Just wanted to mention the superb acting of Leslie Nielsen in this episode. It's easy to forget how good he was at ordinary roles instead of the buffoonish ones he did so well when he got older. This one of Ben Stratton was a keeper.
shareAgreed SB...He had a second career with the low-brow humour but that doesn't diminish his performances earlier in his career. I just saw the "Long Ride Home" on Encore Westerns last week and was surprised at how good he was as young Jim's mentor.
I also remember an episode of "The Fugitive" in which he was excellent also. He has always played "not-so-good" guys very well, but he has shown that he could handle just about any type of role.
Even in the buffoonish "Airplane", not too many actors could deadpan a line and make it so funny as:
"Rumack: You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital.
Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it?
Rumack: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now."
And, don't call me Shirley!!
"I'm trying to live forever. So far, so good."