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00:00Come ride the little train that is rollin' down the tracks to the junction Forget about
00:12your cares, it is time to relax at the junction Lots of curves, you bet, even more when you're
00:23gettin' to the junction
00:26Petticoat Junction
00:30There's a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the junction
00:35Petticoat Junction
00:37It is run by Kate, come and be her guest at the junction
00:42Petticoat Junction
00:44And that's Uncle Joe, he's a-movin' kinda slow at the junction
00:49Petticoat Junction
00:56Petticoat Junction
00:58Petticoat Junction
01:00Petticoat Junction
01:02Petticoat Junction
01:04And Bobby Joe, you take rooms five, six, and seven
01:24Thank you, Mom
01:25And Billy Joe, you take...
01:30What is this, a sheet and a pillowcase missing?
01:32Uh-oh
01:33Uh-oh what?
01:34Well, I saw Uncle Joe headin' for the barn with what could have been a sheet and a pillowcase
01:39Oh, how thoughtful, he's plannin' to sleep out there to make more room for payin' guests
01:46Yeah, but I can't let him do that
01:48But, Mama, he was carrying a bucket of paint and a brush now, and he said somethin' about makin' a banner
01:55Oh, no, he wouldn't, he wouldn't
02:04He did
02:06Well, kid, what do you think?
02:07I think it's ruined
02:09Wait, did I misspell something?
02:10Uncle Joe, it's the sheet that's ruined
02:13Billy, you're a sweet girl, but you're too young to understand the value of advertising
02:18Well, in this case, so am I
02:20Uncle Joe, every year during the horseshoe tournament week, we turn people away
02:25What do we need with advertising?
02:28Women in business
02:30Why should I try to explain?
02:34There's the cannonball
02:36I've gotta get down there
02:39I gotta let Floyd know I matched him with Pixley Fats in the first round
02:42Pixley Fats? I'll be out before the tournament gets started
02:46Nobody's ever beat Pixley Fats pitchin' horseshoes
02:49And nobody ever will
02:51I just thought I'd make it quick and merciful for you, Floyd
02:54You wanna default right now?
02:56No, sir
02:57Floyd is not a quitter
02:59Are you, Floyd?
03:00Yes, I am
03:03Well, the least you could do would be to put up a good fight
03:06No, I couldn't beat him fightin' either
03:09Let's go practice
03:11Fightin' or pitchin' horseshoes?
03:13Horseshoes, you malady
03:15You go on, I got a banner to put up
03:20Beautiful
03:27That was very good, Floyd
03:29Floyd, Uncle Joe, bring the shoes back, please
03:33I'll be right there, Kate
03:35No, you got better every time you pitched
03:38Didn't he, girls?
03:40Oh, yes
03:41Beautiful
03:42You got a leaner, too
03:43Yeah, but leanin' against a tree don't count
03:46Oh, you're gonna be just fine in the tournament, Floyd
03:49Because you're a good all-round athlete
03:52And when it comes to pitchin' horseshoes...
03:54Floyd, you're pathetic
03:56Oh, Uncle Joe, he was nervous
03:58Because you have put him against Pixley Fats first thing
04:01Well, somebody has to be skunk
04:03Might as well be Floyd
04:05Oh, come on, Joe, start somebody else against Pixley Fats
04:08But my chart's all made out
04:10You can change it
04:11It's clear up in my room
04:13But a little walk'll do you good
04:15Okay, I'm puttin' you against Pixley Fats
04:19Joe, you don't wanna make that long walk
04:22Joe, Joe, listen
04:24Come on, come on
04:25Mother
04:26Yes, dear
04:27Does the horseshoe tournament allow women?
04:29Well, it isn't customary, but I guess it could
04:32This isn't exactly a national tournament
04:34Why?
04:35Well, Bobby and I think Betty ought to enter
04:38Betty?
04:39Billy
04:40I'm not good enough to play against men
04:42Well, the way you throw ringers, why, you could play against anybody
04:45Ringers, this little peanut?
04:47Just watch her, Mom
04:49She's terrific
04:51Show her, Betty
04:52I'll probably miss it a mile
04:58A perfect ringer
05:00She does it every time
05:01I seem to have a kind of talent for it, Mom
05:07Once more
05:19How long have you been doing this?
