The spoof of "Mission Impossible" works. It makes sense for Lucy to tackle this because she green-lighted "Mission Impossible" as the studio head of Desilu. At the time of this episode, Lucy had sold off Desilu the year before.
The plot is a bit zany but the comedy works. This is not about presenting realistic plots but good comedy. The costumes and dances were crazy and fun to watch. Lucy still looks good. I have always loved her.
Gale Gordon provides support and is funny as always. My only complaint is the miscasting of Richard Derr as Agent Geller. Derr shouts his lines. I did not understand why he felt the need to shout. Derr was not a good actor. I wish they could have borrowed Peter Graves for the role. Graves' presence would have raised the quality of this episode.
Despite Richard Derr, this was an enjoyable episode to watch. The extra benefit of viewing it 50-plus years later is traveling back to a different period and appreciating the quality of the production and people.
The plot is a bit zany but the comedy works. This is not about presenting realistic plots but good comedy. The costumes and dances were crazy and fun to watch. Lucy still looks good. I have always loved her.
Gale Gordon provides support and is funny as always. My only complaint is the miscasting of Richard Derr as Agent Geller. Derr shouts his lines. I did not understand why he felt the need to shout. Derr was not a good actor. I wish they could have borrowed Peter Graves for the role. Graves' presence would have raised the quality of this episode.
Despite Richard Derr, this was an enjoyable episode to watch. The extra benefit of viewing it 50-plus years later is traveling back to a different period and appreciating the quality of the production and people.