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♪ When I'm with you

♪ Everyday is a brand new day

♪ When I'm with you

♪ Good morning, world

♪ When I'm with you

♪ When I'm with you

♪ Talking to trees

♪ Spending time with flowers

♪ When I'm with you

♪ I think you think I'm clever

♪ When I'm with you

♪ This could go on for forever

♪ Smiling down clouds

♪ When I'm with you

♪ When I'm with you

♪ I can carry your dreams

♪ Hold you in my arms forever

- Come in.

Just let me put my bicycle down and get things started

and then we can talk.

All right?

The name's Billy Baker and this is my pub.

You can call me "The Kid," if you like.

That's the name I go under.

That was my fighting name.

109 fights and I only lost three.

And they weren't the last three either.

I was Welterweight Champion of the British Isles

and I fought them all.

Charlie Madden,

Ruben Murillo and...

earned these ships.

But the greatest fighter I ever stepped into a ring with

was this one.

Matilda.

That's right.

A kangaroo.

You know,

if God created man and beast,

then I'd have to say,

he gave Matlida the most extraordinary talent.

More than any other fighter that ever lived.

People think that ex-fighters like me

end up owning pubs like this.

But it's not true.

In fact,

most of us end up not being able to pay for our own drinks.

Matilda got me this.

Like he got everything for everyone that ever knew him.

Seems like only yesterday when me and Matilda

arrived in America.

Times were hard.

We were hungry.

And I'll tell you,

New York isn't a place to be hungry.

I tried explaining Matilda was just loving him.

But the poor bloke was scared stiff

when there was no calming anybody down.

I didn't know what to do.

I was desperate.

They carted Matilda off to a dog jail.

Then I saw in this show business paper

a little advertisement on the bottom of the page

that said, "Book with Bernie."

But it was me only hope.

- Lee don't give no exhibition in Toledo

for that kind of money.

You tell Carter not to call me till he triples the money,

and even then I ain't guaranteeing nothing.

What do you got, a tape worm?

No, no, not you.

Forget it.

And tell Carter, next time he calls me at lunch,

make sure I ain't eaten.

- Hello, Book with Bernie.

A knife throwing act, Mr. Matson?

Sure I got it, the greatest!

You never saw one like it.

It's like everybody's hair is standing up when they see it.

You've seen a lot of knife throwing acts, Mr. Matson,

but never one where the man's blindfolded,

the girl spins on a wheel.

The lights go out.

He got flaming torches at the end of the knives

and the last one he throws at her

got a firework inside which goes off!

And when the lights come up,

she got an American flag over her head!

It's stupendous!

He loved it!

- You wanna know something?

You're dangerous.

I mean, only a bent mind would think up an act like that.

A broad on a flag with a wheel.

- What are you, an impresario?

- No, I'm the guy who pays the rent, your brother-in-law.

The money you owe me, remember?

- How could I forgot?

You remind me five times a day.

- There's one thing I can't stand and that's a person

who don't appreciate what another person has done for him!

Remember?

- From the first day I married your sister,

I took you in 'cause you was an orphan.

I felt sorry 'cause you--

- "Were such a young kid to lose your mother and father."

You abused my sister and never let her forget

that you were giving me a free room!

- Look, buddy, let's cut this out.

Let's stop being polite to each other.

Now I'll spell it out for you so you'll understand.

You are, always were and always will be a loser!

- With a capital "L."

- So do me a favor.

Pack this show business in.

Get yourself a steady job

because your kind of show business is over!

O-V-E-R!

Through!

- Speaking of over, boxing is so crooked,

it's one step away from wrestling.

Nobody cares about it anymore!

- They care about me.

Don't they, Pinky?

- Certainly, certainly, Champ.

You're a public idol, they love you.

- Don't make me laugh, you ain't had one fight this year.

Pinky's dodging every serious contender.

- What're you now, a boxing authority?!

- I don't have to be.

It says so right here in Duke Parkhurst's column.

- Duke Parkhurst.

What is this Parkhurst?

A two-bit sports writer, can't put on his shoes.

- Yeah, that's right, he's a bum.

- Mr. Parkhurst just happens to be

the most influential sports writer in the world.

- What are you now, his publicity agent?

Yeah?

You looking for something?

- The name's Billy Baker.

Former Welterweight Champion of the British Isles.

Known as "the Burmazi Kid"

- Sorry, we ain't hiring no seconds.

- Have I the honor of address Mr. Bernie Bonnelli?

- Mr. Bonnelli?

Oh, this here is Mr. Bonnelli.

The biggest impresario in New York.

- Pleased to make your acquaintance, sir.

So to speak, I've come on a matter of business.

Allow me to introduce myself.

Billy Baker,

known at home and abroad as "the Burmazi Kid."

- I'm pleased to meet you, Mr. Baker,

but you see, I've got nothing to do with boxing.

I just book acts.

- But I have an act, sir.

Me and Matilda.

- Matilda?

What kind of act do you do?

- We've got the greatest boxing act in the world, sir.

- You box a lady?

- Oh no, Matilda isn't a lady.

He's a "he."

He's the greatest boxing roo in the world.

- A what?

- A roo.

A kangaroo.

- Oh.

- A roo!

A boxing kangaroo, governor.

- I had a pair of slippers once made out of kangaroo.

- Nobody's buying animal acts today.

Maybe six months from now.

- Well it's not just an act, sir.

Matilda is the greatest boxer in the world.

Well, no fighter has ever gone more than two round with him.

- Sign him, buddy.

He's the first guy I ever met

who's even a bigger loser than you.

I can't stand it anymore.

Come on, Champ.

A roo.

A boxing kangaroo.

- Look at those sad, lonely eyes

full of expressions of love.

He's in a dog jail now, just at this minute.

He's like a son to me, Mr. Bonnelli.

He's all I've got in the world.

- Look, Mr. Baker,

I'm sorry, I wish I could help you but, you see,

the fact is, I can barely help myself nowadays.

I'm sorry.

- No.

No.

I couldn't eat knowing

Matilda's starving in a prison somewhere.

- Hey!

You wanna pay?

- Keep it running, we'll be out in a minute.

Excuse me, lady.

- You won't be sorry for this, Mr. Bernie.

I promise you that, I promise.

- Hello, I'd like to...

Sir?

Sir?

Hello, could you help us, please?

Mister, sir?

Hello?

- Mister, officer, officer,

I've come for my kangaroo, Matilda.

- Did you now?

We get a lot of kangaroos here, hundreds.

- Mister,

would you look at it, please?

Please, please, will you look at it?

- Which one's yours?

