From the plane everyone admires the view of the Grand Canyon, except Howard who is busy flirting with the stewardess (Sandra de Bruin). They arrive at the grand mission-style home Selma has allowed them to stay in while she's away in Europe. Tensions quickly mount between Howard and Goober upon sharing a room together. Goober, Howard, Sam, and Millie take a dune buggy ride across the desert sand but run out of gas. A passerby (Kirk Nyby) is able to give Sam and Millie a lift for gas, leaving Goober and Howard alone together in the hot desert. Hours pass and a sandstorm appears to be approaching. How will this affect the old friends?
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Palm Springs was the highlight
vitoscotti13 November 2023
They writers had to come up with a main theme. Sort of a cop out that it was Goober Pyle (George Lindsey) and Howard Sprague (Jack Dodson) arguing. Took up quite a lot of the episode leaving little for the other actors.
Ridiculous taking a desert dune buggy rental in a seemingly distant isolated trek without checking the gas and not bringing water. I'd think the rental company sends the buggys out with a full tank of gas for safety assurance.
Shame Millie Swanson (Arlene Golonka) and Emmett Clark (Paul Hartman) had so little screentime. Probably took some camera trickery or a stunt double to prevent Ken Berry's toupee from getting wet at the pool.
Ridiculous taking a desert dune buggy rental in a seemingly distant isolated trek without checking the gas and not bringing water. I'd think the rental company sends the buggys out with a full tank of gas for safety assurance.
Shame Millie Swanson (Arlene Golonka) and Emmett Clark (Paul Hartman) had so little screentime. Probably took some camera trickery or a stunt double to prevent Ken Berry's toupee from getting wet at the pool.
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