Never Mind a Master Mind is the eighth episode of Josie and the Pussy Cats. It first aired 31 October 1970 on CBS.
Summary[]
In Holland, Melody is mistaken for a secret agent and receives purple wooden clogs that contain a microfilm detailing a mission. A master of disguise known as faceless Arch criminal "Master Mind" intends to steal an anti-gravity device from a scientists' symposium. When Melody, Alexandra, and Alexander make an escape, Master Mind, disguised as Alan, lures them into a trap. It's up to Josie, Alan, and Valerie to rescue them and stop Master Mind.
Trivia[]
- The episode is a nod to the spy genre. "Agent 008" is a reference to Agent 007, James Bond. The tape recorder is a reference to Mission: Impossible.
- Melody's line, "Don't bake tonight. Call Pie Delight" is a reference to the fast food chain Chicken Delight, whose slogan was "Don't cook tonight. Call Chicken Delight."
- Contrary to her usual comic relief role, Alexandra uses the anti-gravity ray gun to save her friends from Master Mind.
- BY Concidence in a 1938 story Dick Tracy fights "The Blank" aka Frank Redrum [a disfigured criminal who wears a mask]
Voice Cast[]
- Sherry Alberoni as Alexandra Cabot
- Barbara Pariot as Valerie Brown
- Jerry Dexter as Alan Mayberry, Master Mind posing as Alan
- Jackie Joseph as Melody Valentine
- Casey Kasem as Alexander Cabot III
- Don Messick as Sebastian
- Janet Waldo as Josie McCoy
- Hal Smith as Master Mind, Dutch Scientist, Security Guard
- John Stephenson as Master Mind's Assistant, Dutch Sales Clerk #1, Dutch Sales Clerk #2, Spy Chief, Chef, British Scientist
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