The Case of the Texas Cowgirl

I don't think we're supposed to know that...I just think we're supposed to assume that Wilkins has a lot more on the ball that Lestrade gives him credit for. What *I* wanted to know was how Minnie managed to get that covered wagon all over town.

They don't teach anything at University. I had to recognize ducksh*t for brains by myself.

I really like this series: it's light and fun. I have the DVD's and I watch them often just for fun. This is the only episode I've never seen more than once.

I think that Sgt. Wilkins knowing what Chief Running Water is saying is supposed to be a humorous attempt to show that he knows more than people think he does, that he is not the fool he seems. No reason is given for his knowledge, so it is up to the viewer to fill in the picture. I just assumed he was a fan of the American "Wild West'or had an interest in Indians that gave him knowledge of the language. What I found more improbable was Watson lassoing the criminal at the end, even though he never used one in his life. The amount of time he whiirled the lasso, the crimiinal would have been long gone, not 6 feet away. The covered wagon, the teepee, the way the cowgirl talked (very anoying and she sounded more like she came from Alabama than Texas), her being ready tto just shoot Holmes and Watson, all very cliche. Probably the worst episode of the 39. But I just take this one for what it is and move on to the next episode.

"There is nothing in my dish but my dish!" James Cocoa-"Murder by Death"

Still waters run very, very deep.