Carry Me Back to Old Tsing Tao

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <CENTER> <script type='text/javascript'></script><noscript><a href='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ae8331e9&cb=20091202t' target='_blank'><img src='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/avw.php?campaignid=1&cb=20091202t&n=ae8331e9' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript></CENTER> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=3 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="790" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 222 ><NOBR><div> Bob Mitch and Dave Cole present</div> <div> <B>THE DEFINITIVE SITE</B></div> <div> The original internet guide to I Spy</div> <div> Season One Episodes</div> <bR> <div> Carry Me Back to Old Tsing Tao</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> And don't miss <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.l23.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.l23.org">The Illustrated Guide to I Spy</A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="010405f0.gif" border=0 width="320" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Definitive Site Home"><IMG SRC="00650280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="Definitive Site Home" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="season1definitive.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive Season One Episodes"><IMG SRC="00750280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Season 1 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="season2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive Season Two Episodes"><IMG SRC="00850280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Season 2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="season3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive Season Three Episodes"><IMG SRC="00950280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Season 3 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="returnsleonard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sheldon Leonard on I Spy Returns"><IMG SRC="00a50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Returns" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="features.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Behind The scenes"><IMG SRC="00b50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Features" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive I Spy Links"><IMG SRC="00d50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Links" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/172251" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/1722"><IMG SRC="00c50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Forum" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="653" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC9900" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 61 WIDTH="639"><bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="story_3___carry_me_back_to_old_tsing_tao__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Story 3: "Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao" </FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 81 WIDTH="211"><bR> <div> Written by:</div> <div> David Karp </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><div> Directed by:</div> <div> Mark Rydell</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><div> First Airdate:</div> <div> 29 Sep. 1965</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 183 WIDTH="639"><bR> <div> Guest stars:</div> <bR> <div> Philip Ahn (as Charlie Hahn), Pilar Seurat (as Katherine), Michael Conrad (as Morton), David Sheiner (as Turkey), Bernard Fox (as Harry), Joan Swift (as Girl), George Murdock (as Mariner), Larry Thor (as Mr. Farley), Allen Jung (as Older Chinese), Lang Yun (as Irene), Beulah Quo (as Mary), Nancy Wong (as Sally), Hans William Lee (as Young Chinese)</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF9900" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF6600" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 424 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> Plot:</div> <bR> <div> Kelly and Scott must transfer $1,000,000 in backed taxes from an elderly Chinese man, Papa Charlie, so he can get his visa returned to him in order to get back home... The funds, however, are packaged as a very unusual object rather than in an object... Charlie's sons-in-laws, however, don't like the prospect of the old man's money being given to the government rather than to themselves, since they married to get the fortune in the first place! So the game is set, but which one has underestimated the others the most?</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="424" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="424" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> Clip:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="03a00cd0.png" border=0 width="256" height="205" ALT="Paint Shop Pro Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1393 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> R. B. Mitsch's most memorable</div> <div> scene and/or quote: </div> <div> Kelly: (Laughs)</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "What?"</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "Well I just got to picture the look on their faces when we unload a million dollars worth of stove on them. 875 pounds worth."</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "Yeah!"</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "Suppose by the time it got to internal revenue it only weighed 800 lbs.?"</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "See what you mean. well, the lid's loose, maybe the damper door?"</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "75 lbs of gold has got to be worth a lot of money in Maccow"</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "$72,000."</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "Already figured it out huh?"</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "Yes I did. $60 an ounce on the Chinese black market. I think I can get $70 an ounce I know a guy..."</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "Whew! $70 an ounce! wow! a couple of one way tickets to Tahiti would scarcely put a dent in it!"</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "Yeah. have you ever seen a Tahitian hula? (sings) De-dum-de-dum-de -de you take the door and I'll take the lid.."</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "While we're at it why don't we hack off a couple of legs we may want to entertain!"</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "Right!"</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "No, we'd just lose our pension benefits?"</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "Think we'd lose our jobs?"</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "Yeah. such wonderful jobs too." </div> <bR> <div> Scotty: "And the hospitalization is free."</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "All those wonderful orthopedic devices."</div> <bR> <div> Scotty: " I just love plaster of Paris."</div> <bR> <div> Kelly: "Right." </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1393" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1393" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> R. B. Mitsch's review and rating: </div> <div> A sheer pleasure from start to finish! The best dialogue the series has to offer (one wonders how much of it was Karp's script and how much was pure improv) coupled with one of the most original stories gives great entertainment! Culp and Cosby are in top form with a perfect blend of humor and action. A few minor logic quibbles are easily forgiven. Overall, an absolute classic. (Note: This was the first I Spy episode I saw which had me coming back for more and subsequently the same one I used to attract Mr. Cole's attention to the series.) </div> <bR> <div> Rating 10/10</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 470 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> D. P. Cole's most memorable</div> <div> scene and/or quote: </div> <div> As Scott and Kelly are driving the stove to US Customs, they ponder if it would be a good idea to give the stove without a lid and a door. To help them relieve their consciences, they ponder about the great points of their jobs: Great health benefits, being shot at all the time, great salary, opportunities for fistfights, etc... Scotty, who now has seemingly decided on the matter, asks Kelly if he's ever heard of a Tahitian Hula and sings "You'll take the door and I'll take the lid...". Just read Mr. Mitsch's transcript of the scene... It's a very memorable scene, one of many... </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="470" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="470" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> D. P. Cole's review and rating: </div> <div> This story is the story which hooked me into the series, thanks to Mr. Mitsch! In fact, this story also won the hearts of reviewers (see ~timanov/ispy/behindsc.html""Behind the Scenes" for more information.) It's witty, never ever dull, has a perfect mix of seriousness and humor (a task never easily accomplished in writing.), and immensely clever in writing and style. It is definitely one of THE best stories of the series, and fairly spectacular television in general. It should be mandatory viewing in public schools; it's that good. Definitely worth a 10, and as I like to go over the top, I'll rate it higher.</div> <div> Rating: 11/10</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table> <CENTER> <script type='text/javascript'></script><noscript><a href='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ae8331e9&cb=20091202b' target='_blank'><img src='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/avw.php?campaignid=1&cb=20091202b&n=ae8331e9' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript> </CENTER>  <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript> </body>