Thus, the lusty German folk tune goes* (see below)--as Tod 'n Linc join in the fun at the Oktoberfest celebration, where Greta (Tammy Grimes) finally seems to be "loosening up" (she has just declared herself: "Free- FREE AT LAST!"--a possible reference to MLK's historic speech the summer before this show was filmed?) This enjoyable scene also include a comedic Tapping of the Keg, Linc and Tammy doing the Polka, etc.
There's a subtle exchange between Tod and Linc that is, IMO, the single FUNNIEST moment in this series' many attempts at humor. After having tried and failed in their attempts to woo Ms.Grimes, Linc is quietly paging through a magazine in the Ski Lodge gift shop, while Tod approaches. Linc (without taking his eyes off the magazine) casually asks Tod about his emotional state re: Greta. Martin Milner, with his best (worst) pained, eyelid-fluttering, brow-scrunching delivery responds: "Excruciating---Impossible----ECSTATIC; how about you?" Well, Glenn Corbett's one-word response elicited a YELP of delight from me. I had to replay it several times to really appreciate its subtlety and humor.
ALSO-- earlier, as Linc is climbing the lodge stairs with a hung-over Tammy Grimes slung over his shoulder, he encounters four customers; in quick succession, he says to them:
"Please don't stare"
"I lost a bet"
"It's my mother"
"Yeah, she's dead"
And that's the overall tone of this show---admittedly weaker than many: WHIMSICAL, CHARMING, SILLY, the sort of LIGHT COMEDY that's frothy and merely entertaining. I certainly felt that the Director's light touch works
MUCH BETTER than the farcical tone of the previous episode with the 5-member girl's band stranded in Toronto, with its Keystone Kops-style stripper brawl in Grandpa Munster's nightclub.
SO GO AHEAD and click "NOT HELPFUL" if you agree with the other comments posted here. But keep in mind that these "reviews" are intended to inform and provide ALTERNATE viewpoints---not necessarily to Echo your own opinions.
But who gives a damn about that? There's certainly a lot of nonsense and silliness in this episode-- but it's RARELY overdone (the final fight scene excepted). Occasionally, this understated quality seems rather dull; still, I found the show well-paced, the actors nicely controlled, with a clever use of everything that the setting offered: beautiful countryside, ski lifts, skating rink, pool, etc.
(I must admit that I'm getting tired of Tod and Linc continually in hot pursuit of every young lady that sashays across the screen. It's getting tedious; almost as bad as Gene Barry in "Burke's Law").
STILL, this episode makes for fun viewing, every so often. LR
*THE OKTOBERFEST SONG is one of the many variations on the famous German "Schnitzelbank" Song--- used for counting ("Is this not a Christmas Tree?"..Yes, this is a Christmas Tree!)", etc. (Schnitzelbank is a type of bench used by cobblers). What's interesting about the version used in this episode is the song's REFRAIN "Ach, du schone" ("Ah, you lovely..."), which quotes the Austrian National Anthem-- the same tune the Nazis appropriated for their infamous "Deutschland uber alles."