When this episode begins, you see that two old prospectors are living together and have shunned civilization. Instead, they live in the middle of no where and live in a crappy old shack together and are quite happy there. But somehow some local government wants the two old men in a nursing home...which really makes no sense. What makes even less sense is when the sheriff delivering the ultimatum agrees that if the men can actually make something grow, like their withered rose bush, that they can stay there unmolested. Huh?! Oddly, the way out of this mess arrives in the form of a wanted criminal. His car is undrivable and he demands the pair escort him through the desert to Reno. How does this help them in their efforts to get a rose to grow??!!
The acting by William Demarest and Roscoe Ates is by far the best thing about the show. As for the plot, it's silly and trivial and a rather poor episode apart from the acting.
The acting by William Demarest and Roscoe Ates is by far the best thing about the show. As for the plot, it's silly and trivial and a rather poor episode apart from the acting.