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076: Bilko's Double Life

Bilko's in trouble with his various creditors, to the extent that he needs to go into hiding.

Meanwhile it turns out that he has a double - an exact likeness, in the form of a slightly effete multi-millionaire who lives in New York, called Herbert. Herbert's a little stressed, so he's going to take a vacation in Kansas - to a little town called Roseville. What were the chances??

Meanwhile, Bilko's off to New York at exactly the same time. What, er, were the chances??

You can pretty much guess how this one goes. Bilko and his lookalike have very different experiences. And yet - they end up solving each other's problems.

Very clever, very funny.

Frequent showers were touted to be likely this afternoon, so I sneaked out for a couple of hours at lunchtime in the hope of avoiding them. The wind was coming from the south, and the rainfall radar suggested I was more likely to avoid getting rained on down that way, so down south I went. I did the southbound route as far as Kirkby Lane and came back.

I didn't get rained on at all and actually it was really nice out there. Sunny and spring-like.  Back on 23.07 miles. That was only the third ride this month and they've all been short, but fingers crossed I'll get a fondo in on Sunday. 70 miles done this month.

https://www.strava.com/activities/8729909077

Wordle 636 4/6

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Two minutes.

Saved me a job there.

075: The Big Man Hunt

A diamond miner becomes a millionaire after finding priceless specimens in South Africa, and sets about finding the fellow soldier who saved his life during the war, so he can make him rich - and (of course) the lucky beneficiary is remembered as none other than Sergeant Ernie Bilko (a bit of a consistency problem there, since we've already established in a previous episode that Bilko was a private during the war but hey).

Meanwhile, Bilko is desperate to raise $100 so he can take part in a poker tournament in Topeka. But when he finds out that two private detectives are looking for him, he fears the worst and does everything he can to evade them.

Actually a pretty good one, my favourite of the third series so far.

Quote from: David L on March 16, 2023, 01:19:21 PMGreat album!

There's something delightfully dissonant about a boogie tune concerning the Wehrmacht's first operational jet combat aircraft.

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

Wordle 635 4/6

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Two minutes, quite fortunate with the first go.

Was about to do another ReWordle, but it looks like I'm already caught up now.

Died yesterday at the age of 71. I'm sure most people know him best for this tune, and I came to Bobby's music via an unfashionable route myself - I liked the Go West version and was prompted to seek out the original.

Not necessarily. I can think of two people I knew myself who died who weren't old or sick, and would almost certainly would be alive today.

074: Bilko's Valentine

It's Valentine's Day, and much to Joanie's distress, Bilko has forgotten about it again.

I must admit I was slightly surprised to find that Bilko and Joanie are still an item, as there have been one or two episodes since her last appearance in which the conniving master sergeant has attempted to date other women.

But Joanie's so annoyed by Bilko's inattentiveness that she lets him think she's leaving the army. Her departure bothers him more than he expects.

Naturally, there follows a cunning plan to win her back.

Not going to say this is a return to form. Actually it's slow, and not terribly funny or clever. But I did like it more than the previous three third series episodes. And it does have a lot of '50s period charm.

I don't quite understand this response to my review of Welcome Break Oxford Services.

Heh. Fortunately for them, they're not quite as different as the folks who died because they didn't get the jab.

Maybe I could sort out a YouTube playlist with the various Opener tunes in the appropriate sequence - that'd be a great place to start.