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WHEN YOU'RE GROWING UP,

SEPTEMBERS HAVE A SPECIAL FEELING.

ANOTHER CAREFREE SUMMER IS ALL TOO QUICKLY ENDED

AND A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

THERE WAS AN EXTRA EXCITEMENT FOR ME IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 1934.

MY YEARS AT MISS HUNTER'S SCHOOL

ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN WERE OVER

AND I WAS READY TO TAKE THOSE FIRST FALTERING STEPS

INTO THE STRANGE WORLD OUTSIDE.

HOW VIVIDLY I RECALL THE EDGY EXCITEMENT

THE AWFUL EXHILARATION OF PREPARING FOR MY FIRST DAY

AT BOATWRIGHT UNIVERSITY.

IT WAS A DAY WHICH SHOWED ME HOW LITTLE I KNEW ABOUT SOME THINGS

AND HOW WELL MY PARENTS HAD PREPARED ME FOR OTHERS.

JOHN-BOY, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING UP AND DRESSED AT THIS HOUR?

WELL, TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP. DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU.

COME HERE.

I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE I'M A 100% READY FOR THEM.

WAS THERE EVER SUCH A WORRIER?

I RECKON I COME BY IT NATURALLY.

THOSE CREASES COULD BE A BIT SHARPER.

HMM, WELL, THEY'RE SHARP ENOUGH FOR ME.

YOU DO LOOK NICE.

WELL, HOW I LOOK ISN'T GONNA COUNT FOR AS MUCH AS HOW I DO.

YOU'LL DO JUST FINE.

IT'S A LONG WAY FROM THIS ROOM TO BOATWRIGHT UNIVERSITY.

ARE YOU SCARED? MMM-HMM ME, TOO.

GOT BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR TUMMY?

MORE LIKE CROCODILES.

I'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE.

ERIN, IF YOU DON'T STOP BRUSHING YOUR HAIR IT'S ALL GONNA FALL OUT.

OH, MAMA BRUSHES HER HAIR 100 TIMES A DAY AND IT DOESN'T FALL OUT.

IF YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH TOO MUCH WILL THEY FALL OUT?

THEY ONLY FALL OUT IF YOU DON'T BRUSH THEM.

MARY ELLEN, WHEN MAMA SEES THAT OLD ROUGE ON YOUR FACE, SHE'S GONNA HAVE A FIT.

IT MAKES ME GLAMOROUS. IT MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A FEVER.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW WE'RE ALL GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL IF WE DON'T GET A MOVE ON.

ERIN'S THE ONE THAT'S HOLDING UP EVERYTHING.

I'M NOT, BEN. I HAVE TO LOOK NICE.

THERE'S A NEW BOY COMING TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

WELL, YOU BETTER HOPE HE LIKES BALD GIRLS.

YOU'RE FUNNY, MARY ELLEN.

BRUSHING'S GOOD FOR YOUR HAIR.

JIM-BOB, WHO EVER TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD SEW?

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.

SISSY!

HEY, JIM-BOB! STOP THAT!

HE CALLED ME A SISSY!

OH, WILL YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO?

SERVES YOU RIGHT!

BOYS, IF YOU DON'T STOP FIGHTING, I'M GONNA CALL DADDY.

HE WON'T HEAR YOU.

HE'S MILKING THE COW FOR JOHN-BOY.

LET ME UP!

SAY UNCLE!

DADDY!

SAY UNCLE!

NO! LET ME UP!

JOHN-BOY, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TIE A BOW TIE?

JASON, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE, UH, FOR THE NEXT, UH, 4 YEARS.

ARE YOU GONNA LET THESE SAVAGES

BEHAVE LIKE THIS OR YOU GONNA KEEP THEM IN LINE?

COME ON, BEN, GET UP. THAT'S ENOUGH. CUT IT OUT.

THINK IT'S FUNNY, DON'T YOU?

MARY ELLEN, WIPE THAT ROUGE OFF YOUR FACE.

ERIN, THAT'S ENOUGH HAIR BRUSHING!

COME ON, EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY OUT.

JIM-BOB, GET DRESSED! ELIZABETH, COME ON!

EVERYBODY MOVE, COME ON, GO!

RELAX!

OK, BROTHER?

OK.

NOT THE BREAD THIS TIME.

HERE.

LAST SAUSAGE... ELIZABETH, YOU HAVEN'T EATEN A THING.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

ELIZABETH, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SCHOOL

UNLESS YOU HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST.

THEN I GET TO STAY HOME?

NOW, HONEY, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL

WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS THERE, WOULD YOU?

I'D TRY IT.

IT'S THE FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL THAT I DON'T LIKE.

YEAH, AFTER THAT YOU GET BACK INTO THE SAME OLD BORING RUT.

BORING?

YEAH, MARY ELLEN THINKS EVERYTHING IS BORING.

IT'S HER NEW WORD.

YOU CHILDREN ARE GONNA LOOK BACK ON THESE SCHOOL DAYS

AS THE BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE.

♪ SCHOOL DAYS SCHOOL DAYS ♪

♪ DEAR OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS ♪

♪ READING AND WRITING, ARITHMETIC ♪

♪ TAUGHT TO THE TUNE OF A HICKORY... ♪

♪ YOU WERE MY QUEEN IN CALICO ♪

♪ I WAS YOUR BASHFUL, BAREFOOT BEAU ♪♪

YOU WERE BAREFOOT, ALL RIGHT

BUT YOU WERE ABOUT AS BASHFUL AS A BUZZ SAW.

IS THAT THE WAY YOU REMEMBER IT, OLD WOMAN?

THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS.

WAS, TILL I MET YOU.

STILL BEING BASHFUL?

MAYBE SOMEDAY GOING TO SCHOOL WILL BE ROMANTIC

BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST BORING.

I NEVER THOUGHT LEARNING NEW THINGS WAS BORING.

WHAT NEW THINGS? SAME OLD SUBTRACTION AND MULTIPLICATION,

SAME OLD CONJUNCTIONS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS,

SAME OLD HISTORY DATES:

1492, 1776, 1861.

