1. - When I was a kid
growing up in Texas,Copy !req
2. cowboys weren't only
on the screen.Copy !req
3. I was surrounded by...Copy !req
4. Why, my grandfather
was a cowboy.Copy !req
5. And shoot, I even had
a cowgirl outfit of my own.Copy !req
6. Kind of like this one.Copy !req
7. I also had my favourite
cowboy story.Copy !req
8. And this is it.Copy !req
9. Pecos Bill, king of the cowboys.Copy !req
10. Yeehaw! Hmm...Copy !req
11. - Here's a couple of spots
we got our names on.Copy !req
12. - Howdy, gents.
What can I get for y'all?Copy !req
13. - Well, we need food
and directions to Abilene.Copy !req
14. - Grandpa's taking me
to a rodeo.Copy !req
15. - Is that right?Copy !req
16. - Devon here lives in Vermont.Copy !req
17. I'm gonna show him
a little piece of Texas.Copy !req
18. - Well, in that case,
I'd take the scenic route.Copy !req
19. Just take a right
out front here.Copy !req
20. Straight as a crow flies.Copy !req
21. Then, you hang a left
on Tombstone Road.Copy !req
22. But you take it slow,
because there's potholes so deepCopy !req
23. you can hear
the singing in China.Copy !req
24. Keep your eyes open.Copy !req
25. Some folks claim they've seen
snakes long as a firehose.Copy !req
26. And prairie dogs bigger
than a grizzly.Copy !req
27. - Thank you.Copy !req
28. - I'll be back in a second,
get your order.Copy !req
29. - Grandpa, is that true?Copy !req
30. - Well, if he said
he'd be right back,Copy !req
31. I'm sure he will.Copy !req
32. - No, I mean all that stuff
about the snakesCopy !req
33. and the grizzlies
and the potholes?Copy !req
34. - Not exactly.Copy !req
35. Us Texans do have a habit
of exaggerating a little bit.Copy !req
36. - Why?Copy !req
37. - You could say it's tradition.Copy !req
38. And it's one of the things
that makes TexansCopy !req
39. so god-darn special.Copy !req
40. And they owe it all to a man
by the name of Pecos BillCopy !req
41. who was known throughout Texas
as the king of the cowboys.Copy !req
42. You see, Texas used to be
downright boring.Copy !req
43. The only town
in the frontier thenCopy !req
44. was quiet little
Petunia City.Copy !req
45. And quiet was just the wayCopy !req
46. Governor Ambrose Peasley
liked it.Copy !req
47. - Citizens of Texas...Copy !req
48. Let the games begin!Copy !req
49. In fact,
the rowdiest event of the yearCopy !req
50. was the annual checkers rodeo.Copy !req
51. The governor, a widower,
wanted to keep TexasCopy !req
52. a nice, quiet place to raise
his three daughters.Copy !req
53. Pansy.Copy !req
54. - Go, Red!Copy !req
55. Posy.Copy !req
56. - Go, Black!Copy !req
57. And Rose,
who found this lifestyleCopy !req
58. as dull as a long-winded
preaching.Copy !req
59. - Daddy, Rose snuck gum
in here again.Copy !req
60. - Alright, let's have it,
young lady.Copy !req
61. And sit up straight!Copy !req
62. And try and pay attention.Copy !req
63. - I hate checkers.Copy !req
64. - Why, it's the finest game
in TexasCopy !req
65. and don't you forget it!Copy !req
66. And these two fellas play it
with reckless abandon.Copy !req
67. - Daddy! Look!
It happened again.Copy !req
68. The unfortunate
contestant had succumbedCopy !req
69. to the only cause of death
in Petunia City: boredom.Copy !req
70. - I'll take care of everything
as usual, governor.Copy !req
71. No raucous eulogy, no...Copy !req
72. - I appreciate that, reverend.Copy !req
73. - Anything.
- Thank you, reverend.Copy !req
74. We all thank you, reverend.Copy !req
75. And congratulations, Bob.Copy !req
76. Boy, this makes
six years in a row.Copy !req
77. On his way back
to his farm,Copy !req
78. checkers champion Bob WatkinsCopy !req
79. stopped for a drink
at the Pecos River.Copy !req
80. Little did he know
that this momentCopy !req
81. would change the face
of Texas forever.Copy !req
82. Bob almost died of fright,Copy !req
83. which would've been a first
for Petunia City.Copy !req
84. He turned to see
the mangiest varmintCopy !req
85. he had ever laid eyes on.Copy !req
86. - Who are you?Copy !req
87. - I'm a coyote.
