
The antics of a widow, her three daughters and the staff of their inn, The Shady Rest Hotel, in the quiet town of Hooterville.

Homer Bedloe returns to Hooterville with his son Homer Jr., who is a carbon copy of his dad.

Uncle Joe believes an old schoolmate of Kate's is a con artist, instead of the millionaire he says he is.

Charley decides it's time to quit as engineer of the Cannonball when the citizens of Hooterville seem too busy to spend any time with him.

Uncle Jo plans to use Orville Miggs' flivver to power his own railroad and bankrupt the Hooterville Cannonball.