05:21Oh, three or four years
05:23How long have you been doing this?
05:25Oh, three or four years, I guess
05:28Ebbs, you never said anything
05:30I always thought horseshoes was just for men
05:33And Bobby and I just happened to see her
05:38Once more
05:47Pixley Fats, watch out
05:54Kate, where's Betty Jo?
05:57She's upstairs, what do you want with her?
05:59I'm going to bend her over my knee and whomp her with a hairbrush
06:02What for?
06:03She wrote her name on my tournament sheet
06:05No, she didn't
06:06Well, somebody did and they're going to get whomped
06:09Well, you go fetch your hairbrush and I'll meet you in the basement
06:13I never did like getting whomped in public
06:16Kate, you put Betty's name on here?
06:19Yes, I did
06:22She's entering the tournament
06:24A teenage girl?
06:26Well, that'll be an insult to every man in the tournament
06:28Especially Pixley Fats
06:30He won't be insulted when he sees her play
06:33Mother?
06:34Yes, what is it?
06:36There's another bed sheet missing
06:41Just a minute, Kate
06:43You ought to be proud
06:45Why, right now, everyone that's watching the Hooterville Cannonball go by
06:48is reading your sheet
06:52Mr. Pryde, who's running the train?
06:54Had to let Floyd take over
06:56I'm so nervous, my hand was trembling at the throttle
06:59How come?
07:01I'm playing Pixley Fats in the opening round of the tournament tomorrow
07:05Gee, what an honor to play horseshoes against Pixley Fats
07:10Boy, you just bought yourself an honor
07:13You're starting against Pixley Fats instead of me
07:16You just bought yourself an honor
07:18You're starting against Pixley Fats instead of me
07:21Oh, thank you, thank you
07:23Do you think you'll let me sit with him for a minute?
07:25No, no, no, no, no
07:26That's why he buys those two seats and curtains them off
07:28He doesn't want anybody jostling his pitching arm
07:31Do you know him very well?
07:33Son, nobody knows Pixley Fats
07:37You might call him a man of mystery
07:42Hey, we're coming in to shade your ass
07:44Oh, I hope Floyd makes a smooth start
07:53Right this way, gents, right this way
07:56Welcome to the Shady Rest Hotel
07:59Scene of the world's greatest horseshoe tournament
08:02Where you can see the one and only Pixley Fats
08:05In action against all comers
08:07Eat our delicious food, sleep in our soft beds
08:11Shady Rest Hotel
08:12Right up the path there, gents
08:14Right up the path
08:15Eat our delicious food, sleep in our soft beds
08:18Hello, Joe
08:19Shady Rest
08:20Hello, Charlie
08:23Hello, Mr. Carson
08:24Hello, Herbie
08:25Did Pixley Fats have a comfortable ride?
08:27Smooth as glass, Joe
08:29Can I take his bag up to the hotel, Mr. Carson?
08:31Oh, no, no
08:32You go on up
08:33Nobody but me has carried his bag for the last nine years
08:42He's here! Pixley Fats in person!
08:44He's right behind us!
08:53He's here!
09:12What's in that case?
09:14That's brass-plated horseshoes
09:16Approved for balance by the U.S. Bureau of Standards
09:23Oh, gee
09:27Why'd he bring that trophy?
09:28That's the tournament trophy
09:30He's got to bring it back every year
09:32So he can win it again and take it away
09:34Nice to see you again
09:35You too
09:36You too
09:37You too
09:38You too
09:40He never uses his right hand for anything but pitching horseshoes
09:44He's learned to do everything with his left hand
09:50Room 12
09:51Same as the last eight years
10:03He's got to be kidding me
10:05He's got to be kidding me
10:08Move, Betty Jo, you're blocking traffic
10:12Oh, excuse me
10:14That sure is a handsome trophy
10:16I think she's planning to win it away from you
10:19Not planning
10:21Just hoping
10:23How ridiculous can you get?
