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WE WERE A CLOSE FAMILY GROWING UP ON THAT MOUNTAIN,

BUT AS WE GREW OLDER

AND WERE FACED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF FINDING MATURITY,

CONFLICT SOMETIME DEVELOPED BETWEEN US.

I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN MY BROTHER JASON'S PURSUIT OF FAME AS A MUSICIAN

AND MY BROTHER BEN'S PURSUIT OF A YOUNG LADY

BROUGHT THEM INTO A BITTER MISUNDERSTANDING.

ALL RIGHT, FELLOWS, LET'S GET TO WORK.

COME ON, BEN, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE PLANTED IN A SQUASH HILL.

COME ON.

BEN, HELP YOUR BROTHER.

YOU'RE WASTIN' YOUR BREATH THIS MORNIN', DADDY.

HE'S IN SOME OTHER WORLD.

HE WAS WALKIN' ALONG AND WENT SMACK INTO A TREE.

MAYBE HE'S GOT SOMETHIN' SPECIAL ON HIS MIND.

YEAH, I WONDER WHO SHE IS THIS WEEK.

W-WELCOME BACK, SON.

SORRY, DADDY, UH, JUST WENT TO THINKIN'.

OH!

IF I EVER SAW A LOVESICK PUPPY, IT'S YOU.

WHO ARE YOU MOONING OVER THIS WEEK?

HEY, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, HUH?

HUH? HUH? HUH? WHO ARE YOU MOONING OVER THIS WEEK?

COME ON. OH, WILL YOU STOP?

DADDY... ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO YOUNG BUCKS, SETTLE DOWN.

JIM-BOB AND ELIZABETH WOULD BE MORE HELP THAN YOU ARE TODAY.

UH, DADDY, I'M GONNA GO TALK TO JASON, IF IT'S OK.

HE'S NOT HOME YET, BEN.

WELL, I'LL GO LOOK FOR HIM.

LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOIN', SON.

GUESS I WASN'T LOOKIN' WHERE I WAS GOIN'.

SEE YOU LATER. YEAH.

NEVER EASY BEIN' IN LOVE, IS IT?

HUH, I WOULDN'T KNOW, IT'S BEEN A WHILE FOR ME.

YEAH, I'D SAY ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

♪♪

HEY, JASE.

I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR YOU.

YOU WANT TO BORROW SOME MONEY, HUH?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT.

THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT? I FIGURE YOU CAN USE SOME HELP

WITH YOUR MUSICAL CAREER. OH, YEAH? WHAT KIND OF HELP?

LIKE A FOREMAN, THE WAY CASPAR TICE IS FOR BOBBY BIGELOW.

OH, YOU MEAN A MANAGER, SOMEBODY TO CARRY MY GUITAR CASE,

MY BANJO CASE, SET UP MY MUSIC. AND GIVES YOU ADVICE.

GOT ANYBODY IN MIND?

ME!

WELL, YOU DO WANT MONEY AFTER ALL.

NO.

I'VE GOT SOME IDEAS, TOO. LIKE WHAT?

FOR INSTANCE, THAT NEW SONG THAT YOU'RE WRITIN',

IT SOUNDS REAL NIFTY, AND I'VE BEEN THINKIN'.

YOU KNOW WHAT'D MAKE IT SOUND MORE PERFECT? WHAT?

IF YOU GOT A GIRL TO SING IT WITH YOU. MAKE IT A DUET.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, THIS SONG IS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ME.

I KNOW THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DANCE WILL BE BROADCAST.

IT'LL SOUND MORE EXCITING. JUST THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MOMENT,

WITH A GIRL SINGING, TOO.

YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA THERE.

ONLY TROUBLE IS I DON'T KNOW ANY GIRL SINGERS.

YOU DO, TOO.

NOT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

SALLY ANN HARPER!

ABNER'S LITTLE SISTER?

WELL, YOU'VE HEARD HER, SHE SINGS IN THE CHURCH CHOIR.

WELL, SHE IS PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I THINK YOU MAY HAVE A REAL GOOD IDEA THERE, BEN.

BUT FIRST, I'VE GOTTA HEAR HER

AND THEN BOBBY'S GOT TO AUDITION HER, AND IT'S UP TO HIM ANYWAY.

WHEN CAN YOU ASK HIM?

TOMORROW AT REHEARSAL.

YOU WON'T FORGET, WILL YOU?

AS LONG AS YOU'RE GOING TO BE MY MANAGER,

WHY DON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH ME SO YOU CAN HELP ME REMEMBER?

THANKS, JASE.

♪♪

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HERE YOU GO, BOBBY. JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT, ICE COLD.

THANK YOU, HONEY.

OUGHT TO REALLY HIT THE SPOT AFTER THE NIGHT I JUST BEEN THROUGH.

YOU OUT HONKY-TONKIN' AROUND? HMM.

WELL, THIS BUSINESS IS A LONELY ROAD.

WHAT ELSE IS A MAN TO DO?

WELL, YOU COULD'VE COME BY MY HOUSE FOR SUPPER.

WELL, SUGAR, MAYBE YOU BETTER GO HOME AND, UH, GROW A SPELL.

YOU'RE A LITTLE TENDER ON THE VINE, YET.

♪♪

HEY, JASON, ABOUT TO SEND OUT A SEARCH PARTY FOR YOU, BOY.

SORRY, I'M LATE, BOBBY, I HAD SOME CHORES TO DO AT HOME.

HI, JASON.

HEY, BETSY. HI, BEN.

THIS REDHEADED FELLOW HERE ANY KIN OF YOURS?

THIS IS MY BROTHER BEN.

HI, BEN. IT'S A PLEASURE.

YOU WANT TO JOIN MY BAND, TOO?

NO, I'M GONNA BE JASON'S MANAGER FROM NOW ON.

WELL, UH, PUT YOUR FEET UP, MAKE YOURSELF RIGHT AT HOME.

UH, WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE? THIS IS MY NEW SONG.

WELL, IS IT ANY GOOD, JASE?

I HOPE SO. HERE, TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S TERRIFIC!

WELL, YOU MIND IF I LOOK?

ASK HIM.

YEAH. YEAH, I WILL, JUST LET HIM LOOK AT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, BETSY?

OH, MY COUSIN, HASSIE LONGSTREET, IS THE BANJO PLAYER.

I JUST LOVE MUSIC. JUST SHIVERS ME DOWN MY SPINE.

UM, JASON,

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OVER THIS EVENING AFTER SUPPER?

I GOT A BRAND NEW VICTROLA RECORD

WITH LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET ON ONE SIDE

AND WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE.

