Dusty's Trail E14: Androcles And The Bear _
22min | Comedy, Western | TV Series (1973– )
Dusty removes a thorn from a bear's paw and the bear follows him back to camp to everyone's consternation. Complicating things is a similar bear who attacks anyone in its way and hunters who want the bears eliminated, whether good or bad.
Creators: Elroy Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz
Stars: Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis
22min | Comedy, Western | TV Series (1973– )
Dusty removes a thorn from a bear's paw and the bear follows him back to camp to everyone's consternation. Complicating things is a similar bear who attacks anyone in its way and hunters who want the bears eliminated, whether good or bad.
Creators: Elroy Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz
Stars: Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis
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00:00Let's follow the path of Dusty's Trail. Oh, Dusty's Trail, Dusty's Trail.
00:08A stage and a wagon a-headin' west. Part of a wagon train lost from the rest.
00:16Dusty's the reason for their plight. Thanks to Dusty, nothin's right.
00:24Only the wagon master's hand keeps them a-rollin' to the promised land.
00:32Oh, the goin' gets mighty rough, but they don't seem to mind.
00:38It's California, eh, that's the place they must find.
00:44Deserts and rocks are in their way, but they won't stop, come what may.
00:51Mountains and hills that they must scale, but they know they'll make it,
00:56cause they just can't fail on Dusty's Trail.
01:21Nice bear, good bear, go away bear, go away.
01:48Whoa, oh no, the cheese in the bear's sorry.
01:50Help, somebody help!
01:52Go away bear, go away bear.
02:14Go away bear, go away.
02:16Help, somebody help!
02:19Go away.
02:20Help, somebody help!
02:46Go away bear, go away bear.
03:16Somethin' wrong with your paw, fella?
03:21Here, let me see.
03:28Look, I won't hurt you, I just wanna take a look at it.
03:32Just wanna take a look.
03:33Oh, you got a thorn in your paw.
03:35Here, let me have it, and I'll see if I can get it out.
03:38It might be a little painful.
03:41You want a bite on a bullet, huh?
03:44No, I'll just tell you a little story, and you won't think about it.
03:47See, there was this little girl with golden hair,
03:49and she played around with brothers like you, see.
04:01You're welcome.
04:13Andy, where on earth do we get our breakfast?
04:16The room service here is simply atrocious.
04:18I'm sorry, Mr. Brookhaven, but I can't cook breakfast until Dusty gets back with the firewood.
04:22He should have been back by now.
04:25Oh, there he is now.
04:27Is that a bear following him?
04:29Sure is.
04:32Dusty, duck!
04:34It's not a duck, it's a bear.
04:36Run before he attacks you.
04:37Everybody, head for cover.
04:39Dusty, look out!
04:42Carter, why do you always hide behind me when there's danger?
04:47Because it's safer, my dear.
04:50Yes, of course.
04:52Dusty, get out of my line of fire!
04:56Don't shoot him, he's a friend of mine.
04:58Dusty, there's no such thing as a friendly bear.
05:04He wouldn't hurt a flea.
05:06Isn't that right, Hercules?
05:09Dusty, what's the matter with you?
05:10Will you get away from the bear before he tears you apart?
05:13He wouldn't do that after what I did for him.
05:15What do you mean?
05:16He had a thorn in his paw, and I pulled it out, and he likes me so much now he won't let me out of his sight.
05:24I don't believe it.
05:29It's just like Androcles and the lion.
05:32What's Andro-what's-his-name-and-a-lion got to do with it?
05:36You see, Androcles was a Roman slave, and he was supposed to fight a lion in the arena.
05:41But the lion spared the boy's life because many years before, the boy had removed a thorn from the lion's foot.
05:47But the bear is man's natural enemy.
05:50He's liable to attack any one of us at any time.
05:54No, no, I mean, look at that cute white stripe on his nose there.
05:58I'm going to keep him.
05:59You are not going to keep that man-killer here.
06:02I insist you get rid of him.
06:05You see, you see, he isn't.
06:08No, he isn't.
06:09Just like the way you yelled at me.
06:11What?
06:12Dusty's right.
06:13He thought you were going to harm Dusty, so he protected him, just like he would one of his own cubs.
06:17But Dusty is not one of his own cubs.
06:23Easy, big boy, easy.
06:25Mr. Brookhaven didn't mean it, did you, Mr. Brookhaven?
