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Kook's Tour is an American comedy television film produced in 1969. It was the final film to star the Three Stooges and was originally intended as the pilot for a television series. However, on January 9, 1970, before filming was completed, Larry Fine suffered a massive stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. When it became clear that Fine was not expected to recover fully from the stroke, production of the series was cancelled and the Kook's Tour pilot film was shelved.

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00:00Light her up!
00:11Get her!
00:12Okay, old boy!
00:16Out!
00:17Out! Out!
00:21Out!
00:30Out!
00:32Out!
00:33Out!
00:35Out!
00:36Out!
00:37Out!
00:39Out!
00:41Put up the wire!
00:42Out!
00:43Out!
00:49Come on!
00:50Come on!
00:51We got to go!
00:52Come on!
00:53I guess I'm the boss!
00:55Hiya. Remember us? That's how we made our living. For 50 consecutive years.
01:05Yeah, we got scars to prove it. And I still got a few of the aches and pains.
01:09Yep. For half a century we've been stars. And suddenly
01:13we realized that although our work took us around the world, we never got to see anything
01:17but the inside of our dressing rooms. And what do you think we finally did?
01:20We quit. We quit.
01:50Moose! Here, Moose!
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07:12I don't know who you are, you little rascal.
07:14Now, now.
07:15You, why did you do those things?
07:17We gotta get that slack off.
07:19I'll flip the lever.
07:21Oh!
07:22Imbeciles.
07:23For 50 years, I've been surrounded with imbeciles.
07:25And I'm still surrounded with imbeciles.
07:27Where's that fatso with the instruction book?
07:30Come here, fatso.
07:31Fatso?
07:33Ha, ha.
07:34All right, I heard that.
07:36I heard that, Mo.
07:37I used to get paid a lot of money for taking your insults, but no more, buddy boy, no more, no more.
07:42He's right. We're ex-stoogers, we ought to start acting like ex-stoogers.
07:46Yeah.
07:47Well, I... well...
07:50Sometimes I, uh... I, I, I, I, I...
07:53Tommy, you're tying the boat loose!
07:55Hey, Moose! Go get the boat!
07:57Hoo hoo hoo!
08:20Bring it in, Moose! He's got it!
08:21Eighty pounds of torque!
08:22Can you believe it?
08:23Eighty pounds of retrieval!
08:25Retrieving a three thousand pound boat!
08:27How do you like that, Moose?
08:28Giant muskets!
08:30That was Moosey!
08:31Moosey's got it!
08:33That's Moosey!
08:38Come on, Moose, help me! Come on!
08:40Give him a hand!
08:41Give him another hand, Prandise!
08:43Come on, Moosey boy, come on.
08:44Everybody in their place.
08:45Gentlemen, be seated.
08:46Okay.
08:48All right, Moe, I'll check the...
08:49Captain Moe, please.
08:51Okay, Captain Moe, please.
08:53Okay, first, uh, blower on!
08:56Blower on!
08:57Okay, uh, lower your, uh, props!
09:04Start your motor!
09:07Well, that's a beautiful job, Captain!
09:09Thank you, Lieutenant!
09:10Okay, now back slowly!
09:12Slowly, Captain, please!
09:13Backing up slowly!
09:24Well, there we were.
09:26Finally afloat and following a trail made famous by Lewis and Clark
09:30on that magnificent river called the Snake.
09:33It was our first real taste of blue water and fresh air.
09:36And believe me, it was delicious.
09:39Here we passed directly under Massacre Rocks,
09:42just a stone's throw from the famous Oregon Trail.
09:45Appropriately named because of a series of Shoshone massacres
09:49during the early 1860s.
09:51This was a dangerous part of the Oregon Trail
09:53for more reasons than one.
09:55The famous hunt party traveling west
09:58and trailblazing the Oregon Trail itself
10:00met with a disaster in the foiling rapids
10:02just a few miles from this very spot.
10:05And that was a few miles further
10:07than these three exduges intended to explore.
10:11So away we went,
10:13our noses aimed straight toward the fantastic Jackson Hole country
10:16of western Wyoming.
10:18Discovered by John Coulter,
10:20a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition,
10:22and preserved by a wise government,
10:24Grand Teton National Park
10:26remains a primitive masterpiece of nature
10:28for future generations.
10:31We had heard many stories about the famous cutthroat trout
10:34in huge Jackson Lake
10:36and were anxious to get started on our first fishing trip.
10:40Remembering vividly our recent launching experience
10:43at the Snake River,
10:44we approached the ramp at Colder Bay
10:46with slow deliberation and extreme caution.
