More of a dramatic slant here, but an excellent story which finds Jeff going undercover as an eccentric actor (a poor man's John Barrymore?), assisting the denizens of an old Hollywood mansion. The good folks living there are being harrassed, and it's a possibility greedy land developers want the property for themselves. Roscoe also tags along.
A terrific cast of familiar faces, and in a wide variety of over the top roles. Popular character actor Lewis Charles plays Rocky, who hires Jeff to nail the big bad wolves. Charles appeared three times on the series. Best of the bunch is legendary voice actress Mae Questel (as Cuddles), who also runs a Hollywood diner. Questel gained fame as the voice of BETTY BOOP and OLIVE OYL in endless cartoons, plus many other characterizations.
Look for Stanley Clements, playing Red, one of the BOWERY BOYS and still looking about the same. Big guy Biff Elliott guest stars as does 50s sci fi star Paul Birch (with a moustache), playing Dan Crawford, a real estate big shot.
This was the only episode written by Warren Douglas, who concentrated more on tv westerns at Warner Brothers.
Highlight: watch Kookie do the twist at the local dance joint (Cloud NIne Dance Hall), but there's one guy who is off the charts. Well directed.
From SEASON 3 EPISODE 18 remastered WB dvd box set.
A terrific cast of familiar faces, and in a wide variety of over the top roles. Popular character actor Lewis Charles plays Rocky, who hires Jeff to nail the big bad wolves. Charles appeared three times on the series. Best of the bunch is legendary voice actress Mae Questel (as Cuddles), who also runs a Hollywood diner. Questel gained fame as the voice of BETTY BOOP and OLIVE OYL in endless cartoons, plus many other characterizations.
Look for Stanley Clements, playing Red, one of the BOWERY BOYS and still looking about the same. Big guy Biff Elliott guest stars as does 50s sci fi star Paul Birch (with a moustache), playing Dan Crawford, a real estate big shot.
This was the only episode written by Warren Douglas, who concentrated more on tv westerns at Warner Brothers.
Highlight: watch Kookie do the twist at the local dance joint (Cloud NIne Dance Hall), but there's one guy who is off the charts. Well directed.
From SEASON 3 EPISODE 18 remastered WB dvd box set.