A band of Indians stops a Greyhound bus in Arizona and demands to see a CONTROL agent on board. They present him with their demands: to return all the land taken from the Indian tribes or face imminent attack by the Indian nation. On the night desk at CONTROL, Max calls in the Joint Chiefs, cancels all leaves and puts the country on high military alert. The Air Force wants to carpet bomb Arizona, but the President decides to do something more drastic: send in Smart.
Max and 99 arrive in Arizona dressed like Richard Boone as Paladin in "Have Gun Will Travel" (in which I hope is a nice visual reference rather than coincidence) and meet Agent 43. Max decides to infiltrate the Indian camp disguised as a Topawasi brave. What he doesn't know is the brave is pledged to marry White Cloud (hotty Adele Palacios, in what curiously appears to be her last performance). Determined to stop her dad Red Cloud (Anthony Caruso) from launching his missile, he fights off the comely White Cloud's advances (Barbara Feldon makes the most of her opportunity to show her jealousy here. She makes it clear 99 now has a huge crush on Max.). Strangely, even though he does get the opportunity to stop Red Cloud, he lets the Indian Chief launch his arrow shaped missile, which lands harmlessly in the west wing of the White House.
There's inspired gags all throughout this script by Garner and Caruso. There's a running bit about how everyone confuses the Indians with India, Max's secret weapons include an electric snake ("What was that?" one brave asks. "If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was an electric snake.")and a tomahawk phone. Palacios is very attractive and funny as the hot to trot White Cloud, the opening sequence attacking the bus works nicely and the scene with the Joint Chiefs and the President on the phone is another highlight. Adams is totally in the zone and Feldon has never been so fetching as she is in her all black cowboy outfit. She has a great moment when Max leaves her in the company of Agent 43. Max tells her 43 is a good man, and 99 answers "He's half the man you are 86." A fun episode.
Max and 99 arrive in Arizona dressed like Richard Boone as Paladin in "Have Gun Will Travel" (in which I hope is a nice visual reference rather than coincidence) and meet Agent 43. Max decides to infiltrate the Indian camp disguised as a Topawasi brave. What he doesn't know is the brave is pledged to marry White Cloud (hotty Adele Palacios, in what curiously appears to be her last performance). Determined to stop her dad Red Cloud (Anthony Caruso) from launching his missile, he fights off the comely White Cloud's advances (Barbara Feldon makes the most of her opportunity to show her jealousy here. She makes it clear 99 now has a huge crush on Max.). Strangely, even though he does get the opportunity to stop Red Cloud, he lets the Indian Chief launch his arrow shaped missile, which lands harmlessly in the west wing of the White House.
There's inspired gags all throughout this script by Garner and Caruso. There's a running bit about how everyone confuses the Indians with India, Max's secret weapons include an electric snake ("What was that?" one brave asks. "If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was an electric snake.")and a tomahawk phone. Palacios is very attractive and funny as the hot to trot White Cloud, the opening sequence attacking the bus works nicely and the scene with the Joint Chiefs and the President on the phone is another highlight. Adams is totally in the zone and Feldon has never been so fetching as she is in her all black cowboy outfit. She has a great moment when Max leaves her in the company of Agent 43. Max tells her 43 is a good man, and 99 answers "He's half the man you are 86." A fun episode.