1 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:05,838 - Hi, Mom. 2 00:00:05,839 --> 00:00:07,740 - Hello, dear. 3 00:00:07,741 --> 00:00:09,141 - Mom? - Hmm? 4 00:00:09,142 --> 00:00:11,944 - Is it OK if I have this little piece of beefsteak? 5 00:00:11,945 --> 00:00:13,479 - Well, what do you want it for? 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,682 - Well, me and Tommy have been teaching Mr. Wilson's dog 7 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:19,218 to bring back a stick when we throw it for him. 8 00:00:19,219 --> 00:00:21,053 - Little Fremont? - Yeah. 9 00:00:21,054 --> 00:00:22,454 He learned real fast, too. 10 00:00:22,455 --> 00:00:24,656 - I see, and you want to give them a piece of meat 11 00:00:24,657 --> 00:00:25,624 as a reward. 12 00:00:25,625 --> 00:00:27,192 All right, Dennis, you may have it. 13 00:00:27,193 --> 00:00:29,461 - Thanks, Mom. 14 00:00:29,462 --> 00:00:33,932 But it's not for Fremont, it's for good ol' Mr. Wilson. 15 00:00:33,933 --> 00:00:35,367 - Mr. Wilson? 16 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:38,103 - He was lying in the hammock when I threw the stick. 17 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:41,675 Boy, you never saw such a black eye! 18 00:00:47,681 --> 00:01:12,205 [theme music] 19 00:01:21,881 --> 00:01:23,215 - Yeah, missed me again. 20 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:24,817 - You'll be it the rest of the day. 21 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:26,752 - Oh, no I-- 22 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:30,289 - Hey, boys, hold it. 23 00:01:30,290 --> 00:01:31,757 Sorry, but you can't play here. 24 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:32,758 - Why not? 25 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:34,093 We been playing here for a long time. 26 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:35,227 - Yeah, for years. 27 00:01:35,228 --> 00:01:37,262 - Ever since we were little kids. 28 00:01:37,263 --> 00:01:38,630 - Well, I'm sorry, but you'll just 29 00:01:38,631 --> 00:01:40,199 have to find another place. 30 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,500 There's a new regulation that says 31 00:01:41,501 --> 00:01:43,902 you have to stay off the grass in the park. 32 00:01:43,903 --> 00:01:45,371 - Gee, nobody told us. 33 00:01:45,372 --> 00:01:46,805 - There's no sign or anything. 34 00:01:46,806 --> 00:01:48,974 - Don't blame me, I just follow orders. 35 00:01:48,975 --> 00:01:51,510 Nobody's allowed on the grass because, well, there's 36 00:01:51,511 --> 00:01:53,579 a campaign on to keep the park beautiful. 37 00:01:53,580 --> 00:01:56,982 - Sure won't look beautiful to us if we can't play in it. 38 00:01:56,983 --> 00:01:58,117 - Those are the rules. 39 00:01:58,118 --> 00:01:59,719 Come on, fellas, move along. 40 00:02:16,603 --> 00:02:19,104 - And this policeman chased you off the grass? 41 00:02:19,105 --> 00:02:20,906 - That's right, Mom. 42 00:02:20,907 --> 00:02:23,409 - That's funny, I've never seen a "keep off the grass" 43 00:02:23,410 --> 00:02:24,410 sign in the park. 44 00:02:24,411 --> 00:02:26,378 - There wasn't any sign, Dad. 45 00:02:26,379 --> 00:02:27,780 - Are you sure about that, Dennis? 46 00:02:27,781 --> 00:02:30,249 - Oh sure, we'd have seen that right away. 47 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:31,950 - Well, it's too bad you got chased, son, 48 00:02:31,951 --> 00:02:33,452 but we all have to obey the law. 49 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:36,655 - I think I'll go over and see good ol' Mr. Wilson now. 50 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:38,924 - Supposing he'd chases you home? 51 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:40,192 - That's different. 52 00:02:40,193 --> 00:02:41,961 I don't mind being chased away by a friend. 53 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:55,708 - Henry, I don't think we should stand for it. 54 00:02:55,709 --> 00:02:57,176 - Stand for what? 55 00:02:57,177 --> 00:03:00,045 - That silly policeman chasing the boys out of the park. 56 00:03:00,046 --> 00:03:02,548 It's the most high-handed thing I ever heard of. 57 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:04,383 - Honey, he was just doing his job. 58 00:03:04,384 --> 00:03:08,354 - Well, I'd say he was overdoing it. 59 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:10,723 I think you ought to go right over to that park 60 00:03:10,724 --> 00:03:15,327 and tell that policeman he can't treat our son that way. 61 00:03:15,328 --> 00:03:16,729 - Well now, hold on, honey. 62 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:18,430 I don't want to get on the wrong side of the law. 63 00:03:18,431 --> 00:03:21,133 - Then you won't go? 64 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:22,935 - Well, I'd rather not. 65 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:24,870 - All right then, I'll go. 66 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:29,174 If my husband is too meek and mild to defend his own family, 67 00:03:29,175 --> 00:03:30,743 then I guess it's up to me! 68 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,745 - B-but-- wait a minute, wait a minute! 69 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:33,879 Simmer down. 70 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,247 I'll, I'll go have a word with the policeman. 71 00:03:35,248 --> 00:03:36,548 - I want more than a word with him. 72 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:39,284 I want you to really tell him off. 73 00:03:39,285 --> 00:03:40,619 - All right, I'll tell them off. 74 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:42,488 And on my way home, I'll stop a hardware store 75 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:43,889 and see if I can buy a gun. 76 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:45,657 - A gun? 77 00:03:45,658 --> 00:03:46,993 - Yeah. 78 00:03:47,093 --> 00:03:48,227 When a fellow lives in the same house with a tigress, 79 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,294 he can't be too careful. 80 00:03:49,295 --> 00:03:50,863 - Oh, go on. 81 00:03:50,864 --> 00:03:55,367 - Officer! 