Separated at Birth...?

Case of the moment: "Chicago Holiday" and "Romanian Holiday"

So here's something new: episodes of shows instead of characters. And you know, this one is pretty freaky. The names are all but identical, and then the plots turn out to be fairly similar, too. Even some teeny little things like #10 on the chart below. I'd say the coincidence I found most striking is the bit about the nightclubs. What are the odds?

Of course, "Chicago Holiday" doesn't have the same hilarious subplot as "Romanian Holiday" - but while JAG could get away with a princess putting the moves on a rather disconcerted Harm, I don't think Due South was at all interested in sending a teenage girl after Fraser. Ah well. It was funny in its own way.

	*"Chicago Holiday, Part 1 & 2" ( Due South)*	*"Romanian Holiday" (JAG* )**
Title taken from the film Roman Holiday...	And set in Chicago, Illinois	And based the country of origin of one of the major players
Youthful charges?	The Canadian diplomat's daughter, Christina	The Romanian king's daughter, Alexi
Hero as chaperone?	Fraser	Harm
It ends at a formal ball	In the second episode	Yes
Formal uniform?	Yes	Dress whites and mess dress
Murder plots	A killer is trying to find Christina and places her life in danger more than once	An assassin is after Alexi
Clever use of a McGuffin?	Yes	Nope
A kid just wants to party	Sheltered Christina	Spoiled Alexi
Some retrieving of the youthful charge from a nightclub (while in formal uniform)	From an S&M nightclub, no less	In his dress whites
Fake hair	Christina wears a wig briefly	Alexi wears a hairpiece for public appearances
The youthful charge accepts responsibilities	And falls in love, too! Go Christina!	And in the face of a death threat, too! Go Alexi!
Nancy Chambers' character dies	No (not applicable)	Not for the last time, either
Car chase?	With taxis	Nope

Special thanks to my Introduction to Educational Technology class, which done larned me how to use Netscape Composer.

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