06:28Did you, Mr. Brookhaven?
06:30No, no, no, no, no.
06:32Of course not.
06:33No, I didn't mean it, not at all.
06:39Dusty, Mr. Callahan won't like you having a bear around camp.
06:42Mr. Callahan, we'll be back from Scout and Owosso Pass for two more days,
06:45and by that time you'll be in love with Hercules, you'll see.
06:48But we're afraid to leave the wagon with him around.
06:50You don't have to be afraid, he won't harm you.
06:52Hmm, that's what they try to tell Little Red Riding Hood.
06:55No, he's very tame.
06:56I even taught him to shake hands.
06:57Show, show the girls.
06:59Keep away from us.
07:00Well, I'll have to teach him some manners.
07:09Dusty!
07:11We absolutely protest having this blasted bear join this party.
07:15This is a wagon train, not Noah's Ark.
07:17Don't worry, Mr. Brookhaven.
07:19When we hit the trail again and Mr. Callahan gets back,
07:21I'm sure we'll leave the grizzly behind.
07:23Oh, I certainly hope so.
07:25Oh, I certainly hope so.
07:27I mean, he really does have atrocious breath.
07:30Where is the bear?
07:31Well, he's out in the woods someplace.
07:33Well, come along, dear.
07:34It's our fiesta time anyway.
07:39Oh, look!
07:45Good heavens!
07:46Did anything happen to Goldilocks?
07:49Ow!
07:54Dusty, as the owner of this wagon train,
07:57I absolutely insist that you get rid of that lumbering quadruped.
08:01I don't think he liked what you called him.
08:03He doesn't mean to frighten you.
08:04He's just not wagon train broke yet.
08:06Wagon train broke?
08:07He is a menace.
08:13Now, look here.
08:14You K-E-E-P,
08:17that B-E-A-R,
08:19out of our way,
08:20or you'll be without a J-O-B.
08:25Careful, I think he could spell.
08:29Oh, I'm so S-O-R-R-Y.
08:42Where's Dusty?
08:43Oh, he took Hercules fishing for tonight's supper.
08:46That awful bear pulled our wash off the line
08:48and tore it into ribbons.
08:49Look at this.
08:50Look what he did to my...
08:52It's useless.
08:56If Mr. Callahan were here,
08:57Dusty would have gotten rid of that bear a long time ago.
08:59Now look what he's doing.
09:03Son of a gun!
09:06Get out of the food, Hercules!
09:14Andy, are you all right?
09:16Yeah, I...
09:17I don't think so.
09:19Hi.
09:20Did Hercules come back here?
09:22He came back.
09:23Oh, come on, Betsy.
09:26Oh, I had to send him home because of his naughty...
09:28Look, he ate all the fish I caught.
09:31Dusty,
09:32I think it would be better for everybody
09:34if you got rid of that bear.
09:36Just because he ate some fish?
09:37No, because he stole our food supply
09:39and because he belted me.
09:40No, because he stole our food supply
09:42and because he belted me.
09:43That couldn't have been Hercules.
09:44That had to be another bear.
09:45It was Hercules.
09:46It wasn't another bear.
09:47Oh.
09:48What if Hercules apologizes to you?
09:51What if I put him on a leash?
09:53I know, I'll put a muzzle on him.
09:56How about if I take him to the woods and...
10:08Well, this is the place we met
10:09and this is the place we say goodbye.
10:11I hate to do it to you, old fellow,
10:12but nobody around here likes you except me.
10:16Don't look at me that way.
10:17I hate to see a grown bear cry.
10:22So long, little pal.
10:40Poor Dusty.
10:42He's been sitting back there like that all night.
10:45I didn't think he'd miss the beast.
10:47Only one bear misses another bear that much.
10:50He'll get used to it.
10:52I hope so.
11:05We've got company.
11:06Wonder who those men are.
11:08I wonder if they're single.
11:10Oh, dear, someone's coming to call
11:11and I'm not even dressed.
11:13How dare they drop in before breakfast.
11:20Howdy.
11:21Howdy, what can we do for you?
11:22Name's Blake.
11:23Mine's Kim.
11:24Oh, it's nice to meet you.
11:25My name's Andy, this is Dusty.
11:26Howdy.
11:27Howdy.
11:28How are you?
11:29See any bears around here?
11:31Bears?
11:33I thought they kept to the high country.
