Fleegle strikes with his 'Truth Whammy' but McGoon deflects the whammy with a silver platter-and the whammy hits Bullmoose, who confesses his scheme. So Bullmoose calls for a champagne toast. McGoon and the other Dogpatchers disrupt the society party at which Abner is supposed to drink a toast as a prelude to suffering the whammy-and the whammy-giver, Evil Eye Fleegle, says it won't work unless the subject has drunk liquor.
McGoon agrees and rounds up practically everyone in Dogpatch to go to Washington on the rescue mission. But then Daisy, Mammy, Pappy and Marryin' Sam discover (through Mammy's "Conjurin' Power") what General Bullmoose is up to Daisy promises to marry McGoon if he helps them to save Abner's life. She catches Li'l Abner (with help from Evil Eye Fleegle) and Daisy Mae ends up heartbroken. He orders von Climax to enter the race on Sadie Hawkins Day. von Climax to marry Li'l Abner, after which Abner would be killed and von Climax would become owner of the tonic, "by community property", and turn it over to Bullmoose. This involves Appassionata von Climax, the general's mistress. Meanwhile, a greedy business magnate named General Bullmoose covets the tonic as well, since he could market it (as "Yoka-Cola," he tells Abner) and uses his wiles to get the tonic dishonestly. Thus, the town of Dogpatch will become "indispensable" to the outside world. The only tree in the whole world that grows Yokumberries exists in the Yokums' front yard. However, Mammy brings forth her "Yokumberry Tonic", the substance that has made Abner the handsome, muscular, strapping specimen that he is. Finsdale, rejects all of their suggestions. The government scientist in charge of the bomb testing, Dr. Now anxious to remain, the Dogpatchers try to muster something necessary about their town to save it. They change their minds when Mammy Yokum points out some of the horrible, awful customs they'll have to adapt to, like regular bathing and (worst of all) going to work for a living. However, the citizens of Dogpatch find out that their town has been declared the most unnecessary place in the country-and will be the target of an atom bomb, since the nuclear testing site near Las Vegas is allegedly spoiling things for the wealthy gamblers there.ĭogpatch people at first are pleased about leaving. On this day the "girls chase the men and marries whomstever they catches," as Senator Jack S. He has a crush on Daisy Mae Scragg (although he resists marrying her) and she on him Abner's rival for her affections is the World's Dirtiest Rassler, Earthquake McGoon. Mammy Yokum insists on giving Abner his daily dose of "Yokumberry tonic", although he is fully-grown. A., a hillbilly town where Abner Yokum lives with his parents. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first being RKO's 1940 film, Li'l Abner. The film was produced by Norman Panama and directed by Melvin Frank (co-writers of the Broadway production). Li'l Abner is a 1959 musical comedy film based on the comic strip of the same name created by Al Capp and the successful Broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956.
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