I'm looking for dinner.Copy !req
88. - You ain't no coyote.Copy !req
89. - Am too a coyote.Copy !req
90. I got flees.Copy !req
91. And I howl at the moon.Copy !req
92. - I know plenty of people
who do that.Copy !req
93. Wait a minute...Copy !req
94. If... if you're a coyote,
you'd have a tail.Copy !req
95. - I got a tail.Copy !req
96. - Oh, yeah?Copy !req
97. Oh, where?Copy !req
98. - Back here.Copy !req
99. The creature
had never really looked before.Copy !req
100. - Well, maybe it got
chewed off by something.Copy !req
101. When he was a baby
and his family was moving west,Copy !req
102. he'd fallen out
of a covered wagon.Copy !req
103. The coyotes found him
and raised him,Copy !req
104. so he never knew
he was humanCopy !req
105. till Bob straightened him out.Copy !req
106. - So I'm a man, huh?Copy !req
107. That's the darndest thing!Copy !req
108. You'd think someone
would've told me.Copy !req
109. - Well, would you like
to meet some other men?Copy !req
110. - There's others?Copy !req
111. - Sure.Copy !req
112. Of course, you need
a couple things first.Copy !req
113. Uh... Like, a name.Copy !req
114. You know, something that
somebody can call you.Copy !req
115. - Hmm.Copy !req
116. - Bill.Copy !req
117. You like "Bill"?Copy !req
118. - Bill?Copy !req
119. Howdy, Bill.Copy !req
120. Nice to meet you, Bill.Copy !req
121. But it needs something else.Copy !req
122. Hey, what's this here
river called?Copy !req
123. - Pecos River.Copy !req
124. - Then I'll be Pecos Bill.Copy !req
125. Now what else do I need?Copy !req
126. - Well, you're gonna need
some clothes.Copy !req
127. And a hat for drinking out of.Copy !req
128. - Oh! Well...Copy !req
129. It better be able
to hold ten gallonsCopy !req
130. because I got a mighty
powerful thirst.Copy !req
131. - Boys, there's somebody here
I'd like you to meet.Copy !req
132. This here is Pecos Bill.Copy !req
133. - Howdy, boys!Copy !req
134. - Well, these are my hands.Copy !req
135. Tom, Don and Juan.Copy !req
136. - Howdy, Juan!Copy !req
137. Howdy, Don!Copy !req
138. Well, howdy, Tom!Copy !req
139. It's nice to meet you men.Copy !req
140. I'm a man too, you know?Copy !req
141. - Where'd he get them
ridiculous clothes?Copy !req
142. - He picked them out himself.Copy !req
143. The next day,
Bob and his handsCopy !req
144. took Pecos Bill out to show himCopy !req
145. how they made their living
as cow farmers.Copy !req
146. - Exactly how long do you
usually wait like this?Copy !req
147. - As long as it takes for that
cow to step into the snare.Copy !req
148. - Sometimes, we wait
for a couple of days.Copy !req
149. - It's worth the wait
when you bag one.Copy !req
150. - Ah, heck!Copy !req
151. That's that darn wild horse.
He's gonna scare away our cow.Copy !req
152. - Yahoo! By God, that is
one fine-looking animal.Copy !req
153. - That's the fourth time
he's done that this week.Copy !req
154. - We might as well
just pack it in.Copy !req
155. - You mind if I make
a suggestion?Copy !req
156. If you can't get the cow
to the rope,Copy !req
157. why don't you just bring
the rope to the cow?Copy !req
158. - Well, I appreciate
that suggestion, Bill.Copy !req
159. But we've been doing it
this way for years.Copy !req
160. - Well, can I try something?Copy !req
161. I learned this catching panthersCopy !req
162. with rattlesnakes.Copy !req
163. Ya! Ha!Copy !req
164. - Well, if that don't be...Copy !req
165. - Yes.Copy !req
166. - Bill...
- Hey, Bill!Copy !req
167. From that day on,Copy !req
168. they looked to Pecos Bill
to teach them how to be cowboysCopy !req
169. - Yeah! That's it, boys!Copy !req
170. Keep the slipknots loose
and remember:Copy !req
171. it's all in the wrist.Copy !req
172. - We're mighty grateful
for all them 46 cows today.Copy !req
173. - But you know, Bill,
a lot of folks in these parts,Copy !req
174. they're going to be mighty
jealous we got all these cows.Copy !req
175. What if they come
and try to steal them?Copy !req
176. - Well, we'll have to mark them
so we know they're ours.Copy !req
177. - I know. We can put
a ribbon on their tails.Copy !req
178. - Or a collar around their necks
with a name tag.Copy !req
179. - I got a better idea.Copy !req
180. Start a fire.Copy !req
181. - Oh, I get it.
We'll cook themCopy !req
182. and we'll eat them before
anybody can steal them.Copy !req
183. Bill could see
it was up to himCopy !req
184. to do the thinking.Copy !req
185. So he invented the cattle brand
and lots of other things.Copy !req
186. - You see, I call this "chili"
because it's anything but.Copy !req
187. And I left out some
of the strong stuffCopy !req
188. because you gotta work up to it.Copy !req
189. - How do you know when
it's done, Bill?Copy !req
190. - Come here, give her a try.Copy !req
191. Needs more red pepper.Copy !req
192. You shouldn't be able
to land on your feet that way.Copy !req
193. Meanwhile,
in Petunia City,Copy !req
194. Governor Peasley
had his hands fullCopy !req
195. with his free-spirited
youngest daughter, Rose.Copy !req
196. - Rose, I don't understand
your behaviour.Copy !req
197. And you know I don't allow
whittling in my office.Copy !req
198. And get your feet off my desk!
Honestly, young lady,Copy !req
199. where do you get the temerity!Copy !req
200. - She probably steals it.Copy !req
201. - Rose, reliable sources
have told meCopy !req
202. that you were out running
and climbing trees this morning.Copy !req
203. Is that any way for a young lady
to behave?Copy !req
204. - Bad salamander!Copy !req
205. - Get the...
- Rose!Copy !req
206. Rose, put that disgusting
thing away.Copy !req
207. - Oh, he's just a harmless
critter, consarn it.Copy !req
208. - "Consarn it"?Copy !req
209. Well, the language we use,
little miss!Copy !req
210. You've got the mouth
of an old prospector.Copy !req
211. - You always say
I have my mother's mouth.Copy !req
212. - And she would be rolling over
in her grave if she saw you now.Copy !req
213. You're wearing pants!
You're getting dirty!Copy !req
214. Let's not forget that
this is Texas!Copy !req
215. The tidy state.Copy !req
216. - Oh, Daddy...
