Jeff and Rex are hired to find the daughter of the former president before she is executed by the new regime.Jeff and Rex are hired to find the daughter of the former president before she is executed by the new regime.Jeff and Rex are hired to find the daughter of the former president before she is executed by the new regime.
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Edd Byrnes
- Kookie
- (as Edward Byrnes)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
- Captain Soto
- (as Rodolfo Hoyos)
Jaclyn Hellman
- Nina Alonso
- (as Jacqueline Ravell)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis episode introduces Richard Long as Rex Randolph, a new member of the firm Bailey and Spencer Investigations. Long originally played this character on Bourbon Street Beat (1959), which was canceled after one season. No explanation is given as to why he moved from New Orleans to Los Angeles. Viewers later learn in Upbeat (1962) that Randolph's partner, Andrew Duggan, decided to rejoin the New Orleans Police Department.
- GoofsJeff continually mentions to Rex that his baby blue eyes will give them away as not being natives. It was mentioned in a recent episode that Jeff too has blue eyes.
- Quotes
Jeff Spencer: [having trouble trying to mount a donkey] It looks so easy when Bronco Layne does it!
- ConnectionsReferences Bronco (1958)
- Soundtracks77 Sunset Strip
Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston
[Series theme song played during closing credits]
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Pretty boring
Jeff and Rex are sent to Central America to rescue the daughter of an exiled president. Lots of bad guys who have the government, "good guys" who want to oust it, with Jeff and Rex in the middle trying to save the girl and get out. But it's really dull going. When the most memorable part is a donkey who won't move unless Jeff (not Rex or anyone else, just Jeff) whistles "Yankee Doodle," it's not a great episode.
Aside: Richard Long as Rex Randolph was moved to 77SS when Bourbon Street Beat was canceled, but Rex got an unfortunate makeover. In New Orleans, Rex was a sharp but often fist-fighting PI in a noir atmosphere who had a bit of a quirky personality too (only amateur chef Rex from BSB would invent a recipe that included pig bristles then have to eat it alone when his friends ran out on it - but then also break the fourth wall, look at the camera, and wink at all of us out there in the real world as he dug in). When he got to 77SS, he was hip (could speak to Kookie in his own language) but his cooking equipment was literally put on the shelf of his office, he hardly ever worked anybody over, and he became a lot more bland a character. Long was working off a contract obligation and apparently was not intended to last longer than one season, which he didn't because he had a heart attack at the end of the season and got sidelined because of that. I liked 77SS Rex, but not as much as I liked BSB Rex.
Aside: Richard Long as Rex Randolph was moved to 77SS when Bourbon Street Beat was canceled, but Rex got an unfortunate makeover. In New Orleans, Rex was a sharp but often fist-fighting PI in a noir atmosphere who had a bit of a quirky personality too (only amateur chef Rex from BSB would invent a recipe that included pig bristles then have to eat it alone when his friends ran out on it - but then also break the fourth wall, look at the camera, and wink at all of us out there in the real world as he dug in). When he got to 77SS, he was hip (could speak to Kookie in his own language) but his cooking equipment was literally put on the shelf of his office, he hardly ever worked anybody over, and he became a lot more bland a character. Long was working off a contract obligation and apparently was not intended to last longer than one season, which he didn't because he had a heart attack at the end of the season and got sidelined because of that. I liked 77SS Rex, but not as much as I liked BSB Rex.
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- mlbroberts
- Jun 5, 2022
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- Runtime47 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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