You Gotta Stay Happy Page #7

on your lappy-wappy.

We're not gonna die.

Well, I hope not.

We ain't hardly

married yet.

Not enough gas

to clean your necktie.

Well, we can't stay up here

in this slop any longer.

We'll just have to go down

through it, take a chance

of breaking out of it.

Now?

Now.

(WHIMPERS)

Down to 2,000 feet.

Do you see anything?

There may be a break ahead.

I think I see a light.

It's the ground, Prexy,

and it looks flat.

Lose a little more altitude

and we'll be in the clear.

I think I can

get her in here.

Looks kind of skimpy to me.

See if you can

release that flare.

I hope that mud

isn't too deep.

We'll soon find out.

Gear down.

Going down.

If it wasrt for that blonde

of yours, we'd be sitting

in Kansas City right now,

having a hamburger

and a cup of coffee.

In the future,

if we have any future,

leave dame-chasing to me.

Gear down and locked,

mixture rich, pressure up,

green light.

I got a wheel, I think.

I got a wheel, probably.

Okay, full flaps.

Full flaps.

Cut it!

I've come to the conclusion

that this is

a young mars game.

I'm too old to be

an intrepid aviator.

Boy, that was

a raunchy landing,

wasrt it?

Raunchy? What do you mean,

raunchy? It was beautiful.

We're alive.

Well, let's go back and see

if everybody else is.

Everybody all right?

(SIGHS) Okay.

Dottie?

Fine. Nice work, Marv.

How about Joe?

(HOOTING)

Mr. Caslon?

Mr. Caslon!

Missing some personnel?

Here's his bag.

He must be around somewhere.

Say, you folks just keep

your seats, and we'll...

Lover, I think

that sugar lump's

going to be sickie-wickie.

Hey, Bullets,

open up the door, will you?

Get some air in here.

Caslon?

Do you think he could have

crawled in with Mr. Selby?

You sure you're all right?

Perfectly.

Well, sit over here.

We'll look around outside.

Don't suppose

he jumped out,

do you?

I hope not.

He might want a refund.

(CASLON GROANS)

Where are we?

Let me out of here!

Get out of my way!

BULLETS:
Hey, wait a minute!

I tried to tell you,

no steps.

Some people just

ain't air-minded.

I love you!

Everybody get

under the wing.

Seems to be all

in one piece.

I'll stow this in here.

No, I'll keep it...

I'd rather keep it...

(DOOR CLOSING)

May have a long walk.

Let's go.

Wait a minute.

About 110?

108. But that's dry

and no clothes on.

RACKNELL:
Hey, there!

You people all right?

Yeah, we're all right.

You come by airship,

didn't you?

Yeah, we had some trouble.

Thought so. You like

to took the roof off of

the house when you come in.

My place, right over yonder.

You folks better come along,

get out of the wet.

Where are we, anyhow?

Forty miles north of Tulsa

as the crow flies.

No crows are flying to

Tulsa tonight. If they got

any sense, they're walking.

These here folks alighted

in that airship, Ella.

This here is my wife,

Mrs. Racknell.

How do you do?

Howdy.

You folks better come on in

and get into some dry duds and

have something warm to eat.

There's plenty left over

from our supper.

Supper,

that's a beautiful word.

Dindin, sugar lump?

Uh-huh. Dindin.

Foreigners?

No, just married.

Don't stand there, Matt,

come on in.

Everybody in.

That's right.

Right up the stairs.

Shucks, don't let a little mud

bother you. Come on, children,

hurry up. Hurry up.

Come.

I hope you have a telephone,

Mr. Racknell. I'll have to

report that landing to Tulsa.

Right over there.

Thank you.

Fine.

Somebody on the line.

Don't hang up.

What're they saying?

We always listen in.

We got about 10 families

on the line,

makes it kind of sociable.

A fellow talking about

a pain in his back.

That so?

Says it's worse.

Oh, Jud Tavis.

Let me have that.

Jud?

This is Matt Racknell talking.

Yeah, get off the line,

will you?

I got an important

call to make.

Never mind what it is,

you'll hear it

in just a minute.

There you are.

Thank you.

(PLAYING BLUEGRASS MUSIC)

(WHISTLING)

(PLAYING MORE SLOWLY)

(WHOOPING)

Happen to have him

down in a cage

down in the airplane.

Of course, he's not really

a monkey, he's an ape.

A chimpanzee, to be exact.

They come from Africa.

Where is that?

Well, you go down to

South America to Natale,

then jump across

to the Ascension Islands,

then up to Dakar.

Or if you have a four-engine

airplane, you can fly

the great circle route.

What is he talking about?

Where's Africa?

It's across the ocean.

Too many people up here.

You ought to be in bed.

Kiss your mom

good night and get.

Well, I should think.

Hurry up, get in line,

line up.

Good night, good night.

Come on.

Good night, dear.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

ELLA:
Good night.

(SNIFFLING)

Well, Matt,

I'll take Pauline.

Pop?

What is it?

(WHISPERING)

He wants to know

if he can see that chimpanzee

you were telling us about.

Sure, sure thing.

Show him to you the first

thing in the morning.

Barnabas, tell you what,

we'll have him smoke

a cigar for you.

(GASPS)

You sure have a fine family,

Mr. Racknell.

It's going to be

a fine family by the time

we're finished with it.

We're just

getting started.

I'm a family man.

Is that so?

I got two boys

and a baby girl.

That's fine.

Maybe you'd like

to hold Pauline while

I wash up the dishes.

Well, I believe I would.

(GURGLING)

(SNIFFLING)

Excuse me.

Come on, Martha. Martha.

Time to get to work.

I think I'll have

a look at the weather.

It's clearing off fast,

ain't it?

Weather ought to be good

for flying tomorrow.

Think you can rise

your airship off my field?

It's pretty short.

We can't be sure

until morning.

You're positive

about that wind?

Wind blows from that direction

every morning, almost.

I'll drive into Tulsa

first thing with the truck

and get you gas.

Now, we're gonna have

to tow the airplane

up onto solid ground.

Do you have a tractor?

Nope. Never could afford one.

Nobody around

here's got one.

Excepting the Cherokees

up the road.

They got a beauty.

Biggest thing

you ever seen.

Well, do you think we could

get them to bring it over?

We'll pay them for it.

I don't reckon they'd be

interested in anything

you could pay them.

They got more money

than they know

what to do with.

Oil wells

all over their land.

But I'll stop by on

the way to town and see

if I can persuade them.

Fine. Fine!

Thank you.

I hope Milty and I'll have

10 children, just like you,

Mrs. Racknell.

Wouldrt be surprised

if you did better than that.

Such a big family must

keep you awfully busy.

Sure does,

but I don't mind.

I don't know what else

there is in life

for a woman,

besides helping her man

and raising some kids.

You must be really happy,

aren't you?

What? Well, yes,

I suppose I am.

That's wonderful.

Ain't you happy,

Miss Blucher?

Well, I don't think

I really know.

Did you ever think

of getting married,

Miss Blucher?

Yes, but it's

not that easy.

What's hard about it?

Oh, well, it's a hard

decision to make. I...

How do you make up your mind

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