a lot because of his asthma. Although he loves Carlotta, they often bicker. He is appalled that at the presence of the Westchesters in their home, and equally appalled that his younger brother and mother would welcome them with open arms. He is usually put in his place by his mother, who tended to know more about his dishonesty and often delighted in ratting him out. Nedra Volz as Winona "Mother B" Beck, Big Guy's first wife and the senile mother of Marshall and Stanley. She belied her age by constantly escaping her nursing home, eventually, escaping for good, and moving into Toad Hall. She, like her favored younger son, Stanley, whom she calls "Skippy", accepted the Westchesters outright and often take delight in ratting out Marshall and Carlotta in retaliation for them putting her in the nursing home. Ann Wedgeworth as Bootsie Westchester, Wild Bill's gentle natured but ditzy wife. She, like Wild Bill, is thrilled to be part of the family. Her marriage was almost ruined by Kathleen, Marshall and Carlotta but she, along with Stanley's help, thwarted it. She unwaveringly loves Wild Bill, and makes the most of being on a budget. Also starring Slim Pickens ( 1) & Forrest Tucker ( 2) as Big Guy Beck, a very wealthy land baron and the patriarch of Toad Hall. His will stipulated that his family accept his illegitimate son, Wild Bill Westchester and his wife Bootsie into the family. He was married to Kathleen when he died and is the father of Marshall and Stanley by his first wife "Mother B". He has a tendency to end his videotapes with singing a very off-key version of "Happy Trails". David Healy ( 1) & Vernon Weddle ( 2) as George Wilhoit, Big Guy's lawyer who plays a section of his late client's video will every week, and was there to make sure the conditions, however outlandish, were carried out. Some conditions were reasonable (like the family getting a job or living within a strict budget, after Marshall, Carlotta and Kathleen were caught trying to throw out the Westchesters) while others (where Big Guy had Stanley kidnapped on his birthday to find out who his true friends were) were more bizarre. Production Series creator Linda Bloodworth began her television career by co-writing a script for an episode of M*A*S*H with Mary Kay Place, and when that script was nominated for