Excellent directing and writing here, credit Sidney Salkow, who directed numerous popular B films, later switching to tv in the 50s.
10 Plus Stars. You have to love this one.
I agree with the last reviewer, it's a bit silly and campy, but it works, all about a million dollar kidnapping right off a LA golf course, mastered by the diabolical "doctor", well played by John Dehner. Dehner was the resident bad guy of movies and tv for years, never to let down an audience.
There's also a neat monestary angle, where the victim is being held and where Stu must deliver the cold cash. This may also be one of only a few episodes where a perfect crime could have been carried out. Lots of familiar actors here, including Victor Buono, in an early role, playing Stanison, popular character actor Nestor Paiva as nervous-looking monk and veteran actor Jerome Cowan.
Yes, voice actor Mike Road appears as Bill, and looking very distinguished, best known as Race Bannon on JOHNNY QUEST.
Stay tuned for a rather ingenious ending. Roscoe --who does his homework-- and JR make a good team, racing around in a classic Ford roadster.
This may have been the final script turned in by writer Fred Brady, who passed very suddenly a few months earlier, and possibly his best one. Brady wrote several memorable scripts for the series and was missed. It was a sad time at Warner Bros.
Trivia question; can you guess what "former" president is the center of attention?
Sidney Salkow, after retiring, taught courses at Cal State Northridge.
SEASON 4 EPISODE 32 remastered WB dvd box set.
Be cautious when purchasing series box sets, as some are produced in Europe and may not be playable on American made dvd players.