It's a Man's World Night Beat of the Tom-Tom (Season 1, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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It's a Man's World

Night Beat of the Tom-Tom (Season 1, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

What starts off as a seemingly lighthearted Saturday night, ends up a rather grim character study when Nora breaks her date with Tom-Tom to go out with an old boyfriend. Tom-Tom's subsequent journey through the underbelly of Cordella's ...See moreWhat starts off as a seemingly lighthearted Saturday night, ends up a rather grim character study when Nora breaks her date with Tom-Tom to go out with an old boyfriend. Tom-Tom's subsequent journey through the underbelly of Cordella's nightlife is a none too pleasant experience as he battles his own inner demons. In the process, he meets the town minister, played by Russell Johnson who would find fame a couple of years later as the professor on Gilligan's Island. As Tom-Tom is underage, he tries to get a homeless alcoholic to buy him a bottle of booze, a scene that was replayed in American Graffiti a decade later. Makes you wonder if George Lucas recalled it from this show. Tom-Tom basically stalks Nora, trying to find out, none too subtly, if she's slept with the old boyfriend, which is made explicit in the telling. He ends up beat up in an alley behind the bar with the same, sad homeless individual. Ultimately, it's an exploration of Tom-Tom's feelings for Nora which dovetail into his devil-may-care attitude toward life, which may be more complex than he lets on. The characters of Tom-Tom and Wes are exceptionally well drawn in the course of the series. This one could easily have expanded into a neat little low budget character study film. Absolutely brilliant. Written by The Mystic Hedgehog See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Glenn Corbett Wes Macauley Wes Macauley See fewer	Chisum (1970)
Ted Bessell Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt See fewer	The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
Michael Burns Howie Macauley Howie Macauley See fewer	The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
Randy Boone Vern Hodges Vern Hodges See fewer	The Virginian (1962)
Harry Harvey Houghton Stott (as Harry Harvey Sr.) Houghton Stott (as Harry Harvey Sr.) See fewer	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Russell Johnson Rev. Blake Rev. Blake See fewer	Gilligan's Island (1964)
Ford Rainey The Bum The Bum See fewer	Halloween II (1981)
Pearl Shear Mrs. Crocker Mrs. Crocker See fewer	Remington Steele (1982)
Med Flory Mahoney (as Med Florey) Mahoney (as Med Florey) See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Joe Di Reda Al (as Joe di Reda) Al (as Joe di Reda) See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Buck Young Charlie Hanlon Charlie Hanlon See fewer	MacGyver (1985)
Karen Norris The Hotel Clerk The Hotel Clerk See fewer	Pillow Talk (1959)
Anthony Spinelli The Bartender (as Sam Weston) The Bartender (as Sam Weston) See fewer	It's Called 'Murder', Baby (1982)
Ann Schuyler Nora Fitzgerald Nora Fitzgerald See fewer	It's a Man's World (1962)