- What?Copy !req
217. - Rose missed her waltzing
lesson again.Copy !req
218. - Oh, Daddy!
- What?Copy !req
219. - Rose let her terrarium die.Copy !req
220. - Rose...Copy !req
221. How are you ever going
to catch a manCopy !req
222. if you don't start
acting like a lady?Copy !req
223. Back at the ranch,
Bill was finding more waysCopy !req
224. to give the cowboys a special
sense of pride in who they wereCopy !req
225. - Okay.Copy !req
226. Bob, that makes you Laredo.Copy !req
227. And Don, you're Galveston.Copy !req
228. Tom, you're Amarillo.Copy !req
229. And Juan, you're El Dorado.Copy !req
230. Yeehaw!Copy !req
231. - I'm gonna put my name
on the back of my belt.Copy !req
232. - Consarn it, it's that
wild horse again.Copy !req
233. - Shoot! He's gonna rile up
the cattleCopy !req
234. and make them stampede.Copy !req
235. - Well, it's time
we tamed this critter.Copy !req
236. I could use a good
riding horse, anyway.Copy !req
237. And this one looks
just my style.Copy !req
238. What followed
was a battle so fierceCopy !req
239. it lasted three days.Copy !req
240. You stubborn pile
of horse feed!Copy !req
241. The men fearedCopy !req
242. neither horse nor man
would survive.Copy !req
243. - He'll never make it.Copy !req
244. Yeeha!
Go ahead and buck!Copy !req
245. I ain't even worked up
a sweat yet.Copy !req
246. - He'll never make it.Copy !req
247. Whoa! You can kick
all you want...Copy !req
248. I ain't letting go.Copy !req
249. - He'll never make it.Copy !req
250. Just about the time
the boys had given up hope,Copy !req
251. Bill rode up on the grandest
horse the men had ever seen.Copy !req
252. - Howdy, boys.Copy !req
253. When's breakfast?Copy !req
254. - Well, if that don't be...Copy !req
255. - I warn you men
not to ride this horse.Copy !req
256. He's a widow maker.Copy !req
257. Hey, in fact, I think
that's what I'll call him.Copy !req
258. You like that, Widow-Maker?Copy !req
259. - Oh, Posy, look. Sweet peas!Copy !req
260. - I love sweet peas.Copy !req
261. - Oh!Copy !req
262. - Oh, Rose...Copy !req
263. If you don't pick any flowers,
what are you gonna doCopy !req
264. when it's your turn
to make the centre plate?Copy !req
265. - I'll use my cactus again.Copy !req
266. - Oh, Rose...Copy !req
267. A cactus isn't a flower.Copy !req
268. - I know a cactus
isn't a flower.Copy !req
269. But it takes care of itselfCopy !req
270. and it don't wilt
and die neither.Copy !req
271. Oh, gross!Copy !req
272. - Girls, let me ask
you something.Copy !req
273. Don't you ever want
for something more excitingCopy !req
274. than picking flowers
or crocheting doilies,Copy !req
275. or having tea?Copy !req
276. No. Why?Copy !req
277. - Sometimes, I feel so
cooped up and restlessCopy !req
278. like there's something
out there I'm missing.Copy !req
279. - Well, maybe
you should keep a diary.Copy !req
280. - Or talk to the minister.Copy !req
281. - Forget it.Copy !req
282. - Oh, Pansy!Copy !req
283. It's an earthquake!Copy !req
284. We'll be killed in our flowers.Copy !req
285. We'll be crushed.Copy !req
286. Yeehaw!Copy !req
287. - I'll never come out
here again.Copy !req
288. - Wow!Copy !req
289. To think there's a male
like that in Texas!Copy !req
290. Yeehaw!Copy !req
291. That night, Pecos
served up some more chili,Copy !req
292. and another lesson
on being a cowboy.Copy !req
293. - Anybody want more chili?Copy !req
294. No.Copy !req
295. - I just got my eyesight
back from the last bowl.Copy !req
296. - Alright, I'll put
the lid back on.Copy !req
297. It's even better the second day.Copy !req
298. Oh, I know what you boys need.Copy !req
299. It's a trick I learned
from the coyotesCopy !req
300. to help aid digestion.Copy !req
301. You see, whenever we had too
many prairie dogsCopy !req
302. or come across a mealy piece
of skunk meat,Copy !req
303. we just howl at the moon
till things settle.Copy !req
304. - We'll try anything.Copy !req
305. - Let's try howling.
Okay? Howl.Copy !req
306. Hold it, hold it!
Boys, boys, boys! Hold it!Copy !req
307. I forgot...Copy !req
308. You haven't had the advantage
of a coyote upbringing.Copy !req
309. Excuse me.Copy !req
310. Now I don't mean to offend
you gentlemen,Copy !req
311. but you just don't have
the instinct for howling.Copy !req
312. So, I figured out
a way to organize it allCopy !req
313. so it sounds a little better.Copy !req
314. On three.Copy !req
315. One, two, three.Copy !req
316. Yes, Pecos Bill
had pennedCopy !req
317. the first Texas trail song,Copy !req
318. and taught the cowboys
how to sing it.Copy !req
319. It worked to settle
the boys' stomachs,Copy !req
320. but it set someone else's
jumping.Copy !req
321. Rose was sure she'd never heard
anything so beautifulCopy !req
322. in all her life.Copy !req
323. The next day, Bill and the boys
started another Texas traditionCopy !req
324. They rode into town.Copy !req
325. It was the first time anyone
in Petunia CityCopy !req
326. had ever seen a cowboy.Copy !req
327. - What are they all staring at?Copy !req
328. - I don't know. Probably me.Copy !req
329. I'm a six-time checker champion.Copy !req
330. - Oh, right, right...
