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Outlaw gang (led by Jimmy Stewart and Dean Martin) flees into Mexico with a female hostage (Raquel Welch), with dogged sheriff (George Kennedy) pursuing them.

Competently made, good cinematography, but suffers badly from the fact that this is one of those "later" westerns that gives us no one to cheer for. All of the characters are at best dislikable, at worst repellent. This is a film John Wayne would have never made---he hated this subgenre---which is ironic since a number of his friends and cronies are involved with this particular one.

Acting is mostly good, except for Raquel Welch, badly miscast as a Mexican girl with an outrageously bogus accent (she is also largely an unnecessary character who doesn't do much). James Stewart is also miscast as a "nice" outlaw, but an outlaw nevertheless. Will Geer is excellent, as he always was.

Bottom line: The film is watchable, but there is nothing really memorable about it.

The Star Wars Holiday Special has gone down as one of the most reviled shows in the history of television. It has never had an official home media release (though bootlegs abound), George Lucas has publicly wished he could destroy all known copies, and in later years, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher all apologized to Star Wars fans for having participated in it. My question: Why?

No, the show is not good. Having said that, people have forgotten the era in which it was made. It was 1978---the Star Wars universe as we know it was far in the future. There had only been the first film, whose huge success took Hollywood by total surprise.

Hollywood moguls (somewhat erroneously) attributed the success of the original film to children---that's why so many Star Wars toys hit the market at that time. And as everyone awaited the first sequel, they wanted to keep the children interested! And they figured what would really excite the children? A holiday special, of course! And, they figured the kiddies would squeal with delight over furry critters with names like Itchy and Lumpy grunting around.

No, it is not a good show by any means, but it is not as horrifying as everyone makes it out to be. It should be viewed in a historical sense, from the period of SW history in which it was made. The fans should embrace it for that reason, and a remastered home media release is in order. Hopefully it will happen one day.

This episode of TAGS has a good message, that practical jokes can hurt people. But the situation is extreme....

The boys play a joke on Goober by fastening a walkie-talkie to his dog's collar, making him think he owns a talking dog. Throughout the series, Goober is depicted as not being very bright, but in this episode, he is perhaps a little.... TOO stupid??? For him to believe the dog is talking when the dog's mouth does not even move....that stretches credibility. If Goober really is that stupid, it is difficult for the viewer to feel sorry for him when he is humiliated.

Certainly a well-intentioned episode, but it comes across differently than it was intended to.