SAME OLD FACES, SAME OLD SQUEAKY PENCIL SHARPENER.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY OILING IT THIS YEAR?

OH, YOU CAN LAUGH, JOHN-BOY. YOU'RE GOING OFF TO COLLEGE

AND YOU'LL BE SEEING ALL KINDS OF NEW THINGS.

NEW SUBJECTS, NEW FACES.

YEAH, NEW FACES, THAT'S THE TRUTH.

I'M GOING FROM SOMEPLACE WHERE I KNOW EVERYBODY

TO SOMEPLACE WHERE I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY.

THAT'S SCARY.

BUT NOT BORING.

BEN, JIM-BOB, ERIN, TIME TO GET YOUR THINGS TOGETHER.

SAYS YOU.

YEAH, SAYS ME.

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE YOU ALL STRAGGLING IN LATE THE FIRST DAY.

OH, I'M NOT GOING TILL JOHN-BOY LEAVES.

WELL, IT'S TIME FOR JOHN-BOY TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

YOU DIDN'T EAT YOUR BREAKFAST, EITHER.

WELL, I'LL MAKE UP FOR IT AT SUPPERTIME.

SAY, WHAT DID HAPPEN IN 1861?

CAN I LEARN TO DRIVE SOON?

HERE HE COMES!

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

JOHN-BOY!

JOHN-BOY I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS.

$2.

AND 50 CENTS.

$2.50, FOR WHAT?

FOR EMERGENCIES.

GRANDMA, I'VE GOT THIS PLANNED RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST PENNY...

YOU DON'T PLAN EMERGENCIES. THEY JUST HAPPEN. NOW, YOU TAKE THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M REALLY GOING.

COME ON, HONEY.

WHOEVER THOUGHT THAT MY BURYING SUIT WOULD BE GOING TO COLLEGE

INSTEAD OF GOING UP TO HEAVEN WITH SOME HARP-TWANGING ANGELS.

OR PITCHFORKING DEVILS.

LOOKY HERE, ESTHER... OH, HUSH.

WELL, I'LL SEE EVERYBODY TONIGHT.

OK. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR YOU.

AND ERIN INITIALED IT FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE DAY.

OK.

REMEMBER EVERYTHING SO YOU CAN TELL US IT LATER.

I WILL.

KISS THE GIRLS FOR ME, ALL RIGHT? I WILL.

GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK, SON.

GOODBYE.

BYE-BYE. GOOD LUCK.

BYE.

OK, LET'S GO.

SINCE WHEN ARE YOU SO ANXIOUS TO GO TO SCHOOL?

JIM-BOB, WHERE'S YOUR LUNCH?

I GOTTA GET MY BOOKS.

WELL, HURRY UP, ELIZABETH,

AND I WANT YOU TO GET ORGANIZED THIS YEAR.

WE'RE NOT GONNA WAIT FOR YOU EVERY MORNING.

WELL, WE CAN START. SHE'LL CATCH UP.

BYE-BYE.

SOUNDS LIKE OUR NUMBER 2 BOY IS BEGINNING TO TAKE OVER.

TURNED INTO A REGULAR DRILL SERGEANT, PA.

WELL, OUR JOHN-BOY IS SURELY RIDING HIGH.

MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF HIS LIFE.

WHAT WE ALWAYS WANTED. ISN'T IT, LIV?

PLEASE, PLEASE SAY YOU'RE GOING TO THE BOATWRIGHT CAMPUS.

I AM GOING TO THE BOATWRIGHT CAMPUS.

OH, YOU'RE AN ANGEL! AN ABSOLUTE, LIFESAVING ANGEL!

HI. I'M POLLY THOMPSON.

OH, I'M... A FRIEND WAS SUPPOSED

TO PICK ME UP AND DRIVE ME TO THE CAMPUS.

WELL, I WAS ONLY A FEW MINUTES LATE.

HEAVENS. I THOUGHT I WAS STRANDED

ABSOLUTELY QUAKING AT THE THOUGHT OF BEING LATE

DREADFULLY LATE, ON MY VERY FIRST DAY.

AND THEN JUST WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO SUCCUMB TO DESPAIR

RESCUE. ARE YOU A STUDENT AT BOATWRIGHT?

I'M A FRESHMAN. MY NAME IS JOHN...

IT IS SUCH A RELIEF TO BE MY OWN PERSON FINALLY.

ALL THOSE TERRIBLE HIGH SCHOOL GAMES

YOU BOYS EXPECT A GIRL TO PLAY

PRETENDING TO BE HELPLESS, INADEQUATE, TOTALLY DEPENDANT.

WELL, THIS MORNING IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE FOR POLLY THOMPSON.

OLD ACQUAINTANCES WON'T RECOGNIZE ME.

SELF-SUFFICIENT, RESOURCEFUL, EQUAL TO ANYTHING.

OH, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME YOUR NAME, YET.

JOHN BO... UH, WALTON, JOHN WALTON, JR.

WELL, JOHN WALTON, DON'T YOU THINK WE BETTER PUSH ON?

YOU KNOW, WE COULD STILL BE LATE.

OH, OF... ABSOLUTELY. OF COURSE.

OH, THE FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE. THERE'S

NOTHING LIKE IT FOR EXCITEMENT AND ADVENTURE.

I MEAN...

YOUNG MAN!

HELLO THERE!

ME?

YES, YOU'RE THE YOUNG MAN.

ISN'T IT MARVELOUS HOW FRIENDLY EVERYONE IS?

UH, I... I'M NOT SO SURE HE'S BEING FRIENDLY.

OF COURSE HE IS.

LOOK ON THE POSITIVE SIDE AND LIFE WILL BE POSITIVE.

WHERE ARE WE HURRYING?

TO MEET MY DEAREST FRIEND.

THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE.

OK.

EXCUSE ME, DO THE FRESHMEN REGISTER

IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING?

