Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Professor Whitehead's Beef Teriyaki

This is all good. Beef, what more can I say? A teriyaki sauce made with sake, that you light on fire - awesome! Grilled to perfection and served over a volcano of white rice. These are the nights that no one questions this crazy project. We are going to Hawaii in February, and this dinner has made us all wish it were sooner.

Episode Note: "The Tiki Caves" (The Bradys epic trip to Hawaii played out in three episodes, this is just one of the stories) Professor Hubert Whitehead, played by the great Vincent Price, is a nut job archaeologist holed up in a cave on Oahu. The boys venture into the cave to return what they believe to be a cursed idol to its ancient burial ground (more on this in a future post). Professor Whitehead ties them up because he fears they will steal his latest find, a scary tiki head he calls Oliver (foreshadowing of Cousin Oliver, perhaps?). This same plot is played out earlier in the series when the Bradys are on their way to the Grand Canyon and encounter a crazy old prospector played by Jim Bakkus (yes, who also played Mike's boss Mr Matthews). Confused? Don't be, this is the way TV worked back when you actually watched it on your TV. Mike and Carol come to the rescue and the Bradys celebrate with a luau on Waikiki.  A-lo-ha.

2 comments:

  1. Who could ever forget Greg's surfing wipeout while wearing the tiki necklace? Think I'm gonna go watch this episode on Hulu (wish it was called Hula).

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  2. Did you hear that Sherwood Schwartz passed away today? I heard that and thought about you and your blog. I'm enjoying reading it. Thanks for cooking and writing.
    ~C

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