When one thinks of Denver Pyle, one gets the image of a country guy, as per Mr. Darling, the down-to-earth Buck in "The Doris Day show, and Jesse Duke in "The Dukes of Hazzard." In this episode, Pyle plays a debonair, well-groomed, and well-dressed businessman who runs a crooked town. Pyle shows no trace of Southern Accent or any drawl in his role. One could easily not recognize him. It's a totally different role for the man who spent much of his career working for CBS in westerns and country-themed comedies.
The episode itself is formula for the series. Bat gets cheated out of $500 in a card game, finds a couple who got also got cheated by the same people, and gets his and the couple's money back by out-swindling the swindlers.
The episode itself is formula for the series. Bat gets cheated out of $500 in a card game, finds a couple who got also got cheated by the same people, and gets his and the couple's money back by out-swindling the swindlers.
