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NARRATOR: Gunsmoke.

With Milburn Stone as Doc.

Ken Curtis as Festus.

Buck Taylor as Newly.

And starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Wait!

Bible says a man shouldn't leave his father's

house in Cleveland to his wife.

High time you boys got to work on it.

Grandkids.

I wanna see grandkids swarming on this place.

We come to west to mate for [inaudible],

and I don't want to be laid to rest wondering

who's going to carry on after.

All right, Pa.

All right.

Now, just where are we supposed to find these wives?

We don't know nobody in these hills.

None of us other than you's ever been out of this valley

since we got here.

He's right, Pa.

Where we supposed to find 'em?

Go down to a town, boy.

Get some town women!

Pa?

Once we get there, how are we supposed to go about it?

I can lead ya to the well, Luke,

but you're supposed to have the common sense to stick your face

in the water and drink!

I can't do everything for ya!

[laughter]

Now, what's your complaint, boy?

Well, to tell ya the truth, Pa, I

just ain't never given much thought to taking me a wife.

Shows ya how lucky you are.

I done all the thinking for ya.

Now, you boys get the wagon hitched, and get moving.

Get moving!

Chip.

Luke.

Hey, Pa?

What if maybe these town women won't have us, huh?

You're Hockets!

Any woman that'd turn down an honorable proposal of marriage

from a Hocket don't deserve to take the name!

You remember that!

All right, Pa.

Well, if all that drinking and gambling wasn't enough,

I found out he was running around

on the sly with Jenny Lane, and I

thought she was my best friend.

Well, naturally, there was nothing left for me

to do but pack up my bags and take off.

That's not what I wanted to do, mind you,

but as I could see it, I didn't have any other choice.

I mean, after all, a girl's got her pride.

And anyway, if I was just gonna let him stomp all over me-- I

mean, I couldn't see what kind of marriage

we were gona have at all.

Boy, she carries on, don't she?

Well, everybody can't be as refined and quiet as I am, Doc.

Oh, well of course not. Certainly not.

[inaudible] at that.

You know, the last fella that propositioned me,

I was almost a fallen woman before I could say no.

Well, [inaudible].

You don't say so?

I do.

Being around Festus, I've had to learn

to talk out of self defense.

Well, I'm glad somebody knows him as well as I do.

I should have known, though.

I mean, even on our wedding night, he was so drunk,

he passed out.

Can you believe a man did that to a girl on her wedding night?

Yep.

MAN: That's it!

Come on, men!

I'm buying!

Doc, excuse me.

Sure.

I'm going to bed.

Night.

Goodnight.

Emily, honey-- now, I don't want to hurt your feelings,

but when a cowboy offers to buy you a drink,

I want you to try real hard to think of something else

to talk about.

These boys have been out on the trail for three months now,

and they just aren't all that interested in the problems

of you and your ex-husband.

That's strange.

I think it's fascinating.

[shouting]

Wait a minute!

Get off!

Did you hear what I said?

[shouting]

Now, what was it this time?

Who started it?

She took a $5.00 tip off that poker game that belonged to me.

Liar!

The cowboy I was sitting with won the pot.

She's lying.

I was sitting with him.

She scooted in when she saw he was winning.

Stop!

Stop, right now!

Stop!

Enough!

Now, you're behaving like two schoolgirls,

and if you don't stop it, I am going to send you upstairs.

Do you hear me?

Whoa.

Pull that horse in, Shep, or tie him up.

You're just like the rest of us.

You've never been to town before, have ya, boy?

A little skittish.

About like you two.

And you ain't? Is that it?

I reckon not.

Any woman who takes a look at you boys

can see where you ain't dumb, you're ugly.

Figure I'll have all the pickin'.

I think it's about time for me to whoop him again, Ike.

Eh, wait till we get him home.

Pull up over there.

Come on.

Come on.

Evening, boys.

Evening, ma'am.

Grab a chair.

Howdy, ma'am.

There you are.

There's something for you three to do.

