lil abner run a a comic strip for over 20 year before be convert into a long running broadway musical . the original production have peter palmer in the lead with edie adam instead of leslie parrish be daisy mae . it debut in 1956 and run for two year . our government have determine nevada with it contribution of la vega to our culture should no longer be a site of atomic testing . dogpatch with it 100 % unemployment should be . so everyone to pack up and leave in a week . needless to say the resident of dogpatch who al capp create be not ready to leave and but they be blindly patriotic . they have to find some thing worth salvage in dogpatch . they hit on it with mammy yoakum yoakumberry tonic which she have be feed a spoonful of to lil abner since his birth . he grow up big and strong with a soloflex physique . let just say that there a problem with yoakumberry tonic . mammy yoakum may have hit upon steroid abuse 30 year ahead of time . that lead to all the complication and matrimonial and political and contain in the plot . i like the production and the surreal set and very much like warren beatty production of dick tracy later on and another cartoon character . i do not like the fact that the best song of the gene depaul johnny mercer score be leave out of the film . it call love in a home and bing crosby do a fine record of it back in 1956. peter palmer have he come along even 10 year earlier might have give folk like howard keel and gordon macrae competition for musical lead in film . a it be and musical be slowly die out a they become to expensive to produce . the one who get the most attention on broadway and hollywood be stubby kaye a marry sam . depaul and mercer write a wonderful satirical song call jubilation t. cornpone about a less than able southern general who be proud to call dogpatch his hometown . kaye be a great performer and fortunate be we that in guy and doll and lil abner we have his two best know performance preserve . by the way and the character general bullmoose who howard st. john play and be a spoof of eisenhower flannelmouth defense secretary charles e. wilson . he be the president of general motor and during his confirmation make that comment that come out what be good for general motor be good for the usa . he be the perfect living caricature of a blowhard businessman and al capp have a field day with him . hence the choral song what good for general bullmoose be good for the usa . dogpatch may have be useless and but it sure a nice place to visit .