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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.

Woman, get to fixing some grub.

And make extra.

I done worked me up an appetite.

How you doing there, boy?

Got 'em all baled and stacked.

Finish up that one I was working on.

Go on!

Whoa, whoa.

QUINCANNON: I see you got us another one.

And two more over the-- over the

dried up water hole about a mile east of here.

Well, take Dink and go fetch him

before somebody else finds him.

Before that farmer fella gets here?

Which farmer fella?

One whose cow we killed.

He's heading out this way with a bulge to his neck

clear out to here.

Yeah, he ought to be here any minute now.

Cover it up, quick.

Told you he'd figure it was us.

He ain't figured nothing out.

Even if he has, he can't prove nothing.

Whoa.

Well, howdy, neighbor.

Don't you howdy, neighbor me.

Why, just a pleasantry.

Don't call for that kind of talk.

I don't want your pleasantries.

I want my milk cow back.

You say somebody stoled your milk cow?

Yes, and you know all about it.

That's for sure.

Now just hold it now.

Just back up just a minute and let me hear that again.

We have hundreds of drought-killed cows

laying all over the country.

Hides just for the taking.

Why did you have to take my cow?

Exactly my words, neighbor.

Exactly.

The work of a rapacious rapscallion,

if I ever heard it.

A flogging would be too good for his likes.

Whoa, now.

You can't honestly believe that we here would do such a thing?

Now, you just don't, truly.

The mere idea makes me shudder.

We'll see just how much you shudder when I go to Dodge City

and talk to Marshal Dillon.

Hyah!

I know what you're saying, Mr. Belnap.

But it's just your word against theirs.

There ain't no two ways about it, Marshal.

It was them what stole my cow, and that's for sure.

And it's taught me one good lesson.

What's that?

Not to go helping strangers, 'specially hiders.

They come in, they're nice and polite, just like regular folk,

asking for a little water.

And all the time, they're looking around my place,

trying to figure out what they can sneak back and steal.

You don't know that for sure.

You didn't actually see 'em take your cow, did you?

You know the reputation them hiders got.

I mean, if it wasn't them what done it, who you figure did?

One of my neighbors?

Well, I just can't lock 'em up on your supposition, either.

'Fraid that's all there is to it.

Well, if anything else of mine just happens to disappear,

I'm going out and hunt me some trash.

A strange twist to the working ways of the Lord, this drought.

Where's your permit?

Oh, I got it.

I got it here somewhere Yes, sir.

Strange twist.

Here this, uh, drought is bringing sorrow and misery

to all these folks, and me and mine,

we're making more money on account of it.

There it is.

I told you I had that.

You know when this permit was issued to you,

you were warned about bothering standing cattle.

Indeed we were.

Is there something catawampus, Marshal?

If there is, maybe we could help straighten it out.

The farmer over here named Belnap,

he's missing a milk cow.

What a crying shame that is.

This drought is truly causing misery to people.

But we wouldn't bother taking a milk cow.

It's too small.

And besides, the price ain't enough to bother with.

It was a standing animal, Karp.

You think we killed a standing milk cow?

It's like my partner, Mr. Quinncannon,

here has just said.

It's hide is too small, you see.

And the meat, that's stringier than a city cat.

I'm gonna tell you something.

One more complaint, I'm running you out of this country.

Ain't that the way of life, though?

I mean, one or two bad ones just going

and ruin it for the rest of us.

I tell you what I'm gonna do, though.

We find out who that was, I'm gonna come

running in there to tell you.

Remember what I said.

This Farmer Belnap's mouth has done brought him some trouble.

We'll take us a pound or two of his flesh, Karp,

but nothing like you're thinking.

It's gonna be like I say.

It'll be nothing to bring the law back.

If I say so, it will!

Not if I say not!

It ain't worth it!

Well, I ain't gonna work from sunup to sundown in this heat,

and then spend half the night going clear over to that--

I had it in mind to sew that mouthy farmer

into one of these green hides.

Could as easy be you!

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With you, there'll always be a corner growing greens,

won't there?

Growing greens is life, Mr. Belnap.

You know, I've only got one regret.

Only one?

You're a lucky man.

Yeah, just one.

That I never done better for you.

Never done better?

Well, Mr. Belnap, look around.

We got us a place better than most,

and a lot of memories doing together,

which is all I ever asked for.

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Come on.

Right down there.

Keep an eye on the well there.

OK.

Dump it all.

Dump that putrid meat right down that.

Come on, boy.

Come on.

Come on, boy.

Help out a little bit.

Go.

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Did you get it all?

