Where's Willie? (1977)
G | 1h 37min | Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi | April 1977 (USA)
An 8-year old boy invents a hand-held computer which can control any electronic device, and uses it to affect the entire town where he lives.
Director: John Florea
Writers: Frank Koomen (screenplay), Ann Koomen (screenplay)
Stars: Henry Darrow, Katherine Woodville, Guy Madison
G | 1h 37min | Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi | April 1977 (USA)
An 8-year old boy invents a hand-held computer which can control any electronic device, and uses it to affect the entire town where he lives.
Director: John Florea
Writers: Frank Koomen (screenplay), Ann Koomen (screenplay)
Stars: Henry Darrow, Katherine Woodville, Guy Madison
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00:00:00There we go. Hey, Willie. Remember when I bought you this gun? Let's see, how old are
00:00:21you? You were five years old. Well, wasn't I kind of young for a shotgun? No. Never too
00:00:29young to be a man. What's wrong with being a boy for a while?
00:00:59I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
00:01:06I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
00:01:13I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
00:01:20I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
00:01:27We'll look back on days when we were young.
00:01:57When you're young or free, don't you remember? Free to aim your arrows at the sun. Even when
00:02:15we grow old and broken waves, we'll look back on days when we were young.
00:02:45We'll look back on days when we were young.
00:03:15Tracks! Hey, tracks! Why didn't you walk out the front door? Did you ever see the six
00:03:39million dollar man walk out a door? Come on, boys! Your hotcakes aren't getting any hotter!
00:03:59Here we go. Rise and shine. Off your back and out of your rack. You're a Marine. You'll
00:04:06be having lunch now, Willie. Ghosts, huh? Yeah, probably. Okay. Okay. Hey. Where's Willie?
00:04:29Willie? Willie, this better not be one of your games! Yeah, Sheriff, Wade here. Yeah,
00:04:35Jonesy. No, that's too bad. You got a statement? What time? No, no, you stay there. I'll be
00:04:44on my way right now. Where are you going? Wayne Harper's place. He had more cattle stole
00:04:53last night. I'm going to go out to his place and see if I can find some evidence. You know,
00:04:55it's the second time in a month, Beth. But Charlie, what about the hotcakes? Freeze them.
00:05:01We'll eat them next Saturday.
00:05:25I'm going to go out to his place and see if I can find some evidence.
00:05:55My computer will fix it.
00:06:25Big Chopper, this is JJ. Big Chopper, this is JJ. Big Chopper, this is JJ. Come in. Over.
00:06:51Okay, JJ, what's going on? Sheriff, I think you'd better get down here right quick. We
00:06:55got us a big city traffic jam. What's the matter with you, Jonesy? You been drinking?
00:07:00Kerrville doesn't have that many cars. Oh, yeah, they do, and they're all here. And the
00:07:04traffic lights are all haywire. Okay, you direct traffic till I get there. Call the
00:07:08city engineer. You're in charge, partner. Don't worry a bit, Sheriff. I got everything
00:07:13We got it, 10-4.
00:07:44Come on, come on. Move it.
00:08:06Come on.
00:08:14Come on.
00:08:16Come on.
00:08:263, 2, 1.
00:08:27Go.
00:08:42Let's go.
00:08:44Go, go.
00:08:57Go.
00:09:23Uh-oh, you're dead. Uh-oh.
00:09:25What's happening here, Mary?
00:09:31We'll find out in a minute. When's the last time we've had a traffic jam in Kerrville?
00:09:36Now, come on.
00:09:41Everything should be all right now. Come on, now, just get back to your truck. Okay, now,
00:09:45come on, just give us a chance. Take it easy, will you?
00:09:49That's all due to the brakes, eh?
00:09:57Quiet down. Everything will be all right. Up the window, Mrs. London. Up.
00:10:19Come on, Jeff.
00:10:22What's going on?
00:10:25Get out of the way.
00:10:30Come on, now, hey.
00:10:32Hey, everybody, go back to your cars and trucks, please. Come on, now. There you go. Hey, thank
00:10:37you. Thank you. Hey, over there. Thanks a lot.
00:10:49Oh, hi, Nancy.
00:11:16Oh, hi, Nancy.
00:11:17Hi, sir.
00:11:19Another piano lesson?
00:11:20Yes, sir.
00:11:30Hi, honey. We'll be through in a little bit.
00:11:33Good.
00:11:35Hey, where's that new baseball bat you got?
00:11:49I didn't get it. I spent the money to put this computer together.
00:11:52Uh-oh.
00:11:54One of my resistors malfunctioned. Probably this one here. My potentiometer seems okay.
00:12:01And nothing wrong with the circuitry.
00:12:04For a minute there, I thought I had a polarization problem.
00:12:08Really? Darn. I should have double-checked my schematic.
00:12:12What are you trying to say?
00:12:14I haven't got it quite perfected yet.
00:12:16I knew you could say it.
00:12:27You know, we could have gotten in trouble messing with those traffic lights today.
00:12:31Your dad ain't stupid, you know. He thinks he's part of this.
00:12:34Maybe, but we didn't mean any harm.
00:12:37Yeah.
00:12:43Well, I've got to be going. I've got some Twinkies in the oven.
00:12:54Will?
00:12:56Were you responsible for that traffic jam this morning?
00:12:59Uh...
00:13:00Come on, son. The truth.
00:13:02Okay, Dad. When little old people are trying to cross the street, they don't have enough time.
00:13:08So I tried to help them out.
00:13:11Do you have any idea the problems that you caused today, young man?
00:13:14Gee, Dad, I'm sorry. Just wanted to do some good.
00:13:18Will you do me a favor and don't try any more good deeds?
00:13:21Let me tell you something. You could go to jail for a prank like this.
00:13:26What's going on here?
00:13:29Now, come on. Where is that thing? Give it to me, son. Please.
00:13:32Gee, Dad, don't throw it away.
00:13:34Charlie, what's going on?
00:13:36Beth, I'll tell you later.
00:13:38You know, for genius, you're not all that very smart.
00:13:41Because now you have to go to bed without dinner.
00:13:51You know who caused that traffic jam today?
00:13:53No.
00:13:54Our genius son. The one with the fancy IQ.
00:13:57Just because he's gifted doesn't mean to say he's not normal.
00:14:00Normal?
00:14:02He has an IQ of 180. His hobby is calculus.
00:14:05He's building a bionic rabbit and all by himself he tied up every car in Kerrville in a traffic jam.
00:14:10Now you call that normal, Beth?
00:14:12How could Willie stop all that traffic?
00:14:16With this, my dear.
00:14:20Really?
00:14:21Careful. Don't push the buttons. You'll blow the house up.
00:14:23Charlie Wade, you are so dramatic.
00:14:26Oh, so now I'm being dramatic.
00:14:29You sound just like him.
00:14:32As a matter of fact, this whole household is beginning to get on my nerves.
00:14:36Piano lessons, computers, bionic rabbits, dogs.
00:14:41A man can't even come home and watch a TV game in peace.
00:14:45I gotta get out of here for a while. Excuse me.
00:14:49What about dinner?
00:14:51Don't tell me to freeze it!
00:14:53Breaker 23, this is Circuit Breaker calling Trax. Come in, Trax.
00:14:57Yeah, go ahead, Circuit Breaker. This is Trax.
00:14:59What happened last night? Did you get a whipping?
00:15:03Uh-oh, that must be Miss Bludgeon calling about the CV.
00:15:06Things are too hot right now for top secret projects.
00:15:09Let's just go downtown and have some fun.
00:15:12You know, hamburgers. Everything's good.
00:15:19I'm telling you, it's a critical situation.
00:15:23Well, you know it and I know it, but how can we convince the city council?
00:15:26Well, let's face it, they just don't want to spend the money.
00:15:28Yeah, they spend the money or we're in for a disaster.