10:49♪♪
11:04Now that's what I call a slight improvement.
11:07♪♪
11:10Poor Moose really wanted to retrieve that boat again,
11:13but national parks have strict regulations
11:15prohibiting dogs in boats.
11:19Give us a push, Joe.
11:20Push away.
11:21♪♪
11:38Boy, look at the size of those mountains.
11:40It's like the Swiss Alps.
11:42You don't know your Alps from your Tetons.
11:44Now don't get nasty.
11:45This may get on television.
11:47Very funny.
11:48♪♪
11:54Maybe my luck will be better in the back.
11:56♪♪
12:00Oh!
12:01Look at that.
12:02Oh, my ickin' head.
12:04♪♪
12:07Hey, I got a plate.
12:08He's got a plate.
12:09Where is it?
12:10Where is it?
12:11Where is it?
12:12I don't know.
12:13Pull up in that net.
12:14Where's the net?
12:15Pull up in that net.
12:16Where's the net?
12:17I'll get the net.
12:18Here he comes.
12:19Oh, here he comes.
12:20Come on, Willie.
12:21Come on, boy.
12:22Let's get that net.
12:23I'm going to get the net.
12:24Oh, we're here, boy.
12:25Hey, hey, hey.
12:26Come on, Joe.
12:27Hey, hey, hey.
12:28Watch the hook now.
12:29Watch the hook.
12:30Watch the hook.
12:31I did it.
12:32I did it.
12:33I did it.
12:35Whoo-hoo-hoo!
12:37I'm the champion.
12:40♪♪
12:44It was just a short drive from Jackson Lake,
12:46and we were at Fabulous Yellowstone.
12:49Our first stop was Old Faithful Inn,
12:51where we would headquarter during our visit to the park.
12:54Get out.
12:55Get out.
12:56Get me out.
12:57Get out.
12:58Hey, look at that.
12:59Isn't that beautiful?
13:00Look at that.
13:01The crowds at the inn were marvelous. It took a full hour of autograph signing and reminiscing
13:19with old fans before we finally made our getaway and crossed the Firehole River to visit the
13:25unbelievable thermal spectacle of Upper Geyser Basin. The sights here at Yellowstone are
13:30mind-boggling. Miles of eerie landscape dotted with steaming vents, bubbling mud volcanoes,
13:37scalding cauldrons, and boiling mounds. It was like exploring the surface of an alien
13:42planet.
13:43I hate to walk around here at night. You could get hot boiled in 30 seconds.
13:47You'd get a better view right over here.
13:48It sounds like my stomach.
13:49Your stomach never sounded that good.
13:50That's a crazy way to make coffee, ain't it?
13:51How do you like him? Always thinking of something to eat.
13:52Ah, there it is. I got all the butter and stuff. You never saw nothing like that?
14:12Wait a minute. I'll get the edge now.
14:13Get the edge.
14:14It looks like a witch's brew.
14:15The only place in the world that's got something like that. Do you know that?
14:20You don't know that.
14:21I know that. I know that.
14:22You must have read it somewhere.
14:23I don't know.
14:24It's fantastic.
14:25We crossed the famous fishing bridge on Yellowstone Lake, and we're on our way to one of the wonders
14:32of the world, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Here, nature puts on a display that
14:39defies description. The park itself is named for the canyon's fantastic coloring, caused
14:45by the forces of the river, which gorged sheer cliffs out of volcanic rock to reveal a spectrum
14:52of hues from pale yellow to brilliant orange and flaming red.
14:55How beautiful.
14:56Gorgeous.
14:57Let me get a picture of that.
14:58Yeah, get a good one.
14:59The Lower Falls plunges 308 feet between 1,000-foot cliffs. It's mist and the late afternoon sun
15:10combining to make the river below look like a silvery glacier.
15:14Isn't it beautiful down there?
15:17It's so beautiful down there. What are we doing up here?
15:21Hey, come on. Don't try to be funny, huh?
15:23Come on, Moose. Take a look at it.
15:25Look, look, look. See that? See that?
15:27Let him see himself.
15:28Attaboy, Moose. Come on, get a picture.
15:30Oh, isn't that beautiful?
15:32Ain't that fantastic?
15:34Step down, Moose.
15:47Poor Moose. Somehow the whole miracle of nature bored him.
15:51But the day was still young, and ahead was an adventure he'd never forget.
15:56What a day.
15:57Right here.
15:58Looks like a nice spot.
