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bry · 02-16-2004, 11:26 AM

"the only way to fly"

dave and maddie come to know a girl claiming to be a leprechaun looking for her pot of gold. after finding her gold under a metal rainbow shaped bridge, she decides to go back to ireland. they take her to LAX and get into another great chase scene. one of the best chase scenes i can recall because it was so unusual.
dave found out that her father and two other men robbed a bank in 1864 of gold. and that was the loot. she found out her father's past from the man chasing them. she gave him her luggage he thought contained the gold. after she gave up her leprechaunness, she handed david a key to an airport locker. it of course, contained the gold.
one thing i didn't like about this episode is the stereotypical irish music they play all through it. i have nothing against irish music. it's just that when a person says they are from ireland, the music starts and never ends. but you never hear any other time. but for about 52 minutes, you can't escape it.

personal note, i love LAX. it is my favourite airport in the world. and i have been to many. the chase scene through the ticket line, baggage claim area, and the terminal brings back great memories for me. well, except one. at the baggage claim area, i found my luggabe beaten so bad from handling, i had to send it off to be repaired. really. glad they got better treatment.

rating: 7

david&maddie4ever · 02-16-2004, 08:48 PM

I definitely remember this one!

The scene I remember most is the last one when David gets the key.

I liked this one a lot...it was cool.

MulberryGal · 09-06-2004, 08:13 AM

This episode is ruined for me due to the absolutely worst Irish accent I've ever heard in my life (and that includes my own truly awful impression!!!). The accent starts off sounding American, through Indian, Scottish, English, South African, Dutch. Welsh and pretty much everything other than Irish.. Surely they could have hired an Irish actress!!?

Yuk yuk yuk!

Mul

Tazmania · 09-06-2004, 08:19 AM

Not my favourite! Don't like the story!
I didn't notice a Dutch accent tho! LOL

kismet · 09-06-2004, 10:54 AM

I just hated this episode.

I thought Bruce and Cybill looked embarrassed to be in it.

CyBr · 09-06-2004, 11:45 AM

I think this is another example of what happens when you have too much of a third party between Bruce and Cybill. It never works!

CindyK · 09-07-2004, 02:37 PM

hmmm There are a few things in this episode I kinda like. I sorta like the chase scene in the airport.... yeah, I know they break every rule of airport security, but back then, things weren't quite as strict as now.

I like how David is so eager to believe the client and then finally once Maddie comes around, David has done some investigation and now he is the one that says, this ain't no magic, its larceny.

I do like the discussion David and Maddie have in the car after David has revealed what he has learned about Kathleen's father... .how they both start out trying to put a rosy spin on a bad situation and then finally just both throw up their hands and say, forget it, the guy was scum!!

But yeah, the leprauchan bit did get a bit annoying after a while.

Carina13 · 09-20-2004, 01:45 PM

Oh, I have to disagree in this one. I tought this episode was very cute

I liked the story of the poor woman, she was crazy, but then... she was so innocent, so sweet... I was sorry for her, because she lived in another world, completely. But I liked the way Maddie and David helped her without hurting her feelings... Any person would have just called the police or something, they didn't, they made the poor woman happy... that was sweet.

About the accent, no idea, sorry

didn't identify any accent.

The chase scene.... YES, it was unvelievable, but then... It`s ML!!! hihihihihi. And i laughed a lot with it. And the final... was great, with David finding the trasure...

MulberryGal · 09-22-2004, 06:22 AM

Yep, I guess it depends on how much you've heard proper Irish accents though.

I can confirm as a British person that the accent of the leprachaun was nothing like either a northern Irish or Southern Irish accent!!

Mul

bry · 09-22-2004, 03:52 PM

i'm sure it is the "accepted" irish accent for americans. it is the accent we are all knowledgable of as it is shoved down our throats. as for it being authentic, that is up for discussion.

MulberryGal · 09-23-2004, 04:00 AM

Hmm I'm not sure about that Bry, I've seen a lot of US TV and movies where people have Irish accents and they are far more convincing!! I'm sure Judy Garland did a passable Irish accent in Little Nelly Kelly....