00:15:31That traffic jam was nothing compared to those overloaded circuits.
00:15:34Well, uh, Kerrville has a blackout or a fire.
00:15:37We'll get the money, but by then it'll be too late.
00:15:40Nothing like some silly accident to wake people up.
00:15:44Oh, I'm sorry, sir!
00:15:50That's okay, son. Accidents happen.
00:15:52Say, don't I know you?
00:15:53I'm Willie Wade, sir.
00:15:55It's Sheriff Wade's boy.
00:15:56Oh, yeah. Charlie tells me you've got some kind of a crazy computer you've invented.
00:16:00But it's not crazy, sir.
00:16:02Tell him the truth.
00:16:05Sometimes a component malfunctions due to inadequate engineering on my part.
00:16:09Although most internal problems can be traced to the ultrasonic transducer
00:16:13affecting the pulse cycle field rate of 155 cycles per second
00:16:18to 34 cycles per second,
00:16:20which adversely affects the continuity cycle range.
00:16:23But, of course, you probably knew that anyway.
00:16:28Say, we could use a kid like you on our engineering staff.
00:16:31Maybe the city council would listen to him.
00:16:33If they could understand him.
00:16:37Come on.
00:16:42I've got it.
00:16:43What?
00:16:44I know how we're going to help those engineers.
00:16:46Learn that.
00:16:47Remember when they were talking about how the town could have a blackout or fire
00:16:50because of overloaded circuits?
00:16:52And you're going to do something about it?
00:16:54No. We are. You and me.
00:16:56Willie?
00:16:57Yeah?
00:16:58Have you ever thought about working alone?
00:17:00Why?
00:17:01I'm allergic to leather belts.
00:17:03Don't worry. No one will find out.
00:17:05He was only eight years old when he started his life of crime.
00:17:09I've got it all figured out.
00:17:11Even my dad will be in the dark.
00:17:13It was a cliffhanger that Texas football fans would be talking about for a long, long time.
00:17:18That final score once again...
00:17:22What the...
00:17:39You?
00:17:40Yeah, Jonesy.
00:17:42What?
00:17:43Are you sure?
00:17:45The whole town's blacked out?
00:17:47Okay, I'll be there in a minute.
00:17:50What is it, honey?
00:17:51That was Jonesy telling me the whole town's blacked out.
00:17:54How did that happen?
00:17:56I don't know.
00:17:57I hope it isn't connected with the cattle rustling.
00:18:00I wonder if our little genius has something to do with this, with that computer of his.
00:18:04You haven't given it back to him, have you, Betty?
00:18:06Charlie, how could Willie black out a whole town?
00:18:11Yeah.
00:18:34What was that all about?
00:18:35Well, I just wanted to check Willie out to make sure.
00:18:40You mean every time there's an electrical problem in town, Willie's going to be accused of it?
00:18:44Uh-uh.
00:18:45Just because of a little mistake with the traffic light?
00:18:47Oh, come on, Betty. A little mistake?
00:18:49You're down on him because he doesn't like sports.
00:18:53You wait.
00:18:54He's going to grow up to be somebody.
00:18:56Yeah.
00:18:58He could even be president.
00:19:00Yeah.
00:19:02But if he wants to be president, he's going to have to learn how to play golf.
00:19:11Come on, hurry.
00:19:12We've got to get those timers before somebody finds them.
00:19:15Although he was in it, the fight was against him.
00:19:18Come on, hurry.
00:19:19We've got to get those timers before somebody finds them.
00:19:21Although he was in it, the fight was against him.
00:19:47Look out!
00:19:53Hey, Bill!
00:19:55Here, look at this.
00:19:59Looks like some kind of timing device.
00:20:18Whoa!
00:20:24You all right?
00:20:26Hey, it's you again.
00:20:27I'm beginning to think you've got something against me.
00:20:29I'm fine. Sorry I bumped into you.
00:20:31Say, what are you kids doing out here anyway?
00:20:33Aren't you supposed to be in school?
00:20:35Yes, sir. We're on our way.
00:20:37We just thought we'd ride by and see if the blackout mystery was solved.
00:20:41We're working on it, kid. So long.
00:20:48Okay.
00:21:05Hey, here's another device.
00:21:10Just like the first one.
00:21:12I wonder who deliberately tried to blow up the city's lights.
00:21:15Maybe an engineer who wanted the town to be aware of its overloaded circuits.
00:21:19You sure found that timer fast, Fred.
00:21:21I didn't have anything to do with this.
00:21:23But I'll tell you one thing.
00:21:25Whoever did put it there has done this town a big favor.
00:21:28Now maybe the council will do something about this.
00:21:32You guys still here?
00:21:45Lady and Fred!
00:21:48You've been found guilty of causing the blackout.
00:21:54Sheriff, take them out!
00:21:57No!
00:22:13No!
00:22:15Please, no!
00:22:20No!
00:22:27No!
00:22:58No!
00:23:00No!
00:23:02No!
00:23:04No!
00:23:28It's me. Can I come in?
00:23:31Sure, son. Come on in.
00:23:37Willie, are you all right?
00:23:40What's the matter?
00:23:43I had a bad dream about going to jail for causing the blackout.
00:23:46I didn't mean to do anything bad.
00:23:48Oh, it was just a dream.
00:23:50Yeah, but I never did find out who won that Dallas game.
00:23:53Oh, Dallas won 21 to 20 on a recovery fumble by Harvey Martin
00:23:56on the 35-yard line with 26 seconds left in the final quarter.
00:24:00This stop-action shot confirmation through a slant-out pass to Pearson
00:24:03who made the game-winning TD.
00:24:05Sovec gained 35 yards on the ground and 231 in the air.
00:24:09I knew you had it in you, son.
00:24:12Actually, it was in the paper, Dad.
00:24:14Oh.
00:24:15Why are you teasing your dad? Why are you laughing?
00:24:18Come on, son. Let's go back to your room.
00:24:20You're getting a little too old to share your folks' bed.
00:24:23Heck, you're going to be a teenager soon.
00:24:26He's only eight, Charlie.
00:24:28See that? Your mom wants to keep your diapers.
00:24:35Good night.
00:24:44You know what, son?
00:24:46Maybe I have been a little too tough on you lately.
00:24:48I've got to admit, you've got some good ideas.
00:24:51No, you've got some great ideas.
00:24:54No, yes you do.
00:24:55But you know, ideas are like wild mustangs.
00:24:58Until you harness them, they're dangerous because they serve no purpose.
00:25:02Once you corral them, you break them and train them,
00:25:05then you've got something.
00:25:07Got my point?
00:25:08Yes, sir.
00:25:09What I'm saying is that a man has to have balance in his life.
00:25:13Well, like eating.
00:25:15Like eating.
00:25:16Hey, what happens if all you eat is ice cream and Coke?
00:25:18Pimples?
00:25:20No, Willie.
00:25:21What I'm saying is that he's got to eat meat and potatoes and salad,
00:25:24and that the secret is balance.
00:25:26I eat all those.
00:25:27Yeah, I'm sure you do.
00:25:28But I'm talking more than just about food.
00:25:31Well, take you for example.
00:25:33You love this one thing that you do all the time.
00:25:36Electronics.
00:25:38As your dad, I think you need other activities to even things out.
00:25:42Like sports?
00:25:43Yeah.
00:25:44Sports keeps your body healthy.
00:25:46It teaches you discipline.
00:25:47You learn competition.
00:25:49But you know I'm not good at sports, Dad.
00:25:51Well, that's because you never gave it a chance, son.
00:25:53Then how come I struck out 73 times last year in the little league?
00:25:57Yeah.
00:25:58Well, everyone has a slump now and then.
00:26:00But I embarrass you every time I mess up.
00:26:02Yeah, but I'd rather you fumble a football or strikeout any day
00:26:05than black out the town of Kerbal on me.
