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[PrinceKamalKhan]

One of the funniest Bond spoofs were the episodes of comedy classic Beverly Hillbillies where Jethro aspires to be a double-naught spy.

TV Land has available a full episode #110 The Private Eye available on its website-

http://www.tvland.co...rlyhillbillies/

Just click on the link and scroll to episode #110. It's the one where Jethro opens a "double naught spy" office in Mr. Drysdale's bank. Love his iron hat and shoe knife. And Elly May never looked more alluring as his secretary/femme fatale. I think it was made probably around the time Thunderball was with the West Indies reference.

Enjoy.

[Napoleon Solo]

One of the funniest Bond spoofs were the episodes of comedy classic Beverly Hillbillies where Jethro aspires to be a double-naught spy.

TV Land has available a full episode #110 The Private Eye available on its website-

http://www.tvland.co...rlyhillbillies/

Just click on the link and scroll to episode #110. It's the one where Jethro opens a "double naught spy" office in Mr. Drysdale's bank. Love his iron hat and shoe knife. And Elly May never looked more alluring as his secretary/femme fatale. I think it was made probably around the time Thunderball was with the West Indies reference.

Enjoy.

I once saw the actual first episode that began the "Double Naught" saga. It probably was the season before this one and the references were to Goldfinger.

Jethro comes home one day, incredibly excited. He cannot wait to tell his uncle Jed about the movie he's just seen. He begins a long summation of Goldfinger's plot. As his excitment builds, Jed is less than impressed. Finally, Jed asks this fateful question:

"Why didn't he just shoot him?"

Yes, thirty years before Austin Powers, Jed Clampett brought forward this question in a comedy setting. A blank expression comes over Jethro. He can't possibly explain it.

Nevertheless, he later equips the Clampetts' truck with an ejector seat and a "bulletproof shield" (an old metal tub). Jethro demonstrates how the "shield" works (there's a rope you pull and the tub falls over your head.

"How do you see out of that, boy?"

Anyway, you get the idea. :-)

[minder125]

Ha I was just having this discussion with my editor for a book site I write for. Since I'm coming up on my 100th column. I figured I would re-read three of the Bond books* with the title being Double-naught spy. He had to look up the reference for the joke. Still some of the funniest episodes ever. Yeah the car gimmick was classic.



*still have not decided which three but leaning towards- FRWL, OHMSS, and Octopussy/Living Daylights