Howdy, folks!Copy !req
331. We're just here for some chow
and maybe to do some singing.Copy !req
332. - Bob?Copy !req
333. What has happened to you?Copy !req
334. - I've become a cowboy.Copy !req
335. - Is that good?Copy !req
336. - Good?Copy !req
337. It's better than a triple jump
on a checkerboard.Copy !req
338. We're the wave of the future.
You watch and see.Copy !req
339. Cowboys are gonna change
the whole face of Texas.Copy !req
340. - I see. Uh... Shouldn't that
be in your pocket, though?Copy !req
341. - No. Closer to your nose,
this way.Copy !req
342. - Oh, my!Copy !req
343. - Well, gentlemen, we have
several luncheon specials.Copy !req
344. All of our food
is prepared locally.Copy !req
345. - Oh!Copy !req
346. - And our fresh
catch of the day is coyote.Copy !req
347. - Reliable sources tell me that
you dragged yourself in hereCopy !req
348. at three o'clock in the morning.Copy !req
349. What exactly were you doing?Copy !req
350. Rose.Copy !req
351. - Looking for morning glories.Copy !req
352. - Don't get smart with me,
young lady. And park your gum.Copy !req
353. - Daddy,Copy !req
354. I was listening to the
prettiest music I ever heard.Copy !req
355. - Oh, I knew it.Copy !req
356. She's hanging out
with musicians.Copy !req
357. - I fell asleep and when
I woke up I came straight home.Copy !req
358. I'm sorry, Daddy. I promise you
it will never happen again.Copy !req
359. - Well, you're darn right
it won't.Copy !req
360. Rose, I've had to make
a very difficult decision.Copy !req
361. I realize that
I cannot handle you.Copy !req
362. I'm sorry, but I'm sending
you back eastCopy !req
363. to live with your Aunt Cornelia.Copy !req
364. - Oh, no, pa, please!Copy !req
365. She hasn't left that darned dank
house in 30 years!Copy !req
366. - Your aunt is a fine,
God-fearing woman.Copy !req
367. She will treat you well
and raise you right.Copy !req
368. And you'll be on the next stage.Copy !req
369. - No!Copy !req
370. Daddy, Daddy!
Come quick!Copy !req
371. There's a bunch of men
in big, goofy hatsCopy !req
372. tearing up the Rusty Tulip!Copy !req
373. What?Copy !req
374. Daddy, Daddy!
Come quick!Copy !req
375. There's a bunch of men
in big, goofy hatsCopy !req
376. tearing up the Rusty Tulip!Copy !req
377. - Big hats!Copy !req
378. - Well, I'll put a stop to this.Copy !req
379. - Try it again, you missed!Copy !req
380. - Hey, wait a minute!
Friends shake!Copy !req
381. Oh, you're a woman!Copy !req
382. Come up here.Copy !req
383. Hey!Copy !req
384. - Aha! Alright, who's next?Copy !req
385. Oh, didn't you already
go before?Copy !req
386. - Only once.Copy !req
387. - Oh, alright.Copy !req
388. - Uh, afternoon, governor.Copy !req
389. - Just what is going on here?Copy !req
390. And who is responsible
for this despicable mess?Copy !req
391. - I am, sir.Copy !req
392. And I'd be happy to pay
for all the damages,Copy !req
393. if you just take coyote
off the menu.Copy !req
394. - I like coyote.Copy !req
395. - Oh, Bill, Bill.