UH, JASON, FROM, UH, WHAT I CAN TELL,

LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SASSY LITTLE SONG HERE.

THANKS, BOBBY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OVER, JASON?

BETSY, I'M BUSY.

UH, BOBBY, I HAD AN IDEA.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ME SINGING THIS SONG WITH A GIRL, AS A DUET?

WE COULD ALTERNATE VOICES ON THE CHORUS.

WELL,

THE IDEA SOUNDS ALL RIGHT, BUT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE A GIRL IN THE BAND, AND, UH...

SO I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT RUNNING OUT

AND HIRING A GIRL JUST FOR ONE SONG.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

SEE, I KNOW THIS GIRL NAMED SALLY ANN HARPER. SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL.

AND I'M SURE SHE'D DO IT FOR NOTHING.

ANYWAY, IF YOU WANT, YOU COULD AUDITION HER, AND IF SHE'S OK,

THEN THE TWO OF US CAN SING THE SONG TOGETHER.

WELL, IT'S YOUR SONG. IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT ME TO HEAR IT, UH,

YOU BRING HER AROUND AND I'LL LISTEN. THANKS, BOBBY.

UH, COME ON, EVERYBODY, LET'S GET SOME PICKIN' AND SINGIN' GOIN' ON HERE.

MY GOODNESS.

HEY, FELLAS, I HAVE AN IDEA HERE,

A THING I WANNA DO ON CRIPPLE CREEK.

YOU CAN HELP ME RUN THROUGH IT.

SALLY ANN HARPER!

THAT'S THE ROTTENEST IDEA I'VE EVER HEARD.

WELL, WHO'D BE A BETTER IDEA?

ME.

OH, SURE. TOO BAD YOU CAN'T SING, THOUGH.

SO WHEN THEY BROADCAST THE DANCE,

SALLY ANN HARPER AND I WILL BE SINGING MY SONG.

GREAT IDEA, HUH? UH-HUH.

MAMA, CAN I BE EXCUSED? I HAVE LOTS TO DO.

GO AHEAD, JASE. GREAT.

MAMA, I'M JASON'S MANAGER NOW, AND I'M PLANNIN' A SCHEDULE FOR HIM.

SO, COULD SALLY ANN HAVE SUPPER HERE TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

I DO NOT INTEND TO SERVE AND WASH UP

AFTER SALLY ANN HARPER.

I CAN'T STAND THAT SISSY.

WHAT CAN'T YOU STAND THIS TIME, MARY ELLEN?

WELL, MY OWN BROTHER PICKED A SILLY, SKINNY, STUCK-UP LITTLE CHILD

TO SING WITH HIM ON THE RADIO FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO HEAR.

SHE'S NOT SILLY, AND SHE'S NOT STUCK-UP, NEITHER.

JUST SKINNY.

YOU WANT A KNOT IN YOUR HEAD?

BEN, HAVEN'T YOU ANY TASTE AT ALL?

MARY ELLEN, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT AGAINST THE POOR GIRL?

WELL, IT JUST SEEMS THAT MY OWN BROTHER COULD HAVE ASKED ME

IF WANTED TO SING HIS DUMB SONG BEFORE HE ASKED A STRANGER.

MARY ELLEN, YOU SING LIKE A MOCKINGBIRD THAT'S GOT THE CROUP.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T ASK YOU.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU LIKED TO SING.

I DON'T, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

OH, MARY ELLEN.

JASON SHOULD HAVE ASKED ME.

TOO BAD JOHN-BOY'S BUSY WITH SCHOOL, MAYBE HE'D WANT TO DO IT.

WELL, I SING BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU.

ACTUALLY, I SING BETTER THAN ANY OF YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, YOUR GRANDPA HAD A REAL GOOD VOICE IN HIS TIME.

AND I STILL GOT IT, ESTHER.

♪ MI, MI, MI, MI, MI, MI ♪

♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪

I DON'T SING GOOD AT ALL. SO I DON'T MIND.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, IF ANYBODY SHOULD SING WITH JASE, IT SHOULD BE ME.

YOU?

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TONE-DEAF.

THAT'S RIGHT, PA.

♪ MI, MI, MI, MI, MI, MI ♪

MARY ELLEN, I'LL ASK JASON TO DEDICATE THE SONG TO YOU.

WELL, THANKS A LOT.

ALL THAT FUSS OVER A SONG THAT'S NOT EVEN A HYMN.

WELL, IT HAS BEEN A LOVELY SUPPER, LADIES.

AND I AM LOATH TO LEAVE YOU, JUST EAT AND RUN,

BUT JOHN AND I HAVE GOT TO BE GOIN' ELSEWHERE.

WHERE DID YOU SAY YOU WERE GOIN'?

I DIDN'T SAY, BUT IF YOU WANNA KNOW,

WE'RE GOIN' DOWN TO IKE GODSEY'S.

AND WHAT FOR?

IT'S THE FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE W.M.E.B.T.

SOUNDS LIKE SOME NEW GOVERNMENT AGENCY MR. ROOSEVELT MADE UP.

WHAT'S IT MEAN?

THE WALTON'S MOUNTAIN 8 BALL TOURNAMENT.

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

IT'S JUST AS WELL. IT'S A GAMBLIN' GAME.

NONSENSE, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY MONEY INTERCHANGED

SINCE WAY BACK IN 1928.

I'M SURPRISED CORABETH DIDN'T PUT A STOP TO SUCH LOW DOINGS.

SHE IS NOT HERE. SHE'S GONE BACK TO DOE HILL

TO PICK UP THE LAST OF HER MOTHER'S ANTIQUES.

SO SHE WON'T BE AROUND TO MAKE ANY FUSS.

WELL, I CALL IT TRASHY GOINGS-ON, AND GRANDMA'S RIGHT.

A GAME OF CHANCE IS GAMBLING, I DON'T CARE HOW MANY INITIALS

YOU PUT IN FRONT OF IT.

SOME UPSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE THERE,

ZACK ROSWELL, HORACE BRIMLEY.

CROOKS.

HOW LONG IS THIS TOURNAMENT GONNA LAST?

4 DAYS. SHOULD BE OVER BY THURSDAY NIGHT, HUH?

FRIDAY'S THE BROADCAST, DON'T FORGET.

OH, THAT WON'T BE ANY PROBLEM, IN CASE OF A TIE

US 2 TERRIBLE WALTONS WILL BE AROUND THERE AT THAT TABLE.

IT'LL ALL BE OVER BY THURSDAY.

