The characters of Smith and the Captain were originally created by Harry and a well-known TV comedian.
A novel called 'I, Smith' was subsequently written by Ray and Harry from the salvaged sketches and half-finished storyline.
As a taster for the novel, Ray and Harry also came up with this short story as a hypothesis on how the two characters might have met, and what happened when they went on a double date with two women who weren't all they seemed . . .