Yeah.

Sure you put it all in there?

I'm sure I put it all in.

Let's get-- get out of here!

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What are you doing that for?

Boy, now, when Farmer Belnap tries to get down

in this well to get out all that putrid meat,

he'll get surprise!

Let's go!

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Five pounds of sugar, half a pound of salt,

couple of pounds of coffee, black-eyed peas,

couple of boxes of 45 cartridges,

and a box of shotgun shells, and a skinning knife.

Anything else? Or shall I just total this up?

No, thank you.

Thank you.

Dink.

That will be $3.45, including the four oranges.

Which oranges are them?

The ones in the boy's pocket.

They're pretty dear at $0.10 apiece, but they're freighted

in from quite a distance.

Thank the good Lord, storekeeper,

we were both boys once, hey?

I mean, who else would understand

a little harmless pilfering?

There you are. $3.45.

$3.45.

There.

And may the wind always be at your back.

Let's go, Dink.

And you better enjoy them oranges.

Dime a piece.

Holy Mary, what prices!

You got a brain like a pea.

Let him see you take them oranges.

He's got eyes on his backside.

He was turned when I took 'em.

Karp will take that $0.40 out of your hide!

He tries and I'll eat this bacon my lone self.

Well, ah, Dink, Dink, my lad, all's forgiven.

It's Farmer Belnap!

Mrs. Belnap?

Mr. Burke, will you give me a hand, please?

BURKE: Boys, help out, will you?

What happened?

Well, I-- our well was drying up,

and Tom had the crazy notion of trying to dig deeper.

He fell from about halfway down.

Well, he don't look too good.

He been unconscious all this time?

And his leg's broke.

I had to use Blue Bell here to haul him out.

BURKE: Well, he's got a nasty gash on his forehead.

Take it easy, boys, will you?

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Just grateful his back ain't broke.

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This Farmer Belnap will think again

before he goes all dribble-mouth to the marshal.

He could have been crippled.

So?

So he's going the one that got us water when we needed it.

Well, if he hadn't, we'd have took it.

He's 'titled to think what he want.

Isn't he?

I mean, the boy is 'title to think what he want!

Now, he's especially 'titled 'cause

he's the cause of us eating some of the finest smoked bacon meat

than I have ate in a long time!

Ow!

He's 'titled long as he don't get mouthy about the way

I'm running things!

You understand me, boy?

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What are you doing?

Grease.

It'll help take away the pain.

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I can do it my own self.

Wrap it with this.

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KARP: Woman!

Woman!

Wo-- ain't nothing like that warm-gutted feel that comes

on a man every once in a while.

I'll take this.

Turn that loose.

Hey!

No, no!

Now, you're not gonna cozy up to both her and the bottle.

You remember that next time you get warm-gutted your own self.

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Howdy young'un.

How'd you get here?

My horse spooked, ran off.

This here sure ain't no place to be afoot.

I'll get by.

Always figured that anybody actual felt that way about it

would get by.

I ain't never seed you before, don't believe.

Just passing through, taking hides.

That so?

Well, it's a sorry thing, this old drought.

Sure hurting a lot of good folks.

Sit down if you want to.

Got more perch cooking here than I can eat all by my own self.

There's no need.

FESTUS: Ain't no need not to, neither.

Suit yourself.

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I tell you, every chance I get, I hightail 'er out of town.

I just can't stand being cooped up in town too long.

Town living be fine with me.

Well, there's one thing about a town,

is always room for one more.

I'll be going.

I'm fixing to be heading that away directly.

Old Ruth here will ride double, I reckon.

Least, we can test him.

It is more than a-- a couple miles back to camp,

but I figure.

'Side, I-- I got holes in my shoes.

Well, that there offer still goes.

I'd-- I'd be obliged.

Hard running like that, now, you

lucky that cayuse didn't throw you

and break your scrawny neck.

Wouldn't happen, Karp.

My daddy says I'm gonna die at the end of a rope.

And you know my daddy ain't never been wrong about nothing.

Where you been?

I've been out fetching us some green growings.

I've got in here cabbages and carrots

and potatoes and turnips.

Turnips?

Where'd you get them, boy?

Well, you know, that, uh, Farmer Belnap's

woman got herself a garden.

Well, I just tied off in some trees,

and I snaked my way across open ground

like I wasn't even there.

And then I went into digging up the finest

bunch of green growings that I have ever

laid eyes on in a long time.

Oh!

Woman!

Mister Farmer Belnap has gone and served us

up our entire meal.

Woman, listen-- you gonna make a proper meal.

