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"Quincy M.E." Next Stop, Nowhere (1982)

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outrageously brilliant, 26 July 2006
Author: frankie-65 from United States

This is one of the greatest episodes of any television show ever. It's the famous 'punk rock' episode and it delivers on every level. From the band Mayhem shouting their anthem "Next Stop, Nowhere" to the talk show that the punk kids appear on, telling the world that they are "fighting boredom." Forget the last episode of M.A.S.H.-this one is far more important. There are classic scenes that take place at a local L.A. punk hangout that include the punk band Mayhem (concocted for the show), where the punk kids sneer and hurl insults at Quincy the likes of "your the problem! Your whole damn sick society is the problem!," and "Besides-who cares man..." The episode itself is a raving advertisement for normality and is laugh out loud fantastic. As Quincy spends the entire episode trying to locate a killer who took an ice pick to some dudes back in a "slam pit" while zonked out on pills, the punk kids are subjected to a total lack of understanding, a masterful touch of suburban propaganda that'll have you giggling for weeks to come.

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"This guy's been zapped by the brain police!" Classic camp Quincy!, 11 July 2007

Author: Paul Andrews (poolandrews@hotmail.com) from UK

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Quincy M.E.: Next Stop, Nowhere starts at the Underground Zero nightclub where a punk rock band called Mayhem are playing to a crowd of stoned punks, one such stoned punk named Zack decides to some 'slam dancing' & ends up with an ice pick in the back of his neck & shortly after on L.A. coroner Quincy's (Jack Klugman) autopsy table. It's a clear case of murder & Lt. Monahan (Garry Walberg) already has the murder weapon with prints so catching the culprit shouldn't be too difficult. Then Quincy's woman-friend Dr. Emily Hanover (Anita Gillette) says she knew Zack's girlfriend Abigail Garvin (Melora Hardin) & was counselling her, she also tells Quincy of the depressing & negative punk rock music these kids listen to that preach murder, suicide & hate. Quincy is shocked & puts down punk music as a contributory cause of death on Zack's coroners report which attracts the attention of the local media, Quincy has to defend his opinions & findings or risk his reputation...

Episode 8 from season 8 this Quincy story was directed by Ray Danton & is a true Quincy classic although not necessarily for the right reasons. The whole notion of a 60 plus year old Quincy speaking out against punk music & it's spaced out teenage followers is amusing enough on it's own but the music itself, the lyrics, the dialogue between the punks & Quincy, the story, the talk show sequence, the clothes & make-up the punks wear & the nightclub scenes all add up to make Next Stop, Nowhere one of the funniest so bad it's absolutely hilarious TV experiences I've ever had the undisputed pleasure of viewing. This episode is a complete hoot from start to finish, it's hard to describe & it's one of those episodes where words just can't do it justice. Besides venting much anger & frustration at punk music Quincy actually has a murder to solve in this one as well unlike much of season 8 so everyones a winner, there's the moralistic social message side of the story & a solid crime mystery to go with it. What more do you want? At only 60 odd minutes in length this moves along like a rocket & is great fun to watch in an unintentionally funny in an embarrassing sort of way.

The clothes & make-up the punks wear in this are just hilarious, the nightclub scenes of Mayhem performing & various punks 'slam dancing' are obviously the work of a genius... The whole show is just so camp & over-the-top. This is great & the fact it takes itself so seriously just adds to the entertainment value. Some of the guest stars here are terrible but who cares? The final scene set in Danny's when Quincy & Emily start dancing to some classic ballad music is so syrupy, sugary & sweet it would make a diabetic explode at 20 feet!

Next Stop, Nowhere is classic Quincy & is just about as good as anything in season 8 but not for the right reasons, anyway this is absolutely hilarious TV & it's got Quincy in it making several passionate speeches & getting increasingly angry which makes it even better!

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