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OH, ALMOST READY.

NOW, DON'T FORGET

TO TAKE YOUR NOTEBOOK.

THE STUDENT SPECIAL.

WELL, THIS IS ADULT EDUCATION, AUNT BEE.

I DON'T I'M GON' NEED A NOTEBOOK.

WELL, YOU'D BETTER BE PREPARED.

NOW WHAT WE NEED IS A PENCIL.

OH, YOU CAN HAVE MINE, PA.

IT CERTAINLY IS CHEWED UP.

OH, THOSE AREN'T MY TEETH MARK, THEY'RE HOWIE FORMAN'S.

OH, WELL, THAT'S SHARING.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA STUDY AT SCHOOL, PA?

AMERICAN HISTORY.

THAT SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTING.

DIDN'T THEY TEACH AMERICAN HISTORY WHEN YOU WERE IN SCHOOL?

OF COURSE THEY DID!

WHAT'D YOU DO, FLUNK IT OR SOMETHING?

WELL, NO!

THIS IS ADULT EDUCATION,

MORE OF THE EFFECTS THAT HISTORY HAD

ON CIVILIZATION, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WELL, COME ON, ANDY.

ON YOUR FIRST NIGHT, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TARDY.

OH, HELLO, GOOBER. COME RIGHT IN.

HI, GOOB.

READY TO GO TO SCHOOL?

WANT TO WALK OVER TOGETHER?

WHY NOT?

WHY, GOOBER, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE

INTERESTED IN THESE COURSES.

WELL, I JUST FIGURED EVERYBODY

COULD STAND A LITTLE MORE EDUCATION,

NO MATTER WHOSOEVER HE IS.

HE CAN ALWAYS BE TOO STUPID,

BUT HE CAN'T NEVER BE TOO SMART.

DID YOU ALREADY GET A BOOK, GOOBER?

YEAH, SO TO BE PREPARED.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN READING ON IT.

OH, GOOD, WELL, WANNA GO?

YEAH.

Opie: HEY, PA.

I JUST WONDERED,

WHO'S GONNA SIGN YOUR REPORT CARD?

ME OR AUNT BEE?

AH.

OH!

OKAY, EVERYBODY, LET'S START.

WOULD YOU ALL TAKE SEATS, PLEASE?

I BELIEVE EVERYBODY WHO'S REGISTERED IS HERE.

I'M NOT HERE AS A HISTORY TEACHER.

I'M MERELY YOUR MODERATOR

AND MY FUNCTION WILL BE TO KEEP OUR DISCUSSIONS

IN THE PROPER CHANNELS

AND CONTRIBUTE WHERE I CAN.

NOW, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE

FROM THE MATERIAL BEFORE YOU

THAT WE WON'T DWELL AS MUCH ON DATES AND NAMES

AS WE WILL ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND EVENTS

WHICH MOLDED OUR HISTORY

THE PHILOSOPHY AND THE THINKING THAT SHAPED OUR NATION.

UH, UH, EXCUSE ME, BILL.

I SORT OF KIND OF LIKE TO BE EXACT ABOUT THINGS.

JUST WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BEGIN OUR STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

OH... THANK YOU.

IT SEEMS TO ME...

I'LL TELL YOU WHEN AMERICAN HISTORY BEGAN:

WHEN THE PILGRIMS STEPPED ON THAT WET ROCK.

THERE'S YOUR START RIGHT THERE.

BUT THEY CAME FROM ENGLAND.

YES, THAT'S WHERE IT REALLY STARTED.

BEFORE 1620.

YES, GOOBER.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D SAY SOMETHING.

FINE.

WELL, LIKE THEY SAID...

YES, GOOBER?

SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT KIND OF STARTED... WAY BACK.

YOU KNOW-- A LONG TIME AGO.

YES.

WELL, SOMEBODY ELSE?

UH, OF COURSE THERE WERE SETTLERS

BEFORE THE PILGRIMS-- CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH.

YES, I WAS ABOUT TO MENTION THAT.

OH, I WAS WONDERING.

DID THE PILGRIMS AND JOHN SMITH

COME OVER FOR THE SAME REASON?

