"[ROARS]" "[SCREAMS]" "He is my cheetah." "I demand to see him at once." "He is my patient and I forbid it." "[CLARENCE ROARING]" "Hey, nobody told you to knock off." "Come on, back to work." "What do you mean, no?" "That's mutiny." "Or something." "[GIBBERING]" "All right, take five." "Boy, the kind of help you get for nothing these days." "Come on, beautiful, don't hog all the water, huh?" "[SCREAMING]" "Hey, come on out of there." "You're too hot to work, you're too hot to play." "Now, just take a rest." "We gotta get this job done." "JACK [OVER RADIO]:" "Field Mouse to Dragon Lady." "Field Mouse to Dragon Lady." "Come in, Dragon." "How you doing?" "Dragon Lady to Field Rat." "I'm doing just fine." "[OVER RADIO] How are you three and your pick-and-shovel brigade doing?" "What do you mean three?" "There's just me and Judy." "And Judy won't work." "Ha, ha." "Well, why don't you pay her off in bananas?" "She might give a little." "Where's Dad?" "He's out in the bush trying to keep a herd of wildebeests from coming over here and breaking their necks." "Area's full of old poacher's pits." "You just better stay on high ground, huh?" "Out." "Hyah!" "Go on." "Ho!" "Mike, come in, Mike, come in." "Go ahead, Paula." "PAULA [OVER RADIO]:" "Dad's in the bush." "Want me to get a message to him?" "On the double." "Officer Hedley's here pressing the panic button with both hands and feet." " What's the emergency?" " He won't say." "He's playing it very cloak-and-dagger-ish." "He wants you back the soonest." "Well, tell that worried jungle James Bond not to lose his cool." "Dad will be back as soon as the supersonic jet truck can get him there." "Oh, Paula, Hedley brought a package for you." "Looks important." "Great, I've been waiting for that." "See you there." "He'll be back as soon as possible." "The sooner the better." "Now, Mike, I know Daktari's highly skilled with all kinds of animals but, now, just between ourselves, how is he with cheetahs?" "Well, he's very good with them." "Are you speaking in generalities or specifics?" "This is top secret, Mike, most confidential." "The future of this compound, the lives of countless animals, could be in jeopardy." "And it all depends on one animal." "Yes, I have a special cheetah in mind." "[GROWLS]" "Ah." " Good day, Officer Hedley." " What kept you so long?" "Where's Daktari?" "Did he daily on the way to chat with some of his animal friends?" "I wouldn't say he dallied." "He did stop off with Paula to check on one of them." "You look like you're gonna have kittens." "Hey, we're ready for you." "Mike, get some boiling water, clean towels, ha, ha...." "Your Daktari will be in hot water if he doesn't show up soon." "The emir of Asambana, the great friend of the governor's, is on his way here with his prize racing cheetah, Kimbya." "You know, Mike." "The one that won the grand prize at the hunt meet last year." "Yes, a handsome animal." "What's wrong with him?" "The emir doesn't know." "But he expects Marsh to work his usual instant miracle and cure the beast." "Hedley, this time it could be something the Daktari cannot cure." " You should know that." " I do." "But there's more at stake than you realize." "Kimbya's principle rival is the cheetah owned by the chief of the Nabulu tribe the emir's bitterest political enemy." "So you can expect the emir to hold his sword of Damocles over Marsh's head." "Permission for our animals to seek water on his land?" " Oh, no, not that again." " What's that all about?" "Jack, the emir's grazing land abuts the northwest corners..." " ...of the Wameru game reserve." " Yeah, I know." "The emir permits your wildlife to enter his territory for water during the dry season." "Well, yeah, that's now, but that's kind of automatic, isn't it?" "Oh, Jack, don't ever take anything for granted with the emir." "He is as unpredictable as a summer storm." "And often behaves like one." "He's given strict instruction to his people not to harm your animals." "But he could change his mind." "But he wouldn't rescind his permission to use the water." "Well, I hope not." "I know the emir can be ruthless with his enemies but I don't think he will let his tribesmen kill our animals." "Perhaps not, but as a friend of the governor of Nagoro