3-12 In Search Of... Sherlock Holmes (Part 1 of 3)

[PhilippineAmerican]

Sherlock Holmes was a fictional character.

[chairmanofthebored1]

So Mr. Holmes, what was your highest level achieved in school? Elementary my dear watson, elementary, lol.

[pAULSauce]

Que genial esto... aunque mejor sería en latino ja, suerte!

[SublimeStuff]

cliche after cliche after cliche...don't waste your time.

[greeniem]

Let me spoil the ending " did he exist?" Um , no LOL

[nebula402]

Actually, Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary."

[silentbob8201]

@nebula402 But Spock was alluded to be a relative of the famous detective in the Star Trek Movies soooooooooooooo this is kind of ironic kind of.

[captainarchernx01]

@silentbob8201 Spock was also related in some of the more obscure novels...

[JimmySmers]

This is not a good episode.

[SurlyInsomniac]

Actually, it was called "Psmith, Journalist", but I take your point;)

Gillette said "Oh, this is elementary, my dear fellow", and that phrase later evolved into the immortal "Elementary, my dear Watson" in the early Holmes films, but it appears the exact phrase in question did in fact originate with Wodehouse as you said.

It's always a little embarrassing to correct someone else's error only to make one of your own, but to echo glancesherlock, thank you for that correction.

[glancesherlock]

Actually, Holmes never said, "Elementary my dear Watson" in any of the stories written by Doyle. The phrase was first used by an actor named P. G. Wodehouse and it somehow stuck.

[SurlyInsomniac]

Oh good grief.

I loved 'In Search Of...' as a kid but it's clear they were running out of ideas (and fact checkers, if they ever had any) for the show by this (low) point. Several errors in just the first segment alone.

glancesherlock: You are right about Holmes never saying "Elementary, my dear Watson" in the original Canon, but the actor you are thinking of is William Gillette. P.G. Wodehouse was a talented and famous writer, NOT an actor.

The Internet truly is a wealth of misinformation.

[glancesherlock]

Oh yes, thank you for that correction.

[TheMikeholly]

They should have done an ISO episode on Agatha Christie and why she disappeared for a little while then returned.

[gluups]

The first time, i see this serie, It does'nt exist in France. Thank you for this gift!!

[Barbuzuka]

great! thanks for sharing!

[Chakdegirl]

awesome