PRETTY MUCH, I'D SAY-- RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

OUTSIDE OF THE ADVENTURERS,

I THINK THAT'S WHY MOST PEOPLE CAME HERE

DURING THE 17th CENTURY.

THEY WEREN'T ALL ENGLISH.

TRUE. THERE WERE MANY DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES.

PEOPLE WHO SETTLED VIRGINIA WERE QUITE DIFFERENT

FROM THE SETTLERS IN NEW ENGLAND.

OH, THEY WAS DIFFERENT, ALL RIGHT.

OH?

HOW WOULD YOU SAY THEY WERE DIFFERENT, GOOBER?

WELL... SOME OF THEM LIVED UP IN VIRGINIA AND...

S-SOME OF THEM LIVED SOMEWHERES ELSE.

WELL, HERE YOU ARE, GOOB.

THANKS, ANDY.

IT'S A SHAME YOUR HUNTING TRIP CAME UP

JUST WHEN CLASSES WERE STARTING.

WELL, IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE.

I DON'T FIT IN TOO GOOD.

AW, OF COURSE YOU DO, GOOB.

IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE GETTING USED TO.

NO.

WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE HISTORY AND STUFF

I CAN'T SEEM TO TALK UP.

I HAD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THEM PILGRIMS

BUT I COULDN'T GET IT OUT.

THAT JUST TAKES CONFIDENCE, GOOBER. THAT'LL COME.

I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU OUGHT TO GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY WHEN YOU GET BACK.

I BETTER NOT.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

SO LONG. OKAY.

HEY.

MAYBE I'LL BRING YOU A BEAR.

THANKS, GOOB.

HI, FLOYD.

CAN I GET A HAIRCUT?

UH, MAKE IT TOMORROW, HOWARD.

I'M RUNNING OVER SOME STUFF HERE FOR TONIGHT'S CLASS.

OH, SURE, SURE.

I'VE BEEN DOING A LITTLE READING UP MYSELF

ON CHARLES COATESWORTH PINKNEY.

A GREAT PATRIOT!

PINKNEY, EH?

"MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE..."

HE SAID THAT?

"BUT NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE."

RAN OUT OF CASH, DID HE?

HI, FELLAS.

OH, HI, ANDY. HI.

ANYBODY SEEN GOOBER?

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE BACK TODAY.

I SAW HIS TRUCK GO BY A WHILE AGO.

HE SHOULD BE BACK 'CAUSE HE TOOK THE TRUCK WITH HIM.

NO, A FELLOW WITH A BEARD WAS DRIVING IT.

NOBODY I EVER SAW BEFORE.

MAYBE HE LOANED IT OUT.

I'LL GO TO THE FILLING STATION AND SEE IF HE'S BACK.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR FINGER?

CHARLES COATESWORTH PINKNEY.

OH.

MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE, HUH?

YEAH.

HE MUST HAVE HAD SOMETHING GOING FOR HIM ON THE SIDE.

HEY, GOOBER!

ANDY?!

YEAH! YOU BACK?

HEY, ANDY.

IS THAT YOU?

WELL, YEAH, IT'S ME ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THAT.

I FORGOT TO TAKE MY RAZOR.

YEAH. YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT KIND OF DOES SOMETHING FOR YOU

LIKE YOU'RE A DEEP THINKER OR SOMETHING.

WELL, IT'S COMING OFF.

I'M GOING TO GET FLOYD TO SHAVE IT.

YEAH. HEY, HOW WAS THE TRIP?

I HAD A FINE TIME.

GOOD, GOOD. WELL, I GOT TO GET BACK.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D SEE IF YOU WAS BACK.

OKAY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, YOU REALLY LOOK DIFFERENT, GOOB--

THE THINKER.

AUNT BEE.

GOOBER?

WELL, FOR GOODNESS SAKES.

I FORGOT TO TAKE MY RAZOR ON THE TRIP.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I LIKE IT.

YOU KNOW, IT MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE A SCIENTIST

OR AMBASSADOR OR SOMETHING.

AW...

YOU LOOK LIKE A BEAU I USED TO HAVE.

HE WORE A BEARD.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS A STRANGE THING.

HE HAD BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES

AND HIS BEARD CAME OUT RED.

HE WAS JUST A RIOT OF COLOR.

YEAH.

WELL, I GOT TO BE GOING IN THE BARBER SHOP.

YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY FLATTERING, GOOBER.

THANK YOU.

EVEN A PHILOSOPHER.

WELL, HEY, FLOYD.

SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, SIR?

GOOBER!

I FORGOT TO TAKE MY RAZOR.

OH, I'LL BE!

WE HAVEN'T HAD A BEARD IN THIS TOWN FOR TEN YEARS.

TURN YOUR HEAD.

SON, YOU GROW A NICE BEARD.

WELL, I COME DOWN TO GET YOU TO SHAVE IT OFF.

SHAVE IT OFF?!

NEVER.

SHAPE IT, MAYBE,

COMB IT, BUT SHAVE IT?

NEVER!

I'LL NEVER BE A PARTY TO THAT.

OH, IT'S MAGNIFICENT.

IT IS?

MAKES YOU LOOK REAL BRAINY.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE THIRD PERSON THAT'S TOLD ME THAT.

YOU REALLY LOOK DIFFERENT-- A THINKER.

EVEN A PHILOSOPHER.

REAL BRAINY... BRAINY... BRAINY...

A MASTERPIECE!

WELL, YOU LOOK LIKE A DIFFERENT MAN, GOOBER.

CHANGED.

A MAN DON'T CHANGE, FLOYD.

A MAN'S HIMSELF, AND IF HE'S HIMSELF,

HOW CAN HE CHANGE?

OH! YOU SAID SOMETHING DEEP THEN, GOOBER

REAL DEEP.

I NEVER HAD A BEARD TRIMMED BEFORE, FLOYD.

HOW MUCH I OWE YOU?

OH, PLEASE.

DON'T INSULT ME.

WELL, YOU GOT A FREE RADIATOR FLUSH COMING

ANYTIME YOU NEED IT.

I THINK IT'S REMARKABLE.

THAT BEARD MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE

YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING.

I WAS.

I WAS THINKING THAT ALL OF US HAVE A LOT IN US

THAT WE DON'T LET COME OUT

AND I'VE HAD THIS BEARD INSIDE OF ME A LONG TIME

AND I WAS HOLDING IT BACK.

OH-OH! ANOTHER DEEP ONE.

HEY, FLOYD.

HEY, YOU KEPT IT ON.

YEAH?

HEY, THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING.

YOU DID A FINE JOB, FLOYD.

THANK YOU, ANDY.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S AS GOOD-LOOKIN' A BEARD AS I EVER SAW.

I FEEL LIKE I WAS BORN WITH IT ON.

YEAH, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING...

UH, HOLD IT, ANDY.

I'M NOT THROUGH.

YOU'VE GOT TO LET HIM FINISH HIS THOUGHTS

'CAUSE HE'S GOT SOME ZINGERS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE ME THAT IS REALLY ME

AND WAS BEING HELD BACK BY THE I THAT I AM

IS COMING OUT ALL OVER MY FACE.

SEE WHAT I TOLD YOU?

YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE MISSED THAT.

NO.

ANDY, WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT

IN OUR DISCUSSION GROUP TONIGHT?

OH, I THINK IT'S THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

WELL, I MIGHT JUST GO HOME AND STUDY UP ON THAT A LITTLE.

YOU KNOW, THE MONROE DOCTRINE

IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCTRINES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

AND THE ONLY WAY TO DISCUSS IT IS INTELLIGENTLY.

THAT'S GOT TO BE BRUNG OUT.

AMAZING!

ONLY THIS MORNING

HE DIDN'T KNOW WHICH SIDE TO BUTTER HIS BREAD ON.

A FEW HOURS LATER, HE'S A GENIUS.

IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN IN AMERICA.

I WONDER, IN READING OVER THIS MATERIAL,

DID YOU REALIZE THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT IT HAD ON THE WORLD?

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE TOLD THE EUROPEAN NATIONS

TO STAY OUT OF OUR BACKYARD.

AND WE WERE PREPARED TO ENFORCE IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

SORRY I'M LATE, FOLKS.

Howard: HEY, A BEARD.

YEP.

IT'S VERY BECOMING, GOOBER.

THANKS, HELEN.

WELL, I DID THE GROUNDWORK ON IT.

I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF STUDYING.