he could make life very sticky for you people here." "Hedley." "You know, it might be a good idea if you stuck around to be on the reception committee." "Oh, that could take hours." "The chief of the Nabulu tribe is determined to win this year." "I've heard rumors of these Nabulu warriors lurking in the bush so I want to intercept them before we have a jolly little jungle war on our hands." "Ah, that sounds like the emir's caravan now." "I'll say hello down the road and then push on." "Meanwhile, clear the decks for your new star patient." "Oh, and tell Marsh I'm keeping my fingers crossed." "JACK:" "Will do." "[ENGINE STARTS]" "[CAR APPROACHING]" "[GIBBERING]" "He's here!" "Why is the cheetah blindfolded?" "Because he's trained to run when it's taken off." "Welcome to Wameru, Your Excellency." "May your sons have many sons." "And may they have the strength of elephants the hearts of lion and the eyes of eagle." "Thank you, Daktari." "And may I add to the wish that they be fleet of foot as the cheetah?" "Like my prize Kimbya was before he was stricken with this evil sickness." " Oh?" "EMIR:" "Now he can hardly move at all." "But in a few days he must race like an arrow." "There seems to be an abnormal growth here on the left foreleg." "Of course, I can't examine him properly until we get him up to the dispensary." "So you like my Kimbya, huh?" "Ha, ha." "Judy has always loved cheetahs, Your Excellency." "Ever since I found a newborn in the bush and brought it back." "Judy fussed over that cheetah as if it were her own." "Finally, when he was full-grown, I had to take him back into the bush." "You know, I don't think Judy's ever forgiven me." "Now she thinks that every cheetah is her lost baby, ah?" "Well, you might say that she shares your affection for cheetah." "Say, while we're examining your Kimbya perhaps my daughter and Judy could show you around the compound." "Thank you, Daktari." "I would be delighted." "PAULA:" "Come on, Judy." "[MARSH SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "Tell me, why do you keep the animals caged together?" "Well, we're teaching them to get along." "No, Judy, that belongs to His Excellency." "EMIR:" "That's all right." "Let her have it." "She interests me." "You'll have to forgive her." " At times she can be very selfish." " Ah, human beings are selfish." "Why should an animal be less?" "[GIBBERING]" "Well, there's no doubt about it, I'll have to operate." "A complete recovery is gonna depend on whether..." " ...we have to touch that bone." " Yeah." "If there's any kind of surgery Kimbya's not gonna make it to the starting line for that track meet." "If there's any bone infection, Kimbya may well end up permanently lame." "Well, let's go break the news to His Excellency, huh?" "So we will have to remove what appears to be a small abscess." "Then he will win the race, yes?" "[MARSH CHUCKLES]" "In any surgery, it is difficult to know what we may run into." "Daktari, I've seen you perform wonders with these animals." "And I am truly impressed." "I will go visit my friend the governor for a few days then return and take my cheetah to the race." "Yes, Your Excellency but you must realize that in any operation, there are problems." "Problems?" "You will crush them as an elephant crushes an anthill." "But, Your Excellency, no doctor can predict what will happen." "Then I will tell you what will happen." "If my cheetah does not have a full recovery hundreds of your animals now on my land will die." "There will be a slaughter you could never envision." "And you will become their executioner." "[MARSH SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]" "[GIBBERS]" "MARSH:" "Hemostat." "[GROWLS]" "[GROWLING]" "MARSH:" "Tissue clamp." "Well, Kimbya, old boy, there goes your troublesome abscess." "MIKE:" "You didn't have to touch the bone." "MARSH:" "No, thank goodness." "Run a biopsy on that, though, just to make sure." " How's the heartbeat?" "JACK:" "Strong and steady." "PAULA:" "Well, Judy, your pal's as good as new again." "MARSH:" "All he needs is a little time and lots of rest." "Judy, you'd better forget about it." "You are not a doctor yet." "Come on, nut." " Daktari, it's okay." " Well, that's good." "Well, he'll be coming around