"[WOLF WHISTLES]" "What's the matter, Sam, canary got your tongue?" "No." "Just feeling lucky." "Not every man gets to work with two pretty sisters like you." "Coming from anyone else, that would be a real compliment." "This would be our chance to get even and make a little money while we're at it." "Do you think we could do it?" "There's no way you girls are gonna win that race." "Would you like to make a bet?" "Ha-ha-ha." "I'll bet you a week's wages you two will finish dead last." " If at all." " You're on." "Whoa, I'll tell you what." "You finish ahead of me and Jeb, you get our horse." "We finish ahead of you, we get yours." "You got yourself a bet, your horse against mine." "[CROWD CHEERING]" "JOHN-BOY:" "The Second World War brought women by the millions out of their homes and into the factories doing jobs that normally would have been reserved for men." "Attitudes changed as women found themselves to be every bit as capable as the men they replaced." "All of Jefferson County watched with wonder when my sisters, Mary Ellen and Erin decided to venture even farther into a man's world." "MARY ELLEN:" "Don't get up." "We don't have time for breakfast." "If we're not there by 8:30, J.D. will kill us." "Oh, now, rubbish!" "You two girls sit down and get some food in you." "Girls who skip breakfast as a matter of course will wind up marrying a dog or a horse." "[CHUCKLES]" "Coffee will have to do for me until lunch, if I have time for that." "J.D. expects me to do the job of a full-time nurse on one shift a week." "Hurry up, Serena." "We're gonna be late for school." "I'm not through with my breakfast yet." "We have to stop off at Ike's." "SERENA:" "But the mail's not gonna be in yet." "Anyway, that dumb old movie star is never gonna write you." "Jessica Marlowe will." "Jeffrey, movie stars get thousands of letters a day." "We better hurry, Erin." "We're gonna be late." " Bye, girls." " Bye." "She will write, won't she?" "Honey, if I was a glamorous movie star and a young man as handsome as you wrote me a letter I would write right back." "Now, don't you worry." "[WOLF WHISTLES]" "What's the matter, Sam, canary got your tongue?" "No." "Just feeling lucky." "Not every man gets to work with two pretty sisters like you." "Coming from anyone else, that would be a real compliment." "I hate those two." "I get that every time I go down to the loading dock." "You're the boss." "Why don't you fire them?" "Because we're short-handed as it is." "[MEN WOLF WHISTLE]" "You were right to come to us, Mr. Pickett." "Mr. Godsey and I have always been most mindful of our civic responsibilities." " We will do all we can to help." " Thank you." "They're gonna be holding War Bond Rallies all over the state in the next few months and I want us to be the best of the bunch." "The governor's counting on me." "Now, uh, just what is it you want from us, J.D.?" "Well, I'm looking for something real exciting." "Something that'll get everybody's attention." " How about a race?" " Oh, how utterly bland, Mr. Godsey." "No." "I was thinking of something along the lines of a cultural event." "Uh, perhaps a musicale or a one-act play by Noel Coward." "Well, I don't think so, for a War Bond Rally, Corabeth." "Frankly, the idea of a race seems pretty good to me." "IKE:" "Yeah." "And the race I had in mind it wasn't your ordinary, run-of-the-mill kind of relay race." "I read about it in a Wild West magazine." "It seems, when there's two men and they got one horse and they wanna go a long way, what they do is they share the horse." "That way the horse doesn't get all tired out." "Now, the first guy, he gets on the horse and he rides it a while." "Then he stops and ties it up and he takes off running." "Now, the other guy, he comes up, unties the horse gets on the horse and then takes off on the horse." "And then he stops." "And then he takes off running again." "J.D.:" "And the guy on foot runs up to the horse mounts it, and then takes off riding again." "Exactly." "Ride a while and walk a while." "Well, that does