Joe kills Red Dietz, a crook idolized by kids in his former gang the Nomads. They decide to kill Joe as an initiation rite for a new member.Joe kills Red Dietz, a crook idolized by kids in his former gang the Nomads. They decide to kill Joe as an initiation rite for a new member.Joe kills Red Dietz, a crook idolized by kids in his former gang the Nomads. They decide to kill Joe as an initiation rite for a new member.
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- Bird
- (as Thomas Leopold)
- Bartender
- (as Joseph Perry)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe title is from the song title 'Hail Hail the Gang's All Here' which is the popular refrain from the 1915 song, "Alabama Jubilee" written by D. A. Esrom with music by Arthur Sullivan for the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance.
- GoofsOn the closeup shot of Mannix when he pauses in front to the liquor store during the shootout with Red, you can see the LAPD cop assigned to traffic control for the filming.
- Quotes
Joe Mannix: [entering the liquor store with a gunshot wound] I've got to use your phone. It's an emergency.
Liquor Store Owner: Oh, sure.
Joe Mannix: Thanks.
[as Mannix dials, the liquor store owner looks at a newspaper and sees Mannix's photo]
Liquor Store Owner: Hey... you're Mannix. This guy here that got Deetz.
Joe Mannix: [weakly] Yeah.
Liquor Store Owner: [notices Mannix's gunshot wound] Who shot you?
Joe Mannix: Kids...
Liquor Store Owner: Bird? Pot? Those kids?
Joe Mannix: Yeah.
[talking into the phone]
Joe Mannix: Give me the Gang Squad. Sergeant Packer.
Liquor Store Owner: [hangs up the phone] No way! Nobody's blowing the whistle on those kids over this phone. If they was to find out, they'd... they'd burn this place down... and me!
Joe Mannix: No, they're not going to set fire to anyplace. They're gonna go to jail.
Liquor Store Owner: Like hell they are! They'll be out on the street before I get up tomorrow! Now, look, buddy, do me a favor and get out of here. I don't care if you bleed to death, but not in my store! So...
[sees two gang members walking towards the liquor store]
Liquor Store Owner: Here, come here. In here.
[leads Mannix to a bathroom]
Liquor Store Owner: In there.
Since the MOD SQUAD was also shot on the Paramount lot, there's a good chance this script may have been lifted from the series (which had since ended). The same was done with MISSION IMPOSSIBLE scripts as you will see. Joe versus a tough gang of teens and twentysomethings who think the're soooo cool. He shoots their beloved rogue leader, Red, played by popular actor Paul Carr.
Carr was everywhere on tv in the 60s and 70s, best remembered for his appearances on STAR TREK, later BUCK ROGERS.
Only debit (and, yes we are used to it by this stage).... with all the guns and knives, Joe should have been toast. Period. That said, some very talented young actors on board, again going back to the style of MOD SQUAD. Lots of talking here, and that reminds me of the classic line from the GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY; "If you're gonna' shoot, shoot, don't talk." Then again, all the jibber jabber may have saved Joe's life in the first place.
Poetic license 101. You be the judge.
Two memorable senior actors to note, Eddie Firestone, a staple in many tv shows and movies, playing a homeless person who crosses paths with Joe. Also heavy Paul Picerni as the police sergeant this time around. Ward Wood returns, which may the best news of all!
SEASON 7 EPISODE 5 CBS/Paramount remastered color dvd box set.
- tcchelsey
- Oct 17, 2022