See, you take it, you mix it with some of that milk

cow meat, and you made stew.

And thank you, Mr. Farmer Belnap.

You did good, boy!

You did good!

Hey!

Hey!

What has that little sneak been up to this time?

I ain't been up to nothing.

Badge-wearing man totes the likes of him in,

you naturally think the worst.

His horse run off.

Yeah, he wandered in here a couple hours ago.

I wondered what happened to him.

But you didn't wonder enough to go out looking for him.

That's big country out there.

'Sides, I know that little bandit

can take care of his self.

Gives a man pride to work with the likes of him.

I want to thank you for fetching him back.

You're welcome.

Don't forget what I told you.

There's always room for one more.

Whoa.

I have had enough!

Hold it, [inaudible].

Whoa, now!

It's me, Festus!

First the milk cow, then putrid steer meat in the well,

Tom near killed.

Now my garden's tore up from one end to the other!

Festus, I've had enough!

Just simmer down now, Mrs. Belnap.

Let me take care of this.

That crazy female near killed me!

What about what she was just saying?

I don't know nothing about what she's saying!

Could've happened, there things she said.

But that ain't no fault of ours!

There'll be a whole mess of things took from my garden

somewhere here.

Wasn't half hour ago.

KARP: We don't have nothing of hers!

Well, then it ain't gonna hurt none for me take a look around,

is it?

No, it won't 'cause you ain't.

This here badge says I am.

It's the second time within a week

that we've been put upon by the law!

Mister, you ain't been put upon at all yet, not by me!

Now just step back 'fore you get me riled up.

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Reckon you must've been wrong, Mrs. Belnap.

I can't find no sign of nothing no place.

KARP: There's hiders all over this country.

Just all kinds of people.

Why don't you go chase them, and just leave us be here?

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Like he said, country's full of hide cutters.

Festus, it's always been one thing or a hundred

for Tom and me.

This ain't but one more, I guess.

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That deputy has bought his self the farm.

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There ain't no denying it could've been them,

Matthew, seeing as they was the ones that was the closest

to the Belnap place.

But there ain't no denying it could

have been anyone of a dozen other hide cutters, too.

Well, you handle it your way, Festus, and I'll back you.

I'll tell you this, Matthew.

I'd have sent 'em packing if it hadn't have

been for that young'un.

I'll guarantee you this-- I'm gonna

keep my eyeball peeled on 'em.

[glass breaking]

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[door opening]

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All right.

You're sure gonna have to keep off of that

for at least a day or two.

No choice I can see.

Get me out of a warm bed in the middle of the night,

least you can do is tell me how this happened.

Well, how does anybody sprain his ankle?

He just sprains it, that's all.

Ain't no secret to that.

Well, he gonna need a lot of hot water, lots of it.

Soak that ankle.

Then why don't you just wash him all over?

Just wash him good.

And while you're at it, use some on yourself, too.

You blind old scudder.

Much obliged, Doc.

You son of a [inaudible].

How come you didn't tell him what I done?

Well, I reckon I could've did that, but he's a blamed saint.

It wouldn't have made no difference in the way

he doctored your foot.

-Well, why didn't you? -Never mind.

Come on.

Just easy now.

Just lean on me.

Don't try to put no weight on it.

Just lean on me.

That's it.

All right.

There you are.

How, uh-- how long do I have to sit in jail

to pay for what I done?

I can't say.

That'll depend on Judge Brooker.

I'll tell you one thing-- you setting here on your bed

ain't gonna pay back Mr. Lathrop for all

it cost him to fix up that stuff you busted in his store.

I'll get you some blankets.

Festus?

You, uh-- you figure you can keep my being

here from Karp and the others?

Why is that?

Well, after I got them boots and some grub,

I-- I was fixing to light out.

Oh?

You was?

Where was you fixing to head?

I hadn't figured.

Just away from them.

Trying to be decent for a change.

Well, maybe that's why I didn't say nothing to old Doc.

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I'll tell you this-- you keep stuff them vittles away

like that and you're gonna get so blamed fat you can't even

stand up, sprung ankle or no.

I thank you for it.

Well, well, best thing there is to thank

is to just kind of divvy up with a friend now

and then, don't you see?

I'll remember that next time.

I, uh, had me a talk with Mr. Lathrop.

He told me that he's gonna let you work off them

damages you done in his store.

You did that for me?

Why?

Well, kinda figured you leaving old Karp and them others.

That there's taking first step.

I don't reckon hurt none to give you a hand

to taking the second step.

Supposing I, uh-- supposing I was to run off or something.