sound like a rather unusual approach to a rather dull event." "The thing is, we need a real catchy name for it." "How about the Run and Ride Race?" "The first annual Jefferson County Ike and Corabeth Godsey Run and Ride Race." " Huh?" "Ha, ha!" " Hey!" "Ha, ha!" "Why aren't you helping us, Jeffrey?" "Don't bother me." "I'm busy." " Are you writing that movie star again?" " None of your business." " Let me see." " Give it back, right now!" "Just wanna read what it says." "Maybe I can help." "[SIGHS]" "Hey, everybody, come here." ""Dearest Jessica." That's your first mistake." " You should write, "Dear Miss Marlowe."" " Give it back." ""Dearest Jessica, my heart is breaking because you haven't written me yet." "Here I am about to go into the Army to fight the war and still no word from you." "Make a young soldier very happy." "Love, Jeffrey Burton."" " Boy, young is right." " Thanks a lot, Serena." "Why don't you just write the whole thing out on the blackboard?" "Mary Ellen, here's the list of people who need physicals." "Thanks, Erin." "Afternoon, Miss Walton, Nurse Willard." "What is it this time, Jeb?" "Well, it's that gol'darned back of mine." "It went out again." "I swear, if you don't move me over to the assembly line that loading dock's gonna paralyze me for life." "Last week it was your foot." "That seems to have healed awfully fast." "Come on in and take your shirt off." "I ain't gonna let you go around poking on my bare back." "If you don't, how am I gonna know if there's anything wrong?" "I should know." "It's my back." "If you don't let Mary Ellen examine you, it's back to the loading dock right now." "Oh." "Now, ain't you the bossy one?" "I swear, you give a woman a man's job and it goes to her head quicker than rye whiskey." "All right." "That's enough, Jeb." "Come on in and take your shirt off." "All right." "I don't need the both of you in there staring me over." "I'll be in my office." "Serena!" "Ooh, Jeffrey!" "Ooh, I got something for you." "Come on over here." "Yeah." "It just came in." "It's from Hollywood." "It came." "It finally came." " Wow!" " I am at a loss for words." "What kind of person would send a picture like that to a young boy through the government mail?" "I don't know." "But if Jeff will give me Miss Marlowe's address I wouldn't mind having one myself." "Ha, ha." "That's not really Jessica Marlowe's signature." "JEFFREY:" "Oh, yeah?" "Then whose is it?" "I read in this magazine that movie stars use other people to answer their mail." "You're just jealous." "Nothing wrong with Jeb's back that a few days of hard work won't cure." "I ain't going back to the loading dock and that's final." "We already have a full crew on the assembly line and we're short on the loading dock." "You have to do the job you were hired to do." "If you weren't a girl I'd punch you right square in the nose." "Why don't you go ahead and try?" "I didn't grow up in a house full of brothers without learning a punch or two of my own." "[WHISTLING]" "Hello there, Mary Ellen, Erin." "What are you doing here?" " He claims his back hurts." " Then fix it." "You're a nurse." "Ain't nobody can fix my back, Mr. Pickett." "It's been bad as long as I can remember." "Just comes and goes as it has a mind." "He doesn't want to work on the loading dock." "He'd rather sit on the assembly line." "Another day out there, and I'll wind up in the hospital." "You know who'll end up footing the bill for that." "Yeah...." "Erin, you heard the man." "Put him on the assembly line." "Now!" "Well, sorry, girls." "But you heard what the boss said." "You all have a nice day." " Afternoon, ladies." " Afternoon." " What can I do for you?" " I need a sack of oats." "Coming right up." "Have you seen that yet?" ""Jefferson County War Bond Rally"?" "MAN:" "Oh, yeah, it's gonna be a good one." "Picnics, raffles, races, you name it." ""Run and Ride Race." "First prize $50 war bond"?" "Mm-hm." "That's some first prize." "What kind of a race is that?" "I don't rightly know how to explain it." "It's kind of like