See if you can't make those boys happy, and you two,

keep your claws in.

Floyd, bring a bottle.

Howdy, cowboy.

You boys feel like a drink?

Well, I'll be.

I-- I guess this here job's about as

easy as Pa said it'd be.

What's he talking about?

Well, uh--

We cam einto town to get us some wives.

That's what.

Ha!

You thought you'd ride in out of the hills

and fetch yourselves some wives?

Is that it?

I don't believe it.

Now, uh--

I've been married once already.

I wasn't exactly wild about the idea first off, myself,

but you're about to change my mind.

That'll be $2.00, please.

Well, just don't stand there.

Give the man $2.00.

Me?

You did the invitin', didn't ya?

This ain't no social club.

You drink, you pay.

I'll be hanged first!

You'd better think again!

Now listen, ladies--

Are these clod busters bothering you, Miss Frannie?

Now, you back off, mister.

Uh-oh.

You move out of the way.

I think Ike's gonna start moving folks around.

When he moves 'em, it's something to see.

A man can't come in, have--

Hold it there, farmer.

[shouting]

What in the Sam hill?

[gunshot]

Now, here.

All right, that's enough.

Right here.

Now, hold up.

Let 'em go.

Now, why don't you just sit down over there,

before you get hurt?

[laughter]

It sure is fun coming to town.

How'd this get started?

Ah, well, I--

Well, marshal--

[shouting]

Quiet!

All right, quiet!

Quiet, all of ya!

All right, look-- all right!

I said quiet, all of ya!

Quiet!

All right, Fran.

How did it start?

That one right there.

He wouldn't pay for his whiskey after he ordered it.

Well, you ordered it.

If it wasn't for you coming over to our table and sitting down,

none of this would have started in the first place.

All right.

Who hit who first?

That one over there.

He hit that cowboy first.

That the way it happened?

Uh, if she wouldn't have made me so mad!

Hannah, how much do you figure the damages?

-$25. -All right.

I'll tell you what I'll do with you boys.

You come up with $25 and give it to Hannah here,

I won't throw you in jail.

$25?

But we ain't got more than that between us.

Well, all right.

All right, marshal.

All right.

Boys, get it out.

Ma'am.

Ever since I took over this place,

it's been nothing but trouble!

Why don't you boys go home and think about what I told you?

And the next time you come to Dodge,

you can keep out of trouble.

That sounds just fine, marshal.

If we never see this town again, it'll be too soon.

Well, that's up to you.

What you waiting for, Luke?

Pa said for us to get some wives, Ike.

We ain't got none, and he ain't gonna like it.

You ain't gonna get any sittin' in jail.

And that's where that marshal's going to put us if we

don't get out of his town.

But Pa said--

What he said was find some town women.

He didn't say how.

Shh.

[whimpering]

Shh.

Shh.

Shh.

What you making such a fuss about?

It ain't like I was interrupting anything.

[muffled shouting]

Ow!

She bit me, Shep!

What did you expect her to do, kiss ya?

What's going on around here?

What is this?

Now, what are we gonna o with this one?

Well-- I know!

We'll take her home for Pa!

[inaudible]?

That one's for Pa.

We didn't have no choice, Ike. She caught us.

Her?

Why'd you have to go and grab her?

We just thought [inaudible].

Besides, maybe she'll grow on you.

Ma'am?

Didn't mean to bother you at all.

See, Pa told us to come and--

What's your name?

Luke, ma'am.

Well, Luke, you say one more word to me,

and I'm going to knock you off of this wagon and tramp on you.

You understand that, now?

Yes, ma'am.

I remember one day in the barn--

Emily, suppose we could hear about it some other time?

Well, if that's the way you feel--

Leave Emily alone, will you?

This is all your fault, the way you played--

My fault?

Oldest brother. That's right.

Everybody could see how friendly you were--

All right!

All right!

Cut it out!

Now!

All I need now is for you two to start up.

You all comfy now?

Well, you-- I can't wait to see where you boys live.

