Buz and Tod arrive in Harleyville where they deal with the town jinx.Buz and Tod arrive in Harleyville where they deal with the town jinx.Buz and Tod arrive in Harleyville where they deal with the town jinx.
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- TriviaTod shows no interest in the fishing taking place all during the episode, leaving it to Jonah and Buz to fish. In real life, Martin Milner was such an avid angler he hosted his own radio show, "Let's Talk Hook-Up".
- GoofsBeing filmed in Calabasas, California, everything has a southwest look to the terrain and nothing looks like the area around Kansas City, with the tall hills and mountains and southwestern brush. While filming locations were often not where they claimed, except in cities which couldn't be confused, the terrain was usually similar to where the story was supposed to take place. This is an exception.
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Homage To Slapstick ("You Get The Feeling This Whole Thing Isn't For Real"?)
Route 66 routinely dealt with much heavier fare such as drug addiction, mental illness, post-war changes, political/fanatical activism, and, well you name it. Usually, the show handled diversity exceptionally well as the writing was top-shelf. Viewers were usually treated to stories using both rising stars and established ones. Route 66, besides the excellent Milner and Maharris, had no trouble attracting Hollywood's best. Route 66, shot on location, was, and is to this day, a joy to watch.
Seeking diversity on occasion led to some "odd-ball" episodes, none were more so than "Journey To Ninevah" which was the producers homage to the long past slapstick comedy of the 20's and 30's. Two of the finest actors of that era were Joe E. Brown and Buster Keaton who show up here for something so different it can only be called "jarring". At a time where the producers were trying desperately to keep Maharris from leaving I guess it seemed like a good thing to give everyone some comic relief. The problem here is the extremely lightweight story and writing which didn't really showcase the two guest stars in their finest light. Still, I can imagine as a family show the episode was especially aimed at kids in addition to being a kind of love letter to slapstick. In the end it was still entertaining. Using period music and the supporting stars including John Aston, Edgar Buchanan, and Jenny Maxwell (eye candy)the episode largely overcomes the lameness of the story. The ending with the surreal birthday cake is truly the icing on this "cake".
Seeking diversity on occasion led to some "odd-ball" episodes, none were more so than "Journey To Ninevah" which was the producers homage to the long past slapstick comedy of the 20's and 30's. Two of the finest actors of that era were Joe E. Brown and Buster Keaton who show up here for something so different it can only be called "jarring". At a time where the producers were trying desperately to keep Maharris from leaving I guess it seemed like a good thing to give everyone some comic relief. The problem here is the extremely lightweight story and writing which didn't really showcase the two guest stars in their finest light. Still, I can imagine as a family show the episode was especially aimed at kids in addition to being a kind of love letter to slapstick. In the end it was still entertaining. Using period music and the supporting stars including John Aston, Edgar Buchanan, and Jenny Maxwell (eye candy)the episode largely overcomes the lameness of the story. The ending with the surreal birthday cake is truly the icing on this "cake".
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- Feb 26, 2012
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