- Well, he's about as...

Well, he's about as big as you are.

But he's got the most beautiful grayish fur.

- Look, bub, we got enough weird animals

around here already.

Maybe you two better be moving on

before I run you in for disturbing the peace!

- Eddie!

Eddie, these people are serious.

They love their pet as well as you love your children.

- I hate my children, Smith.

What's with that kangaroo?

- You're right, ma'am, that kangaroo is like a son to him

and me.

- They're checking to see who got gassed today.

- Gassed?

- Gassed?

- If anything happened to this man's son,

we'll sue everybody!

The city, the state!

- No, no, the worst that could've happened

is they've taken him to the zoo.

- A zoo?

But...

But Matilda isn't a wild animal.

- You guys think you can take an innocent kid

and throw him behind bars?

No way!

- Eddie, you see, that's exactly what I'm talking about.

You're not only totally

insensitive to animals but people,

these are people and they have feelings.

- Yeah, we have feelings.

By the way, my name is Bonnelli,

Bernie Bonnelli.

I'm a theatrical agent.

- Why, I'm Kathleen Smith and I've worked for

the Association For the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

- Oh.

- That's him!

That's Matilda.

They found him!

- Okay, wise guys.

Come and get that kangaroo out of here

and get him out of here but quick or we'll gas him.

He just boxed one of out guys in there.

You better hope he ain't dead.

- He knocked him out?

- Zap, one punch and poor Stanley,

he awfully had a pounding and laying on his back smiling.

Out like a light.

- Matilda wouldn't hurt anybody.

He was just playing.

He loves to box.

- Things were looking up

until Bernie invited Miss Smith to watch Matilda box,

then she nearly went bonkers.

- Well I'm very sorry but I cannot allow this.

- I can't believe this woman.

- I said, I will not permit this!

- Listen, lady,

I have always suspected people like you

who do goody-good things for animals and whatever.

There's something inside of them, in their lives,

that ain't working.

Something empty.

So fill yourself up with something besides my marsupial.

- What the hell is that?

- My first wife, come in.

- Look, just forget about it.

Just give me my money and I'll get out of here.

- Here's an extra 50, come on.

- Hey, what're you guys, a joke?

I've got my meter running for over an hour now.

- What're you complaining about, making money?

Here, see?

That's just the tip, okay?

- All right, whatever she does in that cab,

you guys have to clean up.

- Listen, mister,

that kangaroo is as clean as you are.

And he can hold his water like a camel.

- Would I ever lie to you, Mr. Donohue?

- Don't talk to me like we met five minutes ago.

I can't remember the last time you told me the truth.

- Oh, I was just trying to help Pinky, you know?

Lying to family doesn't count.

But now I'm telling you for real, Mr. Donohue.

This is the greatest fighter that ever walked.

Hopped.

- Look,

cut the bologna, Bonnelli, it ain't necessary.

The only reason I let this misguided creature in here

is because I like you.

- Thanks, Mr. Donohue.

Okay, let's do it!

- What's happening?

What's going on?

- He's putting a little class in the joint.

- I gotta make a phone call.

I can't hear myself getting rich.

Mr. Matson, am I glad I found you!

I got good news an bad news.

First the bad news, Mr. Matson.

The knife throwing act is out.

I got a kangaroo.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, an act with a kangaroo.

A boxing kangaroo, Mr. Matson.

He's undefeated with...

Six straight knockouts!

Listen to me, Mr. Matson, this show is rated G.

Something for everybody.

I am giving 500 dollars, Mr. Matson,

500 dollars to anyone who can stay

two regulation rounds with my kangaroo!

Of course I'll supply the 500 dollars, Mr. Matson.

Would I be calling you if I didn't have the money?

My chauffeur is right outside, Mr. Matson.

We're almost there.

- I just called my friend, Duke.

Duke Parkhurst, you ever hear of him?

Well, he's a sports writer here in town.

Anyway, he's gonna give you guys a plug,

you know, mention the kangaroo.

- How long have you known Parkhurst, Gordon?

- I've been giving him tips for years.

Huh?

Strictly confidential stuff.

You know, you'd be surprised what you hear in a cab.

- No, I wouldn't.

Life is really funny, isn't it?

- I don't know what you mean.

- Why do you think, with all the cabs in New York,

we got into this one?

- Well, he was the only one who would stop.

- Right.

But why did he stop?

Why did he put his foot on the break?

- I don't know.

Why did he put his foot on the break?

- Fate.

Fate!

How else can you explain it?

There we were, you, me and Matilda,

standing on Broadway on our way to the big times,

lacking only one thing.

A guy with a lot of style

who could handle a lot of problems.

- We were?

- And screech, this cab pulls up and who's at the wheel?

- Gordon.

- Gordon Baum, right!

Someone sent him to us.

Gordon, how would you like to be in business with us?

To have responsibilities for a champion, Gordon,

a real star.

You own five percent of Matilda

and you get to see your name in the press.

- Listen, I'm not interested in any other businesses.

- Gordon, this isn't any other businesses.

It's show business.

No, no, no.

You wait in the car.

Wait in the car.

I'm just going inside for a minute to see my financier.

Ah, flowers.

♪ I'm irresponsibly mad

♪ For you

♪ For you

♪ For

♪ You

- For you.

- Oh, you shouldn't have. - Yeah!

Bravo!

- They're plastic.

- I know, they'll last longer.

Well, baby, it's finally happened.

I had to come tell you myself.

- What?

- The big time.

The whole enchilada.

The Hollywood Bowl.

I am introducing you to the coast myself.

- Oh, I knew it, Bernie.

I never doubted you, even when all my friends said

all those bad things about you.

Oh, Bernie, you're the best agent in the whole world.

- First there's this other deal I got to put to bed.

- Really, what deal?

- Tanya, my sweet,

the gods have smiled upon us.

They have given us Matilda!

- Matilda!

- Matilda, my dear, is a fighter.

The greatest fighter in the world!

- A fighter?

But I wanna sing in Hollywood, not Madison Square Garden.

- Tanya, believe me, this is your ticket to greatness.

If I didn't think so, I'd never take the 500 dollars.

- 500 dollars?

What 500 dollars?

- Don't worry, it's nothing.

It's just an advance on next week's salary.

I'll get it from Sabuncakis.

You got two points in Matilda.

Think Hollywood.

- "Think Hollywood."

- Hey, that's Lee Dockerty over there, isn't it?

What's he doing here?

- Oh yeah.

I don't know, how comes in here everyday,

eyeballing me and sitting there behind those dark glasses

and drinking beer.

- Tonya, you be nice to him.

