11.00 The Hitchhiker
11.30 My Secret Identity
The Hitchhiker. Season 3, Episode 5. "Man's Best Friend" One of the best and most memorable of Hitchhiker episodes. Michael O'Keefe is kicked out by his wife (Jennifer Cooke of V) and goes to house sit for a buddy from college. He takes in a stray dog and the two of them form a very close, very strange, relationship: turning the house they are staying in into a giant 'lair' of overturned furniture and rubbish. One by one the man's enemies start turning up dead... victims of a strange animal attack...
Good performances (especially from Cooke) and nice camera work make this an enjoyable outing, even when you can see the 'twist' coming a mile away. O'Keefe and the dog are never shown in shot together (except in reflection), all of their scenes together are point-of-view shots. Touches like that make this one very enjoyable.
My Secret Identity. Episode 2. "A Walk on the Wild Side" A few funny lines and winning performances from the leads make this enjoyable, even if the story is lame. Dr. J is robbed of some vital scientific equipment, Andrew stumbles onto the thief and - through a fluke - is asked to join the gang that he belongs to. So Andrew Clements, teenage superhero, finds himself going undercover inside a gang of tough youths, led by David Hewlett (of Stargate: Atlantis).
It's nonsense, but sweet and amusing. Many, many lines will raise a smile: "I'm trying to cut down on my mugging" is a prime example.
Highlight? The Hitchhiker (it turns out that the dog is...)
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