YOU REALLY ARE A FRESHMAN, AREN'T YOU? YEAH.

NO UPPERCLASSMAN WOULD EVER COME ON CAMPUS LOOKING LIKE THAT.

HMM. WELL, IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL DAY,

I THOUGHT EVERYBODY'D BE DRESSED UP.

FRIEND, NEVER DRESS UP. DRESS DOWN.

CASUAL, OFFHAND.

I'M MIKE WEST.

I'M JOHN WALTON JR.

WHAT YEAR ARE YOU IN?

OH, I'M A FRESHMAN, BUT YOU WON'T CATCH ME ADVERTISING IT.

LISTEN, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE.

YOU WANT TO MAKE IT IN COLLEGE, FIRST,

YOU NEVER CALL ATTENTION TO YOURSELF.

AND SECOND, DON'T VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING.

AND ABOVE EVERYTHING, DON'T LOOK EAGER.

EAGER?

THE WAY YOU LOOK RIGHT NOW, OPEN, VULNERABLE.

YOU NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU'RE INTERESTED.

LOOK, HERE'S THE LOOK YOU WANT.

ALWAYS ALOOF, SUPERIOR.

YOU MAKE THEM FEEL UNEASY.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY! HEY, FELLAS.

HI, HOW ARE YOU? IGNORE THEM.

WHY? THEY'RE JUST BEING FRIENDLY. COME ON OVER, GUYS.

DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THEM.

COME ON. THEY'RE JUST BEING FRIENDLY.

HI, HOW ARE YOU? HI.

IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY AT DEAR OLD BOATWRIGHT? VERY FIRST.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? JOHN WALTON JR.

IT'S TIME YOU STARTED LEARNING YOUR PLACE, FROSH.

WHICH IS LOWER THAN LOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WALKING ON SOPHOMORE CIRCLE?

WELL, YOU FELLAS CALLED ME OVER, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL, NO FRESHMAN'S ALLOWED ON THIS WALK.

OR MAYBE YOU THINK YOU'RE, UH, SPECIAL?

NO.

WHERE'S YOUR BEANIE?

MY WHAT?

YOUR FRESHMAN CAP.

WELL, I DON'T SUPPOSE I HAVE ONE.

WELL, GET ONE, FAST. OK?

WELL, I SUPPOSE I MIGHT.

SAY, "YES, SIR."

WELL... ANYTIME AN UPPERCLASSMAN

IS KIND ENOUGH TO EVEN NOTICE YOU'RE ALIVE

YOU MUST ADDRESS HIM AS "SIR."

NOW, LET'S HEAR A HEARTFELT APOLOGY

FOR YOUR INEXCUSABLE BEHAVIOR, WALTON.

UMM, I REALLY WASN'T AWARE I WAS BREAKING ANY RULES

AND, ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY FAIR OF YOU...

ALL FRESHMEN ARE IGNORANT. WE ARE AWARE OF THAT

BUT YOUR IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE. NOW YOU MUST APOLOGIZE.

I APOLOGIZE. "SIR."

SIR.

WHAT'S THIS? IT'S MY HANDKERCHIEF.

LOOKS LIKE A SHOE RAG.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S A SHOE RAG.

AND NEXT TIME, I'LL LET YOU SHINE THEM.

YEAH, OK.

HOLD IT.

DID YOU GIVE THE FROSH PERMISSION TO LEAVE?

HE... HE DIDN'T ASK.

WELL?

MAY I HAVE PERMISSION TO LEAVE, SIR?

FOR NOW.

BUT GET THAT BEANIE ON.

OR YOU GO SWIMMING IN THE LAKE.

MIGHT NOT BE SUCH A BAD IDEA.

OH, WALTON.

WELCOME TO BOATWRIGHT!

ALL RIGHT, PA, TAKE A BREATHER.

IT'S HOTTER THAN A TURKISH BATH.

HEY, YOU THINK, MAYBE

THAT WE BIT OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW

CONTRACTING WITH TALBOT FOR 6 LOADS?

WE'LL MANAGE.

I SURE MISS JOHN-BOY.

HE'LL STILL HELP US.

NO. LESS AND LESS. HE'S FLOWN THE COOP.

WHAT WITH HIS JOB, SCHOOL, AND HIS HOMEWORK,

LESS AND LESS.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, PA?

TELL HIM TO FORGET WHAT HE WANTS?

SETTLE FOR PIECEMEALING LUMBER AND A JITNEY SAWMILL?

NO, YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, JOHN,

AND JOHN-BOY WILL DO WHAT HE HAS TO DO.

BUT WE ARE SURE GONNA MISS HIM.

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE, PA.

BUT WE WILL MANAGE.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, TAKE IT EASY.

DID YOU LOSE SOMETHING, WALTON, BESIDES YOUR DIGNITY?

NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND MY BIG BROTHER.

OH, MINE FOUND ME. DAVIS, THIS IS WALTON.

HOW DO YOU DO? HI.

MIKE'S BEEN TELLING ME HOW I COULD GET MORE OUT OF COLLEGE.

YOUR IRONY ISN'T LOST ON ME. I'M RELIEVED.

I CAME HERE EXPECTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS,

AND SO FAR I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT ANSWERS.

WHAT'S YOUR BIG BROTHER'S NAME?

UMM, HEWLETT, SHANKS HEWLETT.

OH, HE'S OVER THERE. THE TALL GUY TALKING TO THE PRETTY GIRL.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S NICE TO BE NEEDED.

WALTON, LISTEN, DON'T BE SUBSERVIENT.

REMEMBER, THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OF ANY RELATIONSHIP ARE CRITICAL.

- THANK YOU. - IT'S STILL NO.

YOU CAN'T TURN ME DOWN. I MOST CERTAINLY CAN.

EXCUSE ME, UH, BUT I BELIEVE...

FRESHMEN PICK UP THEIR ORIENTATION PACKETS AT THE APPROPRIATE TABLE.

I WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

WELL, YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE TO.