00:26:07But I said I was sorry.
00:26:09Where am I?
00:26:10I'm not going to mention it.
00:26:11Thanks, Dad.
00:26:12There's one condition, however, that you at least give sports one more try.
00:26:15Come on, please.
00:26:16But sports just isn't scientific enough for me.
00:26:19What's more scientific than fishing?
00:26:21No, come on, look.
00:26:22It takes skill and patience and knowledge.
00:26:26And Saturday, let's go to the lake.
00:26:27Just you and me.
00:26:28Let me tell you something.
00:26:29You know, man, boy, I used to be a whiz with that rod and reel.
00:26:32Hey, can tracks come?
00:26:34Well, I thought maybe.
00:26:36Hmm.
00:26:37Sure.
00:26:38Why not?
00:26:39Thanks, Dad.
00:26:40I can't promise that I'll be good, but I'll try.
00:26:42That's fair.
00:26:43Put her there.
00:26:45Yeah.
00:26:47Great day for fishing, fellas.
00:26:49Do they bite better on Saturdays, Dad?
00:26:51Well, they do when they know I'm coming.
00:26:53Oh, those suckers line up.
00:26:55There's lots of fish this time of year.
00:26:57That'll make it easier.
00:27:11Willie, what's he doing in here?
00:27:13I don't know, Dad.
00:27:15You know how dogs like fish?
00:27:17Yeah, but fish don't like dogs.
00:27:21Don't you growl at me.
00:27:23You better shape up or ship out, buddy.
00:27:25Good.
00:27:26Grab those poles.
00:27:27Let's go, boys.
00:27:41Come on, boys.
00:27:43I'm going to show you how Kirk Doughty does it.
00:27:49There we are.
00:27:50There we go.
00:27:51Thanks.
00:28:00How's that?
00:28:02Well, not bad.
00:28:04Keep it up, Nathan.
00:28:07Well, not bad.
00:28:09Keep it up.
00:28:10Maybe they'll surrender.
00:28:11Now comes the hard work.
00:28:12Oh, this takes a ton of patience.
00:28:15Wait.
00:28:16That's why I brought my beef jerky with me.
00:28:18Oh, no, where is it?
00:28:19You left it in the car in the glove compartment
00:28:21under the maps on the right.
00:28:23Yeah.
00:28:24Will you keep an eye on my pole, will you?
00:28:26There's a nibble.
00:28:27You holler.
00:28:28Come running.
00:28:30I've seen that look before,
00:28:32right before we get into trouble.
00:28:34Sometimes I don't know what you'd do
00:28:36if I didn't bring a little excitement into your life.
00:28:39You're a real pal, Willie.
00:28:41Remember me in prison?
00:28:43What's that?
00:28:44Oh, it's just a little something I worked up last night.
00:28:46I'm afraid to ask what it does.
00:28:48It's a micro-transistorized sonic fish finder.
00:28:51I remember the good old days when we just threw our lines
00:28:53into the water.
00:28:54You know, we used to play with it.
00:28:56I remember the good old days when we just threw our lines
00:28:58into the water and waited.
00:29:00But it's silly to wait.
00:29:02All we have to do is take a micro-dot
00:29:05and put it here.
00:29:07It becomes a transmitter,
00:29:08sending out high-frequency signals
00:29:10to the metal hook underwater,
00:29:12which acts like a relay.
00:29:14The tone is calibrated to sound like a fish
00:29:16calling for help.
00:29:18You mean you invented the duck call for fish?
00:29:20Yeah.
00:29:22Hurry, here comes your dad.
00:29:25Humming
00:29:28Great fishing, isn't it?
00:29:30Yeah.
00:29:34You know, every good fisherman
00:29:36has some beef jerky.
00:29:38It's good for concentration.
00:29:40Oh, any bites?
00:29:42Not yet, Dad.
00:29:43I'll tell you something.
00:29:45I got a feeling.
00:29:47Come on, you little devils.
00:29:49Come on, Big Daddy.
00:29:52Whistling
00:29:55Oh, Lordy.
00:29:57That's good.
00:29:58Get the net. Quick, son.
00:30:00Pick it.
00:30:02Okay, now, careful now.
00:30:03You land him careful now.
00:30:05Land him careful, son.
00:30:07Just like I told you, boys.
00:30:09Skill, patience, and experience.
00:30:11Easy does it. Don't lose it for me.
00:30:21Quack, quack, quack.
00:30:40Hey.
00:30:42Hey, boys, look, I got me another one.
00:30:52Another one.
00:30:54Here he comes now. Hang on there.
00:30:56Whoa.
00:30:58I don't believe it.
00:31:00Ow.
00:31:03Not bad, that boy.
00:31:08Skill, patience, and experience, boys.
00:31:11And a lot of electronics.
00:31:16Are you sure?
00:31:19Fifty-seven in a row.
00:31:21Yeah, you just broke Mr. Coffey's record.
00:31:23Hey, that new court building's looking pretty good, huh?
00:31:25Yeah.
00:31:26Anything new on the way to Harper's cattle?
00:31:28No, he just keeps calling and complaining that we're not doing our job.
00:31:32Well, there's our culprit.
00:31:34Now, we match them tread marks, and we got our man or men.
00:31:37You have someone in mind?
00:31:39Well, someone from Kerrville.
00:31:41Yes to the first question, no to the last.
00:31:43But I do have my hunches, Jonesy.
00:31:46You don't suppose it was Willie, do you?
00:31:48Yeah, I don't think that's so funny, yeah.
00:31:50Besides, he's not dumb enough to steal cattle on me.
00:31:53Oh, he's smart, all right.
00:31:55I mean, everybody in town's talking about how he stopped traffic.
00:31:58How does he do that, Sheriff?
00:32:00Well, it's just, it's his computer, see?
00:32:02He's made it all by himself, and he can just about do anything.
00:32:06You know, if you were smart, you'd take that down to the river.
00:32:09I mean, just think of all the fish you could catch.
00:32:11Yeah.
00:32:16Headquarters, this is Thelma.
00:32:18There's a woman at the shopping center trapped in an automatic door.
00:32:21You could use some help.
00:32:23She's a little hysterical.
00:32:24The Sheriff's on his way. Tell her not to move.
00:32:2610-4.
00:32:27That was a good one, Jonesy.
00:32:28Listen, you better call the fire department.
00:32:30We may have to pry them doors apart, okay?
00:32:45All right.
00:32:59Help, help!
00:33:02AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
00:33:33Just a minute. We'll take care of you now. Okay, guys, keep on going, okay?
00:33:39You didn't have to go through all this trouble.
00:33:41Why not?
00:33:41Because it's easy to open and close those doors.
00:33:44Last time I did it, I only...
00:33:47The last time you did what, son?
00:33:49Nothing.
00:33:50This isn't one of your tricks, is it?
00:33:52No, Dad, it's not a trick.
00:33:53Actually, the doors operate on a very basic principle.
00:33:56Basic?
00:33:57Yeah.
00:33:59See this?
00:34:00Hmm?
00:34:01You just push the button, and presto.
00:34:09Put that away, will you?
00:34:11You wait for me right here.
00:34:14Okay, folks, let's clear out now.
00:34:16Take it easy there. Thanks again, guys.
00:34:18Do you see, son?
00:34:21Do you see the position that you have put me in?
00:34:27Look at me when I'm talking to you, boy.
00:34:30Now, here I am, the sheriff.
00:34:32And half the calls I've been getting lately are the result of your prank.
00:34:36Honest, Dad, not this time.
00:34:38I was the one last Saturday, but not today.
00:34:40Ask Drax.
00:34:41I saved a little girl who was trapped in the doors.
00:34:43And if it wasn't for me today, Mrs. Fletcher might have had a heart attack.
00:34:48Well...
