McMillan and Wife

When I was a kid, there was a series that alternated weeks of Columbo, McMillan and Wife, and McCloud, each of which was a two-hour mystery. Now I can see them on the same channel that shows Perry Mason, and last night it was the turn for McMillan and Wife. This one stars Rock Hudson as a San Francisco police commissioner, Susan St. James as his wife, John Schuck as his police sidekick, and Nancy Walker as the mouthy maid. It's designed to be humorous, along with the drama, and there's plenty of witty banter. The trouble is, as I now see through adult eyes, it's not very clever. That is, given that the show is featuring amusing repartee, the flaws in the script are glaring. People keep saying and doing stupid things!

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