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Storyline
Remarks about Las Vegas's past evoke a dream in which Danny, Mike and the girls arrive in 1962 at the Jubilee, the later Montecito, with new boss Ed, a mobster. They not only take over but invent the modern all-in-one-site entertainment formula, combining casino elements gambling, hotel, restaurants and shops, in the process inventing their present jobs. That takes quite some convincing and arm-twisting, in the spirit of those days still using methods they now wouldn't even consider. Written by
KGF Vissers
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Trivia
Except for the first and the last minutes, the whole episode, including the opening title credits, is set in the 60's.
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Goofs
The front doors of the Jubilee have panic bars on them, something not seen in the 1960's.
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Quotes
Danny:
So, you'll be a Casino Hostess?
Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez:
Yeah, OK.
Danny:
That's good.
Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez:
Thanks.
Danny:
Good idea.
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Crazy Credits
Alternate 1960s-themed title sequence.
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Soundtracks
"The Best Is Yet To Come"
Written by
Cy Coleman &
Carolyn Leigh
Performed by
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I'm going to have to disagree with the other reviewer and say this is one of my favorite episodes of the series. It's a stand-alone, but sometimes it's fun to just do a one-off episode. Danny finds a historic artifact from the Jubilee Hotel which used to stand where the Montecito is today. He fantasizes that he and the gang are taking over a casino in 1962, complete with a stellar mid-century production design that's the equal of any "Mad Men" visuals. We also get a nifty plot that imagines what these characters' lot in life may have been had they actually lived in that era. There's still the silly fun, such as when a revenue-generating scheme results in an idea for doing boob jobs at the hotel. But the episode doesn't ignore the racial divides of the time, either, as Mike suffers a discriminatory episode that Ed deals with in typical Ed fashion. Vanessa Marcil (Sam) as a '60s call girl is particularly hot.