Not here and not now.Copy !req
396. This is Governor Peasley.Copy !req
397. - That's right!Copy !req
398. And as long as I am Governor
of Texas,Copy !req
399. this kind of behaviour
will not be tolerated!Copy !req
400. That goes for everybody.Copy !req
401. Aw!Copy !req
402. - Now you, big boy,Copy !req
403. get your rowdy bunch out of townCopy !req
404. and make sure you never
come back again!Copy !req
405. - Let's go, boys.Copy !req
406. This ain't no place
for real cowboys.Copy !req
407. - Daddy, you're making
a big mistake.Copy !req
408. - Don't you have
some packing to do?Copy !req
409. And I want this place cleaned upCopy !req
410. and made ready
for the dinner crowd.Copy !req
411. Bill was plenty
steamedCopy !req
412. about his run-in
with the governor.Copy !req
413. So he and his men turned
to outlawing for a while.Copy !req
414. And they never meant any harm.
They was just having fun.Copy !req
415. As luck would have it,
Bill and his menCopy !req
416. held up the very stage
that was taking Rose back east.Copy !req
417. Hold it right there.Copy !req
418. - Wow.Copy !req
419. Alright, everybody out!Copy !req
420. This is a stickup.Copy !req
421. Now, there's nothing
to be afraid of, folks.Copy !req
422. Don't worry, we're just on
a little scavenger hunt here.Copy !req
423. Okay. Now, we need a thimble.Copy !req
424. We need a matchbox,Copy !req
425. and an uncirculated
1815 bubble head nickel.Copy !req
426. - This guy's got the nickel,
Bill!Copy !req
427. And here's the matchbox!Copy !req
428. Come on, lady! I know you got
a thimble in there!Copy !req
429. Every woman carries a thimble
in her purse!Copy !req
430. - Not this one!Copy !req
431. With that one
mighty blow,Copy !req
432. Rose had stolen Bill's heart.Copy !req
433. - Howdy, ma'am.Copy !req
434. - Hi!Copy !req
435. - See you, boys.Copy !req
436. - That girl looks mighty
familiar.Copy !req
437. - Bill, these last three days
with youCopy !req
438. have been the best
three days of my life.Copy !req
439. I never knew life in Texas
could be so exciting.Copy !req
440. - Well, you only get one go
around this big tumbleweed.Copy !req
441. If you can't live it
as a coyote,Copy !req
442. you might as well
live it as a cowboy.Copy !req
443. - Oh, yeah.Copy !req
444. - No matter what that weasel
of a governor says.Copy !req
445. What's his name?Copy !req
446. - Oh... Peasley...Copy !req
447. - You know him?Copy !req
448. - Oh, I've seen him.Copy !req
449. - Well then, enough said.Copy !req
450. Say, where are my manners?Copy !req
451. I've been calling you
my pretty little coyote,Copy !req
452. and I never even asked
your real name.Copy !req
453. - Oh, well...Copy !req
454. It's... kind of a tricky name.Copy !req
455. It's... Sue!Copy !req
456. - Just plain Sue?Copy !req
457. - No, that would be dull,
wouldn't it?Copy !req
458. Slew Foot Sue!Copy !req
459. I was named after an aunt.Copy !req
460. - Slew Foot Sue.Copy !req
461. I like that.Copy !req
462. - I'm glad, 'cause I like you.Copy !req
463. - And I like you.Copy !req
464. - Oh, my...Copy !req
465. It is warm today.Copy !req
466. I think I'll go
for a little swim.Copy !req
467. - Mm-hmm.
- You want...Copy !req
468. You want to join me?
- Oh no thanks,Copy !req
469. I think I'll just
let this barbed wire pie sail.Copy !req
470. Bill was mighty swee
on Slew Foot Sue already,Copy !req
471. but then, he saw something that
locked her in his heart foreverCopy !req
472. There in the middle
of the Pecos River sat Sue,Copy !req
473. astride the biggest,
wildest catfish ever!Copy !req
474. She was having
a whale of a good time!Copy !req
475. - Attagirl, Sue!Copy !req
476. Meanwhile,
in Petunia City,Copy !req
477. Pecos Bill's visit had left
its mark on the townspeople.Copy !req
478. They had admired Bill's gutsCopy !req
479. and did everything to copy
his two-fisted style.Copy !req
480. This riled Governor Peasley
to no end.Copy !req
481. - People! People!Copy !req
482. People, please try
and act like people!Copy !req
483. Shut up!Copy !req
484. - Thank you, angels.Copy !req
485. Citizens of Petunia City,Copy !req
486. we are faced
with a grave threatCopy !req
487. to the integrity
of our great state of Texas.Copy !req
488. One man seeks to undermineCopy !req
489. the very fibre
of our peaceful existence.Copy !req
490. This man!Copy !req
491. Pecos Bill!Copy !req
492. People!Copy !req
493. This desperado has kidnapped
my daughter!Copy !req
494. And encouraged
an insidious disregardCopy !req
495. for manners in our community.Copy !req
496. I want him caught,
dead or alive.Copy !req
497. Good day.Copy !req
498. - We designed these posters
ourselves.Copy !req
499. We thought that the simple word
"wanted" above the pictureCopy !req
500. was a succinct way
of stating our message.Copy !req
501. - Hang these
in your businesses and homesCopy !req
502. as a constant reminder
of the threat among us.Copy !req
503. And so, one could sayCopy !req
504. Pecos Bill inspired the first
"Wanted" poster in Texas.Copy !req
505. Governor Peasley wanted to
remove any memory of Pecos BillCopy !req
506. He enacted new laws against
wearing cowboy clothesCopy !req
507. and behaving like a rowdy.Copy !req
508. There'd be no card playing,
no calf roping,Copy !req
509. no singing,
no hollering,Copy !req
510. no wearing of leather.Copy !req
511. He even went so far
as to outlaw rope!Copy !req
512. Unfortunately, when Peasley
got rid of the last traces
of Bill's influence,Copy !req
513. it took all the life
out of Petunia City.Copy !req
514. - Here's a toast to the most
wanted man in Texas.Copy !req
515. - Ha!
- Pecos Bill and his new bride,Copy !req
516. Slew Foot Sue.Copy !req
517. To Slew Foot Sue!Copy !req
518. - Ah shucks, fellas!Copy !req
519. - I swear I know that girl
from somewhere.Copy !req
520. - Darling, I'd like
to give you a presentCopy !req
521. I threw together myself.Copy !req
522. - Uh oh! Another canteen cover.Copy !req
523. - No, darling! It's better!Copy !req
524. It's a song I wrote
especially for you.Copy !req
525. Boys...Copy !req
526. - Oh yeah...Copy !req
527. - Bill, that's so pretty!Copy !req
528. - Oh, darling!Copy !req
529. - You know, there's only
one more thingCopy !req
530. that would make this day
perfect for me!Copy !req
531. - Oh, you name it, honey!Copy !req
532. I'd give you the world,
if I could!Copy !req
533. - I'd like to ride Widow-Maker.Copy !req
534. - No!Copy !req
535. No, that's entirely
out of the question.Copy !req
536. This horse is too ornery!Copy !req
537. - I can handle him!