You're gonna go out with him tonight.

- Uh huh.

- We're in!

Come on, hit it.

All I need now is a boxing license from the commissioner.

- Buffalo Bill?

Wildman?

He ain't gonna give you no boxing license,

that crazy cowboy.

- Just stop at a western store first.

I'll take care of all the rest.

- What part of Arizona you say you're from?

- Family's got a spread outside of Wickenburg.

- Well, what can I do for you?

- I need a license.

Billy's got a match tomorrow night

and I want everything I proper accord

with the high standards of your office.

- Well, son, boxing's been my life.

Anybody come around here messing with the rules

trying to bust 'em gonna have to answer to me.

- Commissioner, this fight will be a credit

to you and the profession.

It's a classic battle between experience against strength.

- Oh, you mean the other boy is strong, huh?

- Matilda, he's an animal.

- Well, the champ, here, looks looks like he's

about ready to ride into the sunset.

- Oh, Billy, here, is still a howling coyote.

Right, partner?

Woo!

- This fella, Matilda,

that's a strange name for a boy.

- Partner, he's a wild-fighting critter.

He's a tough western boy.

Heck, fuzzy!

Woo!

- Well, heck fuzzy yourself!

With a name like Matilda,

he must've been fighting all his life.

Unless he's strange.

Strange, if you know what I mean?

- Matson's Monster Carnival

is proud to present our feature attraction!

- If you brought me out here on a wild goose chase, Gordon,

so help me, I'll take you apart.

- Mr. Parkhurst, have I ever give you a bad tip?

I'm telling you, Dockerty is gonna be here tonight.

Fighting.

- That is absolutely preposterous.

- Hurry, hurry, step right up, ladies and gentlemen

and see the wild only boxing kangaroo,

as trained by Captain Billy Baker,

"the Burmazi Kid,"

the Champion of all of the British Isles!

Ladies and gentlemen!

Matson's Monster Carnival

is very proud to present

our feature attraction!

Captain Billy Baker

and the one and only Matilda!

Matilda will put on an exhibition

unparalleled in the anales of pugilism!

- It's almost human.

Just like I told you, huh, Mr. Parkhurst?

I mean, your eyes don't lie, look at it!

- Now,

for the coup de gras!

The special event of the night!

Matson's Monster Carnival

will give to anyone,

anyone that wants to come up into this ring

and go two rounds with Matilda without being knocked down,

we will give them 500 dollars.

500 dollars!

Matson's Carnival will accept no responsibility

for injury or death!

So, if you wanna fight...

If you wanna fight, you gotta come up into the ring

and sign a release!

- This must be a fake.

Tell 'em champ, they'll listen to you, tell 'em!

- This is a setup!

- Do I gather that you are challenging Matilda?!

- You bet your sweet patootie I am!

- I don't believe it.

He's signing to fight that kangaroo

and he wouldn't fight Cyclone Roberts.

What a woman can get a man to do.

- The last one to get knocked down

must go to the farthest corner, remain there until--

- That's the Heavyweight Champion of the world.

You didn't tell me Matilda would have to fight him.

- Relax, kid, everything's gonna be all right.

- But he's all I've got.

- All right, shake hands!

- I don't want to let him get hurt.

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

- Whoa!

- Two!

Three!

Four!

- Nobody in the boxing world knew

that a big underworld boss called Uncle Nono

owned the champ, Lee Dockerty.

He didn't like what had happened.

- "Don't kiss me again!

"Your corespondent witnessed an example of this

"when dropping Lee Dockerty for the count.

"Matilda, deposited a moist kiss

"full on Lee's mouth.

"His trainer

"refers to it as the kiss of death

"and prepares to...

"And prepares to sweep up the remains

"with its recipient.

"Matilda of Australia, new Heavyweight Champion,

"knocked out title holder Lee Dockerty

"in 37 seconds of the first round!"

Then after stating

that Dockerty's manager was not present,

Parkhurst hails the new champion

a boxer, a fighter

a kangaroo!

Ayuadame.

Ayuadame, help me, help me.

This does not make Nono very happy.

- Listen, boss.

- Why did you let Dockerty out of your sight?

That's what you're being paid for.

To see that Parkhurst does not get another chance

to write this kind of junk!

- Senor Macante.

- Boss,

please, please, believe me.

I didn't know that he was desperate for a girl.

- And you!

Where were you?!

- Hey, I figured Pinky knew.

He works in the same office with Bernie.

- I work for the same office?

That idiot is my brother-in-law,

otherwise I would've thrown him out years ago!

You see, he was an orphan.

He never had a shot in life and I was gonna give--

Dockerty gets flattened.

Macante thought this!

Your sister's brother is an orphan

and he never got his shot!

Why is this?!

Imbeciles!

I'll tell you,

the next time this kind of thing happens again,

all of your kids are gonna be orphans, is that understood?

- Well, you're my lawyer, do something!

What're you doing?

- I'm throwing your junk out of my office!

You, Bernie Bonnelli, are a Judas!

- Marty, stay right there, I'll call you back.

Would you mind explaining the meaning of this?

- The meaning is simple.

I'm gonna kill you.

- Wait, the boss don't want no one hit.

- Shut up, you nitwit!

- Listen, don't scare me with your numbers.

Bernie don't scare!

This is ridiculous, you can't put this stuff

out here in the hallway and just leave it!

- We're not!

We're gonna burn it with you on the top!

- Be nice or I won't give you a rematch.

- What do you mean, rematch?!

There was never a match.

It was only some dopey publicity stunt you dreamed up!

- Yeah!

- Be careful, Bernie!

You are getting the wrong peoples mad.

- What's Parkhurst wanna see me about?

- I don't know but when Parkhurst wants to see you,

you go, not later, not tomorrow but now.

- If it's important, it's gotta be something good, right?

- Hello, Betty.

This is Bernie Bonnelli.

Mr. Parkhurst wants to see him.

- He's waiting, please go in.

Gordon, Mr. Parkhurst wants to see him in private.

- Sit down.

- I'm Bernie Bonnelli.

Matilda's manager.

- Yeah, I know who you are, that's why you're here.

- Okay, what do you want?

- Do you know who owns Dockerty?

- Pinky Schwab and a couple other guys.

- Pink Schwab is just one step below of being a moron.

Uncle Nono owns Dockerty, kid.

He's the biggest gangster in the United States

and I'm going to put him put of boxing for good.

- What's that gotta do with me?

- You and Billy Baker have a good thing going

with Matilda right now but so far it's just a circus act.

But I'm going to make it better.

You do what I tell you,

you'll make money and I'll get Uncle Nono.

