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Longpatrol · 31-35, M
Wow I thought Will Smith's was the only one
@Longpatrol Not at all.

DrWatson · 70-79, M
I loved that show. But you and I have already talked about this! 😄

One thing that occurred to me about detective/ secret agent shows from that era, is that there were three kinds of episodes that appeared on most of them. I am not sure if all three occurred on WWW, but:

a) The hero suffers a blow to the head and goes blind. By the end of the episode, he has become such an expert at navigating the world as a blind man that he thwarts the bad guy by turning off the lights in order to gain an advantage in the fight. And then, after the final commercial, we see him in the doctor's office with his sight returning.

b) The hero suffers a blow to the head and develops amnesia. He blunders along, until the end of the episode when he sees a loved one in danger, and the shock brings back his memory and he springs into action. (I do recall the shout "Artie!")

c)The hero is under suspicion of committing the crime. But he is such an individualist (plus he has the responsibility of turning out an interesting episode on a TV show) that rather than cooperate with the authorities, he tracks down the bad guys while the police are tracking down him, with an exciting and confusing climax as all three parties converge on the same spot. (I don't think that one happened on WWW.)

I remember another one that happened on both WWW and The Man from Uncle: the bad guy uses plastic surgery to create an exact double of the hero. Naturally, the bad guy's girlfriend falls in love with the real hero, and when the two look-alikes are together at the end and the bad guy want to kill one of them, he tells his girlfriend to kiss them both , as she can tell them apart that way. The hero whispers to her "tell the truth". She does, and of course the bad guy assumes she is lying and shoots the double.

Sorry for reducing script-writing to an algorithm! 😄
@DrWatson Yes ! I remember every one of those episodes ! 😃
Piper · 61-69, F
Yes. My whole little family liked and watched the show when it first came out, but I'm pretty sure we didn't get it after we moved to Germany again in 1966. I remember watching reruns after we returned to the states.

I don't remember a particular favorite episode, though, and have rarely watched it as an adult.
@Piper There are a couple episodes that haven’t aged well, but others are timeless.
Livingwell · 61-69, M
Yes!!! I loved that show. I liked all of the inventions and disguises. And their train was cool. I don't remember a favorite season as it was 55 yrs ago. lol!
I did watch it when it came out. Dr Lovelace (Loveless) is a character I remember, and some kind of "salamander" machine, but I don't really remember any episodes.
Lugwho · 61-69, M
I don't know this one. Apparently it was shown here in 1968, so I was probably too young. Wikipedia describes it as Western, Spy, and SciFi programme; strange mixture.
@Lugwho Perhaps, but it was really cool. I wasn’t a huge fan of westerns, but I liked SciFi, so perhaps that’s why I enjoyed it so much.
Lugwho · 61-69, M
@bijouxbroussard I used to love Westerns, but times and tastes have changed.
Carla · 61-69, F
I do remember watching it. I don't remember a particular episode. I do remember that there was humor.
Ramrod · 46-50, M
I liked that show,but i can't remember a favorite episode.
sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP
Never heard of it. 🤷‍♀
tenente · 36-40, M
i loved that awful movie b/c it was so bad lol 😂
@tenente I’ve never seen the movie and don’t intend to. I enjoyed the tv show too much to waste my time.

 
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