1 00:00:11,678 --> 00:00:14,079 [squishing] 2 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,515 - What the heck is that noise? 3 00:00:16,516 --> 00:00:17,750 - I don't know. 4 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:19,418 I called Dennis to breakfast a few minutes ago, 5 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:21,120 but that doesn't sound like him. 6 00:00:21,121 --> 00:00:22,955 - Maybe he has a new pet. 7 00:00:22,956 --> 00:00:24,256 - A pet? 8 00:00:24,257 --> 00:00:26,759 - Well, he's always bringing home stray cats and dogs. 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,994 Maybe he brought home a stray elephant. 10 00:00:28,995 --> 00:00:33,799 - I wouldn't put it past him. 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,767 - Morning mom. 12 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:35,734 Morning dad. 13 00:00:35,735 --> 00:00:39,772 - Dennis! 14 00:00:39,773 --> 00:00:46,211 Whe-- Where did you get those awful things? 15 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:47,479 - I sent away for them. 16 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:48,380 Aren't they funny? 17 00:00:48,381 --> 00:00:49,682 - Very funny. 18 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:51,417 Why don't you ever send away for something useful? 19 00:00:51,418 --> 00:00:54,253 - Useful things aren't any fun, dad. 20 00:00:54,254 --> 00:00:55,888 - Oh, I don't know, Henry. 21 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:57,823 Those might be very useful. 22 00:00:57,824 --> 00:01:01,126 Hand me one of them, would you, dear? 23 00:01:01,127 --> 00:01:02,594 Thank you, dear. 24 00:01:02,595 --> 00:01:04,763 Now, you see Henry, if Dennis doesn't sit right down 25 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:07,534 and eat his breakfast, this would make a dandy paddle. 26 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:35,729 {\an8}[theme music] 27 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,901 - Fielding is like all publishers. 28 00:01:42,902 --> 00:01:44,303 Always complaining. 29 00:01:44,304 --> 00:01:46,672 No matter how good my articles are, he's never satisfied. 30 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:47,806 - Hold still, dear. 31 00:01:47,807 --> 00:01:49,908 Write something more colorful, he says. 32 00:01:49,909 --> 00:01:51,944 Something more exciting, he says. 33 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,445 What does he want for $0.10 a word? 34 00:01:53,446 --> 00:01:54,113 Hemingway? 35 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:55,748 - Hold still, dear. 36 00:01:55,749 --> 00:01:57,916 - Well, if he thinks taking us to dinner at the hotel 37 00:01:57,917 --> 00:01:59,618 is going to make up for his snide remarks, 38 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:01,787 he's very much-- [grumbling]. 39 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:05,090 - Oh, I'm terribly sorry John. 40 00:02:05,091 --> 00:02:09,061 Now dear, if you'll just hold still, that won't happen again. 41 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,530 You know, Mr. Fielding does have a point. 42 00:02:11,531 --> 00:02:15,100 That last article you did wasn't exactly Nobel Prize stuff. 43 00:02:15,101 --> 00:02:18,070 My Friend the Guppy? 44 00:02:18,071 --> 00:02:20,205 - Well, I was stuck for a subject that week. 45 00:02:20,206 --> 00:02:22,474 - Oh, you were indeed. 46 00:02:22,475 --> 00:02:24,309 Dennis running over here all the time. 47 00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:26,445 I-- I couldn't even think that weel. 48 00:02:26,446 --> 00:02:27,513 - Poor little Dennis. 49 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:28,815 He gets blamed for everything. 50 00:02:33,186 --> 00:02:35,521 - Boy they sure are funny, Dennis. 51 00:02:35,522 --> 00:02:37,222 You should've worn them to school today. 52 00:02:37,223 --> 00:02:38,524 - I will tomorrow. 53 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:40,727 Hey, let's go over and shows Mr. Wilson how they look. 54 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:46,199 Mr. Wilson! Mr. Wilson! 55 00:02:50,704 --> 00:02:53,472 - Eloise, if there's one thing I do not need today, 56 00:02:53,473 --> 00:02:54,506 it's Dennis Mitchell. 57 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:55,307 Let's go. 58 00:02:55,308 --> 00:02:56,709 [knocking] 59 00:02:56,710 --> 00:02:59,012 DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): It's me, Dennis! 60 00:02:59,112 --> 00:03:01,213 - You could at least go tell him. 61 00:03:01,214 --> 00:03:02,548 - Don't let him hear your voice. 62 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:03,849 We'll be late. 63 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:10,957 [knocking] 64 00:03:11,057 --> 00:03:12,591 - Nobody home, huh? 65 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:14,059 - I guess not. 66 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:15,728 - Aw heck. 67 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:17,263 - I sure did wanna surprise him. 68 00:03:20,433 --> 00:03:21,533 Hey, wait a minute. 69 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:23,503 Maybe he's out back by the garage. 