- I got a feeling you get Nono, I get buried.

- That's the gamble you're gonna have to take

if you wanna make a million bucks.

- A million bucks?!

- That's what it's worth

to get Dockerty in the ring with Matilda.

You interested?

- Is Rolls interested in Royce?

- Okay.

Now you arrange the fights,

I write about them.

Nobody knows about our deal.

So when Nono comes down on you,

you keep your mouth shut, you don't call me.

We understand each other?

- You got yourself a deal, Mr. Parkhurst.

- Oh, incidentally, very important,

you take care of Kathleen Smith and the ASPCA first.

I hear on the grape vine that she's taking you to court.

- She is being taken care of immediately.

- Are you sure this is the place?

- Sure I'm sure, can't you read English?

- Don't get mad, I'm only asking.

- Come on, come on, good dogs.

Come on, come on, come on.

Come on, sweetie.

Hey.

Come on, come one, what a nice dog.

- Come on, Charlie.

- Hi!

Fancy meeting you out here.

Do you live here?

I walk down this street every day.

Hello.

- How nice, Mr. Bonnelli.

- This is the part of the day I always look forward to,

to be with my animals.

They're mostly strays I picked up.

I can't stand to see an animal suffer.

- Mr. Bonnelli, why do I get this feeling

there's something you're trying so hard to tell me?

- Miss Smith, you've got me wrong.

When I wanna tell somebody something,

I tell them straight out.

Like the whole Matilda thing.

Do you really think that I would ever, ever

let anybody hurt him?

I mean, that kangaroo's like family to me.

- Family?

People don't exploit their family.

- But who's exploiting anybody?

Do you think anyone can teach a kangaroo to fight?

No way, it's a natural thing.

It's their sex drive.

God gave it to them just like He gave it to us.

They fight and we...

How tall are you?

- What?

- I mean, you sure got long legs for a lady your size,

you know that?

- My injunction is going to stand.

Matilda is not going to fight again.

Will you excuse me, please?

- Miss Smith, listen to me!

Ow, ow, ow!

Oh, you bit me, ow!

- Sit down.

Come on, sit.

Here, hold Charlie.

Let's take the shoe off.

No, we must take the shoe off

to see if the skin is broke.

- No, it's nothing, really.

- My goodness.

Why am I so disappointed

that you are not bleeding, Mr. Bonnelli?

- What?

- You know, it's just amazing that for a man your size,

your legs are so ugly.

That must do terrible things for your ego.

Can I have Charlie, please?

- What are you, some kind of sadist working

for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals?

- I can tell you this, I've never been so inspired

to stop anyone as I am now, Mr. Bonnelli.

Oh,

here boys.

Here, fellas.

Fetch!

- What're you doing?

What're you, crazy?!

- Fetch, Bonnelli.

Fetch.

- You know what that was all about, don't you?

- Yeah, guess she didn't go for it, huh?

- You think she really cares about stopping a fight?

That's her way to sticking it to my life

and you know something?

I don't think she can fight it, what do you think of that?

Ugly legs.

- Who?

- Well Miss Smith is gonna have to learn the hard way.

No more Mr. Nice Guy!

We'll be gone, fighting around the country,

while my long-legged friend spends her life

trying to get an injunction against us

in every state in the Union.

Gordon, partner,

you ever think of selling this cab?

- For the next six months,

we crisscrossed the United States taking on

every contender for the title.

Slowly working our way to a championship fight.

We went to some very strange places.

Tuskaloosa, Chattanooga.

Tallahassee,

Albuquerque,

Indianapolis,

Minneapolis.

We had seven fights

and Matilda killed 'em all in the first round.

It was very tiring but it was all happy

being one family, so to speak.

Bernie, bless his heart,

was saving some money for us all

but he always insisted, even though we didn't spend a lot,

we always ate good.

- Thanks.

- Oh, just a minute, sir.

- Oh.

That's a sundae for Matilda.

- Thank you, come back again.

- I want chocolate.

- Hello.

What're you doing?

What are you doing?

- Do you really think you could stop me by leaving New York?

- I tried calling to say goodbye but your phone was busy.

- Oh, well why didn't you write me a letter?

I got the bill for your shoes.

- Well, those were Bally loafers.

- Oh, well, they only ate one.

- I'm sorry.

Eat one, you gotta pay for two.

Did you follow me to Oklahoma?

- Don't flatter yourself.

Been down at the state capital trying to get an injunction

to stop this fight.

- Oh.

- They wouldn't grant it.

- Oh.

- I read in the papers

where your next fight is in Los Angeles.

- Yeah, that's right, why?

- Oh, my brother's the boxing commissioner

of the state of California.

Come in!

Just leave it there in the front room, please.

Get out!

- Listen, I want to be friends.

Can we be friends?

- No, get out!

- Most women, when they come out of the shower

and they're in a bathrobe and their hair's like that

are supposed to look pretty but they never do.

You

do.

It's not great but it's friendly.

Here.

It's not great but it's friendly.

- I never thought that it was possible to hate anybody

as much as I hate you but I have achieved the impossible.

When are you gonna give it up?!

- It's great but it's not friendly.

- I have this curious notion that you have come up here

to try and tell me something

and you just don't know quite how to say it.

- I'm not kidding, I wanna be friends.

- Oh, is it my irresistible beauty

or does it have something to do with the fact

that my brother is the head of

the boxing commission of California?

- The honest answer to that is "yes to both," why not?

I'm fighting for the life of a man and a marsupial

that I give a damn about.

Someday, if we really get to be friends,

I'll tell you about what I think of the

prevention of cruelty to people.

You keep talking about marsupials.

Did you happen to see my English friend

who was once Welterweight Champion of England?

That's important, lady!

I don't think you understand how important that is,

that a man who was Welterweight Champion

is suddenly walking on his knees starving to death

and has nothing but a one-way ticket to the poor house.

That might not mean anything to you

but it means something to me!

Here.

Have a shoe.

I'll send you a bill in the morning.

- Okay, we throw a net over the beast

and this time we kidnap him!

- Even if we kidnap the kangaroo,

how're we gonna get them in this trunk?

- He's no bigger than a body.

You, are you sure it's gonna be here, this kangaroo?

- I told you for the last time,

he comes up and down this trail.

- Well I'm just checking, I don't want no more trouble!

Now go! - Come on.

- I hope this works because if it doesn't,

the boss finds out, it's concrete Keds for us.

- Come on, would you please hurry up?!

- All right, all right, all right!

- When I give the signal, drop it right here!

- All right, we hear you!

Only a moron would try to kidnap this beast.

