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After a fire hits Graves Corner and Reverend Alden becomes deathly ill, Caleb Hodgekiss (played by Johnny Cash) and his wife (Played by June Carter Cash) take him in. He's not a very good man. He spent some time in jail and they don't have much money. So when he hears Reverend Alden talking about a need to take up a collection for Graves Corner, Caleb offers to go see Charles Ingalls and help with the collection. Caleb does more than he promises and goes, dressed up like a reverend. He even "borrows" Reverend Alden's watch.

Things don't go as planned. He realizes just how much the people of Walnut Grove really care. They show him, a stranger, nothing but love and kindness. They think he's a reverend, so ask him to help the people of Walnut Grove. He talks to Alisha about her dying dog. He talks to a grieving widow about life. His hardened heart is softened and he realizes he can't do that.

Mary is the main character in this episode. Laura only has one line at the very end of the episode. The best part, though, is seeing Johnny Cash. It's wonderful to see him and it was always an episode that touched my heart!

At the end, the voice you hear singing "In the Garden" was June Carter Cash.

This was an interesting choice for the first episode of the season. The last two seasons followed the same formula. The Ingalls family has a hard ship, and through family unity they overcome...Harvest of Friends and Richest Man in Walnut Grove. This episode doesn't have a kick off feel to it. In fact, this episode could fit in anywhere in the season.....again an odd choice for the season starter.... This episode had some unusual aspects to it...

1. The casting of Cash. I thought was a great choice. His singing throughout was priceless.....and worth the watch 2. Carrie and Mary have more appearances than Laura. In fact, I don't remember Laura in this episode at all 3. The return of E. Sprague (the banker)....nice to see reoccurring characters. The one weakness of the show was characters simply disappearing after being a focus in an episode 4. The town seemed too trusting in Cash's character. I know he was pretending to be a preacher, but for him to just casually collect money from the town etc....seemed a little off

Overall, this was solid episode....I loved having Cash as the lead. He was a natural. His conversation with Alicia about heaven and the puppy was my favorite scene.

Who would have thought that Johnny Cash could believably play an essentially sympathetic scoundrel who, though intending to fleece a town of yokels, eventually "sees the light" and reforms? Talk about unbelievable!

That of course was intended as humor, because anyone even vaguely aware of who the late Johnny Cash was would know how completely perfect he is for the role of a redeemed outlaw.

Also in the cast is his wife June Carter Cash playing, naturally, his wife. The genius of the ep is that no one is a caricature - everyone has depth and is a "complete" person. Cash carries the episode just as perfectly as you would imagine.

This storyline is OK without Johnny Cash being cast as the conman fresh out of jail pretending to be a preacher. However, it's really good and basically a dark comedy (I do hate to laugh at the Walnut Grovers though but Cash is just so smooth!) because of the irony of Cash playing the ex-convict conman! You've gotta know and love Cash's background, persona, and songs - Fulsom Prison, the man in black, etc. - though or you just won't "get it".

The episode leads us into the 3d season.We see the Reverend Alden unconsions in his horse car. A man Named Caleb Hodgkiss took him in and his wife look after him. The next day Robert wakes up and Tells them that theirs been a fire in some village and that he was going to Walnutgrove to take in a collection. To help the people get back on their feet.Caleb tells Robbert that he would g and get the collection for him. The reverend agreed,but Caleb had other plans once all the people had give what they could he is going to take everything for himself. Later towards the end Mary discovers his plot and confronts him. Caught!!

Watch it and see what all happens in between and if the town is going to forgive him or if Mary is even going to tell.

Now continue to episode 2 season 3

From the very beginning of this episode you are taken in by the surprisingly competent acting abilities of both Johnny Cash and his wife June. Michael Landon directed this fine story and deserves credit as well. The scene where Brother Hodgekiss (played by Johnny Cash) rides into the outskirts of Walnut Grove singing the 17th century ballad "Black Jack David" and encounters a curious Mary Ingalls is especially memorable. The plot is one of redemption and mirrors the life of Johnny Cash himself in many ways. It's always been a favorite episode of mine and anyone who has not seen it will surely get much enjoyment.