70 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:32,745 OK dad. 71 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:34,680 I'm ready to go. 72 00:03:34,681 --> 00:03:35,982 - Oh no. 73 00:03:36,082 --> 00:03:37,816 Dennis, you are not wearing those ridiculous feet 74 00:03:37,817 --> 00:03:38,884 to school. 75 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:40,152 Now take them off right this minute. 76 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,186 - Aw heck. 77 00:03:41,187 --> 00:03:42,921 - You know perfectly well your teacher 78 00:03:42,922 --> 00:03:45,424 won't let you weae those. 79 00:03:45,425 --> 00:03:46,625 - OK mom. 80 00:03:46,626 --> 00:03:48,527 We wouldn't have much time for them anyhow. 81 00:03:48,528 --> 00:03:50,963 We're getting off at noon today. 82 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,197 - Oh, how come? 83 00:03:52,198 --> 00:03:53,465 - They're having some kind of a teachers' meeting. 84 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:54,500 - Oh. 85 00:03:54,501 --> 00:03:56,435 Well, be good boys today, both of you. 86 00:03:56,436 --> 00:03:57,470 - Bye sweet heart. 87 00:04:13,653 --> 00:04:15,888 - John, did you see this article in the second section 88 00:04:15,889 --> 00:04:18,190 about the monster? - No. 89 00:04:18,191 --> 00:04:21,260 What has my editor done now? 90 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:23,062 - Not Mr. Fielding. 91 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:26,198 It says here Bigfoot monster strikes again. 92 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:28,367 - Oh, that, yeah. 93 00:04:28,368 --> 00:04:31,437 - Mr. Watts, who has a farm in the hills out west of here, 94 00:04:31,438 --> 00:04:34,106 heard a commotion in his barnayrd Tuesday night, 95 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:36,909 and when he rushed outside, he heard some huge creature 96 00:04:36,910 --> 00:04:38,978 running away through the brush. 97 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:40,679 - Oh sure, sure. 98 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:45,417 - The monster, which had stolen a pig but dropped it in flight, 99 00:04:45,418 --> 00:04:47,820 left huge, manlike tracks measuring 100 00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:50,089 nearly two feet in length. 101 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:52,992 - Eloise, that story crops up every year, 102 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:55,728 and the monster always steals a pig. 103 00:04:55,729 --> 00:04:56,729 - Yes, I know, but it-- 104 00:04:56,730 --> 00:04:58,097 - Did the farmer see it? 105 00:04:58,098 --> 00:04:58,998 No. 106 00:04:59,099 --> 00:05:00,399 Nobody ever sees it. 107 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,235 They just hear it crashing through the bushes. 108 00:05:03,236 --> 00:05:04,703 - Well, that's true, but-- 109 00:05:04,704 --> 00:05:06,940 - Mysterious monster strikes again. 110 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:07,673 Bigfoot. 111 00:05:07,674 --> 00:05:08,674 What is it? 112 00:05:08,675 --> 00:05:10,909 Is it man, or is ti beast? 113 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:13,412 I'll tell you what it is. 114 00:05:13,413 --> 00:05:15,147 It's a lot of baloney. 115 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:16,583 Now, coming out? 116 00:05:20,887 --> 00:05:23,856 - You know, John, this picture could be real. 117 00:05:23,857 --> 00:05:27,493 - When you just hang on to your childlike faith, my dear. 118 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:34,266 All I can say is-- Jump Johowsefat! 119 00:05:34,267 --> 00:05:37,836 - You don't have to be insulting about it. 120 00:05:37,837 --> 00:05:39,371 - It's him, Eloise! 121 00:05:39,372 --> 00:05:40,773 He was here! 122 00:05:40,774 --> 00:05:42,074 In our yard. 123 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:44,843 - What? 124 00:05:44,844 --> 00:05:47,946 - Ld Bigfoot, the-- the monster. 125 00:05:47,947 --> 00:05:50,549 He was in this yard last night. 126 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:51,550 - Oh. 127 00:05:51,551 --> 00:05:55,120 Oh dear, John. 128 00:05:55,121 --> 00:05:57,256 Look, there's another one. 129 00:05:57,257 --> 00:05:59,758 - What a story, Eloise. 130 00:05:59,759 --> 00:06:02,929 Yes, by George, this will shut Fielding up. 131 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:04,863 He wanted something with excitement in it, did he? 132 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:06,632 Well, I'll write him a story that'll 133 00:06:06,633 --> 00:06:08,534 make his hair stand on end. 134 00:06:08,535 --> 00:06:12,037 How I Trapped Old Bigfoot, by John Wilson. 135 00:06:12,038 --> 00:06:13,405 - John, you're mad. 136 00:06:13,406 --> 00:06:15,909 - I've got to call Fielding and get him out here right now. 137 00:06:22,615 --> 00:06:24,516 Well, that's enough pictures, Mr. Fielding. 138 00:06:24,517 --> 00:06:27,753 Now I'll erase the footprint so no one gets wind of it. 139 00:06:27,754 --> 00:06:28,687 - Protect your story. 140 00:06:28,688 --> 00:06:30,356 Good. Very smart. 141 00:06:30,357 --> 00:06:32,358 - Oh, you've no idea how important 142 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:33,792 that is in this neighborhood. 