06x16 - Otis the Artist

[bunniefuu]

[Whistling]

well, you see, it's not only the composition that's important,

but the, uh, well, sense of color

that makes for a real work of art.

Yeah, them colors are real nice. Yeah.

Gee, that's gonna be good, warren. Thank you, opie.

Real work of art. Yeah.

And all you do is just paste those little tiles on?

Well, there's a little more to it than that, opie.

I mean, this is what we call your mosaic picture.

That's sure gonna be a nice sailboat, warren.

Yeah. And look at the ocean. And there's the waves.

Hey, warren. Mmm-hmm?

Could I put one on?

Well, i, uh...

Well, I studied art in bible school one summer. Let me just put one on.

Goober, it's my picture... I just want to put one on.

Go ahead.

Where should I put it? Put it anywhere you want. It's free art.

Well, you ruined it, goober! He ruined it, opie! I did not!

Yeah? I thought you said you studied art. I did, in bible school.

They never taught you your complementary colors, did they?

That's none of your business.

Hey, andy. What's the matter with you?

That warren thinks he knows everything.

Hi, ope. Warren.

Hi, andy. Hi, pa.

Neat, huh? Yeah, it's coming right along.

You still don't want to take it up, huh, andy? No, thanks, warren.

Well, you ought to give it a try.

It's, uh, it's done wonders for me. A real safety valve.

I get lost in the darn thing, and it eases the pressures.

Good.

Everybody needs a safety valve. Yeah, I suppose.

Even you, andy.

Uh, warren, I just came by to get the mail.

The trouble with you is, you're one of these fellas

that's always, well, you know, calm on the outside,

but on the inside, you're stewing all the time, huh?

No. No. Huh? Huh?

Are you, pa? No!

Yes, he is. And look at these dilated pupils, you can always tell.

I'm not stewing, warren.

Oh, sure you are. You just don't want to admit it to yourself.

There's nothing to admit. Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

You're just trying to hide it, right, andy?

I'm not hidin' anything, warren.

See? Yes, you are. You just blew your top.

Come on, ope, let's go home and eat. Pressure, andy, pressure.

Wait a minute. I got to get something here.

Pa? Yeah.

Can I get one of those mosaic kits?

Warren said you can get 'em at the hardware store.

Oh, come on, ope. You got so many things you don't play with already.

Oh, I mean, just for pressure.

Pressure?

Well, yeah, you know, school and all that.

Oh, come on.

Well, gee, pa, even kids need a valve.

Let's go.

[Whistling]

come on... You... All right, boy, over it!

Over it.

Ah, all right! Attaboy.

[Door opening]

come on, spot. Come on. Over it, boy, over it.

Attaboy.

Hey. Come back here, spot.

Come back here.

Now, look, you know the deal.

If I let you in with me,

you got to stay with me, right?

All right.

Heel, spot.

Slow down.

Slow, spot.

Hey, uh, can I help you?

It's ok.

Hey, who locked my cell?

Just a minute, fella.

Now, in the first place, that's not your cell.

Oh, yes, it is. That's my calendar

and that's my old foam rubber pillow.

Just who are you, fella?

Otis... Uh...

Uh, don't tell me. Campbell. Otis campbell.

Oh, so you're otis. Well, I've heard about you.

That's right, and who are you? I'm warren ferguson.

Uh, deputy sheriff.

Now, you can't stay here, so go on home and sleep it off. Come on.

Oh, nothin' doin'.

Friday and saturday nights, this is my home.

Not when I'm on duty, it isn't, friend.

You'd better open up that cell.

Not a chance.

All right.

See how you like this.

Sic him, spot, sic him. Go get him. Sic him.

Campbell, it might interest you to know there's no dog there.

Shh. He doesn't know that.

He didn't mean it, spot.

You know, I've seen your kind before.

I know what you're used to. Mollycoddlin'.

Well, you're not gonna get it from me.

Uh-uh. No, my friend. According to the law,

you haven't done anything, so you're going home. Let's go. Come on.

Oh, i... Come on. Let's go. Let's...

There. I did something. That's enough of that.

Come on, campbell. Home, you go. Oh, no, you don't.

Stealing. Is that good enough? You don't need a gavel.

Let's go. Out, out.

Well, if it's gotta be, it's gotta be.

Hey, now, wait a minute. Now, watch yourself.

All right. That's it. That's it.

Assaultin' an officer.

In we go. Come on, into the cell. Fine, fine.

In the jail, my friend. I don't have to put up with that.

Just seems like an awful roundabout way to do it.

[Sighs]

[whistling] spot, attaboy.

Not on that chair, spot.

Phew.

Pa? Hmm?

Comin' along nice, isn't it?

Yeah.

Can I spend cents for some more white tiles?

