06x23 - The Gypsies

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Andy Taylor who is a widowed sheriff raises his son in Mayberry, N.C.
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06x23 - The Gypsies

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[Whistling]

there's smoke coming from over there, someplace.

Yeah, it's over between those trees.

Must be somebody makin' a campfire.

[Birds chirping]

gin! You were wrong! Blitz!

[Both laughing]

I tell you, eh? You tell me.

Ah, no, no, no!

A policeman is coming! Policeman?

Guitar. Hey, mama, please! Guitar.

[Clearing throat]

(both) ♪ through the forest, wild and free ♪

♪ sounds our gypsy melody ♪

♪ ever dancing as they say ♪

♪ none so merry and none so gay ♪

♪ through the forest, wild and free ♪

♪ sounds our gypsy melody ♪

♪ ever dancing as they say ♪

♪ none so merry and none so gay, hey! ♪

♪ Ever dancing as they say ♪

♪ none so merry and none so gay, hey! ♪

Welcome to the gay, carefree camp of the gypsies.

Hi. I am murrillos,

head of this little band.

Would you a-and the charming young lady

like to join us in our gaiety?

We would be so honored.

Well, I'll tell you, mr., Uh...

(Murrillos) murrillos. Murrillos.

Uh, we happened to notice the smoke from your fire.

Ah, yes. Uh, we cook our midday meal.

I would not dare offer you our humble fare,

but we would be so happy if the great policeman

and the charming young lady would join us.

Well, no, no, no. Uh, th-thanks.

But, uh...

(Murrillos) yes, uh, that is my sister, sabella.

It is much pleasure to know you.

My very good friend, silvio.

Mr. Silvio.

And, uh, my dear, sweet, angelic mother,

queen of the gypsies, la farona.

[Hiccups]

mrs., Uh, la farona,

uh, it's, uh...

It's a pleasure to meet all of you.

Uh, I'm sheriff taylor,

and this is helen crump.

"Crump." It is a charming name.

Well, thank you.

(Murrillos) and such beauty.

[Chuckling]

I am just dazzled.

You dazzled, too, no? Yes, me, too. I am dazzled.

He's dazzled.

The reason we stopped by

is we've had a kind of a... A dry season,

and we like to be careful about fire.

Oh, of course.

Silvio, silvio, put out the fire, please!

We haven't had a drop of rain for over weeks.

(Murrillos) we will be very careful.

You have my guarantee.

I'm just dazzled.

Well, uh, goodbye.

Well, goodbye. (Sabella) goodbye, mr. Sheriff.

Goodbye.

♪ [Guitar playing]

what's the matter?

I wonder if they're just passing through

or if they plan on stayin' a while?

Well, what difference does it make?

We've had gypsies through here before.

♪ [Guitar playing]

(murrillos and silvio) ♪ through the forest, wild and free ♪

♪ sounds our gypsy melody ♪

♪ ever dancing as they say ♪ mr. Murrillos?

♪ None so merry and none so gay ♪ mr.... Mr. Silvio.

[Laughing] (both) hey, hey, hey!

Oh! Oh, the sheriff and miss crump.

Miss dazzling.

I was, uh, I was... I was wondering,

uh, how long do you plan on camping here?

Well, we have just arrived,

and already we are madly in love

with your beautiful, charming countryside.

Well, uh, the reason I ask

was last year we had some gypsies through here

and, uh, they went around and started cheatin' people.

[Chuckles]

well, they... They had a lot of different angles.

Gypsies cheating people?

Ah, please. This I cannot believe.

I cannot believe another...

It must be the cacaya tribe. You remember?

These are bad people. The cacaya tribe.

How many times I say that? Must be the cacaya tribe!

These are the bad gypsies who cheat on people,

yes, but we... We... We are different.

We are gay, carefree.

Beautiful, charming.

Completely lovable.

Well, I just thought I'd mention it.

So if you'd just, uh, keep in mind

what I said about

sellin' any kind of worthless junk or anything.

No, never!

Never!

(Murrillos) these are the priceless golden earrings

of our gypsy queen, vincenta.

Worn by her majesty, oh, over years ago,

when she attended a ceremonial banquet

in the kingdom of the gypsy.

Oh, no, not today. No, no, no, madam, please.

These are treasures, an opportunity of a lifetime.

Some other time.

Madam, please, would you... Would you stand here?

Please. Yes.

Oh, no.

It's impossible.

What is?

You are the living image

of our beautiful gypsy queen, vincenta.

You do have gypsy blood in you, no?

No, no, just american.

[Chuckling] its' unbelievable.

Queen vincenta, you say?