82 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:57,670 Oh, officer, can I see you for a minute, please? 83 00:03:57,671 --> 00:03:59,571 - Oh, something I can for you? 84 00:03:59,572 --> 00:04:01,040 - Yes, I'm, uh, Henry Mitchell. 85 00:04:01,041 --> 00:04:03,742 I live in one of those houses across from the park. 86 00:04:03,743 --> 00:04:04,410 - Glad to meet you. 87 00:04:04,411 --> 00:04:05,344 I'm Officer Grant. 88 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:06,578 - Oh, glad to know you. 89 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:08,113 You're new on this beat, aren't you? 90 00:04:08,114 --> 00:04:10,449 - Well, I'm new on any beat. 91 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:13,318 Just got my badge a couple of days ago. 92 00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:15,287 - Naturally, you're eager to make good. 93 00:04:15,288 --> 00:04:16,922 - Well, I do my best. 94 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:19,058 - Well, that's the spirit. 95 00:04:19,059 --> 00:04:20,426 However, my son tells me that you 96 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:22,061 chased him and some of his friends 97 00:04:22,062 --> 00:04:23,529 out of the park a while ago. 98 00:04:23,530 --> 00:04:26,198 Now, don't you think that's being a little too eager? 99 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:27,533 - Well, I had to do it, sir. 100 00:04:27,534 --> 00:04:29,435 The department's putting in new grass seed here. 101 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:31,103 - Well, the boys had no way of knowing that. 102 00:04:31,104 --> 00:04:33,572 After all, they've been playing in this park all their lives 103 00:04:33,573 --> 00:04:35,941 and all of a sudden they're chased out with no warning 104 00:04:35,942 --> 00:04:37,242 at all. 105 00:04:37,243 --> 00:04:38,844 - Well, I started to explain to them that-- 106 00:04:38,845 --> 00:04:40,980 - I could understand if there was a sign here or something like 107 00:04:41,081 --> 00:04:45,250 this, but, uh--- there is a sign. 108 00:04:45,251 --> 00:04:46,418 - Yes, there is. 109 00:04:46,419 --> 00:04:48,120 - My boy said there was no sign. 110 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:49,154 He's usually truthful. 111 00:04:49,155 --> 00:04:50,656 - Well, he wasn't lying, sir. 112 00:04:50,657 --> 00:04:53,426 The fact is that I put the sign up after they had gone. 113 00:04:55,729 --> 00:04:57,696 What did you say your full name was, sir? 114 00:04:57,697 --> 00:05:00,532 - Henry Mitchell. 115 00:05:00,533 --> 00:05:02,368 Am I getting a ticket? 116 00:05:02,369 --> 00:05:03,635 - Afraid so. 117 00:05:03,636 --> 00:05:05,838 The law spells it out for you. 118 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,740 - What? 119 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:10,476 - Now, you can mail in the $5 if you want. 120 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:11,677 - $5? 121 00:05:11,678 --> 00:05:13,045 - Right. 122 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:14,747 Now, you can mail in the $5 or, if you want to argue, 123 00:05:14,748 --> 00:05:19,618 you can appear in Judge Strickland's court tomorrow. 124 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:34,500 - I-- 125 00:05:34,501 --> 00:05:37,336 - You sure are smart to plant those big bulbs instead 126 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:38,937 of flower seeds, Mr. Wilson. 127 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:40,472 - Oh, I am? 128 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:41,674 Why? 129 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:42,908 - Because birds eat your seeds all the time, 130 00:05:42,909 --> 00:05:45,711 but they could never swallow those big bulbs. 131 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:48,881 - You have the makings of a great naturalist. 132 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:53,085 [frog croaking] 133 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:54,988 - What have you got there? 134 00:05:55,088 --> 00:05:56,655 - That's my frog, Sam. 135 00:05:56,656 --> 00:05:57,489 [frog croak] 136 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:58,590 - You keep him in your pocket? 137 00:05:58,591 --> 00:06:00,559 - Sure, he likes it there. 138 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,095 Sometimes, he stays there all day. 139 00:06:03,096 --> 00:06:04,229 - Get him out of here. 140 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:06,098 I don't want him eating up my bulbs. 141 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:08,334 - Frogs don't eat bulbs, Mr. Wilson. 142 00:06:08,335 --> 00:06:10,035 Frogs eat flies. 143 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:11,437 - Uh-huh. 144 00:06:11,438 --> 00:06:15,140 Well, you fly him out of here. 145 00:06:15,141 --> 00:06:16,475 - Sam hasn't had lunch. 146 00:06:16,476 --> 00:06:18,410 I gotta find him some. 147 00:06:18,411 --> 00:06:20,179 - Oh, hi, Mitchell. 148 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:22,314 - Hi, Mr. Wilson. 149 00:06:22,315 --> 00:06:23,349 - Where ya been, Dad? 150 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:24,783 - Oh, I've been over at the park. 151 00:06:24,784 --> 00:06:26,218 I should've stayed home. 152 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:28,554 Let me warn you about that new park policeman, Mr. Wilson. 153 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:31,223 He just give me a ticket for walking across the grass. 154 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:33,125 Gonna cost me $5. 155 00:06:33,126 --> 00:06:34,860 - The grass in the park? 156 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:37,096 But we've always walked across it before. 157 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:39,064 Why everybody cuts through there to-- 158 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:40,199 - Not anymore we don't. 159 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,400 There's a new ordinance against it. 160 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,736 - The policeman chased me off too, Dad. 161 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:45,938 - Yes, and Alice and I didn't think 162 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:47,439 it was fair-- especially Alice. 