06x14 - The Church Organ

[bunniefuu]

[Whistling]

♪ [humming]

[clearing throat]

well, I got the roast in the oven.

I set it at .

Good.

Is opie almost ready?

He'll be done in a few minutes.

He's trying to get the hair on the back of his head to lay down.

You didn't notice what sermon it was today, did you, andy?

I looked at the church bulletin board.

I... I believe it's on happiness.

Oh, good. They're always so nice.

Yeah. I believe reverend tucker's sermons on happiness

are the best things he does.

Yes.

I think I better check on that oven.

Pa. Hmm?

I've only got a half a dollar.

Is it all right if I take change from the plate?

Well, no.

Part of this is my milk money, you know.

Oh, well, here.

There. Put that in. Oh, thanks.

I guess the good lord wants you to have hard teeth.

(Bee) andy, I think we'd better leave now.

I told clara we'd pick her up.

And she's a bundle of nerves.

Worried about the organ, I guess.

Yes. It was repaired, wasn't it?

Well, goober said he did the best he could with it,

but the bellows are in pretty bad shape.

Well, clara says some of the keys stick, too.

And wednesday night choir practice was a shambles.

Oh, that organ is impossible. Yeah.

And you know what pride she takes in her playing.

She's a fine organist.

What's she gonna play today, aunt bee?

Well, the last I heard she planned on {\i }love lifted me.{\I }

good, I like that one.

Doesn't have as many flats in it,

and that seems to be where most of the trouble is.

Well, go?

And so, we should remember always

that true fulfillment

must include not just the happiness

that we enjoy ourselves,

but also the happiness that we can give to others.

For it is this ability,

to give of ourselves to others,

that makes for peace and contentment in our families

and in our communities.

Now let us unite in song.

If you'll open your hymn books

to page , please.

We will sing the st and rd stanzas.

[People clearing throats]

♪ [organ playing]

(all) ♪ I was sinking deep in sin ♪

♪ far from the peaceful shore ♪

♪ very deeply stained within ♪

♪ sinking to rise no more ♪

♪ but the master of the sea ♪

♪ heard my despairing cry ♪

♪ from the water lifted me, now safe am I ♪

♪ love lifted me ♪

♪ love lifted me ♪

♪ when nothing else would help ♪

♪ love lifted me ♪

♪ [organ playing off-key]

♪ love lifted me ♪

♪ love lifted me ♪

♪ when nothing else would help ♪

♪ love lifted ♪

♪ [organ playing off-key]

[crying]

(reverend tucker) uh,

let us close our services this morning

with the knowledge

that it is the spirit of our music

that gives us comfort.

Oh, poor clara.

I feel so sorry for her.

I thought that had been fixed.

Well,

goober did the best he could on the bellows

and the keys that stick,

but when they're old, I guess they're just old.

Andy, we've got to do somethin'

about the, uh, gettin' a new organ. Yeah, mmm.

Andy, I'm going to ask clara for lunch.

She should be with people at a time like this.

Yes.

Floyd.

Clara, won't you eat something?

I really couldn't, bee.

Maybe later?

Clara,

I want you to know we all sympathize with you completely.

Thank you, andy.

Goober thought he had it fixed.

Well, if you ask me, andy, it's too far gone.

I mean, I'm no expert on organs or anything

but a mechanical contrivance,

it's got a life expectancy just like anything else.

Hmm.

Andy, does the church have enough money for a new organ?

Uh, i... I don't think so.

I'd like to say something.

Well, please do, clara.

Now, I'm trying not to be difficult,

but I'll never play that organ again.

Oh, we understand, clara.

Yes.

To practice, to work,

to try to bring meaning to my music and then...

[Crying] oh, it's all too humiliating.

Andy, how much money is there in the treasury?

Well, last week we had about $ , .

But we have some debts.

We had that big rain and it flooded the basement

and we had to pump that out and then paint.

And what about the wall-to-wall carpet in the vestry?

We voted that down, remember?

Well, it's obvious we can't afford a new organ,

but I wonder how much a good used one would cost?

Gee, I don't know.

Maybe we ought to form a committee and look into that.

I'd be glad to chair that committee, andy.

Well... Oh, could I help?

I'd welcome it, helen.

Now, you see, rest assured, clara.

We'll find an answer to it.

I hope so, bee.

You've all been so wonderful.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I think I'll just go home and rest.

Bless her heart.

Andy? Yeah.

I would like to make a committee report.

Oh, good. sh**t. Ok.

Well, helen and i, we've been looking

through the classified ads in all the newspapers in this area.

Yeah, yeah. And I think I've come up with somethin'.

Oh! Yeah. Now, listen.

Yeah. Uh...

{\I }mt. Pilot times.{\I } yeah.

"Sacrifice.

