A Cowboy in Paradise

Episode aired Jan 20, 1974
1h 15m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

When McCloud and Clifford wind up together at a police convention in Hawaii, Clifford is framed for murder. With the help of Clifford's ex-fiancee, several of Clifford's cop friends who are ... Read allWhen McCloud and Clifford wind up together at a police convention in Hawaii, Clifford is framed for murder. With the help of Clifford's ex-fiancee, several of Clifford's cop friends who are also at the convention, and a Honolulu police detective, McCloud must find out who framed ... Read allWhen McCloud and Clifford wind up together at a police convention in Hawaii, Clifford is framed for murder. With the help of Clifford's ex-fiancee, several of Clifford's cop friends who are also at the convention, and a Honolulu police detective, McCloud must find out who framed him and why.

Director
- Jerry Paris
Writers
- Herman Miller
- Jimmy Sangster
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jerry Paris
Writers
- Herman Miller
- Jimmy Sangster
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Dennis Weaver learned he had been elected President of the Screen Actors Guild while filming this episode.

Goofs
Immediately after McCloud decks Edgar Hamilton's three heavies in a fight, his shirt is undamaged. Hamilton emerges, and the camera fixes on him. When a wider shot shows both men, McCloud's right sleeve is torn half-off at the shoulder. During the fight, there was one brief close-up shot that already showed the torn shirt sleeve.

Quotes
Stewardess: [to Clifford, who has just learned McCloud is on the plane with him - traveling first-class, no less] Eh, more champagne, sir?
Peter B. Clifford: Leave the bottle.

Connections
Edited from McCloud: Our Man in Paris (1970)

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Featured review

5/10

A Cowboy & Chief In Clownish Clothes . . . .

I've started watching some McCloud episodes on DVDs. This was the first since it's one of the few I clearly remembered I liked. Watching it again made me laugh that I did like it. Clearly one's views as a teenager are often very different from one's views as an adult. This is one of those let's go film in Hawaii TV episodes so popular back in the 1970s. Chief Clifford goes to Hawaii for a police convention, and we are supposed to believe back in Taos they decided to pay for Sam McCloud to go, even though he hasn't been marshalling in Taos for years, but instead has been policing in New York City. Poor Chief Clifford was so looking forward to getting away from the marshal, too.

Thus, they both end up in Hawaii wearing ridiculous clothes. (Really, the wardrobe person for this episode should have been shot!) Chief Clifford ends up being framed, and viewers are supposed to believe he does all sorts of stupid things to protect an old love. Plus, viewers must accept all Marshal McCloud wants to do during his first night in Hawaii is find a horse to ride on the beach. Viewers also must listen to Don Ho singing songs while portraying a Don Ho type entertainer. The only bright spot in this episode is that Richard Denning appears in it for a short time. He is, of course, not ridiculously dressed, as he is in his cast photo on this page.