FINE, FINE.

WRIT A LOT OF THINGS DOWN.

GOOD.

UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

NOW, HERE WE WERE-- A YOUNG NATION

WITHOUT MUCH OF AN ARMY OR A NAVY--

AND WE SAID TO THESE POWERFUL EUROPEAN NATIONS

"STAY OUT OF OUR HEMISPHERE."

NOW, IN VIEW OF THIS, WHY DO YOU THINK

THE MONROE DOCTRINE WAS SO EFFECTIVE?

UH, BILL...

GOOBER?

THE WAY I SEE IT IS... THE UNITED STATES WAS NEW

AND EUROPE, ACROSS THE WATER, WAS OLD...

AND THE UNITED STATES WAS LITTLE

AND EUROPE WAS BIG.

YOU ALL REMEMBER SHORTY WATSON-- HAD THE GROCERY STORE?

HE WAS THE SHORTEST ONE OF ALL THEM WATSONS?

JUST A MINUTE, GOOBER, I DON'T SEE...

HOWARD...

WELL, ONCE, ME AND SOME OTHER "FELLERS"

WENT FISHING WITH SHORTY UP AROUND TROUBLESOME CREEK.

LITTLE OLD SHORTY'S LIKE THE UNITED STATES WAS

BEFORE THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

THE REST OF THEM "FELLERS"

WERE LIKE THEM POWERFUL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

BECAUSE SHORTY WAS SMALL, HE HAD TO BE ON THE TOUGH SIDE

SO THEM OTHER "FELLERS"

WOULDN'T BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIM.

SO WHEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GOT TO BE LIKE SHORTY

THEY MUST'VE DECIDED TO BE TOUGH, TOO

AND THAT'S WHEN THEY WENT AND WRIT THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

...AND THE IMPORTANT THING IS

THAT WHEN THESE FOLKS HERE IN HAWAII

THOUGHT THEY HAD A BIG ENOUGH COUNTRY--

EVEN THOUGH THEY WASN'T EXACTLY IN OUR HEMISPHERE--

THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BECOME THE 49th STATE.

ARE YOU WITH ME ON THAT, BILL?

RIGHT WITH YOU.

AND THIS OTHER COUNTRY UP HERE, BY THE NAME OF ALASKA

SAID THEY WANTED TO BECOME A STATE, TOO.

OF COURSE, THEY WAS IN OUR HEMISPHERE

AND THE WAY I FIGURE IT, THEY SHOULD'VE GOT THE NOD FIRST

BUT THAT WEREN'T THE WAY IT WORKED OUT.

...AND WHEN THE APACHES COME BACK

THE SETTLERS WAS ALL BEHIND SOME ROCKS

AND THEY WAS READY FOR 'EM.

THERE WAS 14 MEN, 12 WOMEN AND 16 CHILDREN.

I BELIEVE I HAVE TO GO, TOO.

I'VE GOT AN EARLY DAY.

I'LL TELL YOU THE REST NEXT WEEK.

OH, GOOD, GOOD.

I SURE ENJOY STUDYING HISTORY THIS WAY

LISTENING TO ALL THE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.

I MET HIM ON THE STREET, AND HE WENT ON AND ON AND ON.

OH, I KNOW-- HE HASN'T STOPPED TALKING

SINCE HE WALKED OUT OF THE BARBER SHOP.

ABOUT EVERYTHING--

POLITICS, THE SPACE RACE...

AND HOW TO TELL

WHEN A WATERMELON IS RIPE.

MMM.

I WENT OVER TO THE GAS STATION TO GET SOME AIR IN MY TIRE

AND I JUST ASKED HIM HOW COME HE GREW A BEARD.

WHAT'D HE TELL YOU?

WELL...

IT WAS KIND OF CONFUSING...

BUT I KNOW IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

I'M TELLING YOU IT'S A PROBLEM.

BEFORE, HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE

AND NOW HE'S GOT TOO MUCH.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY

WHEN I WAS SCARED TO MEET GOOBER ON THE STREET.

ME, TOO.

AND SOMEHOW, IT'S VERY HARD

TO INTERRUPT A MAN WITH A BEARD.

HEY, HELEN...

BOY, ALMOST DIDN'T SEE YOU.