"Privately-owned organ, manual,

" pedal.

[Whistling]

"originally cost $ , .

Will sell for $ , ."

$ , ? We only have $ , .

Andy, don't you understand?

$ , Is what he's askin' for.

You see, these fellas, they have prices.

Their asking price

and their selling price. Selling price.

Well, I doubt that there'd be that much difference.

Oh, don't kid yourself, andy.

I can see you haven't had too much business experience, have you?

Well... I mean, uh, wheelin' and dealin'. That type.

You haven't done much of that, huh? No. Have you?

[Laughing] you kiddin', andy?

You know what business I was in before I became a deputy?

No. Wholesale fish business.

Now there's a training ground for you. Survival of the fittest.

It's vicious, andy, vicious.

I was in it for over months.

Fish business? Mmm-hmm.

Well, I know. Sure, go ahead and laugh if you want,

but, you know, that's almost as big an industry

as steel or plastics. Hmm?

And a lot tougher. You're dealing with a perishable item.

Oh, I know. Sure.

If you don't make your deals quick enough,

nobody has to tell you when you're takin' a loss. You can smell it.

Hmm.

Who you say has got this organ?

Oh, uh,

let's see. A fellow by the name of harlan robinson

on oakmont road in mt. Pilot.

Must be a farm out that way. Hmm.

Maybe we ought to take a run out there. Sure. Now?

Yeah. Let me just... And, andy, hmm?

When it comes time to makin' the deal, uh,

let me handle it.

I'll handle it.

Mr. Robinson?

Howdy. You're the folks from mayberry, right?

That's right. I'm andy taylor, this is warren ferguson.

Warren. How are you?

Won't you sit down? Thank you.

Well, i, uh, I guess you know why we're here.

Yes, you called.

Oh, yes. That's right.

Well, that's it.

Oh, is that it?

Boy, it's big, isn't it?

It's been in my family for a long time. Hmm.

Hmm. The, uh, finish has taken quite a b*ating.

That's where a large part of your value is in these things.

There's nothing wrong with the finish.

May i, uh... Oh, please, help yourself.

Thank you.

[Sighing]

♪ [organ playing]

oh, boy. That's got a fine tone.

[Clearing throat] a little tinny there in spots, andy.

Of course, you've got to expect that with these old organs.

They go downhill right away.

But this organ always did have a real good tone.

Hmm.

[Sighs]

well, mr. Robinson, I'll be honest with you.

Uh, this organ would be for our church

and I was just wonderin' how set you are on your asking price.

Well, uh, what do you have in mind?

I appraise this baby at $ , .

Well, it'd be just perfect for our church.

Assumin' the price is right.

Fact is, we only have $ , in our treasury.

Well, I'm sorry, mr. Taylor,

but I couldn't sell it for that.

The only reason I'm selling it at all

is to try and raise money to build a new barn.

It'll take every bit of, uh, $ , .

Hmm.

Uh, could you do this?

Could you, uh,

could you hold it for us for, oh, hours

to see if... If we could come up with the money?

Oh, yes. I can do that.

Oh, well, that'd be wonderful. Thank you.

I'll call you. All right. Thank you.

Come on, warren.

Now, hold it down, fellas.

Please. Andy.

Ok. Boys, I thought the best way to handle this

would be to call you fellas together

since you are the... The leading businessmen in town

and maybe we could just raise the money right here. What do you say?

How much are we talkin' about here? $ .

$ . Oh.

[Clearing throat]

now, as for my part, I'll match the highest contribution.

Now who'll start the ball rollin'? I will, andy.

That's the time, floyd. What'll it be?

Well, I'll be happy to give...

Um, why don't you start it?

We have to get this money up today, andy?

Well, yeah, jim. We should.

Oh.

Andy? Yeah.

Andy, I have an idea. What?

Well, since this has come all of a sudden to the boys,

why don't we have everybody make a pledge?

Pledge the money, and then you can call mr. Robinson on the phone,

tell him we've got the money comin' in.

I'm sure he'll let us have the organ.

[All agreeing]

good boy, warren. Now we're on the right track.

All right, all right. We'll do it that way. Good.

All right. What'll it be, floyd?

What'll what be?

What'll you pledge?

Oh, well, I pledge the sum of, uh...

[Clearing throat]

you go ahead, rudy,

'cause I've got a kind of a frog in my throat.

Rudy?

Well, uh, $ .

You can put me in for $ , andy.

Oh, now, come on, boys,

we can go stronger than that.

It's for a good cause. It's for the organ. $ !

Well... $ , Andy.

And I'm a salaried man.

That's the time, warren.

How about it, jim?

Well, now, uh... Oh, come on, jim.

Give till it hurts.

All right, andy. $ . And that's pretty painful.

