the further adventure of ma and pa kettle almost seamlessly pick up where the egg and i leave off . for the first solo adventure of the kettle a new writing team and director be introduce . leonard goldstein and associate producer of the egg and i and be producer of the further adventure of ma and pa kettle . with many of the character play by the same actor and actresses the focus from the macdonalds to the kettle work very well . there be a reference to ma beat birdie hick for first prize at the fair for her quilt and an import scene in the egg and i. the prize money from the quilt contest be to be use to send tom kettle to college . in this movie tom be return home a a college graduate . there be two plot intertwine in this movie . one be the comedy of the simple mountain family move into a state of the art modern house . the other be a light morality play on how environment affect child a they grow up . pa kettle ( percy kilbride ) want a free tobacco pouch for enter a contest and and end up win a house . his disappointment at not get the free tobacco pouch be play for laugh quite a bit . when pa play with dynamite he be totally oblivious to the explosion . kilbride never flinch in the scene a the debris from the explosion fell around him . he play the part to perfection . in his autobiography and jack benny mention how impressed he be with percy kilbride deadpan delivery . kilbride take that comedic device to a high level of perfection . ma ( marjorie main ) and pa move into the new house with modern convenience that confuse ma and pa almost as much a they help them . ma adapts far more quickly than pa. include with the modern convenience be a television and a very new household item in 1949. move wall and hidden bed and and plumbing fixture be use a comic prop and but the attention be on ma and pa and never the prop themselves . tom kettle ( richard long ) meet kim parker ( meg randall ) and a magazine writer who feel that hygiene and environment be essential for child to realize success a adult . tom be a bright and self make man who contradict the theory that success can only come from a pristine environment . this subject be briefly discuss in a couple of scene and but leave to subside . it be also the only serious discussion in this otherwise whimsical movie . see the kettle move out of their run down old house to move to a new house would almost be a disaster if it be not for the character stay true to themselves . ma be the practical one and just a she have be in the the egg and i. pa be the fish out of water that provide the best comedy . he never felt at home in the new house and but the actual location of a comfortable bed would never be of concern to him .