His best friend Doc is the world's worst dentist, often having to evade irate patients after pulling the wrong tooth.
Trilby his semi-girlfriend harbors matrimonial designs and is the only child of a prosperous feed and grain store owner who openly disdains his daughter's choice of suitor.
Mordecai confides to Doc his lukewarm attitude toward Trilby, partly because he sees her as a bit crazy.
The main threat to law and order are the motley Bixby clan who blatantly rustle cattle from local herds then take it south to Mexico to sell.
[2] The crew was composed mostly of novices some of whom went on to significant careers in the industry including Dror Soref, Christopher Pearce (eventual CEO of Cannon Group) and Twink Caplan.