History Recap / TheWildWildWestS4E6TheNightOfTheKraken

West and Gordon are in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Charles Hammond (Ford Rainey). Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Hammond tells the agents that the monster, which he calls a kraken, is real. Not only that, it's been killing local fishermen (most of whom are Portuguese immigrants), so he's banned all fishing until the creature is caught. Jose Aguila (Anthony Caruso), spokesman of the fishing community, barges in and announces that his family is starving because of the embargo, so he's going out despite the risks. Ignoring Daniel (Ted Knight), a local preacher who rambles about the "coming of Leviathan", Aguila and West go out to sea. There, West manages to cut off a piece of one of the kraken's tentacles--which turns out to be made of rubber--but the creature claims Aguila as its latest victim. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office--a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

* UnwittingPawn: Admiral Hammond is being manipulated by his wife Dolores (Marj Dusay), who's helping Daniel co-opt the underwater fortress for her own purposes.

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDQ4NA==/?ref=1 Portuguese Sailor]];[[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDQ5Mg==/?ref=1 Swedish Repairman]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDYwNQ==/?ref=1 Portuguese Mechanic]]

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDQ4NA==/?ref=1 Portuguese Sailor]];[[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDYwNQ==/?ref=1 Portuguese Mechanic]] ;[[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDQ5Mg==/?ref=1 Swedish Repairman]]

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut Admiral David Farragut]] is mentioned several times, although [[TheGhost he never actually appears]] in the episode. He's about to visit San Francisco; Daniel and Dolores try to assassinate him at the climax, but Jim and Artie put a stop to that.

* SacrificialLion: Jose makes it halfway through the episode, even sharing a fight scene with Jim, so the audience has gotten to know and like him by the time the kraken kills him.

West and Gordon are in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Charles Hammond (Ford Rainey). Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Hammond tells the agents that the monster, which he calls a kraken, is real. Not only that, it's been killing local fishermen (most of whom are Portuguese immigrants), so he's banned all fishing until the creature is caught. Jose Aguila, spokesman of the fishing community, barges in and announces that his family is starving because of the embargo, so he's going out despite the risks. Ignoring Daniel (Ted Knight), a local preacher who rambles about the "coming of Leviathan", Aguila and West go out to sea. There, West manages to cut off a piece of one of the kraken's tentacles--which turns out to be made of rubber--but the creature claims Aguila as its latest victim. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

* UnwittingPawn: Admiral Hammond is being manipulated by his wife, who wants to co-opt his underwater fortress for her own purposes.

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Admiral Hammond is being manipulated by his wife, who wants to co-opt his underwater fortress for her own purposes.]]

West and Gordon are in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Charles Hammond (Ford Rainey). Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Hammond tells the agents that the monster, which he calls a kraken, is real. Not only that, it's been killing local fishermen (most of whom are Portuguese immigrants), so he's banned all fishing until the sea monster is caught. Jose Aguila, representative of the fishing community, barges in and announces that his family is starving because of the ban, so he's going out despite the risks. Ignoring Daniel (Ted Knight), a local preacher who rambles about the "coming of Leviathan," Aguila and West go out to sea. There, West manages to cut off a piece of one of the kraken's tentacles - which turns out to be made of rubber - but the creature claims Aguila as its latest victim. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

* BoisterousBruiser: Jose Aguila, spokesman for the Portuguese fishing community, is pretty upset about a fishing embargo which has been put in place, but otherwise he's an enthusiastic, outgoing and rather large guy who gleefully helps Jim dispatch a gang of thugs.

* ShirtlessScene: Jim

West and Gordon are in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Charles Hammond (Ford Rainey). Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Hammond tells the agents that a kraken has been killing local fishermen (most of whom are Portuguese immigrants), so he's banned all fishing until the sea monster is caught. Jose Aguila, representative of the fishing community, barges in and announces that his family is starving because of the ban, so he's going out despite the risks. Ignoring Daniel (Ted Knight), a local preacher who rambles about the "coming of Leviathan," Aguila and West go out to sea. There, West manages to cut off a piece of one of the kraken's tentacles - which turns out to be made of rubber - but the creature claims Aguila as its latest victim. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

West and Gordon are in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Hammond (Ford Rainey). Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Hammond tells the agents that a kraken has been killing local fishermen (most of whom are Portuguese immigrants), so he's banned all fishing until the sea monster is caught. Jose Aguila, representative of the fishing community, barges in and announces that his family is starving because of the ban, so he's going out despite the risks. Ignoring Daniel (Ted Knight), a local preacher who rambles about the "coming of Leviathan," Aguila and West go out to sea. There, West manages to cut off a piece of one of the kraken's tentacles - which turns out to be made of rubber - but the creature claims Aguila as its latest victim. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:Daniel. His insane ramblings about the coming of Leviathan are only a cover; he's actually helping to run the whole "fake sea monster" operation.]]

West and Gordon are in San Francisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Hammond (Ford Rainey). Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Hammond tells the agents that a kraken has been killing local fishermen (most of whom are Portguese immigrants), so he's banned all fishing until the sea monster is caught. Jose Aguila, representative of the fishing community, barges in and announces that his family is starving because of the ban, so he's going out despite the risks. Ignoring Daniel (Ted Knight), a local preacher who rambles about the "coming of Leviathan," Aguila and West go out to sea. There, West manages to cut off a piece of one of the kraken's tentacles - which turns out to be made of rubber - but the creature claims Aguila as its latest victim. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

West and Gordon are in San Francisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Dave Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Hammond. Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Ignoring a local preacher's ramblings about the "coming of Leviathan," West goes out to sea and manages to cut off a piece of one of the creature's tentacles - which turns out to be made of rubber. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

West and Gordon are in San Francisco to meet an old friend, Lt. Bartlett of the U.S. Navy, who has discovered something he doesn't feel he can reveal to his superior, Admiral Hammond. Unfortunately, Bartlett is killed by what appears to be a gigantic sea monster before he can reveal his secret. Ignoring a local preacher's ramblings about the "coming of Leviathan," West goes out to sea and manages to cut off a piece of one of the creature's tentacles - which turns out to be made of rubber. Meanwhile, Gordon uncovers a new type of diving apparatus which Bartlett invented and then concealed. The agents decide to reveal their findings to Hammond, but a bomb silences him just as he decides to trust them; however, the explosion reveals something in his office - a hidden model of an underwater fortress. Together the agents must make their way to the bottom of the sea and expose the truth behind the myth of the kraken.

* ShoutOut: In the tag scene, Jim and Artie talk about a friend of theirs, a soon-to-be-married playboy millionaire called Irving Moore - named after the show's most frequent director (though not of this episode).

In San Francisco, Jim and Artie's friend, Lt. Bartlett, is killed, apparently the victim of a strange tentacled sea creature. It soon becomes apparent to them that an insidious threat is behind Bartlett's killing.

* BoisterousBruiser: Jose Aguila.
* CombatTentacles
* CrazyHomelessPeople: Daniel.
* KrakenAndLeviathan: Supposedly, but it turns out to be just a ScoobyDooHoax.

* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler:Daniel.]]
* ScoobyDooHoax
* UnderwaterBase
* UnwittingPawn: Admiral Hammond.
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