1988 • 26 Episodes
September 3, 1988
René is forced to masquerade as the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler himself, in an attempt to rescue Frau Von Kinkenrotten from prison. Of course, this is actually Herr Flick, still in his earlier disguise.
September 10, 1988
Armed with a camera disguised as a potato, René has to get into the chateau so he can photograph plans for the German invasion of Britain.
September 17, 1988
Leclerc and René plan to blow the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom. Edith's job is to drop a smoke canister down his chimney, but will she get the right one?
September 24, 1988
Having blown the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom, René and Leclerc are surprised by its contents. The Communist Resistance lies in wait for their escape, and holds them hostage in a sawmill.
October 1, 1988
Denise, the head of the Communist Resistance, who was René's sweetheart in his childhood in Nancy, and who's now determined to marry René. Meanwhile, Edith and the servant girls have to explain to the Lieutenant why his little tank has crashed into the public toilet, and ends up getting Gruber's compassion. René has a difficult time telling Edith that he will marry Denise, since Monsieur Alphonse has asked for Edith's hand, and Yvette has it in her heart to tell Edith that René will marry her instead.
October 8, 1988
René's friends rally round to try and save him from his impending marriage to the formidable leader of the Communist Resistance.
October 15, 1988
René disguises himself as his father in order to escape the wrath of Denise Laroque.
October 22, 1988
René and the Resistance find another novel way to return the British airmen to England.
October 29, 1988
René and his staff prepare the long-distance duck for its vital flight to England.
November 5, 1988
Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for René to be arrested. René tries to escape using a unique disguise.
November 12, 1988
René is in even more trouble as the generals gather round at the chateau.
November 19, 1988
A medal for bravery, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to René.
November 26, 1988
René and the Resistance need to find a huge amount of money quickly to save Mimi from the Communists.
December 3, 1988
When it is revealed that the one million francs stolen from the bank belong to Herr Flick of the Gestapo, the best place to hide them seems to be down René's trousers.
December 10, 1988
René has got rid of the Gestapo's money, next is the secret microfilm, but he is hampered by the Resistance girls in the cupboard.
December 17, 1988
While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up, and he is whisked to hospital. He must be either rescued or eliminated before he can spill the beans about the stolen Gestapo money.
December 24, 1988
Michelle and Crabtree hatch another plot to get the British airmen back to Blighty. Captain Bertorelli has stolen Gestapo money planted on him.
December 31, 1988
Edith is in a romantic mood, and René is playing the piano.
January 7, 1989
Faced with the problem of hiding 1,000 kilos of stolen high explosive, Michelle of the Resistance decides on a simple but daring course of action. It will be hidden in 500 Christmas puddings.
January 14, 1989
Not only does René nearly get blown up by an exploding Christmas pudding, he also gets roped into another Resistance plan to smuggle out the British airmen.
January 21, 1989
René tries to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette on the night train.
January 28, 1989
René attempts to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette and four gold bars, but discovers the Resistance are intending to blow up their train.
February 4, 1989
Chaos engulfs René as he attempts to hide the stolen gold. Meanwhile, the Resistance plan to steal the Enigma encoder.
February 11, 1989
René asks Edith to marry him after hearing Monsieur Alphonse's intentions of asking for her hand in marriage. Meanwhile, General Von Klinkerhoffen suspects Colonel Von Strohm of stealing his gold, while Herr Flick suspects René.
February 18, 1989
René is still hiding the four bars of gold he has stolen and decides it is time he left his dangerous life in Nouvion.
February 25, 1989
René is still harbouring the German Enigma machine as well as the four bars of gold he has stolen, two British airmen and the painting of the Cracked Vase with the Big Daisies by Van Gogh. So the café is now full and getting more crowded by the minute.