143 00:06:33,793 --> 00:06:35,294 This little boy next door here. 144 00:06:35,295 --> 00:06:37,062 If he ever saw those footprints, he'd 145 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:38,664 spread it all over the state. 146 00:06:38,665 --> 00:06:41,467 - You really think you can lure this monster back here, do you? 147 00:06:41,468 --> 00:06:43,502 - I am not only going to lure him here, 148 00:06:43,503 --> 00:06:48,173 but I hope to capture him, tonight, alive and unharmed. 149 00:06:48,174 --> 00:06:50,309 - Oh, that would be something. 150 00:06:50,310 --> 00:06:52,911 If I had a story like that, real eye witness stuff, 151 00:06:52,912 --> 00:06:55,214 I could build a whole issue around it. 152 00:06:55,215 --> 00:06:56,648 You'll have it, Mr. Fielding. 153 00:06:56,649 --> 00:06:59,151 I will capture the monster and you 154 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:01,287 will have the scoop of the year. 155 00:07:24,110 --> 00:07:28,547 Oh, you chubby little rascal. 156 00:07:28,548 --> 00:07:31,050 Oh, bigfoot is gonna love you. 157 00:07:31,051 --> 00:07:32,051 Come on. 158 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:35,087 [squealing] 159 00:07:35,088 --> 00:07:36,121 - Stop squealing. 160 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,589 Get out of there. 161 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:38,557 Come on. 162 00:07:38,558 --> 00:07:40,059 [squealing] 163 00:07:40,060 --> 00:07:41,193 - Sh! 164 00:07:41,194 --> 00:07:42,294 You'll have the whole neighborhood coming 165 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:44,930 around to see what's-- Come on. Come on. 166 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:46,365 Come on, you big ham. 167 00:07:46,366 --> 00:07:48,500 Get out of there! 168 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:50,069 Come on. 169 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:50,936 - Hi Mr. Wilson! 170 00:07:50,937 --> 00:07:52,304 What you got there? 171 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:55,140 - Oh, for heaven's sake, Dennis, why aren't you in school? 172 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,643 - We got off at noon. 173 00:07:59,646 --> 00:08:01,613 Oh boy. A pig! 174 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:03,082 A real, live pig! 175 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:05,217 What are you gonna do with it, Mr. Wilson? 176 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:07,419 - I'm not going to do anything with it. 177 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,455 I'm-- I'm just going to keep it. 178 00:08:09,456 --> 00:08:10,856 - Where are you gonna keep it? 179 00:08:10,857 --> 00:08:11,457 In your back yard? 180 00:08:11,458 --> 00:08:12,124 - Yes. 181 00:08:12,125 --> 00:08:12,658 Yes, in my backyard. 182 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:13,392 Go on. 183 00:08:13,393 --> 00:08:16,829 Run along. 184 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:19,832 - Hey, Mrs. Elkins, look what Mr. Wilson's got. 185 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:20,833 A pig. 186 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:21,900 A real, live pig. 187 00:08:21,901 --> 00:08:24,370 He's gonna keep it in his back yard. 188 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:25,104 - What? 189 00:08:25,105 --> 00:08:29,375 [squealing] 190 00:08:29,376 --> 00:08:33,879 - Wha-- Of all the outrageous things to do, 191 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,048 turning our neighborhood into a pig sty. 192 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:39,351 - Now, look, Mrs. Elkins, I have enough trouble without you. 193 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:41,086 - I'll help you get him out, Mr. Wilson. 194 00:08:41,087 --> 00:08:43,455 - Oh, this is the last straw. 195 00:08:43,456 --> 00:08:46,191 I realize you and that pig have a lot in common. 196 00:08:46,192 --> 00:08:49,261 - Oh, go peddle your vitriol some place else. 197 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:50,696 It's none of your business. 198 00:08:50,697 --> 00:08:53,732 And if you think you're going to tell me what to do. 199 00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:55,701 DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Go on, boy! Go on! 200 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:56,636 Get out! 201 00:08:59,339 --> 00:09:05,044 - You're going to hear about this, you-- you big pig! 202 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:06,345 - Jeepers. 203 00:09:06,346 --> 00:09:08,313 I didn't mean to make your pig so nervous, Mr. Wilson. 204 00:09:08,314 --> 00:09:09,648 I was just trying to help you get-- 205 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:10,883 - Dennis. 206 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,384 Just go home. 207 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:13,753 Go on home. 208 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:22,494 Come on. 209 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:25,030 - I've got him where I want him this time, Mable. 210 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:27,766 I'll have John Wilson put in jail for this. 211 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:30,469 - I'm glad to hear it. 212 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:32,838 - The idea of keeping a pig in his backyard. 