Take it from me, this isn't just a bad accent, it really doesn't sound Irish at all! It's makes Dick Van Dyke's Cockney accent in Mary Poppins sound good!!

I'll stop ranting and raving about this now!!!

Mul

marla · 09-28-2004, 10:47 PM

i think this episode, is more 'regular' tv than most of the others have been, but it's still better than most tv.

maddie is truly beautiful in this episode and i love that she clapped for tinkerbell.

i keep thinking that this is a good episode for kids and the kid in all of us.

it did reveal to me that maddie is more about proof, what is, and david is more about feelings.

my granddaddy is from ireland and my grandmother is from england, and even though i'm american, my first accent was an english one (and still is if i get angry) and i have about a zillion relatives from that region of the world, and yet the accent was unfamilar to me. never the less, it worked because the story was a fairy tale, of sorts.

david&maddie4ever · 09-29-2004, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by marla
it did reveal to me that maddie is more about proof, what is, and david is more about feelings.

Ah, how true.

Tamm · 11-07-2004, 11:50 AM

I have to agree with Carina, I thought most if this episode was pretty cute (if a little too sickly at times).

I love how even cynical Maddie is won around to like Kathleen. And Cybill looks really beautiful in this episode - even digging a hole in the dark. And Bruce looked rugged and slightly dangerous with the cut face

Great chase scene in the airport

but what happened at the very end? The phone rang and I missed it cause my friend was a bit upset so I had to concentrate fully on our conversation

But that accent

, never have I heard anything quite so bad. Definitely more Scottish than anything else. About 1 word a sentence sounded Irish!

CindyK · 11-08-2004, 11:28 AM

Don't you love David and his hole digging song...."Move Slow, Sweet Harriet" Hilarious!

02-16-2004, 11:26 AM	#1
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	"somewhere under the rainbow" "the only way to fly" dave and maddie come to know a girl claiming to be a leprechaun looking for her pot of gold. after finding her gold under a metal rainbow shaped bridge, she decides to go back to ireland. they take her to LAX and get into another great chase scene. one of the best chase scenes i can recall because it was so unusual. dave found out that her father and two other men robbed a bank in 1864 of gold. and that was the loot. she found out her father's past from the man chasing them. she gave him her luggage he thought contained the gold. after she gave up her leprechaunness, she handed david a key to an airport locker. it of course, contained the gold. one thing i didn't like about this episode is the stereotypical irish music they play all through it. i have nothing against irish music. it's just that when a person says they are from ireland, the music starts and never ends. but you never hear any other time. but for about 52 minutes, you can't escape it. personal note, i love LAX. it is my favourite airport in the world. and i have been to many. the chase scene through the ticket line, baggage claim area, and the terminal brings back great memories for me. well, except one. at the baggage claim area, i found my luggabe beaten so bad from handling, i had to send it off to be repaired. really. glad they got better treatment. rating: 7
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02-16-2004, 08:48 PM	#2
david&maddie4ever ...the hard way... Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2003 Location: ...staring at my calendar, counting the days until the release of Moonlighting on DVD... Posts: 3,580	I definitely remember this one! The scene I remember most is the last one when David gets the key. I liked this one a lot...it was cool.
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09-06-2004, 08:13 AM	#3
MulberryGal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 04, 2004 Location: England Posts: 333	This episode is ruined for me due to the absolutely worst Irish accent I've ever heard in my life (and that includes my own truly awful impression!!!). The accent starts off sounding American, through Indian, Scottish, English, South African, Dutch. Welsh and pretty much everything other than Irish.. Surely they could have hired an Irish actress!!? Yuk yuk yuk! Mul
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09-06-2004, 08:19 AM	#4
Tazmania An addict! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 19, 2004 Location: Holland Posts: 1,135	Not my favourite! Don't like the story! I didn't notice a Dutch accent tho! LOL
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09-06-2004, 10:54 AM	#5
kismet I'm addicted too! Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,239	I just hated this episode. I thought Bruce and Cybill looked embarrassed to be in it.
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09-06-2004, 11:45 AM	#6
CyBr Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2004 Posts: 515	I think this is another example of what happens when you have too much of a third party between Bruce and Cybill. It never works!

