misctidsandbits On the basis of the reviews here, I really looked forward to catching this series on a rerun channel. It's one I had never seen originally. I found a glossy, slick, exotic, cool -- jerk -- with an extremely skewed moral compass. I was prepared for a classy guy making the most of his second chance. Instead, there's sleazy, immoral, rebellious, smart aleck brat spitting in everybody's eye. Here is a guy that gets away with slick, gets caught, gets a break and then plays with it like a toy. There are at least two decent people babysitting this brat, and he still is waaaa, waaaa. Excuse me ?? Not impressed. Apparently, neither were others. Should not be represented as a role model, as some will always succumb to the illusion. Thankfully, most did not have the stomach to tolerate this punk brat narcissus. Nielsen knows. Good cancel.

Brewski-2 Someone do a DVD boxed set with commentaries on this quickly before Malachi Throne, Susan St. James and R.J. leave us!!!! Much like the Man From UNCLE, Mission: Impossible and other shows "filmed" all over the world, the Universal backlot was Paris, Istanbul, Rome, etc. But the one thing this show did have that none other would was R.J., AKA Robert Wagner. The first season was great and when joined by his Dad (Fred Astaire) the scripts became a little more tortured, but still, you wanted to move and talk like R.J. When Bette Davis was a co-star as an ailing female thief that was going to hold a formal party, R. J. commented on the class she exuded by saying, "White Tie - First Cabin". He is what Austin Powers attempted to be, he is what a less brutal version of Connery's Bond could have been. No matter where he went, he could be the playboy who knew the best Bistro in Cannes, the grooviest bar in Picadilly, the best casino in Monaco. He had the women: Susan St. James before Rock Hudson, an early interracial fling with one of the Fifth Dimension-ettes. Studios are making a fortune on DVD releases. I am stunned with slack-jawed amazement that they can come up with the first season of the Brady Bunch but not a unique cultural event like "It Takes a Thief". Trust me, we'll buy it.

UNIVEX It Takes a Thief was the coolest show ever. Wagner was suave, sophisticated, and always well dressed. Inventive stories, great dialogue, and watching Robert Wagner and Fred Astaire plot to knock over the casino in Monte Carlo is just irresistible. This would be a perfect candidate for a big-screen remake, but there's nobody cool enough to fill Alexander Mundy's shoes--maybe Travolta?

jazz-45 I WISH THEY'D HAVE A ROBERT WAGNER WEEK, where they'd show::ALL 85 of his Movies..... ALL Hart to Hart episodes ALL episodes of series SWITCH ALL episodes of series IT TAKES a ThiefHE is the Best ACTOR since CARY GRANT and the only man who could possibly do a Cary Grant remake. Thanks for letting me comment.