I HAVE MY PACKET.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TRY THE INFORMATION BOOTH.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ALL SUMMER.

OH, WELL, UH, UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES THEN THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.

YOU ARE MY BIG BROTHER.

OH, YEAH, WALSTON. WALTON.

WELL, I WONDERED WHERE YOU WERE.

NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US, WALSTON. THANK YOU. WALTON.

YEAH, YOU SEEM TO BE DOING OK ON YOUR OWN. THAT'S THE BEST WAY.

YOU KNOW, SELF-RELIANCE AND ALL THAT.

LISTEN, IF YOU COME UP WITH ANYTHING YOU CAN'T HANDLE,

GIVE ME A WHISTLE. OK?

OK, THANK YOU. BYE. SEE YOU AROUND.

NOW, WE ARE GOING TO RECONSIDER THAT ANSWER, AREN'T WE?

BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO NICE A GIRL TO TURN DOWN A SENSITIVE GUY LIKE OLD SHANKS.

JOHN?

JOHN WALTON! I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK I'D NEVER SEE A FRIENDLY FACE AGAIN.

BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS? PROBLEMS?

NOTHING'S GONE RIGHT FOR ME TODAY, NOT ONE BLESSED THING.

SOME SOPHOMORES WERE EXCEEDINGLY RUDE AND OBNOXIOUS.

AND NOW I CAN'T FIND MY BIG SISTER.

THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

THE ONE NICE THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME TODAY HAS BEEN MEETING YOU.

WELL, HEARING THAT'S THE FIRST NICE THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME.

OH, MY GOODNESS! WHAT?

I AM UTTERLY RUINED, DESTROYED, ANNIHILATED.

WHAT? MY BOOK BAG.

I... I MUST HAVE LEFT IT ON THAT BENCH BY THE FOUNTAIN.

BENCH BY THE FOUNTAIN. I'LL GET IT. IT HAS MY ADMISSION PAPERS,

MY MONEY, MY 5-YEAR DIARY, EVERYTHING. I'LL GET IT. I'M GONNA GET IT.

ON THE BENCH, BY THE FOUNTAIN. OK. RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

I'LL HAVE THEM PICKED UP IN JUST A SECOND, SIR. EVERYTHING.

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER? UH...

I'VE SEEN YOU SOMEPLACE BEFORE, HAVEN'T I?

NO. NO, I DON'T THINK SO. I'M NEW HERE.

CHILDREN, I WANT YOU TO... ELIZABETH, PAY ATTENTION.

I WANT YOU TO READ THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR BOOK,

AND IF YOU COME ACROSS ANY WORD THAT YOU DON'T KNOW,

JUST WRITE IT DOWN ON YOUR PAPERS,

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THEM LATER.

MARY ELLEN, ARE YOU CHANGING YOUR DESK?

YEAH, I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE SAME DESK FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

I'VE DECIDED I NEED A CHANGE.

GOOD IDEA.

NOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA BE STUDYING CIVICS,

FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL.

NOW, IN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THERE ARE 3 BRANCHES.

WHO CAN NAME THEM?

SURELY SOMEBODY MUST KNOW THAT.

JASON.

YES?

I GUESS I DON'T KNOW.

THEN WHY DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND?

I DON'T KNOW WHY, MISS HUNTER.

YOU KNOW I ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT WHEN STUDENTS VOLUNTEER

BUT TO VOLUNTEER WHEN YOU HAVE NO ANSWERS JUST WASTES EVERYBODY'S TIME.

I'M SORRY.

THE 3 BRANCHES ARE THE EXECUTIVE,

THE LEGISLATIVE AND THE JUDICIAL.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH JASON?

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S ACTING REALLY WEIRD.

HERE YOU GO.

OH, JOHN, THANK YOU!

IF YOU HADN'T FOUND THIS, I'D HAVE DIED!

WELL, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED AND MORTIFIED,

BUT YOU WOULD HAVE SURVIVED.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

FINALLY.

A NEW STUDENT WHO LOOKS AS IF HE MIGHT HAVE AN IQ OVER 70

AND SOME MINIMAL SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.

WALTON, IS IT? YES, SIR.

RANDOLPH, STUDENT CHAIRMAN OF ORIENTATION.

HOW DO YOU DO?

MY CO-CHAIRMAN.

NO, ACTUALLY, THIS IS YOUR FRESHMAN CLASS MASCOT.

OUR MASCOT?

WALTON, CAN I TRUST YOU TO CARRY OUT A SIMPLE ASSIGNMENT?

OF COURSE HE CAN. HE'S MOST DEPENDABLE.

WELL, THIS MASCOT, WITH A SUITABLE ESCORT

IS TO ACCOMPANY THE FRESHMAN CLASS SPONSOR

TO THE PLATFORM FOR THE ORIENTATION CEREMONIES IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

CAN I TRUST YOU TO TAKE YOUR MASCOT TO ROOM 11

IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

AND ESCORT THE FACULTY SPONSOR TO THE AMPHITHEATER?

UH, ALL I DO IS JUST LEAD THE GOAT?

AND TRY TO KEEP HIM FROM EATING THE SPONSOR'S ACADEMIC ROBE.

ALL RIGHT, SURE.

ROOM 11.11.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

BETTER GET MOVING. OK, THANK YOU.

COME ON. LET'S GO. HEY, DON'T GO.

WELL, WHY NOT?

OH, LISTEN, TIE THIS BEAST TO THE NEAREST TREE.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS

BECAUSE HE PICKED JOHN INSTEAD OF YOU.

JEALOUS?

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE PLACED IN CHARGE OF OUR CLASS MASCOT.

OH, YOU ARE BOTH SO GULLIBLE.

YOU JUST DON'T TRUST ANYBODY, DO YOU, SON?

NO, THAT'S THE FIRST RULE OF SURVIVAL.

WELL, I SAID I WAS GOING TO TAKE THIS GOAT, AND I'M GONNA TAKE THIS GOAT.

BYE.

