Mannix: The Upside-Down Penny (1972)
Season 6, Episode 8
7/10
Stamp of approval
14 November 2021
In this one, Joe agrees to help a kid find a stamp album he lost and it turns out the album may be very valuable.

This is a good episode with a well-written and interesting story and fine performances from the entire cast.

Frank Marth is always a dependable villain and he comes through swimmingly in his final appearance. Patricia McEnany, Stanley Kamel and Richard Bakalyan are also making their final appearances and all are great.

One problem I had is in the warehouse scene at the end, why did Joe reveal his location to the goons? Why didn't he run out the back with Gemini? Doesn't make any sense.

Joe gets shot at, clobbered over the head and knocked out, run off the road and crashes through a window. That's a hellish amount of trouble to go through for a kid that isn't paying you anything.

For the first time in a long time, there's a car chase and it's a good one too and includes a couple of great spinouts. There are some good fight scenes too.

As mentioned, there's plenty of action, and when you add that to the intriguing story and good performances, this is a solid episode.
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