This is ridiculous!

- Throw it!

What is this beast?

He's killin', he choking me!

Help, he's choke!

- We gotta get Macante out!

- What's the problem?

Simple!

Ow!

Get me out of this!

Ow, you idiot, what're you doing?!

- Stupid, hit the one with the big ears!

- I'll hit you in your big ears!

- I'm gonna feel around,

when I don't feel no fur,

Tito's gonna lift up the net and we're gonna let you out!

Capeesh?!

- All right, get out, get out!

- Hey, I'm still in here!

Hey, you!

- Move! Move!

Let's get out of here!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

- Ladies and gentleman, your attention please,

this is the main event of the evening.

10 rounds of heavyweight boxing.

Introducing to you first,

at a hundred and 87 pounds,

from Sydney, Australia, the great Matilda!

And in this corner,

wearing blue trunks with the gold stripes,

one hundred and 96 and a half pounds,

from Stillwater, Oklahoma,

the number two champion in the world,

Cowboy Joe!

- Bernie, I hope you don't mind,

but when you see Miss Kathleen's brother, don't upset him.

If we don't get the license for the fight,

we've come all this way to California for nothing.

- You propose to stage a ten round fight

between a former Middleweight Champion,

Cyclone Roberts of Peoria,

and a kangaroo?

- That's right.

- And you're asking us to issue a license for this?

What do you take us for, Mr. Bonnelli?

- I'm not talking anybody for anything.

My fighter, Matilda, ain't no ordinary kangaroo.

Knocked out Lee Dockerty and 11 other guys.

He's licensed in 10 states and is a serious contender

for the championship.

- You won't get a license in California.

- Why not?

- We'll not allow that kind of a freak show in this state.

Take your circus and get out of town.

- I told your sister and now I'm telling you,

you don't run this world because you don't own it!

Who do those people think they are?

"Freak show."

I ain't been around all these years

to have that brother and sister act stop us now.

Nothing, nothing stops Bonnelli!

Take me to Herman Caplin.

- Who's Herman Caplin?

- A friend.

- What does he do, Bernie?

- He runs a big advertising agency.

I did it, I did it, I did it!

We are gonna be on TV.

I sold the television show to my old friend, Herman Caplin!

- A television show?

- Right!

Matilda boxes Cyclone on the show.

It's a phony story but everybody knows

the fight's for real in the studio

and they get into the ring.

- Oh, Bernie, you're infinitely special.

- Do you know something? - What?

- I should've been a genius or something.

- You mean a TV show

that has the real fight in it, huh?

That's terrific!

- All right.

I'm gonna teach you the advantages of an education.

Come on.

All right.

Now,

here we have our champ, Dockerty.

Observe.

He is a human being.

He has two legs, huh?

See the dots?

One.

Two.

Repeat.

- One.

Two.

- All right, now here we have our kangaroo.

Now, can you tell me the difference, Macante?

Huh?

- He's got a tail.

- That's beautiful, Macante!

That's beautiful, beautiful!

All right!

But not just a tail, not just a tail!

Bernardo, what else do you see?

- Yeah,

he's got a long tail.

- No, you stupid...

What else do you see?

- Oh.

He's got skinny legs.

- No, you idiot!

He's got an extra dot!

He's got three dots!

This kangaroo's been fighting with three dots!

One, two, three!

- One, two, three.

- While Dockerty's only fighting with two dots.

One, two.

- One, two.

- That ain't fair, I'm gonna call the commissioner.

- And what're you gonna tell the commissioner?

- About the extra dot.

- No, you stupid!

You cut off the head of a snake and the body dies.

You cut off the tail of a kangaroo

and what happens?

Well, come on, what happens?!

Huh?

He looses his dot.

His extra dot!

He falls down, he can't fight anymore.

You understand?

Do you understand or am I talking to myself?!

- Oh yeah, no, we understand, he falls down!

- Oh!

- Boss,

are we really gonna put out a contract

to cut off the kangaroo's tail?

- Boss.

Please, no disrespect intended.

Who am I gonna get to do this?

A butcher?

- No.

Two of my best men.

Both of you are gonna go to Los Angeles

and you're gonna chop it off!

- Miss Smith thought she was gonna get

her little brother to stop Bernie Bonnelli, ha, ha!

Well, would you like to see their faces

when they see Matilda fight Cyclone on TV, nationwide?!

- Dear Bernie,

I'm sorry the fight was called off.

Can I buy you dinner?

Can we be friends?

- Hello?

- Hello, Billy,

listen, Billy, we don't eat tonight.

- We don't?

- Together.

I've been invited upstairs to eat by Miss Smith.

She's feeling guilty and I'm going to her room now

to make her meal even more guilty

because she things she ruined our chances.

Sweet dreams to you, Gordon and Matilda, goodnight.

Forgive me but if the shoes fits...

- Come in.

Please, come in.

Are you all right?

Would you like something to eat?

- I don't wanna eat.

- Drink?

Maybe you'd like something to drink.

- What difference does it make?

- I've never seen you like this.

Your voice is even different.

Here.

Here.

I'll take the shoe.

No, it's all right, I'll give it back later

and you can take it home.

It's okay.

- I'm a bum again.

I'm on the outside looking in.

I'm nothing.

I'm a loser.

- Oh,

Lord,

Bernie, you're anything but a loser.

You are the most amazing man I have ever met in my life.

Oh, Bernie.

I've never seen a man with such energy.

And I've never seen a man who tried with all his might

to obtain the impossible.

And, you know,

you know, you almost succeeded.

Don't you realize how truly great you are?

- I'm not thinking too clearly.

I have a terrible headache.

- Oh, a headache.

- As a matter of fact, my whole neck.

- Oh, your neck?

- And my whole back.

- Your back too?

- Oh yes.

Ah.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, I'll tell you something, Miss Smith.

- Yes?

- You're in another world.

You don't understand, I get a chance like this

once in a lifetime.

It's gone, you don't get two chances at something like this.

Oh.

Ah.

Can I have another drink, please?

- Sure.

Bernie, I think you've had enough.

- God, if you only knew what I have to go though.

I mean, I don't have any money

and Billy's ruined and Matilda's ruined

and it's all my fault.

- Oh, no.

Bernie, no.

It's the opposite, absolutely the opposite.

Here, sit up.

Oh, Bernie, it's because of you that they existed,

that they even had the chance.

They even had the chance.

- But they don't have any chance anymore, don't you see?

- Oh, no, no.

I think you should just relax.

Just relax for a little while.

Okay?

Oh.

That's it.

Just relax.

Relax.

- Here they come.