IT WOULD SUIT ME IF IT NEVER GOT STARTED.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? SIT HOME AND LISTEN TO THE RADIO?

COULD FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH YOU MISS ME WHEN I'M NOT AROUND.

I KNOW THAT ALREADY.

AS THEY SAY,

ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER.

OH! THAT GOES FOR ME, TOO, OLD DEAR.

ZEB, NOW YOU BE COMIN' HOME AT A DECENT HOUR.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T SLEEP TILL YOU'RE HERE.

WHY, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, OLD DARLIN'.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, LADIES.

GOOD NIGHT, KIDS. BE HOME EARLY, LIV. GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

GOOD NIGHT, ESTHER. GOOD NIGHT, GRANDPA.

IKE,

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO PUT UP SOME OF THEM DOLLS

THAT YOUR WIFE'S GONE AND BOUGHT.

YOU'RE GONNA LOSE ANYWAY,

MIGHT AS WELL GET RID OF SOME OF THEM.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

THOSE DOLLS ARE SELLIN' PRETTY GOOD.

OK.

NOW, WE GOT 6 CONTESTANTS, INCLUDIN' ME.

NOW, I'M GONNA WRITE ALL OUR WAGERS DOWN.

NOW FOR ME, I'M GONNA GIVE A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF GROCERIES.

NOT TO EXCEED $7.

OK, LET'S STATE OUR BETS.

I'M PUTTIN' UP A PRIZE PIG:

200 POUND POLAND CHINA SHOAT, NAMED JEW'S HARP.

ZACK, ONE PIG.

I'LL PUT IN A TRUCKLOAD OF FIREWOOD.

HALF FOR ME, HALF FOR PA.

OK, THAT SOUNDS FAIR.

HOW ABOUT YOU, EASY?

WELL, I GOT MYSELF A NEW RIFLE, SO I'M GONNA PUT UP MY OLD .22.

OH, IT'S STILL IN FINE SHAPE.

OK, WHAT ABOUT YOU, HORACE?

6 FAT HENS, RHODE ISLAND REDS.

ALL OF THEM LAYIN' DOUBLE-YOLK EGGS.

HORACE IS TRYING TO GET RID OF 6 OLD HENS.

I DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT FROM YOU, IKE.

OK, THE STAKES ARE ALL SET.

NOW THE PLAYOFFS ARE THURSDAY NIGHT, AND WINNER TAKES ALL.

NOW, IN CASE OF A TIE, WE'RE GONNA KEEP RIGHT ON PLAYIN',

EVEN IF IT TAKES A YEAR.

NO NEED OF THAT. JOHN AND I PLAN TO HAVE THE WHOLE SHOOTIN' MATCH

IN HAND BY THURSDAY.

OF WHAT YEAR, MR. WALTON?

OK, EASY, WE'LL LET YOU DRAW OUT THE FIRST 2 CONTESTANTS.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU AROUND, JASON.

NO, NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.

SALLY ANN, CAN I TALK TO YOU?

WELL, SURE, BEN.

WELL, IT'S KIND OF PERSONAL.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULDN'T SAY IN FRONT OF PHYLLIS.

WE'RE BEST FRIENDS.

YEAH. WELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SUPPER AT MY HOUSE TONIGHT?

WELL, WHY?

TO CELEBRATE.

JASON'S GOING TO BE ON THE RADIO, AND, WELL,

HE HAS SOMETHING HE WANTS TO TELL YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU, BEN, BUT SOME OTHER TIME.

SOME OTHER TIME, I'D LOVE TO.

YEAH. WELL, JASON HAS SOMETHING HE WANTS TO TELL YOU.

WELL, I'LL SEE HIM LATER ON TODAY.

SALLY ANN?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

IT'S UM, U-R-G-E-N-T.

WELL, WHAT'S SO U-R-G-E-N-T?

PHYLLIS, GO AWAY.

HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT GIRL IN SCHOOL?

BETSY, I THINK YOU'RE CRAZY.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY ARE CALM ABOUT IT.

IF I WERE SINGING WITH THE HAYSTACK GANG ON THE RADIO,

I'D BE HALF OUT OF MY MIND.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.

YOU DON'T KNOW?

BETSY, WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT?

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT JASON WALTON

PERSONALLY REQUESTED BOBBY BIGELOW

TO LET YOU SING HIS BRAND NEW SONG

WITH HIM AT THE BROADCAST FRIDAY NIGHT?

WHAT? JASON WALTON, THAT DREAMBOAT.

ALL THAT RED HAIR AND CUTE FRECKLES.

HE CAN JUST TEAR YOUR HEART APART WITH A SONG.

BETSY, TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU HEARD, PLEASE?

I WAS WITH MY COUSIN, HASSIE LONGSTREET.

HE PLAYS THE BANJO WITH BOBBY BIGELOW.

OH, THAT BOBBY IS A HEARTTHROB, I'LL TELL THE WORLD.

OH, HIS EYES ARE LIKE DARK POOLS OF MOONLIGHT, AND HIS HAIR IS SO EXCITING,

OH, I JUST GET SEASICK THINKIN' ABOUT HIM.

BETSY, TELL ME WHAT YOU STARTED TO SAY.

I WAS RIGHT THERE. I WAS WITH JASON, AND I HEARD HIS EVERY WORD.

TELL! HE WANTS YOU TO SING WITH HIM.

HE WANTS YOU TO BE A DUET WITH HIM ON THE RADIO.

YOU'RE NOT MAKIN' THIS UP? NO, I SWEAR.

BUT DON'T TELL ANYBODY I TOLD YOU OR I SWEAR I'LL KILL YOU.

E-EXCUSE ME. REMEMBER, NOW DON'T TELL ANYONE I TOLD YOU.

BEN. BEN WALTON!

WHERE'S JASON?

HE'S INSIDE.

IS THAT INVITATION TO SUPPER STILL OPEN, BEN?

WELL, SURE.

THEN I'LL BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT.

OH, GOOD. THANK YOU.

OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES:

"WHO'S THE LITTLE CHATTERBOX? THE ONE WITH PRETTY AUBURN LOCKS?

CUTE LITTLE SHE, IT'S LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE."

AND THAT'S HOW IT GOES, I KNOW IT.

YOU'RE WRONG, BEN. I LISTEN TO IT MORE THAN YOU DO.

IF YOU'RE SO SMART, HOW DOES IT GO?

WELL, I DON'T REMEMBER.

ELIZABETH, BEN'S RIGHT, IT DOES GO LIKE THAT.

OH, JASON, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT MUSIC.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

NO, NOT QUITE EVERYTHING.

