The Hotel Dick (6.5)

[Aloha Friday]

I just watched this one again last night...first time in forever. I kind of liked it this time around. I like Candy Clark and the Leslie character. I liked her a lot in American Graffiti. She was doing the car show circuits a few years ago with the American Graffiti cars (Milner's deuce coupe and Steve/Toad's 58 Impala). I got her autograph. Also, Cleo (Phyllis Davis) was Dan Tanna's secretary, Bea, on Vega$...another favorite show. I always liked the red 57 T-bird and Dan Tanna's pad.

[Treadwell]

Not So Good.

As marlboro stated, the attempt at farce didn't work. On one hand it was trying to be comedy, and on the other serious. It's neither fish nor foul. Clyde's over the top performance grated.

I do like the theme of Thomas' crisis of purpose. And I agree the final freeze frame was fun and earned.

I also found something odd about Thomas' speech. It was an odd edit, with Thomas standing still in another part of the room, like it was a pickup shot later with just part of the set put back up. There was no dramatic beat of Thomas putting his thoughts together. He just blurts out a carefully crafted declaration. Stand there, and action! It didn't flow with the scene.

[ENSHealy]

The name of the episode will make UK readers smirk due to it's innuendo.

I believe the same innuendo applies in the U.S. Or is there a special U.K. angle to it you were thinking of?

[Luther's nephew Dobie]

The name of the episode will make UK readers smirk due to it's innuendo.

I believe the same innuendo applies in the U.S. Or is there a special U.K. angle to it you were thinking of?

For decades movies/TV show with private eyes would use dick as slang for PI's, in order to get a naughty or seemingly naughty bit pass the censors.
Peter Gunn for instance -

Landlady: You a cop? 
Gunn: No. 
Landlady: Private dick? 
Gunn: Just the private.

I'm throwing in the the below for the heck of it, I like the ending line -

Peter Gunn: Does the name Lisa Nye mean anything to you?
Lieutenant Jacoby: It depends on your education. She's a very rich lady and also a very fine sculptress - classical or contemporary. She's no Rodin, but who is?
Peter Gunn: Lieutenant, I'm continually amazed at your knowledge of the fine arts.
Lieutenant Jacoby: The public library is free. Comic books cost money.

[ENSHealy]

Lieutenant Jacoby: The public library is free. Comic books cost money.

That is excellent.

[charybdis1966]

The name of the episode will make UK readers smirk due to it's innuendo.

I believe the same innuendo applies in the U.S. Or is there a special U.K. angle to it you were thinking of?

For some reason I thought the biological connotations we more associated in the UK as I got the impression Stateside it was barely noticed (a bit like when you say "fanny pack" Brits can't stop but smirk at it) - for example in this film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071281/

The Carry on films were the embodiment of innuendo laced comedy in the 1970's.