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Season 1, Episode 3

The President Who Came to Dinner

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Air Date: 1963-10-08

Overview: C&F W Railroad President Norman P. Curtis is incensed that ace troubleshooter Homer Bedloe utterly failed to scrap the Hooterville Cannonball. Taking matters into his own hands, he decides to do it himself, incognito. Although Curtis doesn't intend on appearing as such, he comes across to Kate and others in the valley as a hobo after he takes a tumble in a field, ripping and dirtying his suit and losing his wallet in the process. But, he has a change of heart when he experiences Kate's hospitality and kindness.

Runtime: 25 minutes

3.5 / 5

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Smiley Burnette Image

Smiley Burnette

Bea Benaderet Image

Bea Benaderet

Edgar Buchanan Image

Edgar Buchanan

Jeannine Riley Image

Jeannine Riley

Pat Woodell Image

Pat Woodell

Frank Cady Image

Frank Cady

Rufe Davis Image

Rufe Davis

Linda Henning Image

Linda Henning

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