Yes, yes.

See, years ago,

she wore the same earrings.

She was known as the most beautiful queen

in the history of the gypsies.

Oh, really?

Would you do a poor gypsy a favor? Huh?

Would you hold this up? Just hold them up, that's all. Yes.

[Clearing throat]

your majesty!

[Exclaiming]

did you hear what I say? You know what I call you?

Oh, my goodness, this is frightening!

Oh, no, these earrings are only for you.

Oh. Oh, no.

They're years old. No.

I couldn't afford anything like that.

Oh, what is there to afford?

We are poor gypsies.

[Sighing]

we live, uh, from day to day.

All we need is just something

[stuttering] for our next meal.

We are just four people.

$ . .

Oh!

I'll get the money. Ah!

Are you sure you are not gypsy?

No!

(Murrillos) are you sure you are not gypsy?

Oh! Well, it's quite possible.

Somewhere among my ancestors.

Nobody can tell me you don't got gypsy blood.

[Both laughing]

I'll get the money.

♪ Through the forest wild and free ♪

♪ [humming]

here.

Don't be throwin' it in the house. I won't.

Aunt bee, we're home!

Hello, andy. Hi, we thought we'd just...

How do I look?

Ok.

You see those earrings? Yeah.

They were once worn by queen vincenta

and I'm the living image of her.

And you see that shawl? Yeah.

That's a ceremonial shawl of princess terrannoria,

and it didn't cost me one red cent.

You know, just a few dollars for the meals.

Meals?

Andy, do we have any gypsy blood in us?

You know, way back, some place?

Did you get that stuff from a gypsy?

Yes, and he was completely enchanted

with my likeness to queen vincenta.

Can I see one of those earrings?

Yes, but you handle it very carefully.

Anything that old will be very fragile.

Did you get the shawl from them, too, aunt bee?

Mmm? Oh, yes. And that's a very interesting story.

This is a ceremonial shawl of princess terrannoria.

Now, once every years,

princess terrannoria would light the sacred incense,

so that the gods would look kindly on the gypsy kingdom.

Only princess terrannoria ever wore this shawl,

but it so happened, when she was , she ran off.

So actually, she only wore it times.

Mr. Murrillos says that's why it looks so new.

You mean you're really going to be a rich millionaire?

Yeah.

Wanna know how I know?

Well, this gypsy girl come by the fillin' station this mornin'

with this crystal ball.

And all I had to do was give her $

and she looked right in that crystal ball

and told me I'm gonna be a millionaire.

It's definite.

Gee, goober, you're lucky.

Yeah. I always had the feelin' I was gonna come into money.

What you gonna do with it? I don't know.

Probably buy my own fillin' station.

How soon you gonna get the money?

I don't know, yet. I got to get up another $ first.

You do? Yeah.

See, the way this gypsy girl explained it,

is the crystal ball just works a couple of seconds at a time

and sort of shuts off. So she's gotta come back again

and tell me when I'm gettin' the money.

She gets $ a trip.

Oh.

Just $ more to find out when I'm gonna be a millionaire.

Gee, goober that's real cheap. Yeah.

[Car approaching]

(opie) hi, pa!

(Goober) hey, andy! Hi, guys.

Bottle of pop?

No, thanks, I got one. No, thanks.

[Grunting]

tell him, goober.

Oh, I don't want people to think I'm puttin' on airs.

What is it, goob?

I'm gonna be a millionaire.

You gonna be a what? Millionaire.

What are you talkin' about?

Well, andy, this gypsy girl come by... Gypsy?

Yeah, she had this crystal ball

and she could see I was gonna be rich.

[Car horn honking] now, wait a minute...

Gotta take care of a customer, andy.

But there's one thing I want both of you to know,

all this money ain't gonna make one bit of difference in our friendship.

[Clicks tongue]

gee, pa, isn't it swell about goober being rich?

[Sighing]

yeah.

We better order some more of the -year-old earrings.

Terrific seller.

[Static on t.v.]

Of course.

What's in the inventory?

[g*nshots on t.v.]

Oh, half a gross at the most.

Ok, I will take care of it.

The policeman, he is coming!

The policeman!

[Grunting]

come on. Come on.

The policeman, mama. Please put that away!

(Both) ♪ through the forest, wild and free ♪

♪ sounds our gypsy melody ♪

♪ ever dancing as they say ♪

♪ none so merry and none so gay, hey! ♪

Ah, sheriff taylor.

Back again to the gay, carefree camp of the gypsies, eh?

Yeah,

and this time I'm afraid it's to tell you to move on.

What?

