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Title: Howlingly Funny
Review: I adored this series as a kid and didn't expect it to have aged well. It hasn't but it's still entertaining. What's even more entertaining is the commentary included for "The Secret Weapon." It's almost worth the purchase price, not for any particular insights into the filming of the series but for high humor.Nicholas Young, Peter Vaughn-Clarke and Ann Curthoys reminisce over a series they hadn't seen in thirty years, all of them rather abashed that they'd had anything to do with the project. Nicholas Young in particular is ribald and contemptuous but since he's laughing at himself, you can't help laughing along with him. At times, things get a bit like Mystery Science Theater 3000. A good-natured moderator attempts to keep order, fails utterly and gives up entirely by the end. Wish they had done a commentary for every episode! (Commentary gets at least a PG13 rating for language and sexual innuendo.)
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