City dweller Forbes (Meeker) with aging helper (Collins) runs a struggling used car lot, while supporting an unappreciative wife (Fraser).
So, how are those rowdy teenagers going to figure into things and what's with the shrewish wife. Fifteen minutes into the entry and I'm still not sure where it's going, but knowing Hitch, I know there'll be a good payoff. And there is.
One secret of the series success is expert casting. Getting the cocksure Meeker, sly old Collins, and everybody's grandma Moore, helps energize the episode. There're also a couple of good touches. Using a real car lot instead of a studio set lends good local color. But what I really like are the carnival crowds. Director Stevens could have just let the extras walk through the scenes. But he doesn't. Instead he or someone devised little bits of crowd business that are fun and colorful—like the two teens stuffing themselves like teens.
Catch that last delicious scene with its twist on a twist and so sweetly done too. Good sneaky episode.