the pony express, except, uh instead of the rider changing horses the horse changes riders." "Mary Ellen, look who's first on the list." " Jeb Sanders and Sam Barker." " Some bad back Jeb has." "These two are so lazy, they'll be lucky if they finish the race." " What are you thinking?" " This would be our chance to get even and make a little money while we're at it." "You two girls better not be thinking what I think you're thinking." "Because if you are, you're plumb loony." " Do you think we could do it?" " Trust me." "I know these hills and we have a good horse." "It won't be any problem." "Sorry we're late." "ALL:" "Hi." "Hey, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob and I have a favor to ask." "Yeah, we want to borrow the horse so we can enter the Run and Ride Race." " Sorry." "It's already taken." " Mary Ellen and I just entered." "Are you sure you know what you're doing?" "That's a real grueling race." "And it's 12 miles long." "It's not." "Twelve miles!" "That's why we're gonna start training first thing in the morning." "Erin." "Erin, wake up." "Mary Ellen, go away, I'm dreaming about Ashley." "We've got to start training if we're going to win that race." " Training?" "At this hour of the morning?" " That's right." "We've got to be in good physical condition or we're not gonna have a chance." " Will you please be quiet?" "ELIZABETH:" "What time is it?" "It's 6:00." "Mary Ellen, go away." "I don't have to get up for another hour." "Do you want Jeb and Sam to make fools out of us?" "At 6:00 in the morning I don't really care." "What you guys need is a trainer." "You're right, Elizabeth." "And you're just the one to do it." " Who, me?" " Mary Ellen, be serious." "Why not get all the Walton women involved." "Besides, we're going to be needing help." "I'll tell you why." "I don't wanna get up at 6:00 in the morning." "That's up to you, Elizabeth." "But as for you, Erin you put your signature on that sign-up sheet." "And in my book that's as good as a promise." "All right." "[SIGHS]" "Get up, Elizabeth." "You're drafted!" " I can't believe you guys got me here." " Tell us what to do." " Start exercising." " You can't just say, "Start exercising."" "If you're gonna be our trainer you have to tell us what exercises to do." " Run." " Where?" "That way." "Around the house." "Mary Ellen, next time you have any great ideas about trainers, talk to me first." "ELIZABETH:" "Faster!" "[ERIN GROANS]" "I don't want to do this." "Well, you're doing real good." "I've never been a trainer before." "Now that you are, don't you think you should start acting like one?" "I don't have the slightest idea what to do." "You've got to be rough on them, like a coach." "That's what athletes like." "I can't be mean to my own sisters." "Think about the time Mary Ellen put a raw egg in your lunch and you thought it was hard-boiled." "That was a joke, even though it did ruin my new dress." "What about the time Erin bashed in the car windshield and blamed it on you?" "Everybody believed her and Daddy hauled you out to the smokehouse." "Then sent me to bed without any supper." "I still owe her for that." "[BOTH GROAN]" "I think we should ask our fearless trainer." "[BOTH LAUGH]" "Come on, you guys." "Get moving." "Keep going." "Go on." "Faster!" "What's gotten into her?" "Not only are you slow, you are deaf!" "Now move!" " Faster!" "MARY ELLEN:" "Elizabeth?" " Quit pushing." " Then go faster." "Come on, you guys." "Faster." "Faster!" "Faster!" "ERIN:" "Elizabeth!" "ELIZABETH:" "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" " There we go." " Thank you, Rose." "What's all that racket out there, son?" "That's Elizabeth, putting the whip to Erin and Mary Ellen." "They're getting ready for the race." "I was hoping they were gonna change their minds about that." "Now, what's wrong with two strong, young ladies entering a race?" "It's just not very ladylike, is it?" "Oh, John, that may have been true in our day, but things are changing for the better, if you ask me." "But a horse