Funny as heck story with Maynard becoming the "toast" of the town, and all because he found a lost lion in the park?
The lion belongs to the Imperial Prince of Imbodia, who wishes to give it to the United States as a gift.
International relations are insured! Of course, theres more to the story and the lion is the star, moseying around the place and driving Maynard nuts! Best scene has got to be the lion in the back room of the store (chewing on some bones!) and Mr. Gillis hanging from the ceiling! OMG.
The grande royal party is a sight to seen, looking like something from I LOVE LUCY! Santy Josol plays the "Imp", who in real life was a martial arts professional. Popular character actor Henry Corden plays the Grand Wazir. Henry later became the second actor to play the voice of FRED FLINTSTONE in the cartoon series.
Many well known actors here, such as poker face James Millhollin, who was everywhere on tv for years, and George Ives as Huggins. The lion was played by Zamba, a very famous animal who appeared in numerous movies and tv shows, raised some great people who were pivotal in forming animal cruelty laws, especially in Hollywood.
Veteran stuntman James Prohaska, who usually turned up in costume as gorillas, plays the lion in some scenes. Written by Dean Riesner, who also wrote many westerns for Warner Brothers/ABC tv.
10 STARS.
A gotsa' see for Dobie fans. SEASON 2 EPISODE 13 remastered dvd box set.