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THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1966-1967) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1966-1967) – This spinoff series from (What else?) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. starred Stefanie Powers as superspy April Dancer. Like Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, April worked for the United Network Command for Law & Enforcement. Her series lasted just one season of 29 hour-long episodes.   

Leo G. Carroll portrayed Mr. Waverly, Dancer’s boss, just like he did for Solo and Kuryakin over at Man … April’s colleague Mark Slate was played by Noel Harrison, Rex’s son. 

STANDOUT EPISODES:

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – THE MOONGLOW AFFAIR: Airing on February 25th, 1966, this backdoor pilot for The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. had Mary Ann Mobley as new agent April Dancer. She replaced the incapacitated Solo and Kuryakin to stop the establishment of a lunar presence by the evil organization T.H.R.U.S.H. (Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity). 

THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. 

THE DOG-GONE AFFAIR – Yes, just like its parent series, this show used the title format of “The ______ Affair” for every episode. This debut story saw April Dancer, now played by Stefanie Powers, sent to the Greek islands to thwart a THRUSH plan for drugging selected targets with a virus which will make them move very sluggishly.

April transports a dog whose fleas contain the antidote to THRUSH’s virus. Guest starring Luciana Paluzzi, Beth Brickell and Susan Brown. Continue reading

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THE FEATHER AND FATHER GANG (1976-1977) FOR FATHER’S DAY

feather and father gangTHE FEATHER AND FATHER GANG (1976-1977) – Happy Father’s Day, gentlemen! Back on Mother’s Day I reviewed Momma the Detective, so in that spirit here is a look at the short-lived detective series The Feather and Father Gang.

This program starred Stefanie Powers as attorney Toni “Feather” Danton and Harold Gould as Harry Danton, her charming, roguish conman father. Trying to keep her rascally dad on the straight and narrow, Feather hired him as a private investigator for her law firm.

stef and harryIn the tradition of Perry Mason and Matlock, Feather’s clients were always victims of frame jobs or bad circumstances, so her incorrigible father Harry inevitably resorted to extra-legal methods of clearing them. Papa Danton recruited some of his old conmen pals to help him in his efforts and dubbed the joint venture “the Feather and Father Gang.”

Harold Gould was clearly trading on his beloved character Kid Twist from The Sting in this role of a grifter with a heart of gold. Stefanie Powers was as capable as could be expected in the thankless role of the devoted daughter forever exasperated with her father’s repeated return to the underhanded tricks of his former trade.  Continue reading

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