15:59Sorry, old buddy, but we'll only be gone a short while.
16:02Yeah, you know the rules, sweetheart. No dogs allowed in boats in National Park.
16:06So take a nap and enjoy the scenery. We'll be right back.
16:09Yeah.
16:10Don't go away.
16:11Here.
16:12Attaboy.
16:14There, Moose. We just want to see the lake.
16:16Be still, or I'll bring you back a fish.
16:18Relax.
16:44Woof, woof, woof.
16:46Woof, woof, woof.
16:48Woof, woof, woof.
16:50Woof, woof, woof.
16:52Woof, woof, woof.
16:54Woof, woof.
17:01Woof, woof.
17:13Woof, woof, woof.
17:15Woof, woof, woof.
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17:19Woof, woof, woof.
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19:55Woof, woof, woof.
19:57Hey, we've been out quite a while.
19:59How's the gasoline, Captain?
20:01Well, I don't know.
20:03The arrow points halfway.
20:05I don't know if it's half empty or half full.
20:07Oh, come on.
20:09What are you doing them old jokes for?
20:11Forget the jokes.
20:13Back to the marina and move.
20:15Aye.
20:31Aye.
20:33Aye.
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21:45Aye.
21:47Aye.
21:49Aye.
21:51Aye.
21:53Aye.
21:56Aye.
22:03I know what I'm doing.
22:05Don't worry about it.
22:07Oh boy.
22:08You look like a dirty lawn in the fall.
22:10Yeah.
22:11Very funny.
22:12You guys all laugh when I get first prize
22:14for taking a picture of a deer.
22:16The only way to get a picture of an animal
22:19is to camouflage yourself and snake up on him.
22:21Well, watch out for the bears.
22:23to think that you're Barry Bush and threw your arm off, so watch it.
22:27Oh, yeah, yeah.
22:30Look.
22:32Come on.
22:39He's gone.
22:41And there's wild bear here.
22:43And moose.
22:44Moose.
22:45We've got to find moose.
22:46Yeah.
22:47Hey, you go that way.
22:49You go that way.
22:50I'll go this way.
22:51Moose.
22:52Here, moose.
22:53Here, moose.
22:55Here, moose.
22:58Here, moose.
22:59Moose.
23:00Here, moose.
23:01Moose.
23:02Moose.
23:05Moose.
23:06Hey, moose.
23:09Moose.
23:10Moose.
23:11Hey, moose.
23:12Where are you?
23:13Moose.
23:14Moose.
23:15Here, moose.
23:16Moose.
23:17Here, moose.
23:18Here, moose.
23:19Here, moose.
23:20He must be blind as a bat.
23:28Moose.
23:30Get it away.
23:31Don't.
23:32Moose.
23:34Moose.
23:36Moose.
23:38Moose.
23:42Oh, moose.
23:50Moose.
23:51Moose.
23:52Hi.
23:53Any luck?
23:54Nothing.
23:55Not a sign.
23:56Have you seen Larry?
23:57Come to think of it, I haven't seen him in hours.
24:00That's all we need.
24:01Now we've got to look for moose and for Larry.
24:03Well, that's the way it is.
24:04Here, moose.
24:05Here, Larry.
24:06Here, Larry.
24:07You know, I give up with that idiot.
24:09Every time things go wrong, he makes it worse.
24:12I wouldn't be surprised if he's out there now
24:14with a stick of dynamite trying to catch a fish.
24:16Yeah, well, we better catch him.
24:17All right, find somebody here.
24:18Hey, Larry.
24:19Moose.
24:20Here, moose.
24:21Larry.
24:22Moose.
24:23Hey, Larry.
24:24Here, moose.
24:25Moose.
24:26Moose.
24:27Moose.
24:28Moose.
24:29Hey, moose.
24:30Where are you?
24:34Moose, I knew I'd find you.
24:36I'll show those guys who's the idiot.
24:38Moose, come here, boy.
24:42Hold it.
24:44Moose.
25:00Hi, Curly.
25:01Hi, Moose.
25:02I quit.
25:03I'm pooped.
25:04Yeah, this is terrible.
25:05There's no sign of him anyplace.
25:06I know.
25:07I know.
25:08I found him.
25:09Where are you at?
25:10I found him.
25:12I found him! I found him!
25:14I found him!
25:16Wait a minute. I found him.
25:18Easy now, easy.
25:19You found him?
25:20Yeah.
25:21He found Moose.
25:23That's all right.
25:24Good boy, boy.
25:25Good boy.
25:26Come here.
25:27You're really a super duper moose finder.