Run off?

Tell you the actual truth, that there

never even come into my head.

-Morning, Dink. -Oh, morning, Doc.

How you doing? -Fine.

How's that ankle? -Oh, great.

Healing right up. -Good.

Dink.

Morning.

You know, Matt, every once in a while,

Festus does something that turns out all right.

Now, if you tell him I said that, I'll deny it.

Won't say a word.

You been here all along?

Near two weeks now.

All this time, we had you lying dead

or hurt out there out somewhere on the prairie.

I'm sure you were all worked up.

Well, we were that, overworked up, boy, the four of us

doing the work of five.

The selling of the hides will be tomorrow, the buyers, too.

And you got a share coming.

Share minus two weeks.

I don't want the share.

You keep the share.

I don't want none it.

Well that's fine with me except you gonna

do your share of the work.

I'm done with you.

Boy, I'm gonna whup you until you [inaudible].

Let go of me!

I'm gonna turn you loose, boy!

I'm gonna turn you every way but loose--

Get your hands off of him before I get on

you like ugly on [inaudible].

KARP: Now, you best stay out of this.

Mister, there ain't nothing that'd

tickle me any more than to have you sass me just one time.

Deputy, you're interfering where you have no right!

I think that badge he's wearing gives

him all the right he needs.

There's no law that says you can take kin from kin unless it

goes through the courts.

-He's nephew twice removed. -Yeah.

KARP: I say he's going with me.

Is that right, Dink?

I reckon so, Festus.

That's legal, Festus.

You're gonna have to surrender the boy.

FESTUS: Well, Newly--

NEWLY: But I advise you to collect all the charges.

There's damages for breaking into private property,

medical charges for tending his injuries when he tried to avoid

arrest, there's 15 days of board and keep that he

still hasn't paid for yet, and it

ought to add up to quite a bit.

It ought to add up to a good deal.

Fact is, I'll tote that up right now.

Deputy, you just having at me again.

Better start to digging deep in your pocket.

Either that or get your carcass out of here right now.

Let's go!

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--more trouble than you're worth sometimes!

It ain't done yet!

Now, hush up!

Not by a long shot!

Newly, if you ain't went to work

and tied the can to the bull's tail,

I haven't never saw [inaudible].

Mr. Newly, you hit him in the one part

that he hurts the most.

He ain't never gonna come up with that much money.

I'll tell you this, you done a fast waltz

clog on him right there.

Boy, ain't that the truth.

Oh, come on, Karp.

Forget it!

We got one less share of them hides

to split and one less mouth to feed!

Now, forget it!

I don't never forget nothing, never.

Don't you never forget that.

We're settling the hides tomorrow

and have us a night, too, with a couple of friendly ladies.

And we'll shake dust off of this town.

Now, come on.

Huh?

Come on, now.

Come on.

Drink up.

Forget it!

I don't never forget nothing.

I told you.

We gonna sell off them hides.

And we'll get some ladies.

Then I'm gonna fix that scrub-faced deputy for good!

Then we'll leave!

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Hey, Festus?

FESTUS: Yeah, boy?

Was you ever married?

Married?

No.

No, I ain't never been married.

There was this here little old gal once.

But that's been a long time ago.

It never woulda worked out for a whole heap of reasons.

Why?

Oh, you'd make a right handsome pa.

Oh, pshaw.

You know, Festus, I gotta tell you how-- how truly grateful

I am to you.

Oh, fiddles.

Ain't no need for that.

Well, I know you know.

I just, uh-- I just wanted it said.

Boy, you know, it sure is a good feeling going to sleep.

I bet you are tired, as hard you been working.

Oh, no, no.

It's not exactly the going to sleep.

It's more the-- more the looking forward

to waking up in the morning.

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That's something-- that's something

I ain't never knowed before, waking up

and feeling good about the day.

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Well, turn out the light and wrestle with sleep.

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DINK: Goodnight, Festus.

FESTUS: Night.

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DINK: Woman?

I heard you was working somewhere around here.

Yeah, I'm-- I'm working at this store over here.

I'm real glad for you.

You'll be leaving soon, huh?

You watch out for Karp.

DINK: Where's he headed, anyway?

Said something about, uh, wolfing in Nebraska.

Well, you, uh-- you take care, huh?

Watch out for Karp.

This is for you.

No, it ain't stole.

Mr. Lathrop's letting me pay it off with the rest of his stuff.

Go on, open it.

Looks pretty.

Well, bye, woman.

You know, all this time, I don't even know your name.

Martha.

My name's Martha.