race?" "That's going a little too far." "I can remember the time when showing a girl's ankles in public was a crime." "That was going too far." "That doesn't have anything to do with what Mary Ellen and Erin are doing." "It certainly does." "It's called keeping the women in line." "I'm not trying to keep anybody in line." "I'm just concerned about my daughters." "You're not gonna try to stop them, are you?" "No." "If they want to embarrass themselves in front of the whole county, that's up to them." "I'll be pulling for them." "They just might surprise the socks off you men, John." "Hey, Elizabeth." "I found this stopwatch up in the attic." " I thought it might come in handy." " Ooh." " This book's pretty good, too." " "How to Become a Boxer"?" " How can I use this?" " Use it to train Mary Ellen and Erin." " Who are they gonna beat up?" " Nobody." "It's to help them get in shape for the race." "Tina Morgan loaned it to me." "She bought it when her mama hit her on the head with a kettle." "Did she beat her mother up?" "No, but it taught her how to duck fast." "Hey, Jim-Bob, you want to go see that Jessica Marlowe movie playing in Rockfish?" "No." "Besides, you've already seen it five times." "I haven't seen it since she sent me that letter." "Big deal." "It wasn't even her signature." "Oh, yeah?" "Just for that I'm writing her another letter telling her that you don't believe me." "Then you'll feel sorry." "You shouldn't do that to Jeffrey." "It's probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened to him." "All right, you guys." "We're gonna start with 20 push-ups." " 20?" " Yes." "Now, get down on your bellies, and no more lip." "All right." "Ready?" "[WHISTLE BLOWS]" "One, two, three." " Erin, what are you doing?" " You told me to do push-ups!" "ELIZABETH:" "Then do them right." "Don't bend your knees, and your back's supposed to be straight." "The only part of you that's supposed to bend is your elbows." " But those are boys' kind!" " That's the point." "This is not gonna be a bloomer derby." "We've got to be in shape." "If we're going to win, we're gonna have to outlast the men." " All right." "Let's start from the beginning." " Yes, sir." "But put that dumb book down." "We're not training to be boxers." "Right." "Ready?" "[WHISTLE BLOWS]" "One, two three, four five, six, seven." " Rose." "That's really beautiful." " Ha-ha-ha." "And here is supper for two athletes ordered by Miss Elizabeth Walton, trainer." "[JIM-BOB CHUCKLES]" " That's not much of a supper, is it?" " It's a very good supper." "Elizabeth, what is this supposed to be?" "That's what they feed boxers in training." "It's very high in protein." "Make sure you eat every bite." "This is disgusting!" "The sight of cottage cheese and eggs makes me sick." "Then close your eyes." "[IN NASAL VOICE] And hold your nose." "That's what I do." "I'll just have to make up for this when I go to Rockfish tonight." "You can't go into Rockfish." "You're in training." "It's more like reform school." "No!" "[SIGHS]" "Erin, I want to know what you and Mary Ellen think you're up to." "We're entering the War Bond Race." "That's crazy!" "It's a race for men." "Women aren't allowed to enter." "It doesn't say that on the sign-up sheet." "It doesn't have to." "Most people can figure that out for themselves." "I always knew you and that rabble- rousing sister of yours was addled." "But I never figured you was plumb loco." " We know exactly what we're doing." " Hmm." "Give me an eraser." "I'm gonna take your name off this list." " Why?" " Why?" "Because you work for Pickett Metal Products." "I don't want you making a fool out of me." "All right, you can take our name off the list." "But we're going to be at that starting line and no one can stop us." "You're just talking nonsense, Erin." "J.D., I was ready to forget this whole thing before you walked into this office." "The workouts are harder than I ever expected." "I hate the diet I'm on, and I don't like going to bed at 8:00 every night." "But it's all different now and I can't