AH. FUNNY THING, DID YOU EVER NOTICE

HOW MUCH A PERSON SEES OUT OF THE CORNERS OF THEIR EYES?

WELL, NO, I... OH, YES, I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

I'VE BEEN READING UP

ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF "IDEARS" ON IT

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO...

THAT-THAT'S JUST A PITY, GOOBER

BECAUSE... WELL, I'M SKIPPING

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

AND TALK ABOUT SKIPPING, I'VE GOT TO RUN NOW. BYE.

Goober: HEY, BILL...

Bill: OH, HELLO, GOOBER.

SAY, BILL, YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

SORRY, GOOBER, I-I'VE GOT TO BE RUNNING. SEE YOU.

HEY, ANDY.

YOU ASLEEP, ANDY?

HEY, ANDY, JUST PASSING BY.

THOUGHT I'D DROP IN.

OH. YEAH.

NICE DAY OUT.

YEAH, BOY. KNOW WHY IT'S A NICE DAY?

UH, NO. I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

'CAUSE YOU'RE FEELING GOOD. YEAH, WELL...

MY THEORY IS, WE ALL CARRY OUR WEATHER INSIDE OF OUR BODY.

SOME PEOPLE, THE SUN COULD BE SHINING

YOU CAN TELL IT'S RAINING INSIDE OF 'EM.

YEAH, YOU CAN SEE IT'S RAINING.

THAT'S PHILOSOPHY.

I CAN GIVE YOU SOMETHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT.

YEAH, GOOD, GOOD.

HEY, HEY, HOWARD, HOWARD...

GOOBER'S GOT A VERY INTERESTING THEORY ON THE WEATHER.

TELL HIM ABOUT IT, GOOB.

YOU EVER HEARD THE EXPRESSION,

A PERSON HAS A SUNNY DISPOSITION?

I WANT TO TELL YOU, WE CARRY OUR WEATHER IN OUR BODY.

FLOYD, SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE DONE ABOUT GOOBER.

HE'S ABOUT TO DRIVE ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE CRAZY.

BIG PROBLEM, BIG PROBLEM.

YOU BETTER KNOW IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO HIM AND STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT.

WHY ME, ANDY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE HIS BEST FRIEND.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HIS BEST FRIEND.

YOU STARTED THE WHOLE THING.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CALLED HIM A THINKER.

YOU WOULDN'T LET HIM SHAVE HIS BEARD OFF.

YOU TRIMMED IT-- DON'T TRY TO DENY IT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY.

YOU'RE HIS BEST FRIEND, SO YOU TELL HIM.

IT'S NOT EASY TO TELL YOUR BEST FRIEND HE'S A BLABBERMOUTH.

I DON'T CARE. YOU'VE GOT TO TELL HIM.

WELL...

PROMISE ME YOU'LL TELL HIM.

UH... ALL RIGHT, I'LL TELL HIM!

AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF IT, FLOYD.

DON'T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.

ONE TIME, YOU WAS A SEED.

FLOYD, YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT?

I'M NOT INTERESTED RIGHT NOW!

JUST PULL UP A CHAIR AND SIT DOWN.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

OH? YEAH.

JUST OPEN UP YOUR EARS AND LISTEN TO ME.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, GOOBER, THERE COMES A TIME

WHEN A FRIEND HAS TO TELL A FRIEND SOMETHING.

YOU FOLLOW ME? YEAH.

TELL HIM FOR HIS OWN GOOD.

IF A FRIEND CAN'T TELL A FRIEND SOMETHING

THEN NOBODY CAN TELL HIM NOTHING.

'CAUSE WHEN A FRIEND TALKS TO YOU

YOU DON'T LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS

YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART.

WELL, WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU...

WELL, LISTEN...

OH... WHAT A LOVELY THOUGHT.

IT JUST COME TO ME.

HAD A NICE RING TO IT.

SOMETHING ELSE IT BRINGS TO MIND ABOUT FRIENDS --

THAT EVEN SOMETIMES

THESE GREAT PHILOSOPHERS CAN BE WRONG.

THEY CAN?

MM-HMM.

A MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS NOT HIS DOG.

IT'S PEOPLE.

OOH, YOU REALLY GET TO THE MEAT OF THINGS, GOOBER.