Well, I warned you about goin' around town

and sellin' a lot of worthless junk to people.

Worthless junk?

Oh, sheriff, we only dealing treasures.

Uh, I've... I've seen your treasures

and I know about your crystal ball.

That crystal ball was handed down years ago

to my great, great grand... I know, I know, I know, I know.

Now, I hate to do this, but I warned you.

Now, I want you out of here by nightfall.

But, mr. Sheriff, we were just getting to know you

and we love you so much.

To know you and love you so much.

[Snickering]

[exclaiming]

I'm... I'm sorry!

But I warned you.

Now, be sure your fire's out.

Hey, pa, they're out there!

Who's out where? The gypsies, right outside.

They're doin' some kind of thing.

Hmm, come on.

♪ [Guitar playing]

[mumbling]

[chanting]

[chanting]

oh, great and noble queen la farona,

we are here to obey your will.

What do you think it is, andy?

I don't know.

Maybe it's a marriage ceremony.

That lady's a queen.

Yeah.

[All chattering]

[clearing throat] what's that all about?

Since you are making us leave,

our noble queen la farona,

has ordered us to put a gypsy curse on you.

I'm sorry, but this is out of my hands, huh?

Fine. Just get your curse over with and move on.

[Sighing] ok.

According to the divine will

of our gypsy queen la farona,

there will be not one drop of rain in this beautiful town

until the harmless gypsies

are allowed to return.

I can see you are crushed by the gypsy curse.

No, I'm fine.

Oh, please, I can tell when a person is crushed.

I hope I don't have to tell you to move on again.

Sheriff, maybe you don't believe this,

but us gypsies, we have great powers.

And you're going to see this.

Silvio.

Excuse us.

No rain?

Can they really keep it from raining?

No, of course not.

Sheriff, I like you.

I like you, too.

You are wonderful person.

You see what I mean? We hate to see anybody crushed.

Now, if you should change your mind, huh,

we will be camping right across the county line.

You send the word for us to come back

and we will call off the curse. I mean, cancel it, huh?

Thanks. Bye.

He certainly takes himself seriously.

[Laughing] yeah.

Ridiculous, isn't it?


Saying he can keep it from raining.

[Laughing]

never heard of anything like that.

It's pretty silly, all right.

Yes.

[Exclaiming]

good tomatoes, aunt bee. Mmm-hmm.

You know much they cost? Mmm?

Cents a pound.

[Whistles]

it's this dry spell we're having.

The tomato crops haven't done very well around here.

The longer it doesn't rain, the more expensive they'll get.

I guess they shipped these in from mexico.

Must be rainin' down there.

(Andy) probably.

Pa?

Some of the kids at school say that maybe the gypsies did stop the rain.

No.

There's no magic going to make it rain or stop raining.

What you staring at me like that for?

Nothing, nothing at all.

Now, opie, you remember when we learned about rain in school.

The clouds pass over the sea and they absorb the moisture.

And then when they pass over the land,

and the temperature changes the moisture falls, and that's rain.

(Andy) that's right.

You and your friends ought to know, no band of gypsies

is gonna control anything like that.

Right, aunt bee?

Well, uh, it would certainly be difficult.

I shouldn't have sent them away.

I didn't say that.

(Andy) good.

You know how much the lettuce cost?

$ A head.

Now, we've had dry spells before

and we're gonna have dry spells again.

There's nothin' anybody can do about that.

Can gypsies do any magic at all?

Yes. Yes, they can.

They can take out a pair of worthless earrings,

show 'em to your aunt bee and make $ . Disappear like nothing.

The only reason the gypsies are doing this rain ceremony

is to frighten people into asking them back into town.

Somebody said they got their wagon parked

near cranston's farm just over the county line.

I heard.

Now, once and for all,

the gypsies don't know any more about the weather

than we do.

(man on radio) this is your advanced weather station,

c.q.l.in greenland.

weather conditions at this station

indicate that there is still no rain to be expected

on the eastern seaboard at this time.

that means for at least another week.

We are in pretty good shape.

That sheriff will not call us back.

Who is talkin' about the sheriff?

The people will have us back. You wait and see.

And suppose they do

and it still doesn't rain?

Silvio, you know that you are a worrier?

[Sighing]

hmm.

Oh, hi, clara. Hello.

There's not a cloud in the sky, andy.

Had you noticed?

Yeah.

I've been reminded of it constantly for the last days.

You don't say.

I don't know where people get the idea

that I'm to blame because it's not raining.

Well, they're beginning to get jumpy, andy,

because the farmers aren't doing so well.

That's the reason for the high prices.

I know.