I WARNED YOU!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, NONE OF YOU SLICKERS

EVER SEEN A GOAT BEFORE? COME ON, COME ON.

HERE WE ARE.

OH, NO.

SIR.

YOUNG MAN, APPARENTLY YOU HAVE DEDICATED YOURSELF

TO MAKING AN IMPRESSION ON ME.

UH, I WAS ASKED TO COME HERE, PROFESSOR GHOTE.

OH, SOPHOMORIC HUMOR.

SOMEBODY SHOULD DO A STUDY.

HMM, ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S HARDLY WORTH IT.

YOUNG MAN, AS YOU CAN SEE MY NAME IS "W" FOR WILLIAM, K. GHOTE.

NATURALLY, THE CAMPUS WITS PROMPTLY DUBBED ME, "BILLY GHOTE."

AN INSULT TO US BOTH, DEAR FRIEND.

HOWEVER, UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WALTON,

IT WOULD APPEAR THAT YOU ARE THE GOAT.

COME ON, GOAT.

THANK HEAVEN THAT'S DONE.

OH, LIVIE, YOU STILL ON THAT IRONING?

THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GET THINGS DONE

WITHOUT 7 CHILDREN INTERRUPTING ALL THE TIME.

DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

IT'S TOO QUIET. I CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE.

YOU KNOW HOW I USED TO GET THINGS DONE WHEN I MISSED MY KIDS?

YOU JOIN IN, YOU SEE IT WORKS.

♪ WORK FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING ♪

♪ WORK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ♪

♪ WORK WHILE THE DEW IS SPARKLING ♪

♪♪♪ WORK 'MID SPRINGING FLOWERS ♪

♪ WORK BY... ♪♪ OH, GRAN, I CAN'T, I FEEL FOOLISH.

WELL, I DON'T. HERE, LET ME FINISH THAT. WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY.

YOU DO SOMETHING ELSE. GO ON.

♪ WORK WHILE THE DAY GROWS BRIGHTER ♪♪

I THINK I'LL FIX SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SUPPER TONIGHT.

APPLESAUCE CAKE?

WELL, NOW, HOW DID YOU KNOW?

IT'S JOHN-BOY'S FAVORITE.

WELCOME TO BOATWRIGHT UNIVERSITY.

JOHN WALTON. HOW ARE YOU?

MISS MONSELL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE, FINALLY. THANK YOU.

I NEVER DID GET A CHANCE TO THANK YOU IN PERSON

FOR FIXING IT SO I COULD TAKE THAT EXAM.

OH, I'M HAPPY THAT IT WORKED OUT THE WAY THAT IT DID.

NOW, LET'S SEE.

UH, I NEED YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSIONS.

OH, IT'S IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

I DON'T FIND IT.

OH, BOY.

I CAN'T REGISTER YOU WITHOUT THAT CERTIFICATE.

SORRY, IT'S NOT HERE.

HOW LONG DO THE FRESHMEN HAVE TO REGISTER?

TILL 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

AFTER THAT, YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY A LATE PENALTY.

$5.

$5!

OH, LORD.

I'M SORRY. I'LL BE BACK. THANK YOU.

MMM, SOMETHING SMELLS ALL MIGHTY GOOD OVER THERE IN THE OVEN.

YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY OF IT. WHY NOT?

NOT TILL TONIGHT. IT'S APPLESAUCE CAKE.

OOH, JOHN-BOY WILL APPRECIATE THAT.

PA.

OH, LORD, LOOK DOWN UPON US

AND THOSE WHO ARE ABSENT FROM US. AMEN.

AMEN.

I HOPE HE'S MAKING OUT ALL RIGHT.

WHY NOT?

HE'S A WALTON, ISN'T HE?

HE IS A WALTON.

YOU THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.

WELL, WAS FOR YOU, WASN'T IT, SWEETIE?

HE'S GONNA BE COMING UP AGAINST

A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SOME MIGHTY STRANGE NOTIONS.

WELL, ISN'T THAT WHAT EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT?

JUST DON'T WANNA SEE HIM GETTING HURT, THAT'S ALL.

OH, JOHN-BOY CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF,

ALL RIGHT. JUST LIKE BIG JOHN.

WELL, IF HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF, PA, HE'S GONNA HAVE TO LEARN.

OH, NO.

PROFESSOR GHOTE.

NO, NO, NO, WALTON, I'D LIKE YOU TO STAY

WELL AWAY FROM ME UNTIL I'VE GOTTEN SAFELY IN MY CAR.

YES, SIR, I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW YOU MUST FEEL ABOUT ME TODAY.

WARY. SIR, MY CAR HAPPENS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED.

AND YOU PARKED IT HERE?

YES, SIR.

WELL, WALTON, I MUST SAY, YOU HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT.

YOU'RE NOT AWARE THAT THIS IS FACULTY PARKING?

OH, NO, I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT, SIR.

AND YOU DIDN'T BOTHER TO READ ANY OF THE...

THEY'RE COVERED UP.

YES, WITH BANNERS.

WELL, THAT CERTAINLY IS AN EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE.

WELL, W-WHERE DO YOU THINK MY CAR IS, SIR?

UH, I WOULD GUESS THAT THE CAMPUS POLICEMAN,

WHO IS A MODEL OF VIGILANCE AND INTEGRITY,

HAS HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE.

WHERE IS THAT? DIRECTLY BEHIND ADMINISTRATION.

THANK YOU.

WALTON,

EXPLAIN TO THEM ABOUT THE SIGNS BEING COVERED.

YES, SIR, I WILL. I'LL ALSO TELL THEM I'M NEW.

WALTON, THAT, I IMAGINE, WILL BE APPARENT.

HI. HI.

THIS IS MY CAR, OK?

UH, THAT'S TOO BAD.

IT'S GONNA SET YOU BACK SOME DOUGH TO BAIL IT OUT.

NO, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS FACULTY PARKING ONLY.

YOU SEE, ALL THE SIGNS WERE COVERED UP WITH BANNERS.