163 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,074 So I went to reason with him and, well, 164 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:51,377 he caught me standing practically on top of the sign, 165 00:06:51,378 --> 00:06:52,611 "Keep off the Grass." 166 00:06:52,612 --> 00:06:54,480 - But there wasn't any sign there, Dad. 167 00:06:54,481 --> 00:06:56,281 - Well, he put up after you left. 168 00:06:56,282 --> 00:06:58,384 That'll teach me to mind my own business. 169 00:06:58,385 --> 00:06:59,451 - Now just a minute, Mitchell. 170 00:06:59,452 --> 00:07:01,253 How long has that sign been up? 171 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:03,055 - Oh, about 15 minutes. 172 00:07:03,056 --> 00:07:04,490 - Why, this is an outrage! 173 00:07:04,491 --> 00:07:06,091 When there's a new ordinance like this, 174 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:07,626 we should be warned about it. 175 00:07:07,627 --> 00:07:10,029 Why, this thing wasn't even mentioned in the newspaper. 176 00:07:10,030 --> 00:07:12,064 - Well, it doesn't seem quite fair. 177 00:07:12,065 --> 00:07:14,133 I guess the policeman has a job to do. 178 00:07:14,134 --> 00:07:16,301 - Now Mitchell, don't you brush this aside. 179 00:07:16,302 --> 00:07:18,504 If you're not willing to fight for your own sake, 180 00:07:18,505 --> 00:07:20,172 at least do it for Dennis. 181 00:07:20,173 --> 00:07:22,408 - What's Dennis got to do with it? 182 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:23,609 - Well, he's reached the age where 183 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:25,344 he should be set a good example. 184 00:07:25,345 --> 00:07:27,046 He's not a baby any longer. 185 00:07:27,047 --> 00:07:28,948 He's growing up, aren't you, Dennis? 186 00:07:29,049 --> 00:07:30,215 - That's right, Mr. Wilson. 187 00:07:30,216 --> 00:07:32,317 When I lose a tooth now, I don't put it 188 00:07:32,318 --> 00:07:35,054 under my pillow for the good fairy to take. 189 00:07:35,055 --> 00:07:38,824 I go right to Dad and get my dime. 190 00:07:38,825 --> 00:07:40,893 - But I am setting him a good example. 191 00:07:40,894 --> 00:07:43,862 I, I, I broke a law and I'm paying for it. 192 00:07:43,863 --> 00:07:46,331 - This time, the law was administered unfairly, 193 00:07:46,332 --> 00:07:48,534 and when that happens, it, it's our-- 194 00:07:48,535 --> 00:07:50,502 it's our duty to fight back. 195 00:07:50,503 --> 00:07:52,171 Yes, that's the American way. 196 00:07:52,172 --> 00:07:55,708 Why, that's what we fought for in the Army at Valley Forge. 197 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:58,477 - Dad was in the Navy, Mr. Wilson. 198 00:07:58,478 --> 00:07:59,611 - Oh? 199 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:02,748 Now hear this-- you have a golden opportunity 200 00:08:02,749 --> 00:08:05,351 to teach Dennis that he should never take injustice lying 201 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:09,588 down, and I won't allow you to throw it away. 202 00:08:09,589 --> 00:08:11,557 Well, what are you waiting for, Mitchell? 203 00:08:11,558 --> 00:08:14,326 You know very well you were made a victim 204 00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:18,030 of tyrannized legality. 205 00:08:18,031 --> 00:08:19,665 - It was kind of unfair. 206 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:21,900 He could have given me a warning first. 207 00:08:21,901 --> 00:08:22,835 - Ah ha! 208 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:25,537 Now you're talking. 209 00:08:25,538 --> 00:08:26,039 Let's go. 210 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:35,447 Oh, officer. 211 00:08:35,448 --> 00:08:36,950 We'd like a word with you. 212 00:08:37,050 --> 00:08:38,650 - Mr. Wilson, do you think we're doing the right thing? 213 00:08:38,651 --> 00:08:39,718 - Of course I am. 214 00:08:39,719 --> 00:08:40,819 Justice will prevail. 215 00:08:40,820 --> 00:08:41,887 - Oh, hello, Mr. Mitchell. 216 00:08:41,888 --> 00:08:43,922 Hi, sonny. What's up? 217 00:08:43,923 --> 00:08:47,192 - Mr. Wilson says I'm old enough to be a citizen. 218 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:47,860 - Huh? 219 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:48,962 - Uh, never mind the boy. 220 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:50,529 You just pay attention to me. 221 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,364 Now first, I'd like to point out that we 222 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:53,967 are standing on the sidewalk. 223 00:08:54,067 --> 00:08:55,434 - Well, yes, I can see that. 224 00:08:55,435 --> 00:08:58,404 - So don't try to claim there's grass under our feet. 225 00:08:58,405 --> 00:08:59,672 - Mr. Mitchell, what is this? 226 00:08:59,673 --> 00:09:01,006 - This is Mr. George Wilson. 227 00:09:01,007 --> 00:09:02,374 He has something to say to you. 228 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:04,543 - Oh no, you're the one who has something to say. 229 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:05,778 I'm merely a bystander. 230 00:09:05,779 --> 00:09:07,280 Now go ahead, tell him. 231 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:11,784 - Well, officer, it's about this ticket you gave me. 232 00:09:11,785 --> 00:09:14,019 - By which means this totally unwarranted ticket 233 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:16,622 which you had the colossal nerve to force upon him. 234 00:09:16,623 --> 00:09:18,757 - Is that what you mean, sir? - Well-- 235 00:09:18,758 --> 00:09:20,025 - It certainly is. 236 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:21,326 He thinks you're completely out of line 237 00:09:21,327 --> 00:09:24,697 and he resents it as any red-blooded citizen would. 238 00:09:24,698 --> 00:09:26,899 Keep talking, Mitchell. 