VL-IV: Chap7- Hawaii 5-0

[kelber at mindspring.com]

On the off-chance anyone hasn't seen this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6w

Sing along with Pynchon's lyrics.  I never could stomach the show, but according to our trusty Wikipedia, two of the shows catch phrases were:  "Book 'em, Danno" and "Patch me through to Danno."

Why did TRP choose to highlight this particular cheese in his book?   One theory:  maybe the show emphasizes the lop-sided relationship between white, outsider cops and the indigenous folks.  Like what's happening in Vineland.  The showcasing of the hula dancers in the opener is a corruption of local culture, just as the televising of Zoyd's transfenestration is a media exploitation of the colorful locals.

Laura