11:34Well, lately a lot of them have been
11:35raiding the ranches in these parts.
11:37Killing livestock and attacking folks.
11:39Is that a fact?
11:40We're shooting those critters on sight.
11:42Shooting them on sight?
11:44Yeah, they're killers.
11:46You folks better be on the lookout.
11:48Those bears are just as soon to attack you
11:49as look at you.
11:56Just a minute, Dusty.
11:57No, I'm in a hurry.
11:58I've got to find Hercules.
11:59No, hold it.
12:00Now, you know, I could have made a mistake
12:01about Hercules hitting me.
12:02It could have been another bear.
12:04In fact, now that I think about it,
12:05I don't believe he had a white mark on his nose.
12:07Well, it's nice of you to admit it, Andy,
12:08but I'll apologize to Hercules for you.
12:11If you don't mind, I'd like to come with you
12:12and apologize myself.
12:14You want to help me find him?
12:15Sure.
12:16Well, thanks.
12:27See any bear tracks?
12:29Hercules has got to be around here someplace.
12:30Hercules!
12:31Yoo-hoo, Hercules!
12:33We better split up.
12:34Why don't you cover this area
12:35and I'll look over here.
12:36Okay.
12:37If you see him, give me a yell.
12:38Yeah, right.
12:51Well, where can that bear be?
12:56There he is.
12:57That's him all right.
12:58He's got that white mark on his nose.
13:00Well, I'm not going to make that mistake again.
13:05Dusty!
13:06I found him!
13:07What is it, Andy?
13:10I found Hercules!
13:11Come on!
13:13He's over here!
13:16He's right down here.
13:23Hercules, we've got to go.
13:24We've got to go.
13:26Hercules, we've come to take you back with us.
13:36What are you doing down there?
13:39I ran into the wrong grizzly again.
13:41Are you sure it wasn't Hercules?
13:43You know, I could have sworn it was.
13:45But the bear that decked me
13:46was a complete stranger.
13:48Terrific left.
13:50We've got to keep looking.
13:56I don't see any sign of Andy or Dusty.
13:59Why didn't they take their horses?
14:01It's going to take them forever to walk back.
14:03Bears frighten horses.
14:05Me too.
14:06And up to now, I never thought
14:07I'd have anything in common with a horse.
14:10Aren't Andy and Dusty here yet?
14:12No, sir, they're not.
14:14I wish they'd hurry.
14:15By the time we get to California,
14:17there won't be enough gold left to pay my fees.
14:20Look!
14:21Good heavens!
14:22It's one of those killer bears.
14:25If it were, it would have attacked us.
14:27That's Hercules.
14:29He's faster than Andy and Dusty.
14:35Is something the matter?
14:36It's another one of those bears.
14:38I can't make out whether it's friend or foe.
14:44Hercules, now you get out of there right now.
14:48Oh, no.
14:50It may look like Hercules,
14:52and it may sound like Hercules,
14:54but it certainly is not.
14:56What's his name?
14:57Back to the coach, my dear.
15:00Go to women first.
15:02They're for age before beauty.
15:05Oh, no.
15:07Oh, no.
15:09Oh, no.
15:10Oh, no.
15:11Oh, no.
15:12Oh, no.
15:13Oh, no.
15:14Oh, no.
15:15Oh, no.
15:17He's coming after us.
15:23There's no place to hide.
15:41It's Hercules.
15:47Take him, Hercules. Get him.
15:54Get him, Hercules.
16:17Thank you, Hercules. Thank you.
16:23Oh, I'll shake hands with you any day, honey.
16:33Sorry we couldn't find Hercules.
16:35I guess he must have headed back up to high country.
16:38Do you see what I see?
16:40Is your mouth wide, Dad?
16:41No.
16:42No.
16:43No.
16:44No.
16:45No.
16:47Dad, you got it.
16:52Oh, Hercules, it's so good to see you again.
16:56What's going on?
16:58We are giving a testimonial dinner for this magnificent animal.
17:02Hercules saved our lives.
17:04We were attacked by this ferocious bear and all of a sudden they...
17:06Oh, dear.
17:10It's those two ranchers.
17:11Oh, no.
17:12If they see Hercules, they'll sight him and shoot.
17:14Quick, let's get him into the wagon.
17:16Come on, Hercules, hurry.
17:17Come on.
17:18Come on.
17:19In his stomach.
