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[birds chirping]
(John-Boy) WALTON'S MOUNTAIN
MEANT MANY THINGS TO MY FAMILY.
IT WAS A SOURCE OF FOOD
FOR WE TOOK GAME FROM ITS FORESTS
AND FISH FROM ITS STREAMS.
IT WAS A REFUGE IN TIME OF TROUBLE
AND A LINK WITH THE HISTORY OF OUR FAMILY'S PAST.
AND ONCE IT BECAME THE SETTING FOR A RACE
THAT NONE OF US WOULD EVER FORGET.
DID YOU GET IT?
IN THE BACK.
THAT OLD MULE CAN MAKE IT HOME?
QUICKER THAN THAT OLD FLIVVER.
[whoops]
[John whooping]
(John) GOT TO DO BETTER THAN THAT, SON.
(John-Boy) WE HAD YOU GOING FOR A LITTLE WHILE, DIDN'T WE?
(Grandpa) TIMES ARE A CHANGIN'.
MAYBE YOU'D BETTER ENTER THIS OLD TRUCK IN THE RACE.
HOW CAN YOU ENTER A TRUCK IN A HORSE RACE?
WHY NOT? BLUE'S IN THE RACE AND HE'S NOT A HORSE.
THIS TRUCK HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS BUT THEN SO HAS BLUE.
NEXT THING WE KNOW WE'LL HAVE TO ENTER JIM-BOB RACING ON RECKLESS.
[chuckling] THAT'S A SWELL IDEA.
I GUESS I'D BETTER TAKE HIM UP TO THE HILLY SECTION OF THE MOUNTAIN
AND GET HIM A FEEL OF WHAT HE'S GONNA BE UP AGAINST IN THAT RACE.
YOU BETTER GET HIM USED TO THAT SADDLE FIRST, SON.
OH, HE WON'T BE ANY BOTHER ABOUT THIS.
COME HERE, BOY.
[whistling] HEY!
[all shouting]
BLUE!
BLUE! BLUE!
[laughing]
GET HIM!
OH, THAT OLD BLUE
DON'T WANT ANY PART OF THE SADDLE.
RUNNIN' LIKE THAT HE'S GONNA WIN.
WELL, IF THOSE BOYS MOVED THAT FAST WITH THEIR CHORES
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK SO HARD.
AND THEN, ESTHER,
YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
OH, I'D THINK OF SOMETHIN'.
COME ON, EVERYBODY, GET YOUR LUNCHES AND GET READY FOR SCHOOL.
HEY, BLUE!
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HELPING ME OUT LIKE THIS, WALTON.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THE MOTOR JUST CONKED OUT.
YOU KNOW, WELL, THAT SURE IS SOME CAR YOU HAVE, THOUGH.
IT'S A CHRYSLER SIX. FATHER BOUGHT IT FOR ME WHEN WE MOVED HERE.
SAID IT WOULD BOOST MY SOCIAL LIFE.
[laughing] WELL, I SUSPECT IT DOES.
HEY--HEY, YOU IN ANY BIG HURRY TO GET HOME?
UH, NO, WHY?
WELL, WHY DON'T WE STOP BY THE CAFETERIA?
I HAVEN'T EATEN TODAY AND I'M ONE HUNGRY MAN.
UH, WELL, I'M NOT REALLY HUNGRY BUT SURE, UH, WE COULD.
I'LL JUST WATCH YOU EAT.
OH, COME ON, IT'S MY TREAT.
WELL, IT MUST HAVE BEEN PRETTY EXCITING
LIVING SO CLOSE TO NEW YORK CITY. IT WAS.
I BET YOU MISS THAT EXCITEMENT, DON'T YOU?
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT. WELL.
EVERYBODY AROUND HERE SEEMS TO LIVE IN THE PAST.
ALL YOU HEAR IS, "MY GRANDDADDY DID THIS," "MY UNCLE DID THAT."
WELL, YOU GOT GRANDDADDIES AND UNCLES, I RECKON.
WELL, SURE, BUT WHO WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT 'EM.
THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.
MY FATHER'S A MAN OF HIS TIME AND SO AM I.
WELL, SURE, BUT THE POINT IS-- NO, BUTS. YOU ARE, TOO.
YOU AIM TO GET AHEAD IN THIS WORLD. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU.
YEAH. BUT WHAT I MEAN IS-- LOOK, LOOK.
TAKE PROFESSOR HENDERSON'S CLASS.
NOW, YOU SURE ARE ON TOP OF IT IN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, HE READS EVERY WORD
YOU WRITE OUT LOUD TO THE CLASS.
TODAY'S THE 3RD TIME HE'S READ ONE OF YOUR COMPOSITIONS.
YEAH. WELL, I WORK HARD IN THAT CLASS.
THAT--THAT CLASS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
YOUR COMPOSITION WAS GOOD. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
SO WAS MINE.
YOU GET AN A, I GET A B PLUS.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A B PLUS.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE GOOD.
I WANT TO BE THE BEST.
OH, I SEE. WELL, I'M AFRAID I CAN'T HELP YOU.
[girls chattering]
I SEE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE BEST, TOO.
THAT'S SELENA, SHE'S A FRIEND OF MINE. I'LL INTRODUCE YOU.
SELENA?
HOW ARE YOU, SELENA?
FINE.
CARL JENKINS. WE MET AT THE OLD FIELD PARTY A FEW WEEKS AGO.
OH, CARL, YES. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A FRIEND OF MINE.
JOHN WALTON, SELENA LINVILLE.
HOW DO YOU DO?
HI.
(John-Boy) UH, ARE YOU ANY KIN TO THE LINVILLES
UP AT THATCHER GROVE?
COLONEL SETH LINVILLE IS MY GRANDFATHER.
REALLY?
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AROUND THOSE PARTS.
WELL, I'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL UP NORTH.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE ENTERING THE RACE? YOU BET I AM.
