The plot held my interest. Lots of twists and turns and surprises. I loved Art Buchwald as the disgruntled employee. Perfect for the role. He did good! He was an amazing person in real life. Google his obituary. It's a film he made of himself saying "I'm Art Buchwald and I just died." He was funny and irreverent to the very end.
As always, I watch Mannix for the fantastic 70s vintage vibe, and this episode did not disappoint. Althea (Jessica Walter) is the quintessential 70s girl, from her excellent hairdo, clothes and makeup to her wood paneled house. The paneling was on the diagonal! Just like a ski lodge.
The hostess robe she wore when Joe came over for a drink was fabulous. A full-length paisley number in red, harvest gold and avocado green. For the "dinner date" she wore an ivory satin shirt with large scarf-tie in front and billowing sleeves. Over that, she put on a gorgeous dark velvet jacket. Even Joe complimented her on that outfit.
Oh, that beautiful 'Cuda sure took a beating. The whole front end was a goner. On the ill-fated dinner date, Althea was saying to Joe: "didn't you wonder why I insisted on taking my car instead of yours?" Heck girlfriend, I thought it was because Joe's car was all smashed up and still in the shop.
The end shot of Joe smiling and happily going to sleep on Art's sleeve was rare. Simply delightful. Today's police should seriously look into using tranquilizer guns on unruly criminals. Just sayin.
As always, I watch Mannix for the fantastic 70s vintage vibe, and this episode did not disappoint. Althea (Jessica Walter) is the quintessential 70s girl, from her excellent hairdo, clothes and makeup to her wood paneled house. The paneling was on the diagonal! Just like a ski lodge.
The hostess robe she wore when Joe came over for a drink was fabulous. A full-length paisley number in red, harvest gold and avocado green. For the "dinner date" she wore an ivory satin shirt with large scarf-tie in front and billowing sleeves. Over that, she put on a gorgeous dark velvet jacket. Even Joe complimented her on that outfit.
Oh, that beautiful 'Cuda sure took a beating. The whole front end was a goner. On the ill-fated dinner date, Althea was saying to Joe: "didn't you wonder why I insisted on taking my car instead of yours?" Heck girlfriend, I thought it was because Joe's car was all smashed up and still in the shop.
The end shot of Joe smiling and happily going to sleep on Art's sleeve was rare. Simply delightful. Today's police should seriously look into using tranquilizer guns on unruly criminals. Just sayin.