Episode 26: The New Avengers
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Road trip! A very slippery mastermind
slips past Steed and crew, but not without leaving behind a vital clue to
his identity: a palm print. But the print is left on the roof of an
antique automobile belonging to a little old lady, and a cross-country
chase ensues as the Avengers attempt to retrieve the car—or, at the very
least, the palm print—at all cost.
IMHO |
Come on—lighten up! Though maligned by most fans, I
happen to enjoy this one: it is one of the few New Avengers episodes played for
laughs. I was surprised as I watched it again for the first time in nearly twenty years—I
thought I'd feel embarrassed. Instead, I found that it poked fun at itself and at the seriousness of
the balance of the series. It's also one of the few New Avengers that spares us from
excesses of the "porno funk" music. (Just to get even with those who hate this
episode, I do not understand the appeal of "Look - (stop me if
you've heard this one)..." which some folks adore. You're all nuts.)
Trivia |
According to Television's Greatest Hits, this
was the top-rated New Avengers episode for 1977. Amazingly, at 14.1
million viewers, it actually ranked as the all-time highest Avengers episode, original or new.
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Best Scene |
Steed leaves money behind for the eggs he steals.