[All laughing]

now... Now, if jim slater can give $ ,

why can't we all give $ ?

We know how tight jim is.

[All laughing]

things are getting pretty steep, andy.

Well, just cut back on your chewin' gum.

[Laughing]

chewin' gum!

What do you say, everybody pledge $ ?

We'll make it unanimous, huh?

[All agreeing]

$ . That's good.

That's good. That'll be plenty. Say, pa...

Now, just a second, ope.

We'll pick up a little more money along the way

and with the $ you boys pledged, that ought to do it.

I'll call mr. Robinson,

tell him we've got the money comin' in

and maybe he'll let us have the organ

for sunday service this sunday.

[All chattering] this sunday!

Say, pa. Yeah, ope.

Johnny paul owes me cents.

I'd like to pledge that.

[All exclaiming] that's the time, ope.

Now, boys, we'll need to get this money...

(All) ♪ bringing in the sheaves ♪

♪ bringing in the sheaves ♪

♪ we shall come rejoicing ♪

♪ bringing in the sheaves ♪

♪ bringing in the sheaves ♪

♪ bringing in the sheaves ♪

♪ we shall come rejoicing ♪

♪ bringing in ♪

♪ the sheaves ♪

we wish to give our thanks this morning

to a little group of our members

who took it upon themselves to see to it

that our sunday services remain, as always,

with our hymns.

We have them to thank

for this beautiful new organ.

When it was found that the funds

in our treasury were insufficient,

these wonderful people,

out of the goodness of their hearts,

offered to make up the deficit

with their very generous pledges.

To each of them from all of us,

our heartfelt thanks.

Have a nice week and I'll see you all next sunday.

[People chattering]

♪ [organ playing]

(clara) thanks.

Beautiful.

Thank you. Oh, bee.

Clara, you were magnificent. Oh, thank you.

You certainly did sound good.

Clara, you were wonderful. Oh, thank you, helen.

Our sundays will take on a new meaning for me now.

Oh, we're so glad. And the tone is wonderful.

Oh. It's just wonderful.

Bye-bye. Bye.

[People chattering]

aren't we lucky?

Well, that's wonderful.

All I have to do now is collect the pledges

and that organ will be ours for a long, long time.

Do you mean to tell me

that you're not gonna honor your pledge?

(Warren) well,

it isn't exactly that, andy.

It's just that I forgot about my rent being due

and I've got t.v. Payments to make

and I had a very large laundry bill this month.

Well, i, just I

got swept up in the enthusiasm the other day

and went in over my head.

You understand, don't you, andy?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I understand.

You're not gonna honor your pledge.

It isn't that, andy.

Believe me, if I had another or weeks...

We don't have that kind of time.

We have to have the money by friday.

Well, I don't know what to say, andy.

I pledged that money in good faith.

I know you did.

But what if everybody else were to do what you're doin'?

Where'd we be then?

That'll be $ .

$ ... Oh, that pledge i...

Oh, the day you, uh... Yeah, when everybody else was...

[Floyd stammering]

oh, well... Well?

Well what?

Well, I'm here to collect it. Oh!

I meant to speak to you about that, andy.

Go on.

Have you noticed the slowdown in business

the last week or so?

I wouldn't know about that, floyd.

You didn't know the foreign exchange rate is down?

I'm sorry, I didn't.

It affects the whole economy.

It's already affected me.

You know, it always hits your luxury items first.

You're not gonna honor your pledge.

Well, oh, of course. I...

It's just that it's gonna take me a little more time.

See you, floyd.

How can you figure that a hot water heater

is gonna go after years,

days after the guarantee expired?

That's the kind of luck I been runnin' in, andy.

So, how was I supposed to know

my wife would suddenly get the idea we were millionaires

and go out and buy herself a whole new outfit.

Dress, shoes, hat, and another coat.

The funny part of it is there isn't that much difference in her looks.

The boy needs braces on both uppers and lowers.

Now, what do I say? No?

And this particular dentist asks in advance.

Now, ask me why. I don't know.

Look, sam, I know these things happen,

but we've got a debt to pay.

Well, how do you think I feel about this?

It seems to be the same

with everybody that made the pledges.

Nobody seems to realize

a pledge is something that has to be honored. Now, look, andy...

All I know is that at my house,

when somebody makes a promise,

we make a point of stickin' to it.

Say, pa. Yes, ope.

Johnny paul can't pay me the cents he owes me

and I can't pay my pledge till I get it.

Sorry, pa.

[Clara sobbing]

andy, are you sure nobody's going to come through on their pledge?

No, nobody, aunt bee. We picked up a little bit.

We started with $ , . Now we got $ ,

but that's a long ways from $ , .

[Sighing]

I guess it's just a bad time of the year.

Do you think just the two of us can handle this, warren?

