Andy Griffith
— Jack MacGruder
John Ritter
— Clarke MacGruder
Mary-Margaret Humes
— Betsy MacGruder
Casey Wurzbach
— Matthew MacGruder
Erich Anderson
— Simon
Tonea Stewart
— Rae Ellen
Mitchell Ryan
— Oliver
Dorothy Recasner Brown
— Clerk
Lou Criscuolo
— Bellhop
Joshua D. Crouch
— Older Brother
Mark Jeffrey Miller
— Young Jack
Robin Mullins
— Young Alice
Alex Van
— Park Ranger
Rick Warner
— Detective
Muse Watson
— Father