soon." "Let's move him over." "[GROWLING]" "Paula, will you keep your eye on Kimbya?" "Jack and I have to make our rounds now." "And I will look in on our expectant hyena." "[MARSH CHUCKLES]" "Hey, Judy, take those off." "Heh." "Judy, how thoughtful of you." "But Kimbya doesn't eat fruit like you do." "We'll get him some nice milk." "He'll like that a lot better." "[GIBBERS]" "All right, Judy, you can feed him." "Oh, Judy, how could you?" "You don't help things at all." "[SIGHS]" "Now, you stay here and watch Kimbya while I go and change." "And clean up this floor while you're at it." "[JUDY GIBBERING]" "[GROWLING]" "[JACK WHISTLES]" "Well, so that's the mystery of the package from Nagoro, huh?" " Well, you look very nice." " Thank you." "I'll second that, but if you keep it up we're gonna have to start wearing dinner jackets." " How's our prize patient coming along?" " Purring like a kitten." "Come and see." "Kimbya!" "Judy?" "Judy, where are you?" "Dad, I double-checked the cage." "It's all my fault." "I should've waited to try on this dress." "Maybe Judy took him outside." "Judy!" "Judy?" "Judy!" "Mike." " Mike, have you seen Judy?" "MIKE:" "No." " Or Kimbya?" "MIKE:" "No." "They both disappeared." "You know how fond Judy is of Kimbya." "Don't be so quick to accuse Judy." "Remember what Hedley said about Nabulu warriors around?" "Well, we haven't seen any around here." "You need sharp eyes to spot them." "They're like chameleons, shadows in the bush." "And their chief wants to win the race as much as the emir." "But would he murder Kimbya just to win a sporting event?" " Indeed he would." " But why?" "MIKE:" "You get into bush-country politics, Paula, you'll find it's more than a sport." "Both the emir and the Nabulu chief want to be headman." "Paramount chief of this whole territory." "So they each have to be the best in everything." "Mike do you think the emir would carry out his threat to kill our animals if anything happened?" "Daktari, for 30 years he has been supreme ruler of Asambana." "Not once has he failed to execute a promise or a threat." "PAULA:" "Kimbya!" "Kimbya!" "[GIBBERS]" "Judy, come here." "Judy." "Judy have you seen your buddy Kimbya?" "Judy, Kimbya's missing." "Have you seen him?" "Now, Judy, do you understand?" "Kimbya is missing." "Jack!" "Mike!" " Did you ask her?" " Nothing." "Judy, where is Kimbya?" "[GIBBERS]" "Paula, raise Hedley on the two-way ask him to be on the lookout for Kimbya, but keep it quiet." "Think we should start our search now?" " No, it's too late." "It'll be dark in an hour." " Yeah." "We'll feed the animals then work out a schedule with Marsh for an early-morning start." " Alrighty." " Good." "[ROARS]" "Yes, Clarence, I know it's your chowtime too." "Clarence, eat your food slowly." "It's bad enough you've got crossed eyes." "We don't want you to be the first lion in the jungle with a stomach ulcer." "[SHRIEKING]" "[GROWLS]" "Clarence, don't gobble your food down like a pig." "[ROARS]" "All right." "Don't complain to me if you have a giant bellyache." "[GIBBERING]" "[HORSE WHINNIES]" "Uh-oh." "Here comes the emir." "I thought he was gonna stay with the governor for a while." "You know, I'll bet he's spent every minute worrying about his cheetah." "PAULA:" "Mm-hm." " You can't tell him the cheetah's missing." "He'll explode like a volcano." "Yeah, well, keep your fingers crossed." "Welcome once again, Your Excellency." " I hope you had a pleasant trip to Nagoro." " Splendid, Daktari." "I met the chief of the Nabulu tribe and he challenged me to a wager." "One hundred goats, 200 cattle on the outcome of the race." "He had heard a rumor that my Kimbya was lame." "I assured him that he was in the good hands of the Daktari Tracy." "Of course, I accepted the wager." "Ha, ha." " Tell me, how was the operation?" " Oh, it was a great success." " He will run again?" " Like the winds of an angry storm." "Ah, excellent." "He is still in the hospital, yes?" "MARSH:" "Yes, of course." " I may go see him?" "I was going to say you must be tired after your journey." " Wouldn't a little refreshment--?" " Thank you, but after I see my Kimbya." "Uh, ahem, Your Excellency, I think I should explain." "Explain the relationship between a doctor and his patient." "You