213 00:09:32,839 --> 00:09:34,573 Why, it's in violation of at least 214 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:36,675 four different ordinances. 215 00:09:36,676 --> 00:09:39,511 And he turned me in for keeping cats. 216 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:41,513 - I remember. 217 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:43,315 Have you called the police? 218 00:09:43,316 --> 00:09:44,850 - Well, not until I get an airtight case, 219 00:09:44,851 --> 00:09:46,485 Mable, and you can help me. 220 00:09:46,486 --> 00:09:49,154 Now, tonight you and I will sneak into Wilson's backyard 221 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:51,958 with my camera and take a picture of the pig itself. 222 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:54,626 Then I'll take that picture to the city attorney, 223 00:09:54,627 --> 00:09:56,963 and that will fix John Wilson. 224 00:09:59,899 --> 00:10:01,600 - And I was only trying to help with the pig, 225 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,168 but he got pretty mad. 226 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:05,771 - He gets mad awful easy. - Yeah. 227 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:08,273 I'm going over in his house right now 228 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:09,775 and telling him that I'm sorry. 229 00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:10,943 - I'll go too. 230 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:14,913 Maybe he'll give me a dime to go on home. 231 00:10:14,914 --> 00:10:17,649 - Then I'm going to cover this over carefully with brush, 232 00:10:17,650 --> 00:10:20,185 and I'll tie the pig over there to a stake. 233 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:23,989 Then when Bigfoot comes in here, he'll tumble into the pit, 234 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:25,290 and I've got him. 235 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:28,193 - This must've been a terrible job. 236 00:10:28,194 --> 00:10:30,129 Dear, you should have hired someone to dig it for him. 237 00:10:30,130 --> 00:10:31,930 Now, you're not used to this kind of work. 238 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:34,033 - Eloise, I couldn't hire anyone. 239 00:10:34,034 --> 00:10:35,300 I couldn't take a chance. 240 00:10:35,301 --> 00:10:37,202 If the news gets out about what I'm doing, 241 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:39,338 we'd be overrun with people. 242 00:10:39,339 --> 00:10:41,173 DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Hey Mr. Wilson! 243 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:43,509 Mr. Wilson! Wilson I came to tell you-- 244 00:10:43,510 --> 00:10:46,178 - Wow, look at that. 245 00:10:46,179 --> 00:10:47,613 - Oh, for Pete's sake. 246 00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:50,215 - What you digging, Mr. Wilson? 247 00:10:50,216 --> 00:10:51,717 - A hole? 248 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:53,786 - Of course it's a hole, Seymour. 249 00:10:53,787 --> 00:10:54,720 [phone ringing] 250 00:10:54,721 --> 00:10:55,654 - There's the phone. 251 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:58,023 I'll get it. 252 00:10:58,024 --> 00:11:00,325 - What you digging for, Mr. Wilson? 253 00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:01,860 - Buried treasure? 254 00:11:01,861 --> 00:11:04,329 - No, I'm not digging for buried treasure. 255 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,499 I was digging for a gopher. 256 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:08,300 - Gopher? 257 00:11:08,301 --> 00:11:10,769 - Boy, he must be awful deep. 258 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:15,074 - Yes, but he got away, so I'm all through with that hole now. 259 00:11:15,075 --> 00:11:17,643 There's nothing going on here now at all. 260 00:11:17,644 --> 00:11:18,477 - John. 261 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:20,079 Mr. Fielding's on the phone. 262 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:20,980 - Oh, thank you dear. 263 00:11:21,081 --> 00:11:22,448 Run along, fellows. 264 00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:23,383 Run along. 265 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,721 - I think he's still kind of mad, Dennis. 266 00:11:28,722 --> 00:11:31,523 - He's pretty tired from all that work. 267 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:33,959 Hey, I got a teriffic idea. 268 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,962 We're gonna do the swellest favor Mr. Wilson ever had. 269 00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:39,698 Boy, will he be happy. 270 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,533 - I followed the same technique used 271 00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:43,902 by African big game hunters. Careful, now. 272 00:11:43,903 --> 00:11:44,870 Careful. 273 00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:45,804 It's gone. 274 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:47,239 My pit is gone! 275 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,141 Where is it? 276 00:11:49,142 --> 00:11:51,110 - Perhaps you've been robbed. 