OH, IS THAT A FACT? SO IT WASN'T REALLY MY FAULT, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YEAH. LOOK, I... I TOLD THE BOSS WHEN HE HAULED IT IN HERE,

THE FIRST DAY HE OUGHT TO BE MORE LENIENT,

BUT GIB, HE GOES AFTER PARKING VIOLATORS

LIKE THEY WERE PUBLIC ENEMIES.

GONNA BE MIGHTY RED-FACED WHEN YOU TELL HIM. YEAH, WELL, WHERE IS HE?

OH, HE'S GONE TO LUNCH. HE'LL BE BACK IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR 2.

AN HOUR OR 2! I DON'T HAVE TIME.

I'VE GOT TO TAKE THIS CAR NOW, ALL RIGHT?

I'D... I'D REALLY LIKE TO HELP YOU, BUT I...

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO LET YOU TAKE THE CAR.

YOU KNOW, GIB, HE'S REAL TOUCHY THAT WAY,

AND, UH, IF I LOSE THIS JOB, I'M OUT OF SCHOOL.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YEAH.

IT'S OK, THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU LATER. BYE.

OH, JOHN, WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'VE JUST LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR YOU.

UH, POLLY, I CAN'T STOP TO TALK, RIGHT,

BECAUSE I'VE GOTTA GO DO SOMETHING.

AH, OH, PLEASE! YOU HAVE TO HELP ME.

JUST LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SCHEDULE.

THEY PUT ME IN 2 CLASSES AT THE SAME TIME.

NOW HOW CAN I BE IN ENGLISH LIT. 101A IN RYLAND HALL

AND ALSO IN SOCIOLOGY 101A IN RICHMOND HALL?

WHY DON'T YOU ASK SOMEONE IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, OK?

THERE'S A HUGE LINE. WELL, HOW ABOUT THE FACULTY ADVISOR?

I CAN'T FIND HER. I CAN'T FIND ANYONE WHO CARES WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.

LISTEN, I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST CAN'T.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL, ALL RIGHT?

OH, JOHN, YOU WOULDN'T TURN YOUR BACK ON A DROWNING PERSON.

LISTEN, I'M DROWNING TOO, DON'T GRAB ONTO ME

OR WE'RE BOTH GONERS, ALL RIGHT?

ASK SOMEBODY ELSE TO HELP YOU. I CAN'T, I'M SORRY.

EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY.

CREEP!

THANK YOU.

THE OPERATOR SAYS 15 CENTS FOR 3 MINUTES.

WELL, IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE ANYTHING LIKE 3 MINUTES.

HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

IT'S RINGING NOW.

GODSEY'S.

IKE, THIS IS JOHN.

JOHN, WHO?

ME, JOHN.

JOHN-BOY.

OH, JOHN-BOY, HEY,

SURE IS A SURPRISE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

LISTEN, IKE, I HAVE TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT BUT I MANAGED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE TODAY

WITHOUT MY ADMISSION CERTIFICATE.

ADMISSION CERTIFICATE.

YEAH, I CAN'T GET REGISTERED WITHOUT IT.

UH-HUH.

YEAH.

I SEE.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR CAR BACK?

GOOD.

OK, LOOK, COULD YOU HAVE MY DADDY

DRIVE IT OVER HERE IN A TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON?

OK, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

STUDENTS, BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S SESSION,

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET ANDREW CLARK.

ANDREW'S FAMILY JUST MOVED HERE FROM TENNESSEE,

AND I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE ALL GONNA MAKE HIM FEEL AT HOME.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, ANDREW?

HI.

HI.

JASON.

WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT...

TO TELL ANDREW THAT HE'S MORE THAN WELCOME HERE

AND I'M SPEAKING FOR ALL OF US.

THANKS.

WHAT DOES HE THINK HE'S DOING, SPEAKING FOR ALL OF US?

I WANNA SEE IT AGAIN.

EXCUSE ME.

WALTON, HOW'S IT GOING?

YOU KNOW, I RECKON I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS ON THE MOUNTAIN.

YOU SEEN POLLY THOMPSON?

NO, NOT SINCE LUNCH.

WITH THAT GIRL, HYSTERIA IS A WAY OF LIFE.

YOU SEEM TO BE DOING ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ONE OF MY SPECIALTIES, ANALYZING PEOPLE.

I DECIDE WHAT IT IS THEY WANT FROM ME

AND THEN FOOL THEM INTO THINKING THAT THEY'RE GETTING IT.

SOUNDS MIGHTY COMPLICATED.

NOT REALLY.

TAKE THESE FROSH-BAITING SOPHOMORES, FOR INSTANCE.

NOW, THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR PROOF THAT THEY'RE SUPERIOR.

THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE GOING TO FIND THAT IS WITH GREENIES

WHO VOLUNTEER TO BE HUMILIATED.

HMM, LIKE ME.

WELL, YOU GIVE THEM TOO MUCH OF A TARGET.

WHERE YOU'RE FROM, THE WAY YOU DRESS, THE WAY YOU TALK.

THE WAY I TALK?

"I RECKON I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS ON THE MOUNTAIN."

HMM, WELL, THAT'S ME. THAT'S THE WAY I AM. I CAN'T HELP IT.

NO, ANYBODY CAN CHANGE. HMM, MAYBE.

LOOK IT. FOR A START,

TAKE OFF THE COAT AND THE VEST AND THAT TIE.

AND IF ANYBODY ASKS YOU WHERE YOU'RE FROM, YOU SAY RICHMOND.

RICHMOND! I DON'T LOOK LIKE I'M FROM RICHMOND.

OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T TALK LIKE I'M FROM RICHMOND.

OK, OKAY. SAY CHARLESTON.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

ALL RIGHT, "NOT VERY FAR FROM HERE."

BUT DON'T SAY, "WALTON'S MOUNTAIN."

LOOK, MIKE, I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP...

NO, LISTEN, IT'S LAST NAMES.

I'M WEST AND YOU'RE WALTON.