see, here at the Wameru compound, uh, I am king." "I am absolute ruler of all that you see, as you are in your province." "Should that be otherwise?" "The point is well taken, but I only want to see my Kimbya..." " ...and perhaps pet him." " No." "No, I have worked very hard to save his life and you want to pet him and disturb him why, that might destroy our entire recovery program." "Tell me, Daktari, when may I have my cheetah back?" "The moment I say he is ready and not before." "He is my cheetah and I demand to see him at once." "He is my patient and I forbid it." "I suggest that you return to Nagoro and I personally will bring Kimbya to you as soon as he's ready." "I shall not leave this area." "I will set my tents up outside on the hill." "And I will wait." "Fine, I think a little rest is in order." "Perhaps relieve your mind over Kimbya." "Well, thank you, Daktari, you are very wise and compassionate." "But I will not wait for long." "[CAR APPROACHING]" "Ah, Hedley." "You're just in time to have missed the emir." " That was a bit of luck." " What have you got here?" "Two Nabulu warriors I found lurking in the bush." "MARSH:" "Ah." "Any sign of our cheetah?" " Sorry, not even a glimmer." "I did interrogate these two." "They won't talk." "Stalwart fellows, picked, I suspect, for that reason." "All I can do is take them into Nagoro, hold them until I get some evidence." "MARSH:" "I'll bet they know something." "My men have threatened, pleaded, cajoled, promised but they deny any knowledge of the cheetah." "I'd like to have Mike take a try." " Mike, do you mind?" " Mm." "Very well." "[MIKE SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]" "[CLARENCE ROARING]" "You didn't get much to eat last night but those warriors are definitely not on your diet." "PAULA:" "They've gotta be the ones that took Kimbya." "I've never seen Clarence so furious." "He's acting like a lion." "Well, if they did take Kimbya, where is he?" "[ROARING]" "I hope they didn't kill him." "Clarence, you're more effective than truth serum." "One look at those ferocious teeth and those Nabulus talked." "Their chief ordered them to steal Kimbya." "But they swear they did not carry out their crime." "I believe them." "Whew." "Then Kimbya still must be alive." " Do they know where he is?" " No." "They were about to steal the cheetah when Clarence chased them into the bush." "Well, then Kimbya must be out there somewhere." "Boy, I sure hope he didn't reinjure his leg." "Or fallen prey to some other animal." "If you see Kimbya, don't try to take him alone." "Contact Paula on the two-way radio and she'll relay it on to me." " Have you got that straight, dear?" " Yes, I promise I won't goof." "Alrighty." "Look, don't forget, we'll call in on the hour every hour." "Come on, let's get going." "[ENGINES START]" "Judy, that's my new dress." "We don't have time to play around." "We have to find Kimbya so leave my dress alone." "[GROWLING]" "[GIBBERING]" "Boy Scout to Wameru." "Boy Scout to Wameru." "Go ahead." "Yeah, it's me." "I'm at coordinates L for lion, 35." "All right, I'm logging you at L35 at 0800 hours." "[GROWLING]" "Hazy Eagle to Wameru Princess." "[OVER RADIO] This is Mike, Paula." "What do you hear from Jack and Marsh?" "Jack has scored a zero so far, haven't heard a thing from Dad." "How about you?" "I just spoke to a convention of zebra, but not a cheetah among them." "I'm at O for ostrich, 72." "Heading northeast and will check with you within the hour." "Over and out." "[GROWLS]" "MARSH [OVER RADIO]:" "Calling Wameru compound." "Calling Wameru compound." " Paula, do you read me?" " Yes, Dad." "Where are you?" "At coordinate H for hippopotamus, 47." "Plenty of animals, but no Kimbya." "Have Jack and Mike checked in?" "Yes, on time, but results negative." "Well, I'm heading due north of the Mahali water hole." "Out." "[GROWLING]" "Clarence, are you hungry again?" "It's not even lunchtime." "Hey, Clarence, I have to go to the dispensary for a minute." "I want you to be my radio answering service." "Well, what if I gave you a bone?" "[GROWLS]" "Good." "Okay, Clarence, now, listen to me carefully." "You see that radio on the desk?" "Now, if you hear a sound out of that radio I want you to give me a nice