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The tense WWII submarine drama Das Boot morphs into a European sex comedy before our very eyes, courtesy of screenwriters Bob Clark, Wolfgang Petersen, and Harold Ramis. The cast includes such continental favorites as Walter Slezak (John Hemphill), Fritz Feld (Eugene Levy), Pee Wee Reese (Martin Short), Helmut Schmidt (John McAndrew), Eric Hoffer (Ron James), and rising starlet Marina Zadora (Andrea Martin). Also: Melonville councilman Max Lansky (Levy) returns from a swingin' three-month vacation to host the call-in show "You're On"; and showbiz historian Brock Linehan (Short) narrates the life story of Señor Wences' hand puppet. (DVD alert: The "You're On" sketch has been removed from the 30-minute syndicated version of this episode.)