25:29You really are.
25:39Poor Larry.
25:41For 50 years, the Scripps never let him do anything right.
25:44I guess it's become a habit.
25:46Moose finally recognized an old friend beneath all that camouflage,
25:50and we headed back to the geyser fields for a gag we just couldn't resist playing.
26:06Hey, Moose, look.
26:07It's the Sturgeon.
26:08Hey, what have they got there?
26:09Looks like some kind of bird.
26:10They must be crazy.
27:11Better get out of here.
27:12The rangers are coming.
27:14What a kind of a crazy guy.
27:24Just 14 miles after a hasty exit from the west gate of Yellowstone,
27:28we stopped to try our luck at Timber Creek,
27:31a small stream that flows into Henry's Lake and teems with native brook trout.
27:37Easy now, boy.
27:39Easy.
27:40Aha.
27:41Now that's what I call luck.
27:43First cast and pow.
27:45Easy, Moose.
27:46Easy does it.
27:48Easy, fella.
27:49Easy now.
27:51Okay, boy.
27:52Come in here.
27:53I'll get it.
27:54Larry, wait.
27:55That's mine.
27:56That's mine.
27:57That's mine.
27:58That's mine.
27:59That's mine.
28:00That's mine.
28:01That's mine.
28:02That's mine.
28:03That's mine.
28:04That's mine.
28:05That's mine.
28:06That's mine.
28:07That's mine.
28:08That's mine.
28:09He caught the fish.
28:10It was your pole.
28:11It was your pole.
28:12It's only your pole.
28:13It's only your pole.
28:14And that's my fish.
28:15Come on, I'm winning.
28:16Give me my fish.
28:17I've never caught a fish and I can't catch it.
28:18I'll have to ask somebody.
28:19What are you doing?
28:21Get away with you.
28:22That's my fish.
28:23I know what I'm doing.
28:24Come on.
28:25Watch him.
28:26Watch him.
28:27Watch him.
28:28Oh, boy.
28:29Oh, I got it's there.
28:30Put my name on it.
28:31That's mine.
28:32This is mine.
28:33This is mine. He belongs to you. He's mine.
28:39No, he's not. He's mine.
28:42I finally got a fish.
28:45You haven't caught a fish yet. Get out of here.
28:48Let me get that one off.
28:52I finally caught a fish. He took it away.
28:56Moose was fascinated by the string of fish that Joe and I had caught.
29:00And Larry, skunked as usual, had reached a peak of frustration.
29:05I still say they're my fish.
29:07Oh, stop it. You haven't caught anything since we've been out.
29:10For two weeks I've been telling you, if you don't hook them, you don't eat them.
29:13Yeah.
29:14That simple.
29:15That's a praise.
29:17Poor Larry.
29:18It was as if the entire trout population of Idaho was deliberately conspiring to drive him crazy.
29:25Feeling sorry for him, we headed for a famous fishing spot where he could at least look at trout.
29:32Big Springs, Idaho, and the unbelievable sight of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River,
29:38bubbling up from underground and within yards becoming a full-fledged river.
29:48Fishing is prohibited in this natural aquarium.
29:51In addition to its year-round trout population,
29:54millions of kokanee salmon come each fall to spawn in its crystal waters.
30:00Look down there.
30:01Yeah.
30:02Look at all those fish.
30:03Oh, boy.
30:04Did you ever see anything like that?
30:06No wonder they don't allow fishing.
30:08Look at that one over there. He must weigh eight pounds.
30:11Let's feed him some bread.
30:14Look at that moose.
30:15Hey, look at him grab it.
30:21Oh, he's fast.
30:22Look at him go.
30:23He's strong.
30:24I'd hate to put my finger in there.
30:27Yeah.
30:28They're like piranhas.
30:30I bet every fishing lure ever invented would work here.
30:33Oh, that one's a kokanee salmon.
30:35Look at him go.
30:37Hey, Larry, get a picture.
30:40Boy.
30:41Ain't that something else?
30:42Yeah.
30:43In a place like this, even Larry could catch a fish.
30:46You want to bet?
30:49Remembering Larry's skill with rod and reel,
30:52Joe backed out of his offer,
30:54and we traveled downstream for a little diversionary boating.
30:57Help, help.
31:10I'm out of control.
31:11I'm going into the bridge.
31:12Help.
31:13Hold on, Moe.
31:14I'm coming.
31:16Help, help.
31:17Easy does it.
31:18Easy does it.
31:19I'll get you.
31:20Help.
31:21Hurry.