277 00:11:51,111 --> 00:11:53,445 - But it was here, Mr. Fielding. 278 00:11:53,446 --> 00:11:56,215 You can see the loose dirt, and outline of the hole. 279 00:11:56,216 --> 00:11:59,218 I-- it's been filled in. 280 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:01,320 - Who'd have done that? 281 00:12:01,321 --> 00:12:03,756 - When things go wrong, there can only 282 00:12:03,757 --> 00:12:11,296 be one possible answer Dennis! 283 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:13,298 - Hi, Mr. Wilson! 284 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:14,833 Oh, you found what we did huh? 285 00:12:14,834 --> 00:12:16,068 - Yes, we found it. 286 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:17,670 Why did you do it? 287 00:12:17,671 --> 00:12:19,171 - Just because we're friends. 288 00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:20,639 You don't even have to pay me. 289 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,107 It was for free. 290 00:12:22,108 --> 00:12:24,076 - I'll take a dime. 291 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:29,581 - Oh, well the-- Dennis, I wanted the hole left there. 292 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:30,949 - You did? 293 00:12:30,950 --> 00:12:33,852 But you said you'd stopped trying to catch the gopher. 294 00:12:33,853 --> 00:12:35,487 - Gopher? 295 00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:40,259 - Well, there-- there wasn't any gopher, fellas. 296 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:42,661 - Then what did you did the hole for? 297 00:12:42,662 --> 00:12:44,530 - Well, I'll level with you. 298 00:12:44,531 --> 00:12:47,833 I, I told a little fib so you would 299 00:12:47,834 --> 00:12:50,602 know there was a prowler in our neighborhood. 300 00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:53,105 I was afraid it might alarm you. 301 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,106 - A prowler? 302 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:55,207 - Yes. 303 00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:56,208 Somebody who's been sneaking around here 304 00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:58,011 at night looking for things to steal. 305 00:12:58,111 --> 00:13:01,847 And, well, I dug the pit for him to fall into. 306 00:13:01,848 --> 00:13:03,816 - Jeepers, I'm sorry, Mr. Wilson. 307 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:06,051 Can we help you dig the hole again? 308 00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:07,286 - Oh, never mind. I'll handle it. 309 00:13:07,287 --> 00:13:09,254 You just go on. 310 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:10,724 - Am I gonna get the dime? 311 00:13:17,163 --> 00:13:18,764 That's not a dime, Mr. Wilson. 312 00:13:18,765 --> 00:13:19,765 That's a penny. 313 00:13:19,766 --> 00:13:24,237 Thanks. 314 00:13:28,241 --> 00:13:30,309 - That was quite a story about the prowler, wasn't it? 315 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:31,877 Perhaps you should stop writing articles 316 00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:33,479 and try your hand at fiction. 317 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,948 - Well, I couldn't tell them about the big footed creature. 318 00:13:35,949 --> 00:13:38,384 They'd blab it all over town. 319 00:13:38,385 --> 00:13:42,755 Well, there's only one thing left to do. 320 00:13:42,756 --> 00:13:45,591 We'll have to dig ourselves another pit. 321 00:13:45,592 --> 00:13:47,760 - Not we, Wilson. 322 00:13:47,761 --> 00:13:48,827 You. 323 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,430 I'm strictly a spectator. 324 00:14:00,540 --> 00:14:03,609 - Boy, this sure is exciting about the prowler. 325 00:14:03,610 --> 00:14:05,044 Sure wish we could catch him. 326 00:14:05,045 --> 00:14:06,345 - Yeah. 327 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:07,813 You think digging a hole's the right way to do it? 328 00:14:07,814 --> 00:14:10,783 - Well, they'd have to be awful stupid to fall in a hole. 329 00:14:10,784 --> 00:14:12,618 - Boy, I'll say. 330 00:14:12,619 --> 00:14:14,920 - Hey, why don't we go ask Sgt. Mooney? 331 00:14:14,921 --> 00:14:16,855 He'd know. - Yeah. 332 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,224 Catching crooks is his business. 333 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:20,359 - Come on, let's go. 334 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:21,827 Aren't you coming, Seymour? 335 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:22,528 - No. 336 00:14:22,529 --> 00:14:23,729 I'm gonna spend my dime. 337 00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:28,767 - When are you gonna give me 338 00:14:28,768 --> 00:14:31,070 I've had nothing out of you for weeks. 339 00:14:31,071 --> 00:14:32,972 - Oh, sure you have, Mike. 340 00:14:33,073 --> 00:14:35,307 I called you a couple of days ago when I made an arrest. 341 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,842 - I said news. 342 00:14:36,843 --> 00:14:40,079 Who cares about you giving your mother a ticket for jaywalking? 343 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:43,349 - That was my aunt. 344 00:14:43,350 --> 00:14:44,283 - Hi, Sgt. Mooney. 