wait for the day of the race." "You're gonna look just plumb foolish." "Getting all dirty and sweaty and for nothing." "There's no way you girls are gonna win that race." "Would you like to make a bet?" "Ha-ha-ha." "I'll bet you a week's wages you two will finish dead last." " If at all." " You're on." "All right." "SAM:" "Morning, nurse." "Aren't you supposed to be at work right now?" "I ain't feeling very spry this morning." "You look fine to me." "I just figured a nice ride through the hills would kind of clear my head a little." "I hear that you and that boss lady sister of yours are racing at the War Bond Rally." " That's right." " Is that nag you're riding the one you're gonna use in the race?" "Sure, why not?" "Riding that old thing." "Running on them female legs of yours, you're gonna get whipped fierce." "Be a pleasure to watch." "I'll take these legs and this horse any day over anything you have to offer." "Whoa, I tell you what." "Let's just make this interesting." "You finish ahead of me and Jeb, you get our horse." "We finish ahead of you, we get yours." "[SIGHS]" "This is the horse I use to make my nursing rounds." "You saying you don't want to bet me?" "Yes, sir, you and Erin sure talk a mean game." "But you play like kittens." " Watch it, Sam." " Getting you riled?" "You'll rile even more when you're eating my mud at the rally." "That'll never happen." "You got yourself a bet, your horse against mine." "[CHUCKLES]" "[SAM CLICKS TONGUE]" "Hyah." "[CLICKS TONGUE]" "Forty-nine, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 56, 57, 58..." " ...59, 60." " How's your workout coming?" "Really good." "They're almost finished." "Looks like you're teaching them something about training." "Yeah, there is more at stake now." "Like what?" "Uh, Mary Ellen bet her horse that we'd beat Sam Barker and Jeb Sanders." "You what?" "Like Erin said, I made a bet with Sam Barker." "I thought you had more sense than that." "You're supposed to be a grown-up woman." "What happens if you lose?" "You're gonna walk your rounds?" "Mary Ellen is not the only one that made a wager, Daddy." "I bet J.D. a week's wages." "What did you bet, Elizabeth?" "The house?" "No, I bet Jim-Bob a book report." "Hmm." "If, after the race, any of you need any cash, come see me." "Plenty of extra work out at the mill." "JASON:" "Hello, Jeffrey." "JEFFREY:" "Hi, Jason." "I thought you weren't gonna be back until the weekend." "That's what I thought, too." "Until they made me the official Camp Rockfish chauffeur." " Is that something like a general?" " Uh...." "Well, no, not exactly." "It's more like a general's driver." "I'm gonna be on the road for the next couple of weeks." "Taking big shots to war bond rallies all over the state." "So I thought I better come home while I still had the chance." " What have you got there?" " Picture of my girlfriend." "Oh." "See, it says, "To Jeffrey, with love, Jessica Marlowe."" "That's pretty impressive." " Nobody else thinks so." " I do." " I'm in love with her myself." " Really?" "It's impossible not to be." "Our hearts are broken by the same girl." "Oh, don't take it too hard, Jeffrey." "Heartbreak always gets worse as the years go by." "Girls sure are a pain, aren't they?" "Mm-hm." "But they're worth it, believe me." "ELIZABETH:" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Hey!" "Get going!" "ERIN:" "Elizabeth!" "Why, good afternoon, ladies." "What a pleasant surprise!" "ELIZABETH:" "Up, down." "Up, down." "Up, down." "[WHISTLE BLOWS]" "Okay, this next one I've been saving." "You two are ready." "It's a specialty." "It's called the Death March." "That sounds really exciting." "First you crab along on all fours and then you sprint." "Then you do 10 push-ups and then it starts all over again." "Crab, sprint, push-ups." "Crab, sprint, push-ups." "Elizabeth, you're crazy." "Come on, let's go." "[WHISTLE BLOWS]" "Move it!" "[WHISTLE BLOWS]" "This is mutiny." "[SIGHS]" "I've been looking for you everywhere." "What are you doing in here?" " Go away." " It's not