WE FIGURE IT'S TIME THE WALTON NAME WAS BACK ON THAT CUP.
WOULD SOMEONE MIND TELLING ME WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?
OH, IT'S A-- IT'S A LOCAL THING, CARL.
A CROSS-COUNTRY RACE MY FAMILY SPONSORS.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
UH-HUH. SO AM I.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US, SELENA?
NO, THANK YOU. I'M SITTING WITH SOME FRIENDS.
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU. IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU. THANK YOU.
BYE, CARL. BYE-BYE.
SHE IS REALLY NICE.
I FIND HER A BIT PROVINCIAL.
I WAS SURE YOU'D LIKE HER.
LOOK, I'M READY TO GO IF YOU ARE.
OK.
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
FIRST THEY RACE THROUGH THEIR CHORES.
NOW THEY'RE UPSTAIRS FINISHING THEIR HOMEWORK
AND IT'S STILL DAYLIGHT.
THEY'RE RARING TO GET TO WORK ON BLUE.
MAMA, WE'RE ALL FINISHED.
EVERYBODY? YUP.
EVEN ELIZABETH'S SPELLING?
WELL, I SORT OF HELPED HER.
UH-HUH.
SPELL "CHAIR."
UM,
[whispering] C...
C-H
A
(Olivia) UH, UH, UH.
...I
R.
VERY GOOD.
HOW ABOUT "CONSTANTINOPLE", GRANDMA?
WANT HER TO SPELL THAT ALSO?
OH, YOU'VE GOT A NASTY TONGUE, BOY.
YOU WANT ME TO TAKE A SWITCH TO YOU?
(Olivia) ALL RIGHT, OUTSIDE, EVERYBODY.
COME ON, LET'S GO!
WE'RE GONNA TEACH BLUE TO WEAR THE SADDLE
BY THE TIME JOHN-BOY GETS HOME.
YOU BETTER WATCH OUT, OR OLD BLUE WILL PUT THE SADDLE ON YOU.
(Jim-Bob) OH, HE LIKES ME.
YOU BE CAREFUL ANYWAY.
HE COULD KICK YOU FROM HERE TO ROCKFISH RIVER
IF HE TOOK A NOTION.
(Ben) HE'S NOT GONNA SEE YOU.
(Erin) HIDE IT, JASON.
(Grandpa) DON'T GET BEHIND HIM!
[braying]
[all shouting]
THAT MULE'S GOT THE SAME STUBBORN STREAK AS ESTHER HAS.
(Carl) BUT THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
WHAT SHE WAS SAYING WAS, IS I'M AN OUTLANDER.
I COULDN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND.
HER FAMILY'S BEEN SPONSORING THIS RACE FOR GENERATIONS.
(John-Boy) WELL, WELL, IT HAS, CARL.
I MEAN, EVERY YEAR HER FAMILY SPONSORS THIS CROSS-COUNTRY RACE.
IT'S NOTHING FANCY BUT IT'S FUN.
WELL, MY FAMILY OWNS HORSES, TOO.
IN FACT, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS
WE MOVED OUT HERE, TO RAISE THEM.
[chuckles]
CARL, MY FAMILY DOESN'T OWN ANY HORSES.
FACT IS, I'M JUST GONNA BE RIDING THE FAMILY MULE.
LOOK, ANYTHING WITH 4 LEGS CAN BE ENTERED IN THIS RACE.
ALL THEY DO IS JUST PUT THE WINNER'S NAME
ON A SILVER TROPHY WITH THE REST.
THAT'S ALL, JUST A TRADITION.
(Carl) STOP UP HERE.
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
(Carl) DESCENDED FROM 3 DERBY WINNERS.
HOW'S THAT FOR TRADITION?
(John-Boy) HE MUST HAVE PAPERS ON HIM A MILE LONG.
HOW DO YOU THINK HE'D FARE AGAINST YOUR MULE?
YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.
WHY NOT? I'M PART OF THIS AREA NOW,
AND THUNDER BAY NEEDS TO BE KEPT IN SHAPE.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS RACE?
YEAH.
WELL, CARL, THIS ISN'T THAT KIND OF A RACE.
THIS IS JUST-- THIS IS JUST A BUNCH OF COUNTRY BOYS
GETTING TOGETHER TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
IT'S NOT A REGULAR COURSE OR ANYTHING.
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THUNDER AND I DON'T BELONG.
WELL, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING AT ALL.
I JUST, UH, I JUST DON'T SEE WHY YOU'D BE INTERESTED.
I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR MY HORSE.
SOME NEW BLOOD
MIGHT MAKE IT MORE FUN FOR THE OTHER RIDERS.
DON'T YOU THINK?
[birds chirping]
JOHN-BOY! JOHN-BOY! WHAT IS IT, HONEY?
GUESS WHAT. WHAT?
OH, THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
JASON! (Jason) THANK YOU.
THAT'S REALLY A GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GLAD.
(Erin) WHAT'S THE MATTER, JOHN-BOY?
NOTHIN', HONEY.
NOTHIN' ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT.
WOULD YOU TAKE THIS INSIDE FOR ME?
SURE. THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS, KIDS.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM?
BEATS ME.
LOOKS SADDER THAN BLUE.
WELL, BLUE,
WE ARE A SORRY-LOOKING PAIR, THE BOTH OF US.
[crickets chirping]
THE KIDS SURE DID A GOOD JOB
GETTING BLUE USED TO THAT SADDLE TODAY, DIDN'T THEY?
THEY SURE DID.
THIS, THIS RACE MUST BE MIGHTY IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE FAMILY, HUH?
OH, IT IS IMPORTANT.
BE NICE TO GET THE WALTON NAME BACK ON THAT CUP.
OF COURSE, WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I KNOW YOU USED TO RIDE IN IT.
YOU NEVER DID WIN, DID YOU?
NO, I NEVER DID.
