Jack Dunne, an amnesiac Vietnam veteran most likely suffering from a severe case of PTSD, escapes a mental ward in New York City intent on starting a business as a worm farmer in Eureka, California.

At the bus station, he accidentally meets Carol Bell, a woman unsure of her engagement to a man toward whom she has confused feelings.

When a visit to the parents of the third results in the disclosure that the friend had died in the war, Jack, who knew as much but was in denial, relives the battlefield trauma of his buddy's death.

Winkler loved the script and showed it to two producers, Lawrence Turman and David Foster, who wanted to work with him.

However, most TV airings still contain the original soundtrack, and, in fact, the inclusion of the Kansas song has allowed "Carry On Wayward Son" to remain popular since its release, being certified Gold in 1990, and frequently still heard on the radio.