This episode is packed with all sorts of excitement. And pure evil. Evil as in Mayberry's Helen Crump ("The Andy Griffith Show") moves to Los Angeles and digs her claws deep into our hero, Officer Pete Malloy.
Right from the start, Crump - using the alias 'Judy' here - is seen terrorizing our sweet Pete, by demanding the use of his hideous, yellow 1974 AMC Matador Coupe automobile. Having arrived at work at the Police Station with Malloy, Helen/Judy takes the wheel and proceeds to peel-out of the Station parking lot. We only see Malloy's horrified point-of-view as Reed joins him in watching the Matador squealing tires away, quite possibly never to be seen again. Malloy isn't the only one to suffer in this opening scene.
Helen/Judy has coerced her way into a double date for dinner with boyfriend Pete and the wrangled Mr. And Mrs. Reed. Jim will probably do whatever he can to get out of sitting down to dine with the She-Beast. Perhaps even if it means sacrificing his wife to Helen/Judy's venomous wrath all on her own.
After that horrific opening scene, the fun and games begin as Malloy and Reed escape the evil woman and head out to the preferred patrolling of the mean, ruthless, peanut butter and banana covered streets of Los Angeles. Peanut butter and banana on the streets is better than what Sergeant MacDonald ends up stepping in on a Los Angeles sidewalk.
Adam-12 aids Motorcycle Officer Grant in chasing down and corraling three steer which have escaped an overturned truck on a highway. This takes them down numerous streets. This had to have been quite tasking to film. There are no signs of any "behind the scenes" trainers/animal handlers to help guide the humongous critters in the needed direction. There is a moment of odd editing which leaves the viewer with what seems to be the sight of the driverless Squad Car (both Malloy and Reed are shown out of the car at the time) rolling along all on it's own. Another odd bit is that somehow, one of the steer ends up inside a stairwell/hallway of a business building. Who opened the door and let it in?! The segment concludes with Malloy and Reed successfully holding back howls of laughter as Sergeant MacDonald shows up on scene and really steps in it. No demotions there M & R... Good job!
The partners later deal with a speeding bicyclist who also passes Adam-12 on the right. Had it been only Malloy on the scene, the gorgeous blonde babe probably would have gotten off completely free other than an invite to dinner and a movie. (And Helen/Judy may have therefore been immediately replaced!) However, the now usually uptight, cranky Officer Reed is also present. So the blonde gets ticketed and growled at.
Then there's a young guy who steals a guitar from a music shop and goes for a nice run. While Malloy may have asked him to strum a few chords, the uptight, cranky Officer Reed quickly shoves the guy into the backseat of the squad. Reed then proceeds to growl at the thief as he struggles to spit out excuse after excuse as to why he needs the guitar - and the Officers' forgiveness.
There's a super cool scene which features a super cool retired Cop from New York. He helps Malloy tackle a barroom pickpocket and then offers M & R some advice. He tells them to enjoy the job while they can. Because one day, retirement will set in and the thrill of enforcing the law will be gone. A very nice moment provided by the show's writers and production. Now if only Reed will take the advice.
And just why is Reed now always so uptight, cranky and growling? Afterall, he's now driving one of the most awesome, classic (even in 1975) two-door sportscar convertibles ever built. Just ask Malloy back when he was a youthful youngster forever driving cross-country on Route 66 in the exact same kind of car. Reed is now driving a gorgeous baby-blue Chevy Corvette! Absolutely beautiful. And expensive. Even though Reed would have bought it used, this Vette would still have commanded a pretty hefty price. As a comedian Garry Shandling inspired cow once questioned, "How can he afford that?"
Reed and wife, while heading to that double-date dinner demanded by the evil Helen/Judy, witness a gas station robbery. They end up following the 1974 Ford Mustang get-away car through those mean, ruthless PB&B covered streets of Los Angeles. Reed, apparently now equiped with a Steve Austin-like bionic eye, reads the license plate of the very distant Mustang. He then drops off wife Jean at a phone booth, has her notify the police of what's been happening and tells her to catch a cab to get to the restaurant where Malloy and Lizzy Borden are waiting.
While the not-obvious to the criminals car chase continues, wife Jean accomplishes all she was told to do. She makes it to the restaurant where Malloy and the Dark Lord are awaiting her and Jim's arrival. When the criminals catch on that the guy in the gorgeous baby-blue Chevy Corvette Convertible is following them, they take off like bats headed for home. Featured here is an awesome, electrical-sparked take-down of another city street phone booth. This accident is so incredible it seems as though it may have not actually been planned. This action stunt may have gone just a titch bit out of control. The fairly new Mustang ends up with a lot of damage and the phone booth is completely destroyed. I'm not certain if this was indeed a mistake or not, but it is a really cool crash. Oh, and Reed chases down one of the criminals on foot. This results in yet another possibly unplanned collision. This one consisting of Reed and the bad guy falling violently to the ground and right into the production camera. Far-out!
Reed eventually arrives at the Alter of the Evil One at the restaurant. However, he still manages to evade the vicious powers of Helen/Judy by immediately dismissing himself. Seems he has to get to the Police Station to do a whole load of paperwork in relation to the gas station robbery and chase.
The steaming Helen/Judy watches as Reed departs. Most likely planning to one day rip Reeds torso apart just like the ripped sportscoat (via the criminal take-down) he now wears. Malloy and Jean can do no more than attempt rueful smiles as Reed abandons them to the continued wrath of the Evil from Mayberry.