10:38Welcome to the 9th Annual Shady Rest Hotel Horseshoe Tournament
10:42Now, before we get into the first round
10:44I'd like to call your attention to these beautiful good luck charms
10:47On sale for only 50 cents
10:50Souvenirs for wives and kitties
10:53Get the tournament started, Joe
10:55We're going to have a great time
10:57We're going to have a great time
10:59We're going to have a great time
11:01We're going to have a great time
11:03We're going to have a great time
11:05We're going to have a great time
11:06Get the tournament started, Joe
11:08Now hold your horses, Charlie
11:10Or maybe I should say
11:12Hold your horseshoes
11:18You should say who plays who in the first match
11:21And forget trying to sell something
11:23You ain't had one customer for in eight years
11:26I wasn't trying to sell
11:27I just wanted you to know they were available
11:29Now, the first match will be played
11:33By Pixley Fats
11:35And his worthy opponent will be
11:37Herbie Bates
11:39Ten thousand to one on Pixley Fats
11:41Ten thousand to one what?
11:43Anything
11:45It's horseshoe
12:05Come on, Herbie
12:33Come on, Herbie, you can do better than that.
13:03Oh, you can have more than that, Mom's finding a whole new batch.
13:23Doing a tournament, he's very light.
13:25Well, I'll go see if the new batch is ready.
13:35How's it going in there?
13:39Need more chicken.
13:40Oh, right here, honey, just hold the platter.
13:42Mom?
13:43Yes, dear?
13:44Did anyone mention that I won my first round match?
13:47Oh, yes, someone did and I meant to congratulate you and then I got busy fixing supper and I forgot.
13:51Okay, honey, serve it up.
13:53I beat Toby Gates 52 to 3.
13:55Good.
13:56Beginner's luck.
13:57With a score like that.
13:59When she loses in round two, we don't want to see no tears, do we, Kate?
14:03How many pies are you cutting, dear?
14:06Six, Mom.
14:07Oh, no, no, I think seven.
14:09Kate, you didn't answer my question.
14:12What was it?
14:13I asked you, when Betty Jo loses in round two, we don't want to see no tears, do we?
14:18Oh, no, no, no.
14:21Uh, Betty Jo, would you start washing up the pots and pans for me?
14:27Because nobody likes a sore loser.
14:33Uncle Joe, would you please tell me what you're doing in the kitchen?
14:37I'm trying to teach your youngest daughter how to be a good sport.
14:40Well, could you teach her later, before the good sports in the dining room stamp their feet and bang their forks and knives for quicker service?
14:48Kate, are you implying you want me to leave?
14:51Now that you mention it, yes.
14:54Okay.
14:56I can take a hint.
14:59Don't go empty-handed.
15:11Point smooth, three.
15:14Fixley-Fatts, 51.
15:17Fixley-Fatts is now in the finals.
15:26Hi, Kate, what brings you down here?
15:28Oh, my youngest daughter. She told her sisters and me that she made the semifinals, so we decided to watch her play.
15:34Oh?
15:35Any objections?
15:36No.
15:37Matter of fact, I wondered why you hadn't come down before.
15:41I've been busy.
15:43Uncle Joe, how did Betty Jo ever get into the semifinals?
15:47We explained that to you two days ago.
15:49Beginner's luck.
15:54The second semifinal match will be Betty Jo Bradley versus Charlie Pratt.
16:00Betty Jo, I'm going to forget that you're just like a daughter to me, and I'm going to do my very best to beat you.
16:06And I want you promised to do the same, okay?
16:08Okay.
16:09Who goes first?
16:10Charlie, age before beauty.
16:19Oh, boy.
16:36Oh, boy.
16:40Oh, boy.
16:52I hadn't meant for your very best to be that good.
16:55Two for Charlie, and six for my beautiful and talented relative, Miss Betty Jo Bradley.
17:03She's sensational.
17:11Herbie Bates.
17:13Hi, Billy Jo.
17:15My, don't you look pretty.
17:17Thanks.
17:18Listen, you played Pixley Fats.
17:20Do you have any tips on how Betty Jo could beat him in the finals?
17:23Yep.
17:24Drop her first horseshoe on his foot and hope he loses his temper and quits.
17:28Uh-huh.
17:30Oh, Billy Jo.
17:32If I had any tips on how to beat Pixley Fats, would I have lost to him 51 to zero?
17:37You're right.
17:39You're right.
17:40I'm sorry I bothered you.
17:41Oh, any time.
17:44Billy Jo, why don't you and me go on a little moonlight stroll?
17:50I can't.
17:51Mother told me to mind the desk.
