RANGO: THE SPY WHO WAS OUT COLD (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about a bumbling Wild West Texas Ranger named Rango and his Native American sidekick Pink Cloud.
In this episode, Rango becomes interested in the "science" of phrenology, and Captain Horton meets with a Secret Service agent, Carter, who is in town to track down some gun smugglers. Horton agrees to remove his rangers from the case to avoid compromising Carter's undercover mission, though Rango is sure that he can solve the case himself. Mistaking Carter for the criminal, Rango attempts to impersonate a barber in order to feel his head for "villainous" bumps. He is thwarted when Carter runs out in pursuit of the real criminal, Morgan. Morgan updates the "barber," his partner Stacey, who agrees to move the stolen guns in order to avoid detection.
Rango and Pink Cloud search Carter's hotel room, and a hidden list of the stolen items seems to point even more strongly toward his guilt. He drags Carter in front of Captain Horton, but Horton manages to cover for his "friend" without revealing the true mission, leading Rango to believe that Horton has been seduced into a life of crime. He catches Stacey in the act of moving the guns, but Stacey claims to be the undercover Secret Service agent himself and instructs Rango to hit the "crooked" Horton over the head. But when Carter rushes in and catches the criminals in the act, Rango finally realizes his misunderstanding. Later, despite the mishaps, Rango is given a medal for "bravery." Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 30, 1999 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:29:03
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: B:19438
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Western; Native Americans; Indigenous Peoples Collection
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1967
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Humble oil & refining company
- TV - Commercials - Playtex women’s underwear
- TV - Commercials - Tums heartburn relief
CREDITS
- Danny Thomas … Executive Producer
- Aaron Spelling … Producer
- Shelley Hull … Associate Producer
- Murray Golden … Director
- Harvey Bullock … Created by
- R.S. Allen … Created by
- Frank Gill Jr. … Writer
- G. Carleton Brown … Writer
- Carl Brandt … Music by
- Earle Hagen … Theme Music by
- Ben Raleigh … Theme Music by
- Frankie Laine … Theme Music by
- Tim Conway … Cast, Rango
- Guy Marks … Cast, Pink Cloud
- Norman Alden … Cast, Captain Horton
- Paul Mantee … Cast, Jim Carter
- John Harmon … Cast, J.D. Stacey
- Paul Sorrenson … Cast, Morgan