Banacek

Thomas Banacek

Jay Drury

Felix Mulholland

Part of the NBC Wednesday Night Mystery Movie.

The cigars Banacek smoked were actually George Peppard's private stock of panatelas from Club 21 in New York (they were the same cigars he smoked as Hannibal Smith in The A-Team (1983)).

None of the strange, supposedly "Polish" sayings liberally quoted by the lead character is genuine. They were all invented by the script writers with humorous effect in mind. On top of that, "Banacek" is a typical name from Slovakia, not Poland.

Thomas Banacek: Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it comes off easily.

Thomas Banacek: The chicken that clucks the loudest is the one most likely to go to the Steamfitter's Picnic.

Thomas Banacek: If your socks are not in your shoes, don't look for them in Heaven.