It Takes a Thief "When Good Friends Get Together" #1.9 (1968)

I always enjoy seeing Keye Luke, 22 September 2017

Mundy goes undercover as a member of the State Department assigned to a young Asian prince. Mundy's job is to spot and stop any nefarious goings on. Good thing, as the prince's uncle has his sights set on a valuable jewel encrusted statue. The theft of the statue will lead to tension between the US and prince's country and will give the uncle his chance to make a power grab. After the uncle steals the idol, Mundy must get it back and replace it before anyone notices it's missing.

As my rating clearly indicates, When Good Friends Get Together is not among my favorite episodes. It's good, but just nowhere near as good as some of the others. The problems I have include: Patrick Adiarte's prince is super annoying, Mundy's woman of the week played by Rosemary Forsyth is super dull, and the heist is super simple. I think just about any State Department employee with a half decent golf game could have handled this case. No need to bother a master thief like Mundy.

Although he was only on-screen for a few seconds, I really enjoyed seeing Keye Luke. He's been a favorite of mine since I was very young and would stay up late to watch Charlie Chan films. It was an unexpectedly nice, but all too brief, cameo.

5/10