00:34:50All right, you've got a point there.
00:34:52No more excursions on Saturday to the shopping center, do you hear?
00:34:55As a matter of fact, you're not going past the front yard.
00:34:57We'll find out if Maureen Lawrence is going to keep you out of trouble, do you hear?
00:35:27You know what's coming to town today?
00:35:50Yeah, the circus train.
00:35:51It's going to stop here to water the animals.
00:35:54You know what time?
00:35:55No.
00:35:55But when we're stuck in school, we'll have to miss it.
00:36:00You're getting that look again.
00:36:02Do you remember what you promised your dad?
00:36:05That was different. This is school.
00:36:07Today school, tomorrow prison.
00:36:09You'd make a great cheerleader.
00:36:11Now listen, I've got a foolproof plan.
00:36:19Of all the subjects, which one is the most important?
00:36:22Recess.
00:36:23Lunch.
00:36:25Tommy, Jay, I'll see you after school and I promise you won't be smiling then.
00:36:31Now, who can give me some examples of how we use math?
00:36:36Driving cars, taking cakes, counting time.
00:36:41Can you imagine where we'd be without clocks?
00:36:44Down at the train station.
00:36:46Look at the clock tracks.
00:36:48Willie, maybe you'd care to tell the whole class what you're whispering about.
00:36:53What time is it, Beazley?
00:36:55What time?
00:37:13Hey guys, let's go see if the circus train is still in town.
00:37:16No, it's long gone by now.
00:37:18Hear that? Let's go!
00:37:23I was looking right at the wall clock and the hands moved right before my eyes.
00:37:27My watch says 2.35, does yours?
00:37:30Yes, I just don't understand what's happened to all the clocks. It's almost spooky.
00:37:37Now everyone calm down, calm down.
00:37:40I'm sure there's some logical explanation to this.
00:37:43We're looking into it now.
00:37:47You know, I wish that circus would really stop in Kerrville sometime.
00:37:51Yeah, me too, but at least we got to see the animals.
00:37:54True, but those kids will never know how either.
00:37:57Just so long as the principal doesn't know.
00:37:59Hey, that reminds me. I better go by school and get that device before someone finds it.
00:38:03Yeah.
00:38:21Well, hello Willie.
00:38:47Forget something.
00:38:51When are you going to learn?
00:38:53I thought all these computer tricks were all over.
00:38:56I did it for my school friends, not the town.
00:38:58That's beside the point.
00:39:00Now I told you to quit and you did not.
00:39:03Now I have tried to be understanding and patient and not lose my temper.
00:39:13You know, I only wish I could get inside your head, son, and know what's going on in there.
00:39:17We're very lucky that no one has been hurt so far.
00:39:20But there's only one thing I know to do.
00:39:23Beth, tomorrow I want all that computer stuff out of his room.
00:39:27That's right. I'm serious.
00:39:28There's going to be some changes around here.
00:39:30I want to see bats and balls and gloves.
00:39:32No more of that component and computer stuff.
00:39:34You understand?
00:39:36And you take Digit with you too.
00:39:42Yes, sir.
00:39:50I don't mean to be mean, Beth.
00:39:52Why isn't he like any other boy?
00:39:54Because he's not like any other boy.
00:39:57It's just that simple.
00:40:00He can't be.
00:40:02And I like him the way he is.
00:40:05And Charlie, don't forget, every single thing he's done has been in an effort to help.
00:40:10He's never been destructive.
00:40:15Whose side are you on?
00:40:18That is not fair.
00:40:20What is not fair is having a boy who refuses to be a boy.
00:40:47Circuit Breaker 23, this is Circuit Breaker calling Trax.
00:40:50Come in, Trax.
00:40:52Go ahead, Circuit Breaker. This is Trax.
00:40:54The heat's on. The law just laid down the law.
00:40:57You mean they found out about today at school?
00:41:00Yep. I walked right into the principal's office.
00:41:02My dad said tomorrow all our equipment has to go.
00:41:05And he's going to put in a lot of new baseball bats and things.
00:41:08I've never seen him this mad.
00:41:10I'm lucky. My dad hadn't gotten in trouble.
00:41:12I'm sure he'll be fine.
00:41:14I've never seen him this mad.
00:41:15I'm lucky. My dad hadn't gotten that mad since the paint on his hunting dog red.
00:41:19Well, at least your dad likes his dog.
00:41:21Mine thinks I have dadgit programmed.
00:41:23Hey, there's an idea.
00:41:25But he's too young for an operation.
00:41:27Next year, when I have my laser perfected, I can do dental lobotomies.
00:41:31I think I'll change friends next year.
00:41:33Anyway, looks like this will be the last time we talk on the CV.
00:41:36Right now, I wish I'd never been born.
00:41:38That's the spirit. Maybe your dad will change his mind.
00:41:42Not him.
00:41:43I'm going into training for the Olympics tomorrow.
00:41:45Well, I'll see you.
00:41:47This is my final 10-4, pal.
00:41:49Over and out.
00:41:50Roger. I'm down.
00:42:07Hi, Digit.
00:42:08Come on.
00:42:09Hi, Mom.
00:42:10Hi, Willie.
00:42:11Hi, Willie.
00:42:13How was school?
00:42:14Boring.
00:42:15Mrs. Beasley never calls on me anymore.
00:42:17Why not?
00:42:18Because I have the right answers all the time.
00:42:22Well, maybe you should leave your computer at home.
00:42:25Who needs a computer when you can do simple addition?
00:42:28Mrs. Beasley says I should act my own age.
00:42:32Maybe I should have another talk with Mrs. Beasley.
00:42:37Is Dad still angry?
00:42:39I'm afraid so.
00:42:43He made me call the Salvation Army to come pick up your equipment.
00:42:49They'll be here tomorrow.
00:43:00Willie.
00:43:08I know how you feel.
00:43:10And I wish there was something I could do about it.
00:43:13But I'm sure that when you're a little older,
00:43:15and you know how to control your ideas,
00:43:18that he'll be more understanding.
00:43:21But he knows how much I love that stuff.
00:43:25Willie, it's just something he can't understand.
00:43:28You know how he is.
00:43:29He loves hunting, fishing, sports.
00:43:33Well, he wanted a son to share those things.
00:43:38And he had to have me.
00:43:41Oh, come on now.
00:43:44Come on.
00:43:48You know how much he loves you.
00:43:51Don't you?
00:43:52Hey?
00:43:54Come on now.
00:43:55Come and look at this dress.
00:43:56This beautiful dress that I am making for the square dance.
00:44:00I'm looking like mad to get it finished by Saturday.
00:44:04Looks like it'll be pretty.
00:44:06Mom, can I spend the night with Trax?
00:44:08Sure, okay.
00:44:10Just stay out of trouble.
00:44:12Okay?
00:44:18Darn machine.
00:44:21I would have to break down now.
00:44:23I'm only halfway through.
00:44:25I wonder what's wrong.
00:44:27Hey, Mom.
00:44:29She let me help you.
00:44:32Don't touch the machine for a minute.
00:44:33It'll make it go by itself.
00:44:35Now, wait a minute.
00:44:36Are you sure you know what you're doing?
00:44:38Sure, I'm sure.
00:44:43Okay.
00:44:49Really?
00:44:50That's great.
00:44:52That's great.
00:44:57Now stop it.
00:45:00Stop it.
00:45:02Stop it, Willie.
00:45:04Oh, Willie, stop it.
00:45:05Please.
00:45:06Pull the plug.
00:45:08Pull the plug.
00:45:09Here, it's behind the cabinet.
00:45:17My dress.
00:45:26Oh, my dress.
00:45:28Oh, my dress.
00:45:29I'm sorry, Mom.
00:45:31Oh, your father is right.
00:45:32You should be playing baseball,
00:45:34not driving us crazy with your stupid invention.
