In the first episode of a three-part story arc, guest star
Wally Cox is cast as P. Caspar Biddle, the head of the Beverly Hills Birdwatching Society. Impressed by his rapport with our feathered friends, Elly May falls in love with Biddle and joins his little band of bird fanciers. Meanwhile, movie idol Dash Riprock (
Larry Pennell) can't understand why Elly is ignoring him. "The Bird Watchers" first aired on April 13, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide