The family was surrounded by a colorful procession of friends and relatives, for example, Mama""s bullying, overbearing and boisterous older brother Uncle Chris Halverson (Oskar Homolka) - a ranch owner in Ukiah who was partnered with his long-time quiet common-law wife Jessie Brown (Barbara O""Neil), and Marta""s three sisters (all Aunts):Aunt Jenny (Hope Landin), bossyAunt Sigrid (Edith Evanson), whinyTrina (Ellen Corby), a wallflower, timid spinster/fiancee, who had plans o marry undertaker Thorkelson (Edgar Bergen, without a dummy)There was also impoverished boarder Mr.] The power to the house was cut off (by Watkins in the basement), and Ryan realized that they were once again personally threatened.Connie did a double-take upon noticinganotherapartment roommate Sgt.Joe Carter - who was already living in half of Dingle""s sub-let space for a few days before deployment.The passengers discuss ""Miss Beauchamps"" - one of the tourists on the ocean liner who is tardy arriving for her shore tour to Nassau.