Now remember,

when I ask the animal for his autograph,

you got just enough time to do what you gotta do.

Think, we get in the car, we're gone

and the dot's gone.

Capeesh?

- I know what I'm supposed to do.

- I'm just checking.

Why you always get upset about everything?

- When I'm through,

the kangaroo's too.

- I love you.

Excuse me.

Gentlemen?

Excuse me, please, somebody?

I'd like to get his autograph, please?

It's for my kid.

- Oh, oh.

- I really would appreciate it.

- Sign here.

- Thanks a lot, really.

I really appreciated that.

- Ah, look at you.

- Bernie's idea of doing a show

where Matilda fights Cyclone Roberts

was my debut as an actor.

And if I must say so myself,

it was a milestone in television history.

- Oh!

- He's our Matilda

that we saved in the desert when he was just a little roo.

- Maybe he'll pay us back

by fighting that mean Cyclone Roberts.

- Do you believe this?

Do you believe this?

- Pardon me, ma'am, you saved his life...

Too.

- Dear Matilda agreed to fight Cyclone Roberts

and give his share of the purse.

- Okay, switch cameras to the ring.

And here we are, live, from Olympia Auditorium

where the boxing event you've all been waiting for

is about to begin!

Matilda vs. Cyclone Roberts!

He knows Matilda can hit.

He throws a jab.

Way short.

Cyclone dancing around now.

Cyclone steps up.

Pulls a jab, Matilda comes back.

What a devastating hook to the head!

Cyclone is down!

The referee is counting

but it's a waste of time.

Cyclone is out cold!

That's it, it's all over.

Once again, Matilda has stopped his opponent

in the first round!

Listen to that crowd, they love it!

- Ah, the great Bernie Bonnelli.

The rope burner, the world beater, the impresario!

- This is Billy Baker, the Burmazi Kid.

- Glad to know you.

You know, I used to think you were just a hustler,

but I guess I was wrong.

- Coming from you, that scares me, what's up?

Why did you have us fly back?

- Good news and bad news.

The championship fight is on in Reno.

Congratulations.

- Hey! Hey! Hey!

- We've done it, Bernie, we've done it!

- Bad news is, you're all working for free.

- Free?

- You heard me, for free.

Nobody gets anything except

the Free Food Fund for Hungry Children in New York.

- But what about hungry trainer

and a hungry manager?

- Listen,

I've been waiting for five years

for the chance to nail Uncle Nono

and this is the only way I could make it work.

Give the entire gate to charity.

He had to agree to the match or else he'd be bared

from ever promoting another match anywhere in this country.

- Well when did all this happen?

- Just a little while ago.

I figure when things got tough,

the thought of a million bucks would keep you going.

- Well thank you, we finally make it over the rainbow

to find out that the pot's empty!

- Bonnelli, look,

after this fight, everything is yours.

But for now,

I'm gonna give you a chance for once in your life

to do the right thing.

Help somebody else.

- What did you ever give away, Duke?

A few funny lines to some guy who got his head handed to him

in the loosing end of a fight

so you could sell some more papers?

Billy, Mr. Parkhurst, here, knew all the time

that I would go along with it.

He could spot a sucker like me a mile away, chasing a dream,

but I ain't talking for you or Matilda.

- Well...

Well, it's whatever you say, Bernie.

You're the only one that's ever been nice to Matilda and me.

- It's gonna be Matilda's toughest fight.

But the man's right about cleaning up the sport

and helping the kids.

- Well it's all right by Matilda and me

if you say so, Bernie.

You'd never do anything wrong to us.

- Mr. Parkhurst,

you've got yourself the fight of the century to write about.

- We trained hard from early morning

till late every day.

But the champ was training hard too.

He was determined Matilda wouldn't win this fight.

It was gonna be the fight of Lee Dockerty's life.

Tanya felt badly after what had happened to Dockerty

at the carnival and she became Lee's greatest fan.

- Great, champ!

You're looking great.

- He deserves it.

Everything okay, Harry?

- Fine, Mr. Bonnelli, all peace and quiet.

- Look, I just came in here

to see if you were all right, champ.

You funny beast.

Matilda.

Matilda, where are you coming from, Matilda?

Who made you?

And why?

Why?

Why should you, the most funny-looking put together

animal in the world, have this great talent?

Has the spirit of Dempsey and Sugar Ray entered your body?

But why you, Matilda?

Other kangaroos are in circuses and zoos and carnivals,

but never, no one, no one like you.

You're going along with what started out as a gag

and now laughing your head off?

But whatever it is, there's something I wanna say.

No matter how we make out,

you and Billy are winners

and for the first time in my life,

you've made me a winner too.

Thanks.

- Hey.

- Oh, hello.

Happy to see you.

- How you been?

- Oh, I've been fine, how are you?

- Everything's fine?

- Yeah, everything is wonderful.

- Bern.

The car.

- Yeah, get in.

- Ha, ha, ha.

- Come on, Bern, in the car.

- This is a nice car.

Are we going for a ride?

- Hey, paesano, relax.

You want a drink?

- Yeah, turn on the TV.

- Now look, kid, this could be a short night if you're smart

or it could be a longer one if you're not.

Come here.

You, Bonnelli, you've caused me a lot of grief.

You've taken apart an organization

that's taken me years to develop.

My men, they're morons.

So, Uncle Nono has to take care of business himself.

This is for you.

I've already signed it.

You are now the owner of Lee Dockerty

after the fight tomorrow night.

This one, here, you sign.

And I own Matilda at the same time.

You wanna sign?

- You ain't thinking clear.

Kill me and Billy makes Matilda fight anyways.

You can't win.

- When we get through with you,

we're going back to that camp

and we whack out of the Englishman and the kangaroo.

- Even you couldn't take the heat

that would come down after that.

Uh-uh.

Uh-uh.

You didn't get to the top doing stuff like that.

Them, maybe, but not you.

- You're all right, kid.

I like you, like your style.

If you ever decide to get out of the boxing racket,

you got a position with me and my organization.

- Uh-uh.

- No, no, no, I mean it, strictly legit.

Straight.

I own 45 different businesses

between manufacturing and

leisure time activities.

- Are they your board of directors?

- You gotta understand one thing,

business is business

but that does not include boxing.

Boxing is my hobby.

- You're really just a sportsman at heart.

- Yeah.

I mean, what's wrong with wanting to own

a heavyweight champ?

Tell me.

Vanderbilt would like to own

a winning horse in the Derby, right?

Why not?

- They work it another way.

- Work?

Come on, they never worked an honest day in their life.

They bought the best their money could buy.

