With the help of Prof. Albert Wickwire, Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler manage to fake their deaths and escape. Now on the run, they must prove that a rogue general is behind everything, b... Read allWith the help of Prof. Albert Wickwire, Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler manage to fake their deaths and escape. Now on the run, they must prove that a rogue general is behind everything, before his deadly posse tracks them down.With the help of Prof. Albert Wickwire, Brisco County Jr. and Lord Bowler manage to fake their deaths and escape. Now on the run, they must prove that a rogue general is behind everything, before his deadly posse tracks them down.
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- TriviaTerry Bradshaw, NFL Hall of Fame class of 1989, plays Colonel March and leads his band of men Ken Norton Jr, Jim Harbaugh and Carl Banks as they go to capture Victor Rivers. All are NFL players. He even draws an X and O "play" for them before they attack River's wagon train.
- GoofsAfter getting off the flying ship, as Brisco and Bowler are arguing about politics, in the background you can see a car passing.
- Quotes
Whip Morgan: You think we can break out?
Peter Hutter: Whip, you happen to be in the company of a connoisseur of penal lodging.
Whip Morgan: Hey! I ain't into that.
Peter Hutter: I was talking about the jailhouse design.
- ConnectionsReferences Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The guest star was football's Terry Bradshaw as army Colonel March, who spent most of the show teamed up with three then-current NFL star players, Ken Norton Jr., and two men from my home state of Michigan, Jim Harbaugh, currently head coach of his alma mater the University of Michigan, and Carl Banks, who comes from my home town of Flint, Michigan and who was playing for the New York Football Giants at the time.
In part one, Brisco and Lord Bowler were blamed for acts against the government perpetrated by a General Quarry and his aide, Colonel March, who were planning to assassinate President Grover Cleveland to take over. Our heroes were sentenced to the firing squad but they escaped death there, then spent most of this episode trying to get to the president and avoid capture by March and Co.
Meanwhile other good guys Pete, Whip and Sheriff Viva spent much of their time in a jail trying to break out. Viva is a 19th Century Elvis Presley in looks, speech and mannerisms and about every third sentence he says includes a song title from the real Elvis.
In leading his three football players, March commands them to "huddle up" and proceeds to draw a plan of attack in the dirt, using X's and O's and some terms vaguely familiar to football fans. They even have a chase scene that makes one think of a classic football training camp drill involving running through a bunch of tires-only the 19th Century version of a tire is a wagon wheel, of course.
As if this wasn't enough, Brisco and friends are rescued at one point by their friend Professor Albert Wickwire's (John Astin's) incredible airship that looks like a Zeppelin, or a blimp. Two of the all-time funniest lines in this series come with this part. Brisco's friend Socrates Poole is aboard, helping turn the valves above the cabin to release the right amount of helium to keep the ship balanced. Or, as the professor puts it, he was there to "help me pass gas." Later, he tells Brisco about a deal with a German named Zeppelin, and finishes by telling Brisco that if he just sells him one of his airships, "it'll be a good year."
The role of President Cleveland is played by Richard Herd. Now most people don't know who that is. I see he had 155 credits to his name but to me he'll forever be George Costanza's immediate supervisor when he worked for the New York Yankees, Mr. Wilhelm. Of course I'm referring to Seinfeld.
With all that going on, you can see why it was a memorably funny episode, especially for a show that's half drama. This was truly a funny episode with a decent-enough drama to carry it even if you didn't see part one-I missed that one myself. I give it a 9.
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- Mar 7, 2021