239 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,068 - Are you saying I didn't treat you fair? 240 00:09:29,069 --> 00:09:30,602 - Well, officer, it just seemed to me 241 00:09:30,603 --> 00:09:31,804 that, that you could have given me 242 00:09:31,805 --> 00:09:33,339 a warning instead of a ticket. 243 00:09:33,340 --> 00:09:35,641 After all, that sign's only been there a few minutes. 244 00:09:35,642 --> 00:09:37,609 - Well, if it was up to me, I would have. 245 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:39,511 But the law is the law. 246 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:41,447 I don't make it, I only enforce it. 247 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:42,949 - Well, he's not accepting your ticket. 248 00:09:43,049 --> 00:09:44,683 He's giving it right back to you. 249 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:46,285 Aren't you, Mitchell? 250 00:09:46,286 --> 00:09:47,286 - Gosh, I-- 251 00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:48,854 - Oh, here-- I'll give it back. 252 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:52,057 Let me. 253 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:53,192 - Jeepers, Dad. 254 00:09:53,193 --> 00:09:55,060 You're not supposed to tear up a ticket. 255 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:56,295 I'll pick it up. 256 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:57,396 - Never mind, Dennis. 257 00:09:57,397 --> 00:09:58,965 Just leave it there. 258 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:02,101 All right, officer, what are you going to do about that? 259 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:04,003 - Well first, I'm going to give Mr. Mitchell 260 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:05,905 another ticket for walking on the grass. 261 00:10:12,879 --> 00:10:14,546 Then I'm going to give him a second ticket 262 00:10:14,547 --> 00:10:17,816 for destroying the first one. 263 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:19,284 That's interfering with an officer 264 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:21,187 in the performance of his duty, you know. 265 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:31,363 - Look Dad, he's writing you another one. 266 00:10:31,364 --> 00:10:33,599 He sure can write awful fast. 267 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,167 - Throwing waste paper on the sidewalk 268 00:10:35,168 --> 00:10:37,470 is against the anti-litter law, Mr. Mitchell. 269 00:10:41,207 --> 00:10:42,975 Does that answer your question, sir? 270 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:45,678 - Oh all right, you've won this round. 271 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,746 But you'll be hearing from us again. 272 00:10:47,747 --> 00:10:50,249 Come along, Mitchell. 273 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:52,418 - I appreciate what you're trying to do, Mr. Wilson, 274 00:10:52,419 --> 00:10:53,852 but I think you've done enough. 275 00:10:53,853 --> 00:10:55,454 I'd just like to pay these things 276 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:56,522 and drop the whole thing. 277 00:10:56,523 --> 00:10:57,356 - Oh no, sir. 278 00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:58,490 Not on your life. 279 00:10:58,491 --> 00:10:59,792 Oh-ho, you got me into this. 280 00:10:59,793 --> 00:11:00,659 I'm in to stay. 281 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:01,927 - I got you into it? 282 00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:03,729 - Now, don't apologize, Mitchell. 283 00:11:03,730 --> 00:11:04,863 I'm glad you did. 284 00:11:04,864 --> 00:11:06,699 I always welcome a chance to strike 285 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:08,267 a blow for better government. 286 00:11:08,268 --> 00:11:09,635 - Good ol' Mr. Wilson. 287 00:11:09,636 --> 00:11:11,805 Nothing scares him. 288 00:11:14,574 --> 00:11:17,343 - Now, let us consider our strategy. 289 00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:19,812 - Boy, this is exciting. 290 00:11:19,813 --> 00:11:21,647 What's "strategy," Mr. Wilson? 291 00:11:21,648 --> 00:11:24,183 - Oh, our plans, Dennis. 292 00:11:24,184 --> 00:11:26,652 The enemy has withstood our frontal attack 293 00:11:26,653 --> 00:11:29,922 so we must strike him on an undefended flank. 294 00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:32,725 - You have to use those war terms, George? 295 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:35,661 I feel I should put up some blackout curtain. 296 00:11:35,662 --> 00:11:37,129 - Martha, this is a serious business. 297 00:11:37,130 --> 00:11:38,897 Remember, we're doing this primarily 298 00:11:38,898 --> 00:11:41,767 to teach Dennis a lesson in civil rights. 299 00:11:41,768 --> 00:11:44,169 - I agree with you, Mr. Wilson. 300 00:11:44,170 --> 00:11:46,672 Have you figured out a way to handle it yet? 301 00:11:46,673 --> 00:11:49,608 - Yes, Alice, I have come to a decision. 302 00:11:49,609 --> 00:11:51,110 Tomorrow in court, I shall appear 303 00:11:51,111 --> 00:11:54,580 as your husband's legal advisor. 304 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:55,914 - What? 305 00:11:55,915 --> 00:11:57,983 - I'm not sure that's a good idea, George. 306 00:11:57,984 --> 00:11:59,752 After all, you're not a lawyer. 307 00:11:59,753 --> 00:12:01,153 - Well, who needs a lawyer? 308 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:02,688 I can plead a case. 309 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:05,057 Heh heh, I'm quite an eloquent speaker. 310 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:07,159 I've done a lot of speaking. 311 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,461 - I know, dear. 312 00:12:09,462 --> 00:12:11,063 - Mr. Wilson, I appreciate what you're 313 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,632 trying to do but I don't want to go to court. 314 00:12:13,633 --> 00:12:15,100 - Aw, come on, Dad. 315 00:12:15,101 --> 00:12:15,834 Let's go to court. 316 00:12:15,835 --> 00:12:17,102 I've never seen a court. 317 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:20,139 - Mitchell, it's the only thing to do. 318 00:12:20,140 --> 00:12:23,142 - Mr. Wilson, I could go to jail on a thing like this. 319 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:26,445 - Boy, I've never seen a jail either. 