31:22Phew.
31:24Look out, you dumb skunk.
31:28I'm coming, Moe.
31:29I'm coming.
31:35Look out, you fat idiot.
31:37Sorry.
31:51By now, Larry was determined to catch his first fish,
31:55and he couldn't have picked a better spot.
31:58Henry's Lake is unquestionably one of the best cutthroat
32:01and rainbow lakes in America.
32:03Limits of fish up to 15 pounds are not uncommon.
32:07Larry couldn't wait to wet his line,
32:09and 155 horses were speeding us to Staley Springs,
32:13the hottest spot on the lake where good fishing
32:16and good accommodations lure sportsmen
32:19from all over the country.
32:21Toss the anchor, Joe.
32:23Yes, sir, Captain Moe.
32:28Get your rods ready, fellas.
32:30Do I like maneuver us into position?
32:34This is it, Larry.
32:35You're on the best lake in Idaho,
32:37so pay attention to your rod,
32:39and let's see if you can finally break the ice.
32:45Hey, you.
32:47You should be going without a bite.
32:49Why don't you get some action?
32:51Yeah, well, this is very boring.
32:53Yeah, well, that's your fish with your hat, then.
32:55Oh, shut up.
32:56I think I'll go take a nap.
32:58All right, so take a nap.
32:59Relax.
33:00Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
33:02Thought I had it, but it got away, if it was.
33:04And, Moe, you haven't got a bite.
33:06You've got skeeter.
33:07Whoop.
33:10Easy now.
33:11What is that?
33:13Easy.
33:14I got something.
33:15Larry, get the net.
33:16You got something?
33:17I got the net.
33:18Hey, boy.
33:19Bring him over here.
33:20Wait a minute.
33:21Get that net there.
33:22Leave him so he don't jump off.
33:23Oh, I hope we don't lose him.
33:25Come on there, buddy.
33:26Oh, boy.
33:27Look at him go.
33:28That a boy, Moe.
33:29I got him.
33:30Easy now.
33:31Watch him.
33:32Watch him.
33:33Put him down here.
33:34I'll get him out.
33:35Easy.
33:36Easy.
33:37It's a bite.
33:38That's a biting fish, Moe.
33:39I hope so, fella.
33:40I hope so.
33:41Wait a minute.
33:42Wait.
33:43I got one.
33:44I got one.
33:45Watch him.
33:46I need some help.
33:47You got one?
33:48Yeah.
33:49Come on.
33:50Come on.
33:51Larry.
33:52I need some help.
33:53I need some help.
33:54Oh, there.
33:55Yeah.
33:56Watch him.
33:57Watch him.
33:58Watch him.
33:59Watch him.
34:00Get him.
34:01Get him.
34:02Get him.
34:03That's a fighter, Moe.
34:04It ain't yours.
34:05It ain't yours.
34:06It's mine.
34:07What?
34:08Larry, help.
34:09I got another one.
34:10OK.
34:11Get him out of there.
34:12Got a hookup.
34:13Larry, break the net.
34:14Come here.
34:15Oh, I got a fish.
34:16Take your time.
34:17That's all mine, eh?
34:18Take it easy, Larry.
34:19I'm taking it.
34:20No, no.
34:21It's all mine.
34:22I must...
34:23You know how many times I...
34:24Get him over here.
34:25You know how many times I told you before?
34:26Yeah, man.
34:27I got a fish.
34:28Now, wait a minute.
34:29You have a fish.
34:30I got a fish.
34:31Please.
34:32Please pay attention.
34:33Will you please?
34:34I told you before.
34:35I told you before.
34:36Will you please?
34:37I told you I got a fish.
34:38Look.
34:39I caught the fish, Larry.
34:40But that's my rod.
34:41All right.
34:42Now, take it easy.
34:43It's your rod.
34:44I caught it.
34:45I told you so many times.
34:46If you don't hook him, you don't eat him.
34:47I caught the fish.
34:48I gotta...
34:49I gotta give up.
34:50I gotta give up.
34:51Don't call me no more.
34:52I'm gonna go to sleep.
34:53As we left Henry's Lake, Larry's incomparable record was still intact.
34:54A big fish.
34:55A big fish.
34:56A big fish.
34:57A big fish.
34:58A big fish.
34:59A big fish.
35:00A big fish.
35:01A big fish.
35:02A big fish.
35:03A big fish.
35:04A big fish.
35:05A big fish.
35:07A big fat zero.
35:08Our next stop was Red Fish Lake, one of Idaho's alpine jewels, nestled in the magnificent
35:15setting of the Sawtooth Mountains.