It's the American way.

That's what our parents came here for.

And don't you forget it.

All right, take Mr. Bonnelli back.

No hard feelings, kid.

- No.

I'll see you.

- Hey, Macante.

I want you to call Reno and tell them

I want to lay a million dollars on the kangaroo tomorrow.

- Boss,

that's a lot of money.

- Would you do what I tell you?

- American Airlines flight 42

from Mexico City and Acapulco arriving at gate six.

Flight 19 from Sydney, Melbourne and Tokyo,

arriving at gate nine.

- Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!

I'm John Dunphy, your ringside commentator,

welcoming you from Paris Hotel in Reno,

on a cool, crisp evening for

the Lee Dockerty/Matilda fight for the Heavyweight crown.

They're all here!

The wealthy, the near wealthy,

the politicians, the stage and screen stars

and of course, the sportsmen!

A cross section of the rich and powerful

from all over the globe.

They've traveled thousands of miles

to see this little square above me,

where, here in a few moments,

probably the two finest fighting machine of all time

are going to meet each other.

But ladies and gentlemen,

never have the championship fights been so clouded

by rumors.

There's a report that both camps have bought off the judges,

that Dockerty is terrified

and plans to take a dive right after the opening bell.

There's a report that somebody's been doping

Matilda's breakfast food!

And another has it that Lee Dockerty

has hurt his left hand in sparing

and is going to take a dive right after the opening bell.

- Hey, Duke, how are you?

Who do you like?

- I don't guess you read my column.

Matilda in two.

- Could be.

I saw the rerun of the last fight in Chicago on TV.

- Are you betting?

- No, I don't bet fights.

Congratulations.

- And here comes the champion

from the far corner of the Colosseum.

Lee Dockerty, the Heavyweight Champion of the World

is on his way to the ring!

And there's a mixed reaction from the crowd.

A lot of them were for him.

- Billy, what's wrong?

I don't know how to tell you.

I know I should've told you before.

- Well come on, nothing could be that bad.

We made it to the top, didn't we?

- Yeah!

- Bernie,

if a kangaroo is hit, he won't fight anymore.

- You told me they box natural in their wild state,

that he was merely using what they did natural for the act.

- That's right, they do.

But it's not boxing as we know it.

When kangaroos box,

they don't do it to hurt each other.

The one that gets the first wallop wins.

The other one stops right there and then

and he'll never fight again.

- Matilda flattened the champ, didn't he?

- Dockerty had had a few drinks that night.

Matilda nailed him, you know that.

Cyclone and Cowboy Jones?

- I knew they were washed up.

We were all lucky.

Dockerty is not drunk tonight.

And unless Matilda gets him first,

Dockerty's gonna take him apart.

- I've never seen Lee Dockerty in such wonderful condition.

He's taking this fight seriously.

Mentally and physically.

He's ready for the fight of his life!

And he better be!

And here comes the challenger!

The challenger is greeted by

a tremendous voice from the crowd!

Matilda!

The challenger for the Heavyweight crown

is on his way into the ring!

This is the most unusual

Heavyweight Championship fight in history!

Man against beast!

Who is going to win?

But nevertheless, the fact is

that the odds are six to five on winning

and three to one on a knockout.

And that's what it's all about

as we approach the moment of truth.

- Ladies and gentlemen!

15 rounds of boxing

for the Heavyweight Championship of the World!

In this corner,

wearing a white belt,

weighing at 195 pounds,

from Sydney, Australia,

the challenger, Matilda!

- I love that animal.

The perfect fighting machine.

- And in the opposite corner,

wearing green velvet trunks,

weighing in at 201 pounds,

from Coldwater, Mississippi!

The Heavyweight Champion of the World!

Dockerty!

The referee, George Latke.

- Now let me take a look at your gloves.

Keep your punches up at all times.

Now I don't want any kidney punches

and I don't want any rapid punches, is that clear?

Now, does he understand all this?

- Oh, yes, yes.

He's been train according to the mark of the Queen's boxers.

Just tap him on the shoulder, he'll break.

He's got ring manners.

- He really does understand?

- Yes, sir.

- All right, okay.

Shake hands now, come out fighting.

- Waiting now for the greatest moment

in Heavyweight Championship history,

Matilda the fighting, boxing kangaroo.

Lee Dockerty is the Heavyweight Champion of the World.

Here's Matilda, ready to come out to battle.

Our battle instructions for the champion.

Ready for the bell for round one.

There's the bell!

Matilda bounds out there.

The champion waits for him, sticks out his left hand,

it's short!

Another one is short!

Apparently, Matilda's a fine boxer and a good hitter.

The champion misses over the head,

takes a right to the jaw and back.

Both hands to the body by Matilda.

Matilda fakes the left hand.

Drives another left, it's wide over the mark.

The champion is short.

He's not landed a punch yet.

The champion tries another left hand and misses.

And he ducks away.

Misses a left hand over the head,

is driven back by a right to the jaw by Matilda.

The challenger is in control of the fight

here in round one.

- Get off his feet!

Break!

- The referee, George Latke, gets them apart.

At long range again.

Matilda bounds in, the champion steps away,

almost trips over Matilda's feet.

But he does not go down!

A left in the head by the champion,

he takes a counter in right in the left of the jaw,

thrown by Matilda!

The champion is strong on the left.

The champion may be out, I don't know.

The referee is counting numbers.

He has two outs and he's trying to get up now

as the crowd reaches six,

seven,

eight.

He is up at the count of eight

and the referee wipes off his gloves.

- You can do it, come on, champ!

- In real trouble!

This is amazing tonight, folks!

The challenger bounds in.

Matilda comes at him.

The champion is stalling for time.

He's combing around the ring.

And he comes back with a left.

- One.

Two.

Three.

- And that's the bell!

- God, that second punch!

Dockerty doesn't even know where he is.

It might be over.

- The bell has saved the champion.

A beaten champion gets back to his corner.

His helpers are worried and working over it.

- Keep it with you.

Stay away from him, even to box him!

- You're doing fine.

They're gonna keep it going.

- Remember that!

Box him!

- The fighting kangaroo, Matilda!

They're a very happy group in Matilda's corner.

We're ready now.

Dockerty comes out for round two.

The champion bicycles a little bit.

Moves away from the challenger.

The challenger just stands there.

Watch the punch, watch another one.

Matilda blocks another left hand, thrown by the champion.

He still hasn't landed.

Matilda in with a left hand to the body.

- Come on, champ!

- He's wild with his left hand!

Matilda is a fine defensive boxer.

He drives a left and right to the jaw.

Again, the champion is driven under the ropes.

