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10 September 1977 (USA) morePlot:
Baggy Pants was the world's first superhero. Now he's the oldest. But this elderly crime fighter (and... morePlot Keywords:
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Shabby "Baggy", quick "Wits".... moreCast
(Series Credited cast) | Ruth Buzzi | ... | Gladys (voice) |
| Arte Johnson | ... | Tyrone (voice) |
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For at least half this show, "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits" was as funny as anything on TV. But then there's that other half....
Y'see, it's like this: in the first half, the focus is on the character Baggy Pants, who looks for all the world like Charlie Chaplin reincarnated as a cat. In his part, he basically goes through kiddie versions of his original's antics. For some reason, seeing a cat-like Charlie was pretty redundant (at that time, I was already familiar with Chaplin's work) and just simply not as funny in this watered-down version. In fact, it was just biding time until the second half....
The Nitwits took over the last half, where retired superhero Tyrone (voiced by Johnson) and his long-suffering wife Gladys (voiced by Buzzi) go into action to fight unspeakable foes (like a woman in a chicken suit, a moving blob of water, etc.) and all the while act and look like their dopplegangers back on the original "Laugh-In" series.
The dialogue, sounding mostly improvised by Johnson, was a riot and, to be sure, he got the best lines that way. SAMPLE - complimenting his walking cane Elmo (don't ask): "You are a good cane - remind me to take you jogging with me tomorrow!"
Well, at least it was a half-good show to watch on Saturday mornings. Back in 1977. If they ever release it on video, I hope they just go with the GOOD half.
Five stars for "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits". Yay, Tyrone; sorry, Charlie.