Oh, sure, andy. It's got rollers on it

and then I got jim's truck, the one with the lift.

[Sobbing] oh!

Boy, i, I'm... I'm very sorry, miss edwards.

Please don't cry, clara. We'll get another organ.

Not like this.

Sure we will.

It's not the end of the world, clara.

Oh, I know, bee.

It's just disappointment, I guess.

I've never enjoyed playing anything as much.

And, if I may say so, miss edwards,

you played it beautifully.

(Clara) oh!

Well, let's go, warren.

On , andy. Ok.

, , .

Oh, I think mr. Robinson must be a very hard man!

No, he's not. He just needs the money.

Well, couldn't he postpone building his barn for a little while?

Well, I guess not, clara.

I called him and he's got other people

waitin' ready to put cash right on the line.

Oh, perhaps if I were to speak to him.

Oh, I don't think that'd do much good.

Well, it wouldn't do any harm.

Please, andy, please let me go with you this morning.

I... I promise you I won't make a scene.

Please, andy, let her go.

Well... Go out and wait in the truck.

[Exclaiming]

okay. Here.

Is that about where it was, mr. Robinson? Yes, thank you.

I'm really sorry about this

but like I told you, mr. Taylor...

Oh, we understand.

And with you gettin' such enjoyment

out of playin' it, mrs. Edwards.

Miss edwards.

Mi... Oh.

Well,

I suppose there's nothing further to be said.

I must say I never met a bunch of nicer folks.

Before you head back, couldn't I get you

a cup of coffee or something?

I expect we better go on back.

I might even have some store cookies.

I don't live very fancy.

Oh, are you alone?

Yes, I live alone.

Well, it's gettin' late. We better be gettin' on back.

Mr. Robinson. Yeah?

Would... Oh.

No, it would just seem silly.

What is it, miss edwards?

Oh.

Oh, no, you... You'd just think I was terribly sentimental.

Miss edwards, what is it?

Would you...

Would you mind if I just played it one more time?

Why, no.

No, go right ahead.

Clara, we really ought to be gettin' on back.

(Clara) well, it'll just take a minute, andy.

♪ [Organ playing]

♪ some enchanted evening ♪

♪ you may see a stranger ♪

♪ you may see a stranger ♪

♪ across a crowded room ♪

♪ and somehow you know ♪

♪ you know even then ♪

♪ that somewhere you'll see him ♪

♪ again and again ♪

♪ some enchanted evening ♪

♪ when you find your true love ♪

♪ when you feel him call you ♪

♪ across a crowded room ♪

♪ then fly to his side ♪

♪ and make him your own ♪

♪ or all through your life ♪

♪ you may dream ♪

♪ all alone ♪

♪ once you have found him ♪

♪ never let him go ♪

♪ once you have found him ♪

♪ never ♪

♪ let him go ♪

well, I'm ready, andy.

Oh, good.

Did you happen to notice what the sermon's about this morning?

Yes. "Seek, and ye shall find."

Oh, good.

What does it mean, pa?

Well, you ought to be able to figure that out.

You know what seek means.

Yeah. Sort of.

And "ye shall," that ought be clear to you.

Yeah.

And "find" is, uh,

find.

Oh.

Let's go.

And right here today, in our own church

we are witnessing an excellent example

of the message of this morning's sermon,

"seek, and ye shall find."

♪ [Organ playing]

(all) ♪ what a fellowship ♪

♪ what a joy divine ♪

♪ leaning on the everlasting arms ♪

♪ what a blessedness ♪

♪ what a peace of mind ♪

♪ leaning on the everlasting arms ♪

♪ leaning ♪

♪ leaning ♪

♪ safe and secure from all alarms ♪

♪ leaning ♪

♪ leaning ♪

♪ leaning on the everlasting arms ♪

well, now, did everybody have enough?

(Clara) oh, yeah. It's been a real treat to me.

I've been eating my own cookin'

and I'm about as bad a cook as you'll find.

Oh, no you're not.

Now, well, come in and sit down.

Sit down, clara. Sit down, mr. Robinson.

Well, I'd better not.

I've got an early day tomorrow and a long drive ahead of me.

Oh, well, I'll see you to your car, harlan.

Uh, huh, well.

[Clearing throat] the... They, uh, the boys

are gonna come up with the money as fast as they can.

Oh, that's all right. Anytime.

I found out i... I'm not in as big a rush

for a barn as I thought.

Opie, you've been fighting.

Wait a minute.

On sunday?

That's disgraceful.

Well, I'm sorry, pa.

It is disgraceful, opie.

Who were you fightin'?

Johnny paul.

Here's that cents.

I heard you say on the phone

that you wanted all the pledges in as soon as possible.

So I decided to hurry him up a little bit.

Oh.

Well, thanks.

I appreciate it.