Bye, Bye Blackmailer

Name: Bye, Bye Blackmailer
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1968-02-25
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.5

Episode aired Feb 25, 1968
TV-PG
30m

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After Herb lends Roger $100 to buy a new typewriter, Roger is slow to pay him back. Eve gives the money to Kaye to give to Roger to give to Herb. When Herb finds out the money came from Eve,... Read allAfter Herb lends Roger $100 to buy a new typewriter, Roger is slow to pay him back. Eve gives the money to Kaye to give to Roger to give to Herb. When Herb finds out the money came from Eve, he assumes that Kaye is blackmailing Eve.After Herb lends Roger $100 to buy a new typewriter, Roger is slow to pay him back. Eve gives the money to Kaye to give to Roger to give to Herb. When Herb finds out the money came from Eve, he assumes that Kaye is blackmailing Eve.

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Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be

The new electric typewriter purchased by Roger (Roger C. Carmel) works beautifully. Now, the Hollywood script-writer doesn't have the $100 he borrowed from Herb (Herbert Rudley) to pay for the typewriter. Roger hasn't been selling a lot of scripts. Eve (Eve Arden) gets money from Herb's emergency fund and gives it to Kaye (Kaye Ballard) so she can lend Roger the money to pay Herb. You know what they say about borrowing or lending money when it concerns relatives. This is a very funny episode, with the comedy coming from an outrageous situation. The blackmail-themed plot recalls similar "Lucy" shows involving blackmail, extra-marital affairs and even murder. In an early "I Love Lucy" episode, Lucy genuinely thought Ricky was trying to kill her. The four In-Laws have fun with the script and keep it fast-paced and believable. With much extra mugging, Mr. Rudley is the stand-out.

******* Bye, Bye Blackmailer (2/25/68) Elliott Lewis ~ Herbert Rudley, Roger C. Carmel, Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard

Trivia
The title comes for the 1926 song "Bye Bye Blackbird" written by composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon first made popular by singer Gene Austin.