This episode does not feature trail boss Gil Favor (Eric Fleming). Instead, it's one of the stories that follows ramrod Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood) away from the drovers' camp. Since the producers were turning out over 30 episodes per season, it saved time to have a second crew in an alternate location filming another script simultaneously.
This production model resulted in Eastwood getting more screen time. Eventually, he would graduate to a starring role in the series' final season. What's fun about 'Grandma's Money' is that it provides the actor with a chance to play some western comedy.
Eastwood is paired opposite special guest star Josephine Hutchinson. However, Hutchinson's grandma is not very grandmotherly. She appears sweet and innocent on the surface, but underneath she's a very accomplished con artist. Her character Abigail Briggs entangles Rowdy in some of her schemes, which typically includes bilking people out of their money. Of course, Rowdy ultimately gets wise.
There is no real "justice" at the end, since Grandma evades capture and we are to assume she's moved on to the next con somewhere else. Probably the door was left open for a follow-up episode where Rowdy would cross paths with her again. Fortunately for Rowdy (but unfortunately for viewers) that didn't happen.
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