YMMV / Remington Steele

• Broken Base: While everyone agrees that Murphy and Bernice were at least slightly underwhelming in season 1, some in the fanbase feel that developing them further would have helped the show better than replacing them with Mildred (who has a great introduction but who some fans eventually got tired off).
• Growing the Beard: The show found its niche in the second season when it removed most of the cliches (see My Name is Not Durwood) and had Steele go from comic relief to legitimate character, as well as adding Mildred Krebs to replace Murphy and Bernice, who many felt were a little stiff.
• More Popular Replacement: Mildred was much better received than either of the two characters she came to replace.
• One-Scene Wonder: Schlubby rival detective Leo Blitzman from "Steele Among the Living" is a particularly memorable guest star due to his hilarious incompetence and his poignant speech about how he had always wanted to be a successful detective but has to take degrading jobs to pay his bills and expects to die alone in a charity ward. His confession to killing the Victim of the Week and peaceful surrender are also among the most notable Alas, Poor Villain moments in the show.
• Retroactive Recognition: Willard Skeggs from "Steele Your Heart Away" is played by Frank Kelly, who would later be best known for playing Father Jack in Father Ted.
• Seasonal Rot: Most fans would like to forget the final season happened.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: The season 2 double episode opener "Steele Away with Me" features extended action sequences with music obviously based on the James Bond theme, as well as the theme song from From Russia with Love.
  • Weirder than that: a perceptive YouTube commentator has documented the striking resemblance between Steele's theme music and the signature transformation of a certain Eternian superhero....

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