YOU WALTON BOYS ARE REALLY SOMETHING.

A WRITER AND A MUSICIAN ALL IN ONE FAMILY.

I'M GOING TO BE AN AVIATOR.

WELL, I'M THINKING ABOUT APPLYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO V.M.I. WHEN I...

SALLY ANN,

I THINK WE BETTER START PRACTICIN'. IT'S GETTIN' KIND OF LATE.

WHENEVER YOU SAY.

I'M LOOKIN' FORWARD TO IT.

WE COULD PRACTICE WITH YOU, JASON.

I CAN PLAY A COMB.

I'LL GO GET AN OLD DRUM.

UH, NOW, HOLD ON, BOTH OF YOU.

YOU TWO ARE STAYIN' IN HERE,

AND WE'RE GOIN' OUT TO PRACTICE ON THE PORCH ALONE.

COME ON, SALLY ANN.

I'M COMIN' WITH YOU.

YOUR MANAGER, REMEMBER?

YEAH, OK, COME ON.

OH, THANK YOU.

WHO NEEDS THEM ANYWAY? YEAH.

I'D RATHER JUST SIT HERE AND ENJOY MY ICE CREAM.

MAMA, WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME MORE ICE CREAM.

SORRY, I ONLY MADE ENOUGH TO GO AROUND ONCE.

BALONEY.

YOU ALL FINISHED YOUR HOMEWORK?

♪♪

AS SOON AS YOU FINISH YOUR ICE CREAM,

♪♪YOU BETTER GET TO IT.

MAMA, I SAW REVEREND FORDWICK TODAY.

WELL, THAT'S NICE.

OH, AND, DADDY, I TOLD HIM THAT YOU WOULD WIN THE POOL CONTEST.

GOOD LORD.

REVEREND FORDWICK MUST HAVE BEEN REAL PLEASED

TO HEAR ABOUT THE POOL CONTEST.

NOW, JOHN, PERHAPS YOU'LL UNDERSTAND

WHY I'D PREFER IT IF YOU DON'T GET INVOLVED

WITH POOL TOURNAMENTS. NOW, LIVIE,

THE REVEREND WOULD BE PLAYIN' WITH US HIMSELF TONIGHT,

IF HE WEREN'T OFF SPARKIN' WITH MISS HUNTER.

AT LEAST HE DOESN'T HAVE 7 CHILDREN GOIN' ALL OVER THE COUNTY TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

PA, WE, UH, BEST BE GOIN'.

I THINK SO.

♪ I NEVER FELT BEFORE ♪

♪ THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WHAT'S MORE I HAVE TO MAKE MY FEELINGS CLEAR ♪

♪ TO YOU ♪

DOWN HERE.

♪ YOU KNOW I LOVED YOU FROM THE START ♪

♪ YOU SHOT AN ARROW THROUGH MY HEART ♪

♪ NOW, OOH, OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ OOH, OOH, WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪♪

THAT WAS GREAT.

YOU'RE SUCH A SWEET BOY, BEN.

WHAT DID YOU THINK, JASON? I THINK IT'S GONNA SOUND JUST FINE,

BUT WE'VE GOTTA KEEP ON PRACTICING.

WELL, YOU'RE THE BOSS, AND, JASON, THE SONG IS WONDERFUL.

I NEVER KNEW YOU HAD SO MUCH TALENT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WE'VE GOTTA KEEP ON PRACTICIN' THIS THOUGH,

IT'S GOTTA BE A LOT BETTER IF WE'RE GONNA SING IT FOR BOBBY TONIGHT.

UM,

I'LL PLAY THE INTRODUCTION FOR YOU AGAIN, ALL RIGHT? OK.

TOO BAD, IKE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME TONIGHT.

I KEEP MISSIN' ALL THE EASY ONES.

BUCKIN' PROFESSIONALS ARE APT TO MAKE A BODY NERVOUS, IKE.

I'LL BET IT'S MY WIFE.

OH, QUIT WORRYIN'.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO, YOU'RE BREAKIN' MY CONCENTRATION.

ZACK ROSWELL, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!

I TOLD YOU. NO, NO, NO, NOT UNDER THERE.

GO BACK THERE. GO BACK THERE.

IKE GODSEY, OPEN THIS DOOR!

OK, YOU GUYS, JUST KEEP RIGHT ON PLAYIN'.

IS HE IN HERE? UH, WHO? WHO?

MY HUSBAND, ZACK ROSWELL.

WHAT... WHAT WOULD HE BE DOIN' IN HERE?

OH, NOW, DON'T YOU TRY AND FOOL ME, IKE GODSEY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOIN' ON AROUND HERE.

I'M SURPRISED YOUR WIFE PUTS UP WITH IT.

WELL, SHE WOULDN'T, EXCEPT SHE'S NOT HERE.

LUCKY YOU'RE HER PROBLEM AND NOT MINE.

NOW, WHERE IS ZACK?

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST, UH, SATISFY YOURSELF AND... AND LOOK AROUND, HUH?

UH...

ARE... ARE YOU SATISFIED?

WHAT WAS THAT?

MICE. UH, I GOT 'EM ALL OVER THE PLACE. I... I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF 'EM.

WHY, ELVIRA, THERE'S NO POINT IN YOUR HUSBAND COMIN' HERE,

HE DOESN'T PLAY GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.

IF ZACK COMES HERE, YOU TELL HIM I WANT HIM HOME, FAST!

NOT GOOD ENOUGH?

ZEB, WHO'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH? THIS TOURNAMENT'S NOT OVER, NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

YOU HAVE A CHANCE.

LET'S GET BACK AND PLAY POOL.

OK.

SEE YOU AT NEXT REHEARSAL. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, BOBBY. KEEP WORKING AT IT.

WE WILL. WE WILL.

I'M SORRY, JASON. I JUST GOT SO NERVOUS.

WELL, THAT'S NATURAL.

SINGIN' IN FRONT OF A PROFESSIONAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BEN'S RIGHT. FIRST TIME I SANG FOR BOBBY, I WAS SHAKIN' LIKE A LEAF.

HEY, BOTH OF YOU. YOU WERE GREAT.

THANK YOU, BEN.

YOU KNOW, I JUST LOVE TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT MUSIC.

YOU KNOW SO MUCH AND YOU REALLY CARE.

THANKS.

WELL, LET ME WALK YOU HOME, SALLY ANN.

OK.

JASON, YOU COME, TOO, AND WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THE SONG.

OK.

TRUST ME. IT'S GOING TO BE JUST GREAT.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY IF I FORGET THE WORDS LIKE I DID TONIGHT...