35:19Just north of Sun Valley, in central Idaho, Red Fish Lake and the Stanley Basin are one
35:23of the state's top recreational areas.
35:26Cruising on these high mountain lakes is a boatman's dream.
35:30This was relaxation headed zenith, a far cry from the noise and grit of the city we call
35:49home.
35:50We could see fish below in the clear water, but were content just to sit and soak up the
35:55fantastic scenery.
35:57Some of the Sawtooth Mountains tower over 12,000 feet, and the entire area, dotted with
36:07snow-capped peaks and alpine lakes, is known to many as the American Alps, unquestionably
36:14one of the choicest camping and boating areas in the country, and we were heading back to
36:19the marina for our first experience at outdoor camping.
36:26Oh, what a beautiful day.
36:34Good morning, Cunningham.
36:35Good morning, Moe.
36:36Good morning, Larry.
36:37Good morning.
36:38Hey, I didn't sleep a wink last night.
36:39What was the matter?
36:40I snored so loud I kept myself awake.
36:41Oh, come on.
36:42Come on, we got work to do, gentlemen.
36:43Curly Joe, please take care of the wood.
36:50Larry, please take care of the fire.
36:51What are you going to do?
36:52Nothing.
36:53Don't strain yourself.
36:54Oh, come on.
36:55Here, Larry, hold that.
36:56And so began a typical, ordinary day in Cairns.
37:03Shaving in the fresh mountain air is something I had never experienced.
37:09It was a great feeling.
37:13Poor Joe.
37:14He was used to getting clobbered with those kind of instruments, not using them.
37:20Sometimes a simple thing like combing your hair can get to be a habit, a bad habit.
37:33Joe wasn't much of a woodsman, but he did have one phobia, glitter.
37:37And old Fatso was constantly cleaning up the campground.
37:48A job appreciated by all.
37:54Well, almost everybody.
37:58Hey, those boys are lazy, aren't they, Moose?
38:02A little western music?
38:04No?
38:05Rock and roll?
38:06No?
38:07How about a little classical?
38:10That's what I like.
38:12A dog with taste.
38:14Come up here, Moose.
38:15Come on, listen.
38:17And relax.
38:18Before long, Joe had become a litter fanatic.
38:21I know you wouldn't believe this if you weren't seeing it, but he actually rigged up a motorized
38:26campground high-speed vacuum and contraption, for lack of a better name.
38:32And away he went, doing his duty for forest and country.
38:36Outdoors and indoors, he was determined that the wilderness would be immaculate.
38:44His was truly an immaculate contraption.
38:54What are you trying to do, run somebody over?
38:56You're a fine one to talk.
38:58Do you know that...
38:59Do you know your tent rope was in my litter line?
39:02And you're the guys I've been watching.
39:04You've been littering up the campgrounds.
39:05That's why I was vacuuming the place.
39:07And you're gonna get in trouble, buddy boy.
39:09I'll tell you that right now.
39:10I've been what?
39:11I've been littering?
39:12Yeah, both of you.
39:13You're the worst kind of litterers.
39:15The ranger's gonna get you, fella.
39:17You'll see.
39:18Look what you did to my contraption.
39:20I was doing so good vacuuming the whole place, and you with that tent.
39:25You stinks.
39:26You're gonna hurt somebody.
39:28You did that on purpose?
39:30Your tent pole was right there, that's what.
39:55Watch it, watch it.
40:05Don't.
40:06Don't.
40:07What's the matter?
40:08What is it?
40:09That's my new trap.
40:10You gotta be kidding.
40:11Wait a minute, I'll show you how it works.
40:13See, the animal eats the fruit.
40:15Which pulls this string, which shuts that door.
40:19And that string goes down, sets that trap.
40:22When that trap goes off, it pulls this string and drops the rock down.
40:27When the rock drops down, the bucket of water goes up.
40:30When the water gets to the top, it tilts down, and it fills this cup.
40:35It starts a seesaw.
40:36The candle goes up, and it burns that string, which drops that hammer, which releases the shutter.
40:42And when the shutter goes down, the flashbulbs go up, and you got the picture of the year.
40:48Watch that.
40:49Picture of a deer, real live deer.
40:51Now, just relax, Larry.
40:52Just relax.
40:53Now, we'll go get Moose, and we'll all go to lunch before the man with the white coat comes.
40:58Is he coming to lunch, too?
40:59Not to lunch.
41:00He's coming to grab you.
41:01Now, let's go.