[neighing]

Ride 'em, Shep!

Come on!

Ride 'em, cowboy!

Come on!

Stay on him!

Whoa, boy!

Mama always told me to keep a safety pin close by.

Never know when one'll come in handy.

Whoa, boy.

Whoa.

Marshal, Miss Hannah is missing.

Three of the girls are, too.

What?

Somebody broke open the back door of the Long Branch.

Looks like a wagon and two riders.

That tell ya something, marshal?

Yeah.

Tells me I should have locked up those three boys last night,

instead of lettin' 'em go.

Now, what I'm asking you worthless fool critters to do,

I'm asking you to pull!

Earn your feed, for a change!

Now, everybody together.

1, 2-- hey!

Oh my lord.

Are you just gonna lay there, or should we fill in the hole?

That mouth of yours is gonna bring you to grief

one of these days, boy.

Middling.

I'd have to say middling.

You ladies step down.

Better do it.

Crazy as he is, we don't want to make him mad, too.

You're mindful of my second wife, ma'am.

She had a good breach, too.

Luke!

Now, what do you suppose he meant by that?

Couldn't say.

Look, I'm not a horse on auction.

A filly!

That's what you are.

Just a filly!

I guess it's youngest and youngest.

Shep!

Coming, Pa!

-Stop that grinnin'. -Yes, sir.

What are you grinnin' at?

Eh.

No use trying to argue with him.

He just ain't a reasonable man.

You'll get used to it, though.

Hands off me, old man.

Got a nasty mouth.

Sounds like you and Ike was made for each other.

Ike!

Pa?

I ain't gettin' hitched up with her,

and that's all there is to it.

Boy, I said get over here, or it's going to be you

and me head on.

You got one left over.

Brought her for you, Pa.

She say she wanted to come?

Well, Pa, you couldn't rightly say any of 'em wanted to come.

Your boys kidnapped us, mister, is what happened.

And in case you don't realize it,

kidnapping's against the law!

You mean you stole 'em?

You mean you stole 'em?

Stole 'em?

Well, you said for us to get wives.

Pa, we sort of run out of time to work on it.

It seemed like the best way.

Worked, didn't it?

I'll have to think on that.

You boys take 'em up to the house

and get 'em started cleaning.

You stay here.

If you think I'm gonna clean and scrub

for you and your pack of idiots, you got another thing coming!

Quiet!

Shut up.

[shouting]

On the Hocket farm, thems don't work don't eat!

You think about supper, little girl!

Be easier!

Smart aleck farm boy.

I just don't understand that old man.

I swear.

Can't says I do, either.

I thought he'd be tickled.

Uh-- maybe you don't realize what kind of trouble

your boys are in, mister.

Now, the marshal at Dodge won't be long coming after us.

You'd be a lot better off taking us back.

Any trouble they'd in, they's in because they

tried to do what their daddy told 'em to do.

The law comes, we'll abide by what it says.

The fat's in the fire now.

Figure we might as well give 'em what time

there is, and see if they take.

You crazy old coot.

You don't expect women that were dragged out of their bed

in the middle of the night, and hauled up

to some god-forsaken mountain to start

loving up the men what done it!

Spirit!

I like that!

You remind me of my first wife!

She could spit fire and spin honey!

I just may come a-courtin' after all!

Heavens!

Heavens!

These curtains!

And look at these dishes.

Clear enough a woman hasn't set foot in this place

since it was built.

All right, Fran, you can start on those dishes.

Ah, Sarah, you grab the broom and take it

to the rest of the house.

Emily, go out and get that big brother,

tell him to bring a bucket of water in here

and wash these windows, so we can at least see out.

What?

Oh, no, Miss Hannah.

You want us to do what that old man said?

What I want is to get back to Dodge as quick as possible.

Now, I don't expect the marshal until sometime tomorrow.

Meantime, we're not going to catch typhoid in this place.

Now, come on.

Up, at 'em. Up.

Come on.

This has got to be the filthiest

place on the face of the Earth.

