This move was inspired by the "Okie migration" that was prominent in the 1930s where many mid-west farmers, devastated by the Great Depression, headed west to California to start over.
Okie Noodling | Okie |
Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens, developed by Earl Pomerantz, that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly.
The soundtrack for Okie Noodling is performed by The Flaming Lips and was written specifically for the film.
As the story begins we are introduced to the brothers (Jean Claude & Phillipe and their brothers) and Little Joe (Larry) (an obvious allusion to "Little Joe" Cartwright) who all live at the "Okie-Dokie Corral" (an obvious parody of the O.K. Corral).