Father and son pitchman team, Speed and Swifty (Bob Sweeney and Danny Richards, Jr.) traveling through the homestead of the McCains (Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford) have two disgruntled customers on their tale. The Watsons (John Milford and Paul Wexler) are out for revenge due to a supposed elixir killing their pa. While Speed tries to con Lucas (Connors) for supposed great mineral properties on his land (and sell him a lightning rod that would probably never arrive), the Watsons are on the horizon. As Speed and Lucas' son, Mark (Johnny Crawford), are riding about looking at the property around the McCain homestead, the Watsons arrive, taken them hostage with lynching on the mind, just needing to find the right noose. Can Lucas intervene in time? Fun casting of Sweeney as an unflappable salesman and Richards as his equally opportunistic son are what makes this episode a charmer. Lucas is wise to Speed's chicanery and teaches him a lesson. Even when the Watsons enter into the picture, this is a lighthearted affair. Connors and Sweeney are fun together during "negotiations".
Review of The Pitchman