LAST WALTON TO WIN WAS GRANDPA, BACK IN 1915.
1915.
I SURE TRIED.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE, UH, TALENT FOR RIDING SKIPS A GENERATION.
WELL, MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.
JOHN-BOY, ARE YOU LOSIN' INTEREST IN THIS RACE?
OH, NO. NO, REALLY, I'M NOT.
EVER SINCE YOU GOT BACK THIS AFTERNOON,
YOU'VE BEEN ACTING KIND OF STRANGE.
YOU HARDLY NOTICED WHAT THE KIDS DID WITH BLUE.
I'M SORRY, I REALLY AM.
I DIDN'T-- I DIDN'T SHOW MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
I--I REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DID. I REALLY DO.
YOU BETTER TELL THEM THEN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM.
I WILL.
YOU JUST WAIT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE WATCHING MY DUST.
YOU KNOW, I BET YOU'RE RIGHT.
[door closing]
[all shouting] HEY, Y'ALL!
I'M GONNA GO RUN BLUE UP IN THE MEADOW. YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME?
(all) SURE! YEAH, I WANT TO!
HOLD ON THERE, YOUNG'UNS. I THINK I'D LIKE TO GO ALONG, TOO.
ZEB, THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK RIGHT HERE.
OH, ESTHER, THEY ARE IN NEED OF MY EXPERT ADVICE.
WELL, IT'S NEEDED RIGHT HERE.
I GOT A LIST THAT LONG AS SOON AS I GET THE EGGS.
WELL, GRANDPA, WE'LL TELL YOU HOW HE DOES, ALL RIGHT?
COME ON, I BET WE BEAT YOU THERE. YEAH, COME ON!
GALLOP APACE, YOU FIERY-FOOTED STEED.
YEAH, THAT MULE HAS GOT PLENTY OF HORSEPOWER.
OH, IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY THAT I WAS GALLOPIN' ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE.
YOU REMEMBER?
REMEMBER? I THOUGHT YOU'D BREAK YOUR FOOL NECK.
OH, I SURE WISH I WAS RIDIN' OLD BLUE TODAY.
OH, YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR THAT KIND OF NONSENSE.
AND, WHAT'S MORE, SO IS BLUE.
AGE HAS NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH IT.
IT IS ENTIRELY A MATTER OF SPIRIT.
AND ME AND OLD BLUE'S GOT PLENTY OF SPIRIT.
THAT MULE HAS GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN.
WELL, I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU WANNA BET?
YOU KNOW I DON'T BET.
[chuckling] OH, COME ON, JUST FOR FUN.
IF I LOSE, I'LL BE WILLING TO, UH,
MAKE YOU THAT HERB GARDEN YOU'VE BEEN WANTIN' ALL ALONG.
YOU WOULD?
AND IF YOU LOSE?
WELL, I COULD KNIT YOU A PAIR OF THOSE AWFUL ARGYLE SOCKS.
SOCKS?
ESTHER, I WAS HOPING
FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL THAN THAT.
WELL, YOU JUST GO RIGHT ON HOPIN' ALL YOU WANT.
ANYWAY, BLUE ISN'T GONNA WIN,
AND I SURE COULD USE THAT HERB GARDEN.
OH, ALL RIGHT, IT'S A BET.
IT'S JUST BETWEEN THE TWO OF US? MM-HMM.
(Elizabeth) JOHN-BOY!
(Jim-Bob) COME ON!
[children shouting]
(Erin) FASTER, JOHN-BOY!
[all cheering]
COME ON, PUSH, PUSH!
(John-Boy) HOW DID WE DO?
10 SECONDS FASTER THAN LAST TIME.
IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH.
WELL, YOU'LL MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME ON THE HILLY SECTION.
THAT'S WHEN THE MULE'LL SHOW HIS STUFF.
IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH. COME ON, JASON, TRY US AGAIN.
(all) COME ON!
[children shouting]
COME ON, BLUE! GET GOING! YOU CAN DO IT!
COME ON, GO!
GO AHEAD, GO!
[all cheering]
[all chattering]
HOW DID IT GO, SON?
NOT BAD AT ALL, DADDY, NOT BAD AT ALL.
(Erin) HE EVEN JUMPED THE BIG WALL.
HE DIDN'T DO BADLY AT ALL.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, EVERYBODY, IF HE'S GONNA WIN,
HE'S GONNA NEED A LOT MORE WORK,
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME OUT.
FOR ONE THING, HE'LL NEED MORE EXERCISE.
JASON, WHEN YOU COME HOME FROM SCHOOL,
I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D GIVE HIM A NICE LONG RUN.
AND WHEN I GET HOME, I'LL TAKE OVER, ALL RIGHT? SURE.
BEN, AFTER EVERY RUN, I WANT YOU TO GIVE HIM A NICE RUBDOWN.
SO IT'LL LOOSEN UP HIS MUSCLES SO HE DOESN'T GET TIGHT
AND I WANT YOU TO FEED HIM, JIM-BOB. BUT GRANDPA FEEDS HIM.
YEAH, BUT HE'S GONNA NEED EXTRA OATS, AND HAY AND WATER
IF HE'S GONNA BE STRONG FOR THAT RACE.
(Erin) I'LL BRUSH HIM. OK.
ME, JOHN-BOY, ME.
WELL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU COULD SOAP UP THE SADDLE
SO IT'S NICE AND SOFT FOR MY BEHIND.
[chuckling]
ANYWAY, STARTING TOMORROW, I WANT THIS MULE IN SHAPE.
(Olivia) COME ON, EVERYBODY! SUPPER'S READY!
GOOD, I'M HUNGRY.
YEAH.
LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU'VE GOT A REAL ORGANIZATION SET UP TO GET BLUE READY.
OH, I'LL TELL YOU, DADDY.
BEFORE TODAY, I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
BUT AFTER SEEING HIM DO HIS STUFF, WITH A LITTLE WORK,
I THINK WE CAN WALK RIGHT INTO THAT WINNER'S CIRCLE.
