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Chico and I Ran

Author:J. D. Berry
Genres:Adaptation>Screen
Humor>Satire
Released:2000
Review:

Hilarious spoof of a broad range of TV shows, including Brady Bunch, Three's Company, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Bewitched. Most of the jokes turn on familiarity with those shows (and a few others), so you're unlikely to appreciate this one if you're not well acquainted with the source, but this is nicely done--it captures the feel of the shows even as it mocks them. Features adaptive hints, though they don't always work as well as they might (particularly in the first section).

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (21 Jul 2000)

Downloads:
chico.exe (204.95 KB)
MS-DOS executable (version: 1)
chico.z5 (158.50 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 1)


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