320 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:27,846 - Good, then it's settled. 321 00:12:27,847 --> 00:12:29,815 Now, first thing tomorrow, I'll go to the library 322 00:12:29,816 --> 00:12:31,817 and search the law books for material 323 00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:33,485 to support our position. 324 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:34,787 - Do we have a position? 325 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:36,722 - Why, we most certainly do. 326 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:38,857 A strong moral position. 327 00:12:38,858 --> 00:12:41,260 And I shall make that quite clear to the judge. 328 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:44,930 "Your Honor," I will say, "for years we had a right to walk 329 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:46,832 anywhere we chose in that park. 330 00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:50,169 Then, with no previous warning whatsoever, 331 00:12:50,170 --> 00:12:52,504 that cherished right was rescinded. 332 00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:55,808 Oh, we shall keep off the grass in the future, but in this case 333 00:12:55,809 --> 00:13:00,145 we feel that justice should be tempered with mercy. 334 00:13:00,146 --> 00:13:01,580 I rest my case." 335 00:13:01,581 --> 00:13:02,481 - Here, here! 336 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:03,716 - I heard you, too. 337 00:13:03,717 --> 00:13:04,750 Did you hear him, Dad? 338 00:13:04,751 --> 00:13:06,218 - Loud and clear. 339 00:13:06,219 --> 00:13:08,587 And you had a couple of good points there, Mr. Wilson. 340 00:13:08,588 --> 00:13:09,822 Maybe we do have a case. 341 00:13:09,823 --> 00:13:11,790 - Why, we most certainly do. 342 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:13,492 And when we appear in court tomorrow, 343 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:14,961 I'll be ready for battle. 344 00:13:43,390 --> 00:13:45,959 - (WHISPERING) Don't worry, Miss Maud, I'll remember. 345 00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:50,330 Oh, there he is. 346 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,935 Guess who this is, Mr. Wilson. 347 00:13:56,936 --> 00:13:58,871 - (WHISPERING) Dennis, for Heaven's sakes. 348 00:13:58,872 --> 00:14:00,706 - (WHISPERING) Whatcha doing, Mr. Wilson? 349 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:02,141 Reading a book? 350 00:14:02,142 --> 00:14:03,275 - (WHISPERING) Well, what does it look like I'm doing, 351 00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:04,276 for goodness sakes? 352 00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:05,811 Flying a kite? 353 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:08,047 - (WHISPERING) No, it looks like you're reading a book. 354 00:14:08,048 --> 00:14:11,050 You are reading a book, aren't you? 355 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:13,318 - (WHISPERING) Yes, I am reading a book. 356 00:14:13,319 --> 00:14:14,353 Now, will you stop! 357 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,588 - Shh. 358 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:18,190 - (WHISPERING) For Heaven's sakes. 359 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:20,793 - (WHISPERING) Mr. Wilson, the library lady's waving at you. 360 00:14:20,794 --> 00:14:22,695 She wants you to be quiet. 361 00:14:22,696 --> 00:14:24,363 - (WHISPERING) I know, I know. 362 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:27,833 Now Dennis, I am trying to find something in here that 363 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:32,371 will help me win your dad's case for him this afternoon. 364 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:34,473 You do want him to win, don't you? 365 00:14:34,474 --> 00:14:36,108 - (WHISPERING) I sure do, Mr. Wilson. 366 00:14:36,109 --> 00:14:38,610 - (WHISPERING) Good, then you go on home and-- 367 00:14:38,611 --> 00:14:39,812 - (WHISPERING) So, I'll help you look. 368 00:14:39,813 --> 00:14:41,280 What are we looking for? 369 00:14:41,281 --> 00:14:44,316 - (WHISPERING) There is nothing you can help me with. 370 00:14:44,317 --> 00:14:48,754 I'm looking for a similar case of some kind. 371 00:14:48,755 --> 00:14:52,091 Yes, a precedent. 372 00:14:52,092 --> 00:14:54,326 I have to find a precedent to tell the judge about. 373 00:14:54,327 --> 00:14:56,762 - (WHISPERING) I know a president-- Abraham Lincoln. 374 00:14:56,763 --> 00:14:58,564 He was a swell president. 375 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:00,699 You can tell the judge about him. 376 00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:02,067 - (WHISPERING) No, no, no, Dennis. 377 00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:04,570 That's not the kind of precedent I need. 378 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:06,105 - It was a swell one. 379 00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:08,340 Everybody said Lincoln was the greatest-- 380 00:15:08,341 --> 00:15:10,175 - Oh, I don't care if he was. 381 00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:12,044 I, I, I-- I'm not interested in Abraham Lincoln! 382 00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:13,746 That's not what I'm trying to find! 383 00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:16,382 - And what's wrong with Abraham Lincoln, mac? 384 00:15:16,383 --> 00:15:17,282 He was the greatest-- 385 00:15:17,283 --> 00:15:18,250 - Oh, you keep out of it. 386 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:19,251 None of your business. 387 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:20,219 - Here comes the librarian. 388 00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:21,587 She's waving at you. 389 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:22,454 - Shh! 390 00:15:22,455 --> 00:15:23,756 - Oh, shush yourself! 