Picks and Pans Review: Wendy Hooper, U.s. Army

UPDATED 08/17/1981 at 01:00 AM EDT Originally published 08/17/1981 at 01:00 AM EDT

NBC (8:30-9 p.m. ET)

The network's attempt to duplicate Goldie Hawn's Private Benjamin can't keep step with the quirky original. A weak plot—Hooper, played by Wendy Holcombe, enlists in the Army because she believes it will aid a showbiz career—is further undermined by humor as subtle as a good rap with a rifle butt. CBS's spin-off of Private Benjamin in the fall should outrank this busted pilot.

Your Reaction

Follow Us

On Newsstands Now

Angelina: Inside Her Brave Choice
  • Angelina: Inside Her Brave Choice
  • New Details on the Ohio Three
  • Prince Harry Takes America!

Pick up your copy on newsstands

Click here for instant access to the Digital Magazine

Advertisement

Latest Photos

From Our Partners

Watch It

Editors' Picks

From Our Partners