41:05Well, well, look at that.
41:08The 21 Club of the Woods.
41:10Who's the caterer?
41:11The master chef.
41:12Gentlemen, be seated.
41:14Sit down.
41:15You.
41:16There we are.
41:18And, Moose, you can join us, too.
41:19Right there, boy.
41:25Oh, oh, oh.
41:26Get to the table quick before we drop.
41:27Hurry.
41:28Let's get this stuff in the kitchen.
41:32Out of my way, Larry.
41:33Out of my way.
41:34Moose, hurry up.
41:46How's dinner coming, Captain Moe?
41:48Chef Moe, if you please.
41:50Okay, Chef Moe, if you please.
41:52Boy, am I hungry.
41:59Hey, Larry, let you and I set the table.
42:02Yeah, it's safer there.
42:04Boy, I can hardly wait.
42:14Here, Moose, dinner.
42:17Idaho rainbow trout coming up.
42:20Ready for it, boys.
42:22Here you go.
42:23Help yourself.
42:24Oh, delicious, boy.
42:25Trout for me.
42:26Mix my plate, please.
42:27Oh, sure, Moe.
42:28There's two little ones for you.
42:33That's it.
42:34That's for Moose.
42:39No littering.
42:40I'll take care of it.
42:41You're right.
42:42Here you are, Moose.
42:43It's a nice, fresh boom trout.
42:45Atta baby.
42:46Hey, Moe, where's my fish?
42:48If you don't hook him, you don't eat him.
42:53Moose, have some.
42:55Have some, boy.
42:56Atta boy.
42:57Atta boy.
42:58Moose likes it.
42:59Moose likes it.
43:00He knows a good vintage when he tastes it.
43:02Yes.
43:03There's nothing I like better than a tall glass of cool red vintage.
43:12I wish I was a dog.
43:15Okay, fellas.
43:16Come on, Moose.
43:17Beddy-bye time.
43:18Atta boy.
43:19Come on, come on.
43:20Time to go to bed.
43:21Atta boy.
43:22That's it.
43:23Beddy-bye time.
43:24I get to sleep in the upper.
43:25I'll have to put some goose grease on you.
43:26What?
43:27What?
43:28What?
43:29What?
43:30Oh, wait a minute.
43:31Come on, see.
43:32Wait.
43:33Wait.
43:34This doesn't fit my personality.
43:35Doesn't fit your belly, either.
43:37It's not my fault.
43:38You were in my way.
43:39I was in your way.
43:40Yes, sir.
43:41Oh, I beg your pardon.
43:42That's better.
43:43Out.
43:44Out.
43:45Into the tent.
43:46Oh, not that.
43:47I slept in the tent last night.
43:48Well, you're going to sleep there again tonight, belly and all.
43:49Out.
43:50Out.
43:51Out.
43:52Out.
43:53Out.
43:54Out.
43:55Out.
43:56Larry, finish up the dishes, will you?
43:57You slowpoke.
43:58All right.
43:59Out.
44:00Out.
44:01Out.
44:02Out.
44:03Shut that door.
44:04Shut that door.
44:35What was that?
44:36Night vision.
44:37Night vision.
44:38I told you.
44:39What was that flash?
44:40I've been sleeping all night.
44:41Oh, no.
44:42I got a picture of a deer.
44:43Who's deer?
44:44What deer?
44:45Come on, fellas.
44:46By morning, we were well on our way to northern Idaho and passing Arrow Rock Dam.
45:16This huge reclamation project on the Boise River cascades an awesome torrent of water
45:22that covers the entire area in a perpetual mist and creates a mighty turbulence below
45:28the dam that transforms the Placid River into a facsimile of a stormy ocean.
45:36We drove by the beautiful state capital at Boise and headed due north to Idaho's Panhandle
45:41and the fabulous fishing of Ponderay and Priest Lakes.
45:44Okay, Larry, this is it.
45:45Lake Ponderay.
45:46Your big chance.
45:47Yeah, Joe's right.
45:48If you can't catch them here, you'll never catch them.
45:49Good chance.
45:50Hey, Pete.
45:51Will you look at that crazy retriever?
45:52He thinks you're playing ball, Larry.
45:53Hey, Pete.
45:54Hey, Pete.
45:55Pete.
45:56Pete.
45:57Pete.
45:58Pete.
45:59Pete.
46:00Pete.
46:01Pete.
46:02Pete.
46:03Pete.
46:04Pete.
46:05Pete.
46:06Pete.
46:08He thinks you're playing ball, Larry.
