Gunsmoke (TV Series)
The Prodigal (1967)
Ken Curtis: Festus
Quotes
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[the spokes on Doc's buggy are loose]
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams : How much is it going to cost me to have 'em fixed?
Festus Haggen : Shouldn't 'mount t'much; fifty cents'll do... Soakin' in the crik a few hours'll swell them spokes back tight as pin feathers on a prairie chicken's rump.
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams : Soakin' in the crik?
Festus Haggen : Sure.
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams : And while you're sitting there, letting the wheels soak, I suppose you'll do a little fishing?
Festus Haggen : Now that you mention it...
Dr. Galen 'Doc' Adams : So I end up paying you fifty cents to fish.
Festus Haggen : Well, Doc, I'm gonna have t'dig me some worms, catch me some grasshoppers. That's tirin'. If it wasn't for them wheels needin' soakin', I wouldn't have to....
