This Yule offering debuted December 25, 1966, and was
penned by Thomas Thompson, author of many a fine Western tale.
Overall, a slight episode of this long-running series.
Here guest star Wayne Newton regales us with a song or three, and fellow guest
star Jack Oakie gives us an able turn as con man who finds his way Christmas
Day.
Lorne Greene bows out for the majority of the episode
leaving us in the hands of Hoss and Little Joe who provide a comic thread to
the episode with all their usual fine chemistry.
The episode is no world-shaker, predictable as can be
but…it still goes down easy as good-hearted holiday viewing.
If you’re a fan of the show, well, what’s not to smile
about?
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