You saw me ride that catfish!Copy !req
538. - A cat? That's an entirely
different critter,Copy !req
539. entirely different temperament.
- Well, Bill!Copy !req
540. - No, and I'm not
changing my mind!Copy !req
541. Darling, let's not be
scraping like polecats
on our wedding day.Copy !req
542. - Hey, Bill!Copy !req
543. How about a piece
of gunpowder cake?Copy !req
544. - Don't mind if I do!
Now, darling...Copy !req
545. You look real pretty.Copy !req
546. Sue had thought Bill
was just being overprotective.Copy !req
547. She soon found out
that horse wouldn't stand
for anyone but Bill.Copy !req
548. - Giddy up!Copy !req
549. - Darn it!Copy !req
550. I told that girl
not to ride that horse!Copy !req
551. And with one big,
mighty buck,Copy !req
552. he sent Sue flying in the air.Copy !req
553. And when she came down,
that big hooped skirt of hersCopy !req
554. just sent her
right back up again.Copy !req
555. This went on for several days.Copy !req
556. - Bill, don't you thinkCopy !req
557. you ought to do something
to get Sue down?Copy !req
558. Help!Copy !req
559. Bill!Copy !req
560. - Are you gonna make your bet or
what?Copy !req
561. - Now, she's getting altitude
every bounce.Copy !req
562. - I'll call you
and raise you five.Copy !req
563. [Sue, echoing]: Help!Copy !req
564. - Bill, come on. Be sensible.Copy !req
565. She can't go on like that
forever.Copy !req
566. - Consarn it!Copy !req
567. I told that woman
not to mess with Widow-Maker,Copy !req
568. now she'll have
to learn her lesson!Copy !req
569. What do you got?Copy !req
570. - Four Kings.Copy !req
571. - That beats me.Copy !req
572. - Oh, shoot!
Ain't won a hand yet!Copy !req
573. - Well, think about it.Copy !req
574. Where are you ever
gonna meet another gal
like Slew Foot Sue?Copy !req
575. - Oh, alright.Copy !req
576. Somebody get me
seven miles of rope.Copy !req
577. By the time
Bill and the boys
had gathered enough rope,Copy !req
578. Sue was bouncing eye to eye
with the man in the moon.Copy !req
579. - Howdy.Copy !req
580. - Hold on, honey!Copy !req
581. It took a might heav
of that lariatCopy !req
582. for Pecos Bill
to lasso his bride.Copy !req
583. But Bill brought Sue
back to earthCopy !req
584. before she had to set up
housekeeping in the Milky Way.Copy !req
585. - That does it. Last time
I'm ever wearing a dress.Copy !req
586. - Well, then maybe next time,
you'll believe me.Copy !req
587. When I tell you to stay off
that horse, darling,Copy !req
588. it's for your own good.Copy !req
589. - Bill, we got bigger troubles.Copy !req
590. On my last trip up, I spied
a thousand men on horseback
headed this way,Copy !req
591. and they look mighty mean!Copy !req
592. - My God...Copy !req
593. You're right, and they're
about a mile off...Copy !req
594. And they're packing
extra gunpowder.Copy !req
595. - Oh, my! They want to kill you!Copy !req
596. - What an honour!Copy !req
597. The first posse,
and they're after me!Copy !req
598. - Oh, Bill.Copy !req
599. What are you gonna do?Copy !req
600. - Well, if it wasn't
our honeymoon,Copy !req
601. I'd stay and fight them.
But we got prior plans.Copy !req
602. Widow-Maker!Copy !req
603. Come on, girl.Copy !req
604. It was the first time,
but certainly not the last,Copy !req
605. that a man
running from the lawCopy !req
606. would hightail it
across the Mexican border.Copy !req
607. And just to make sure
that posse wouldn't follow him,Copy !req
608. Pecos Bill dug the Rio Grande,Copy !req
609. which still divides Texas
and Mexico today.Copy !req
610. - Olé! Olé!Copy !req
611. Bill! Bill!Copy !req
612. - Oh! I'm sorry, darling.Copy !req
613. Gracias, Julio!Copy !req
614. Honey, you haven't even touched
your fried tarantulas yet!Copy !req
615. - Yeah, well...
I guess I'm not hungry, Bill.Copy !req
616. - Hmm...
- I miss Texas.Copy !req
617. - Consarn it, darling!Copy !req
618. We've been through this before:Copy !req
619. I miss Texas more than anybody!Copy !req
620. The smell of mesquite,Copy !req
621. the music of a coyote choir,Copy !req
622. the sight of sagebrush blooming
in the spring.Copy !req
623. - Oh...
- ... one of those
dewy-eyed dogies.Copy !req
624. But darling, we can't go back.Copy !req
625. That governor Peasley,
he'd throw me in jail!Copy !req
626. Or worse.Copy !req
627. - Well, maybe
if I talked to him,Copy !req
628. he'd see that you weren't
such a bad guyCopy !req
629. and he'd let us come back!Copy !req
630. - Darling,
that's real sweet of you,Copy !req
631. but why would he
listen to you?Copy !req
632. - On account of...Copy !req
633. I'm his daughter.Copy !req
634. - Consarn it!Copy !req
635. Well,
things in Petunia City
were downright awful.Copy !req
636. The town had lost its spirit.Copy !req
637. Even the rain gave up.Copy !req
638. - I had such plans for Texas.Copy !req
639. I really wanted
to make an imprint here.Copy !req
640. I wanted people
to remember these as...Copy !req
641. as the Peasley years.Copy !req
642. The golden age of Texas.
They're gonna remember, alright.Copy !req
643. They're gonna blame meCopy !req
644. as the man who let Texas
just dry up and blow away!Copy !req
645. But it's not my fault, Clarisse!Copy !req
646. You must believe me!Copy !req
647. I am the victim
of vile circumstances!Copy !req
648. - Dad!
