Who is Don Luis Higgins? .... (6.19)

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#51 Post by miltontheripper »

This was a pretty decent episode. I always enjoy meeting another "Higgins brother". While Patty McGinnis is my personal fav I enjoyed Don Luis and his allergic reaction to the "Damn Plants". Watching TM use some very basic trick move to continually best Higgins at chess was pretty entertaining too. Seeing Higgins on TV playing chess was quite enjoyable also.

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#52 Post by mandolabar »

Okay, I was not expecting to like this episode--we've done Higgins brothers before, we've had him dress like them before, etc.--but I am totally eating my words. I loved it. I have a new favorite Higgins! Don Luis was wonderful.

I loved the "Oh, my God!" "Deus Mio!" I loved Magnum understanding Higgins even through the gag, and the speculative look at the gag after Higgins starts complaining...I loved "Any time is the right time if you're Higgins" and the lightning recitation of Gunga Din. I loved Don Luis and Higgins being *each other* and Hillerman managing to be a Spaniard faking an English accent. I loved Don-Luis-dressed-as-Higgins, coming out with Don Luis' accent! And I found the Don Luis accent well done, personally.

Maybe it's just me? And that I find the dark-haired, bearded Hillerman just dashing as hell? But this episode was a blast.

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lutherhgillis wrote:I agree the whole castle blitz thing is rediculous for all the reasons you guys mention. And to think Mag could beat Higgins several times using the same move ? :shock: :shock:

And Higgins is supposed to be the best in the Islands ? :shock: :shock:

And Don Luis learns the game one night and wins a tournament match the next day ? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Maybe its tropical madness...
Uncle Lyle's Castle Blitz really works!!! No kidding.
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N1095A wrote:One of the things that really made this show great was the characters. Sure it was TS who was the "star" of the show, but it truly was all of them that made the show. The more I watch it the more I love it. It's not biased, it's fact. This is the greatest television show ever made.
Amen!!! It's my all-time favorite, and nothing else is close...
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MACattack wrote:The thing I liked most was how Don Luis was different from Higgins. I guess growing up in a tropical South American republic caused him to be a little laid back. He actually sat down and had a beer with Magnum. This is something Higgins would never do. He has too much pride.
MPI really has warm characters. People I wouldn't mind having a beer with, or go kayaking with. I just wouldn't invite Higgins to any keggers at the guest house!
You see the same things in the characters that I do, and it's the characters that make this series so great. The stories, to me, are secondary to the story of the characters.
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#56 Post by Stelth »

This was a fun episode. I like when actors play multiple characters, and John Hillerman does the different accents very convincingly. One recurring trait I noticed is that Thomas hangs his head in shame when he realizes he screwed up and is sorry. He did this at the party when Higgins berates him. It's a funny affectation.

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#57 Post by marlboro »

"Do not fight it; our hips have minds of their own!"

"Si!" Si!"



I don't have much to say about this one. I enjoyed it. Hillerman was great as always playing dual roles. Looking at the episode guide, I'm sad to read that this is the last of the Higgins Brothers episodes.

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#58 Post by KENJI »

The gate code for the touch pad that is just inside the main gate was revealed in this episode.....2935......change your own personal codes to this Robin's Nest connection.

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#59 Post by SignGuyHPW »

I thought that this one was a mixed bag. I thought Hillerman was brilliant in the dual roles. It had a few fun moments such as Agatha dancing with Don Luis while Higgins glared. My main gripes are that Magnum was out of character. He didn't ever seem really worried about the fact that someone was trying to assassinate a president. He seemed more focused on having fun with Higgins' half brother and smoking cigars. The scene where he blew up at the postal worker seemed way out of character for him. It bordered on bizzare. The coup scene was terrible. The revolutionaries chased the lone survivor rather than just shoot her? Then she is standing behind a door and they don't fire a single shot because they want to kick the door down? Terrible.

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#60 Post by Rembrandt's Girl »

I don't think I posted this...I contacted Rick Romer a few weeks ago about the scene from "Who Is Don Luis Higgins..." where Higgins is tied up in the boathouse. The scene had been bugging me (and Sam) that something just wasn't right, and sure enough, Rick confirmed that the scene was filmed in the studio! He went on to point out some glaring clues, and then added "I refer to sets like this as ones that would get me fired if I were to do them today!"

JJ has updated the episode guide with this new information.

Rick did confirm however that the two scenes from "The Kona Winds" were indeed filmed in the garage of the gatehouse.

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#61 Post by EZiller »

I love all the Higgins episodes and this is no exception. Actually, they stole the idea of the half-brothers from "F Troop" a funny sitcom from the 60's about a cavalry troop that took place at the mythical Fort Courage in the 1870's American west. Larry Storch was a co-star to Forrest tucker, playing the dim-witted Cpl. Agarn, who periodically had his look alike cousins show up; Agarnoff, a Russian Cossack-Agarnato, a Mexican bandit and Lucky Pierre, a French-Canadian fur trader. PC it wasn't!

I'll give this a 9.5, another excellent performance by Hillerman as Don Luis. Also in the cast as El Presidente of the S. American banana republic was Cesare Danove. A few years earlier in "Animal House" he played Carmine Dipasto, the slightly shady owner of the towns Oldsmobile dealership, one of the leading merchants.

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#62 Post by No need to know! »

This is one of the best Higgins episodes of the series, and the best if we talk about halfbrother episodes 8)

This season is to me maybe the weakest one, and this episode along with Way of the stalking horse and Deja vu really stands out. This one more of a comedy episode compared with the others of course.

Some really funny moments in this one, "dumb plants".

When Magnum wave those flowers in Higgins face :lol: thats comedy gold for me.
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#63 Post by thechickinthemiddle »

SignGuyHPW wrote:The scene where he blew up at the postal worker seemed way out of character for him.
I can see that, considering he pretty much made a scene in an otherwise quiet place. Though he was certainly human enough to have gotten annoyed at everyone asking him about his limp.

With that said, he probably should've known better than to yell at postal lady Big Sally a.k.a. Mrs. Artie "Canoe". :lol:

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#64 Post by Gordon Katsumoto »

A good episode with a double dose of John Hillerman. What's not to like about it?

Two regrets: the chess scenes make absolutely no sense (they're funny though, especially when Higgins/Don Luis offers to explain the castle rook move to the President) and the lack of TC.

Special mention for Rick's disguise! :lol:

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#65 Post by thechickinthemiddle »

Gordon Katsumoto wrote:Special mention for Rick's disguise! :lol:
Yes, the mustache! :lol: I think this is the only time too that the parallel between Rick and Higgins' heights is drawn.

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