i first saw this movie when it come out and think it marvelous . the comic strip lil abner be a satire of life and i think the movie catch this spirit . the actor portray the main character ( little abner and daisy mae and mammy and pappy and marryin sam ) do a fine job i think . the dogpatch scene be more stylized a in a play but for this movie look ok. thankfully the jerry lewis cameo be brief . audience of today may not appreciate this movie because of their lack of familiarity with the comic strip but i feel that ` old viewer ( who enjoy the comic strip ) will like this movie a lot . can not wait for a dvd version to appear .