Original air date: October 2, 1967 on ABC. Rod & Rita have an enjoyable ride with Eddie in his old jalopy.....Adrienne visits Betty, not telling her what Steven wanted her to.....
Very good episode. Great to see Paul Langton/Leslie making an unexpected but always welcome appearance. Webber made some mean-spirited comments to him but Les took them well, as he has no respect or liking for the chauffeur. c people everywhere non-stop---town square, courthouse steps, wharf, shops along the sidewalk---just thriving with commerce & bustling human activity! Dan Duryea marvelous as Eddie Jacks. We know he's sleazy & has a dark, hidden agenda but, golly, ya just gotta love the guy regardless. He's added much-needed energy to the series.
Re: Jack Buckley's comment---I meant to type "I know I should quit harping on it but Peyton Place continues to be one amazingly busy little seaside town, doesn't it? People everywhere non-stop---"
Wonderful Dan Duryea, I grew up watching him as a bad guy but he was a super NICE guy in real life, Eagle Scout, etc, he only married once, please read his bio, he was amazing! Like Ed Nelson (Rossi)!
Sometimes I get so frustrated watching this soap... ADA JACKS goes out of her way to accommodate daughter Rita's request for some winter stew who instigates her dead-beat dad to join-in eating, when unexpectedly Rodney blows in with an old jalopy for EDDIE JACKS...they all get excited, jump up and leave the stew on the table to Ada Jacks consternation, jeez!
democolor42 I DO know what comes next (and how the series ends in 1969).....but frankly, as time goes on, I feel less & less sorry for him. But that's just me. :-)
I'll let you know how I will, so far he really was not half as irresponsible as Rodney was in his time, car accident, then…….. I remember when Alison asked "what about Betty"? and he answered "Past Tense", sounded so terrible, when Betty had never done anything wrong and was tortured by question why?
Barbara was also filming Valley Of The Dolls at the same time filming the Betty/Steven/Adrienne storyline on Peyton Place and it would be very stressful doing two projects at the same time.