00:45:38I said I was sorry.
00:45:40Sorry will not fix my dress.
00:45:59I didn't mean to, Mom.
00:46:29I'm sorry.
00:46:59I'm sorry.
00:47:29I'm sorry.
00:47:59Shh.
00:48:00Get down, did you?
00:48:01Or I'll have to leave you here.
00:48:22Excuse me, but could you please tell me
00:48:24when the next bus for Dallas leaves?
00:48:26Excuse me, but could you please tell me
00:48:27when the next bus for Dallas leaves?
00:48:29Dallas?
00:48:30Oh, about a half an hour.
00:48:41Dear Mom and Dad,
00:48:42I'm sorry for always getting in trouble.
00:48:45I wish I could be what you want.
00:48:47The only way I can make you happy
00:48:49is by going far away.
00:48:51There's money in my piggy bank for the dress, Mom.
00:48:54There's money in my piggy bank for the dress, Mom.
00:48:55Love, Willie.
00:48:58Charlie.
00:49:01Take it easy, Beth.
00:49:02Take it easy, Beth.
00:49:03He wouldn't have left if it wasn't for my stupid dress.
00:49:05He wouldn't have left if it wasn't for my stupid dress.
00:49:06Don't blame yourself.
00:49:07Who was the one who kept pushing him
00:49:08to be an act like me?
00:49:09to be an act like me?
00:49:10Where could he be?
00:49:11Where could he be?
00:49:12Where would he go?
00:49:13I'll find him, honey.
00:49:14I'll find him, honey.
00:49:15I swear.
00:49:21I swear.
00:49:26Hello, Jonesy.
00:49:29I want you to organize a search party.
00:49:31For what?
00:49:33Willie.
00:49:35Yeah.
00:49:36Willie just appeared.
00:49:40Attention please.
00:49:41All passengers of the 1030 Houston Express
00:49:44please proceed to gate two.
00:49:45All passengers of the 1030 Houston Express
00:49:49please board at gate two.
00:49:51What are you going to learn, I want to see bats and balls and gloves, no more of that
00:50:11and all in the computer.
00:50:41All passengers attention please, the Dallas-Fort Worth Nitro is now boarding at gate 1.
00:50:46All aboard please for the Dallas-Fort Worth Nitro.
00:51:41Are you all right?
00:52:04Yeah, he's just my puppy.
00:52:09Hey, he's a cute little devil.
00:52:13He's smart too.
00:52:14What's your name, partner?
00:52:16Billy.
00:52:17Billy what?
00:52:19Billy Smith.
00:52:21Billy Smith, huh?
00:52:23I'm Stoney Fuller, Fort Worth.
00:52:25Pleased to meet you.
00:52:26Me too.
00:52:28Hey, aren't you a little young to be traveling at night like this?
00:52:31Oh no, I'm going to visit my grandparents.
00:52:35You sure you weren't running away?
00:52:37Uh-uh.
00:52:38Well, I did when I was about your age.
00:52:41Yeah, I sure didn't enjoy it either.
00:52:43Why not?
00:52:44Well, for example, here you are sitting in the back of a bus when you could be sleeping in a nice clean bed,
00:52:50getting a warm home-cooked meal, you'll probably eat a candy bar at the station out of one of those machines.
00:52:57But me and my dad just don't see eye to eye.
00:53:00He wants me to be another Joe Namath.
00:53:03And I want to work on my computers.
00:53:05Got some good ones too.
00:53:07Well, at least I did.
00:53:09He's going to throw them all out.
00:53:11And that's why I'm going to Dallas to get that job at that big electronics plant.
00:53:16Of course that's all right with your dad.
00:53:19He's probably glad I'm gone.
00:53:21Now I won't cause him any more trouble.
00:53:23How old are you, Billy?
00:53:25Eight and a half, almost.
00:53:30Well, Tommy would have been 16 years old this year.
00:53:33Who's Tommy?
00:53:35Died before he turned nine.
00:53:37He couldn't run away.
00:53:38He spent most of his life in a hospital.
00:53:40How come?
00:53:44Well, it doesn't matter.
00:53:45What does matter?
00:53:46Your parents.
00:53:47And you matter to them.
00:53:48They don't have to.
00:53:50Why can't they let me be myself?
00:53:52Well, sometimes parents just don't seem to understand kids.
00:53:56You're telling me.
00:53:58Especially if the kids don't understand the parents.
00:54:00What's to understand?
00:54:02Raising kids isn't easy.
00:54:04Especially a smart boy like you.
00:54:07I had a big, white, beautiful stallion one time.
00:54:10Dynamite was his name.
00:54:12Dynamite?
00:54:13And he was.
00:54:15I couldn't break him.
00:54:16I tried everything.
00:54:17And I know as much about horses as you know about computers.
00:54:20Nothing seemed to work.
00:54:22What happened?
00:54:23Oh, I finally broke him.
00:54:24You know how?
00:54:26Love.
00:54:27I knew that he was something special.
00:54:29Needed special attention.
00:54:32You understand my drift.
00:54:34I think so.
00:54:36But I'm still going to Dallas.
00:54:39We'll talk about that in the morning.
00:54:46Stoney.
00:54:48Who was Tommy?
00:54:53Tommy was my boy.
00:55:12All right, Mr. Billy Smith.
00:55:14Now, you see that man standing there at the ticket counter?
00:55:18I want you to go in there and tell him to send you back to Kirby.
00:55:24I'm going to stand here and watch until you do.
00:55:26But you're right, Stoney.
00:55:28Aren't we friends?
00:55:29I'm sure we are.
00:55:31Now, you go ahead.
00:55:52Excuse me, but could you please tell me where the next bus is for Kirby?
00:56:22Hello, could you please tell me how to get to your plant from the Dallas bus station?
00:56:53It's not the first time, Beth.
00:56:56Every kid wants to run away.
00:56:59Willie isn't every kid.
00:57:01That's why I'm not all that worried.
00:57:04He's got more smarts than most.
00:57:09I'm glad to hear you say that.
00:57:12What are you talking about?
00:57:14For eight years, we've tried to make Willie into what we want.
00:57:20We haven't given him enough space to grow in his own way.
00:57:24Are you kidding?
00:57:26Look, I take him hunting and fishing and hiking.
00:57:29Beth, I've tried to give him a proper upbringing.
00:57:32Proper?
00:57:33For who?
00:57:35Charlie, you can't force a child to be something he doesn't want to be.
00:57:41We heard him.
00:57:43That's why he left.
00:57:47No.
00:57:50You know, my daddy gave me a shovel and said,
00:57:52Dig, I never asked where.
00:57:56And if I disobeyed, I got whipped.
00:57:59Now, do you think it hurt me?
00:58:07I'll get it.
00:58:13Well, Charlie.
00:58:14Oh, it's you.
00:58:15Well, I must say I've had warmer receptions.
00:58:18I'm sorry, Ed.
00:58:20It's all right.
00:58:21I know, I know.
00:58:23The wife just thought that maybe you two could use a little drive.
00:58:27Thank you, Ed.
00:58:28It's really thoughtful.
00:58:29We appreciate that.
00:58:30You know, I just can't get over the way the townspeople are helping in the search for Willie.
00:58:33Well, Charlie, everybody loves that boy.
00:58:35In spite of his computer tricks.
00:58:37Yeah, that's what bothers me, Ed.
00:58:39Because of that reason that I chased him away.
00:58:41Don't be so hard on yourself.
00:58:43Now, look, he'll come back.
00:58:44Didn't you ever think about running away when you were a kid?
00:58:48No.
00:58:49Never did.
00:58:51I always thought about just, you know, playing center field for the New York Yankees.
00:58:57And, uh...
00:58:59I guess...
00:59:06You!
00:59:07Wade residence.
00:59:09Yes?
00:59:10Is it Willie?