IF WE DON'T, IT WON'T BE FROM LACK OF TRYIN'.
I'LL BE IN IN A MINUTE.
[grunting]
[students chattering]
SELENA!
[exclaiming]
REAL GRACEFUL, WALTON.
OH, YEAH, I HAD TO--
I HAD TO RETURN THESE BEFORE THE LIBRARY CLOSES.
I TOLD MY GRANDFATHER THAT I'D MET YOU THE OTHER DAY.
AND HE WAS REALLY PLEASED.
HE THINKS A LOT OF YOUR FATHER, YOU KNOW.
SELENA, IF WE DON'T HURRY, WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.
ALL RIGHT, CARL.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
BYE. (Carl) GOODBYE, WALTON.
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM, I--I JUST HAVE TO RETURN THESE.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU.
THEY'RE TREATING THAT OLD MULE LIKE HE WAS MADE OF GLASS.
WELL, I RECKON THEY WANT HIM TO WIN.
WE ALL WANT THAT, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.
I HOPE THIS RACE ISN'T INTERFERING WITH YOUR SCHOOL WORK.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
MAMA, THE OTHER DAY I MET A GIRL AT SCHOOL.
ARE YOU IN LOVE AGAIN?
MAMA.
SHE'S COLONEL LINVILLE'S GRANDDAUGHTER.
HER NAME IS SELENA.
SELENA LINVILLE. I REMEMBER HER.
SHE WAS A REAL PRETTY LITTLE THING. I HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN AGES.
WELL, SHE STILL IS A PRETTY LITTLE THING,
BUT SHE'S BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL UP NORTH.
YOU GONNA ASK HER OUT?
YOU RECKON SHE'D SAY YES IF I DID ASK HER?
WELL, WHY WOULDN'T SHE?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW. THE LINVILLES ARE PRETTY HIGH-SOCIETY PEOPLE.
JOHN-BOY, ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY
YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO ASK SELENA LINVILLE OUT?
OR THAT SHE WOULDN'T THINK YOU WERE?
WELL, NO.
YES, I AM. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYIN'.
I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR YOU TALKING LIKE THAT.
WELL, I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE TO FEEL LIKE THAT.
BUT THE TRUTH IS, I'VE SORT OF BEEN FEELING OUT OF THE RUNNING LATELY.
ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT A BOY LIKE ME HAS TO OFFER TO A GIRL
WITH A FANCY FAMILY LIKE THAT.
JOHN-BOY, YOU HAVE YOURSELF TO OFFER.
WHICH, IN MY OPINION, IS CONSIDERABLE.
EVEN FOR HIGH SOCIETY.
[sighing]
[Ben and Erin arguing]
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE? BE QUIET. WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOIN'?
ERIN WON'T LET ME GIVE BLUE A RUBDOWN. SHE KEEPS ON TICKLING HIM.
THAT'S A LIE, BEN WALTON. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TELL LIES?
YOU GO TO THE BAD PLACE!
ERIN, WILL YOU CALM DOWN?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET SO EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP, BUT BEN WON'T LET ME.
HELP? EVERY TIME I START TO MASSAGE HIS LEG,
YOU START BRUSHING HIM AND IT TICKLES HIM,
SO HE KEEPS ON MOVIN' AROUND AND I'M GETTIN' CRAMPS IN MY SIDE.
IF YOU ASK ME, THE WHOLE THING IS SILLY.
NOBODY DID ASK YOU, MARY ELLEN.
I MEAN, WE KNOW YOU DON'T CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS RACE,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUIN IT FOR THE REST OF US.
THAT'S NOT FAIR. I DO TOO CARE,
BUT YOU DON'T WANT ME TO DO ANYTHING.
THERE'S PLENTY FOR YOU TO DO IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING.
LIKE WHAT? EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY DOING IT.
THE FEEDING, THE GROOMING, THE RUBDOWNS.
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.
YOU REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING?
I SAID SO, DIDN'T I?
UH, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, THERE IS SOMETHIN' YOU COULD DO.
UH, I SORT OF WANT BLUE TO LOOK AS,
AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE HORSES IN THIS RACE.
AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IT'D BE NICE IF HE HAD A SADDLE BLANKET.
MAYBE WITH HIS NAME EMBROIDERED ON IT OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW.
OH, YOU KNOW I CAN'T SEW.
MAYBE GRANDMA COULD HELP ME.
I'LL GIVE IT A TRY. ONE HORSE BLANKET COMING UP.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, MARY ELLEN'S ALMOST NICE LATELY.
(John-Boy) WELL, I GUESS SHE'S BECOMING A LADY, ERIN.
IT NEVER HAPPENED TO YOU.
JOHN-BOY, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL BEN
THAT I INTEND NEVER TO SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN? I WISH I COULD BELIEVE THAT!
HEY! I HAVE A GREAT IDEA. WHY DON'T YOU JUST WORK OUT A SCHEDULE
OF WHO'S GONNA WORK ON BLUE AT WHAT TIME?
AND THAT WAY YOU WON'T GET IN EACH OTHER'S HAIR, ALL RIGHT?
OK, I'LL MASSAGE HIM FOR ONE HOUR RIGHT AFTER SUPPER
AND THEN YOU TAKE OVER, ERIN.
WELL, THANKS A LOT, BEN!
NOW WHAT DID I DO? YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST MARY ELLEN AND ERIN ARE JUST BOTH BECOMING LADIES, I GUESS.
ONE AT A TIME WOULD BE OK WITH ME.
WELL, WE JUST HAVE TO STICK IT OUT TILL THE WORST OF IT'S OVER.
THEN COMES ELIZABETH.
YOU'RE RIGHT. COME ON.
[both chuckling]
(Selena) UH-OH, I'M LATE. THANKS, CARL. BYE.