I MEAN, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME OTHER WAY OF DOING THIS.

NO, LISTEN, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR GUYS WHO ARE DIFFERENT.

FOR A WHILE, DON'T LET THEM SEE THAT YOU ARE.

I GOTTA REGISTER.

JOHN-BOY SAY WHY HE DIDN'T COME BACK AND GET THE PAPER HIMSELF?

WELL, HE PARKED HIS CAR IN THE WRONG PLACE AND THEY TOWED IT AWAY.

TOWED IT AWAY? YEAH, BUT THERE'S NO PROBLEM.

HE'S GONNA GET IT BACK LATER ON.

SEEMS TO ME LIVIE'S HAVING A DEVIL OF A TIME LOCATING IT.

WHERE YOU GOING?

WELL, I THOUGHT I'D JUST HAVE A LOOK-SEE FOR MYSELF.

NOW, JUST SIT DOWN.

YOU'LL JUST GET IN LIVIE'S WAY.

I HAVE STILL GOT EYES LIKE A HAWK.

WELL, THEN SETTLE BACK ON YOUR PERCH.

LIVIE'S QUITE CAPABLE OF FINDING WHAT SHE'S...

WAS ALMOST READY TO GIVE UP.

WHERE WAS IT? IN HIS WRITING TABLET.

4:00'S THE DEADLINE, JOHN. I'M ON MY WAY.

OH, WALTON,

HAVEN'T WE MET SOMEWHERE BEFORE?

IT'S POSSIBLE.

DID YOU SAY YOU WERE FROM ROANOKE?

NO, NO. I DON'T LIVE VERY FAR FROM HERE.

I KNOW THE WALTONS FROM NEWPORT NEWS.

UH, IT'S NOT US. NO.

HI, ICH.

HEY, WHAT'S YOUR HURRY, ICH?

HEY, ICH, DON'T TRIP OVER THOSE CLODHOPPERS!

HEY, ICHABOD, GET A MULE!

DO YOU BELIEVE HE'S THE RUNT OF THE FAMILY?

I SAW AN OLD HILLBILLY ONE TIME, UP NEAR AFTON

NEARLY 8 FEET TALL.

HI, BOYS.

HI, WEST.

YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S RIGHT OUT OF A MUSEUM.

OR A JUNKYARD.

HEY, WALTON, LOOK WHAT'S DRIVING IT.

HEY, MAYBE IT'S ICHABOD'S OLD MAN.

WILL YOU GENTLEMEN EXCUSE ME? IT'S MY FATHER.

STILL GOT TIME TO REGISTER?

OH, THANKS TO YOU.

I'M SORRY FOR BEING SUCH AN ABSENT-MINDED WONDER.

WITH ALL THAT EXCITEMENT THIS MORNING,

COULD FORGET ANYTHING.

HELL, THIS MORNING I THOUGHT I HAD THE WORLD BY THE TAIL,

IT'S BEEN WAGGING ME EVER SINCE.

I HEARD SOMEWHERE THAT EDUCATION

IS MOSTLY FINDING OUT HOW LITTLE WE KNOW.

WELL, I SEEM TO BE OFF TO A RIGHT GOOD START.

YOU GOT YOURSELF SOME NEW FRIENDS?

NO FRIENDS OF MINE.

YOU BETTER GET YOURSELF SIGNED UP. OK.

DADDY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE THIS MORNING,

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE A DIFFERENT MAN.

JUST LIKE THAT, HUH?

SAME OLD COUNTRY BOY.

CAN'T SEEM TO GET RID OF HIM.

CAN'T SEEM TO.

SON, YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

TENNESSEE, HUH? YEAH.

MUST BE A RIGHT BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

YEAH, IT'S REALLY NICE DOWN THERE.

WELL, LISTEN, ANDREW, DON'T WORRY.

AFTER A WHILE, YOU'LL MAKE FRIENDS

GET USED TO BEING HERE, AND YOU'LL FEEL FINE THEN.

I HOPE SO. THANKS A LOT.

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

BEN.

HMM.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TALK TO THE NEW BOY?

TRY TO MAKE HIM FEEL WELCOME?

WHY DON'T YOU?

I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO HIM.

GO SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN.

OH, SHOOT.

ERIN, AS SOON AS CLASS IS OUT,

YOU COLLECT JIM-BOB AND ELIZABETH

SO WE CAN START HOME RIGHT AWAY, OK?

YES, SIR.

MARY ELLEN... DON'T GIVE ME ANY ORDERS, JASON WALTON.

NOW, LISTEN HERE, MARY...

I HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND WATCHING YOU ALL DAY, JASON,

AND IF YOU ASK ME, IT ISN'T ANDREW CLARK OVER THERE

WHO'S THE STRANGER, IT'S YOU.

COME ON, ERIN.

GUESS JOHN-BOY WENT OFF TO BOATWRIGHT THIS MORNING.

YES, MA'AM.

OH, I'M SURE HE'S GONNA MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

JOHN-BOY DOES THAT.

HMM.

LIKE MY OLDER SISTER.

MY, BUT SHE CAST A LONG SHADOW,

AND HOW I TRIED TO BE EXACTLY LIKE HER.

YOU DID?

OH, YES.

I MADE MYSELF AND EVERYBODY ELSE MISERABLE.

UNTIL I FACED UP TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I WASN'T LIKE HER.

NEVER COULD HAVE BEEN,

AND I NEVER SHOULD HAVE WASTED A MINUTE TRYING TO BE.

WHY, IT WAS AS FOOLISH AS IF YOU TOOK IT INTO YOUR HEAD

TO TRY TO BE EXACTLY LIKE JOHN-BOY.

I NEVER COULD.

WELL, THANK GOODNESS.

IF YOU COULD MAKE YOURSELF INTO A CARBON COPY OF JOHN-BOY,

IT WOULD ONLY MEAN THAT WE'D LOST JASON,

AND THAT'S A VERY SPECIAL PERSON

AND IN HIS OWN WAY.