Well, I suppose.

How's your pressure?

Huh?

I said, how's your pressure?

Oh. I feel real good.

Good.

Had me worryin' there for a while.

Opie, aren't you supposed to meet johnny paul somewhere?

Yeah, I'm leavin' right now.

Bye, pa. Bye, aunt bee. Bye.

Bye, opie.

That art business really is sweeping through town, isn't it?

Well, andy, I think it's a very nice thing.

Yeah, I suppose.

I look forward to my wednesday evening class.

We have in the art class now.

Well, good. How are you comin' with your water colors?

Well, it's nothing sensational,

but it's a lot of fun. We enjoy it.

[Knocking on door]

come in.

Morning, aunt bee.

Good morning. Oh, hi, warren.

Andy. I, uh, I know it's pretty early

to be busting in on you like this, but it's pretty important.

Warren, have you had your breakfast? Oh, sure, aunt bee. Thanks.

Well, what is it?

Well, otis is over at the jail.

He checked in last night. Mmm-hmm. Well, it's friday.

I'll tell you one thing, andy, that man has a problem.

Yeah. We know.

We worked and worked on otis. Yeah.

As, uh, as I understand it, he's a hardworking, industrious citizen

from monday morning till friday night.

That's right. He's a glue-dipper over at the furniture factory.

And then comes the weekend and, uh, hmm.

Yeah.

Have you ever wondered why, andy?

Well, it's pretty simple.

I like fishing, you like mosaics, he likes drinking.

Nothing you can do about it.

Well, i... I spent the greater part of last evening thinkin' about it,

and I've come up with a conclusion.

That otis, after a hard week's work,

uses his drinking as a safety valve.

You remember my valve theory, andy.

Very well.

Well, what if we were to, uh, give otis a new valve?

Give him a new what?

New valve, mosaics...

A brand-new interest to occupy his weekends.

[Chuckling] oh, come on.

Andy, that's a very good idea.

Andy, he just might be interested,

and with your permission, I'd like to give it a try.

I mean, it's understandable.

What with today's pressures, everybody needs a safety valve.

And remember, too, andy,

your modern prisons are not only to incarcerate,

they're also to rehabilitate, too.

Be my guest.

All right? Thank you, andy. Mmm-hmm.

[Chuckling] aunt bee. I'll see you over at the courthouse.

Ok. Oh, thanks for the toast.

You're welcome. I'll see you, warren.

Mmm-hmm. Bye.

[Andy sighing] well, I have to give warren credit for trying.

Shows a feeling for others.

Yes, it does.

Wouldn't it be something if otis had an artistic flair?

Yeah.

I may be wrong, but to me, he has that look.

[Snoring]

[door opening]

all right, otis, up we go. Let's go, rise and shine.

Ow! Ow! Ow! Rise and shine. Rise and shine, come on.

Here we go. [Groaning] what are you... Oh.

[Groaning]

phew. Whoever said that dawn comes up like thunder

sure knew what he was talking about.

All right. I got something you need, a little drink.

Oh, fine, that's all I need, all right.

What is that anyway?

Well, it's for what ails you. It's an old remedy,

a little sassafras roots here.

[Groans]

sorghum molasses.

Ew.

And a raw egg.

Oh.

And hot sauce.

There we are. Now we just mix it all up, otis,

and we're gonna have ourselves

a nice, little morning pick-me-up, huh?

[Otis groaning]

ok, now, here, you try this.

Come on. Oh, no!

Otis. Otis, now, it's time for your juice. Come on. No!

No. No, I don't want it.

Let's go, otis. Come on. Here we go.

Here we go. Here we go.

There we are.

Yeah.

Hey...

Yeah.

Sure, see?

Ah!

It's got a nice zip to it.

All right, now. Yeah, that'll really fix me up for tonight.

Well...

I want to show you somethin' else, otis.

[Grunting]

here we go. Now, here. You take a look at this.

See what you think of all this here.

Here we are.

What's that?

Well, what does it look like?

Tiles. Mmm-hmm.

Are you making a bathroom floor?

No, otis. This is a boat, and these are the waves.

Oh, don't show me the waves, not now.

Otis, this happens to be a form of art.

Now, you get interested in this and I guarantee it'll cure your problem.

Who says I want to cure it?

Oh, come on, otis. I want you to try this.

Get a feel of the tiles, huh?

No.

Otis, you are at the crossroads.

Now, I want you to do this.

No! N-o, no.

Ok, then.

This is the last time I'm ever gonna let you in this jail.

Then I'll go to mt. Pilot or siler city.

I'll blacklist you in every jail within miles of here.

You're out, buster. O-u-t, out, out!

You wouldn't. Wouldn't i?

[Groans]

all right, now, do it right, otis.