ANYTIME.
HELLO. (Selena) OH, HI, JOHN.
I CAN'T STOP, I'M LATE FOR MY HISTORY EXAM.
BYE. BYE.
HEY, CARL.
SELENA'S ONE RARE BEAUTY, ISN'T SHE?
YES, SHE SURE IS.
REAL QUALITY. YEAH.
MORE THAN THAT, SHE KNOWS QUALITY WHEN SHE SEES IT.
OH, I RECKON SHE WOULD.
YEAH, I TOOK HER OUT TO MEET THUNDER BAY YESTERDAY.
DID YOU?
YEAH. SHE AND THUNDER JUST GOT ALONG FAMOUSLY,
LIKE THEY WERE LONG-LOST BUDDIES OR SOMETHING. WELL, THAT'S NICE.
YEAH, IT TAKES A THOROUGHBRED TO KNOW A THOROUGHBRED.
BY THE WAY, HOW'S OLD BLUE COMIN' ALONG?
OH, OLD BLUE MULE. WELL, HE'S, UH, COMING ALONG PRETTY WELL.
LISTEN, CARL, I GOT TO GO TO A BIOLOGY LECTURE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
WELL, MAYBE. LISTEN,
I'M TAKING SELENA OUT TO THE FARM AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
I PROMISED HER SHE COULD RIDE THUNDER.
WANT TO JOIN US? NO, THANK YOU.
I WOULD, BUT I'VE GOT TO GO RUN THIS MULE WHEN I GET HOME.
SEE YOU LATER.
(Colonel) MR. ROSWELL, NICE TO SEE YOU.
COLONEL. PLANNING ON TRYING FOR THE PRIZE?
GOT ME A NEW MULE. I FIGURE SHE'S A SHOO-IN.
WELL, HERE'S JOHN-BOY NOW.
YOU FIGURE THAT ANIMAL OF YOURS IS AS FAST AS OLD BLUE?
WELL, GOT HER FROM A MOONSHINER. SHE'S USED TO RUNNIN'.
[laughing] WELL, I HEAR YOU TALKING, MR. ROSWELL,
BUT, OLD BLUE HERE'S GOT 6 CHILDREN, 4 ADULTS,
AND GRANDMA'S CHICKENS ROOTING FOR HIM, SO YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT.
HEY, IKE.
SIGN RIGHT UP HERE, JOHN-BOY. THANK YOU.
NOW, WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS MY GRANDPAPPY'S NAME.
(Ike) RIGHT HERE, 1915.
(John-Boy) ZEBULON WALTON.
YOU MUST BE JOHN WALTON'S BOY.
YES, SIR.
COLONEL LINVILLE.
OH, HOW DO YOU DO, SIR? GLAD YOU'RE GONNA BE WITH US.
MY, UH, GRANDDAUGHTER'S BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ABOUT TIME YOUR FAMILY WAS BACK IN THE RUNNING FOR THIS CUP.
WELL, WE THOUGHT SO.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR GRANDPA
COME FLYING ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE.
WHEN HE RACED, PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
NOW MAYBE YOU CAN BRING SOME OF THAT EXCITEMENT BACK FOR US.
WELL, I AIM TO TRY.
GOOD. THANK YOU.
SEE YOU SATURDAY. SEE YOU SATURDAY. SO LONG, IKE.
GOOD LUCK, JOHN-BOY.
[grunts]
WHOA.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, WALTON? YOU TAKE A SPILL?
WELL, I WAS GONNA JUMP THE CREEK, BUT I DECIDED TO TAKE A SWIM INSTEAD.
I'M HEADING FOR IKE GODSEY'S GENERAL STORE TO SIGN UP FOR THE RACE.
THAT THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
YEAH, IT'S ABOUT A HALF-A-MILE OR SO UP THE ROAD.
MUCH OBLIGED. BE SEEIN' YOU.
(Jim-Bob) I BET BLUE'LL WIN BY A MILE.
I'LL BET HE'LL WIN EVERYBODY BY 2 MILES.
WILL THEY PUT JOHN-BOY'S NAME ON THE CUP OR BLUE'S?
(Jason) JOHN-BOY'S. DADDY, CAN I RACE BLUE NEXT YEAR?
(John) I DON'T SEE WHY NOT, SON.
(Mary Ellen) CAN I RACE HIM AFTER THAT?
WHY DON'T WE JUST WAIT AND SEE HOW HE DOES THIS YEAR
BEFORE WE WORRY ABOUT RIDIN' HIM NEXT YEAR?
DON'T YOU THINK BLUE IS GONNA WIN?
BLUE IS GONNA DO THE BEST HE CAN, THAT'S ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR.
I WAS TALKING TO IKE. HE SAYS IT'S A PRETTY GOOD LINE-UP THIS YEAR.
I HEAR OLD ROSWELL'S ENTERED THAT NEW MULE OF HIS.
HMM. JENKINS' FARM HAS PUT ONE IN, TOO. THOROUGHBRED.
WHAT'S A THOROUGHBRED?
IT'S THE BEST KIND OF HORSE THERE IS, HONEY.
IS BLUE A THOROUGHBRED?
[all laughing]
A THOROUGHBRED. WHY IS EVERYONE LAUGHING AT ME?
BLUE'S A MULE, HONEY.
THAT MEANS HE'S PART DONKEY AND PART HORSE.
HMM.
WELL, MAYBE HE'S PART THOROUGHBRED.
[chuckling]
WELL, IKE GODSEY'S DOWN THERE AT THE STORE
POLISHIN' UP THAT OLD CUP SO IT'S BRIGHT AND SHINY.
(Grandma) AND YOU WERE PROBABLY HOVERING RIGHT OVER HIM
MAKING SURE THAT ZEBULON WALTON
SHINES BRIGHTER THAN ALL THE REST.
WELL, I MUST CONFESS, IT DOES SHINE OUT ABOVE ALL THE OTHERS.
