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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin: The Last Navajo (1957)
I don't recall this particular episode, but ...
... the series as a whole was wonder-ful.
I'm writing to inform everyone that despite IMDb's not noting the fact the first two seasons are available, colorized, on DVD in French (although the episodes differ some from the USA's: mostly there are missing episodes which causes some of early season 2 (USA) to be in the French season 1, and French season 2 extends into USA season 4 (I think - maybe 5.)
Anyway, it's a region 2 DVD and despite the info given on some French sellers' sites, there is NOT an English audio track. But I suspect that if I understood French I would enjoy watching these DVDs.
I would VERY much like to see an English version available soon with the ORIGINAL soundtrack - I have been trying to find a copy of Lt. Masters (James Brown) singing "The Whie Buffalo" as he did on the show. (The MGM 45 version of the song, also by Brown, differs GREATLY from the song on the TV show.
The West Wing (1999)
In my opinion, the best network series ever!
First, it's intelligent: it's the ONLY show I've regularly taped while watching it so that I could replay it immediately afterward to re-hear some of the lines I missed the first time (they speak rapidly and often over other background noises - and sometimes dialogue early in the show isn't really understandable until further information is revealed later in the episode.) All the regular characters are bright and articulate, making for great dialogues.
It's so intelligent (and informed - often touching on international issues months before they're mentioned on the news) that I was surprised when, after the first season, it received as much acclaim as it did. There is very, very seldom a "false note" in the show. And most episodes consist of several threads/issues woven together throughout the show - and not, as in so many other shows which try to achieve the same level of complexity, by having several characters each dealing with his/her own issue, with the editor just cutting it together in segments ("Love Boat" style) but rather with several of the characters' being involved in each issue, with considerable overlap (as in the best of "Seinfeld", but done less blatantly.)
Second, it's how I wish our government (or at least the executive branch) functioned. What's "right" is always an important factor in deciding what the executive should do - although pragmatism often carries the day.
Third, despite its (usually) being an issue-driven show, the characters are human and care-about-able without (usually) getting too dramatic about it. But this leads me to a caveat: to REALLY "get" the show you need to start with Season One, episode one, and work through the series in order. I re-watch each season as it's released on DVD, in a marathon viewing session; and even though I've seen them all before, essentially every episode has at least one scene in which I audibly laugh (or at least chuckle loudly) and at least a few episodes each season have scenes which reliably bring tears to my eyes (in most cases without any sign of the script's becoming maudlin.)
And fourth, the WOMEN are great - I can't think of any other non-"chick-flick" show with as many strong, STRONG roles for women (and even the chick-flicks don't have this many women who are this bright and strong.)
I've watched a lot of TV in my 60 years, but if all records of all network shows ever made were going to be destroyed and I could save just one series, I would not hesitate in picking this one - especially the first four seasons.
I guess I can't recommend it any more strongly than that.