46:11Hey, you caught yourself a moose.
46:13Let go, will you, moose?
46:15Here, moose.
46:16Bring it back.
46:17That's it.
46:18Moose.
46:19Come on here, moose.
46:20Come on, baby.
46:21That's clear water for you, moose.
46:22Come on.
46:23Come on.
46:24Come on.
46:25Come on.
46:26You can get off by yourself.
46:27Come on.
46:28Okay.
46:29Okay.
46:30Hey, watch it, moose.
46:31Oh.
46:32Oh.
46:33Go ahead.
46:34Get them all wet.
46:35That's it.
46:37He's got me crazy.
46:38Why don't you just keep trying?
46:39He's bound to get tired.
46:47Poor Larry.
46:48He was really jinxed.
46:50Moose was literally driving him out of his mind.
46:53The bright float acted on his retriever instincts,
46:56and nothing could stop him from doing his inborn duty.
46:59It was really funny, and yet it was sad.
47:03All right.
47:04You stay, moose.
47:05This is the last time.
47:09Come here.
47:10Come here.
47:11No, moose.
47:12No.
47:13How many times do I have to tell you?
47:14Now, this is the fourth time.
47:16Cut it out.
47:24Hey, moose.
47:25Come here.
47:26This way.
47:27Come on.
47:28He's gone.
47:29Moose has got a face.
47:30Attaboy, moose.
47:31Play him easy now.
47:32That's it, boy.
47:33Hold on to him.
47:35Don't hurt him.
47:36What a fisher dog.
47:37Bring him in.
47:38You can do it, moose.
47:39Yeah, if you can do it, just play him easy.
47:45Fish lake, moose.
47:46That's my fish.
47:47Come on.
47:48Up here.
47:49Never mind him, moose.
47:51Never mind.
47:52Take care of your fish, kid.
47:59Never mind him.
48:00Never mind him.
48:01You do what you want.
48:02Get him.
48:07She's a better fisherman than you are.
48:13That's my fish.
48:14Mine.
48:15My fish.
48:16Mine.
48:19Moose had added insult to injury
48:21while Larry's frustration reached past the boiling point.
48:25The experience left a bad taste in his mouth
48:27and he urges to leave Pend Oreille and move north
48:30to the virgin wilderness of Upper Priest Lake.
48:33Feeling sorry for him,
48:35we transported our boat north to Priest Lake
48:37and crossed this large scenic body of water
48:40on our way to the narrow passageway
48:42known as the thoroughfare
48:43that connected Upper and Lower Priest.
48:46We sped to the very top of the lake
48:48and began searching for the narrow channel.
48:50The opening was well marked
48:52and we slowed to a crawl as we entered.
48:58The thoroughfare has a serene beauty all its own
49:01that tempts you to take your eyes off the water
49:03as you try to keep a steady course
49:05over the narrow deep channel.
49:07One mistake and you're locked on a sandbar
49:10in this lonely remote wilderness.
49:12The bottom is covered with large submerged trees
49:15that can wreak havoc with a boat.
49:20Moose was appointed first mate
49:22and became my second set of eyes,
49:24barking every time he saw a strange object underwater.
49:28This is really a virgin wilderness.
49:31Rubbing elbows with the Canadian border,
49:33the entire area is untouched by civilization
49:37as much as it was thousands of years ago.
49:40With each mile the scenery became more beautiful
49:43and the area more lonely.
49:45This was the last stretch just before the channel widens
49:48and enters Upper Priest,
49:50a truly magnificent wilderness lake.
49:53We were the only boat in the entire area
49:56and this time Larry was positive
49:59that he had finally reached his spot.
50:01This was to be his day.
50:05It was also his last chance
50:07as we would be heading home tomorrow.
50:09With this in mind, we all fished diligently
50:12for three solid hours and then...
50:16Well Moe, it looks like we got our limit.
50:19What a day with rod and reel.
50:21Have a little patience my lad.
50:22One of these days you'll stay awake long enough to catch a fish.
50:25And all you need is a little skill, perseverance, finesse,
50:29know-how, craftsmanship and technique.
50:32Again.
50:35I quit.
50:36Disgusting.
50:47How about that?
50:49There's one for Moe,
50:51one for me
50:52and one for Moose.
51:02Poor Larry.
51:03Five weeks on the greatest fishing waters in America
51:06and even his hat
51:08did three times as good as he did.
51:10Well, maybe his luck will improve
51:13after we board our campground in the sky
51:15and head our rig for the inland waters of Japan.
51:19Sayonara.

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