17:53Darn it.
17:54I could have waited ten more days.
17:56Ten more days?
17:57To shave.
18:01Well, the truth of the matter is, athletics is in the girl's blood.
18:05You see, my brother, Harold, that's the one who rode into the swamp and never came back.
18:10He had a spring tryout with the Philadelphia Phillies.
18:13What's baseball got to do with horseshoes?
18:16Well, Harold was a pitcher, and Betty Jo inherited Harold's right arm.
18:20How'd they get it out of the swamp?
18:23Floyd, why don't you stop trying to make jokes and put your money where your mouth is?
18:29You want to bet on Betty Jo against Pixley Fats?
18:31Any amount you want to name.
18:33Okay, you're on for 75 cents.
18:36Make it 50.
18:37It's a bet.
18:41Come in.
18:44Hi.
18:45Hi.
18:47I'm sorry I didn't help with the dishes, but Uncle Joe ordered me straight to bed.
18:52Oh, yes, I know.
18:54Are you feeling nervous about tomorrow?
18:57A little.
18:58Yeah, that's only natural.
19:00Pixley Fats is probably nervous, too.
19:03I wonder if I can beat him.
19:05Yes, so do I.
19:06I kind of wonder something else, too.
19:08What?
19:09I wonder what'll happen to him if you do.
19:11What do you mean?
19:13Well, Pixley Fats is a peculiar sort of person.
19:16And how.
19:18Why doesn't he ever talk?
19:20He does talk.
19:21At the end of every tournament, he says to his losing opponent,
19:24You pitch a good game of horseshoes.
19:29His whole life is pitching horseshoes.
19:33In a way, that's kind of sad.
19:35Yeah, I agree.
19:37Compared to somebody like, well, like you.
19:42You have family and friends and school and hobbies.
19:47And pretty soon,
19:49the most wonderful thing that can happen to a woman in her life,
19:54husband and children.
19:57I don't say that Pixley Fats is unique.
20:01Oh, there are a lot of one-track people.
20:04They can be doctors or lawyers or businessmen, anything.
20:08They have one big talent and one big pride in it.
20:12But there's just one trouble.
20:14What?
20:15Well, if a person like that fails even once,
20:17everything just falls apart.
20:20Unless in addition to their talent, they have love.
20:24Because the best and the only thing in life
20:28that can help a proud person face failure is love.
20:36Huh?
20:38Hmm?
20:39Are you telling me to...
20:40Honey, I'm not telling you anything.
20:42I just came up here to kiss you goodnight.
20:53I love you.
21:15The score is tied.
21:1748-48.
21:21I've never seen anything like it.
21:23Neither were those Mr. Ringer.
21:3551-48.
21:3951-51.
21:41Quit telling me the score, Herbie.
21:43I can count, too.
22:09Oh!
22:13That's the first time in my life I ever seen him miss.
22:16If Betty Jo gets a ringer, it's her match.
22:30Oh!
22:39Final score, Pixley Fats, 53,
22:44and Betty Jo Bradley, 51.
22:48The winner and tournament champion
22:51for the ninth consecutive year, Pixley Fats.
22:59Give me my 50 cents.
23:01Oh, take it easy, will you?
23:03I got to record the score first.
23:05Everybody up to the hotel
23:07for the presentation of the trophy and lemonade.
23:11Hey!
23:13Tough luck, sis.
23:14We'll get him next year.
23:15Mr. Fats, your horseshoe.
23:17Girls, would you go on up and set out the glasses?
23:20Give me my 50 cents.
23:22Uncle Joe, did you bet on me?
23:26Yes, I did.
23:28I'm sorry.
23:29Well, I'm sorry, too.
23:33Oh!
23:35Congratulations on a nice try.
23:55You pitch a good game of horseshoes.
23:58Thank you. So do you.
24:02Come on, Mr. Fats.
24:06Betty Jo, you know what?
24:08You won.
24:09You won't get any trophy, but inside where it counts,
24:13you won.
24:17What's the matter, Mother?
24:18I think I'll buy one of these souvenirs
24:22so that Uncle Joe will get his 50 cents back.
24:28I was wrong.
24:30You do get a trophy after all.
24:34Remind me to hide Uncle Joe's Indian after dinner, huh?
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