Kinda homey, I thought.

You thought?

Well, what makes you think I want to throw my life away

raising babies in these hills?

Me.

You?

Pardon me, but you don't look like no king of France,

sittin' there.

I never said I was.

But I have got me a piece of good farm,

and the fastest pony to ever come

out of the Smoky Mountains.

Oh, grand.

A farm and a fast horse.

Well, I'm going to San Francisco.

Won't be long before I can buy a whole string of horses

twice as fast as that bay.

I'm going to be an actress.

Yeah, I heard some stories about them stage ladies.

That's right.

They go around with rich gentlemen in carriages.

They don't get kidnapped out of saloons and hauled

across the country in freight wagons

by a smart aleck farm boy!

I didn't think you liked that saloon much.

Ugh!

So there was Sam Sanger, and I thought

he was the most inconsiderate man I ever met,

till you and those brothers of yours come along.

Well, anyway, the night of our wedding, I waited in our room

till 2:00 AM for him to come up.

2:00 AM.

Ah!

Look at that clump of green scum.

Throw it out, get another.

Go on, throw it out.

And when Sam Sanger did finally come in, he was so drunk,

he passed out right across the middle of the bed.

I couldn't move him an inch.

I didn't get a wink of sleep all night.

Can you imagine that?

Ma'am, a men who'd hurt the feelings

of a pretty little thing like you oughta be horse whipped.

Well, Luke, I must say, you're a very sensitive person.

Pop-- Pa, she don't like me.

Now, I swear, if she liked me, I would marry her in a minute,

just so you'd stop hounding me on it!

Ike!

That's a woman in there!

They don't know what they like till some man shows 'em!

They like flowers!

Now, you get in there and show her!

But, Pa--

I swear, I don't know why that boy's

making it so hard on himself.

Ma'am.

Us Hockets got, uh, two full sections of ground here.

My part's a full third.

Uh-- [inaudible], of course.

Well, I, uh, got a hill picked out,

where I'm gonna build my house.

I figure I got good prospects.

And I thought it'd be a good idea if, uh,

we got ourselves married.

Miss, uh-- miss, uh--

I don't believe it.

You stand there like a wax dummy, proposing away,

and you don't even know my name!

Well, I--

And that after you haul me out of bed

in the middle of the night, and drove

me around like a sack of seed!

Don't you allow anything for a woman's dignity?

Well, now, the reason I don't know your name

is cause you ain't told me.

Now, you ain't said a civil word to me since the moment we met.

Now, it wasn't my idea to bring you here in the first place.

Been nothing but trouble, as far as I can see,

and it's going to be more trouble

when that marshal shows.

Now, I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for Pa.

And if I couldn't stand anything else about you,

I couldn't stand the way you let that old fool push you around!

[gasp]

Wait a minute.

I don't care what you say about me, because I

guess you've got cause.

But nobody talks down Pa.

Nobody.

Except maybe us boys.

I know he's hard to live with, but he

raised us up almost mostly by himself, and he did it right.

Now, what he's trying to do now ain't for him-- it's for us.

Uh-- and I'm sorry I hit ya.

Ain't never hit a woman.

Well, I guess you ain't the first to hit me.

Just get out of here, all right?

Nice night for a walk.

I guess she saw us.

You don't want to go back, do ya, Emily?

He wants me to stay.

I never wanted a life in the saloons, Miss Hannah.

It-- it just sort of happened, after me and Sam Sanger

split up.

Maybe that's why I was always talking

about him, because I hated playing up to the cowboys

so much.

Um-- Luke may not look like much to you,

but he wants good things for me, and that makes

him look awful good to me.

Honey, you don't have to give me reasons.

Girl, I will dance at your wedding.

On top of everything else, that woman got my bed,

and I'm sleeping in the barn.

Well, you're just going to have to quit

fighting with her, brother.

That's all there is to it, or else

you're likely to spend an awful lot of time out in the cold.

Well, we might all spend a long time in jail,

when the marshal shows.

