Jinx

An old friend from the childhood of Reese Bennett arrives in Laredo and Neville Brand welcomes him. He's the only one who does because Albert Salmi carries around with him the reputation of being a king size jinx.

Failing to obtain other work and bad luck happening to people in close proximity of one what else is Salmi to do but join the Rangers. They've got a mission, notorious outlaw Shelley Morrison is back leading a new and which also includes another Indian looking to make her his squaw played by Ralph Manza.

Salmi who usually plays some really vicious characters reverses type her and is truly the ultimate in sad sack. As for Morrison, she's making her second appearance as Linda LittleFeathers a woman of few words who still gets her point across. William Smith is kidnapped and strung up like a side of beef at a butcher store. And Morrison eyes him as such. That bit comes into a later Laredo story with Morrison.

Funniest bit is when Salmi trying to help as always dislocates Peter Brown's shoulder.

A Murphy's law Laredo story.

When old friend Albert Salmi (as Cletus Grogan) visits pal Reese (Neville Brand) in Laredo, accidents begin to happen. Mr. Salmi thinks he is a "Jinx". Reese decides to help his friend overcome superstition by having Capt. Parmalee (Philip Carey) sign him up as a Texas Ranger. Then, Chad (Peter Brown) hurts his shoulder; and, Joe (William Smith) is kidnapped by Shelley Morrison (as Linda Little Trees) and her Native American Indian gang... Is the "Jinx" real?

Good direction (Paul Stanley), performances, and a promising storyline are stopped dead by the reappearance of Laredo's comic-relief Indians, now led by ludicrous licorice-munching "Linda Little Trees". Ms. Morrison, to her credit, performs the part endearingly and inoffensively, however. Salmi is another a fine guest star. This is the first episode to feature Smith's "Joe" more prominently than his co-stars; and, he plays most of the episode with his shirt off, which arouses Morrison, who ties him to a tree and proposes! Morrison, Salmi, and Smith are worth watching for.

**** Jinx (12/2/65) Paul Stanley ~ William Smith, Albert Salmi, Shelley Morrison

Laredo is enjoyable and comic western series only, this is his main trademark, in this episode a Jinxed guy arrives in town lived by Albert Salmi as special guest, a matter of fact he is Reese's old pal and under your request insistently at once introduce and accepted as new Ranger, in the first mission they has to capture a gang lead by the Indian woman called Linda Little Trees, a quiet and wise woman who falling in love for Riley...fine and funny episode!!!

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First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6.25