This first entry of the second season is more a character study than gunplay. Doc's called out to Pitcher farm but ends up doctoring a cow instead of a human. He's not happy, especially after mean old Ben Pitcher (Harris) refuses to pay him. But turns out that's the least of Doc's worries in dealing with the ornery old cuss. Hard not to feel sorry for Pitcher's personable boy (Kirk) and haggard wife (Adams).
This is really Doc's episode, with Matt sort of tagging along. There's an extended opening byplay scene with Chester and Kitty—I expect to keep them in the picture to start the new season since they don't appear in the plot. Old man Pitcher has got to be one of the orneriest cusses of the whole series. If he's got a redeeming feature I can't find it. Nonetheless, a fine ending, hitting just the right note.
(In passing—this is one of the few instances of a "subjective" camera effect as Doc revives bleary eyed from unconsciousness. By and large, the half-hour series avoided anything but straight stories.)