big growl into this radio." "[GROWLS]" "Oh, that's right, Clarence." "Great." "Now, put this on you." "Wonderful." "And you see, with my radio, I'll be able to hear you." "Now, you understand?" "[GROWLS]" "Good, okay, I'll get you your bone." "Okay, Clarence, here's your bone." "Now, if you hear anything, don't forget to growl." "All right?" "Well, Nanny, how do you feel today?" "Let's see." "Come on." "Oh." "Clarence?" "Clarence, where are you?" "Clarence, this is no time for games." "Wameru to Dr. Tracy." "Dad, this is Paula, do you hear me?" " Yes, Paula, what is it?" " Dad, the emir is returning." "I can tell he's breathing fire." "Try protocol." "Ask him about his wives and children." "That ought to keep him busy for about an hour." "What if he's not interested in family gossip?" "Have Judy and Clarence entertain him with tricks." "They've already pulled a vanishing act and Clarence has walked off with a walkie-talkie." "What, in his mouth?" "PAULA [OVER RADIO]:" "No, strapped around his neck." "Call him and tell him to come back." "That won't work." "I only pushed the transmit button." "He can't hear me, but I can hear him." "Well, okay, Paula." "Just try to think of something until I get back, huh?" "[GIBBERING]" "[ROARS]" "[CLARENCE ROARING OVER RADIO]" "Clarence." "[GIBBERING]" "Judy?" "Judy, is that you?" "[GROWLS]" "[KIMBYA GROWLING OVER RADIO]" "Kimbya." "Jack, do you read me?" "Yeah, Marsh, I just heard Clarence broadcasting over his walkie-talkie." "Marsh, Judy's there with him." "And so is Kimbya." "Now, look, all we have to do is rotate our antennas according to the direction of the volume." "Then we'll mark it on our maps, compare notes, triangulate and we can zero in on our troublesome trio." "[CLARENCE  KIMBYA GROWLING OVER RADIO]" "[JUDY GIBBERING OVER RADIO]" "Would you like another glass of tea, Your Excellency?" "My dear young lady, there is a limit to tea and to patience." "Now, where is your father?" "And when may I see my cheetah?" "Well, you see, him and Mike and Jack left early this morning on an emergency." "I insist upon seeing my cheetah." "But, Your Excellency, I am in charge here and I cannot allow you to enter the dispensary." "You are not the Daktari." "You are only his female child." "Now please stand aside." "But, Your Excellency...." "[HORN HONKING]" "Dad." "Boy, am I glad to see you." "You see, I told you there was nothing to worry about." "My Kimbya, you are well again." "And now you shall race and win for me." "Thank you, Daktari." "My many thanks." "MARSH:" "You are most welcome, Your Excellency." "[GIBBERING]" "Aha." "You don't like us filling in your little underground hideout, do you?" "Cheetah-napper." "MIKE:" "Oh, when I think of the trouble you've caused I am tempted to restrict you to a cage for a week." "Mike." "If Judy hadn't hidden Kimbya, those Nabulu warriors might have killed him." "Now, she deserves a reward." "[CAR APPROACHING]" "HEDLEY:" "Hello there." "I say, where's Daktari?" "He's out in the bush looking for poacher's pits." "Yeah, for us to fill in." "I think it ought to be your job to take care of those so that no more animals get trapped." "HEDLEY:" "Or held captive in." "Hedley, don't you start picking on poor Judy." "She wasn't kidnapping, it was protective custody." "Well, anyway, it was the right medicine for Kimbya." "I just got the news from the emir." "Kimbya won the race at the hunt meet." "JACK:" "Well, how about that, huh?" "Now he's got all those cattle and goats, and he saves his face." "You won something too, Jack." "All of you." "Watershed rights in perpetuity to all the emir's land abutting the reserve." "Which means that next dry season all your animals can safely seek out new water holes without getting shot." "Well, Judy, I guess all the animals owe you a debt." "She did a job for me too." "Judy, front and center." "Up here." "That's the way." "Smartly now." "Stand up, Judy." "Full height." "Now, chin up." "Chin up, Judy." "Tummy in, chest out." "That's the way." "Face the front." "Atten-hut!" "Now, Judy." "For services rendered, I hereby appoint you deputy volunteer askari." "Judy, face the front." "Judy." "Right hand, salute." "That's the way, Judy." "[ALL LAUGHING]" "[ROARS]" "[English" " US" " SDH]"