09-07-2004, 02:37 PM	#7
CindyK Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2004 Location: Panama City Beach Florida Posts: 639	hmmm There are a few things in this episode I kinda like. I sorta like the chase scene in the airport.... yeah, I know they break every rule of airport security, but back then, things weren't quite as strict as now. I like how David is so eager to believe the client and then finally once Maddie comes around, David has done some investigation and now he is the one that says, this ain't no magic, its larceny. I do like the discussion David and Maddie have in the car after David has revealed what he has learned about Kathleen's father... .how they both start out trying to put a rosy spin on a bad situation and then finally just both throw up their hands and say, forget it, the guy was scum!! But yeah, the leprauchan bit did get a bit annoying after a while.
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09-20-2004, 01:45 PM	#8
Carina13 ML is all around Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 211	Oh, I have to disagree in this one. I tought this episode was very cute I liked the story of the poor woman, she was crazy, but then... she was so innocent, so sweet... I was sorry for her, because she lived in another world, completely. But I liked the way Maddie and David helped her without hurting her feelings... Any person would have just called the police or something, they didn't, they made the poor woman happy... that was sweet. About the accent, no idea, sorry didn't identify any accent. The chase scene.... YES, it was unvelievable, but then... It`s ML!!! hihihihihi. And i laughed a lot with it. And the final... was great, with David finding the trasure...
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09-22-2004, 06:22 AM	#9
MulberryGal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 04, 2004 Location: England Posts: 333	Yep, I guess it depends on how much you've heard proper Irish accents though. I can confirm as a British person that the accent of the leprachaun was nothing like either a northern Irish or Southern Irish accent!! Mul

09-22-2004, 03:52 PM	#10
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	i'm sure it is the "accepted" irish accent for americans. it is the accent we are all knowledgable of as it is shoved down our throats. as for it being authentic, that is up for discussion.

09-23-2004, 04:00 AM	#11
MulberryGal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 04, 2004 Location: England Posts: 333	Hmm I'm not sure about that Bry, I've seen a lot of US TV and movies where people have Irish accents and they are far more convincing!! I'm sure Judy Garland did a passable Irish accent in Little Nelly Kelly.... Take it from me, this isn't just a bad accent, it really doesn't sound Irish at all! It's makes Dick Van Dyke's Cockney accent in Mary Poppins sound good!! I'll stop ranting and raving about this now!!! Mul

09-28-2004, 10:47 PM	#12
marla Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 12, 2004 Location: usa Posts: 124	i think this episode, is more 'regular' tv than most of the others have been, but it's still better than most tv. maddie is truly beautiful in this episode and i love that she clapped for tinkerbell. i keep thinking that this is a good episode for kids and the kid in all of us. it did reveal to me that maddie is more about proof, what is, and david is more about feelings. my granddaddy is from ireland and my grandmother is from england, and even though i'm american, my first accent was an english one (and still is if i get angry) and i have about a zillion relatives from that region of the world, and yet the accent was unfamilar to me. never the less, it worked because the story was a fairy tale, of sorts.

11-07-2004, 11:50 AM	#14
Tamm Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 408	I have to agree with Carina, I thought most if this episode was pretty cute (if a little too sickly at times). I love how even cynical Maddie is won around to like Kathleen. And Cybill looks really beautiful in this episode - even digging a hole in the dark. And Bruce looked rugged and slightly dangerous with the cut face Great chase scene in the airport but what happened at the very end? The phone rang and I missed it cause my friend was a bit upset so I had to concentrate fully on our conversation But that accent , never have I heard anything quite so bad. Definitely more Scottish than anything else. About 1 word a sentence sounded Irish!
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11-08-2004, 11:28 AM	#15
CindyK Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2004 Location: Panama City Beach Florida Posts: 639	Don't you love David and his hole digging song...."Move Slow, Sweet Harriet" Hilarious!