Isn't that fun?

Hi, otis.

Hi, andy.

Warren?

He left about a half hour ago.

Oh.

Well, I see he had a talk with you.

Yeah.

Otis, warren's kind of new here.

There are a lot of things he doesn't understand.

Yeah, I know.

How's it coming?

Fine.

Well, I just wanted you to know

he's a little headstrong about certain things

and you can leave anytime you want to, ok?

Ok.

[Otis whistling]

hey, andy. Hi, goob.

I just run into otis.

He's on his way to the store

to get some more of them tiles and things.

Is that right? Boy, he's sure sticking with it, isn't he?

Yeah, I'll say, he is.

He's working on one of his own now.

His own original creation.

No kiddin'?

Said it's gonna be a pastoral scene.

That ought be real nice, huh, andy?

Yeah, it should.

What is it?

A pastoral scene? Yeah.

That's a kind of a country setting. You know, peaceful, quiet.

I wished I could do art.

Well, goob, I guess some folks got that artistic flair and some don't.

I guess you and me don't.

Yeah.

'Course, everybody can't work on cars, either.

Yeah.

Well, I'll see you. I'll see you.

[Clicks tongue]

[clicks tongue]

I understand there'll be about a half a dozen guests

at the art class wednesday night.

Yes, a lot of people are interested. Harriet moody's coming over.

She's interested in plate painting. Oh, that's great.

How about you, andy? You coming?

Andy. Hmm?

The art class. You coming?

Um, I don't know, I might if I don't have anything else to do.

[Knocking on door]

I'll get it.

Oh, hi, otis. Come in.

Hi, andy. I got a surprise for you folks.

A surprise? No kiddin'.

Yep, I made you a picture.

You did? Well...

Yeah, I did. Oh, I hope you like it.

Well, of course, we will, otis.

Sure, we will.

You ready? Ready.

(Otis) there you are.

Well... Boy.

You... You like it?

Well, sure, I do.

It's, uh, it's, uh, it's interesting.

How do you like it, aunt bee?

Well, it's, uh...

It's, uh, very colorful, isn't it, warren?

That's a wonderful effort, otis.

Well, you... You really did it, otis.

Didn't he, aunt bee?

Certainly did.

It's a pastoral, right?

Uh, right.

Well, i... I certainly appreciate

your giving it... It to us, otis.

Where you gonna hang it?

Hang it? Uh-huh.

Uh, well, yeah, we'll hang it. Uh...

Uh, well, aunt bee usually handles that.

[Stuttering] yes, where are we going to hang it?

See, she's the... She's the decorator. Yeah.

I know. Upstairs in the hallway.

In the hallway.

The hallway?

Why not over the fireplace, andy?

Well, we have a picture up there.

Well, there's nothing like a little change now and then.

I'll show you what I mean. Watch. We just... We just take this one down...

And here's mine.

(Warren) ok, otis, hold it there for a second, now.

All right. Now. Easy does it, now.

We'll put it up right here

and there we are.

Perfect. Hmm. Sure looks pretty up there.

Yeah, you... You really can see it.

Well, I gotta go now, folks.

I'm glad you like it. See you later.

Thanks, otis. Thank you very much. Goodbye, otis.

[Door closing] what'd you put it up there for?

Oh, andy... I mean, otis is at the crossroads. He could go either way.

And if we don't give him proper encouragement,

he'll toss the whole thing aside and go right back where he was.

But a picture like that...

In the most important place in the house?

Don't you understand? What happened to otis is a miracle.

Aunt bee. What?

Let's have otis as our guest speaker at tomorrow night's art class.

You know, let our visitors hear what art can do for a person.

Well, it...

Could be one of the most exciting evenings we've ever had.

Well, what time's the art class over, warren?

Well, with all the guests and all,

it'll probably be a late one. : Maybe.

Well, I wanted to go to the picture show.

Goober, art is more important than a picture show.

They're showing {\i }the monster{\i } {\i }that ate minnesota.{\I }

oh, for goodness' sakes, you've already seen that times.

Well, I like it.

Goober, how can you think about going to the movies when there's art?

Now, look at this. Doesn't that give you a thrill?

It's nice,

but it ain't no {\i }monster that ate minnesota.{\I }

goober, I am not going to the movies.

How about you? Why don't you come over to the art class?

They gonna serve anything?

No, I don't think so.

Well, hours is a long time to go without eating.

Oh, all right, then. Don't go. I'll go.

Don't do me any favors, goober. I said I'd go, didn't i?

You gonna leave that up there, pa?

I'm debatin'.

You know, the fellas were over here today.

They were laughin' at it.

Andy, we better be leaving.

Just a second.

There's a limit to what one man ought to go through for another.

What are you going to do with it, pa? Put it in the closet.

