THE HEARTBREAK OF AGARNOSIS

It may seem hard to believe, but the comedy Western 'F Troop' is considered a Toobworld essential. This is because it provides proof that several family members, even those who are not in a direct line of descent from each other, can share the same tele-genetic traits, thus being identical twins in effect.

It's a trait I call "agarnosis", named after Randolph Agarn..... It's not limited to Corporal Agarn, however. Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke supplies the classic example in which the father of a TV character looks just like his son. In O'Rourke's case, we saw it when Morgan O'Rourke Senior visited the fort.

Two TV characters don't have to be related to look alike and once again, 'F Troop' provides an example. The notorious outlaw Kid Vicious looks exactly like Captain Wilton Parmenter, who's in charge of Fort Courage. (I wonder if Kid Vicious had a girlfriend named Nancy?)

When it comes to examples of identical cousins, Randolph Agarn supplies the bonanza:

GRANDMA AGARN
GAYLORD AGARN
CONCHITA AGARNEZ
EL DIABLO

And those family members were just from one episode! Corporal Agarn also has a Russian cousin named Dimitri Agarnoff and a French cousin named Lucky Pierre.

So Toobworld Central feels safe in claiming that every character played by Larry Storch on television - except for himself on 'Married... With Children' - is related, from 'The Persuaders' to 'The Ghost Busters' to 'All In The Family'...... BCnU!