 Herman develops amnesia after a three hundred pound safe falls on his head (and bounces off). The police take him into protective custody and rename him  John Doe . The only way for Lily to bring her husband home is to legally adopt him. When  John  still doesn t show any sign of recognition after ten days, Lily and Grandpa comes up with a plan to shock John back into Herman by having Grandpa disguise himself as Rock Hudson and pretend to woo Lily. He ends up looking more like Rudolph Valentino instead.