It's just unfortunate. Nothin' to do about it.

No, I suppose not.

I suppose everything would be all right

if I brought the gypsies back, huh?

They're down at the cranston farm,

in case you're interested.

Hi, goob. Hey, andy.

Hmm.

There we are.

[Sighing]

I just thought I'd let you know,

paper still says no rain in sight.

Good. I'm always glad to get good news.

I want you to know, andy,

I'm one of the ones that don't think them gypsies

can start and stop rain.

Well, thank you for your vote of confidence.

Anybody thinks them things is just plain silly.

Yeah.

Just 'cause they can look in a crystal ball and tell the future

don't mean they know the first thing about rain.

Murrillos. (man on radio) advanced weather station

murrillos. Murrillos. c.q.l...

♪ wild and free ♪ hey!

"Hey, hey, hey" is at the end of the song.

Greenland. a low pressure area

is moving across the canadian borders,

and cold weather is to be expected.

current indications are

that a storm front is forming in the arctic circle

and will bring heavy rains to the eastern seaboard

within hours.

what do we do now?

Uh, I want to think.

Leave it on greenland. I want to hear all the latest reports.

In hours, the rain.

The people will not hear this at least until tomorrow.

I think we remove the curse.

(Murrillos) it is the will

of our great gypsy queen la farona

that the curse be lifted.

[People chattering] and because we are good,

delightful gypsies,

we are going to bring rain to this beautiful town in hours,

out of the goodness of our hearts,

with the hope that the charming people

will welcome us back again.

As I recall, mmm.

I said somethin' to you about leaving town.

But we bring the rain.

Yes, rain. Beautiful rain.

Where the sky, she cry.

People who can turn the rain on and off, we are valuable citizens.

We are the best.

If you'll just be on your way.

Charming people, rain, hours.

Hours.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see if he's tellin' the truth.

If we do get rain then, pa,

does that mean that they can really do magic?

Once and for all, opie, no.

[Thunder rumbling]

it's a miracle!

It's a miracle nothing.

It was in yesterday's paper.

But, andy, those gypsies told us about it days ago.

They must have some kind of mystic powers.

Well, they certainly got somethin' goin' for 'em.

[All agreeing] all right.

All right, all right, all right.

Now, now, I've been arguing about this

for the... For the last weeks,

and I'm tired of it.

[Thunder rumbling]

now, once and for all,

those gypsies had nothing to do with that.

Hey, there you are, sherrif. Just as advertised!

[All laughing] wet, wet!

Oh, mr. Murrillos, we're so grateful to you.

Thank you, thank you.

Aunt bee!

You certainly do know your work, don't you?

Well, we are experts.

As far as I'm concerned, you can stay around here as long as you want.

And I second it. All right.

[All chattering] all right. Now, now, now wait a minute, everybody.

Now, wait a minute. Now, look, look, look, andy.

I don't believe in magic any more than you do, but it is rainin'.

Now, let them stay.

I'm not lettin' 'em stay!

Oh, andy, the majority rules.

Sheriff, listen to the people. They make good sense.

They are very smart. All right, all right, all right.

Hold it, hold it.

[Murillos and silvio clamoring]

mr. Murrillos.

Mr. Murrillos, I went in your wagon

to see if the gypsy girl could finish telling my fortune...

Where did you get this? Well, your wagon had a big hole in it

and it was rainin' all over it. Yes. Thank you.

I... I will take it... Wait a minute.

What is that, a shortwave radio? Yes.

But it... It is a toy, just a toy, that's all.

(man on radio) station c.q.l. In greenland.

the storm front continues for several more days

indicating continued rain on the eastern seaboard.

well, mr. Murrillos?

This is the age of communication.

You cannot blame a poor, delightful gypsy for trying, no?

♪ Through the forest ♪

(murrillos and silvio) ♪ wild and free ♪

♪ hear that gypsy melody ♪

♪ ever dancing as they say ♪

we like you too much.

Well, I guess a lot of us learned a pretty good lesson.

That's right, goob.

You can't believe in magic like that.

He was pretty smart, though, that fella.

Yes, he was.

Might've been nice to let him stay around for a while, though.

No, I couldn't do that, they'd start sellin' that junk again.

Yeah, I guess.

People fall for that, you know?

It's like throwin' money away.

Well, I guess you got a prety good buy here, though.

Yeah, I did.

They didn't have the money to get out of town,

I thought I'd help them out. They gave me a good buy on it.

Them things ain't cheap.

No, but I can always use a second one.

You know, around the house, for police calls.

Yeah. Hmm.

That's funny.

[Sighing]
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