The very best of any sitcom episodes were generally those with ghosts. Of course, Dick Van Dyke had to have one somewhere in the bunch, and this is it. All of us kids remember this one so well.
Once again, Jerry Paris directed, and had some fun with the cast who was having fun themselves, and it really showed. The story goes that the gang goes up to a fishing lodge for sort of a working vacation, but the hotel is booked up, according to Mel. So Rob and Laura and Buddy and Sally bunk up in a cabin, near the hotel, which is where some guy named "Mr. Chance" just happened to mysteriously disappear, according to spook legend!
This is where all the creepy hysteria begins as the gang disappears one by one, sort of in the tradition of TEN LITTLE INDIANS... and of course Rob fearing the very worst, considering what happened to Mr. Chance? The funniest bits are the looks on everybody's face as they confront their kidnapper --and who can it be????
The ending is rather clever, but watching everybody getting super paranoid in the meanwhile is the whole show, and so much fun to watch and wonder what exactly is the end game?
Great guest appearance by none other than Milton Parsons, playing the ominous caretaker. Parsons was a staple in so many classic mysteries, including the CHARLIE CHAN movies. Watching him go through the motions is a real Halloween treat.
10 STARS for the bogeyman! From SEASON 4 EPISODE 2 remastered dvd box set.