345 00:14:44,284 --> 00:14:45,751 - Well, hello there, boys. 346 00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:47,219 What can I do for you? 347 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:48,787 - We want to know what you'd do if you 348 00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:51,957 were trying to catch a prowler. - OK. 349 00:14:51,958 --> 00:14:54,259 I don't mind giving away trade secrets. 350 00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:56,628 First thing I'd do would be the throw out the dragnet. 351 00:14:56,629 --> 00:14:57,930 - How you do that? 352 00:14:57,931 --> 00:14:59,164 - It's easy, Tommy. 353 00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:01,100 You get a dragnet, and you throw itt out. 354 00:15:01,101 --> 00:15:02,768 Right, Sgt. Mooney? 355 00:15:02,769 --> 00:15:04,036 - That's the idea. 356 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:05,604 You know, if I'm not careful, you'll 357 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:07,072 be taking my job away from me. 358 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:11,043 - What a break for the city. 359 00:15:11,044 --> 00:15:14,113 - If we caught a prowler, would we get a reward? 360 00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:15,881 - Oh, sure you would. 361 00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:18,283 We pay $3 apiece for prowlers. 362 00:15:18,284 --> 00:15:19,218 That's top price. 363 00:15:19,219 --> 00:15:20,386 - $3. 364 00:15:20,387 --> 00:15:22,855 Oh, boy. 365 00:15:22,856 --> 00:15:24,923 - You got any particular prowler in mind, Dennis? 366 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:25,924 - Yeah. 367 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,793 The one Mr. Wilson's trying to catch. 368 00:15:27,794 --> 00:15:29,862 - He's gonna set a trap for him tonight in his backyard. 369 00:15:29,863 --> 00:15:31,864 - But I get we get the reward. 370 00:15:31,865 --> 00:15:34,166 Thanks for telling us about the dragnet, Sgt. Mooney. 371 00:15:34,167 --> 00:15:34,767 - Bye. 372 00:15:34,768 --> 00:15:35,934 - Come on, Tommy. 373 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:37,503 - Bye. 374 00:15:37,504 --> 00:15:38,972 - Good bye. 375 00:15:39,072 --> 00:15:40,839 - Is that John Wilson they're talking about? 376 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:41,940 The writer? 377 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:42,641 - That's him. 378 00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:44,276 A real nervous nelly. 379 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:47,079 He probably saw a cat one night, thought it was a prowler. 380 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,148 - Oh, sure. 381 00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:51,717 Hey, suppose he did see a prowler. 382 00:15:51,718 --> 00:15:53,118 If you tried to catch him, the poor dope 383 00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:54,586 could get himself killed. 384 00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,321 After all, it takes a professional lawman 385 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,624 who knows his business to catch a prowler. 386 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:00,526 - Where can we find one? 387 00:16:00,527 --> 00:16:01,560 - A prowler? 388 00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:04,029 - No, a lawman that knows his business. 389 00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:11,036 - Well, I-- well, I think I'll stake out near the house 390 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:12,504 tonight and keep my eyes open. 391 00:16:12,505 --> 00:16:13,806 You want to come along? 392 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:15,574 - For what? 393 00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:17,409 - Well, if there is a prowler, you 394 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:19,778 can get some pictures of a real cop in action. 395 00:16:19,779 --> 00:16:20,779 - OK. 396 00:16:20,780 --> 00:16:22,214 Count me in. 397 00:16:22,215 --> 00:16:25,285 If I get one shot of you standing up, that'll be news. 398 00:16:29,622 --> 00:16:31,190 - Boy, it sure is lucky your folks 399 00:16:31,191 --> 00:16:33,525 had these old tennis nets, Seymour. 400 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:35,060 - Yeah. 401 00:16:35,061 --> 00:16:37,229 They'll make a swell dragnet when we get them tied together. 402 00:16:37,230 --> 00:16:40,199 - We'll sneak up in the treehouse tonight after dinner. 403 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:41,500 If that old prowler comes along, we'll 404 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:47,206 throw the dragnet out right on top of them. 405 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:49,775 - We'll get old Bigfoot, Mr. Fielding. 406 00:16:49,776 --> 00:16:53,078 If I do say so myself, I've done a magnificent job 407 00:16:53,079 --> 00:16:55,080 of camouflaging this pit. 408 00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:56,682 You'd hardly know it was there. 409 00:16:56,683 --> 00:16:58,250 - Sure looks great to me. 410 00:16:58,251 --> 00:16:59,852 - Lucky we have a dark night. 411 00:16:59,853 --> 00:17:01,487 Good things there isn't any moon. 412 00:17:01,488 --> 00:17:03,389 - Oh, this is so exciting. 