bobbynear

If only there was a word to describe this historically and hysterically funny episode. A once in a lifetime laugh fest that belongs up there right next to classic Seinfeld episodes like The Contest and The Soup Nazi.

It is hard to imagine that as reported in the trivia section Sheldon Leonard hated this story since he really was a brilliant producer. It would have been tragic had anyone listened to him.

So funny that it is hard to believe the cast kept a straight face during this. The one take at a time closet moment is TV history to say the least.

A must see for young people who wonder what we old folks are always complaining about when we say that TV comedy is dreadful today compared to fifty years ago

If the current appalling edition of Saturday Night Live did a parody today like this, it would make headlines around the world and convince people like myself that we were transported back to a glorious comedy past in some sort of time machine.

a 9.4 rating? Get serious..this one is off the charts.

bob near The-Fugitive-Views-And-Reviews

the lesson to be learned is obvious. once you trap magic in a bottle don't let it get away and most of all don't try to recreate it. this episode does not even come close to the original filer story. virtually no humor at all, a small bit of original music but most of all too much of a story involving drug money. The original worked because it was more about the Filer character and less about the money. He delighted in taunting McGarret and we delighted in watching it. The original is an all time TV classic. No story and certainly not this one will ever come close. Nice try but no cigar. Stick with the original. You will never ever forget it.

not only the best five o episode hands down, but possibly one of the best TV episodes ever. Funny and imaginative at the same time. I could literally watch this everyday and never tire of it. Perfect writing, perfect acting and a whimsical background score that adds as much to this episode as the classic music from Psycho added to that film. Hume Cronyn is perfect in this role. For a TV series as grim and dark as Five o to do an amusing story like this is amazing. If only anything anywhere on TV today could or would do a story even close to this I would never be able to take my eyes off the screen. As far as a rating..that is off the charts...10 or 100 ... even that is not enough