"I Call Him Wonder" aired in 1963 (Season 8, Episode 28). It featured Ron Hayes as a very nice guy who took care of an Indian boy he found on the prairie. That was an interesting story and had good acting.
This episode is a sequel to that story, using the same characters but different actors. The role of Jud Sorell was played by Ron Hayes in 1963. The 1967 version has Richard Mulligan playing Jud Pryor as a drunken bum / drifter who happens to care for an Indian boy. Suffice to say that this time around, Wonder is the victim of neglect and bad parenting.
This episode re-writes that three cowboy gamblers are after Jud, into two brothers and a friend want to kill Jud because he is dating their sister. Overall it is a very awful episode. The worst part is Richard Mulligan, who treats the Indian boy like a prop and makes no emotional connection. Thanks to Mulligan, you wonder why the episode is called "Wonder." since the Native American boy is totally ignored.
For anyone that viewed the original "I Call Him Wonder" episode, this is even more disappointing, because Ron Hayes handled the character and his relationship with the child in a very positive, sweet, and uplifting way.