GO ON. 'COURSE, I STILL LOVE DOGS.

OH, I KNOW, I KNOW.

I NEVER HEARD YOU SAY AN UNKIND WORD ABOUT ANYBODY,

MAN NOR BEAST.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU, FLOYD.

YOU'RE UNDERSTANDIN'.

PAL.

OH...

ALL SETTLED.

WHAT'S THAT, ANDY?

YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WAS, UH, TALKING...

OH.

ANDY, DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK

THAT PEOPLE NEED FRIENDS

JUST LIKE THEY NEED AIR FOR BREATHING?

NOW, A LOT OF YOUR GREAT PHILOSOPHERS TELL US

THAT MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS HIS DOG.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE.

COURSE, I'VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST DOGS,

BUT A MAN'S BEST FRIEND HAS GOT TO BE PEOPLE.

GOOBER, WILL YOU STOP TALKING!

YOU'RE ABOUT TO DRIVE ME OUT OF MY MIND!

WHAT?

WELL, EVER SINCE YOU GREW THAT BEARD

YOU'VE BEEN GOING ON AND ON AND ON

AND TALKING AND TALKING, LIKE YOU KNEW

EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.

I'VE BEEN A LOT OF PLACES

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY THAT KNOWS EVERYTHING.

AND-AND YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE AVOIDING YOU.

HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED

PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HIDE FROM YOU?

GOOBER, YOU THINK THAT BEARD GIVES YOU CONFIDENCE

BUT IT DOESN'T.

CONFIDENCE IS SOMETHING THAT'S... THAT'S ON THE INSIDE.

REMEMBER, LIKE YOU TOLD ME ABOUT THE WEATHER.

AND IT DOESN'T HURT TO LISTEN ONCE IN A WHILE.

I'M SORRY, GOOBER.

OF COURSE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION STARTED IN ENGLAND.

BUT THE MAIN INVENTIONS CAME FROM AMERICA.

RIGHT.

YEAH! ELI WHITNEY, ROBERT FULTON...

Woman: AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

YES, BUT IF YOU'LL JUST READ IN...

LOOK, LOOK...

NOW, WE CAN'T GET ANYWHERE

IF WE'RE ALL TALKING AT ONCE.

YES, HELEN? IT'S NOT IMPORTANT WHERE IT STARTED.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY.

OF COURSE. IT CHANGED IT.

PRIOR TO THAT, THE ECONOMY WAS BASED ON AGRICULTURE.

YES, GOOBER?

OH... WELL, UH...

THERE WAS ONE THING I READ ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

BECAUSE OF ALL THE MACHINERY THEY WERE USING

IT THROWED A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK

BUT IT MADE BETTER GOODS

AND OUR NATION BECAME MORE RICH THAN IT WAS

AND... AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT...

THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

WELL, ANDY, HOW'S YOUR SCHOOLWORK COMING,

NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S ALL STRAIGHTENED OUT?

OH, SCHOOLWORK COMIN' ALONG FINE.

GOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, PA?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHAT AM I UP TO?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO IN HISTORY?

OH, WE'RE PAST THE 18th CENTURY.

THEN YOU'RE FINISHED WITH THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

OH, YES.

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND EVERYTHING.

SURE, FINISHED, YEAH.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF 'EM?

WHAT DID I THINK OF WHAT?

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.

OH, I THOUGHT THEY WAS GOOD.

DID YOU LEARN THE REASONS FOR 'EM?

SURE.

WHAT ABOUT THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION?

DID YOU STUDY THAT?

OH, OH, MM, YEAH, YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW WHY ENGLAND PUT ON THE STAMP ACT?

MM-HMM. WHY?

BECAUSE.

SEE, OPE, WE STUDY

MORE THAN THE WHYs AND THE WHEREFOREs

AND NAMES AND DATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE GO FOR A DEEPER MEANING.

A ROOT, A PHILOSOPHY OF WHY THINGS HAPPENED WHEN THEY DID.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I DON'T THINK SO, PA.

WELL, WHAT I MEAN IS, YOU BETTER STUDY

REAL HARD WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG.

'CAUSE IT'S HARD TO LEARN ANYTHING WHEN YOU GET OLDER.