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I'll tell you, Woody, the psychiatric profession can get rough sometimes.
I think if I hear one more person telling me about one more problem, I'll explode.
I know just how you feel Dr. Crane.
Actually, I suppose you do.
Our professions are very much alike.
We both have to listen patiently while people unload their grief and suffering.
Sometimes it's just more than I can bear.
I know just how you feel, Dr. Crane.
If only I had your ability to listen... to a person's problem,
sympathize while going on calmly and happily. How do you do it Wood?
I know just how you feel Dr. Crane.
- You're not listening to me, are you? - I know just how you feel Dr. Crane.
Fine. Here it is, troops.
The reason I called you in was to tell you
I just got a chance to go out to Moose River to do some fishing
with some old baseball buddies.
Ahh... a fishing trip.
Another desperate yet futile attempt to forget me.
No, just another desperate yet futile attempt to catch some fish.
Problem is I want to leave right now, so...
Who wants to be saddled with taking charge of the place while I'm--
- Me, me, me! - Me, me, me!
Wait a minute here.
All right, sit down. I guess I'm going to have to make an executive decision here.
All right, hold out your fists.
One potato, two potato, three potato, four--
Oh Sam, Sam, Sam, this isn't fair.
It isn't?
No, everybody knows that when you do One Potato, Two Potato with three people,
you end up with the same person with whom you started.
Oh, yeah. All right, uh...
I've got something else here. All right, you're right.
My dog died last night
What color is his blood?
What kind of disgusting game is that?
It's something I played when I was a kid.
Now, pick a color.
- What for? - Your dog's blood.
This is horrible. You played this as a child?
No wonder you're so disturbed.
Would you please pick a color so I can spell it
and knock somebody out.
All right, mauve.
All right, uh...
- Here we go. We'll use a bat here. - Good idea.
Okay. I'm in charge!
Sam.
Actually, I had this in mind, here. Woody, you know how to do this.
There you go. All right, here.
Oh! He grabbed the little knobby thing at the top! You can't do that.
- That's not part of the bat! - It is so part of the bat.
- Well, can he grab it? - Sure he can grab it.
Then you and I get three turns trying to kick it
out of his fingers and the one who kicks it out wins.
Well how do we decide who kicks first?
One potato, two potato--
You're going to have to make a decision
like a rational, adult human being.
All right.
Okay. Woody's my man.
Oh, come on!
Why Woody?
Because he's the only person who hasn't
irritated the hell out of me in the last five minutes.
Come on, get out of here.
Let me go over some of the management rules with him.
Go on, go on.
I think you're really going to enjoy this weekend, boss.
Okay. First rule-- keep this with you at all times.
Oh, Woodie. There's a letter from Indiana.
Oh boy! It's from my girlfriend Beth.
So, how are things in the great Midwest?
Well, everybody gather round and we'll find out.
Oh, great! Let's pull up the stove, whittle a tetch and chaw some tabacky.
Wait, Beth writes the greatest letters in the world.
I can't wait for you to hear this.
"Dear Woody, this is the hardest letter I've ever had to write.
What I have to say is that I care about you very much,
but I'm afraid we can't stay together anymore.
You see, I've fallen in love with Leonard Twilley
and we're flying up to Niagara Falls on the 20th to be married.
We're gonna drop by and see you on our way.
I feel I have to explain in person.
I hope you understand and find it in your heart to forgive me.
See you Saturday. Love, Beth."
Well, this isn't quite as good as her usual letters.
I'm so sorry, Woody.
I can't believe it. Beth and Leonard Twilley.
Woody, today's Saturday, you know. Uh, she could be here any minute.
Gosh, I'm feeling kind of bad. Listen, if you'll excuse me,
I think I'd like to be alone now.
Oh, I guess it'd be easier if I left.
Uh, wait a sec, Wood.
You know, maybe this is really a blessing in disguise.
You see, sometimes in order to achieve maturity,
it's necessary to disengage oneself from relationships
that keep one's growth rooted in an artificially prolonged period of stasis.