WELL, YOU GIVE JOHN-BOY MY BEST.

I SURELY WILL, MISS HUNTER.

THERE WE ARE.

THANK YOU. NOW EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND 10 MINUTES TO SPARE.

MISS MONSELL,

I HOPE I'M NOT GONNA BE THIS MUCH TROUBLE TO YOU

FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS.

POLLY.

POLLY, LISTEN, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THE WAY

I TALKED TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

I JUST HAD THINGS ON MY MIND.

OH, I DON'T BLAME YOU.

THIS MORNING I WAS SO FULL OF TALK

ABOUT BEING SELF-SUFFICIENT, INDEPENDENT.

TILL I FOUND OUT I'M JUST A SCARED LITTLE KID,

NOT EVEN READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, MUCH LESS COLLEGE.

HMM, ONE THING I FOUND OUT TODAY IS THAT EVERY FRESHMAN

IS AS SCARED AS WE ARE.

THEY DON'T LOOK IT.

WELL, SOME OF THEM DO A BETTER JOB OF HIDING IT.

DID YOU GET YOUR SCHEDULE FIXED UP?

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME?

WELL, SURE.

YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT JUST BE STUCK WITH ME FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS.

WELL, I'LL RISK IT. COME ON.

HI, WALTON, THOMPSON.

HELLO.

OH, I SEE YOU'RE ALL DRESSED UP AGAIN.

WELL, I CAN'T SEEM TO FOLLOW YOUR ADVICE.

I HOPE WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS.

WELL, IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THE BLEEDING MARTYR

JUST COUNT ON ME FOR IODINE AND BANDAGES.

FRESHMEN.

OFF THE BRIDGE.

YES, SIR.

MAY WE CROSS NOW?

"SIR."

SIR?

NO, YOU CAN'T.

WHY NOT, SIR?

WELL, BECAUSE YOU'RE FRESHMEN.

OH, YES, WELL, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT IT IS ONLY TEMPORARY

AND I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.

AFTER ALL, ONLY LAST YEAR YOU WERE JUST AS BIG A FOOL AS ANY OF US.

EXCUSE US, PLEASE.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT OURSELVES A HOTSHOT HERE, MEN.

LET'S COOL HIM OFF IN THE LAKE.

BOYS, IF YOU TRY TO PUT ME IN THAT DIRTY WATER

IN THE ONLY GOOD SUIT I'VE EVER OWNED,

I'M GONNA TAKE YOU IN WITH ME.

LET'S GET HIM!

HELP! FRESHMEN. HELP!

FRESHMEN!

HELP! COME ON, FRESHMEN, HELP!

HELP! NO!

GENTLEMEN, PAXTON, HOBGOOD. HOLD IT.

WALTON?

YES, SIR.

WALTON, IT OCCURS TO ME THAT I'D LIKE A WORD WITH YOU.

GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU KINDLY CLEAR THE BRIDGE?

YOUR FIRST NAME, BY ANY CHANCE,

WOULDN'T BE HORATIO, WOULD IT?

NO, SIR. JOHN.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO SAY TO ME, SIR?

WALTON, DON'T YOU THINK YOU'VE CAUSED

ENOUGH DAMAGE FOR YOUR FIRST DAY?

WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME NOW?

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANGELIQUE.

SO WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT GOAT?

I NEVER SAW THE GOAT AGAIN

BUT I HAD TO WAIT A HALF-HOUR TO GET MY CAR BACK.

OH. WEARING FUNNY HATS, THROWING PEOPLE INTO LAKES,

COLLEGE SOUNDS MORE LIKE KIDS STUFF TO ME.

HOOLIGANS!

I RECOLLECT ONE OF YOUR GRANDMA'S ROWDY FRIENDS

WANTED TO DUNK ME IN THE RIVER WITH ALL MY CLOTHES ON.

WHAT THEY HAD IN MIND WAS BAPTIZING YOU.

WELL, WHEN I GO FOR A SWIM, I PREFER SKINNY-DIPPING!

OH, ZEB!

WE MISSED YOU AT SCHOOL, JOHN-BOY.

MISS HUNTER SAID TO GIVE YOU HER BEST.

SHE MUST HAVE CROSSED THROUGH MY MIND A THOUSAND TIMES TODAY.

SHE SURE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING.

I SUPPOSE YOU WERE BORED, MARY ELLEN?

WELL, NOT AS MUCH AS I EXPECTED TO BE.

INTERESTING NEW SUBJECT?

MORE LIKE INTERESTING NEW BOY.

ANDREW CLARK. MARY ELLEN'S CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

I AM NOT.

THEN HOW COME YOU KEPT PRACTICING YOUR NAME, MARY ELLEN CLARK?

OH, THIS FAMILY.

NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT, IS THERE, HUH?

NOW LEAVE THAT!

IF ANYBODY TOUCHES THAT CAKE, I WANT YOU TO HOG-TIE THEM.

ALL RIGHT, LET HIM EAT. LET HIM EAT, NOW. LET HIM EAT.

YOU GONNA PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY, TOO?

YEAH, NO, NOT YOU...

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER FIRST DAYS IN MY LIFE

SINCE THAT LONG-AGO SEPTEMBER.

BUT I HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED THROUGH THEM ALL BY 2 CERTAINTIES.

I AM WHO I AM, WITH WHATEVER SHORTCOMINGS.

AND FAMILY TIES MAY LENGTHEN TO ACCOMMODATE DISTANCE

BUT THEY ARE NEVER BROKEN.

JOHN-BOY?

YES, ELIZABETH?

DID THEY REALLY GIVE YOU A BIG BROTHER?

THEY DID.

WAS HE NICE?

WELL, HE WAS VERY BUSY.

HE DIDN'T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO ME.

THAT'S THE WAY MOST BIG BROTHERS ARE.

WELL, I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.

BUT THEY'RE STILL NICE TO HAVE.

GOOD NIGHT, ELIZABETH.

GOOD NIGHT, JOHN-BOY.