JOHN-BOY, ARE THEY REALLY GONNA PUT YOUR NAME ON THE CUP?
OH, WELL, ONLY IF I WIN, HONEY.
(Olivia) ALL RIGHT, YOU CHILDREN. Y'ALL HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO. SCOOT.
COME ON, OFF YOU GO. SCOOT, COME ON.
GET A MOVE ON. YOU, TOO, YOUNG LADY.
OH, STOP THAT.
YOU TOO, MARY ELLEN.
I ALREADY DID MINE THIS AFTERNOON.
OH, WELL, GOOD, THEN YOU CAN HELP ME FINISH UP IN THE KITCHEN.
OK.
NOW, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE OLD MARY ELLEN?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I SURE HOPE THE NEW ONE STAYS AROUND FOR A WHILE.
[laughing]
SURPRISE.
STOP THAT!
YOU'RE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNIN'.
WELL, I GOT AN EARLY CLASS. I WANTED TO GET MY CHORES DONE.
AREN'T YOU GONNA EAT ANY BREAKFAST?
NO, I DON'T HAVE TIME, MAMA. SORRY.
[all chattering]
EXCUSE ME A MINUTE, OK?
JOHN.
OH, SELENA.
YOU KNOW, IF I DIDN'T KNOW YOU BETTER,
I'D SWEAR YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING ME.
[chuckling] I HAVE NOT.
WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU'RE HERE NOW.
I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE RACE.
YOU KNOW, CARL'S ENTERED HIS HORSE
AND HE SAYS YOU'RE PROBABLY HIS STIFFEST COMPETITION.
WELL, HE'S PROBABLY JOKIN'.
MAYBE HE WAS.
HE SAID YOU WERE ENTERING A MULE.
I AM.
THAT COULD BE INTERESTING.
UH, IS HE A FAST MULE?
YEAH, FOR A MULE HE'S RIGHT FAST.
[bell ringing]
OH, NO, I'M LATE FOR MY CLASS AND I'VE ALREADY MISSED ONE EXAM THIS WEEK.
UH, WHY DON'T WE HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER?
ALL RIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT MULE.
[laughing] ONE THING I KNOW A LOT ABOUT IS MULES.
ALL RIGHT. 12:00 AT THE CAFETERIA?
UH, OK.
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
BYE.
(Grandma) NO, NO. NO, WAIT JUST A MINUTE. HERE.
NOW, THERE. NOW HOLD THIS.
OH, IT'S HOPELESS. I'M JUST NOT ANY GOOD AT THIS.
NOW DO YOU THINK I WAS BORN WITH A THIMBLE ON MY FINGER, CHILD?
IT TAKES PRACTICE.
AND A BLANKET FOR A MULE'S A GOOD THING TO PRACTICE ON.
OH, GRANDMA.
NOW, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD PLEASE YOU.
YOU'RE DOIN' FINE, REAL FINE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?
(Grandma) WELL, I KNOW SO.
JOHN-BOY'S GONNA BE SO PLEASED,
AND BLUE'S GONNA LOOK JUST BEAUTIFUL.
[sighing]
OH, MISS LINVILLE.
YES, PROFESSOR FOSTER.
I SPOKE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT. UH-HUH.
HE'S AGREED TO LET YOU MAKE UP THAT TEST THAT YOU MISSED.
BUT YOU MUST DO IT TODAY. I CAN GIVE YOU THE TIME NOW.
OH, BUT I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR LUNCH.
WELL, MISS LINVILLE, I'D HATE TO SEE YOU LOWER YOUR AVERAGE.
[sighing]
I SEE. UM, ALL RIGHT, I'M READY.
[ticking]
[clears throat]
[Selena sighing]
THANK YOU, PROFESSOR FOSTER.
YOU'RE WELCOME, SELENA.
HI, SELENA.
OH, HI, CARL.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WELL, I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET JOHN WALTON FOR LUNCH
AND I MISSED OUR DATE. HE MUST THINK I'M AWFUL.
LOOK, I HAVEN'T EATEN YET. UH, WANT TO JOIN ME AT THE SWEET SHOP?
UM, I--I GUESS SO.
COME ON.
[car engine starting]
[all cheering] (Jason) COME ON, BOY!
(Jim-Bob) COME ON, BLUE!
THAT'S THE WAY, BOY. THAT'S THE WAY.
OH, HE'S GETTING BETTER, YOU KNOW THAT? YEAH.
PLAIT THIS IN HIS FORELOCK. OK.
OH, RIBBONS ARE FOR GIRLS.
WELL, BLUE'S NOT REALLY A BOY OR A GIRL, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.
JOHN-BOY. COME HERE, JOHN-BOY.
WHAT?
BEAUTIFUL?
WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S THE STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
WHO'S IDEA WAS THAT? WHAT WAS HIS TIME? ABOUT 5 SECONDS FASTER--
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUT 5 SECONDS?
I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HIS TIME IS. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
WELL HOW CAN I-- WHO'S IN CHARGE OF GROOMING THIS MULE?
HE LOOKS LIKE HE HASN'T BEEN BRUSHED IN A WEEK.
WELL, I BRUSHED HIM UNTIL MY ARM HURT.
WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, ERIN.
I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS MYSELF.
I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL OF YOU.
[birds chirping]
JOHN-BOY, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
NOTHIN', WHY?
YOU HEAR HOW YOU WERE TALKING TO THOSE CHILDREN?
DADDY, EVERYTHING I SAID WAS THE TRUTH.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING HARD ENOUGH.
BLUE HAS GOT TO LOOK BETTER THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL IN THAT RACE.
HE'S GOT TO BE IN BETTER CONDITION
AND HIS COAT HAS GOT TO BE SHINIER.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THEIR FINGERS TO THE BONE, SON.
YOU GOT TO REMEMBER BLUE IS ONLY A MULE.
