Steele Eligible

Episode aired Jan 10, 1984
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

126

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Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)

Action Adventure Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Romance Thriller

A Los Angeles magazine lists the five most eligible bachelors, Mr. Steele among them. The problem? The men are being murdered. Can Ms. Holt stop the killer?A Los Angeles magazine lists the five most eligible bachelors, Mr. Steele among them. The problem? The men are being murdered. Can Ms. Holt stop the killer?A Los Angeles magazine lists the five most eligible bachelors, Mr. Steele among them. The problem? The men are being murdered. Can Ms. Holt stop the killer?

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

126

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Trivia
Already playing Bond: A beautiful young cheerleader approaches Remington and announces, "I'm Millicent Fairbush." Remington responds, "Hm, of course you are," virtually identical to James Bond's response in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) when Plenty O'Toole introduced herself, "But of course you are."

Goofs
Remington Steele, who is supposed to be a major film buff, tells Laura that there has never been a film version of Agatha Christie's famous novel, "The ABC Murders." There actually was a 1965 MGM adaptation (retitled The Alphabet Murders (1965), admittedly) starring Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot with Robert Morley, Anita Ekberg, and Julian Glover (who appeared in two episodes of Remington Steele as Inspector Lombard).

Quotes
Millicent Fairbush: [Speaking to Remingtone Steele] Poor Butchy. He had some great moves, and he wasn't a bad hockey player, either.

Connections
Referenced in Diagnosis Murder: The Bela Lugosi Blues (1995)

Soundtracks
The Four Seasons: Spring (Allegro)
(uncredited)
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi (uncredited
Played by two different bachelors whilst wooing Laura Holt

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5/10

Steele Eligible

A Los Angeles magazine attracts attention with its list of the the five most eligible bachelors. It includes sports stars and a doctor. People interested in money. Remington Steele is among them.

However someone is out to kill the people on the list. Victor Janoff the founder of the magazine is behaving very strangely and he doesn't like the shallow nature of celebrity.

Steele is having a nice time being accompanied by gorgeous airheads. When one of the other eligible bachelors is electrocuted in the hot tub, he and Laura are determined to find the killer.

Pretty soon Steele is incapacitated by a broken leg and gets a chance to emulate James Stewart in Rear Window.

An enjoyable episode but it really is off the charts when it comes to a logical plot. The ending is very convoluted and silly. It shows because the director just ends it and goes to the next scene to wrap things up.

Veteran British actor Roy Dotrice lends some dignity to the proceedings.