Yes, this was Dick York's last appearance on the show. He also didn't appear in several of the episodes that immediately preceded this one. While watching this episode, I couldn't recall having seen it before. Perhaps, the episode just wasn't that memorable. The story had a feel of desperation to it. Like everyone was out of ideas at this point, and this story was the best they could come up with. Why did Samantha and Darren "have to" go to Mexico City? That wasn't really made clear. A cola called "Bueno" would make as much sense as a cola called "Good." The premise wasn't very funny or even particularly interesting. Darren's sudden fluency in Spanish was reminiscent of the episode where he spoke perfect Italian. The previous episode was better. Many people seem to think Dick York was the better of the two actors that played Darren. I don't agree. He was too animated and whiny most of the time. Probably, the result of his health problems. However, viewers might not have known this at the time. For anyone who thought York was the best Darren, this episode certainly wasn't a very distinguished way for him to depart the series.
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