Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Sledge Hammer! - Play It Again, Sledge

 


Directed by Bill Bixby. Bogart parody. Season two, episode three. Sledge got the shaft by the network, quality wise, in season two, to cut costs. This ep. is on Youtube at the moment. First aired Oct. 1, 1987.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0702673/

 The Maltese Falcon (1941)

A statue of a Maltese Falcon, just like the one from the 1941 version of the movie, is seen on Sledge's desk.
Casablanca (1942)
"Play it again, Sam" line reference and Humphrey Bogart look-alike
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Bogart's ghost advises a man just like in the film

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