413 00:17:03,390 --> 00:17:06,559 I feel just like Dr. Livingston in the jungles of Africa. 414 00:17:11,464 --> 00:17:13,533 Oh, you dainty little ordeuvre, you. 415 00:17:19,939 --> 00:17:22,641 - Did you have to wear your nightshirt? 416 00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:25,044 Whoever saw a policeman in his nightshirt? 417 00:17:25,045 --> 00:17:27,546 - If you don't like it, I'll take it off. 418 00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:28,814 - Leave it on. 419 00:17:28,815 --> 00:17:31,684 I never saw a policeman with his clothes off, either. 420 00:17:31,685 --> 00:17:33,620 Come on, let's go up in the treehouse. 421 00:17:43,363 --> 00:17:46,398 - We'll go down this driveway and hide behind Mitchell's garage. 422 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:49,201 That'll give us a good view of Wilson's patio. 423 00:17:49,202 --> 00:17:50,369 - OK, Sherlock. 424 00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:52,738 And if you see a prowler, you know what to do. 425 00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:53,539 - Sure. 426 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:54,708 Give you artificial respiration. 427 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:05,351 - We'll sneak into his patio from the back. 428 00:18:05,352 --> 00:18:08,120 - Oh, I do hope we get a picture of that pig. 429 00:18:08,121 --> 00:18:10,022 - Oh, we'll get it. 430 00:18:10,023 --> 00:18:12,092 We'll really fix that dear Mr. Wilson. 431 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:16,895 - Old Bigfoot will be here soon. 432 00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:18,263 I just know he will. 433 00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:20,833 - This might give you a bonus, Wilson. 434 00:18:20,834 --> 00:18:21,867 - Oh, thank you. 435 00:18:21,868 --> 00:18:22,701 - Yes. 436 00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:24,803 This should be quite a story. 437 00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:26,638 - And it's all mine. 438 00:18:26,639 --> 00:18:30,609 Nobody knows that anything is going on. 439 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:32,845 - I don't see a prowler yet. 440 00:18:32,846 --> 00:18:35,381 - Achoo! - Stop sneezing, Seymour. 441 00:18:35,382 --> 00:18:37,049 You'll scare him off. 442 00:18:37,050 --> 00:18:41,053 - I can't help it, I'm drafty. 443 00:18:41,054 --> 00:18:42,521 - Be careful with that platter, dear. 444 00:18:42,522 --> 00:18:44,123 It's our best china. - I know. 445 00:18:44,124 --> 00:18:45,257 It makes me nervous. 446 00:18:45,258 --> 00:18:47,060 I'll put it up in the cupboard here. 447 00:18:50,497 --> 00:18:52,464 - What's the matter? 448 00:18:52,465 --> 00:18:54,634 - I thought I saw someone moving out by the garage. 449 00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:01,373 - Well, it looks like two figures. 450 00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:02,408 - I better go check. 451 00:19:02,409 --> 00:19:04,911 - No, Henry, it might be dangerous. 452 00:19:05,011 --> 00:19:06,078 - Oh, I'll take care of myself. 453 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:07,414 - W-- Wait a minute. 454 00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:30,737 - Hey, there's somebody down there, Dennis. 455 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:34,908 - Wait'll he gets under the tree. 456 00:19:40,747 --> 00:19:43,048 - Can't see a thing. 457 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:45,651 - Oh, I can smell a pig. 458 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:47,120 We'll find him. 459 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,838 [squealing] - Bigfoot. 460 00:20:05,839 --> 00:20:06,739 Come on. 461 00:20:06,740 --> 00:20:09,208 Through the living room! 462 00:20:09,209 --> 00:20:10,709 - Sounds like somebody's getting murdered. 463 00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:11,877 - Probably Wilson. Come on. 464 00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:14,513 Come around this way. 465 00:20:14,514 --> 00:20:16,548 - I wonder who yelled over there. 466 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,117 Hey, maybe it's another prowler. 467 00:20:18,118 --> 00:20:20,619 - Ours is under the tree now. 468 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:22,088 - Throw out the dragnet! 469 00:20:26,126 --> 00:20:28,060 HENRY (OFFSCREEN): Help! 470 00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:31,563 Help! 471 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:35,534 - Look out for the couch. 472 00:20:35,535 --> 00:20:39,505 - Let's get on, dear. 473 00:20:39,506 --> 00:20:44,476 [squealing] - Mable! 474 00:20:44,477 --> 00:20:47,980 The man's got me! 475 00:20:47,981 --> 00:20:49,449 Let go of me, you beast. 476 00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:02,896 - I don't know what this is, but it's great. 477 00:21:07,434 --> 00:21:10,736 - Mrs. Elkins, what are you doing down there? 478 00:21:10,737 --> 00:21:15,074 - Well, I'm trying to get out, you fool. 479 00:21:15,075 --> 00:21:18,277 - Jeepers, there must be a war going on down there. 480 00:21:18,278 --> 00:21:22,147 - Wilson. 