I was not familiar with this series and stumbled across it on the Matinée Classics web site, which has beautiful prints of four episodes. And, of course, they get involved in intrigues at every location. He and his wife travel throughout Europe buying a wide variety of materials and items (e.g., lace and clay). When the rascal picks on a helpless old woman and her son who are trying to leave the country for South America, Biff and Louise come to the rescue.īiff Baker is an agent for a large American import/export company. The two then stumble onto a grey market going on in their hotel involving the elevator operator. The story begins in Marsailles, France, with Biff and Louise picking up valuable imports through the help of a chef who obviously enjoys his own cooking. The episode I recently watched on DVD was called "Grey Market." Apparently a grey market was somewhere between the legitimate market and the black market. The big suitcase reads: "Biff Baker, USA." This is followed by the introduction of the two stars. Two suitcases and what appears to be a hat box are placed on a belt for loading. The program began with Biff and Louise preparing to board a plane on some international jaunt, a valet leading the way carrying the suitcases as they enter a restricted zone. They were a compatible couple comparable to Nick and Nora Charles or Pam and Jerry North. Biff was always laughing at himself with his wife joining in. Though a serious show, there was always an element of humor and lightness in each episode. Biff was not an official spy but rather a businessman who somehow got involved in espionage as he and his wife plied their trade while globe trotting. Seems he and his wife are big timers in the overseas import business. Alan Hale, Jr., later the Skipper to his little buddy, made a fine espionage hero in "Biff Baker, U.S.A." Randy Stuart, whose main claim to fame was as the wife to "The Incredible Shrinking Man" in that famous sci-fi film from the same era, plays Louise Baker always accompanying her husband on his international travels.
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