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The Virginian: Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs (1969)
Most comedy of any Episode up to this point
Previous episodes mostly had bits of comedy here and there, but this episode easily has three times as much comedy as any previous episode. Also, the first major use of "stop action" so far in the series, where a scene suddenly stops, either to display Credits or into a Commercial Break.
It would be easy to make the mistake, when this episode was created, to try and get cast members to be funny when Comedy was not their strong suit. But there is no sign of this here, thanks to excellent Casting.
As a firm believer that you can never get too much of The Irish Rovers, this episode makes good use of them both musically and as supporting cast members.
Sorry but you cannot convince me that it is sacrilege for an episode of The Virginian to include this much comedy. It takes creative minds, and ideas like this, to keep a series going as long as The Virginian did. Especially by this point in time, when Westerns were few and far between.