00:59:11This is he, sir.
00:59:12Is it Willie?
00:59:14Well, yes, sir.
00:59:16I beg your pardon?
00:59:18Is it Willie?
00:59:19You did?
00:59:20They found Willie.
00:59:21He's found.
00:59:22Hold on.
00:59:23I'm sorry, sir.
00:59:24I was talking to my wife.
00:59:25No, go on, please.
00:59:26He did, huh?
00:59:27No kidding.
00:59:29Yeah, well, that sounds just like my son.
00:59:32No.
00:59:33Well, yes, sir.
00:59:34No problem.
00:59:35Is he okay?
00:59:36He's okay.
00:59:37We'll be there.
00:59:39You can bet.
00:59:40Well, thank you again, sir.
00:59:42You're not going to believe this.
00:59:44Now, this is something else.
00:59:45Let me tell you what the little scam did.
00:59:47First of all, he takes a bus to Dallas.
00:59:48This morning, he goes to Tandy Corporation,
00:59:50walks past the guard,
00:59:52into the executive offices,
00:59:54and he asks for a job.
00:59:57I believe it.
00:59:58I believe it.
00:59:59Not only that, but Dick is with him, too.
01:00:01And that's not all.
01:00:02Now, that was the chairman of the board.
01:00:03They were so impressed with Willie
01:00:05that they had considered offering him a job
01:00:07in about, oh, say, 10 or 12 years.
01:00:09Charlie.
01:00:11Wonderful, wonderful.
01:00:16Charlie.
01:00:19Where is he now?
01:00:20Is he okay?
01:00:21He's okay.
01:00:22They're flying him home today
01:00:23in their company plane.
01:00:30That was Willie, miss,
01:00:31and he might like a nice pie with your dinner.
01:00:33Oh, Mrs. Flushing.
01:00:35How sweet of you.
01:00:37But good news,
01:00:38Willie's just been found.
01:00:39Oh, he has?
01:00:40Uh-huh.
01:00:41Well, I'll just take my pie back home,
01:00:42and we can always use an extra one at our place.
01:01:03Well, partner,
01:01:04we sure were lucky
01:01:05the Salvation Army was too busy
01:01:06to come and clean this room up the other day.
01:01:08And now Dad's telling them not to come at all.
01:01:17Well, old Stony sure was right.
01:01:19There's nothing like your own clean bed.
01:01:21Right?
01:01:23Boy, Digit, I sure wish you could talk.
01:01:25Hey, maybe that'll be my next project.
01:01:36Good afternoon, Mr. Green.
01:01:38Good afternoon.
01:01:39Children, this is the bank president,
01:01:40Mr. Green.
01:01:41Hello, Mr. Green.
01:01:44He's going to explain to you
01:01:45just what happens
01:01:46when you bring him your piggy bank.
01:01:48Now listen carefully, children.
01:01:50Children, we're delighted
01:01:51to have you here in the bank with us today.
01:01:53Come on, follow me.
01:02:00Boys and girls,
01:02:01you're in the safest building in town.
01:02:04It has to be safe
01:02:05in order to protect your money.
01:02:07But where is it?
01:02:09It's behind the door
01:02:10of this big vault back here.
01:02:12It's impossible to break into.
01:02:14And it has a secret combination
01:02:16that only two people know.
01:02:19But in order to get the money in there,
01:02:21first you must see one of these...
01:02:26...colors.
01:02:28Excuse me for a moment, please.
01:02:35Just a minute, son.
01:02:37How did you get through this gate?
01:02:39I just pushed it.
01:02:40Just pushed it?
01:02:42Well, that's impossible.
01:02:43Nothing's impossible, sir.
01:02:45What are you doing back here?
01:02:47Oh, just looking at your vault
01:02:48and looking around.
01:02:49Well, I'm sorry, son.
01:02:50Only authorized personnel
01:02:51are allowed back here.
01:02:53You'll have to grow up a little bit
01:02:54and then you can come back
01:02:55and I'll teach you all about bank vaults.
01:02:57But right now, I'm afraid
01:02:58you're a little too young
01:02:59to be able to do that.
01:03:01Yes, sir.
01:03:09Hey, honey.
01:03:10What do you all call that dinner again?
01:03:12Bouffe à la Breton.
01:03:15Bouffe à la Breton.
01:03:18How'd I luck out getting a gourmet cook,
01:03:20a concert pianist,
01:03:22and a crusader mother
01:03:23all over the place?
01:03:25I don't know.
01:03:26I don't know.
01:03:27I don't know.
01:03:28I don't know.
01:03:29And a crusader mother all at once?
01:03:31You had good taste, Chopper.
01:03:34Where?
01:03:36You had humility.
01:03:38Humility?
01:03:39Mm-hmm.
01:03:42You're fogging up the glasses, Charlie.
01:03:46You used to like surprises, lady.
01:03:49I still do.
01:03:50In fact,
01:03:51I have a big one for you tomorrow.
01:03:55You're gonna tell me
01:03:56who stole Wayne Harper's cattle?
01:03:57Uh-uh.
01:03:58Better than that.
01:04:00Uh, will he subscribe to Sports Illustrated?
01:04:03Uh-uh.
01:04:04By the way, where is he?
01:04:06You know, I still get a little shook up
01:04:07when I can't see him.
01:04:08He's upstairs,
01:04:10safe and sound.
01:04:21Breaker 23,
01:04:22this is Circuit Breaker calling Trax.
01:04:23Come in, Trax.
01:04:25Go ahead, Circuit Breaker.
01:04:26This is Trax.
01:04:27Anything exciting happen today?
01:04:29No.
01:04:30My dad's still looking for the cattle rustlers.
01:04:32My dad's still looking
01:04:33for a verse on his motorcycle.
01:04:35I'm afraid to tell him.
01:04:37Don't forget,
01:04:38tomorrow after school,
01:04:39a top-secret meeting in the hideout.
01:04:4124,
01:04:42anything special cooking?
01:04:43Yeah, but it's too big
01:04:44to talk about on the CB.
01:04:46Anyway, we better sign off
01:04:47before old Bludger starts
01:04:48calling fussing about a TV show.
01:04:5024, over and out.
01:04:51I'm down.
01:04:52Roger.
01:04:58Remember,
01:04:59no more talk about this project in school.
01:05:01The walls have ears.
01:05:03Okay.
01:05:09But, Willie,
01:05:10don't you think this is too dangerous?
01:05:12Not if we're careful.
01:05:13Besides, it has to be done.
01:05:15If we don't show them,
01:05:16the wrong people will.
01:05:17But if we're caught,
01:05:18we won't be granted for just today.
01:05:20It'll be forever.
01:05:21Don't be so negative.
01:05:23It'll be forever.
01:05:25It'll be forever.
01:05:26Don't be so negative.
01:05:28Okay.
01:05:29I wonder if they allow toys in prison.
01:05:55I wonder if they allow toys in prison.
01:06:25Tell me then why
01:06:29Tell me then why
01:06:33Born by September
01:06:37There is no salvation
01:06:41Born by September
01:06:45Wow, that was close.
01:06:47Yeah...
01:06:49Dumb cat!
01:06:50Shh!
01:06:52Maybe we'd better not do this.
01:06:54I'm scared. If we don't, someone else will.
01:06:59He robbed his first bank today, Jake. Still just a boy.
01:07:05Did you bring the stockings?
01:07:07Yeah, but what do we need them for?
01:07:09I don't know. They do it on TV all the time.
01:08:54I don't think so.
01:09:13Stand four. What's the bank I've been bringing in?
01:09:16Oh, I'm not sure if I'm getting that coin out all the time.
01:09:21It'll be here more than it was.
01:09:25I'm not sure.
01:09:49Imagine a robbery like that right here in Kerrville.
01:09:52We'll move to Los Angeles.
