Time heals all wounds...and wounds all heels. Be that as it may, fifty years sure changes one's perception of a truly surreal TV show. When I was ten years old, the obvious gag was the pig watching westerns on TV and the Hoyt-Clagwell tractor always falling apart. These days, I watch it on MeTV and truly enjoy and appreciate the inspired dementedness of the show and its writers - and the skill with which the cast carried it all off. This episode, what with its "Bing bugs" and the WWII flashback was priceless. As usual, Oliver's exasperation with the insanity around him is what really makes this show click. In a weird sort of way, he's like Fred Allen taking his daily walk through Allen's Alley - talking with one nut after another.
Watch for the CBS cross-show reference to Col. Hogan and Stalag 13, when Oliver is forced to hit the silk and bail out of his P-51 Mustang over occupied Hungary. Priceless ~
Watch for the CBS cross-show reference to Col. Hogan and Stalag 13, when Oliver is forced to hit the silk and bail out of his P-51 Mustang over occupied Hungary. Priceless ~