that was opening or closing. Bullets causing him to break out dancing Magnets flying at him Picking up radio signals from Sweden A slew of Polaroid photos spewing from his shirt pocket when a criminal punched him in the nose When asked about his previous assignment, he would reply, "The bunco squad," then continue to repeat the phrase no matter what the questioner said, as if he were a skipping record. Another running gag involved Yoyo's ability to read an entire book by simply fanning its pages; his invariable comment after doing so was, "Thanks for the book! I really enjoyed reading it." Episodes Reception The series performed poorly and was cancelled after 11 episodes, with the 2 final episodes produced shown the following August. It ranked number 33 on TV Guide's List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time. A few series with similar premises but varying treatment followed, including ABC's Future Cop with Ernest Borgnine and Michael J. Shannon the following year, the 1993 series Mann & Machine, and the 2013 series Almost Human. Home media Holmes & Yoyo was released in France on Region 2 DVD in 2016 under the title Holmes et Yoyo - Intégrale de la série. The audio is French only, with no English option. References External links American Broadcasting Company original programming 1970s American comic science fiction television series 1970s American sitcoms 1976 American television series debuts 1977 American television series endings Television series by Universal Television Androids in television 1970s American police comedy television series Television duos Television series about robots Television shows set in Los Angeles