17:21Everyone, keep calm.
17:22Keep calm. Just try to get rid of him.
17:23Yes.
17:25Come on.
17:26Hurry. Hurry. Hurry.
17:27Come on.
17:29In there.
17:30In there.
17:31Come on.
17:32Let's go.
17:33Let's go.
17:36Come on.
17:37Come on, Hercules.
17:40Come on, Hercules.
17:41Come on.
17:44Rusty, we've got to get him in the wagon.
17:46Get him in the wagon.
17:47Come on.
17:55Remember, everybody, keep calm.
17:57Daphne, I...
17:58I don't know if I can stand the suspense.
18:01We've got to do something to make them think we're not concerned.
18:03Yeah.
18:05I know what we can do.
18:07Come here.
18:12Hey, papa.
18:15Hey.
18:17Hey.
18:20Um, what are you folks celebrating?
18:22Our wedding anniversary.
18:23Our coming out party.
18:26You sure got a lot to celebrate.
18:29What would you care for some bubbly?
18:31Um, no thanks.
18:33Do you know, there are bear tracks around your camp.
18:36We figured one of those critters might be in here.
18:38Why on earth would we ever invite a bear to a party?
18:41This is strictly an aid group.
18:43Didn't exactly mean you'd invite him then.
18:47Uh, where are the other two fellas?
18:49Oh, uh, they, uh, they got bored and left.
19:01It's a good thing Betsy brought this large dress for her aunt in California.
19:04I hope he doesn't mind wearing a dress.
19:06We've got to do something about his feet.
19:08It's a dead giveaway.
19:10Maybe he can wear your mining boots.
19:12Why can't he wear your cowboy boots?
19:14He's not a cowboy.
19:19You better help me get him off.
19:20Okay.
19:23Are you sure it comes off?
19:25Of course it comes off.
19:26It didn't crawl on my foot.
19:27Yeah?
19:31It's quite heavy.
19:33That was quiet. My head made the noise.
19:42My dear sir, if there were a bear in this area, do you think we'd be having a party?
19:48Listen, they could slip into camp without you noticing.
19:51Those bears are sly critters.
19:53You'd be in that wagon right now.
19:56Mr. Blake, I mean, let's not think about bears.
20:00We're having a party over there.
20:02Let's dance.
20:04Ma'am, please.
20:05I don't know how to dance.
20:07What do you mean?
20:08You're a regular twinkle toe.
20:16Wait a minute.
20:25Those look like bear tracks.
20:28They are bear tracks.
20:41Ella, what would a bear be doing in there?
20:49Don't you know how to knock?
20:50You men really shouldn't disturb Grandma Tilly.
20:52She's got a bad case of the punies.
20:56She also has a bad cough.
20:58Sorry we disturbed the old lady.
21:00Yeah, I hope she gets over the punies.
21:07I'd like to apologize for interrupting your party.
21:12Have a nice trip.
21:25Come on.
21:44They're on Hercules.
21:45That's one of them old ants.
21:47Dusty, stop worrying and sit down.
21:50Yeah, still, you're wearing a hole in the ground.
21:53Wait a minute.
21:54Mr. Callaghan finds out I brought a bear back to camp.
21:56He's never going to trust me again.
21:57Nonsense, Dusty.
21:59All's well that ends well.
22:01Besides, Mr. Callaghan doesn't even have to know.
22:03Why tell him at all?
22:05None of us have to say anything about a bear.
22:07Agreed.
22:08Our lips will be sealed.
22:10You keep a secret, Dusty.
22:12I won't.
22:13Agreed.
22:14Our lips will be sealed.
22:16You keep a secret like that from me?
22:18Oh, well, you really are good friends.
22:29Now remember, everybody, not a word about the...
22:39Well, folks, I found a way for us to get through Oasso Pass.
22:42Anything happen while I was gone?
22:44Oh, no, Cal, everything's just fine.
22:46Everything's very quiet.
22:48It was very peaceful.
22:50And very calm.
22:51And very lovely.
22:53I'm certainly glad to hear that.
22:55Except for the bear.
22:56I had a thorn in his paw and I had to pull it out
22:58and he followed me back to camp.
23:00And then all of a sudden another bear came in
23:01and the ranchers came like,
23:02I'm never going to see him again
23:03and the bear's got to get him
23:04and he's acting crazy.
23:08A bear?
23:09A bear?
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