CARL JENKINS IS PLANNING TO COME RIDIN' IN THERE, DRESSED TO THE NINES
ON THAT BLUE-BLOODED RACEHORSE OF HIS.
AND ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS MAKE BLUE AND ME
LOOK LIKE A COUPLE OF COUNTRY HOUND DOGS.
AND I AIM TO SHOW HIM WHO HE'S DEALING WITH.
JOHN-BOY, I DON'T THINK I WANT YOU RIDING THIS RACE.
WHAT?
I DON'T WANT YOU REPRESENTING THE FAMILY WITH THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE.
THIS RACE HAS TO BE RUN FOR THE FUN OF IT
AND YOU'RE TURNING IT INTO A MEAN AND SPITEFUL THING.
I ALWAYS PLANNED ON WINNING THIS RACE. DON'T YOU WANT ME TO WIN IT?
YEAH, I WANT YOU TO WIN, BUT I WANT YOU TO WIN WITH THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FEEL GOOD, SON,
WINNIN' THIS RACE JUST TO PROVE YOU'RE BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE.
WELL, THAT'S ALL HE'S BEEN DOING, RIGHT FROM THE START.
HE'S NOT MY SON. YOU ARE.
IF YOU CAN'T RIDE THIS FOR THE SPORT OF IT, PLEASE DON'T RIDE AT ALL.
[knocking at door]
COME IN.
MORNING, JOHN-BOY.
GRANDPA.
I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR THE RACE TODAY.
WOODROW WILSON.
THAT'S A CAMPAIGN BUTTON OF 1913.
I HAD IT PINNED ONTO ME WHEN I WON MY FIRST RACE
AND THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE IT FOR TODAY. GOOD LUCK.
OH, WELL, I HOPE IT BRINGS ME THE SAME KIND OF LUCK IT BROUGHT YOU. THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT HOW YOU ARE GOING TO WIN THIS RACE?
I'LL TELL YOU.
I'VE GONE OVER EVERY SQUARE INCH
OF THAT COURSE IN MY MIND ALL NIGHT LONG.
I'VE GONE OVER EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THAT COURSE
IN MY MIND'S EYE ALL NIGHT AND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO WIN.
GRANDPA, I REALLY DON'T THINK I OUGHT TO HAVE ANY UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
OVER THESE OTHER RIDERS.
I'M ASHAMED OF YOU, JOHN-BOY.
ARE YOU INSINUATING THAT I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING
BUT WHAT IS FAIR AND SQUARE?
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
FIRST OF ALL, JOHN-BOY, YOU GET OFF THE FLATLANDS
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
YOU LIKE TO DO THINGS THE HARD WAY.
THERE'S NOTHING A MULE LIKES BETTER THAN TO DO IT THE HARD WAY.
IT'S FINISHED.
AH.
OH, THAT'S FINE, JUST FINE.
THANK GOODNESS "BLUE" IS A SHORT WORD.
WELL, STOP ADMIRIN' IT AND GET GOIN'.
AT LEAST HE MAY LOOK LIKE A MULE,
BUT HE'S GONNA RUN LIKE A RABBIT.
(Mary Ellen) HOLD ON! DON'T TIE IT YET. HERE'S THE BLANKET.
THAT'S PRETTY, HONEY. AW, THAT'S GORGEOUS.
PUT IT RIGHT ON HERE, RIGHT HERE.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU MADE IT.
I DID MOST OF IT ANYWAY.
AT LEAST IT'S NOT PINK.
(John-Boy) HERE WE ARE.
OH, MARY ELLEN, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
MARY ELLEN, THAT IS A GENUINE WORK OF ART.
IT SURE IS. LISTEN, THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I'M SORRY IF I'VE BEEN MEAN ABOUT IT.
AND ANYWAY, I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU
THAT I AM ONE NERVOUS COUNTRY BOY.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL THERE, OK?
GOOD LUCK. SEE YOU DOWN THERE.
LET HER RIP. LET HER RIP.
[all cheering]
JOHN.
JOHN WALTON.
(John-Boy) HELLO.
I KNOW YOU MUST THINK I'M AWFUL,
BUT I HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
NO, YOU DON'T.
BUT I DO.
YOU SEE, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MEET YOU WHEN I FOUND OUT
I HAD TO TAKE MY HISTORY MAKE UP TEST
RIGHT THEN OR I'D LOSE MY CHANCE.
COME ON, I SAW Y'ALL DOWN AT THE SWEET SHOP.
WELL, CARL JUST CAME ALONG WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.
REALLY.
I DO HOPE YOU'LL FORGIVE ME.
WELL, DOESN'T SOUND TO ME LIKE THERE'S ANYTHING TO FORGIVE.
JUST SOUNDS LIKE A MISUNDERSTANDING.
JOHN?
WOULD YOU DO ME THE HONOR OF BEING MY ESCORT AFTER THE RACE?
WELL, YEAH. I'D LIKE THAT, THANK YOU.
(Mary Ellen) JOHN-BOY!
WELL, THERE'S THE CLAN.
HEY, JOHN-BOY!
(John-Boy) HEY, HOW ARE YOU? OVER HERE!
THERE'S ENOUGH OF THEM.
THIS IS SELENA. THIS IS SELENA LINVILLE.
HI. HI. HOW DO YOU DO?
MY GRANDPARENTS. THIS IS SELENA. HELLO.
OH, MY! LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU WERE SO HIGH.
ALL RIGHT, RIDERS, MOUNT YOUR ANIMALS!
BRING THEM TO THE STARTING LINE!
GOOD LUCK, JOHN-BOY.
GOOD LUCK, JOHN-BOY.
JOHN-BOY, YOU CAN DO IT.
WE'LL SEE YOU.
[all chattering]
ELIZABETH, COME ON, QUICKLY.
(Jason) COME ON, EVERYBODY.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO JUST FINE, SON.
(Selena) ALL IN ONE FAMILY?
