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Who could be hotter than Kelly Bundy? French exchange student Yvette played by Milla Jovovich in one of her earliest roles years prior to the "Resident Evil" series. The always hungry Bundy's get the bright idea of sponsoring a foreign exchange student for $500 a month. As long as Al and Peggy are eating, they could care less about Yvette who sleeps next to the Dodge in the freezing garage.

Kelly plays big sister and gets a shock when Yvette reveals herself a bombshell stealing Kelly's thunder. Naturally Bud is agog especially after Yvette informs him it is okay to peep at her. What is astounding is Jovovich is just 14-years-old here and blows away a then 18-year-old Christina Applegate. One actress became a movie star while the other basically stayed in television.

Funny episode featuring some good banter between Marcy and Steve.

Why Republic titled this "Zorro's Black Whip" is a mystery except perhaps for name recognition. The studio did produce several Zorro serials. There is nothing Zorro here. Name is never mentioned and setting is Idaho not California. The black garbed hero is known as "The Black Whip." There is a gender bender as Linda Stirling is quickly revealed the Black Whip. The heavy lifting (meaning fisticuffs and shooting) is performed by top billed George J. Lewis as an undercover federal agent.

Cast is packed with familiar faces from Republic's stock company of character actors and stuntmen. Locations are those same distinct rock formations at the Simi Valley movie ranch that Republic used over and over. Western fans will recognize those well worn trails and even the cave. Solidly made entertaining serial as you would expect from Republic.

This episode comes near the end of the long running French series adapted from the mystery novels of Georges Simenon and it is apparent the show has worn down and star Bruno Cremer merely going through the paces seeming to be bored.

Neither story nor Cremer exhibit any spark. Most of the action takes place inside the police station giving it a static stage feel. Maigret often wordlessly walks around sucking on his trademark pipe as if killing screen time. Other characters carry dialogue in sometimes pointless yak yak yak. Procedures are drawn out and little interest is aroused by the crime mystery. The entire final season has steadily deteriorating.