77 Sunset Strip/The Positive Negative

The Positive Negative
Season 3, Episode 39
Airdate	June 9, 1961
Written by	Charles Sinclair & Bill Finger
Directed by	Irving J. Moore
Produced by	Howie Horwitz
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77 Sunset Strip — Season Three

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The Positive Negative is the thirty-ninth episode of the third season of 77 Sunset Strip, and the one hundred ninth episode overall.

Starring: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Stuart Bailey) (credit only), Roger Smith (Jeff Spencer), Edward Byrnes (Kookie)

and Richard Long (Rex Randolph)

Additional Cast: Louis Quinn (Roscoe), Jacqueline Beer (Suzanne), John Conte (Gunnar Isis), Leslie Parrish (Amanda Sant), Mari Blanchard (Countess Van Hohenstein), Kurt Krueger (Rafael Galindos), Robin Hughes (Nicky Bascombe), Joseph Ruskin (Gregory), Karen Parker (Choux-Choux Godot), David Cross (Inspector Duvivier), Murray Kamelhar (The Fisherman), David Janti (Ship's Officer), The Frankie Ortega Trio (Themselves)

Plot Overview

A mysterious client summons Rex and Kookie to Europe, where he bounces them around until they wind up in Monaco, where they finally meet. Their client is a millionaire who wants them to guard a priceless tiara he intends to give to his fiance, a beautiful ballerina, and they are to watch over it during a lavish party he's throwing. When the tiara is replaced with a worthless replica, the detectives are given 24 hours to find it, but discover blackmail and murder that changes the scope of the case.

Trivia

The Show

This episode was co-written by Bill Finger, who, along with Bob Kane, created Batman. Finger, however, never received credit for his role in the development of the famous comic book superhero until decades later.

This episode marks the final appearance of Richard Long as Rex Randolph. Long, interestingly, would appear as a guest star in different roles in the subsequent seasons.