Old Tony

Episode aired Apr 8, 1963
TV-PG
30m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

178

YOUR RATING

Johnny Crawford and Karen Sue Trent in The Rifleman (1958)

Family Western

Mark and his girlfriend become entangled in a feud between two old codgers, but the teenagers soon learn that one hermit's bark is worse than his bite when the lonely old man invites them to... Read allMark and his girlfriend become entangled in a feud between two old codgers, but the teenagers soon learn that one hermit's bark is worse than his bite when the lonely old man invites them to lunch and allows them to explore his ranch.Mark and his girlfriend become entangled in a feud between two old codgers, but the teenagers soon learn that one hermit's bark is worse than his bite when the lonely old man invites them to lunch and allows them to explore his ranch.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

178

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The quicksand scene is shot in the same forested area as the opening credits of the Andy Griffith Show.

Goofs
When Lucas pulls the kids out of the quicksand, he has one hand on Mark's shoulder and the other on Lorrie's shoulder. There is no way he could pull them out like that.

Quotes
Lorrie: Ha! So you beat me. Do you have to be so smug?
Mark McCain: I didn't say anything.
Lorrie: Well, you were thinking it.

Crazy credits
Chuck Connors breaks the 4th wall in the opening credits after he shoots his rifle and then stares into the camera.

Soundtracks
Greensleeves
Traditional
Performed by Johnny Crawford

User reviews6

Review

Featured review

1/10

scraping the bottom of the barrel

"...and the series ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper." This pointless and plot less episode seems to be a mishmash (the crossword-puzzle term is "olio") of story ideas that couldn't be worked into other episodes.

There are two old codgers who fight -- for no obvious reason. Mark and a girl search for arrow heads -- for no obvious reason. Mark sings "Greenfleeves" -- /for/ an obvious reason, that of promoting Johnny Crawford's singing career. The show ends with Mark and the girl getting caught in quicksand -- for no obvious reason, other than that there's ten minutes of air time to fill up.

How low has a series sunk when it has to borrow from "Lassie"?

Shows are not always broadcast in the order filmed. The producers could have chose a far-better episode -- such as "Incident at Line Shack Six" -- to end the series.

If you're a classical listener -- Yes, Stefan Schnabel's father is Artur.