your attic." "That doesn't matter, I got here first." " What's that behind your back?" " Serena, just leave me alone." "Hey, give them back." "Two pictures?" "She sent you another one?" "You're right." "The handwriting is not even the same." "Throw them away." "I'm sorry." " Mary Ellen?" "MARY ELLEN:" "Come in." "I can't sleep." "Me either." "There's no reason for you to be lying awake." "You can do things like this." "You're as ready for this race as I am." "Everybody says we're gonna make fools of ourselves." "All my life people have made fun of me because I like to do boys' things." "Made me mad then, it makes me mad now." "But you're good at them." "I can't play softball or football." "A month ago, I wouldn't have thought about walking 12 miles, let alone run it." "If it makes you feel any better, I'm as nervous as you are." "I want you to run the last leg of the race." " No." " I'm serious." "But you're faster than I am." "Neither one of us is gonna be very fast by the end of 12 miles." "I don't know, Mary Ellen." "You're good." "Better than you think you are." "I want you to cross the finish line on foot." "[BRASS BAND PLAYING UPBEAT MUSIC]" "[HORSE WHINNIES]" "JEB:" "Morning, girls." "Nice day, ain't it?" "It was up until now." "Don't take this so serious, Mary Ellen." "Just because you've got your horse bet on the race." "Why don't you two go have a few beers?" "We're trying to get warmed up." "[ALL CHATTERING]" "JIM-BOB:" "Let me out of here." "They should give a prize for the most crowded car." "It wouldn't have been so bad if you didn't sit like a frog." " Stop arguing." "Let's go see your sisters." " Ha-ha-ha." "There you are." "I sure raised a couple of strong-willed daughters but good luck, I'm proud of you both." "ERIN:" "Thanks." " I am, too." "And, um, break a leg." " Don't break a leg." " Ha-ha-ha." "Elizabeth, we couldn't have come this far without you." "I know you two girls are gonna do just fine." "Thanks, Rose." "I guess we better get to the starting line." "JOHN:" "All right." "Good luck now." " Bye." "JEFFREY:" "Be careful." "Ben, it's time to man the checkpoint." "Daddy, can I use the car?" "It's right up the road." "Okay." "Thank you." "Bye-bye." "I'm manning Checkpoint 2 myself but the guy that I lined up for Checkpoint 3 didn't show." " Do I have a volunteer?" " I will." "Don't you think you're a little young, Jeffrey?" "I'd help, but Jason's gonna show up with some big shot and I want to be here." " I'll help you." " Oh, good." "Now, it's, uh" " It's near the dead oak tree at Hardware Creek." "Last checkpoint before the end of the race." " What do I do?" " It's real easy." "You just make sure that the runners and the riders change places." "Take Corabeth's car." "It's around the corner." "JIM-BOB:" "Thanks, Ike." "Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the First Annual Jefferson County War Bond Rally Ike and Corabeth Godsey Run and Ride Race." "[ALL CHEERING]" "Now to get things started off with a bang, here's Mr. Ike Godsey." "Give him a nice hand." "[CHEERING AND WHISTLING]" "Thank you" " Uh, does it--?" "Does this work?" "Heh." "Hello, everybody." "I guess it's my job to explain the rules of the race and what's gonna happen." "So, uh, let's see." "Any number of teams may compete." "And each team consists of two men and a horse." "One rides while the other runs." "And three times during the race at prearranged checkpoints uh, they switch places." "And the race is 12 miles long through the hill country." "The first team to have both men, both men or women, ha, ha cross the finish line wins." "Uh, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to take this opportunity at this time to tell you that Godsey's General Merchandise Store is sponsoring a special War Bond Rally perfume sale this week only, thank you." "[ALL CHEERING]" "All right then, uh, without further instructions." "On your mark, get set." "[ALL CHEERING]" "You all right?" "Ha-ha-ha." "Come on, Erin." "Go, Erin." "Erin's in third." " Is Jeb ahead of her?" " I'm