They Shoot Horses, Don They?
,” when Fraser and Ray are stuck in a meat locker, Fraser gives Ray his hat, as if the hat will protect Ray from the unaccustomed cold. In “Hawk and a Handsaw,” Fraser is admitted to a mental hospital. While there, he adopts the patient dress code of pajamas, but refuses to relinquish the hat, which comes in handy when he and Ray need to find a way out of a padded cell. The evidence is overwhelming that the Hat is an important talisman for Fraser. Fans can draw their own conclusions in the episode “All the Queen’s Horses” – for when Fraser and Thatcher kiss atop a runaway train, the top of Fraser’s hat is sheared off by a trestle. • Names At various times supporting characters have been given names of famous Canadian personages, including Lester Pearson, MacDonald, Frobisher, St. Laurent, etc. Other times Canadian university names have been used. Names of sports figures have also been used in the series. In the third season, names of famous U.S. citizens (fictional and real) are being