NO, YOU WON'T. ONCE IT PRACTICES, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

WELL, IT IS MY SONG, YOU KNOW. I SHOULDN'T FORGET IT.

I FORGOT THE WORDS, TOO. YOU DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB, I THOUGHT. BOBBY LOVED YOU.

OH, I HOPE SO.

WANT ME TO WALK YOU TO THE DOOR, SALLY ANN?

OH, NO NEED FOR THAT, BEN. YEAH.

YOU'LL BE PROUD OF ME, JASON. I PROMISE.

I'LL DO THE VERY BEST I CAN.

I KNOW YOU WILL. GOOD NIGHT, SALLY ANN.

GOOD NIGHT, JASON.

SALLY ANN?

OH, GOOD NIGHT, BEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I'LL RAISE YOUR SALARY, MANAGER.

SALLY ANN'S GOING TO BE REAL GOOD.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF HER, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

REALLY THINK SO?

I KNOW SO. COME ON.

IT'S KIND OF NICE BEING ALONE, ISN'T IT?

UH-HUH.

WELL, LET'S TALK.

ABOUT WHAT?

ANYTHING.

I'M NOT A VERY TALKATIVE PERSON.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MAKE YOU SOME LEMONADE?

NO, THANK YOU.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, SOME LEMONADE WOULD BE NICE, BEN.

SURE.

HEY, SALLY ANN. HI.

YOU READY TO REHEARSE? READY AND WAITING.

GOOD. UM, IS THE BARN OK?

JOHN-BOY'S STUDYIN' IN THE HOUSE

AND I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER HIM.

SURE. IT'LL BE GOOD PRACTICE FOR SATURDAY.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME LEMONADE.

WELL, LET'S GET STARTED.

OK.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

CAN I HELP?

NO. I'LL JUST GET TUNED UP, AND WE CAN START IN A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW,

I JUST HATE HAVIN' TO WASTE TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL

WITH A LOT OF SILLY CHILDREN.

I WISH YOU AND ME COULD SING PROFESSIONALLY ALL THE TIME.

WELL, WE GOTTA PRACTICE FOR THIS BEFORE WE GO RUNNIN' OFF TO NASHVILLE.

JASON, DID YOU EVER TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT ME?

OH, SURE.

YOU KNOW,

I'M A LOT MORE MATURE THAN A LOT OF GIRLS MY AGE.

UH, YEAH, I... I RECKON YOU ARE.

JASON,

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I CAN'T EVER THANK YOU ENOUGH.

AND I'M GOING TO DO MY VERY BEST TO SING YOUR SONG

JUST THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

I KNOW YOU WILL.

YOU'RE SO GROWN-UP

AND YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH TALENT.

WELL,

I GUESS WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO SAY IS...

I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH.

♪♪

JASON! JASON! ♪ OOH ♪♪

GRANDMA, WE'RE IN THE BARN.

WELL, I'VE BEEN YELLING MY HEAD OFF.

I'M SORRY. WE'VE BEEN PRACTICIN'.

WELL, YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE LONG ENOUGH.

NOW, SUPPER'S READY.

OK, WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

SIT OVER THERE BY MR. WALTON.

HEY, BEN, YOU SHOULD'VE COME OUT TO THE BARN.

THE SONG SOUNDS GREAT.

YEAH, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT LEMONADE?

COME ON, THE FOOD'S GETTIN' COLD.

JIM-BOB, IT'S YOUR TURN TO SAY GRACE.

WE HOLD HANDS, DEAR.

I'M TOO HUNGRY.

SO ARE WE ALL. SO TRY.

THANKS, LORD. AMEN.

JIM-BOB, YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.

DEAR LORD, WE THANK THEE FOR THIS FOOD AND THY BLESSINGS.

WE THANK THEE FOR THE SUNRISE AT 6:15.

IT SURE LOOKED NICE THROUGH THE PINE TREES.

AND IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED,

THOSE MALLARD DUCKS GRANDPA THANKED YOU FOR A FEW WEEKS AGO

HAVE GOT BABY DUCKS NOW

EXCEPT FOR THE NEST THAT THE MUSKRAT GOT INTO AND ATE UP ALL THE EGGS.

WE THANK THEE... AMEN, JIM-BOB.

AMEN, JIM-BOB. I MEAN, AMEN.

YOU FORGOT TO THANK GOD FOR THE TRAILING ARBUTUS.

GRANDPA ALWAYS THANKS GOD FOR THE TRAILING ARBUTUS.

DO I HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN, DADDY?

NO, YOU DON'T. LET'S EAT.

YOU KNOW, DADDY, I HEARD ON THE RADIO TODAY

THAT THEY'RE TALKIN' ABOUT ABOLISHIN' THE N.R.A.

WHAT?

YES, THAT GABRIEL HEATER HAD THE NERVE TO SAY

THAT THE N.R.A. HAD JUST ABOUT SERVED ITS PURPOSE.

ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT HAD A LOT OF PROMISE.

JASON, PASS THE POTATOES, PLEASE.

JASON?

PASS THE POTATOES, PLEASE.

OH, SORRY, DADDY.

I THOUGHT LOVE WAS BLIND, NOT DEAF.

THE MEAL IS REALLY WONDERFUL, MRS. WALTON.

THANK YOU. HOW DO YOU KNOW?

ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING SINCE YOU SAT DOWN IS WHISPER TO JASON.

YOU HAVEN'T EATEN.

ERIN.

BEN, AREN'T YOU GOING TO EAT?

I'LL EAT WHEN I'M READY.

BEN, DON'T TALK TO YOUR MOTHER LIKE THAT.

MAY I PLEASE BE EXCUSED?

NO, YOU MAY NOT BE EXCUSED. SIT DOWN.

HERE, HAVE SOME MASHED POTATOES.

I, UH...

JOHN, I SUPPOSE YOU AND ZEB WILL BE GOING DOWN TO IKE'S AGAIN TONIGHT, HMM?

YOU CAN SUPPOSE AGAIN, OLD GIRL.

IKE HAS BUSINESS ELSEWHERE.

AND BESIDES, THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE ALL OVER BY TOMORROW.

TOMORROW? THAT'S WHEN THE BROADCAST IS.

OH, DON'T GET SO NERVOUS ABOUT IT, JASON.

WE'LL BE THROUGH IN PLENTY OF TIME AND...

BESIDES, I WOULDN'T MISS ANY MEMBER OF THIS FAMILY

WHEN THEY'RE SINGIN',

ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HAS SUCH A LOVELY YOUNG LADY SINGIN' ALONGSIDE OF HIM.

