"Drought At Indianhead River"
bcnmason
time. What a hoot! I've always enjoyed this episode, but I seem to enjoy
it more and more with each additional viewing. Probably not Cannell's
finest contribution, but I don't think it's that far from the top either.
Stuart gave such a remarkable performance, much in the same fashion as he
did in "The Empty Frame" and "Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken". If there
were any doubts as to whether Stuart was fit to play the role of
"Angel",...viewing these episodes would solidify the fact that he was
basically tailor-made for this role. Some notable scenes,....when Angel is
first brought to the mental institution. He's explaining that the whole
thing is just a gimmick, and that the mob is really after him. (That line
alone is enough to convince them that he truly needs treatment, and that he
belongs there). He didn't help his cause any by telling a "behavioral
scientist" what it was like to kill for money neither, but that's Angel, and
that's comedy. Then there's Jim, trying desperately to keep his cool.
Unlike "A Material Difference" where he basically lashed out at Angel, he
kept his composure but the facial expressions spoke for themselves. I loved
the scene on the golf course when Dominic Marcon was about to tee off.
I cannot forget the terrific guest stars starting with Robert Loggia as
Dominic Marcon, and Vincent Baggetta as David Marcon. Most convincing in
their roles in my opinion, but then, that goes without saying when it comes
to Rockford. Any thoughts on this episode?
Brian
Craig Gordon
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eps, Indianhead is probably my favorite.
It's basically great comedy whenever he is involved (this one balances a
better dramatic plot than some of the others, altho it's pretty hard to
believe Davey would be so stupid to reveal an impending hit to Angel's
friend), and I always like Robert Loggia when he's playing a hard ass.
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JosephLoya
"Indianhead" is memorable for its one of the series' all-time great lines,
Angel's on top of the world exclamation, "....when you got the wa-wa, you got
the deal!"
Recently I tried, rather unsuccessfully, to generate among TRF devotees on
rockfordfiles.org a list of Jim's best put-down terms and phrases. This episode
gives us the word "yuck" as the personality type of marks or pigeons.
Joe
RNeill22
>From: "bcnmason" bcnm...@ca.inter.net
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>Up until this past Monday, I had not seen this particular ep in quite some
>time. What a hoot! I've always enjoyed this episode, but I seem to enjoy
>it more and more with each additional viewing.
I know what you mean. The first couple of times I saw this episode, it didn't
particularly stand out, but it just keeps getting better and better every time
I see it!
I can picture the rehearsals for this episode: they're setting up a scene and
Stuart Margolin suggests: "I think it would be funny here if Angel does such
and such and then the other guy says..." James Garner doubling over with
laughter and the scene being rewritten on the spot to include Stuart's
suggestions.
Excellent episode!
Gary Moheban
> [about the above episode]
> Any thoughts on this episode?
Angel is quite memorable in "Indianhead". The funny dialogue that sticks
out with me is when Angel is explaining to Jim some of the tests that the
"behavioral scientist" gave him: "So then the guy slaps some black ink on a
white sheet of paper and asks me what I see. So I tell him, what do you
think, sucker?...it's black ink on a white sheet of paper". Lol! Angel had
no idea that the doctor had just given him a "Rorschach" test.
I agree that this is one of the episodes that shows "Angel" at his sleazy
best.
Good message, Brian. It's nice to see someone wanting to discuss actual
"Rockford" episodes again. Messages to the group have been a little too
heavy lately on "trivia" related to actors who have appeared on "Rockford".
Just my opinion, of course.
Scripts360
percent Chucklehead!"
Rob
Mark LoPresti
<< I forget the ep, but one of my favorites, is Jim's line to Dennis. "He is
100 percent Chucklehead!">>
Chucklehead (dating to 1748, btw) is one of my favorite words and one I use
quite often. I always figured I got it from Letterman. Wow. I'm embarrassed to
say that I don't remember hearing it from Jim! So please, name the episode. I
gotta see it (again) and listen better next time. Ya know, Jim was way ahead of
his time with slang. In one episode he actually uses the expression
"tubthumping". I wonder if those one hit wonders were Rockford fans.
Mark LoPresti, Buffalo NY
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Edward Falys
Mark LoPresti wrote:
> Chucklehead (dating to 1748, btw) is one of my favorite words and one I use
> quite often. I always figured I got it from Letterman. Wow. I'm embarrassed to
> say that I don't remember hearing it from Jim! So please, name the episode. I
> gotta see it (again) and listen better next time.
I'm purdee sure that line was used by Jim in 'Beamers Last Case. Referring of
course to Beamer. Spoken to Dennis.
Maculae
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>Date: 5/11/2002 10:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time
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This has been my favorite episode ever since I had seen 90%+ of the series 17
yrs ago. Have you ever noticed that many episodes featuring angel, there is a
flag of some nation (DAIR: He's trying to show it to the decorator), (Rattlers:
IT's in his apartment).. I think it's maybe.. Armenia? Anyone notice that?
I have to say Drought and Boy King are by far the best... the rest fall
somewhere below. But then again, who cares what I think eh? :)
Craig