Jed (Buddy Ebsen) reminisces about whittling wooden teeth for a friend from Branson, Missouri. Jed states his friend would lose his teeth in the White River while he was fishing. The White River is a real 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri. Near Branson, Missouri the river becomes Lake Taneycomo, due to several dams constructed on the White River.