CHARMING MEN SURE DO RUN IN THIS FAMILY.

EAT YOUR SUPPER, SALLY ANN, YOU'LL BE LATE FOR REHEARSAL.

HEY.

UH, I... I'LL GO UP, DADDY. LET ME GO UP.

PASS THE SAUERKRAUT.

WHAT'S BEEN GOIN' ON? WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEN?

BEN.

LEAVE ME ALONE. BEN.

LOOK, I DON'T COME PRYING INTO YOUR BUSINESS, JOHN-BOY.

IF I WAS HURTIN' AS MUCH AS YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, I'D WANT TO TALK.

WHO SAYS I'M HURTIN'?

NOBODY HAS TO SAY IT. IT'S PLAIN TO SEE.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU ARE THE STUBBORNEST WALTON THAT EVER COME DOWN THE TRACK.

JASON WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

I WOULDN'T TRUST A WORD JASON SAYS.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

I PLANNED THIS WHOLE THING OUT

WITH SALLY ANN SINGIN' JASON'S SONG,

AND NOW SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW I'M ALIVE.

UH-OH.

SHE'S HEAD OVER HEELS ABOUT JASON.

HE'S GONE ALL MUSHY OVER HER.

DID YOU SEE THEM AT THE SUPPER TABLE?

IT MADE ME SICK.

YOU DID ALL THIS JUST TO BE CLOSE TO HER, HUH?

NO.

JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR HER.

DOES SHE KNOW THIS WAS YOUR IDEA, BEN?

I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY WAY TO TELL HER

WITHOUT COMING RIGHT OUT AND TELLING HER THAT...

HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER.

DOES JASON KNOW THAT YOU LIKE HER?

I DON'T. NOT ANYMORE.

OF COURSE YOU DO.

AND IF HE KNEW ABOUT IT, HE WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE HER A SECOND LOOK.

LOOK, JOHN-BOY, YOU'RE OFF TO COLLEGE MOST OF THE TIME.

YOU MISS A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON AROUND HERE.

JASON'S NOT THE PERSON YOU THINK HE IS.

I KNOW HE'S NOT A MIND READER, AND NEITHER IS SALLY ANN.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING?

I TOLD YOU I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!

LOOK, BEN, YOU AND JASON ARE BROTHERS.

YOU'VE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER, YOU'VE GOT TO EAT TOGETHER,

YOU'VE GOT TO SLEEP IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER,

AND I THINK YOU OUGHT TO WORK THIS THING OUT WITH HIM.

I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

BEN, YOU'RE BACKIN' DOWN, AND I DON'T LIKE TO SEE YOU DO THAT.

YOU HAD A GOOD IDEA. AND, YOU'RE... AND...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST STICK UP FOR IT?

WHY DON'T YOU STICK UP FOR YOURSELF, BEN?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, JOHN-BOY.

THAT WAS PROBABLY THE DUMBEST IDEA

I'VE EVER HAD IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.

I WISH I'D NEVER SEEN SALLY ANN HARPER.

AND I DON'T CARE IF I NEVER SEE OR HEAR ABOUT JASON OR HIS SONGS AGAIN.

UH, DADDY, EXCUSE ME.

COULD YOU HELP ME HERE? COULD YOU QUIZ ME ON THE FRENCH?

HERE, YOU JUST... YOU JUST READ THE ENGLISH

AND THEN CHECK ME OUT ON THE FRENCH,

ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.

"I CAN GO."

I CAN GO.

JE PEUX... GO, SORTIR.

NO, NO, "JE PUX..."

NO, NO, NO.

PEUX, THE "X" IS SILENT ON THERE.

YOU JUST PRONOUNCE LIKE PEUX.

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOIN' UP?

WELL, I WAS WAITIN' FOR YOU, JASON.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

UM,

YOU KNOW THAT BEN GOT A LITTLE UPSET AT THE SUPPER TABLE

AND RAN UPSTAIRS AND I WENT UP TO TALK TO HIM.

AND BY THE TIME I GOT DOWN, YOU AND SALLY ANN WERE OFF AT YOUR REHEARSAL.

AND I THINK THERE'S SOMETHIN' YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

HAS SOMETHIN' HAPPENED?

IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN

WITH A BUNCH OF BOYS GROWIN' UP LIKE WEEDS.

WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN?

WELL, BEN IS IN LOVE WITH SALLY ANN HARPER, JASON.

MMM-HMM. AND HE THINKS YOU ARE, TOO.

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU COULDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE AROUND HIM ALL THE TIME.

SURE, BUT I'M AROUND YOU ALL THE TIME

AND I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.

WHERE'D HE EVER GET A NOTION LIKE THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, JASON.

YOU AND SALLY ANN LOOKED KIND OF INTERESTED IN EACH OTHER

AT THE SUPPER TABLE TONIGHT.

OH, WELL, SURE, SHE IS CUTE AND SHE'S FUN.

SHE SINGS GOOD. WE HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER.

SHE KISSES GOOD.

BUT HE DON'T LIKE HER.

NO, HE DON'T LIKE HER.

NO, I LIKE HER. I DO. I LIKE HER A LOT, BUT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH HER,

AND I'M GOING TO GO UP THERE AND WAKE BEN WALTON UP AND TELL HIM THAT RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW, SON.

WHAT WITH MISS HUNTER WATCHIN' THEM ALL DAY AT SCHOOL

AND YOUR MAMA KEEPIN' AN EYE PEELED FOR ANYTHING GOIN' ON

THAT ISN'T EXACTLY BAPTIST,

MMM-HMM. WHEN DID HE EVER GET A CHANCE TO KISS HER?

BEATS ME.

SHE'S NICE.

SHE'S FUN, SHE SINGS GOOD.

SHE KISSES GOOD.

BUT... BUT HE DON'T LIKE HER.

OH, HE LIKES HER. HE JUST DON'T LOVE HER.

THAT'S SOME KIND OF WALTON. THAT'S A ROMEO WALTON.

I WONDER WHERE HE GETS IT FROM.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

UH, JUST A LITTLE JOKE, SON, BETWEEN US.

WHAT YOU DOIN' BACK DOWN HERE?

BEN LEFT A NOTE. SAID HE'S GOING TO SLEEP IN THE BARN

'CAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE SAME ROOM AS ME.

I'M GLAD HE DIDN'T RUN OFF AND JOIN THE NAVY.

WELL, I'M GOING TO GO OUT THERE

AND STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT RIGHT NOW.