afraid so." " Good luck." " Thanks." "MARY ELLEN:" "Erin, tail me." "IKE:" "Hey, Mary Ellen!" "You're doing okay." " Where's Erin?" " I don't know." "[WHISPERS] Go get him, Erin." " What if nobody makes it this far?" " Would you quit worrying?" "What if they all drop out before the race is over?" "We'll never know about it." "You're hoping Mary Ellen and Erin won't finish so you won't have to pay up on your bet." "JOHN:" "There's Jason." "BEN:" "Hey, Jason." " Hi." "ROSE:" "Hi, Jason." "SERENA:" "Hi." "JEFFREY:" "Hi." "Who's winning?" "Ike and I just got back from our checkpoints." "The girls are still in the race." "One of those races you never know what's happening until it's all over." "Who's your passenger?" "Somebody I'd like Jeffrey to meet." "Jeffrey, I'd like you to meet Miss Jessica Marlowe." "She's our guest of honor today at the War Bond Rally." " This is the boy I was telling you about." " Jason tells me you're a fan." " I think Jeffrey's in shock." " Me, too." "Would you do me the honor of escorting me to the speaker's platform?" "One down, 11 to go." " How many in front of me?" " Two, but Jeb is one of them." "I know." " Unh!" " Ha-ha-ha!" "JIM-BOB:" "Come on, hurry up, Mary Ellen." "You're never gonna win at this rate." "[SAM GROANS]" "Sam?" "Sam, are you okay?" "[CLICKS TONGUE]" "Sam?" "Are you all right, Sam?" "Sam?" "Yeehaw!" "Ha-ha-ha!" "[SAM CHEERING]" "They're on their way." "Here's the list for our checkpoint." " So Mary Ellen and Erin are running third?" " Yeah." "[CROWD SHOUTING]" " Here comes Joe and Al." " Here they come." "[CROWD SHOUTING]" "[CROWD CHEERING]" "That's too bad, the girls not winning after all that hard work." "Well, they can still beat Jeb and Sam, that's what's important." "[ALL CHATTERING]" "Excuse me, please." "Could I have your attention, please?" "The winners, team number six, Joe Firmage and Al Murphy." "[ALL CHEERING]" "And I understand that in Checkpoint 3, in second place is, uh, Jeb Sanders and Sam Barker followed closely by Mary Ellen Willard and Erin Walton." "BEN:" "Somebody's coming in." " It's Mary Ellen!" " Hurry up, come on, Mary Ellen!" "[ALL SHOUTING]" "[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]" " That was a pretty dirty trick." " It worked, didn't it?" "Whoa!" "I'm not sure that's the right way to go about losing a race." "Aw, I was just returning a favor, Daddy." "Besides, we haven't lost yet." "Erin's still out there somewhere." "[MARY ELLEN CHUCKLES]" "JOHN:" "Here comes Erin." "[ALL SHOUTING]" "Come on, Erin!" "[CROWD SHOUTING]" "[ALL CHEERING]" "MARY ELLEN:" "We beat them!" "We beat them!" "Congratulations, Erin." "Double wages next week." "Thanks." "Ha-ha-ha." "Well, you ran a real fine race, Jeb." "That back of yours sure held up under a load of punishment." "You're back on the loading dock as of Monday." "Yes, sir." "[ALL CHATTERING]" "Looks like you owe me a book report." "This is one I won't mind doing, long as I get to choose the subject." "It's already been assigned." "It's on the collective stories of Edgar Allan Poe." "ALL [SINGING]:" "O beautiful for spacious skies" "For amber waves of grain" "For purple mountain majesties" "Above the fruited plain" "America, America God shed his grace" "JOHN-BOY:" "Mary Ellen and Erin gained new respect in the community because of their remarkable showing in the Run and Ride Race." "No one would ever look upon them as "just girls" anymore especially not Sam Barker and Jeb Sanders." "JIM-BOB: "No sooner had my blows sunk into silence then I was answered from a voice from within the tomb!"" "ELIZABETH:" "You don't have to do the book report tonight, you know." "JIM-BOB: "A howl, a wailing shriek, half of horror and half of triumph..."" "SERENA:" "Jim-Bob, you're scaring me!" "JIM-BOB:...such as might have arisen from the throats of the damned."" "MARY ELLEN:" "That's enough, Jim-Bob." "You're gonna wake John Curtis." "JIM-BOB: "I had walled the monster up within the tomb."" "ALL:" "Good night, Jim-Bob!" "JIM-BOB:" "Sweet dreams." "[ENGLISH" " US" " SDH]"