Mr. Haney rents Bertram the rooster to Oliver for fifty cents a day. Unfortunately, he's a "pecker", not a "crower", so he also gets a chicken named Alice. Oliver then sets about getting a phone installed in the kitchen (though the line won't be connected for three months), the plumbing and roof fixed, and electricity via a rickety power generator. Mr. Douglas also meets his county farm agent, the absent-minded Hank Kimball, who takes some soil samples for analyzing.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Sommers | Writer | ||
| Dick Chevillat | Writer | ||
| John Harmon | Guest Star | ||
| Sid Melton | Guest Star | ||
| Phil Gordon | Guest Star | ||
| Richard L. Bare | Director |