I know just how you feel, Dr. Crane.
Woody, come on.
Sometimes thing work out for the best, you know?
Look at it this way.
Boston's crawling with beautiful single women.
Just get out there.
He's right you know?
Take it from one who knows.
Yeah, but since Sammy's not here, just take it from us.
Yeah, you know, he is, uh, right there, Woody.
You know, the best way to forget about Beth is go out there, find some skirt,
have her, use her, and throw her away.
Maybe you guys are right.
Maybe the best way to get over this
is to make wild, crazy, passionate love
to the first available woman who comes along.
Woody, don't listen to them.
It's not necessary for you to suppress your grief in debauchery
It's important for you to experience it.
People grow from intense suffering.
Yeah? Then how come I haven't grown an inch since I've known you?
Oh, boy, Normie, look at this.
Another psychic's head exploded.
Kind of makes you wonder why anyone goes into that line of work, doesn't it?
Excuse me.
I've been experiencing grief all afternoon.
And instead of killing myself, I'd like to take you out to dinner.
Sounds great, but no, thank you.
Did I say it was my treat?
Woody, you've hit on nearly every woman in the bar.
Why are you so persistent?
Well, when Beth gets here, you know,
I want to show her that I got someone else, too.
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's that look of pity in her eyes.
I'm sure she's far too wrapped up in her own happiness to have time to pity you.
Well, that is a comfort.
Hi, Woody.
- Oh, hi, Beth. Hi, Leonard. - Did you get my letter?
- Yeah, I got it. - Are you mad?
Oh, no, I'm not mad at all.
You know, you're the last person in the world I ever wanted to hurt.
Hey, I'm fine, really. Can I get you guys something to drink?
- Wine. - How 'bout a brewski?
brewski.
Woody, we didn't mean for this to happen.
It was fate.
I was in Fryer's Hardware Store looking at some copper tubing.
Beth was buying a lawn sprinkler, and, well...
I never stood a chance.
Oh, Leonard, I can't stand it. Look what we've done to him.
I know, it's worse than I thought it would be.
Oh, please, guys, don't do that.
How can we happily walk down the aisle knowing we're leaving him here like this?
I won't be in the mood for any cake.
Beth, Leonard, just--
I keep getting this picture of you sitting alone in your room, night after night,
and it makes me want to cry.
Hi, Beth. Nice to meet you, Leonard.
Woody, uh, don't you think it's time to tell Beth about you-know-who?
Who?
Well, that lovely young lady you've been seeing so much of.
- Is this true? - Yes.
I'm glad you found someone, Woody.
What's she like?
Well, uh, she's about four, five, five, five feet four or five.
She's kind of hard to describe.
Cornflower-blue eyes,
Titian hair, Raphael esque figure.
And she smells good.
I feel so much better knowing you won't be alone.
Well, come on, Leonard. we'd better be going.
It was nice seeing you, Woody.
Bye, Beth.
Good luck.
Yeah, good luck, Beth.
Well, it's too bad you two had to leave.
I know you would have enjoyed meeting Woody's girlfriend.
- She's extraordinary. - Yeah, we could have had dinner tonight.
Actually, our plane doesn't leave till midnight.
Oh, that's right. Well, we can all have dinner together.
Oh, great.
- 8:00 Okay? - Yeah. fine.
Way to go, Miss Chambers. What am I gonna do now?
I'm sorry, Woody. I have a strict rule
about meddling in other people's affairs.
Why did Miss Chambers have to shoot my big mouth off for me?
Boy, this is the worst thing that's ever happened to anybody.
Oh, I don't know, about that, Woody. Did you ever have your head explode?
Woody, as a way of apologizing,
let me try to think of another way out of this.
Now, let's see...
I'm sure we can think of something.
Well, it better be good, 'cause I need a date quick.
Oh, boy, it's too bad Sammy's not here to help ya.
Hey, Sammy may not be here, but his inventory is.
Yeah, Woody.
- Hey hey hey! - Woody,
put that down on the bar very carefully and walk away.