NO, NO, SON. LET HIM ALONE. YOU CAN TALK TO HIM IN THE MORNIN'.

GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT.

FRENCH.

MARY ELLEN, TAKE THE CHILDREN HOME.

OK.

BEN?

BEN?

YOU MUST'VE SPENT YOUR ENTIRE DAY

JUST FIGURIN' OUT WAYS TO AVOID HAVIN' TO TALK TO ME.

YEAH, AND UP TILL NOW, IT WAS WORKIN' JUST FINE.

BOY, YOU ARE DUMB. YOU REALLY ARE STUPID! YOU KNOW THAT?

I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RAISE HANDS AGAINST EACH OTHER,

BUT IF YOU DON'T GET AWAY FROM ME FAST, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BUSTED LIP!

NOW, YOU HOLD ON WITH THAT KIND OF TALK.

NOW, MAYBE I DO LIKE SALLY ANN,

AND SHE DOES HAVE A SWEET WAY OF TALKIN' TO A PERSON,

BUT I'M CERTAINLY NOT IN LOVE WITH HER.

YOU'RE A LIAR!

LISTEN HERE, BEN.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SALLY ANN.

IF YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN HER,

WHAT WERE YOU DOIN' KISSING HER IN THE BARN?

LISTEN, I CAN EXPLAIN ALL ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD FROM YOU. JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

SING YOUR STUPID SONG, AND I HOPE IT SOUNDS ROTTEN.

HI.

BUBBER, LUANNE, GET INSIDE. SCAT!

HI, JASON.

WELL, WHAT'S THE... WHAT'S THE MATTER?

BEN SAW ME KISS YOU YESTERDAY.

DID HE TELL? DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW?

NO. HE JUST TOLD ME.

BUT HE'S REALLY UPSET AND HURT AND ANGRY.

W-WHY?

BECAUSE HE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU.

WHAT?

HE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHIN' ELSE.

IT WAS HIS IDEA FOR YOU TO SING THE SONG IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

BETSY MORGAN SAID IT WAS YOURS.

I KNOW. IT WAS BEN'S. HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO TELL YOU.

IF I HADN'T BEEN SO WRAPPED UP IN MY MUSIC,

I WOULD HAVE REALIZED HOW HE FELT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT US?

US?

DIDN'T WE KISS?

SURE, BUT...

I'M A SENIOR. WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

JASON.

SALLY ANN.

UH...

SALLY ANN, I REALLY DO THINK YOU'RE PRETTY AND YOU'RE NICE

AND I DO LIKE YOU, BUT BEN REALLY CARES FOR YOU.

AND YOU DON'T?

WELL, NOT IN THE SAME WAY.

SEE, I... I JUST THINK WE GOT CARRIED AWAY BY ALL THE...

ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND ALL THE FUN WE WERE HAVIN'.

YEAH, I KNOW.

EVERY NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP,

ALL THAT WAS GOIN' THROUGH MY MIND

WERE PICTURES OF YOU AND ME SINGIN' TOGETHER,

TRAVELIN' AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND PEOPLE LIKIN' US.

THERE'S NO REASON WE STILL CAN'T DO THAT.

I JUST WISH BEN HAD SAID SOMETHING.

LET ON SOMEHOW WHAT HE WAS FEELING.

SO DO I.

SEE, BEN'S...

HE... HE JOKES A LOT, AND... AND HE NEVER REALLY SAYS WHAT HE REALLY FEELS.

DOES HE HATE ME NOW?

HATE YOU? HE'S CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

HE JUST FEELS BAD.

HE'S QUIET AND SENSITIVE, AND WHEN SOMETHIN' HURTS HIM,

IT HURTS HIM DEEP DOWN.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

GOT ANY IDEAS?

UM, OK.

I'D LIKE TO SAY, "I'M SORRY, BEN.

AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOU, AND I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH."

I'LL TRY TO SAY IT AT THE DANCE TONIGHT.

BEN'S NOT COMING.

WELL, THEN YOU GIVE BEN THE MESSAGE FOR ME.

TELL HIM THAT I THINK HE'S THE CUTEST BOY IN SCHOOL,

AND IF HE'LL HAVE THE LAST DANCE WITH ME, HE CAN WALK ME HOME.

YOU'RE TERRIFIC.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

I DON'T CARE. YOU STILL SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING.

BEN, SHE LIKES YOU.

OH, SHE'S GOT A GREAT WAY OF SHOWING IT.

WHAT'D SHE DO? SEND ME A KISS?

BOY, I WISH I'D LET YOU HIT ME WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE.

LOOK, BEN, I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR FEELIN' THE WAY YOU DID,

BUT IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER,

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M SORRY.

I MADE A REAL FOOL OF MYSELF.

SHE JUST KEPT TELLIN' ME WHAT A GREAT MUSICIAN I WAS,

AND I JUST STARTED BELIEVIN' HER.

OH, SHE'S RIGHT. YOU'RE A GREAT MUSICIAN, BUT A ROTTEN BROTHER.

BEN, I SAID I'M SORRY.

OK. YOU'RE NOT A ROTTEN BROTHER.

SALLY ANN FEELS JUST AWFUL ABOUT THIS, TOO.

SHE WANTS YOU TO BE THERE TONIGHT.

SHE... SHE'S SAVIN' A DANCE FOR YOU

AND SHE WANTS YOU TO WALK HER HOME.

I CAN'T, JASE.

I'M TOO EMBARRASSED ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.

I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HERE AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY.

I WISH YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND.

MMM-MMM.

GOOD LUCK, JASON. SALLY ANN, TOO.

WELL, JOHN'S OUT. THAT JUST LEAVES HORACE

AND MR. WALTON TO BEAT.

IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE, ZACK.

YOU SURE ARE A FANCY DUDE IN THAT SUIT, MR. WALTON.

ARE YOU CELEBRATIN' OR MOURNIN'?

MOURNIN'. WHO?

MOURNIN' FOR YOU, ZACK.

IT'S ONLY FITTIN' WHEN YOU LOSE.

TOO BAD, MR. WALTON.

I MAY BE MOURNIN' YOU.

IS GRANDPA HERE YET? NOT YET. WE BETTER SAVE A PLACE FOR HIM, JUST IN CASE.

I WOULDN'T BOTHER.

ALL RIGHT, JIM-BOB. PUT THE CHAIRS UP HERE, SON.

BEN'S NOT HERE.

I WAS HOPING HE WOULD CHANGE HIS MIND.

YEAH, SO WAS I.

I FEEL JUST AWFUL, JASON.