481 00:21:22,148 --> 00:21:27,586 - John. 482 00:21:27,587 --> 00:21:29,556 Oh darling, you're safe. 483 00:21:34,461 --> 00:21:38,163 - I- I never dreamed you cared. 484 00:21:38,164 --> 00:21:39,098 - Help! 485 00:21:39,099 --> 00:21:41,266 - What's going on, Mitchell? 486 00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:42,668 - Beats me, Mooney. 487 00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:43,669 Help! Help! 488 00:21:43,670 --> 00:21:44,470 - Well, come on. 489 00:21:44,471 --> 00:21:45,337 Get out of that net. 490 00:21:45,338 --> 00:21:47,973 I gotta arrest somebody. 491 00:21:47,974 --> 00:21:49,842 Help! 492 00:21:49,843 --> 00:21:52,778 What have I done? 493 00:21:52,779 --> 00:21:59,284 - Well, Dr. and Mrs. Livingston, I presume? 494 00:21:59,285 --> 00:22:02,721 - Say cheese. 495 00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:05,657 - Seems like everybody's looking for that prowler. 496 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:06,825 - Yeah. 497 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:11,463 Boy, this is more fun than the fourth of July. 498 00:22:11,464 --> 00:22:15,067 - That confounded photographer is making me a laughingstock. 499 00:22:15,068 --> 00:22:17,202 And look at that picture of you and Mr. Fielding. 500 00:22:17,203 --> 00:22:20,439 And that vulgar caption. 501 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,442 How to keep a publisher happy. 502 00:22:23,443 --> 00:22:25,411 - He seemed happy. 503 00:22:25,412 --> 00:22:27,546 - Well, he wasn't this morning when I called him up. 504 00:22:27,547 --> 00:22:30,315 He may never give me another assignment. 505 00:22:30,316 --> 00:22:32,484 - Now, I think poor Sgt. Mooney has more reason 506 00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:34,219 to complain than you have. 507 00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:35,688 - He should complain? 508 00:22:35,689 --> 00:22:40,092 He's threatening to-- to arrest me for disturbing the peace. 509 00:22:40,093 --> 00:22:42,327 - That's my favorite picture. 510 00:22:42,328 --> 00:22:44,129 Quite good of you. 511 00:22:44,130 --> 00:22:46,331 - The latest thing in love nests. 512 00:22:46,332 --> 00:22:48,233 Disgusting! 513 00:22:48,234 --> 00:22:50,169 - Weren't you comfortable, dear? 514 00:22:50,170 --> 00:22:55,107 - That woman has bones in some of the strangest places. 515 00:22:55,108 --> 00:22:56,408 - Poor John. 516 00:22:56,409 --> 00:22:59,111 Once more I-- I failed to capture 517 00:22:59,112 --> 00:23:00,746 the monster with the big feet. 518 00:23:00,747 --> 00:23:04,416 - Aw. 519 00:23:04,417 --> 00:23:05,818 - Here you are, dad. 520 00:23:05,819 --> 00:23:07,219 - Thanks. 521 00:23:07,220 --> 00:23:09,588 I wonder if Mr. Wilson will want to see anybody this morning. 522 00:23:09,589 --> 00:23:11,890 - After last night, he'll need some cheering up. 523 00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:13,125 - Yeah. 524 00:23:13,126 --> 00:23:15,427 He didn't enjoy himself half as much as I did. 525 00:23:15,428 --> 00:23:17,262 - Nor I. There's nothing like having 526 00:23:17,263 --> 00:23:19,631 your own son throw a net over your head. 527 00:23:19,632 --> 00:23:20,866 - Come on. 528 00:23:20,867 --> 00:23:21,800 - Wait a minute. 529 00:23:21,801 --> 00:23:23,702 I just thought of something. 530 00:23:23,703 --> 00:23:26,705 - Dennis, hurry up. 531 00:23:26,706 --> 00:23:29,308 - Wha-- What do you want with those things. 532 00:23:29,309 --> 00:23:30,442 - They're funny looking. 533 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:32,244 Maybe these'll help cheer Mr. Wilson up. 534 00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:33,712 You and mom go ahead. 535 00:23:33,713 --> 00:23:35,148 I'll put them on. 536 00:23:40,086 --> 00:23:42,955 - Well, anyway John, I'll bet we scared that prowler off. 537 00:23:42,956 --> 00:23:45,758 - Well, Henry, it's too late to keep my secret now, 538 00:23:45,759 --> 00:23:48,527 but there wasn't any prowler. 539 00:23:48,528 --> 00:23:50,562 - What was the pit for? 540 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:53,232 - Well I was trying to catch a strange creature that 541 00:23:53,233 --> 00:23:54,767 left prints on our patio. 542 00:23:54,768 --> 00:23:58,137 A creature with enormous feet. 543 00:23:58,138 --> 00:23:59,939 - E-enormous feet. 544 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,308 - If that hullabaloo hadn't broken loose out there, 545 00:24:03,309 --> 00:24:06,045 I-- I'm sure I would have caught him. 546 00:24:06,046 --> 00:24:08,547 - Look what I got, Mr. Wilson. 547 00:24:08,548 --> 00:24:12,051 I wore them over here the other day, but you weren't home. 548 00:24:12,052 --> 00:24:13,652 Aren't they funny looking? - Fine. 549 00:24:13,653 --> 00:24:14,887 They look fine. 550 00:24:14,888 --> 00:24:17,523 I lost an opportunity to trap a grotesque monster. 551 00:24:17,524 --> 00:24:19,959 A chance to become famous. 552 00:24:23,797 --> 00:24:28,701 I fail to see that my loss is any laughing matter. 553 00:24:28,702 --> 00:24:30,102 Oh no. 554 00:24:30,103 --> 00:24:32,071 No! 555 00:24:32,072 --> 00:24:34,239 - Why don't you laugh too, Mr. Wilson? 556 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:35,742 You're the one I wanna cheer up. 557 00:24:44,484 --> 00:24:48,655 [theme music] 558 00:25:28,561 --> 00:25:32,465 NARRATOR: This has been a Screen Gems film production.