Yeah, it's a little bit too hot for you to handle there, Woodman.
I'll tell ya what I'll do. I'll give you the number of one of my tootsies.
I think he'd prefer something that lives above ground.
Wait a minute.
Do you really think it's proper to be rifling through a man's personal papers?
No matter how close a friend, no matter how...
- Miss Chambers, you're in here. - Give me that.
"Diane Chambers. Probably the most incredible woman I ever met.
Don't you agree, Diane?" Well...
Hey, here's one.
Three stars. "Tina Wilson.
Fun, sexy, easy." Well, she sounds interesting.
And you know just what to do with sweet Tina Wilson.
Have her, use her, and I'll throw her away
I don't think you're going to get an answer
Why not?
I'm sweet Tina Wilson.
What would be a good time to call you?
Ah, it's not workin'. I'm no good at this.
No, no, no, Woody. Don't give up so easily.
Oh, here's one. Oh, look at this here, the ultimate one, too, huh?
- She's got a whole page to herself. - Yeah.
"Desiree Harrison."
Look at all those stars!
Yeah, any more stars you'd have to pledge allegiance to her.
Yeah, hey. "The best, the best, the best."
Hey, get on the horn there, Woods.
Woody, something tells me you shouldn't do this. Please reconsider.
Oh, that's easy for you to say. You got him into this.
Why don't you do something extraordinary for once and butt out?
What do I say to her?
- Uh, tell her you're a friend of Sam Malone. - Good.
Hi, uh, De, Desiree? Yeah, I'm a friend of Sam Malone.
- Hold on. She want to know why I called. - Tell her that Sammy said she was the best.
- And you want to find out for yourself. - Oh, good.
Uh, yeah, Sam says you're the best and I wanna find out for myself.
- Hold on. She wants to know my name. - Wing it.
Yeah, it's Woody Boyd.
Yeah, how about 7:00 tonight?
Yeah?
Okay, uh, well, I'll see ya here in the bar.
Great.
All right, Woody!
Well, seein' as how it's Gomer's night out...
That leaves me in charge of the bar.
Oh, not necessarily.
Woody, who do you assign to take command of the bar?
Well, I don't know how to choose between the two of you.
Oh, I know, I know. We're both your friends.
No, it's not that. You ruined One potato, Two potato.
Okay, why don't we let the bar decide?
Well, that seems the fair and democratic thing to do.
We should each make a speech presenting our best arguments
as to why we should be in charge of the bar and we'll leave it up to you.
Carla, the floor is yours, and not for the first time, I might add.
If I'm elected, no way will Diane make a speech.
Hubba-hubba!
How do I look? ls my tie crooked?
No, but your pants are on backwards!
Made you look!
That's very funny, Mr. Clavin, but I guess I'm not in the mood for that clever humor
You and the rest of creation.
Yeah, I'm worried about my date with, uh, Desiree.
She's one of Sam's women. She may be too much for one man.
- Is there somebody here named Woody? - Yeah.
I'm Desiree.
Uh, just a minute, please.
Is it me or does she look different than she did on the phone?
She comes highly recommended by the master
All right, here goes nothing.
- So, you're Desiree. - Yeah.
Hi. I'm Woody.
Can I get your coat?
- What's she doin' here? - That's Woody's date.
Woody's going out with Sam's cleaning lady?
- Cleaning lady? - That's right. Sam says she's the best.
- So how are you? - Fine. Shall we get started?
What? Right, right here?
Here, or in the back if you prefer.
- Well, don't you wanna eat dinner first? - No, I'd like to get right to it.
I'll stop to eat when I get a little tired.
Wow.
I figure you probably have your own equipment.
If not, I have mine out in the car.
- What sort of equipment? - Well, the first thing we'll need is a bucket.
- Really? - Yeah, and some rubber gloves
and one of those really hard brushes with a long handle.
You've got to be kidding me.
Well, I need something to get to those hard-to-reach places.
Would you excuse me for a moment, please?
Guys, I think there's things about Sam that we don't know.
No, no, Woody, she's not Sam's date. She's his maid.
