The Crazy World of Vic and Sade: 32-07-25 Vic Runs Into Mike Towers

32-07-25 Vic Runs Into Mike Towers

STARRING: ART VAN HARVEY, BERNARDINE FLYNN AND BILL IDELSON

Vic isn't eating breakfast, worried he'll run into Mike Towers, and he can't afford to be in a street brawl. Rush thought he was arranging something wonderful. Mike phones again and threatens Vic.
This came about because Vic has bragged to Rush that he defeated Jack Johnson in Mexico City, using his Tornado Twist Uppercut and the Jumping Jab.
Rush's beauty contest is still on and Vernilla's dad, Mr. Lincoln-Washington is involved. He's the Great God Pan of the Royal Dragons of the Moonlit Universe lodge, and he sports a uniform of purple cloth, gold braid and 60 to 70 buttons. Vernilla's costume will be fashioned from that.
Sade's worried about a potential fight and takes Rush aside to explain that Gov's no prize-fighter – he tells such stories to entertain him and instill family pride. Rush is disillusioned, thinking Vic's a coward. Sade tells of how Vic beat up a drunk who was bothering her when they were dating, and Rush understands Vic doesn't fight for the sake of fighting, but will fight when necessary.
Vic arrives home with a cut lip, head cut from falling on a curb, and two black eyes. He couldn't reason with Mike. Sade wants to involve the police. Vic says Mike's in the hospital. Rush lets out a wild yell.
Rush: "Yowsa! Hey, Mom, yell! We got a champ! Yowsa!" Sade laughs in spite of herself. - compiled by Barbara Schwarz, edited by Jimbo Mason

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This episode is a continuation of the previous episode.

Jack Johnson was the focus of one of filmmaker Ken Burns' films: Unforgivable Blackness, which I have seen. Johnson wasn't an angel but was a victim of racism by the boxing world. Certainly an interesting study if you ever get a chance to view it; it's occasionally on PBS.

It's fun to see a mention of another lodge on the show that isn't involved with the Sacred Stars of the Milky Way.

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AnonymousMarch 4, 2015 at 2:26 PM
Quite a surprise when we think of the much milder Vic of the rest of the series. Another great episode that would be great to have heard.
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