01:09:55I'll come right to the point. I know you're worried about your money.
01:09:59Well, don't be. We're insured by the government.
01:10:02And the funds will be replaced within hours.
01:10:05So, don't panic. Now, are there any questions?
01:10:08Where's our money?
01:10:11Now, just hold it now. Come on now, folks. Will you take it easy?
01:10:14Please settle down just for a minute.
01:10:16Look, this bank has been here for 67 years and it's been your friend.
01:10:20When you've needed help, it's helped you out.
01:10:23And now it needs your help.
01:10:27Now, my office is doing the best we can...
01:10:30to bring those to justice responsible for this deed.
01:10:32Why don't you just cut the double talk, Sheriff?
01:10:35Because we know you ain't got no idea who took our money.
01:10:38Now, you happen to be... Now, just a minute. You are wrong, Mr. Collins.
01:10:41Because we happen to have a prime suspect for your information, sir.
01:10:45Now, if you all just sort of settle down. Come on. We're friends and neighbors, huh?
01:10:49Let's not let anything get out of hand, okay?
01:10:52Why don't you all just sort of move along and I guarantee...
01:10:55we will have the suspect in custody by tonight.
01:10:58No, I promise it. You got my word.
01:11:19LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE
01:11:42Hey, man. Don't hassle the hair.
01:11:45He fits the description, Sheriff.
01:11:47You picked the wrong bank in the wrong town, buddy boy.
01:11:54Man, am I starved. I could eat a bear. What you all got in there, lady?
01:11:57Hot roast, hot cakes. Remember my surprise?
01:12:00Hot cakes?
01:12:01You told me to freeze them. Now's the time to eat them.
01:12:03Oh, Beth, I had a tough day today.
01:12:05So have I.
01:12:06Is that any way to treat the town hero?
01:12:08Hey, old chopper Wade hit a home run today.
01:12:11You got the bank robber.
01:12:12You bet. Quicker than a Cincinnati double play.
01:12:15Who is he?
01:12:17Well, he was a stranger. Been hanging around the bank all day, son.
01:12:20You should have seen all these disguises he had. I mean, they were terrible.
01:12:25Can I be excused?
01:12:27Sure.
01:12:28Yeah.
01:12:33It's time for dinner, Willie.
01:12:35I'll be right back, Mom.
01:12:36What's so important?
01:12:45My dad just arrested somebody for the robbery.
01:12:48I know. I saw it on TV.
01:12:50We can't let him go to jail for something he didn't do.
01:12:53Can you open a cell door with your computer?
01:12:56Sure, but that wouldn't clear him.
01:12:58True.
01:12:59There's only one thing we can do.
01:13:01I'm seeing him for suicide.
01:13:03We'll just have to break into the bank again while he's in jail.
01:13:06Then they'll know he didn't do it the first time.
01:13:09Well, maybe I'm not too young.
01:13:11Come on. It will go just fine. Just like the first time.
01:13:14Okay. Well, when?
01:13:17Tonight.
01:13:18Tonight? Can't we wait a week?
01:13:20It has to be tonight.
01:13:34Willie, where have you been?
01:13:36Around.
01:13:38Your dinner's in the oven.
01:13:39Thanks, Dad.
01:13:40Hey, Willie, come here.
01:13:41Why don't you bring your dinner here, eat with your pa and watch the game with me?
01:13:44I would, Dad, but I've got a lot of studying to do tonight.
01:13:49See you later.
01:13:50Okay. I'll see you later, son.
01:13:52Study?
01:13:54Beth, why should he study?
01:13:56He knows everything already.
01:13:58You should be glad he says smart.
01:14:00Yeah, well, I guess that's what everyone says.
01:14:03But they don't have to live with it.
01:14:06Yeah, well, I guess that's what everyone says.
01:14:08But they don't have to live with it.
01:15:05Come on.
01:15:31There were a number of reports that he was hanging around the bank.
01:15:34I was sure it was our man, but we've got to let him go.
01:15:37Can't hold a man because he's got a suitcase full of wigs, right, Paul?
01:15:41Stay in the hole.
01:15:42Yeah, he's clean.
01:15:43FBI has nothing on him.
01:15:44Bakersfield's never heard of him.
01:15:49Sheriff Wade?
01:15:50Yeah.
01:15:51Oh, no.
01:15:53Okay, we'll be right there.
01:15:56That confirms it.
01:15:57What does?
01:15:58We got the wrong man.
01:16:00What do you mean?
01:16:01Bank was held up again.
01:16:02Not again.
01:16:03All right, let's go.
01:16:17Why don't you check the ball for me?
01:16:33This one's taking a terrible toll on our depositors.
01:16:36We've been having huge withdrawals all day.
01:16:39Now, you've got to solve this and solve it fast.
01:16:42Oh, come on, Joey.
01:16:43Get off my back, please.
01:16:44I'm doing the best I can.
01:16:45Well, that's not good enough.
01:16:48Our customers are losing confidence in us.
01:16:51Do you know what that means for a bank, Sheriff?
01:16:53Let me tell you something.
01:16:54You don't solve a bank robbery overnight.
01:16:57It takes time.
01:16:58Well, you don't have much.
01:17:00What does that mean?
01:17:01It means that the people have called a meeting at 1 o'clock at the town hall.
01:17:04And I hope you have some answers.
01:17:07Ladies and gentlemen, let's have some order, please.
01:17:09Please come to order.
01:17:10There's no cause for alarm.
01:17:11I just talked with the Sheriff, and he assures me that he's doing everything possible to clear up this crime.
01:17:16Now, it's very important for the bank and for Kerrville that the depositors leave their money in the bank.
01:17:21What money?
01:17:22It's all gone.
01:17:23What kind of bank is it where anyone can just walk away with their payroll?
01:17:27And what's the Sheriff doing about it?
01:17:32Uh, Mr. Mayor?
01:17:33May I have the floor, please, Senator?
01:17:37Now, if I might.
01:17:45The whole town's in an uproar.
01:17:47I've heard.
01:17:48There's nothing we can do about it now.
01:17:55We have to.
01:17:56My dad's in a lot of trouble.
01:17:58Maybe we should confess.
01:18:00I can't.
01:18:01I'm not Catholic.
01:18:03I've got an idea.
01:18:05Why don't we make an anonymous phone call and tell them where the money is so my father won't be out of trouble?
01:18:11What's an anonymous phone call?
01:18:13You know, when you don't tell them who you are.
01:18:16Can they arrest anonymous people?
01:18:18No.
01:18:21We'll call the bank tomorrow during recess.
01:18:24Okay.
01:18:25You know, I can't find Digit anywhere.
01:18:28He's never done anything like this before.
01:18:30My mom says he's been gone all day.
01:18:32Don't worry.
01:18:33He'll come back.
01:18:54Hey.
01:18:56What's the matter?
01:18:59Why aren't you in bed and asleep?
01:19:02I'm worrying about Digit.
01:19:04Yes, I'm a little worried myself.
01:19:07Dad didn't take him to the pound, did he?
01:19:09No, of course not.
01:19:11He wouldn't do a thing like that.
01:19:13Come on, now.
01:19:18Now, you try and get some sleep, okay?
01:19:20And don't worry about Digit.
01:19:22He'll be back soon.
01:19:23Okay?
01:19:24Good night.
01:19:27Sweet dream.
01:19:55Hello, Charlie.
01:20:09Think they know who you were?
01:20:10Nah.
01:20:11I made my voice sound like a girl's.
01:20:13It's easy.
01:20:14You're right.
01:20:19How we doing, Josie?
01:20:20Boy, we're trying to catch up with you.
01:20:22What's going on?
01:20:23Anonymous phone caller told me the missing money is still in the bank.
01:20:28Still in the bank?
01:20:29That's what she said.
01:20:30She?
01:20:31Well, it could have been a crank call.