391 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:25,524 I'm trying to read something here. 392 00:15:25,525 --> 00:15:26,925 How anybody can concentrate-- 393 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,927 - (WHISPERING) I must ask you to leave immediately. 394 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:30,062 - What? 395 00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:31,063 - (WHISPERING) This is a public library, 396 00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:33,165 not a, a hog calling contest. 397 00:15:33,166 --> 00:15:34,233 - Oh-- 398 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:35,300 - (WHISPERING) Please go immediately. 399 00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:36,702 - all right, I will go. 400 00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:40,305 I can't hear myself think in this place anyhow. 401 00:15:40,306 --> 00:15:42,675 - Shh! 402 00:15:42,676 --> 00:15:45,778 - Check these out to me, please. 403 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,981 - (WHISPERING) You're a nice, quiet boy, Dennis. 404 00:15:48,081 --> 00:15:50,382 You know how to behave in a public library, don't you? 405 00:15:50,383 --> 00:15:52,551 - (WHISPERING) Yes, ma'am. I always just whisper. 406 00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:54,153 Don't I, Mr. Wilson. 407 00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:55,587 - Oh. 408 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:57,322 - (WHISPERING) You're allowed to work here anytime, Dennis. 409 00:15:57,323 --> 00:16:01,093 - (WHISPERING) Mom says to always be quiet in the public library, 410 00:16:01,094 --> 00:16:04,563 so I-- hey, Mr. Wilson, wait for me! 411 00:16:04,564 --> 00:16:12,671 - Dennis! 412 00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:17,309 - Oh Martha, I've finished my speech. 413 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:20,112 Ah, how does this sound? 414 00:16:20,113 --> 00:16:23,182 "Your Honor," I will say, "we come before this bar 415 00:16:23,183 --> 00:16:26,552 today in the sacred name of justice." 416 00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:28,620 - Oh, that's a good start, dear. 417 00:16:28,621 --> 00:16:30,489 - Well, it gets better as it goes along. 418 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:34,693 "Your Honor, we do not believe that the law was intended 419 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:38,097 as a trap for the unwary, but rather, Your Honor, 420 00:16:38,098 --> 00:16:41,166 that the law was meant to be administered fairly 421 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:42,134 and justly." 422 00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:45,804 [applause] 423 00:16:45,805 --> 00:16:48,340 - Boy, that sure was a swell speech, Mr. Wilson. 424 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,142 But what does it mean? 425 00:16:50,143 --> 00:16:52,945 - It means I'm going to try to talk the judge into dismissing 426 00:16:52,946 --> 00:16:55,914 the charges against your dad, Dennis. 427 00:16:55,915 --> 00:16:57,082 Ahem. 428 00:16:57,083 --> 00:16:59,284 "The most precious thing we have, Your Honor, 429 00:16:59,285 --> 00:17:00,719 is our freedom. 430 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,089 I'm sure we all feel exactly as Patrick Henry felt--" 431 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:05,190 - Patrick Henry? 432 00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:06,392 Gee, our teacher was talking about him. 433 00:17:06,393 --> 00:17:07,726 And-- - Ahem. 434 00:17:07,727 --> 00:17:10,062 - Oh, excuse me, Mr. Wilson. 435 00:17:10,063 --> 00:17:10,662 You go ahead. 436 00:17:10,663 --> 00:17:12,031 - Thank you. 437 00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:14,733 "I'm sure we all feel exactly as Patrick Henry 438 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:16,168 felt when he said--" 439 00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:18,037 [sneeze] 440 00:17:18,038 --> 00:17:18,737 Gesundheit 441 00:17:18,738 --> 00:17:19,772 - Is that what he said? 442 00:17:19,773 --> 00:17:21,607 What kind of English is that? 443 00:17:21,608 --> 00:17:23,909 German? - Oh, no, Dennis. 444 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,344 Patrick Henry didn't say "gesundheit." 445 00:17:25,345 --> 00:17:28,948 Mrs. Wilson sneezed and I-- oh, for goodness sakes! 446 00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:31,116 - Now, now, don't get upset, dear. 447 00:17:31,117 --> 00:17:33,252 You'll have to keep calm in court, you know. 448 00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:35,621 - Oh, yes, I suppose you're right, Martha. 449 00:17:35,622 --> 00:17:37,122 Where was I? 450 00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:38,857 Oh yes-- "I'm sure we all feel as Patrick Henry felt, 451 00:17:38,858 --> 00:17:41,393 when he said-- [doorbell] 452 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:42,327 - Oh, great Scott! 453 00:17:42,328 --> 00:17:44,630 - Oh, is that what he said? 454 00:17:44,631 --> 00:17:46,131 Boy, wait till I tell our teacher. 455 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,600 She thinks he said something about giving him 456 00:17:48,601 --> 00:17:52,271 liberty or giving-- oh, hi, Dad. 457 00:17:52,272 --> 00:17:53,839 - Son, Mom wants you to come home and wash 458 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:54,873 up and get your jacket on. 459 00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:55,975 It's almost time to leave. 460 00:17:56,076 --> 00:17:56,775 - OK. 461 00:17:56,776 --> 00:17:58,077 - I'd better change my dress. 462 00:17:58,078 --> 00:17:59,244 Excuse me. 463 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,647 - Boy, this sure is gonna be exciting, huh, Dad? 464 00:18:01,648 --> 00:18:04,249 - Well, yes sir, this is our day in court. 465 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,018 How do you feel, defendant? 466 00:18:06,019 --> 00:18:08,454 - Well, I ate a hearty breakfast, if that answers your question. 467 00:18:08,455 --> 00:18:09,822 - And wait till you hear the swell 468 00:18:09,823 --> 00:18:12,024 speech Mr. Wilson made up, Dad. 469 00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:14,026 It's terrific. 