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(1965)

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Honey and the Truck Driver
bensonmum23 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Honey and Sam are out to expose a spy ring preying on truck drivers carrying top secret weapons.

Other than the cast, Rockabye the Hard Way isn't a very memorable episode. After the first 5 or so minutes, it slows down and becomes one of the most action-less episodes in the entire series. The writers tried to spice things up with little suspense and drama, but mostly, they failed.

As poor as I find this episode, the cast is just the opposite. Anne Francis and John Ericson are joined by Joe Don Baker, Vincent Beck (who I immediately recognized from Santa Clause Verses the Martians), Paul Sorensen, Johnathan Hole, and Larry D. Mann. It's an amazing assembly of talent. That kind of cast gets Rockabye the Hard Way a point or two it probably doesn't deserve.

Also, and I hate to beat a dead horse, but what's with the stunt double the producers hired to stand-in for Anne Francis? Looks nothing like Honey.

For the episode's Name That Character Actor - take your pick. I've already listed five very worthy candidates.
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5/10
Rockabye the Hard Way
Prismark1013 March 2022
Notable for the debut screen appearance for Joe Don Baker.

He plays Rocky Hansen, a truck driver who has been fired for getting drunk and passing out.

Rocky works for a company that requires security clearance and he has hired Honey and Sam to clear his name.

Honey thinks that Rocky was given a Mickey Finn. When he was passed out, someone photographed the top secret cargo the truck was carrying.

The episode starts out in Mexico. It ends with Honey working undercover as a waitress with Sam posing as a truck driver who is about to be drugged.

It is just a shame that episode is dull and unexciting.
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