This episode introduces the guitar strumming and country/folk singing Randy Boone. The storyline for this episode, and the acting is enjoyable enough. The addition of young Randy is a mixed bag.
Randy is related to the famous Boone lineage that includes the storied Daniel, actor Richard, and even pop-heart-throb Pat Boone. Randy is written into episodes that seem to showcase his musical talents. As with all such musical scenes comes the just awful screen shots of fellow actors smiling, nodding, and trying to show enjoyment of the tunes. These painful scenes just seem so out of place, at best, and downright awkward in most cases. While Randy brings decent acting and singing ability, with decent acting skills, it just seems out of place week after week. It came across as shoehorning a musical interlude into the storyline, adding little in the end. To Randy's credit, there are episodes where it all fits together nicely and Randy is a decent addition to the cast. Randy fit in nicely with the cast and the storylines, it just got a bit odd at times with musical sideshow.
Still, the series remained strong and survived other changes like replacing the Judge. Perhaps is was a reflection of the time , or maybe a whim from the studio heads. The episodes remained strong and entertaining despite the addition of a troubadour. The series remained strong and popular for many years with and without the musical sideshow. Enjoy my friends.
Randy is related to the famous Boone lineage that includes the storied Daniel, actor Richard, and even pop-heart-throb Pat Boone. Randy is written into episodes that seem to showcase his musical talents. As with all such musical scenes comes the just awful screen shots of fellow actors smiling, nodding, and trying to show enjoyment of the tunes. These painful scenes just seem so out of place, at best, and downright awkward in most cases. While Randy brings decent acting and singing ability, with decent acting skills, it just seems out of place week after week. It came across as shoehorning a musical interlude into the storyline, adding little in the end. To Randy's credit, there are episodes where it all fits together nicely and Randy is a decent addition to the cast. Randy fit in nicely with the cast and the storylines, it just got a bit odd at times with musical sideshow.
Still, the series remained strong and survived other changes like replacing the Judge. Perhaps is was a reflection of the time , or maybe a whim from the studio heads. The episodes remained strong and entertaining despite the addition of a troubadour. The series remained strong and popular for many years with and without the musical sideshow. Enjoy my friends.