470 00:18:14,027 --> 00:18:17,563 Hey, Mr. Wilson, can I bring my friends to hear you? 471 00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:20,032 Can I bring Tommy and Chuck and Sam? 472 00:18:20,033 --> 00:18:21,200 - Uh, no, Dennis. 473 00:18:21,201 --> 00:18:24,036 I don't think the boys had better come, no. 474 00:18:24,037 --> 00:18:25,671 - OK. 475 00:18:25,672 --> 00:18:27,606 When we get ready to go, Mr. Wilson, 476 00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:29,508 I'll carry your briefcase for ya. 477 00:18:29,509 --> 00:18:32,211 - All right, Dennis, fine. 478 00:18:32,212 --> 00:18:36,882 Well, Mitchell, before this day is over, that boy of yours 479 00:18:36,883 --> 00:18:39,551 will have learned a valuable lesson. 480 00:18:39,552 --> 00:18:40,886 - Yes, he will. 481 00:18:40,887 --> 00:18:42,521 If we win, he'll learn that a man should always 482 00:18:42,522 --> 00:18:43,889 fight for his rights. 483 00:18:43,890 --> 00:18:45,090 If we lose, he'll learn that it's 484 00:18:45,091 --> 00:18:47,427 safer to keep his big mouth shut. 485 00:19:00,607 --> 00:19:02,675 - Eh, George Wilson, Your Honor. 486 00:19:02,676 --> 00:19:05,711 Uh, I wish to represent the defendant. 487 00:19:05,712 --> 00:19:06,913 - Very well. 488 00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:09,314 Are you an attorney, Mr. Wilson? 489 00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:10,683 - Oh, well, uh, no. 490 00:19:10,684 --> 00:19:11,850 No, your honor. 491 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:14,319 I-- well, that is, uh-- well, I, I'm 492 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,121 here as a friend of the court. 493 00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:19,591 - Good. The court can use a few friends. 494 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:20,559 Proceed. 495 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:21,527 - Thank you, Your Honor. 496 00:19:21,528 --> 00:19:23,228 Ahem. 497 00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:27,766 We come before this bar today in the sacred name of justice. 498 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:30,035 We do not believe that the law was intended 499 00:19:30,036 --> 00:19:32,438 as a trap for the unwary, but rather 500 00:19:32,439 --> 00:19:33,605 that the law was meant to be-- 501 00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:34,941 - Just a minute, Mr. Wilson, please. 502 00:19:35,041 --> 00:19:37,209 We, uh, run this court in a very informal way. 503 00:19:37,210 --> 00:19:39,712 There's no need for any long speeches. 504 00:19:39,713 --> 00:19:41,180 - Well, uh, yes, Your Honor. 505 00:19:41,181 --> 00:19:46,819 But you see, I, uh-- oh, just as you wish. 506 00:19:46,820 --> 00:19:49,388 - Don't you want to hear Mr. Wilson's speech, Your Honor? 507 00:19:49,389 --> 00:19:52,725 He's been working on it all day and it's a dandy speech. 508 00:19:52,726 --> 00:19:54,159 - Who, who is this young citizen? 509 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,895 - Oh, uh, this is Dennis Mitchell, Your Honor. 510 00:19:56,896 --> 00:19:58,630 Uh, he's our witness, but-- 511 00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:00,265 - Oh, well, take the stand, Dennis. 512 00:20:00,266 --> 00:20:03,335 Climb right up here. 513 00:20:03,336 --> 00:20:05,871 Now Dennis, you understand that a witness in court 514 00:20:05,872 --> 00:20:07,573 must always tell the truth? 515 00:20:07,574 --> 00:20:09,641 - Oh, I know all about court, Your Honor. 516 00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:11,610 I watch Perry Mason all the time. 517 00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:13,345 - Oh, you do. - Yes sir. 518 00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:15,581 So, I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, 519 00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:16,582 and nothing but the truth. 520 00:20:16,583 --> 00:20:17,983 State your name. 521 00:20:17,984 --> 00:20:20,853 - Andrew Strickland, municipal-- well, 522 00:20:20,854 --> 00:20:22,488 let's get on with the case, Mr. Wilson. 523 00:20:22,489 --> 00:20:23,355 - Oh. 524 00:20:23,356 --> 00:20:24,823 Uh, yes, Your Honor. 525 00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:27,226 Now, we feel that the defendant should 526 00:20:27,227 --> 00:20:29,928 have been given a warning in this case, Your Honor, 527 00:20:29,929 --> 00:20:31,463 instead of a citation. 528 00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:32,631 - Oh? 529 00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:34,299 - I have a copy here of the city code 530 00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:36,735 and some notes I made on similar cases. 531 00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:41,006 [frog croak] 532 00:20:41,007 --> 00:20:44,610 - A little indigestion, Mr. Wilson? 533 00:20:44,611 --> 00:20:46,612 - Oh no, Your Honor. 534 00:20:46,613 --> 00:20:48,047 That wasn't I. 535 00:20:48,048 --> 00:20:49,548 [frog croak] 536 00:20:49,549 --> 00:20:53,285 - What is going on here? 537 00:20:53,286 --> 00:20:54,219 - Great Scott! 538 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:55,888 Dennis! 539 00:20:55,889 --> 00:20:57,423 - It's Sam, judge. 540 00:20:57,424 --> 00:20:59,058 I forgot all about him. 541 00:20:59,059 --> 00:21:00,426 - Well, get him out of here. 542 00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:01,961 What's he doing here anyhow? 543 00:21:02,062 --> 00:21:03,495 - I asked you, Mr. Wilson. 544 00:21:03,496 --> 00:21:06,699 I asked you if I could bring Tommy and Chuck and Sam, 545 00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:09,168 but you said the boys couldn't come. 546 00:21:09,169 --> 00:21:10,569 But Sam's a girl, so I-- 547 00:21:10,570 --> 00:21:12,137 - I'm sorry, Your Honor. 548 00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:13,372 Dennis! 549 00:21:13,373 --> 00:21:15,507 - Here, I'll put him in Mr. Wilson's briefcase. 550 00:21:15,508 --> 00:21:16,909 - Oh no you don't, Dennis! 551 00:21:16,910 --> 00:21:19,311 - Get out of that thing. 