- What, Rose?Copy !req
649. Rose? Rose! You're back!Copy !req
650. Oh, it's a sign, it must be!Copy !req
651. - Daddy, you look tired.Copy !req
652. - Well, you know, a governor's
work is never done, honey.Copy !req
653. I was just telling your mother
here all about that.Copy !req
654. She was always
such a wonderful listener.Copy !req
655. - Daddy, I barely recognized
Petunia City.Copy !req
656. There's hardly a soul around!
- Well, it's quiet!Copy !req
657. - It's dead!
- Well, dead is quiet!Copy !req
658. - Daddy, I can only stay
on one condition.Copy !req
659. - That you can keep
your salamander.Copy !req
660. Which is fine with me,
as long as it stays in a cage.Copy !req
661. - You gotta let Pecos Bill
come back.Copy !req
662. - That's impossible.Copy !req
663. The man is an outlaw,Copy !req
664. he's a renegade
and he's a thief!Copy !req
665. - He's not!
- He is too!Copy !req
666. He cleaned a stage coach
out of a matchbox and a nickel!Copy !req
667. - He did it for fun!Copy !req
668. Bill is the spirit
of Texas, Daddy!Copy !req
669. Sure, he may get a little
rough and rowdy sometimes,Copy !req
670. but we got room for that here.Copy !req
671. We got room for people
to grab life by the horns,Copy !req
672. get down in the dirt
and wrestle with it.Copy !req
673. - You are shouting Rose!Copy !req
674. - Why not?
This ain't Connecticut!Copy !req
675. - How can you defend
a man that kidnapped you?Copy !req
676. - He never kidnapped me.Copy !req
677. He married me.Copy !req
678. - What?
- We got hitched.Copy !req
679. - Oh, this would kill
your mother.Copy !req
680. If she weren't already gone.Copy !req
681. - I love him very much, Daddy.Copy !req
682. And you would too if you'd only
give him a chance!Copy !req
683. - He already had a chance
and look what happened!Copy !req
684. He ruined a perfectly good
restaurant!Copy !req
685. Pecos Bill will never be
welcomed in Texas.Copy !req
686. - The sorriest thing
is how everything's dying.Copy !req
687. Cactus are drooping.
Cattle are moping.Copy !req
688. Coyotes, they ain't even
howling anymore.Copy !req
689. - Sue...Copy !req
690. This peeves me deeply.Copy !req
691. Here I am,
fretting about my own hideCopy !req
692. when the State I love
has been going to ruin.Copy !req
693. - I went by Bob's ranch.
- Old Bob?Copy !req
694. - They've gone back
to roping cows the old way.Copy !req
695. Except it doesn't matter,
not enough waterCopy !req
696. for more than a couple of cows,
anyway.Copy !req
697. - That's it.Copy !req
698. It's time to put a stop
to all of this.Copy !req
699. - What are you gonna do?
End the drought yourself?Copy !req
700. - Yup! I'll drain
the Gulf of Mexico,
if need be.Copy !req
701. I'll take...Copy !req
702. Of course, that might rile up
my amigos down here.Copy !req
703. Or! I could reroute
the Mississippi!Copy !req
704. Right through the middle
of Petunia City!Copy !req
705. Or... I could find me a cyclone,Copy !req
706. ride her into TexasCopy !req
707. and make me a big,
beautiful rainstorm.Copy !req
708. - Oh, Bill,
you're such a dreamer.Copy !req
709. She had forgottenCopy !req
710. that when Bill
set his mind to something,Copy !req
711. there was no stopping him.Copy !req
712. He travelled all over the WestCopy !req
713. looking for just
the right twister.Copy !req
714. And when he found her,Copy !req
715. blowin' and cussin' up yonder,Copy !req
716. he set about to rope
and ride it back to Texas.Copy !req
717. Meanwhile, Petunia City
was well on its wayCopy !req
718. to becoming the world
first's ghost town.Copy !req
719. - Oh, come on, folks!
Reconsider!Copy !req
720. You're gonna miss
the Flower Fair!Copy !req
721. Reverend! Won't you change
your mind and stay?Copy !req
722. - Nope.Copy !req
723. I've accepted a position in
an area with a brighter future.Copy !req
724. We're off to Death Valley.Copy !req
725. - Good riddance to bad rubbish.Copy !req
726. - Posy, please!Copy !req
727. Maybe these people are right.Copy !req
728. We may as well pack it up too.Copy !req
729. - No, Daddy, wait!Copy !req
730. - Rose!Copy !req
731. - Oof, what is she riding?Copy !req
732. - Waiter, see my catfish
gets some water, quick.Copy !req
733. - Unh, we ain't got any.Copy !req
734. - No problem.
It's gonna rain soon anyhow.Copy !req
735. - Then, can I keep this?
