Most probably the first real examination of the cooler-than-ice nighttime DJ Venus Flytrap,who reveals his aversion to public profiling lies in the fact that not only is he not the name he says he is(and many of these on-air personas aren't,really)but he's also quite possibly a Vietnam War deserter.
Arguably one of the most thoughtful,simple and non-lugubrious treatments of the War in South Central Asia,this episode came out when that War's memory was still pretty fresh(1979)and before many shows,TV or movies,wanted to deal with it. Funny,passionate,sober and solid performances by Tim Reid as Venus and Gordon Jump as Carlson,who ends up taking more of an interest in this case than he would've originally believed,this show was a strong balance to the first season's establishment of characters.
Arguably one of the most thoughtful,simple and non-lugubrious treatments of the War in South Central Asia,this episode came out when that War's memory was still pretty fresh(1979)and before many shows,TV or movies,wanted to deal with it. Funny,passionate,sober and solid performances by Tim Reid as Venus and Gordon Jump as Carlson,who ends up taking more of an interest in this case than he would've originally believed,this show was a strong balance to the first season's establishment of characters.
