The Saga of Whizzer McGee

This story initially wants to make a viewer laugh his head off, but as it progresses it makes that same viewer want to weep. George Brenlin puts himself very well into the role of Whizzer McGee, a five-foot man who is bitter as bitter can be. He is a one-time orphan who has had no friends in his life. Jeanne Bal plays the part of the dance hall girl with whom Whizzer becomes taken, but she has no need for him. One thing that stands out is that there are consequences to trying to be something a person can never be. The story does have a sad end but it can easily arouse people's thinking about their own type character.

In this particular episode, Hoss brings home another one of his problem strays, Whizzer McGee. He is a very short man with a great pick chip on his shoulder, which is one reason he is so short-fused. While he is hired at a local hardware store, he makes a claim to a dance hall girl, with whom he becomes strongly taken, that he has rich relatives, only for Hoss to tell her later that he has been an orphan all his life.Naturally, she becomes mad and tells her that she wants only a man who has money. He then tries to obtain so much money illegally. George Brenlin does a superb job as Whizzer McGee, and Jeanne Bal does well in her part as the dance hall girl who bitterly shuns the man who wants her so dearly. It is something of a tragedy: it starts out on a high note, but ends up on an unhappy low note. Definitely, it is also an introspective character.

This Bonanza story concerns one of Hoss Cartwright's unusual friends he makes, in this case George Brenlin who is a little guy most self conscious about his height. Dan Blocker tries to get him to believe in himself.

But Brenlin is caught up with a golddigging saloon girl played by Jeanne Bal. The little guy will do whatever it takes to win this girl who is sadly way out of his league.

Nicely played by Brenlin who you feel sorry for and Bal as the saloon girl with a heart of stone.

Hoss tries to help him to get his life together, but he has a chip on his shoulder when dealing with his size. And people make fun of him for his being a small man. Eric Herns Marietta GA.

Sad tale of Greed and Wanting and a Character study of different types of people. Being small shouldn't be a source of shame and bullying but often is as shown in this episode. Wrong Choices of the people we are attracted to is also highlighted here. The Saloon girl is a greedy,heartless mean person who deserves nothing as her character is the pits. People who worship money like her are no good and don't value real love. This Saga fell short in many ways with people not standing up enough or telling it like it is. Hoss could of been more frank at the end when speaking to the Goldigger and should of thrown some digs in. Not uplifting,, terrible ending and acting.