I DON'T THINK I CAN SING.

SURE YOU CAN. YOU'VE GOT TO.

HEY, HEY, EVERYBODY!

HEY, HEY, BOBBY!

ON BEHALF OF THE HAYSTACK GANG AND YOURS TRULY,

A MIGHTY WARM WELCOME TO YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN,

YOU'RE GOING TO THINK YOU'RE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT.

NOW LET'S GET THINGS STARTED OFF HERE

WITH A LITTLE SONG. GET YOUR HANDS A-CLAPPIN' AND YOUR FEET A-TAPPIN'.

KICK IT OFF FOR US THERE, OSCAR.

♪♪

♪♪

GENTLEMEN, I AM CONCEDING.

WHAT?

YOU HEARD ME, I AM CONCEDING.

NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIVE TO HEAR YOU SAY SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT, MR. WALTON.

NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EITHER, BUT I HAVE PLACES TO GO

AND THINGS TO DO, AND VERY LITTLE TIME TO DO IT.

GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL, GENTLEMEN.

WELL, IF THAT DON'T BEAT ALL.

HE WAS BOUND TO WIN THE WHOLE THING.

I'LL NEVER ADMIT TO THAT.

WELL, CHALK YOUR CUE. RACK THEM UP, IKE...

GO ALONG, MULE ♪

♪ DON'T YOU ROLL THEM EYES ♪

♪ YOU CAN CHANGE A FOOL BUT A DOGGONE MULE IS A MULE UNTIL SHE DIES ♪

♪ GO ALONG, MULE ♪

♪ DON'T YOU ROLL THEM EYES ♪♪

I'M JUST AS PROUD AS I CAN BE TO INTRODUCE THESE NEXT 2 YOUNG FOLKS TO YOU.

HERE'S JASON WALTON, THE FELLOW THAT WROTE THE SONG YOU'RE JUST ABOUT TO HEAR.

SAY HELLO TO THE FOLKS, JASON.

HEY, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, JASON, AND... AND RIGHT HERE WITH HIM

IS HIS PRETTY LITTLE SINGIN' PARTNER,

MISS SALLY ANN HARPER. HOW ABOUT A BIG HELLO FROM YOU, SALLY ANN?

HELLO, EVERYBODY.

CAN I SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEONE SPECIAL?

YEAH, GO RIGHT AHEAD, HONEY.

BEN, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WISH YOU WERE HERE

AND I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS SONG TO YOU.

OK, BEN, THIS IS FOR YOU,

AND HERE IS JASON'S BRAND NEW SONG.

♪♪

♪ WHEN I SAW YOU ON THE CORNER ♪

♪ I JUST HAD TO SAY ♪

♪ OOH, OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ I NEVER HAD NOBODY ♪

♪ WHO COULD MAKE ME FEEL THIS WAY ♪

♪ OOH, OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ I NEVER FELT BEFORE ♪

♪ THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WHAT'S MORE I HAVE TO MAKE MY FEELINGS CLEAR ♪

♪ TO YOU ♪ ♪ AND TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU DEARLY ♪

♪ I NEVER KNEW SOMEBODY ♪

♪ WHO COULD MAKE ME FEEL THE WAY YOU DO ♪

♪ NOW ♪

♪ OOH, OOH, WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ I NEVER FELT BEFORE ♪

♪ THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WHAT'S MORE I HAVE TO MAKE MY FEELINGS CLEAR ♪

♪ TO YOU ♪ ♪ AND TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU DEARLY ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I LOVED YOU FROM THE START ♪

♪ YOU SHOT AN ARROW THROUGH MY HEART ♪

♪ NOW ♪

♪ OOH, OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ OOH, OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ WILL YOU BE MINE? ♪♪

MISS SALLY ANN HARPER. JASON WALTON.

JASON WROTE THAT ONE.

HIP-HIP-HOORAY!

ESTHER, I'LL THANK YOU TO STOP THROWIN' THOSE SOUR LOOKS MY WAY.

AND I'LL THANK YOU NOT TO SPEAK TO ME.

MISSING JASON'S SONG FOR A GAMBLIN' GAME.

♪♪OH, HE DIDN'T MISS JASON'S SONG, GRANDMA.

I SAW HIM OVER AT THE DOOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU, CHILD.

YES, I WAS STANDING THERE IN THE BACK

WHERE I COULD HEAR EVERYTHING PERFECTLY.

AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT JASON INHERITS MY MUSICAL ABILITY.

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE, OLD GIRL?

WHO WON THE TOURNAMENT?

WELL, IT'S HARD TO SAY, I HAD TO LEAVE BEFORE IT WAS OVER.

I'LL BE PROUD TO DANCE WITH YOU, ZEB.

♪ JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE SO PRETTY ♪♪

YOU TWO WERE WONDERFUL. THANKS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? BY THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE, YOU'D THINK YOU WERE AWFUL.

THE FUN'S GONE OUT OF IT.

♪ THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS GOT ♪

♪ KNOW YOU MADE ME SPEND ALL MY MONEY ♪

♪ YOU LAUGH AND CALL ME OLD SANTA CLAUS ♪

♪ BUT I'M TELLIN' YOU HONEY, I'M LEAVIN' YOU ♪

♪ BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE ♪♪

♪♪

WE HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST HERE FOR AN INSTRUMENTAL RENDITION

OF JASON WALTON'S NEW SONG, WILL YOU BE MINE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT FOR YOU NOW.

♪♪

JASON.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU TAKIN' A BREAK? MMM-HMM.

YOU KNOW, I THINK YOUR SONG WAS JUST FINE

AND I THINK YOU SING REAL GOOD.

THANK YOU.

JASON, MY COUSIN, HASSIE LONGSTREET, WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE ME HOME,

BUT HE'S IN THERE MAKING EYES AT THAT DANG MARY LOU SIMPSON

AND I JUST KNOW HE'S GOING TO GO OFF AND LEAVE ME STRANDED.

BETSY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE STRANDED. COME WITH ME.

BEN WALKED HOME WITH SALLY ANN

AND JASON WALKED HOME WITH BETSY.

THEY BOTH GOT BACK TO THE HOUSE AROUND MIDNIGHT, SINGING.

BEN?

MMM-HMM.

DID YOU KISS HER?

I'LL NEVER TELL.

DID YOU KISS BETSY, JASON?

I'M ASLEEP, ELIZABETH.

I'D RATHER KISS RECKLESS THAN A GIRL.

JIM-BOB, YOU GOT A LOT OF GROWIN' UP TO DO.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT, JASE.

GOOD NIGHT, BEN.