Yeah, Carla told us.
Those stars mean she's the best housekeeper around.
Oh, boy, do I feel stupid!
What am I gonna do now?
Maybe you should, uh, tell her the truth.
Yeah, yeah, okay
Uh, listen, ma'am,
I think there's been a terrible mistake.
- I don't think I'm gonna be... - Hi, Woody
So that's what you call titian hair.
Hi. I'm Beth.
I'm Desiree.
This is my fiancé, Leonard.
Good.
Yeah, they're gonna be joining us for dinner tonight.
Dinner?
You wanna take me out to dinner?
Yeah. So what do you say?
Well, beats scrubbing grout with a toothbrush.
You folks and your big city expressions!
Yes, I thought we'd eat at Melville's.
- If that's okay with you, ma'am. - Okay.
I was expecting someone a little younger, Woody.
Me, too.
That was fun.
Nice seein' ya. Listen, have a nice marriage.
Well, didn't somebody mention dancing?
We still have time before our plane leaves.
Now you want to take me dancing?
It sure beats scrubbing grout with a toothbrush.
Hey, I could live here.
Let me go freshen up.
Oh, dancing. Hope my knees hold out.
- Is it any wonder I love her? - I like her, Woody.
Yeah, listen, why don't you two have a seat? I'll get you somethin' to drink.
Woody...
I know I got you into this, but it's time to stop.
I know Beth hurt you, but she doesn't deserve to be lied to.
Besides, would your mother be proud of you if she knew what you were doing?
Let Beth know how you feel.
I think it would do you both good.
You're right, Miss Chambers.
I guess I owe Beth that much.
Oh, you won't tell my mother, will you?
Mum's the word.
You won't tell my mum, will you?
Excuse me, Beth, can I talk to you for a moment?
- Sure Woody. - Excuse us, Leonard.
Sure. You're not gonna steal her back from me, are you, Woody?
- Go drink your beer, Leonard. - Yes, dear.
Uh, listen, Beth.
Desiree's not my girlfriend.
Well, I had a feeling.
- What gave it away? - She forgot your name during dinner.
See, I was so hurt, I, I didn't want you to think that I was on my own.
I'm sorry.
But you know we couldn't have lasted. We've grown apart.
We're just too different now. You're the adventurous type
I just want to settle down
I love you, Beth.
I love you too, Woody.
Leonard's more a part of my world.
Maybe I could move back to Indiana.
- Do you want to do that? - No.
And I could never live in Boston, so...
How does that leave us?
Real sad?
Yeah.
- Well, I hope you get happy. - There's, uh, something I want to give you.
On no, it's okay. The drinks are on me.
No. I meant this.
Good-bye, Woody.
That, Leonard, is how the tractor was born.
Come on, Leonard. We have a plane to catch.
Okay. Well, good-bye.
You guys ever find yourselves in Indiana, you know what to do.
Yeah, run screamin' to the airport.
See you, Woody.
Bye, Leonard. You take care of her.
I will.
You better.
Are you okay, Woody?
I feel pretty bad.
It hurts, but at least it's settled. Now I can go back to bein' Woody Boyd again.
Oh, hey, Woody Boyd, what about Mrs. Clean in the back there?
Come on, you guys. Take it easy. She happens to be a very nice lady.
We had a good time tonight.
She talked about all kinds of interesting things:
Movies, sports...
How to get cat hair out of the drapes...
Good-bye, Woody.
Uh, no, Desiree, please, don't go.
I'm not stupid.
Don't pay any attention to them.
Look, I'm not exactly sure what happened here tonight.
Something tells me you got trapped into this.
So I'm gonna let you off the hook.
Now, look, when I talked to you earlier today, I admit I thought you were somebody else.
But I had fun tonight. I like you.
I guess what I'm tryin' to say is I need somebody to talk to.
What'd you have in mind?
I don't know. I thought maybe a cup of coffee?
Sure. Why not?
This isn't gonna turn into one of those May/December romances, is it?
Well, with the holidays comin' up, December's no good, but May's okay.