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Enjoy a featured performance by Gene Autry singing “When You’re Smiling,” followed by “It Happened in Monterey.”
Back in the bunkhouse, the cowboys are talking about love and marriage. Johnny announces his intention to tie the knot, leading Pat Buttram to crack jokes about marrying for money before recounting his own hilarious close call with matrimony. Gene then brings Pat in to lend a hand on “Doodle Dee Doo,” followed by Gene’s rendition of “I Was Just Walking Out the Door.”
The episode’s story spotlights Aunt Martha Hayes, an elderly woman who arrives in town with a heartfelt vision: building a working ranch where troubled boys can find guidance and turn their lives around. With Gene’s help, Martha secures a ranch, fixes it up, and fulfills the dream of her late husband—who was once a troubled youth himself until a ranch experience set him on the right path. Though Martha passes away just days after launching the ranch, her inspiring vision lives on through the young lives it transforms. Gene closes the show with “Navajo Trail.”