- Sure.Copy !req
736. A souvenir of the day
Pecos Bill saved Texas.Copy !req
737. - What are you talking about,
Rose?Copy !req
738. - That!Copy !req
739. Yahoo!Copy !req
740. Come on, you old blowhard!
Give up!Copy !req
741. I ain't letting go
till you start raining!Copy !req
742. - I don't believe my eyes!Copy !req
743. - Yahoo! Attaboy, Bill!Copy !req
744. - Rain! Blessed rain,
my career is saved!Copy !req
745. - It's a miracle!Copy !req
746. I know God works
in mysterious ways,
but this is new!Copy !req
747. - Did you hear that?
I just "Yahou'ed", dang it!Copy !req
748. - Oh, Daddy!
- And I'm starting
to talk funny, too.Copy !req
749. This feels good!Copy !req
750. Yahoo!Copy !req
751. - Daddy, please have
a little decorum!Copy !req
752. - Oh, put a cork in it, Pansy!
I'm having fun!Copy !req
753. Look, a puddle!Copy !req
754. - This is the worst day
of my life!Copy !req
755. Sure as little boys
hate grandma's kisses,Copy !req
756. Pecos Bill had brought life
back to Petunia City.Copy !req
757. One by one, the people returnedCopy !req
758. The grateful governor
was happier than a pig in mud.Copy !req
759. He even lifted his ban
on wearing cowboy hats.Copy !req
760. - Hey, everybody! He's here!Copy !req
761. It's Pecos Bill!Copy !req
762. - Hip hip!
Hurray!Copy !req
763. - Hip hip!
HurrayCopy !req
764. - Hip hip!
Hurray!Copy !req
765. - Thank you kindly!
Now put me down, boys!Copy !req
766. I'm mad saddle-sore.Copy !req
767. - Mister Bill?Copy !req
768. - Call me Pecos.Copy !req
769. - I appreciate that, Pecos.Copy !req
770. I have to admit,
I was wrong about you.Copy !req
771. I think when all of us hereCopy !req
772. were ready to give up on Texas,Copy !req
773. you were the one that came in
and showed us how to...Copy !req
774. Right...Copy !req
775. Grab life by the hornsCopy !req
776. and get down in the dirt,
and wrestle with it!Copy !req
777. - That's it!Copy !req
778. - I myself played
in a puddle today.Copy !req
779. - Way to go!
- What about this?Copy !req
780. Is Bill still gonna
be a wanted man?Copy !req
781. - You bet! I want him taken
to the jail immediately!Copy !req
782. And sworn in as the new sheriff
of this town,Copy !req
783. which I hereby rename
Pecos, Texas!Copy !req
784. Now hold on. That is,
if you and RoseCopy !req
785. would consider
settling down here.Copy !req
786. - Well now, I'm sure this Rose
is a fine woman, sir,Copy !req
787. but I'm already married
to Slew Foot Sue!Copy !req
788. - Slew Foot Sue?Copy !req
789. - I'll explain later, Daddy.Copy !req
790. - That's who that is!Copy !req
791. She's the governor's daughter!Copy !req
792. I knew I knew that face!Copy !req
793. Didn't I say I knew I knew her?Copy !req
794. - What do you say, Pecos?Copy !req
795. It'd be a great place
to raise our kids.Copy !req
796. - Why not? It's already got
my name on it.Copy !req
797. - Alright!Copy !req
798. - Move over, Beethoven!Copy !req
799. Soon after,
the Governor got BillCopy !req
800. to change the name of the songCopy !req
801. to "The Yellow Rose of Texas",Copy !req
802. after Rose's given name.Copy !req
803. And Texans still sing it
to this very day!Copy !req
804. - Now then! We're gonna have
to legalize spitting,Copy !req
805. social cussin' and card playing.Copy !req
806. - Well, consarn it!Copy !req
807. I got me a fresh deck
right here!Copy !req
808. - And shouting aloud,
except for Sunday morning.Copy !req
809. - No problem there.
- Alright.Copy !req
810. Now then, sir, we're gonna have
to drive cattleCopy !req
811. down Main street
from time to time.Copy !req
812. - Are you even thinking
during church?Copy !req
813. - No!
- Alright, then!Copy !req
814. Of course,
the new Texas lifestyleCopy !req
815. wasn't for everybody.Copy !req
816. - But where will we go?Copy !req
817. - We'll take the midnight stage
to San FranciscoCopy !req
818. and open that shop
we always wanted.Copy !req
819. - But Pansy,
there's earthquakes there!Copy !req
820. - Shut up!Copy !req
821. The celebrating
went on into the night.Copy !req
822. The cowboys shot
so many bullets in the air,Copy !req
823. they knocked out
all of the stars in the sky.Copy !req
824. Except one.Copy !req
825. And that's why they call it
"The Lone Star State"Copy !req
826. So you see, Kevin,Copy !req
827. Texas wouldn't what it is todayCopy !req
828. if it wasn't for Pecos Bill.Copy !req
829. - But I still don't understand
why Texans exaggerate so much.Copy !req
830. - Well, it's really very simple.Copy !req
831. You see, people admired
Pecos Bill so much,Copy !req
832. that them that couldn't do
what he could,Copy !req
833. they figured to make up
for it by talking big.Copy !req
834. The habit just kinda stuck.Copy !req
835. - Can I get you two buckaroos
some dessert?Copy !req
836. - Sure! What you got?Copy !req
837. - Well, we got deep-dished
cherry pie!Copy !req
838. So deep, you need a shovel
to get to the bottom of it.Copy !req
839. And hot-fudge sundae so high,Copy !req
840. you can ski down it.Copy !req
841. And apple cobbler so fresh,Copy !req
842. it was baked right on the tree.Copy !req
843. Yahou!Copy !req
844. difuzeCopy !req