The Night of the Eccentrics

Episode aired Sep 16, 1966
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

308

YOUR RATING

Victor Buono in The Wild Wild West (1965)

Action Adventure Western

Jim and Artie go up against a band of assassins, the Eccentrics, led by the flamboyant Count Manzeppi.Jim and Artie go up against a band of assassins, the Eccentrics, led by the flamboyant Count Manzeppi.Jim and Artie go up against a band of assassins, the Eccentrics, led by the flamboyant Count Manzeppi.

Director
- Robert Sparr
Writers
- Charles Bennett
- Michael Garrison
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

308

YOUR RATING

Director
- Robert Sparr
Writers
- Charles Bennett
- Michael Garrison
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The voice of Giulio, Richard Pryor's dummy, was provided by an uncredited Ross Martin. Martin had used an identical voice for Punchy, the cartoon character in Hawaiian Punch commercials.

Goofs
Near the end of the episode when West goads Tony into throwing knives at him, slits cut in the door can be seen around West's head and shoulders. This allows trick knives spring loaded and concealed on the backside of the door to be sprung through the slits, hilt first, simulating a real and potentially lethal throw.

Quotes
Villar: [through his dummy Julio] Golly, golly, golly. What's Mr. Markham going to do now?
Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi: Well, what can he do now, Julio? Nothing - except die.

Connections
Referenced in The Wild Wild West: The Night of the Assassin (1967)

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Impressive!

When MeTV decided to air "The Wild Wild West" on Saturday nights, I decided to watch it. It had been, overall, close to 50 years since I saw the show.

It did not disappoint.

I never saw the series when it aired in 1966-67, because I was watching "The Green Hornet." And yes, this show was taking cues from "Batman," both from the colorful costuming and from the appearance of Victor Buono. From a casting episode, it also stands out from the appearance of Richard Pryor, as well as from an appearance by Anthony Eisley, who used to star with Robert Conrad in "Hawaiian Eye."

I can see why I was disappointed when this series was canceled in 1969. It was well done, and could have gone on for at least two more years.