I've never really liked this episode, but never really disliked it either. Tonight I tried to delve into it closely, and think that Michael J. Pollard just could not be blood with Don Knotts. It doesn't work, and I can't explain it. That aside, Pollard does a workmanlike job playing a slow and dull guy who screws up everything. The show doesn't have many laughs, but is well done, and has a good story. The best part to me is when slow witted Virgil does such a determined of of polishing the jail keys that he damages the teeth so that they won't operate the locks on the jailhouse doors. While this is an intelligently written episode with a "lesson" and good performances, it will remain in my lower tier as far as entertainment value. Still any AGS is better than no AGS.
Review of Cousin Virgil
