only time as an informer named Nick.
Romark the hypnotist makes his one and only acting appearance.
Joe doesn't get clobbered in the head but does get shot at but not hit.
The total body count is four.
The hypnotism angle doesn't work as it's an overused Hollywood cliché that's frequently interjected in order to explain someone's odd behavior and has been seen many times before on other TV shows and it's no surprise it finally appeared on this one.
There a couple of problems with the action scene at the end. Naylor has a clear shot at Malcolm but just stands there and doesn't shoot and then the way that he goes down after Joe shoots him is absolutely absurd. There's no way he would fall down like that after being shot.
This is a decent episode that is not great but not terrible either but just average.
If you can accept a ridiculous bit about hypnosis, then you will probably enjoy this one a lot more!
planktonrules3 April 2017
During the course of "Mannix" and its eight year run, Mannix worked with a variety of policemen but none more than Art Malcolm (Ward Wood). Because of this, it's not surprising that they'd give him an episode where HE is the suspected killer!
The show starts with Art unexpectedly marrying a woman he recently met. However, when they leave after the wedding, a gunman shoots both Malcolm and his new bride...killing her. The most likely guy behind all this is a mobster named Sato...but he swears he's innocent and has witnesses that he was no where near the wedding. But Art later inexplicably starts running about...doing things that make him look guilty when Sato ends up dead. Can Mannix manage to save an old friend and figure out what's REALLY going on here?
This whole story hinges on the notion that a person can be hypnotized and made to do a lot of crazy things...something that isn't possible (I have significant training in hypnosis). So for me, the episode was pretty bad...and I figured out all along who was behind all this. Not one of the better ones, that's for sure, due to bad writing.
The show starts with Art unexpectedly marrying a woman he recently met. However, when they leave after the wedding, a gunman shoots both Malcolm and his new bride...killing her. The most likely guy behind all this is a mobster named Sato...but he swears he's innocent and has witnesses that he was no where near the wedding. But Art later inexplicably starts running about...doing things that make him look guilty when Sato ends up dead. Can Mannix manage to save an old friend and figure out what's REALLY going on here?
This whole story hinges on the notion that a person can be hypnotized and made to do a lot of crazy things...something that isn't possible (I have significant training in hypnosis). So for me, the episode was pretty bad...and I figured out all along who was behind all this. Not one of the better ones, that's for sure, due to bad writing.
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