At the start of a long weekend, off to a fishing vacation with friend Tony Elliott, Mannix stops at Tonys office so Tony can pick up a set of fishing flies. They walk in on a methodical heis... Read allAt the start of a long weekend, off to a fishing vacation with friend Tony Elliott, Mannix stops at Tonys office so Tony can pick up a set of fishing flies. They walk in on a methodical heist of the businesses in the building. Mannix is trapped in the building, playing a cat and ... Read allAt the start of a long weekend, off to a fishing vacation with friend Tony Elliott, Mannix stops at Tonys office so Tony can pick up a set of fishing flies. They walk in on a methodical heist of the businesses in the building. Mannix is trapped in the building, playing a cat and mouse game with the three burglars.
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- TriviaBill Bixby was not only a guest star, but also was a director in this and three other times.
- GoofsMannix uses 3 different 1974 Camaros in this episode. While driving to the Warren Building with Tony Elliot he is driving a fairly stock Type LT (badging on the "B" pillar). Upon arrival at the Warren Building he is still driving a Type LT but it appears that the chrome drip rail trim extends on to the "B" pillar. This configuration was not available from the factory. Later when Mannix uses the car as a battering ram in the parking garage, no Type LT badging nor the extended trim are present.
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Tony Elliott: [arrives at a bar and meets with Joe] Hi.
Joe Mannix: Tony! Hey, not bad, 48 minutes. Tell me something, Tony, when you were born, were you on time?
Tony Elliott: Two weeks late.
Joe Mannix: Yeah, well, at least there is some improvement.
Tony Elliott: Well, thank you very much. Uh, Harry, two more of the same, please. I'm really sorry, Joe.
Joe Mannix: Yeah, well, what is it this time?
Tony Elliott: It was business.
Joe Mannix: No kidding.
Tony Elliott: Yes. No, really, I'm talking about to make a big killing with some international wheeler-dealers.
Joe Mannix: Oh, how exciting - big finance.
Tony Elliott: Yes. Yeah, well, I admit that the precious metals business is not as glamorous as yours. I mean, no one takes shots at me, but my business is tricky. It's true. Do you know that I have to be nice to some big money men that you would throw right out of your office?
Joe Mannix: Well, if they were big money men like you, I'd do it very gently.
Tony Elliott: You're a nice man. Joe, uh, the reason I called you... I'm starting to get a little tired of the...
[clears throat]
Tony Elliott: ... the wheeler-dealer business, and I thought maybe... well, maybe we could take a couple of days off, go fishing.
Joe Mannix: Yeah, well, right about now, I could use that, too.
Tony Elliott: All right, suppose I called old man Anderson and just said, "Tell those fish we're on our way"?
Joe Mannix: Sounds so great.
Tony Elliott: Oh, great. Harry, give me the phone, will you, please?
Joe Mannix: Hey, no, now, wait a minute. I... I just can't do it.
Tony Elliott: Why?
Joe Mannix: Well, uh, I'm wrapping up a case. I've got to hang in there for an important phone call.
Tony Elliott: A phone call?
Joe Mannix: Yeah.
Tony Elliott: Joe, uh...
[clears throat]
Tony Elliott: ... I don't want to stun you or anything, but do you know that the phone company now has telephones everywhere?
Joe Mannix: Mm.
Tony Elliott: Yes, yes. So couldn't Peggy take the message and then put the call through to the lodge?
Joe Mannix: Hey, we did get pretty lucky last year, didn't we?
Tony Elliott: You did, but this is my year, Joe. I went out and bought a whole bunch of new flies.
Joe Mannix: You're kidding.
Tony Elliott: Ah, they're beautiful.
Joe Mannix: Why not, huh? You're on.
Tony Elliott: Okay, good. I will be at you're office Saturday morning, 10:00 sharp.
Joe Mannix: Sharp?
Tony Elliott: Sharp.
Joe Mannix: I'll lay eight to five.
Tony Elliott: Eight to five, huh?
The irony is, the "Warren Building" is about one half mile from the Fox building used for Die Hard (1988).
It is interesting watching some of the 70's TV shows like Mannix, and comparing what was then and what is now.
The stairs Bill Bixby (Tony Elliott) used that had been at the East end of the building has been replaced with a much longer ramp to the west, and the stairs themselves are a native plant-type plot.
Where Joe initially parked on the east-bound curb lane of Santa Monica Blvd just before the entrance to the parking structure, all that remains is the fire hydrant. The lamp post has been moved closer to the fire hydrant, and palm trees have been planted along the sidewalk area.
Santa Monica Blvd itself has been much changed. What were two lanes each way with a railway/trolley to the north has been replaced by three lanes each way, and a busway and planted center divider. There is even a very narrow bike lane on both sides.
Personal irony - when Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) was released, I saw it six times that summer. One of them was a movie theater in that Century City complex, as it had a 70mm screen. So I do remember Santa Monica Blvd as it existed then, just a little over two years after this episode was made.
For the episode itself, the scale was much smaller than a movie, so there are far fewer actors. In addition, we have been conditioned by watching movies like Die Hard (1988) that one wants to scream at the screen when Joe runs past the kitchen twice without stopping to find a knife or some other weapon. Same for the gym.
If Gail Fisher (Peggy) ever gets tired of being drugged or kidnapped, I think she could start her own detective agency. Her instincts seem very good, almost psychic. In fact, we are anticipating she will provide the "big clue".
Last, but certainly not least, is the direction by Bill Bixby. I learned to appreciate any episode of any show he directed. Perhaps because he was an actor himself, he seemed to know how to bring out the best in the actors he was directing.
- cpotato1010
- Jun 3, 2024