He bounds off and Matilda throws him down to the canvas.

And he referee has him get up,

this time without a count.

The champion trips over Matilda's feet.

Matilda on him again.

A jab, a left and a right to the jaw!

And the champion is driven out of the ring.

He rose up off the ring!

The champion out of the ring!

They're very happy in Matilda's corner.

Matilda waiting for the champ to get back in.

The champion is trying to get back in.

He does beat the count.

And there's the bell.

The kangaroo back in his corner

and there's the champion, Lee Dockery.

- You're doing great, they love you.

- Let me talk to him!

All right, take it easy.

- Well, Dockerty's accomplished one thing.

- What?

- He made it to round three.

No other opponent's ever done that.

- The first round took so much out of him.

The referee goes over and asks him how he is.

He is not in good shape but he is game

and he is going to keep on fighting.

And there's the bell for round three!

The kangaroo is across the ring so fast!

Dockerty isn't even out of his corner!

He's caught by a right to the jaw!

And the referee is counting over him again.

Dockerty on one knee is taking the count.

He's back on his feet and ready to fight.

And Matilda comes at him.

Dockerty misses a left and a right.

He's trying hard but he's not landing any punches.

He takes another right to the jaw.

He almost goes out of the ring but he does not.

The ropes hold him up.

He grabs hold of Matilda to keep from going down.

Dockerty is wobbly in there.

He's on very rubbery feet.

He moves to the left and Matilda comes up behind him

and drives the right hand to the head!

Matilda moves away from Dockerty again.

Dockerty is reeling around the ring.

He is in bad shape!

If he were not a Heavyweight Champion,

it probably would stop him!

Matilda is on him again, reigning punches to the body!

And then to the head.

This kangaroo can fight!

He messes him up good.

A good jab!

Two more, three more jabs to the chest!

Wobbly Dockerty fires a meaningless left hand

and he goes down again.

But he bounds up quickly

and the referee goes around them.

- What is keeping him up?

- Dockerty misses a left.

Counter to the left, right to the head.

A left hand to the body by Matilda!

Dockerty is taking an awful beating in there!

He still has not landed a punch

and we're near the end of round three!

Dockerty is battered, puts both hands to the body

and none to the head as Matilda give him no rest.

The champion is taking a terrible beating.

A left hook to the jaw!

Dockerty is down again!

I don't know if he's going to make it.

Matilda bounds across him!

The referee is counting over the champion.

- Four!

Five!

Six!

- Seven.

He's trying to get up, eight!

Nine.

And the bell saves him again.

Dockerty's back in his corner.

He has taken some beating tonight.

There's the doctor!

- It's all over.

He can't come out from the fourth.

I'm almost sorry.

- Dockerty won't let them!

He wants to go on!

He has fought courageously!

He still wants to fight.

- How are you, champ?

- Lee Dockerty,

and believe it or not, something definite has happened here.

I don't believe it.

The crowd started rooting for Matilda

at the start of the fight.

They have now changed.

- There's the bell for round four of the most amazing

Heavyweight Championship fight in all history!

And the crowd is now for the champion, believe it or not.

But he is still taking punishment in there.

Punches all over to the body, to the head.

Matilda bangs and staggers him again.

I don't even know what's hold the champion up.

He is reeling around the ring.

I don't think he knows where he is.

The crowd is now with him because of game.

He is a gallant fighter in there.

He just will not quit.

He is a true champion, win or lose, tonight!

But he takes two, three, four more jabs to the chin

and still he has not landed a punch.

A pounding right to the jaw by Matilda.

He is staggered back into the ropes.

The champion is wobbly in there.

His legs are rubbery!

Matilda can't figure him out.

The champion goes in and holds on.

Dockerty is still holding on.

The challenger is lifted!

- Matilda's been hit!

- And the challenger is hurt!

That's the first time he's been hit tonight.

The tide is turned.

The challenger is hurt!

Matilda stands there.

The champion stands there.

Nobody seems to know what is happening.

This is amazing!

- The referee waves the champion in.

He's moving in on Matilda.

But wait!

The challenger throws in the towel!

The fight is over.

Lee Dockerty is still the heavyweight champion!

- I don't believe it.

- Bernie!

Bernie!

I love you!

- I don't understand it, Duke.

First they cheering their heads off for Matilda

and then they want him to lose.

- Well, sure, they loved Matilda up to a point.

Then they saw themselves in that ring, the human race.

Suddenly they felt threatened.

Man doesn't just survive, Al,

he's got to prevail.

- It was like a dream, it was,

with everyone having a happy ending, so to speak

Bernie is now Dockerty's manger

and you won't believe this.

The Pinky is his assistant.

Bernie married Kathleen and he's very successful.

Bought her a beautiful house

and four gorgeous kids.

Mr. Parkhurst, he got every award they could give him

and he's now managing editor of a newspaper.

Tanya is singing regularly in Las Vegas now

when she's not see Dockerty.

Oh, Gordon,

he's the vice president with the William Morris Agency

in Los Angeles.

Matilda's living with Uncle Nono and his family.

Uncle Nono retired and bought a small country

in Central America where he's now raising kangaroos.

And I know they're very, very happy.

They were the nicest people in the world.

That's exactly the way it happened.

It's the truth.

I've got to go and do something.

Don't go away.

I'll be back in a minute.

Come along, Junior.

Up you go.

Uncle Bernie will be along in a minute.

- I wanna hold Junior!

- No, I wanna hold him!

- I wanna touch him!

- He's had his milk and his candy bar.

Children,

today's a very, very special treat because I love you all,

today you can give him his candy bar.

- Good, we'll have him back in a couple of hours.

After we drop off this kids.

- We going to have lunch?

- Well, if I get out of the gym in time.

- Are you taking Junior to the gym again?

- Okay, everybody into the car.

- Honey!

- Go on, will you?

- Bernie, it's inhuman to do that

to a baby kangaroo!

It's inhuman!

- Did anybody ever tell you

that you're always repeating yourself?

This is not just any kangaroo.

Junior's different.

Remember who his father was.

Bye, Billy!

Bye!

- Bye!

- Bye, Billy, we love you!

- Bye, Billy!

We love you, Billy!

- Life's grand.

Isn't it?

♪ When I'm with you

♪ Everyday is a brand new day

♪ When I'm with you

♪ Good morning world

♪ When I'm with you

♪ When I'm with you

♪ Talking to trees

♪ Let us sail on

♪ Past the morning

♪ When I'm with you

♪ I think you think I'm clever

♪ When I'm with you

♪ This could go on for forever

♪ Smiling down clouds