[wideminded]

and I hope for his sake there are no big bouncing balls waiting for him in the afterlife.

I remember that as sort of a big ball of bubble gum. One time it came up from underwater when he was trying to escape by boat. There was never any explanation for what it was.

[stillonaroll]

I remember that as sort of a big ball of bubble gum. One time it came up from underwater when he was trying to escape by boat. There was never any explanation for what it was.

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They called it "Rover" on the show. Whatever it was, it was apparently fatal to whomever it attacked. In an interview from the 70's, PM said they used many (thousands?) of weather balloons during filming.