Not exactly an exciting action packed episode. This one is actually a bit slow with not very much happening when it comes to radio calls.
There's a long opening segment which takes place in the Police Station locker room. A bunch of Officers give Reed a difficult time. He's volunteered to arrange entertaiment for some sort of Police Dinner function. The other cops don't like the possible choices which Reed has come up with.
Actor Robert Donner shows up as Malloy's longtime informant, Teejay. He provides the set-up for what will be the episode's final major segment. There's a touch of humor tossed in as Teejay announces he quit his latest "going no where" job. What he wants is a good career.
The most action we see is in the background of the next segment after Teejay. M & R spot a young woman with a young child who have been sitting on the same city bench for quite a long time. That "action" is provided by the drivers of two Ford Mustangs who don't seem to know where they're going.
The oft-seen Gold Mustang with White roof (it shows up in a whole lot of episodes through-out Adam-12's seven year run) keeps driving past in the background while Malloy and Reed speak with the young woman. There's also a Red Mustang with a Black roof that keeps going past. Back and forth, back and forth. Over Malloy's shoulder. Over Reed's shoulder. It's so obvious that these same two cars keep going past, that it takes your focus off the conversation going on in the foreground.
Through-out the episode, Malloy keeps pressuring Reed to ask a famous folksinger to appear at that Dinner function. Reed is wishy-washy about it though. The only reason M & R are going to see this singer, one Randy Tait, is because they have a subpoena to serve him. I can understand Reed's resistance to Malloy's suggestion.
The final main segment has Malloy and Reed joining numerous other Officers in a search of the home of Jimmy Eisley. Seems he's been dealing smack. So said Teejay, earlier. This scene involves Malloy questioning a junkie. The junkie is portrayed by actor Stacy Harris. Harris as the junkie comes across as a bit odd. This junkie is about 45 years old and dresses like Ward Cleaver, the father on "Leave It To Beaver". Certainly a possibility as a junkie. You just sort of expect a junkie in a late 1960's police drama to look completely hippie-ified.
There's a scene in which Malloy and Reed arrive at the home of that folksinger. Reed admits that if it were to be him alone who served the subpoena, he would not have asked Mr. Tait anything about performing at the dinner. Then would have lied to Malloy that he had. Malloy, however, joins Reed in walking up to Tait's front door. And then... A lousy commercial.
After all the set-up regarding Reed and the folksinger, the episode doesn't include a scene where Reed nervously gulps his way through actually asking Tait about performing at the Dinner. We never even see the guy! What a let down. This could have been funny.
No, not the greatest episode of Adam-12. But passable.
There's a long opening segment which takes place in the Police Station locker room. A bunch of Officers give Reed a difficult time. He's volunteered to arrange entertaiment for some sort of Police Dinner function. The other cops don't like the possible choices which Reed has come up with.
Actor Robert Donner shows up as Malloy's longtime informant, Teejay. He provides the set-up for what will be the episode's final major segment. There's a touch of humor tossed in as Teejay announces he quit his latest "going no where" job. What he wants is a good career.
The most action we see is in the background of the next segment after Teejay. M & R spot a young woman with a young child who have been sitting on the same city bench for quite a long time. That "action" is provided by the drivers of two Ford Mustangs who don't seem to know where they're going.
The oft-seen Gold Mustang with White roof (it shows up in a whole lot of episodes through-out Adam-12's seven year run) keeps driving past in the background while Malloy and Reed speak with the young woman. There's also a Red Mustang with a Black roof that keeps going past. Back and forth, back and forth. Over Malloy's shoulder. Over Reed's shoulder. It's so obvious that these same two cars keep going past, that it takes your focus off the conversation going on in the foreground.
Through-out the episode, Malloy keeps pressuring Reed to ask a famous folksinger to appear at that Dinner function. Reed is wishy-washy about it though. The only reason M & R are going to see this singer, one Randy Tait, is because they have a subpoena to serve him. I can understand Reed's resistance to Malloy's suggestion.
The final main segment has Malloy and Reed joining numerous other Officers in a search of the home of Jimmy Eisley. Seems he's been dealing smack. So said Teejay, earlier. This scene involves Malloy questioning a junkie. The junkie is portrayed by actor Stacy Harris. Harris as the junkie comes across as a bit odd. This junkie is about 45 years old and dresses like Ward Cleaver, the father on "Leave It To Beaver". Certainly a possibility as a junkie. You just sort of expect a junkie in a late 1960's police drama to look completely hippie-ified.
There's a scene in which Malloy and Reed arrive at the home of that folksinger. Reed admits that if it were to be him alone who served the subpoena, he would not have asked Mr. Tait anything about performing at the dinner. Then would have lied to Malloy that he had. Malloy, however, joins Reed in walking up to Tait's front door. And then... A lousy commercial.
After all the set-up regarding Reed and the folksinger, the episode doesn't include a scene where Reed nervously gulps his way through actually asking Tait about performing at the Dinner. We never even see the guy! What a let down. This could have been funny.
No, not the greatest episode of Adam-12. But passable.
