With the town complaining about the conditions of the Kettles' ramshackled home, Pa wins a fancy new home complete with modern trimmings. That's after a stand-off with Ma thinking she's Annie Oakley. All Pa expected and wanted was the free tobacco pouch. After Ma carries Pa across the threshold, the fun begins as all these new fangled inventions cause all sorts of conclusion. This reverses the plot of the predecessor "The Egg and I" and the results is a fast moving sequel that is actually a lot more fun than the original and focuses on the more interesting characters played by Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.
Of course, things do go awry, thanks to returning crank Birdie Hicks. But thanks to son Tom and his new lady love, all is fixed with lots of visual comedy along the way, some of the gags are quick unrelated flashes like "Hellzapoppin"' and "Airplane!". There's little in the way of reality here, but the charming way it is presented covers for that. The adorable Ida Moore pops up again as the cute widow who always escapes from her old age home, escorted of course with her invisible husband.
Of course, things do go awry, thanks to returning crank Birdie Hicks. But thanks to son Tom and his new lady love, all is fixed with lots of visual comedy along the way, some of the gags are quick unrelated flashes like "Hellzapoppin"' and "Airplane!". There's little in the way of reality here, but the charming way it is presented covers for that. The adorable Ida Moore pops up again as the cute widow who always escapes from her old age home, escorted of course with her invisible husband.