Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Plays Like the Prophecies of Nostrodamus Today

The loveable hillbillies are being swindled of their farmland by a group of investors who want the property for it's uranium deposits and bend the law to commit their crime. Meanwhile the Kettles and their native american friends are forced to wear masks as a visiting, racist inlaw doesn't want the "germ carrying savages" anywhere near her grandson. The woman from Boston orders the Indians back to their wig wam until they learn to behave less rebellious. As for the Kettle family (of which 15 kids survived their formative years without a sea of masked faces) may lose their parental rights when the safely of the child potentually at risk of catching the cold comes 1st. The mask-nazi (played by a German actress) brainwashes her daughter into believing her own family is a threat over the germs they carry. There's even a gag at the end involving white slavery as icing on the cake. It feels decades younger than it is given the subject matter is chillingly prophetic to the covid/flu plandemic. More spot on than 1984 at times and loaded with the junk science we all get blasted with daily. It's a nifty find for retro audiences.

a reply to: ConcernedCanadian

Ma and Pa Cattle.

That's how it'd be sold today.

If you have not watched any of Ma and Pa Kettle movies, you need to. Much better then the Beverly Hillbillies, and somewhat same type of humor.

I agree with your analysis OP.

a reply to: Tekaran

Bought the franchise on disc and am having such a blast will probably have to give the Francis the Talking Mule collection a peek. Meanwhile I got 8 Harry Potters on the shelf still in the plastic they came in. Love pretty much everything so spend a lot of free time sifting through vintage cinema. And garbage. Love bad movies. Hammer, Toho, AIP, Universal monsters, vintage serials, it's all good.

a reply to: ConcernedCanadian

When you get into the Blondie movies, keep in mind Penny Singleton (Blondie) went on to voice Jane Jetson.