Post by zimmerman on Jul 2, 2013 17:02:06 GMT -5
Just in time for Christmas.... ;D.
Continuing his conquest for domienence and power over the state of California, that devious mastermind, Dr. Miguelito Loveless, in this, his third appearance on the series, is determined to bankrupt the state of California, to bankroll his campaign for Govenor, no doubt in retaliation to what had happened to him in his two previous appearances on WWW.
Legendary character actor Jesse White does a wonderful job playing Govenor Lewis on this episode. He is smart and intellegent, and makes the character very believable.
Pamela Austin, on the other hand, is very sugary sweet in her portrayal as Priscilla Ames, the "Angel of Charity" who was raised by her grandfather and was kissed goodnight by her mother, who naively trusts Dr. Loveless, not knowing how evil he actually is until the very end of the episode, wherein she falls back into James' arms. She probably got off scott-free like most of the Season One villians, but do you think she should have been arrested for her involvement in Loveless' crazy sceme? .
Barbara Nichols, on the other hand, did a wonderful job as Bessie Bowen. At times, she comes off as a little ditzy, but it is later in the episode, when she is threatened by the doctors explosive snowglobe and cylinder phonograph, when she is alone with Artie, and later, when they arrive at the doctor's hideout, we are treated to a vulnerable, tender side of her personality, giving her character some much-needed depth. Another great moment is when she screams for Artie after the clown whistled at her, not knowing whom was inside . Pray tell, how did James actually see her? To my knowledge, there were no cut-out eyes in the clown that Dr. Loveless locked James in. I also enjoy watching Bessie's tantrums as well.
Even though this turned out to be his last appearance, Volitare makes this episode especially memorable because he actually talks in this episode, including that memorable encounter with Artie outside of Ratch's place:
ARTIE: "Come on out, I won't hurt You."
VOLITARE: "No, I hurt you!" (punch) ;D.
he did manage to get Loveless upset a few times in this episode.
This episode also contains several wonderful fight scenes, including the wonderful fight scene with James ands John Crane's lackeys in the hallway, plus the final fight scene in the toy shop, wherein Artie and Bessie get involved with the action.
Whoever played Jeremiah Ratch did a real good job playing the Scrooge-like character, scolding his assistant. Hopefully, Ratch became more tender-hearted after dealing with Dr. Loveless!
Artie, as usual, is outstanding on this particular episode, and has several wonderful moments:
The episodes opening dialougue:
ARTIE: When have you been interested in toys?
JAMES: Toys no, Dolls, yes."
The opening escape scene with Loveless, when Artie passionately pleads with the people to "Stop That Boy!" leading up to the aforementioned Volitare moment.
And of course, his great disguise as Arturo Caruso Del Artemo, wherein he taps into such great Italian tenor-baritones as Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavorotti, Placido Domingo, and Andrea Bocelli.. coming straight from the La Scala Opera in Milano, bringing with him "Culture and opera to your barberic country." Also enjoy Artemo's facial reaction to "American Snobs."
Did you notice the Raggedy Ann doll?
Of course, the clown wherein James is locked up will reappear in episodes like TNOT Eccentrics, TNOT Hangman, and TNOT Tycoons.
This episode does not have any memorable interaction between James and Loveless, yet Michael Dunn is outstanding as always. I really like Loveless' sly "nighty-night" when he locks James up in the clown, plus the blissful duet between him and Antoinette on the carousel, in addition to when he talks about "James West" to Priscilla, and how he tells her that James West is "The Largest hungriest crocodile of them all." It was probably good that they moved Loveless to world conquests: he was in danger of becoming a one-dimensional character. There is only so much that he can do to California ;D.
Another interesting sidenote: a year after this particular episode was aired, "Throw Out The Lifeline" was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and Ralph Carmichael's orchestra for her 1967 Capitol Records debut, "Brighten the Corner".
The WWW "Christmas Episode" gets a perfect 10 out of 10 from me. .
Continuing his conquest for domienence and power over the state of California, that devious mastermind, Dr. Miguelito Loveless, in this, his third appearance on the series, is determined to bankrupt the state of California, to bankroll his campaign for Govenor, no doubt in retaliation to what had happened to him in his two previous appearances on WWW.
Legendary character actor Jesse White does a wonderful job playing Govenor Lewis on this episode. He is smart and intellegent, and makes the character very believable.
Pamela Austin, on the other hand, is very sugary sweet in her portrayal as Priscilla Ames, the "Angel of Charity" who was raised by her grandfather and was kissed goodnight by her mother, who naively trusts Dr. Loveless, not knowing how evil he actually is until the very end of the episode, wherein she falls back into James' arms. She probably got off scott-free like most of the Season One villians, but do you think she should have been arrested for her involvement in Loveless' crazy sceme? .
Barbara Nichols, on the other hand, did a wonderful job as Bessie Bowen. At times, she comes off as a little ditzy, but it is later in the episode, when she is threatened by the doctors explosive snowglobe and cylinder phonograph, when she is alone with Artie, and later, when they arrive at the doctor's hideout, we are treated to a vulnerable, tender side of her personality, giving her character some much-needed depth. Another great moment is when she screams for Artie after the clown whistled at her, not knowing whom was inside . Pray tell, how did James actually see her? To my knowledge, there were no cut-out eyes in the clown that Dr. Loveless locked James in. I also enjoy watching Bessie's tantrums as well.
Even though this turned out to be his last appearance, Volitare makes this episode especially memorable because he actually talks in this episode, including that memorable encounter with Artie outside of Ratch's place:
ARTIE: "Come on out, I won't hurt You."
VOLITARE: "No, I hurt you!" (punch) ;D.
he did manage to get Loveless upset a few times in this episode.
This episode also contains several wonderful fight scenes, including the wonderful fight scene with James ands John Crane's lackeys in the hallway, plus the final fight scene in the toy shop, wherein Artie and Bessie get involved with the action.
Whoever played Jeremiah Ratch did a real good job playing the Scrooge-like character, scolding his assistant. Hopefully, Ratch became more tender-hearted after dealing with Dr. Loveless!
Artie, as usual, is outstanding on this particular episode, and has several wonderful moments:
The episodes opening dialougue:
ARTIE: When have you been interested in toys?
JAMES: Toys no, Dolls, yes."
The opening escape scene with Loveless, when Artie passionately pleads with the people to "Stop That Boy!" leading up to the aforementioned Volitare moment.
And of course, his great disguise as Arturo Caruso Del Artemo, wherein he taps into such great Italian tenor-baritones as Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavorotti, Placido Domingo, and Andrea Bocelli.. coming straight from the La Scala Opera in Milano, bringing with him "Culture and opera to your barberic country." Also enjoy Artemo's facial reaction to "American Snobs."
Did you notice the Raggedy Ann doll?
Of course, the clown wherein James is locked up will reappear in episodes like TNOT Eccentrics, TNOT Hangman, and TNOT Tycoons.
This episode does not have any memorable interaction between James and Loveless, yet Michael Dunn is outstanding as always. I really like Loveless' sly "nighty-night" when he locks James up in the clown, plus the blissful duet between him and Antoinette on the carousel, in addition to when he talks about "James West" to Priscilla, and how he tells her that James West is "The Largest hungriest crocodile of them all." It was probably good that they moved Loveless to world conquests: he was in danger of becoming a one-dimensional character. There is only so much that he can do to California ;D.
Another interesting sidenote: a year after this particular episode was aired, "Throw Out The Lifeline" was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and Ralph Carmichael's orchestra for her 1967 Capitol Records debut, "Brighten the Corner".
The WWW "Christmas Episode" gets a perfect 10 out of 10 from me. .