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Episode 1AEB11
Title: The Cap'n Toby Show
First screened in Australia: December 13, 2001
First screened in the USA: June 1, 2001
Credits:
Director: Carol Banker
Writers: John Shiban, Vince Gilligan andFrank Spotnitz
Starring:
Guest Stars:
- Tom Poston as Cap’n Toby
- Ben Bass as John Gillnitz
- Cyia Batten as CIA Agent Blythe
- Douglas Newell as Puppeteer
- Jasmin Dring as Cap'n Toby’s Wife
- Brian Drummond as Lead Agent
- Michael Eklund as Weiner Man
- Jodelle Micah Ferland as Little Girl
- Eric Pospisil as Young Langly
- Rekha Sharma as First EMT
- Norma Jean Wick as Reporter
- Zahf Parod as Reporter #2
- Darryl Scheelar as First Man
- Clayton Watmough as Second Man
Plot:
Langly's childhood hero, kid's show host Cap'n Toby, is accused of being an international spy. It's Gunmen to the rescue!
My Rating: 8/10
A good episode with a nice mix of humour and intrigue.
Where Have I Seen That Face Before?
Veteran actor Tom Poston (Cap'n Toby) [pictured left] has been on TV since 1950 with starring roles in well-known series such as "The Steve Allen Show", "Newhart", "Grace Under Fire" and "Mork And Mindy". Guest roles include "Get Smart", "ER", "Home Improvement", "Murphy Brown", "Larry Sanders Show" and "The Simpsons". Movie roles include "Gentle Ben", "Rabbit Test" and "The Story Of Us" along with numerous stage roles. There is an official website, Tom Poston Online.
Ben Bass (John Gillnitz) has been in the movies "The 6th Day" and "Bride Of Chucky" plus a few TV movies. He's guest starred on over a doxen TV shows including "Stargate SG1" and "First Wave". For more information see Ben Bass Fan Club.
Cyia Batten (CIA Agent Blythe) has been in movies such as "Sensless" and "Cookers" plus numerous TV guest roles including "Red Shoe Diaries", "Profiler", "Star Trek Voyager" and "Star Trek DS9"
Trivia:
In the US this episode was aired out of order (after All About Yves instead of before) and not until June 1, 2001 well after the May 18 announcement that the series had been cancelled. In Australia it was aired in the correct otder.
The producer of the Cap'n Toby show, "John Gillnitz", is an amalgam of the three writers who wrote this episode: John Shiban, Vince Gilligan, and Frank Spotnitz and has been used in numerous X-Files episodes.
Media Story:
From tech tv:
Talkback: Does Tech Accuracy Matter in the Movies?
Can't we just push Hollywood into the ocean?
By Mark Klatte, June 8, 2001
Call me pessimistic, call me what you will. But I would hope most Americans would be embarrassed to be associated with the schlocky, half-assed garbage that Hollywood churns out. I know I am.
But judging from the box-office hits of late, I know they aren't. As a matter of fact, the above couldn't be farther from the truth. Hmmmm... What's the opposite of culture? Oh, yeah.
Anyway, the up-and-coming -- boy I can wait -- "Swordfish" apparently lacks in tech savvy what it makes up for in hoopla and explosions. Perhaps this still excites many Americans, but I suspect that those are the folks who make funny noises when you hold spinning things in front of them.
It's sad that something of great tech caliber, The Lone Gunmen, had only minimal success while all of that other inaccurate, mindless, big-money stuff festers and stinks on for so long. It's oh-so frustrating.
Another thing that leaves me a little weepy (don't worry, I'll be OK) is the brief stay of the Australian film Chopper. I swear it only lasted a week wherever it played, yet it was one of the most entertaining, well written, and well acted films I have ever had the pleasure to see, though it is a bit violent, a la "Pulp Fiction."
You remember that one, right? It was the one good movie Travolta made. And yes, you're good to assume that I won't be seeing his latest "film," because I know that in Hollywood tech accuracy doesn't matter.
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