ALL IN ONE.
SELENA.
HELLO, CARL.
(Grandma) NOW THERE'S A WINNER.
BETTIN' AGAINST THE WALTONS.
JUST ONE WALTON.
TRAITOR.
MR. WALTON.
IKE.
ZEB, ZEBULON WALTON.
COLONEL LINVILLE, HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE HERE TO GLOAT
IF THE WALTON NAME GOES BACK ON THE CUP.
WELL, NO IFS, ANDS, OR BUTS ABOUT IT.
JOHN-BOY WALTON'S NAME WILL ADORN THAT CUP.
YEAH, IT MIGHT, AND THEN AGAIN, IT MIGHT NOT.
WOULD YOU CARE FOR A LITTLE WAGER?
HUH, YES, I WOULD, BUT TO TELL THE TRUTH,
I'VE ALREADY GOT A WAGER ON WITH A--A CERTAIN PARTY.
ALL RIGHT, ZEB, GOOD LUCK.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
[clearing throat] RIDERS, COULD I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?
BEFORE THE RACE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FEW WORDS FROM COLONEL SETH LINVILLE.
[all applauding]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COMPETITORS,
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT KIND OF A RACE THIS IS.
THERE IS ONLY ONE RULE YOU HAVE TO ABIDE BY.
GET YOURSELVES UP TO THE OLD TREE AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN,
CIRCLE IT, AND THEN GET BACK DOWN HERE.
NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU GET UP THERE OR BACK,
BUT YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED UNLESS YOU CIRCLE THE TREE.
MR. GODSEY HERE WILL BE STATIONED THERE
TO CHECK YOU OFF AS YOU GO BY.
NOW CHOOSE THAT ROUTE THAT YOU THINK
WILL GET YOU UP THERE AND GET YOU BACK THE FASTEST.
HAVE A GOOD TIME, GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU,
AND MAY THE BEST ENTRY WIN.
[crowd cheering]
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
IS EVERYBODY READY?
COLONEL LINVILLE?
[people cheering]
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, EVERYBODY
WE'LL GO UP TO THE OLD TREE AND SEE JOHN-BOY RACE.
CAN I RIDE ALONG, TOO?
(John-Boy) GIDDAP NOW, GIDDAP NOW!
GIDDAP, GIDDAP, GIDDAP!
COME ON, BLUE, MOVE! GIDDAP, GIDDAP!
[riders commanding]
GIDDAP, GIDDAP!
GIDDAP, GIDDAP!
HEY, EVERYBODY, HERE THEY COME!
[all cheering]
JOHN-BOY! COME ON, JOHN-BOY!
HEY, OLD BLUE! RIDE 'EM, BLUE!
RIDE 'EM, BLUE! RIDE 'EM, BLUE! COME ON!
SHAME ON YOU. BETTING AGAINST YOUR OWN GRANDSON.
RIDE 'EM, BLUE!
[all cheering]
[all continue shouting]
[hissing]
[neighing]
[neighing]
[horses neighing]
[neighing]
[all shouting]
(Jim-Bob) HERE WE GO.
(Erin) COME ON.
THEY'RE COMIN'! THEY'RE COMIN'!
[all clamoring]
[all cheering]
BLUE BOY!
[whooping]
[shouting]
ESTHER, I'LL MAKE YOU A HERB GARDEN ANYWAY.
ZEB, WHAT COLOR SOCKS DO YOU WANT?
OH, ESTHER.
[yelling]
[all cheering]
[all cheering]
[Grandpa shouting]
CARL!
WHAT A RACE!
(Carl) CONGRATULATIONS, YOU WON.
OH, THANK YOU.
OH, I'LL TELL YOU,
OH, ANOTHER 40 FEET AND YOU WOULD HAVE HAD ME.
THAT'S NO LIE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT MUD.
I KNOW. HE CAN REALLY RUN, CAN'T HE? YOU BET HE CAN.
NEXT TIME, THERE AIN'T GONNA BE-- NEXT YEAR?
YEAH, NEXT YEAR. OK, THAT'S A DEAL.
YOU TWO ARE A MESS.
COME ON, LET'S GO GET SOME LEMONADE.
OK, BUT HE'S BUYING. ALL RIGHT, I'M BUYING.
[all cheering]
(John-Boy) THAT SENSE OF PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE
THAT MY MOTHER AND FATHER INSTILLED IN US AS A FAMILY
WAS SHAKEN OCCASIONALLY.
BUT IN ALL, IT STOOD US IN VERY GOOD STEAD.
WHEN WE LEFT WALTON'S MOUNTAIN
AND WENT TO MAKE OUR WAY IN THE LARGER WORLD,
WE WERE ALWAYS ABLE TO FALL BACK
ON THOSE RICH AND TRUE FEELINGS
THAT WE LEARNED AS CHILDREN.
(Elizabeth) JOHN-BOY?
(John-Boy) YES, ELIZABETH.
WHEN BLUE DIES, WILL HE GO TO HEAVEN?
I EXPECT SO.
(Grandma) NOW, JOHN-BOY, YOU BE CAREFUL
WHAT YOU TELL THAT CHILD.
HEAVEN'S FOR PEOPLE, NOT FOR MULES.
(Grandpa) OLD WOMAN, YOU'RE JUST MAD 'CAUSE YOU LOST THAT BET.
I AM NOT MAD.
AND MOVE YOUR FEET, THEY'RE COLD.
(Jim-Bob) IF BLUE DOESN'T GO TO HEAVEN, WHERE WILL HE GO?
(John-Boy) WELL, MAYBE, UH...
MAYBE TO A SPECIAL HEAVEN FOR MULES, JIM-BOB.
GOOD NIGHT.
(Jim-Bob) GOOD NIGHT, JOHN-BOY. GOODNIGHT, ELIZABETH.
(Elizabeth) GOODNIGHT, JIM-BOB. GOODNIGHT, BLUE!