After a storm, a giant telephone line is washed up on the island. The professor works out away to tap into the line to make calls.
Many numbers are ‘dialled’ but they all end in people hanging up because they think it’s a crank call or the person doesn’t speak English.
Finally, they connect to an operator but when they are instructed to insert a dime if they wish to continue the call they exhaust all their options.
After another storm hits the island, the next morning they discover the cable has been pulled back out to sea. The castaways hope the phone company will send out a repair crew, leading to their rescue sometime in the near future.
Ugggh. Starting to remember a vague anxiety that sometimes accompanied watching this show. Yes, I knew it wasn’t real. Yes, it was just a silly comedy. But so many “near rescues” and possible and seemingly “in the bag” rescues…always ending up going wrong, disappearing, and they’re still stuck there! I loved the show but I think I had a little ball of despair in the middle of my stomach for them! What was WRONG with me, Glen? lol On top of the fact that I’m STILL not getting notified for this. Jeeeeeeeez
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So perfectly worded – ‘in the bag’ rescues that just tripped up somehow at the last minute. They were most definitely one of the factors that kept me coming back for more each week – the eternal flame of hope.
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“The eternal flame of hope.” Perfect. Well said!
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