552 00:21:19,312 --> 00:21:23,082 - Bailiff, take care of the, uh, lady, will you? 553 00:21:23,083 --> 00:21:24,883 [frog croak] 554 00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:26,885 - Careful, Sam doesn't like to be held too tight. 555 00:21:26,886 --> 00:21:29,088 - Dennis, come along now. 556 00:21:29,089 --> 00:21:30,856 - Oh! 557 00:21:30,857 --> 00:21:33,759 - Here, hold that down, lady, so he don't get away, will you? 558 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,395 [gavel pounding] 559 00:21:36,396 --> 00:21:37,696 - Now let's get on with the case. 560 00:21:37,697 --> 00:21:39,565 - Yes, Your Honor. 561 00:21:39,566 --> 00:21:41,300 Uh, now, Dennis, I want you to tell 562 00:21:41,301 --> 00:21:43,836 the judge just what happened yesterday morning. 563 00:21:43,837 --> 00:21:45,537 Now, you were playing the park, is that right? 564 00:21:45,538 --> 00:21:48,440 - We were playing tag on the grass where we always play 565 00:21:48,441 --> 00:21:52,611 and this Mr. Officer said, "You kids can't play here anymore." 566 00:21:52,612 --> 00:21:55,114 And he chased us off, so we all went home. 567 00:21:55,115 --> 00:21:58,117 - Didn't you know you weren't supposed to play there anymore? 568 00:21:58,118 --> 00:21:59,518 Weren't there any signs on the lawn? 569 00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:01,653 - No sir. 570 00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,756 - Oh, there were no signs of any kind 571 00:22:03,757 --> 00:22:05,657 on the grass at that time, Your Honor. 572 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:07,626 Therefore, we feel the negligence 573 00:22:07,627 --> 00:22:09,194 on the part of the city officials 574 00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:12,531 should nullify the case against my client and gain for us-- 575 00:22:12,532 --> 00:22:17,903 - Let the boy talk, Mr., uh, Mason. 576 00:22:17,904 --> 00:22:20,105 - The name is Wilson, Your Honor. 577 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:23,375 - Oh, my mistake. 578 00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:25,711 Were there no signs posted, son? 579 00:22:25,712 --> 00:22:28,614 - No sir, The officer put the sign up later 580 00:22:28,615 --> 00:22:30,215 and he didn't tell Dad it was there. 581 00:22:30,216 --> 00:22:34,486 - Your Honor, I intend to show mitigating circumstances here. 582 00:22:34,487 --> 00:22:37,890 Oh true, Mr. Mitchell did walk on the grass, but, well, 583 00:22:37,891 --> 00:22:39,658 we've done that for years and-- 584 00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:41,894 [frog croaking] 585 00:22:41,895 --> 00:22:43,796 - I'll take care of it, Your Honor. 586 00:22:43,797 --> 00:22:50,870 [frog croaking] 587 00:22:54,107 --> 00:22:55,874 - I gather you don't think your dad ought 588 00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,276 to have to pay a fine, eh? 589 00:22:57,277 --> 00:23:00,479 - No sir, because it wasn't his fault. 590 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,881 But I guess you do need the money awful bad though, 591 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:04,283 don't you, judge? 592 00:23:04,284 --> 00:23:05,551 - What? 593 00:23:05,552 --> 00:23:08,087 - I've got $4 in my piggy bank, and you can have that. 594 00:23:08,088 --> 00:23:10,155 - What makes you think I need the money, Dennis? 595 00:23:10,156 --> 00:23:12,891 - Well, Mr. Wilson said you were the poorest 596 00:23:12,892 --> 00:23:14,660 judge this town ever had. 597 00:23:14,661 --> 00:23:16,228 So if you're poor-- 598 00:23:16,229 --> 00:23:18,364 - Oh, is that so? 599 00:23:18,365 --> 00:23:21,900 - Oh, well, that isn't what I meant, Your Honor. 600 00:23:21,901 --> 00:23:23,302 I-- oh, good Heavens. 601 00:23:23,303 --> 00:23:24,703 Oh, great Scott. 602 00:23:24,704 --> 00:23:27,639 [frog croaking] 603 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,074 BAILIFF (OFFSCREEN): Hey, hey, come back here. 604 00:23:29,075 --> 00:23:30,676 Here, froggy. - I'll get him! 605 00:23:30,677 --> 00:23:31,744 Here, Sam! Here, Sam! 606 00:23:31,745 --> 00:23:33,078 - Here, Froggy! Come back here! 607 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:37,249 Frog! - I got him, I got him! 608 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,252 [frog croak] 609 00:23:45,925 --> 00:23:48,727 - And I'd like to say further that we apologize 610 00:23:48,728 --> 00:23:51,296 most humbly for the confusion, Your Honor. 611 00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:53,766 - Oh, never mind about that. 612 00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:56,835 Now, there was a violation here, Mr. Mitchell. 613 00:23:56,836 --> 00:23:58,303 We're agreed on that? 614 00:23:58,304 --> 00:23:59,471 Yes, Your Honor. 615 00:23:59,472 --> 00:24:01,040 - I realize that you people have been 616 00:24:01,041 --> 00:24:04,309 accustomed to crossing the park area here for years. 617 00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:06,178 - Oh, yes, yes, indeed. 618 00:24:06,179 --> 00:24:09,214 We won't do it anymore, but we always have. 619 00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:12,818 - Furthermore, your claim that you were given no prior warning 620 00:24:12,819 --> 00:24:14,853 seems quite valid. 621 00:24:14,854 --> 00:24:17,256 I see from the arresting officer's report 622 00:24:17,257 --> 00:24:20,426 that the sign was posted just a few minutes 623 00:24:20,427 --> 00:24:22,061 before your violation. 624 00:24:22,062 --> 00:24:23,495 - Yes, sir. 625 00:24:23,496 --> 00:24:26,565 - I think that even a poor judge would concede the point here. 626 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:28,634 Don't let it happen again. 627 00:24:28,635 --> 00:24:30,069 Case dismissed. 628 00:24:30,070 --> 00:24:31,404 - Congratulations, Mitchell. 629 00:24:34,074 --> 00:24:35,808 - This sure was fun, judge. 630 00:24:35,809 --> 00:24:38,111 I hope Dad gets to come back here a lot. 631 00:24:53,626 --> 00:25:13,680 [theme music] 632 00:25:30,296 --> 00:25:33,065 ANNOUNCER: This has been a Screen Gems film production 633 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:33,166 from the Hollywood studios of Columbia Pictures.