S04 E05 Perry Mason The Case of the Lavender Lipstick

In this episode of The Perry Pod, I look at Season 4 Episode 5: The Case of the Lavender Lipstick. This episode includes: Law Library: Subpoenas Plot: Episode plot Trivia: Estrogenic cosmetics, Dabbs Greer, and impersonations The Theme: Betrayal The Perry Proverb: "This is murder..." The Water Cooler: Deleted Scenes, last ep’s Paul Prompt, PLUS a listener letter Contact me at [e-mail]. Keep on walking that Park Avenue Beat!

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Yet another in a long line of unlikable substitute prosecutors. By this point, it's become pretty clear that the show producer Gail Patrick was deliberately casting hateable actors to replace Hamilton Burger in protest against William Tallman's firing. It's the only explanation for the cavalcade of snappish, rude, irritable, pompous, greasy weasels overdosing on Bryl-cream every week. Every one of them either grunts their lines between clenched teeth or snaps at they Perry and the judge. In the previous episode the prosecutor tried to tell the judge how to run his courtroom! Patrick must have been doing this on purpose to drum up support for the reversal of Tallman's firing. And thank goodness for that! These guys are intolerable!