And it's pretty cold behind bars, too.

Anyway, I don't see you cozying up to that little one, brother.

Yeah.

Well, sir, I'm working on it.

I sure do like her, Pa.

I think I done her, Pa.

I think she's sweet on me.

You've done good work, boy.

Can't figure out them brothers of yours, though.

What about that one we brought back for you, Pa?

Oh, I just ain't put my hand to it yet.

Time will come.

Your boys didn't give us much chance to pack a suitcase,

and the girls are still in the same night clothes.

I don't suppose you thought to buy new night gowns

when you set this thing up.

Night gowns?

Why, woman, it's late spring.

You don't need nothin' to sleep in.

Course, if it's just keeping warm you're after--

-Hocket! -All right, all right.

Luke, you go and fetch some of them extra long johns.

Pass 'em around.

Long johns?

Say, why don't you, uh, set yourself down here?

Warm your toes by the fire.

Have a drop of something sweet.

Why, you listen, you old skunk.

I am tired, I've had a long day, and I'm fed up with you,

your boys, and this mountain.

So you get those ideas out your head.

Tease them!

Make a little cat and mouse out of it, eh?

Well, I got a few of them kind of games left in me, I guess.

Old man, you are asking for trouble.

Trouble!

You just dish it out, little girl,

and old Jed Hocket'll lick it up!

Oh, well, Jed, I suppose I'll just have to give in.

There's just some men that women just can't stand up to.

Experience!

I knew you was a woman that'd appreciate experience

the minute I laid eyes on you!

Well, experience never-- Jed-- oh, Jed.

Jed. Why don't you put that lamp out?

I didn't take you for shy.

But light or dark, it's all one to me.

What's the matter with Pa?

Oh, too much drink, I guess.

Just like that.

That's curious.

He's always known for holding his liquor.

I'll just cart him off to bed.

Evening, ma'am.

Oh, Luke?

Congratulations.

Like a little experience.

How'd you sleep out there in the barn?

Well, how'd you sleep in my extra underwear?

You look like you treat that horse

better than you would a wife.

Well, now, a wife's supposed to be able to fix herself up,

ain't she?

Well, I would be willing to give you a bath every now and then.

You would like to have that chance, wouldn't you?

-Whoa. -Ain't so bad.

Little done in, though.

That so?

I know my horses.

Whoa.

Come off a farm that was just about the echo of this place.

-Yeah? -Mm-hm.

Learned to ride early.

Better than my brothers, in fact.

I'll show you.

Let me ride him.

Oh, no.

And why not?

Well, old Comet would have you right down

on your pretty little-- ear.

No horse you can ride is going to throw me.

You're pretty sure about that, ain't ya?

Mm-hm.

Tell ya what-- I'll bet you a kiss.

All right.

A kiss if he throws me.

And if he don't, you take me back to town this morning.

Now, is that a bet?

Seems fair enough to me.

All right.

Bring him out there.

Here.

Well, got the miseries this morning?

You sure do know how to put out a man's fires, ma'am.

What?

What are you up to, boy?

Oh, well Pa, that girl bet she could ride old Comet.

I figured I'd give her a try.

Oh.

What?

Shep, baby, broke that animal himself.

Don't tolerate nobody else.

I wouldn't get on that critter's back for store bought whiskey.

See?

Ah, well, old Comet'll let anybody sit.

The deal was to ride.

All right, farmer boy.

Stand back.

I'm going to see how he runs.

Whoa!

Whoa, boy!

Whoa, boy!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Ow!

Hold on, I got her!

Looks like you lost.

All right, you can kiss me there.

No, no, no.

The bet was you were supposed to do the kissin'.

Right.

No, wait.

The bet was you do the kissin', but didn't say nothing

about who was to get the kiss.

I figure old Comet, being the who done the throwing--

What's the matter, Sarah?

The horse?

That's all right.

I've seen her kiss uglier men.

You--

Mercy.

How unlady-like.

I never seen nothing like it.

