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(1981)

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8/10
Kidnapped orchid
steelblue5528 July 2020
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The story line for this is wrong, it applies to Episode 5, but IMDB won't let me add a second plot or storyline.....

A criminal who assisted in a burglary is afraid he will be charged with murder. His way out is to steal Nero Wolfe's prize orchid and then offer to return it if Wolfe can clear him.

This is one of the lighter episodes with a good bit of humor including the entire orchid storyline. There's also some good action that's not too over the top in a couple of scenes with Archie and mobsters and during a killing.

As is not uncommon, there's perhaps too much book to fit in one hour and Nero makes a couple of jumps of logic to get to the end. But it's a fun ride and one of the better episodes.

The other reviewer nailed it with the totally bizarre (glue hair spray??) hair style for Nelson.
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7/10
Hairy Barry
Gaslog1 June 2021
This was a neat episode which is only brought down a notch by the bizarre appearance of the almost unrecognizable Barry Nelson. At first I didn't realize that it was Barry, having enjoyed his appearance in many past television series. I figured the costume designer picked up the wig by accident, it was probably meant for Carol Channing. Or possibly one of the characters in Star Trek.... LOL.
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5/10
Strange, ok episode.
wkozak22128 September 2018
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This was a fairly good episode. It was also strange and hard to follow. Also, IMO Barry Nelson's hairstyle is the worst IMO in the series. Also, IMO this is his worst acting job.
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