Malloy and Reed begin their fun-filled day by responding to a call regarding a domestic disturbance involving a crazy lady. Approaching a nice suburban residence, the guy who called the police leaps from just-off camera, shushingly stopping Malloy. Neither the guy nor Malloy bother to stop Reed who walks up to the front door of the house and is greeted with a gun stuck in his face.
A lunatic lady uses the weapon to invite Reed into the house. She's super-ticked off that he's the same gosh-darned Sheriff who has arrested her in the past. While Malloy does some quick thinking outside, the lunatic introduces Reed to Mr. Chair who has already suffered a bullet wound to his upper cushion. The lunatic is a blast to watch and fun to listen to with her Los Angeles southern accent.
Next, the "Adam-12" Season of the Child continues as the partners handle a burglary call in which the victim describes the baddie as an adorable little blonde-haired tyke who has "borrowed" some very expensive jewelry. The victim tells M & R that the kid ran and jumped a few fences, ending up over at the house owned by the Fosters.
Over at the Fosters residence, we get a glimpse of a nice Lincoln Connie parked on the street. We also get a glimpse of a very pretty tea-pot which Mrs. Foster holds in front of herself when she answers the front door. Reed splits while Mrs. Foster starts ragging on Malloy about interupting her life. Malloy then joins Reed who is in the Fosters backyard, shooting baskets.
Comedy strikes some serious blows as the guys in their cruiser come upon two dudes brawling in front of a church. While signage on the church declares the place is one of "Brotherly Love", the two church "brothers" have ditched the Love Concept in favor of brute force. This, due to an annoying perpetual preference by one of them for the hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers". Malloy warns them that if they continue their hateful ways, they'll end up singing Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" while riding out Eternity in an actual Ring of Fire. Not really.
Later, it's back to Burglary Central as another victim describes yet another kid who shoved her out of his way while robbing her house. She describes "a little werewolf looking kid in black & white with a widow's peak hairline on his forehead". Reed suggests the description "sounds like that Munster kid over on Mockingbird Lane." Malloy rejects Reed's theory, reminding his partner, "that's a TV show."
The kid is actually the teen-aged son of wiley Mrs. Foster, the one with the pretty tea-pot. "Which was probably stolen!" Reed doesn't declare. Turns out Mrs. Foster has been grooming her own son (played by - yes - Butch Patrick, the little werewolf kid on "The Munsters", now a little older) as well as many of the adorable little tykes in the neighborhood. She had a real good thing going and "it was easy to do." Mrs. Foster goes into full female slime-ball mode, snarling and hissing at our two heroes as well as her disgusted son. Just for fun, Malloy and Reed also arrest Mrs. Foster's senile Mother who is merely standing about, offering anyone willing, a heaping handful of vintage marmalade. Mmmmm.
Another wonderfully fun episode with delightful "Let's just get out of this rat race and go north to do some fishing" performances as Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, from actors Martin Milner and Kent McCord.
A lunatic lady uses the weapon to invite Reed into the house. She's super-ticked off that he's the same gosh-darned Sheriff who has arrested her in the past. While Malloy does some quick thinking outside, the lunatic introduces Reed to Mr. Chair who has already suffered a bullet wound to his upper cushion. The lunatic is a blast to watch and fun to listen to with her Los Angeles southern accent.
Next, the "Adam-12" Season of the Child continues as the partners handle a burglary call in which the victim describes the baddie as an adorable little blonde-haired tyke who has "borrowed" some very expensive jewelry. The victim tells M & R that the kid ran and jumped a few fences, ending up over at the house owned by the Fosters.
Over at the Fosters residence, we get a glimpse of a nice Lincoln Connie parked on the street. We also get a glimpse of a very pretty tea-pot which Mrs. Foster holds in front of herself when she answers the front door. Reed splits while Mrs. Foster starts ragging on Malloy about interupting her life. Malloy then joins Reed who is in the Fosters backyard, shooting baskets.
Comedy strikes some serious blows as the guys in their cruiser come upon two dudes brawling in front of a church. While signage on the church declares the place is one of "Brotherly Love", the two church "brothers" have ditched the Love Concept in favor of brute force. This, due to an annoying perpetual preference by one of them for the hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers". Malloy warns them that if they continue their hateful ways, they'll end up singing Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" while riding out Eternity in an actual Ring of Fire. Not really.
Later, it's back to Burglary Central as another victim describes yet another kid who shoved her out of his way while robbing her house. She describes "a little werewolf looking kid in black & white with a widow's peak hairline on his forehead". Reed suggests the description "sounds like that Munster kid over on Mockingbird Lane." Malloy rejects Reed's theory, reminding his partner, "that's a TV show."
The kid is actually the teen-aged son of wiley Mrs. Foster, the one with the pretty tea-pot. "Which was probably stolen!" Reed doesn't declare. Turns out Mrs. Foster has been grooming her own son (played by - yes - Butch Patrick, the little werewolf kid on "The Munsters", now a little older) as well as many of the adorable little tykes in the neighborhood. She had a real good thing going and "it was easy to do." Mrs. Foster goes into full female slime-ball mode, snarling and hissing at our two heroes as well as her disgusted son. Just for fun, Malloy and Reed also arrest Mrs. Foster's senile Mother who is merely standing about, offering anyone willing, a heaping handful of vintage marmalade. Mmmmm.
Another wonderfully fun episode with delightful "Let's just get out of this rat race and go north to do some fishing" performances as Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, from actors Martin Milner and Kent McCord.
