Two brothers have decided that it is their mission to rid the West of Indians.Two brothers have decided that it is their mission to rid the West of Indians.Two brothers have decided that it is their mission to rid the West of Indians.
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Connie Lamont
- Saloon Girl
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Fred McDougall
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Noel
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Max Wagner
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
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- John Meston(uncredited)
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- Charles Marquis Warren(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe episode title refers to a series of popular children's books - The Bobbsey Twins - published from 1904 through 1992, written under the pen name Laura Lee Hope. The books chronicled the lives of the Bobbsey family, including two sets of fraternal twins, ages twelve and six. The books were extremely wholesome, and as a result were parodied easily. Soon after publication of the first book, the phrase "Bobbsey Twins" entered the vernacular as "two people who are inseparable, who are often seen together and look alike and act alike."
- GoofsWhen Matt and Doc are talking in the jail, Doc quotes from the Bible. Matt says the verse is from Chronicles and Doc agrees. The verse is really from Psalm 55:21.
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More Meston Meanness
That phrase comes my good friend grizzledgeezer, who used it often during the days of the discussion forums to describe John Meston's predilection for murderous characters. In fact, I would venture an opinion that this episode is the epitome of the geezer's description.
I've given it some thought, and IMO it's likely not that far from the actual truth in some ways. In the late 1800s there were all kinds of people existing in that part of the country with mental states pushed to the edge of sanity with everything from PTSD to schizophrenia, and there was no treatment to speak of other than being locked away in an asylum. And a lot of these people were heavily armed.
Longtime fans of the series are certainly aware that Meston and other series writers did not shy away from depicting depraved mental states in their characters, two examples are the episodes Potato Road and Kitty's Injury. And even more Meston characters didn't necessarily appear mentally handicapped outwardly, but were shown to be utterly and completely depraved sociopaths who murdered casually with a sneer of pleasure. Meston wrote them into his stories on a regular basis.
But this entry seems somewhat different. For whatever reason, the showrunners decided to depict the brothers in a humorous quality- despite them being typical Meston murderers. Along with Ralph Moody's mannerisms, the goofy background score, and those tall, pointy hats....it's there, and it's kinda puzzling.
I dunno...people laugh at different things, could be this is something John Meston found funny.
I've given it some thought, and IMO it's likely not that far from the actual truth in some ways. In the late 1800s there were all kinds of people existing in that part of the country with mental states pushed to the edge of sanity with everything from PTSD to schizophrenia, and there was no treatment to speak of other than being locked away in an asylum. And a lot of these people were heavily armed.
Longtime fans of the series are certainly aware that Meston and other series writers did not shy away from depicting depraved mental states in their characters, two examples are the episodes Potato Road and Kitty's Injury. And even more Meston characters didn't necessarily appear mentally handicapped outwardly, but were shown to be utterly and completely depraved sociopaths who murdered casually with a sneer of pleasure. Meston wrote them into his stories on a regular basis.
But this entry seems somewhat different. For whatever reason, the showrunners decided to depict the brothers in a humorous quality- despite them being typical Meston murderers. Along with Ralph Moody's mannerisms, the goofy background score, and those tall, pointy hats....it's there, and it's kinda puzzling.
I dunno...people laugh at different things, could be this is something John Meston found funny.
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- ben-thayer
- May 3, 2021
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- Stage 5 & Stage 6, Paramount Sunset Lot, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Dodge City Western Street)
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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