Second paragraph of third chapter (counting the introduction as the first chapter): Then they all tried to talk at once, and Scooper banged the table with a maller to bring the meetings to order. Unfortunately his banging upset a bottle of water which fell right into Doughnut's lap.
My long term reader will remember that I wrote up the 17 episodes ( Read more... )

Episode 17: A Hit For A Miss
First shown: 2 January 1971 (US), 2 April 1971 (UK)
Director: Harry Booth
Writers: Glyn Jones and Harry Booth
Appearing apart from the Double Deckers:
Georgina Simpson as Miss Petit
Damaris Hayman as Miss Finch
Brian Hayes as the Head Master
John Clive, Lucy Griffiths and Bryan Hunt as amdram members

PlotBillie and ( Read more... )

Episode 16: Up To Scratch
First shown: 19 December 1970 (US), 30 April 1971 (UK)
Director: Harry Booth
Writer: Glyn Jones
Appearing apart from the Double Deckers:
Timothy Bateson as Mr. Furber
Ann Lancaster as the Landlady

PlotBillie is looking after a dog called Scratch. Brains is trying to communicate with Mars. Mr Furber arrives with his ( Read more... )

Episode 15: United We Stand ( Read more... )

Episode 14: Man's Best Friend ( Read more... )

Episode 13: Barney
First shown: 5 December 1970 (US), 15 January 1971 (UK)
Director: Harry Booth
Writer: Glyn Jones
Appearing apart from the Double Deckers:
Julian Chagrin (Barney)
Ivor Salter (Policeman)
[Melvyn Hayes is credited as Albert, but if he appeared I missed him.]

PlotTiger befriends Barney, a one-man band, who is down on his luck but ( Read more... )

Episode 12: Invaders from Space
First shown: 28 November 1970 (US), 26 March 1971 (UK)
Director: Jeremy Summers
Writer: Glyn Jones
Appearing apart from the Double Deckers:
John Horsley (Mr Leming)
Sam Kydd, Dervis Ward, Michael Brennan (Spaceman)
Ivor Salter (Policeman)

PlotBrains is converting a black and white TV to colour. The gang pick up what ( Read more... )

I'm at Eastercon this weekend, so no episode review - next week I'll get to Invaders from Mars, one of the most sfnal episodes, by Glyn Jones.

But for those of you who have been wondering what the fuss is about, bohemiancoast located several entire episodes, dubbed in French (except the songs), available online. (The show was very popular also in French ( Read more... )

Episode 11: A Helping Hound ( Read more... )

Episode 10: The Go-Karters
First shown: 14 November 1970 (US), 19 February 1971 (UK)
Director: Charles Crichton
Writer: Peter Miller
Appearing apart from the Double Deckers:
Melvyn Hayes as Albert
David Hutcheson as the Magistrate
Jimmy Gardner as the court Clerk
Robin Askwith as Nigel Parks

Plot


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