Honey West "Pop Goes the Easel" #1.26 (1966) (TV)

Honey and the Can, 10 July 2015

Honey and Sam are hired to find a piece of stolen artwork - a can of chicken gumbo soup painted to look like a can of chicken gumbo soup (I kid you not).

Pop Goes the Easel is harmless enough, but it's just not very good. As the other reviewer on IMDb noted, I get the connection to Andy Warhol, but that doesn't do anything for me. It's still a bad episode. It's played for laughs and, generally, fails. I suppose the one bit that did work for me was Aunt Meg in the shopping cart - humorous, but not laugh out loud funny. I have several problems with the episode, but I'll just mention one - Sandy Corbin. He's meant to be a beatnik sort of character. Try as they might, I've never seen a director who was able to translate a beatnik to a 60s era comedy. It looks ridiculous and ridiculous does not equal funny. It doesn't work and is uber- annoying.

For this episode's Name That Character Actor, I had a couple of options. But I'l go with Robert Strauss. With a face you will definitely recognize, he appeared in everything from Stalag 17 to The Monkees.

4/10