This Rawhide episode is one of the few that James Murdock gets to be front and center. Murdock as cook's louse Mushy gets his day in the sun here.
We never really go into just what Mushy's story is. My guess is that he's borderline retarded. Acting as Wishbone's assistant Paul Brinegar may get inpatient with him at times, but he always defends him.
As does Clint Eastwood with Eric Fleming when Mushy is conned out of the wagons, supplies, and reymuda of the trail herd after the drive is over. Fleming who does a slow burn in many Rawhide episodes to rival Edgar Kennedy does go off with Eastwood to find Murdock after he wanders off.
As for Murdock he has quite the odyssey which includes a band of gypsies.
Nice opportunity for James Murdock to be center stage.
We never really go into just what Mushy's story is. My guess is that he's borderline retarded. Acting as Wishbone's assistant Paul Brinegar may get inpatient with him at times, but he always defends him.
As does Clint Eastwood with Eric Fleming when Mushy is conned out of the wagons, supplies, and reymuda of the trail herd after the drive is over. Fleming who does a slow burn in many Rawhide episodes to rival Edgar Kennedy does go off with Eastwood to find Murdock after he wanders off.
As for Murdock he has quite the odyssey which includes a band of gypsies.
Nice opportunity for James Murdock to be center stage.