But otis'll find out, and you know what warren said about encouragement.

When he comes over, we'll put it up again.

Well, I don't feel good about that.

Opie, now, you understand.

It's the kind of picture that would probably appeal to somebody else,

but it's just not our taste. Sure, pa.

Well, we'll be back in a couple of hours, opie.

Okay, bye, pa. Bye, aunt bee.

Bye, opie.

[Knocking on door]

comin'.

Hi, ope.

Hi, mr. Campbell.

Your folks gone already?

Yeah. They left about minutes ago.

Oh, well, I was gonna stop by to ask 'em to wait for me,

but maybe I better go home and clean up and I'll meet them at the class.

I'll see you later. Ok.

Say, my picture.

Well, they take it to class with 'em?

No, they didn't take it to class.

Well, what'd they do with it?

Well, they liked it a lot. I know. But what'd they do with it?

They thought it was the best cow they ever saw.

Where'd they put it?

They put it in the closet.

In the closet?

Yeah.

Well, that's a fine "how-do-you-do."

You work all week on a picture and it ends up in a closet.

Well, gee, mr. Campbell...

Well, it's not your fault.

It's not your fault, ope.

See you later.

And the message that I wish to convey,

particularly to our visitors,

is that art in any form is a means of self-expression.

Whether it be watercolors, which is my field,

or oils or plate painting or what have you,

it's a form of expression.

And we hope that you will join us.

The more the merrier.

And now, we take you into the fascinating world of mosaics

with warren ferguson.

[All applauding]

otis isn't here yet, andy.

Oh, he's always late. He'll be here.

You gonna speak, warren? Yeah.

I'd be scared to death.

Excuse me.

(Warren) ladies and gentlemen, guests,

as you have been able to judge,

the horizons of art are unlimited.

In the case of mosaics,

given a few simple tools and a minimum of experience,

you, too, can produce a perfectly acceptable work of art.

Um, as we explore the possibilities of this medium,

let us remember that we live in a day and age

when we have lots of leisure time on our hands.

Well, there's a lot more I could tell you,

but let me say that, uh,

I did plan to have a surprise speaker tonight,

but I guess he surprised me.

Well, in conclusion,

let me say that art is for everybody,

um, men, women,

boys and girls,

children, adults...

Uh, ladies and gentlemen, o-our guest speaker has arrived.

So without further ado, let me introduce a man

who has some very important things to say to you.

Mr. Otis campbell.

[All gasping]

uh, maybe we'd better reschedule this talk for some future date.

Nothin' doin'. I'm talkin' now.

Otis, please. Oh...

You want me to sic my dog on you?

Come on, spot, sic him, sic him.

Get him, get him, spot.

Oh, this is horrible.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am here to discuss mosaics.

Oh, otis, please.

(Otis) every artist has got to know

how to have a failure.

That's the only way to learn.

Right, spot?

[Chuckling] sit. Sit.

I know the reason for my failure,

and, so from now on, things are gonna be different.

Thank you, thank you.

I shall now return to my studio.

Come on, spot.

Come on.

I can't concentrate, andy.

Oh, he'll show up.

Oh, it's been a day and a half.

I wonder if he could be over in mt. Pilot.

No, I checked over there. Mmm-hmm.

(Otis) ♪ I'll fly on the wings ♪

♪ of an angel ♪

♪ [humming]

hi, fellas.

How you doing, otis?

We were worried about you, otis.

Hey, I see you finally got yourself a real dog, huh?

What? The dog.

What dog?

I don't see any dog.

Hey, otis, um, listen,

I'm... I'm awful sorry about that picture.

Oh, don't be sorry.

It was rotten. Just plain rotten.

Oh, now, otis. It... How do you like this?

Well, otis, that's beautiful.

[Whistles] boy, that's great.

Did all that in just hours.

I have finally learned the secret to real art.

Oh, that's swell.

I find I do my best work

when I'm just a little gassed.

Oh, otis.

Oh, don't act so sad.

Now I got hobbies.

[Otis laughing]

hi. Hello. My, you're home early.

Hi, pa. Yeah. Got finished.

Sit down. I'll fix you a nice cup of coffee.

Ok. I'll get you a fresh pot.

I'm gonna finish this today, pa. Good.

Wanna work on it with me?

No, thanks. How come?

Well, I'll tell you the truth, ope.

I've had enough mosaics to last me quite a little while.

Thanks.

You ought to use some blue in there.

I'm gonna use green.

But it just calls for blue.

Well, I'm using blue over here.

Well, that's a darker blue.

Well, I kind of like the green.

Let me see that.

Well, gee, pa, I wanna do it.

Well, you asked me to help, didn't you?

[Sniffing]

well, green's wrong in there.

Got to be blue.