Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Ma And Pa Kettle (1949)

Ma And Pa Kettle (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Hold With Readin' Telegrams

Rogers (Ray Bennett) and the mayor (Harry Antrim) are repelled by Ma (Marjorie Main) and the kids as they try to deliver a telegram to Pa (Percy Kilbride) in the original Ma and Pa Kettle, 1949.

Ma And Pa Kettle (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Albert Isn't Very Talkative

Reporter Kim (Meg Randall) gets seated on the dining car with pixillated Emily (Ida Moore) then meets college man Tom (Richard Long), son of the title characters, in the first film in the series, Ma and Pa Kettle, 1949.

Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) -- (Movie Clip) King Henry Model Home

Ma (Marjorie Main) and Pa (Percy Kilbride) grapple with the electronics in their newly-won model "Home of the Future," in their first feature, Ma and Pa Kettle, 1949.

Ma And Pa Kettle (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Second Hand Underwear

Ma (Marjorie Main) and Pa (Percy Kilbride) in their first scene from their first feature, Ma and Pa Kettle, 1949, based on characters created by Betty MacDonald.