Hey, now. hey.

Brother, now let her be.

I said, let her be!

Hey!

Ow!

Hey!

Ike!

This here ain't what I had in mind at all.

Pretty much whipped you, you know?

Yeah, well, you don't ever want to try

to talk old Ike out of nothin'.

Wanna hit him with something solid, like a 2x4 first,

then do your talking.

I oughta know that by now.

Well, I-- I thought you were gonna win for a minute.

-Oh, yeah? -Mm-hm.

Must have seen something I didn't.

Well, I guess you came out best.

If there is a best.

Yeah.

You know, I've had a lot of men fight over me,

but I can't recall ever having one fight for me.

Until today.

It was seeing you on the ground.

I-- I couldn't stand seeing you there.

Well--

I want you to stay up here with me.

I can't.

I wouldn't know how to.

You, if you'd want to, that's all.

Yeah, there just ain't enough gambling,

and-- and liquor, and music, and men up here for you!

You was born in the city, and that's where

you can stay, for all I care.

Still want me to kiss the horse?

I'll tell ya the truth-- I think I need it more.

Comet wouldn't know what to do with it, anyway.

Now, I thought if we were to build

on that little hill just up the creek from your pa's place--

Oh, well, I thought--

Oh, no.

No.

That'd be too close to the creek.

You can't be that close to the water

when the babies come along.

It doesn't hurt too much, does it?

Naw.

No, not that much.

All right, Hocket. Stand up.

You all right, Emily?

All right?

Well-- well, I guess I am.

Now, you put that thing down.

You go and blow a hole in my fiance,

and you'll have to answer to me.

Shep?

Well, he's quite a boy.

And I do believe you two would be very good for each other.

Thank you.

Mm-hm.

You know, the funny thing is they're all good boys.

Fine, decent, hardworking, honest.

I hate to say it, but that crazy old man

can be real proud of himself.

Shep asked me to marry him.

Well?

I said yes.

But--

But what?

Well, the first thing I thought was how good

it would be if-- if you and Ike-- Fran,

I've said so many cruel things to you.

I-- I guess it was cause I was so scared all the time.

Oh, Sarah.

I'm so happy for you.

What about Ike?

No.

I'm sorry, Fran.

Miss Hannah.

I've been expecting you, marshal.

Well, looks like you got everything

under control here, at least.

I have never seen so much romancing going on in so

short a time in my whole life.

Afternoon, marshal.

Jed Hocket's the name.

These are my boys.

But I'm the one you want, if you're of a mind

to take somebody back.

I told 'em to do it.

Well, Mr. Hocket, I-- I'm afraid it isn't that simple.

You see, uh, what these boys did, that's a serious thing.

Well, I don't know anything about a serious crime.

I just come up here for a little fresh mountain air.

Of course, Fran may feel differently.

Just a little vacation, as far as I'm concerned.

Well, I guess if nobody's mad enough to press charges,

well, there's not much I can do.

[laughter]

Well, two out of three ain't bad.

You'd better make that two out of four, old man,

or you'll have another lump on your head.

Yes, ma'am, I-- I reckon I understand.

I thought you would.

Saw Ike looking at ya as we left, Fran.

You know, a woman could wait a lifetime for a man

to want her like that.

I just don't know how to talk to him.

Some men you don't talk to, you just love 'em.

Keep a big skillet handy.

Don't you understand?

I'm not good enough for him.

He's as much as said so.

Don't you ever say that again as long as you live.

Anyone as temperamental and inconsiderate, and ornery

as he is is lucky you looked at him in the first place.

Anyway, if you want him, it don't

make much difference, anyhow.

Do you?

Well, then you just get right back there, and you tell him.

Go on.

That's it.

Fran's decided to go back, marshal.

Good luck, Fran.

Thank you, marshal.

And don't forget the skillet!

What skillet?

I'll tell you all about it sometime.

I was coming for ya.

NARRATOR: Stay tuned for exciting scenes

from our next Gunsmoke.

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