There's an old Polish Proverb that says:"Banacek Rocks!"!
What a treat to have found Season #1 of Banacek on DVD. Eight original episodes of the great Polish detective. Well, not exactly... Banacek is actually a Insurance Investigator. The best in the business. Initially that sounds a little boring compared to solving murder mysteries. But Banacek ends up on some amazingly difficult cases to crack. When valuable jewels, books, cash, experimental cars of future, paintings, and coins disappear - right under the noses of eye witnesses in heavily guarded rooms - it's Banacek the insurance companies come running to to solve the uncrackable cases and find the missing goods. All for a mere 10% of the insured value (usually millions >>> $$$!!!).
This DVD set includes the most memorable Banacek case of them all: the disappearance of a professional football player. A running back is tackled in a nationally televised live game, but when the players unpile... he's gone! At first I thought he might be hidden in a big rip in the astroturf... but no giant man sized bumps were found. Leave it to Banacek find solve what 80,000 stadium fans and 20 million TV viewers couldn't figure out.
Suave and debonair, Banacek also had a way with the ladies. Every episode features a 70's Hollywood starlet who falls under his charm. The Bana-Chicks in Season #1 included Stephanie Powers, Brenda Vaccaro, Jesseca Walters, and... Margot Kidder (?)!
And who can forget Banacek's famous tag line, "There's an Old Polish Proverb that says...". One of my favorites is: "... a wise man doesn't warm himself by a painting of a fire!". Which often induces the customary response from the guest star, "Can you explain that one?"
However, despite all this mirth and merriment there is a bit of a sad note. When I went back to purchase the Banacek Season #2 DVD set... they had all been bought already. <* sadness *>
DVD Rating: A+
McDoogle
PS. Your Challenge: Write an 'Olde Polish Proverb' of your own. Feel free to post it in the Comments section. Or just to amuse yourself. :-)
