Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)

Infobox Police Squad! episode
Title = Rendezvous at Big Gulch
(Terror in the Neighborhood)


Caption = Frank inside the keystore
Season = 1
Episode = 5
Airdate = Start date|1982|July|1cite web | title=Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) at the TVIV|url=http://tviv.org/Police_Squad%21/Rendezvous_at_Big_Gulch| accessmonthday=February 8| accessyear=2008]
Writer = Nancy Steencite web | title=Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) at Tv.com|work= Cast and Crew|url=http://www.tv.com/police-squad!/rendezvous-at-big-gulch-terror-in-the-neighborhood/episode/236150/cast.html?
| accessmonthday=February 8| accessyear=2008]
Neil Thompson
Director = Reza Badiyi
Special = Florence Henderson
Guests = Al Ruscio as Dutch Gunderson
Robert Costanzo as Leo
John Ashton as Rocky
Connie Needham as Jill
Rebecca Holden as Stella
Prev =
"Revenge and Remorse
(The Guilty Alibi)"
Next = "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)"
Episodes = Police Squad! episodes
Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) is the fifth episode of the short-lived TV series "Police Squad!". The episode was directed by Reza Badiyi and written by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson. As usual, the episode was produced by Robert K. Weiss.

Plot

Two gangsters, later revealed as Rocky and Leo, collect protection money from several local shops. A ballet teacher, Jill, cannot pay because of bad business and is beaten. Frank Drebin, the detective, interviews the woman but she seems reluctant to coperate, saying she did not get a good look.

Frank and Ed discover the gangsters are working all across the country. Wanting to catch them in the act, Frank opens up a locksmith store along with fellow detective Norberg (a store that actually says on the window "A.N. Abandoned Locksmith Shop.").

Rocky and Leo's offer of protection is turned down. They assault the store with machine guns, which isn't noticed until they toss in a rock with a note. Frank drives the rock (backwards) to the lab. Analysis of the note and the rock reveals nothing.

Rocky and Leo try to intimidate the two men again, but are beaten and left dazed on the street. The entire neighberhood sees this and cheers.

After Frank's victory Leo and Rocky are seen talking with their boss Dutch Genderson, who tells them that when he's through with Frank, Frank will be dead.

Act II: Gesundheit

When Norberg has another delivery a beautiful woman called Stella comes into the shop. She is trying to seduce Frank, she tells Frank she wants her key duplicated 50 times and Frank can keep the 50th key himself. When (two weekslater) Frank tries to open the door with his key, Stella starts shooting a the door. Frank wasn't behind the door, so when he comes in, he grabs Stella. The phone rings, and Stella has to pick it up. The person who is calling is Dutch Genderson, this is a great opportunity for Frank to set up a trap for Dutch. After the phone call Frank arrests Stella on an attempted murder charge. Before going to his date with Dutch Frank goes to his regular source of answers, Johnny the Snitch. Johnny tells Frank about Dutch's bad childhood, all Dutch has ever known is the world of crime. Frank than asks Johnny for concrete evidence against Dutch. Johnny gives Frank some photosthats that let look Dutch pretty dirty. When arriving at Dutch's office Dutch attempts to shoot Frank, but before he has a chance, Frank shows him the photosthat that Johnny gave him. Instead of trying to arrest Dutch, Frank tries to become part of his organization. Dutch tells Frank to kill the old tailor as his first assignment. When going to the tailor store, Leo and Rocky grab Frank and tell him that there has been a change of plans, they're hitting a dance teacher. When Frank comes in the other policemen have just left and Jill blows Frank his cover by calling him lieutenant. A big fight inside the ballet school starts, Frank wins the fight and calls the Police Squad.

Recurring Jokes

Every episodes has some jokes that are used in every episode of "Police Squad!"

* Tonight's special guest star was Florence Henderson, every special guest star was killed of in a very strange way during the introduction, Florence Henderson was gunned down while she was singing in the kitchen. Henderson later made a cameo appearance in , as herself nominated for an Oscar.
* Next week's experiment: Bring those magazines you found under your father's bed.
* Johnny's next costumer is a fireman wanting to know how to stop the fire at the brubaker building.
* The freeze frame gag of this week: When Ed pours Frank some coffee, the episode ends and the coffee spills all over the place.

Goofs

* As Frank drives back (backwards) to the police station, all the cars on the road are also driving backwards (obviously because the rear projection video was simply played backwards).cite web | title=Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) at Tv.com|work=Trivia|url=http://www.tv.com/police-squad!/rendezvous-at-big-gulch-terror-in-the-neighborhood/episode/236150/summary.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh&tag=episodes;title;2| accessmonthday=February 8| accessyear=2008]

Trivia

* The episode refers to "Mommie Dearest", a Joan Crawford lookalike pays off the mob at the "Mommie Dearest Day Care Center".cite web | title=Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) at the Internet Movie Database|work=Movie Connections |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0676271/movieconnections| accessmonthday=February 8| accessyear=2008] .
* Dutch Genderson is a clear spoof on the "James Bond" character Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Even his bending low upon his announcement, "When I'm through with him, he'll be dead!" is meant as a (more subtle) joke, since up to "You Only Live Twice" Blofeld's face is never seen in the movies.

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