Original Air Date: September 17, 1972
Starring: Judi Bowker, Roderick Shaw
Directed by: John Reardon

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Based on the popular book by Anna Sewell. A beautiful but mistreated horse escapes from his owners and finds refuge in the barn of the Gordon family who have just moved to the area.

Kitty Cameo: The horse arrives lame and sick and so Dr. Gordon (William Lucas) instructs his children Vicky (Judi Bowker) and Kevin (Roderick Shaw) to fetch a veterinarian. They find a home with a placard out front that reads “Ebenezer Allingham – Veterinary Surgeon – Dogs Cats – Bought and Sold.” They knock on the door which is opened by an elderly woman (Hazel Coppen) who is holding a tabby cat.

The woman turns out to be Mrs. Allingham and she informs the children that her husband has died two years ago.

Final Mewsings: It’s remarkable how many women answer the door with their cats.

Many thanks to Ted Davis for letting us know about the cat in this episode!

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