A prime opportunity to get back at Company A drops into Bilko's lap when Corporal Ed Honnegan (Fred Gwynne), an eating champion, is transferred into his platoon. Company A happily takes the bet before knowing who will be representing Company B. Bilko subsequently learns that Honnegan only became an eating champion after he got a Dear John letter from his girlfriend, while he was overseas. Honnegan has gotten over losing her and no longer has much of an appetite. Bilko has to scramble to figure out how to get Honnegan back into the right mood for the contest.
This is a good episode but not a great one. It was fun seeing a young Fred Gwynne in one of his first roles for TV or film.
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