A very fun and very exciting episode. However, neither Malloy, Reed, Jean or we the at-home viewers have seen the last of She who is the Crump.
Right from the start, Crump - using the alias 'Judy' here - is seen terrorizing our sweet Pete, by demanding the use of his hideous, yellow 1974 AMC Matador Coupe automobile. Having arrived at work at the Police Station with Malloy, Helen/Judy takes the wheel and proceeds to peel-out of the Station parking lot. We only see Malloy's horrified point-of-view as Reed joins him in watching the Matador squealing tires away, quite possibly never to be seen again. Malloy isn't the only one to suffer in this opening scene.
Helen/Judy has coerced her way into a double date for dinner with boyfriend Pete and the wrangled Mr. And Mrs. Reed. Jim will probably do whatever he can to get out of sitting down to dine with the She-Beast. Perhaps even if it means sacrificing his wife to Helen/Judy's venomous wrath all on her own.
After that horrific opening scene, the fun and games begin as Malloy and Reed escape the evil woman and head out to the preferred patrolling of the mean, ruthless, peanut butter and banana covered streets of Los Angeles. Peanut butter and banana on the streets is better than what Sergeant MacDonald ends up stepping in on a Los Angeles sidewalk.
Adam-12 aids Motorcycle Officer Grant in chasing down and corraling three steer which have escaped an overturned truck on a highway. This takes them down numerous streets. This had to have been quite tasking to film. There are no signs of any "behind the scenes" trainers/animal handlers to help guide the humongous critters in the needed direction. There is a moment of odd editing which leaves the viewer with what seems to be the sight of the driverless Squad Car (both Malloy and Reed are shown out of the car at the time) rolling along all on it's own. Another odd bit is that somehow, one of the steer ends up inside a stairwell/hallway of a business building. Who opened the door and let it in?! The segment concludes with Malloy and Reed successfully holding back howls of laughter as Sergeant MacDonald shows up on scene and really steps in it. No demotions there M & R... Good job!
The partners later deal with a speeding bicyclist who also passes Adam-12 on the right. Had it been only Malloy on the scene, the gorgeous blonde babe probably would have gotten off completely free other than an invite to dinner and a movie. (And Helen/Judy may have therefore been immediately replaced!) However, the now usually uptight, cranky Officer Reed is also present. So the blonde gets ticketed and growled at.
Then there's a young guy who steals a guitar from a music shop and goes for a nice run. While Malloy may have asked him to strum a few chords, the uptight, cranky Officer Reed quickly shoves the guy into the backseat of the squad. Reed then proceeds to growl at the thief as he struggles to spit out excuse after excuse as to why he needs the guitar - and the Officers' forgiveness.
There's a super cool scene which features a super cool retired Cop from New York. He helps Malloy tackle a barroom pickpocket and then offers M & R some advice. He tells them to enjoy the job while they can. Because one day, retirement will set in and the thrill of enforcing the law will be gone. A very nice moment provided by the show's writers and production. Now if only Reed will take the advice.
And just why is Reed now always so uptight, cranky and growling? Afterall, he's now driving one of the most awesome, classic (even in 1975) two-door sportscar convertibles ever built. Just ask Malloy back when he was a youthful youngster forever driving cross-country on Route 66 in the exact same kind of car. Reed is now driving a gorgeous baby-blue Chevy Corvette! Absolutely beautiful. And expensive. Even though Reed would have bought it used, this Vette would still have commanded a pretty hefty price. As a comedian Garry Shandling inspired cow once questioned, "How can he afford that?"
Reed and wife, while heading to that double-date dinner demanded by the evil Helen/Judy, witness a gas station robbery. They end up following the 1974 Ford Mustang get-away car through those mean, ruthless PB&B covered streets of Los Angeles. Reed, apparently now equiped with a Steve Austin-like bionic eye, reads the license plate of the very distant Mustang. He then drops off wife Jean at a phone booth, has her notify the police of what's been happening and tells her to catch a cab to get to the restaurant where Malloy and Lizzy Borden are waiting.
While the not-obvious to the criminals car chase continues, wife Jean accomplishes all she was told to do. She makes it to the restaurant where Malloy and the Dark Lord are awaiting her and Jim's arrival. When the criminals catch on that the guy in the gorgeous baby-blue Chevy Corvette Convertible is following them, they take off like bats headed for home. Featured here is an awesome, electrical-sparked take-down of another city street phone booth. This accident is so incredible it seems as though it may have not actually been planned. This action stunt may have gone just a titch bit out of control. The fairly new Mustang ends up with a lot of damage and the phone booth is completely destroyed. I'm not certain if this was indeed a mistake or not, but it is a really cool crash. Oh, and Reed chases down one of the criminals on foot. This results in yet another possibly unplanned collision. This one consisting of Reed and the bad guy falling violently to the ground and right into the production camera. Far-out!
Reed eventually arrives at the Alter of the Evil One at the restaurant. However, he still manages to evade the vicious powers of Helen/Judy by immediately dismissing himself. Seems he has to get to the Police Station to do a whole load of paperwork in relation to the gas station robbery and chase.
The steaming Helen/Judy watches as Reed departs. Most likely planning to one day rip Reeds torso apart just like the ripped sportscoat (via the criminal take-down) he now wears. Malloy and Jean can do no more than attempt rueful smiles as Reed abandons them to the continued wrath of the Evil from Mayberry.
A very fun and very exciting episode. However, neither Malloy, Reed, Jean or we the at-home viewers have seen the last of She who is the Crump.