Goodbye, Martha.

Bye.

KARP: Hold on, there, Dink!

I got no cause to talk to you, Karp.

You got cause, boy.

More than you know.

Billy?

BILLY: Yeah.

Take the wagon on done to the railroad station

and wait there.

Yeah.

Come on, Dink, let's pass time of day.

Come on, boy!

You scared, boy?

You ought to be.

What do you want?

Mr. Quincannon, now, who would've

thought that this here [inaudible]

was slipping in there between you and me and the woman?

How long you been cozying up to her, boy?

You're a pig.

I seen the looks you all been giving

each other from time to time.

And then just now, when you give her that pretty, it

came to my mind how we could all help each other out,

just like old times.

Karp, you ever going to say something straight out?

Listen, I'm trying to do some trading with the store clerk

here.

Uh, you see, Dink, I am willing not to kill the woman

or to kill your deputy friend in exchange for us

doing you that little favor.

You gonna help us get a wagon load

of supplies from that store.

Are you gonna tell me it's not a good trade, boy?

Look, I can't, Karp.

Mr. Lathrop's been good to me.

Oh, why don't you just say you can't

'cause you'll tell the marshal?

'Cause you know me, don't you, boy?

Huh?

Now don't you know me good?

You know if you told, I'd do what I'd say,

no matter how long it'd take.

Must say, it sounds like more than a fair trade to me.

Well?

When?

Well, uh, how 'bout tonight?

Soon as we get through selling them hides.

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Shh.

Shh!

[festus humming] -Get down!

[festus humming]

[inaudible].

We could start our own store!

That's it.

Let's get out of here.

We got to say our goodbyes to Dink.

You done good, boy!

You know what?

You could say you just forgot to put that old lock

bar right on the door.

Look, just clear our of here, will you?

You done good by your friends, too.

I'd have killed 'em sure as sin

Yeah, I know you would.

Well, I guess this is just quits with us, ain't it?

Hit him!

Put him in the wagon there.

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All right, Billy.

I want you to keep an eye on him and I mean keep an eye.

Where are you going?

You and me gonna shut that mouthy deputy up for good.

You're crazy, Karp.

Killing him won't put no money in our pockets.

Yeah, but it's gonna pleasure me like I ain't

been pleasured in a long time.

I don't care about your pleasure!

You yellow out on this, you on your own for good.

You are with me or you ain't!

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Karp says you keep shut up or she gets stuck with this.

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Where is he?

You can keep her alive, but not that deputy.

One out of two ain't bad.

He kept half his word.

That's why you helped him?

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You chose good, Dink.

You know'd her for what, a year or so?

Hell, that deputy's near a stranger to you.

Go to your friend.

You keep shut up, woman.

Go to him.

I can't!

You think I won't kill you, woman?

I don't care.

Go!

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KARP: Deputy!

I want you to know who it was.

Festus, look out!

FESTUS: Hold it!

Move one inch and you're dead.

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You all right, boy?

Yeah, I'm all right, Festus.

Well, appears like we got us a few more

mornings to wake up to.

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Well, good heavens, there's enough folks around

here to help us build a house.

Only thing is, I could use a helping--

-Good morning. -Festus.

Doc. -Oh, morning.

Dink.

How's everything with you, Martha?

All right? -Just fine.

She ain't complained yet.

I just know that you and Ma Smalley is gonna hit it off.

Well, I, uh, better be getting to work.

Hey, Festus, we still going fishing on Saturday?

Oh, course we are!

Fishing?

Doc, you said something about looking at my arm today?

Your arm? Oh, yeah!

Uh, Martha, you go on up to my office,

and I'll be right along.

I'll be there.

Fine.

Now, what's this about fishing?

Well, I was just fixing to ask you,

Doc, when we run into them.

Yeah, what about what?

Well, I was fixing to ask you if I

could borrow your fishing pole.

You mean to tell me that you have

the unmitigated gall to stand there and ask

me to borrow my fishing pole?

Well, shoot, Doc!

I ain't gonna hurt it none.

Course not 'cause you're not even gonna touch it!

Not with gloves on!

Now, on the other hand, Dink, if you'd like to borrow my fishing

rod, I'd be delighted.

Well, I'd be obliged, Doc.

Just so long as you don't let him look at it!

Just as long as you don't let him look at it!

Blamed old stingy scudder.

I don't give a hoot!

I'll cut me a willer pole, get me a handful of worms,

and I'll catch more fish than you caught

in your whole blamed life!

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NARRATOR: Stay tuned for exciting scenes

from our next "Gunsmoke."

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