01:20:33I better check it out anyway.
01:20:36Hey, Josie.
01:20:37Where in the bank?
01:20:38In the dead file.
01:20:42Swish.
01:20:53Ah!
01:20:54Ah!
01:20:55Ah!
01:20:56Ah!
01:20:57Ah!
01:20:58Ah!
01:20:59Ah!
01:21:00Ah!
01:21:01Ah!
01:21:02Ah!
01:21:03Ah!
01:21:04Ah!
01:21:05Ah!
01:21:06Ah!
01:21:07Ah!
01:21:08Ah!
01:21:09What's going on here?
01:21:13Quick, clear the area.
01:21:14Come on, now.
01:21:18What's the excitement about?
01:21:19There was a dog in our vault.
01:21:21A dog?
01:21:22Yes, a dog in the vault.
01:21:23It ran right by Mrs. Bludgeon's leg and almost frightened her to death.
01:21:28I'm real sorry to hear about that.
01:21:30Are you all right, Mrs. Bludgeon?
01:21:31No, I'm not.
01:21:32Strange things are happening in this town, and I think it's time you get to the bottom of them.
01:21:36Yeah, well, maybe I have.
01:21:38Can I talk to you for a minute in private?
01:21:40Certainly, Charlie.
01:21:41Come along.
01:21:42Excuse us.
01:21:45Listen.
01:21:46Do you have something called a dead file here?
01:21:50Dead file?
01:21:51I do. Why?
01:21:52Can I take a look at it?
01:21:53Sure.
01:21:54Come along.
01:21:56We seldom use this drawer.
01:22:01You mean it was here all the time?
01:22:05Yeah, I'd say so.
01:22:07You know, Joe, it looks like it might be an inside job.
01:22:11Oh, no, Charlie. No, no, Charlie.
01:22:14All of my employees are above reproach.
01:22:17Yeah, but are they above stealing?
01:22:21Look, after you have this dusted for fingerprints, I suggest you count it.
01:22:24Make sure it's all there, okay?
01:22:26That I'll do, Charlie. That I'll do.
01:22:28It's about time you found it. I was about ready to close my account.
01:22:36You're early.
01:22:37Yep. Good news.
01:22:38What?
01:22:39The money was found.
01:22:41Great. Good.
01:22:42Good news here. Digit just came home.
01:22:44Oh, he did.
01:22:45That's a coincidence.
01:22:46Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
01:22:47Willie, just a minute.
01:22:49I want to talk to you, son.
01:22:50Did you hear Digit came home?
01:22:51Willie, where is he? I want to see him.
01:22:53Never mind about that.
01:22:55I want to ask you a question, son.
01:22:57And I want a truthful answer.
01:23:00I think I know the question.
01:23:03What's the answer?
01:23:05I did it.
01:23:08Did what?
01:23:09Took the money from the vault and put it into the filing cabinet.
01:23:13Why?
01:23:14Willie.
01:23:15Well, I just wanted you and everybody else to know how easy it was to open the vault.
01:23:19I wasn't going to steal anything.
01:23:21Never stolen anything in my life, Dad.
01:23:24But what made you not steal anything twice?
01:23:28Couldn't let that innocent man go to jail.
01:23:32How did you know it was me?
01:23:34Well, I thought I saw Digit today at the bank.
01:23:37And when both he and I came home together at the same time, I sort of figured it out.
01:23:42By the way, was Tracks in on this one, too?
01:23:46Hmm?
01:23:48Okay.
01:23:50I'll find out on my own.
01:23:52In the meantime, we're all going to the bank.
01:23:57An anonymous phone call doesn't solve everything, son.
01:24:01Could I have your attention for a minute, folks?
01:24:03This here is my son, Willie.
01:24:05I'm sure you've heard of him.
01:24:07He has something to tell you all.
01:24:10Dad, do I have to?
01:24:13You have to, son.
01:24:15I'll go fishing with you any time you say.
01:24:19I appreciate that, but they're still waiting, okay?
01:24:23Come on.
01:24:27Sometimes it takes drastic measures to prove a point.
01:24:31Speak up, boy. We want to hear.
01:24:34I...
01:24:36I was the...
01:24:38I...
01:24:40Took the money.
01:24:41How'd you do it, boy?
01:24:42Never mind how, why'd you do it?
01:24:45To save your money.
01:24:47Someone like me can rob the bank.
01:24:49Anyone else can't.
01:24:51Oh, not as smart as you, Willie.
01:24:53I guess I'm not as smart.
01:24:56I got caught.
01:24:57Well, actually, he, uh...
01:24:59I mean, he didn't get caught.
01:25:01He confessed.
01:25:02You know, I've always told my son,
01:25:04it takes sports to make a man out of you,
01:25:07it takes sports to make a man out of you, and, uh...
01:25:12Why was I wrong?
01:25:14It takes much more than sports,
01:25:16much more than, you know, being a genius, too.
01:25:21I, uh...
01:25:26Would you please finish for me, son?
01:25:29What my dad is trying to say
01:25:33is that
01:25:34admitting my mistake
01:25:37and apologizing
01:25:41is one of the real signs of being a man.
01:25:46Sorry for what I did.
01:25:49I hope I didn't cause you all any harm.
01:25:52And I won't do it again.
01:25:54Heck, you don't have to be sorry, Willie.
01:25:56You did a favor for all of us.
01:25:58That's a fine boy you got there, Sheriff.
01:26:01Yeah.
01:26:02Yeah.
01:26:13C-596 dollars.
01:26:19Peking, China?
01:26:21Washington, D.C.?
01:26:23Willie!
01:26:24Vance!
01:26:27What is it?
01:26:28All right, now.
01:26:29Who called China?
01:26:31I did, Dad.
01:26:32You can take it out of my allowance.
01:26:34That'll take me 50 years.
01:26:35What's the matter? Don't you trust him?
01:26:37Hey, I don't think that's so funny.
01:26:38Why did you not call collect, young man?
01:26:40It wouldn't let me
01:26:41because it was only an experimental computer
01:26:43on a gravity pull.
01:26:44It was designed to try and cope
01:26:46with seismic shockwaves formed by earthquakes.
01:26:49If this thing works,
01:26:50they're gonna pay for this call?
01:26:51Yes, sir.
01:26:53Well,
01:26:54makes a difference, then.
01:26:56Well, come on, son.
01:26:57What's the principle of this thing?
01:26:58Well, if you were to drill a hole
01:27:00going down straight through the earth,
01:27:01then you would come out on the other side in China.
01:27:03So I designed this computer
01:27:05on an upside-down basis.
01:27:08I'm sorry, son.
01:27:09I don't mean to laugh at you.
01:27:10You're real smart, but
01:27:11I do believe that you've bit off a little more
01:27:13than you can chew this time.
01:27:15Let me get this straight.
01:27:16What you're saying is
01:27:17if I press one of these buttons, like...
01:27:19Don't touch the button!
01:27:21Don't touch it.
01:27:23Quit playing with the kid's toys!
01:27:31When you're young, life's fun
01:27:33Don't you remember?
01:27:38When you're young, it's only for a while
01:27:44Getting in and out of trouble
01:27:48Put a pin in someone's bottle
01:27:51Making grown-ups angry
01:27:54Then back to school
01:27:57Making grown-ups angry
01:27:59Then making them smile
01:28:03When you're young, you're free
01:28:05Don't you remember?
01:28:10Me too
01:28:11Aim your arrows at the sun
01:28:17Even when we grow up
01:28:20Grow up step by step
01:28:23We'll look back on days when we were young
01:28:54When you're young, you're free
01:28:56Don't you remember?
01:29:01Me too
01:29:02Aim your arrows at the sun
01:29:08Even when we grow up
01:29:11Grow up step by step
01:29:14We'll look back on days when we were young
01:29:20When we were young