Balloon Farm

Okay, Willow. If the trees are pleasing purple, what color would the fields be?

The fields are bloomin' blue and the sky is yellin' yellow.

And what about rip two-shot red? That's my favorite.

The rivers are rip two-shot red.

The flowers are orange-ray sun? The mountains are jellybean black.

And the people? Grassy green.

I think you're talking about wheezle Mayfield.

- Green people aren't farmers. They're different than us. - Yeah? They rich, then?

- Jake. - Hmm?

I'm gonna go find Marcy and Charles.

What do you think? Two, maybe three weeks.

It don't rain by then, the seeds are not gonna grow.

I'm afraid you're right, wheezle. It is worse than we thought.

Last pot, okay? Who wants coffee? None for me, Maggie.

Give it to the mayor. Thanks.

Miss Maggie, that'll be an I.O.U. On the p-i-e.

Why don't I just put it on your t-a-b?

What is deputy boy up to now?

I sure do miss his dad.

I got a 10-95 and a 6-5-4.

What's goin' on? Shh. The sheriff caught a crook.

- License and registration, please, sir. - Bet he forgot his ticket book.

I'll be right back.

Told ya.

Willow, where're you going?

I'm gonna get a better look.

Well, Mr. Uh-- I'm Harvey.

Harvey h. Potter.

Mr. Harvey h. Potter.

You can't be drivin' around these parts with no license in an unregistered vehicle.

I'm gonna have to give you a few of these citations and impound your vehicle.

- You like pecan pie? - Uh, what's that?

I make the best pecan pie that ever warmed your gizzards.

I pick the pecans myself.

Sometimes it takes... only one. That's right.

But I still gotta make that pie. I can't give up.

No, I gotta have Patience.

I gotta cook that pecan just right.

And if I do, that pecan's got so much flavor, it just spreads.

And pretty soon you got yourself a whole pecan pie.

Oh, I can... Taste it.

- What's he doin', Willow? - Shh.

Aw, there's nothing better.

There's nothing better than that pecan pie.

Mr., uh, Harvey h. Potter.

Thank you.

What's that smell?

That's my pie.

And it's for you.

Here you go. Ahh! Ooh!

Careful, it's hot.

Mr. Potter, being that you're new here in town, I'm not gonna impound your vehicle.

You have a nice pie.

Day. Day.

Bye, bye. Thanks.

[ Engine revving, tires screeching ]

Ahh! Tickets!

Boy, if I knew a pie could get me out of trouble like that,

I'd be bakin' every day.

A truck full of pies seems pretty weird.

Shh. That farmer had a pie tin on his seat. He put one pecan in it,

and the whole pecan pie is there-- a whole, steaming, hot pecan pie!

Nobody makes a pie out of thin air.

Unless... He's not one of us.

I saw this show on TV last night...

Where they said they found a real alien...

After its ship crashed back in 1950.

It was some old film someone had been hiding for years.

They had these experts from Hollywood watch the film.

They even said the alien was real.

Hey, you! Might as well go back in the direction you came.

- Nothin's gonna grow here. Had no rain in over a year. - Good morning.

Ya deaf? I said pack up.

You're wasting your time here.

My name's Harvey Potter.

I don't care what they call ya, and I don't wanna know ya, either.

-Just load up and start driving. -What do you mean, driving?

Ever since the drought started, wheezle's been gettin' on everyone.

Why don't you get on him?

Go on. I dare you.

Yeah, Willow, do it! Go. Come on.

And another thing--

- Nice shot. - Hey, you kids! I seen ya!

- Wasting water again. I'll be calling your parents. -

And you! I don't know what you're doing here, but it better not involve water.

Got my bad eye on you, Potter.

Hah.

Hmm.

Hey, mama! What's that? A centennial banner.

Our farm's gonna be a hundred years old in September. We're gonna have a big party.

That's great. But you know the new farmer that just moved in?

He made a whole pecan pie out of just one little pecan!

Really? Maybe he'll swap recipes.

I'm serious, mama. So am I!

Yes, I know, Mr. Mayfield. I'm very sorry. I'm sure it won't happen again.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Okay. Okay.

Bye. Why are you throwing water balloons at wheezle Mayfield?

I don't need to be getting those kinds of phone calls.

I'm sorry, daddy. But he was being a jerk to the new farmer.

That doesn't excuse what you did.

Listen, you know our situation.

So next time, put something besides water in those balloons.

And if you're gonna throw 'em at wheezle Mayfield, make sure you hit him, okay?

Help you with something?

Yeah. That oughta do the trick. Good.

So, digging up a few weeds today?

No, but I got a lot of plowing to do.

Plowin'? You may want a bigger tool.

Oh, there goes the new farmer.

He must have a brain the size of a corn kernel to have moved in.

More like the size of a sesame seed.

He was just in my store and bought a hand hoe. Said he was gonna plow his field with it.

That sure ain't a sane man talking.

Maybe he's got some new way of irrigating without water.

Irrigate without water? That'd be what, "air-igation"?

Another slice, please.

All right. Now, crystal,

I thought you was on a diet. Hmm.

I am.

All right.

Last pot of coffee. Who wants a cup? That's me.

I tell you, Maggie. Limiting bathing is one thing,

but limiting coffee!

Danged arthritis. You'd think it was gonna rain by how much it's actin' up.

Wheezle and I were at the reservoir yesterday.

We don't have more than two or three months of drinking water left.

You heard what he said, everybody.

We've got to tighten our belts even more. No extra water use...

Whatsoever. uh, yeah.

Right.

Sure.

Ahh! This arthritis hurts.

Telling me I can't make iced tea. Hmph!

Like this little bit of water's gonna make a difference.

Whoa! Woo, woo, woo!

Oh, that's better.

Ahh.

What's he doing? Shh.

Plantin' them pods.

Potter! If you're diggin' for water, you might as well go on through to China.

I'm not digging, I'm plowing.

With a hoe? A whole field?

You ain't been here but a day, you're already startin' to get me bothered.

I've got a notion to put up a fence. Keep you off my back.

A fence? Right.

Forget it!

I have no idea how we're gonna pay these.

Plus the mortgage is due. Can we get it extended?

Again?

You know what I could do? I could talk to the bank...

And see if they could work out some kind of deal. Deal?

You're not talkin' about selling, are you? We've been through droughts before.

Casey, if we get foreclosed on, we have nothing.

If I can get them to buy the land for half of what it's worth, we can start over again.

What kind of example are we gonna set if we just throw in the towel?

We've got to stick together. We have to get everybody's spirits up.

That's great, but i'm trying to be realistic.

This farm has been in my family for 99 years, 8 months and 12 days.

I know. Okay. I'm not gonna give it up.

So, we-- so-- work it out.

All right. This can wait. Right.

This cannot. Maybe ten percent to them.

Look at this fence. He's building a fortress. He's hiding something.

I like the way he made the top look.

I don't like this one bit! Here she goes again.

He's being all secretive 'cause of those pods he planted.

Pretty soon, they'll hatch and start eatin' our brains up,

scooping them out like they were mashed potatoes.

Before you know it, the whole town's gonna be walking around like zombies.

What in the corn nibblets you think...

You're doing?

It's a fence.

I know it's a fence.

Why're you putting it up? 'Cause you asked me to.

- Who says I told you? - Uh-oh.

Looks like he's gonna grow something.

How'd he plow the field so fast?

I said I wanted a fence.

Look over there. Is there a fence around there? No.

You know why? 'Cause I like my views.

I'm entitled to my view of your field.

Absolutely right. No fence because I'm entitled to a view of your field.

Hey, now. Why do you want a view of my fields?

All I need is some nosey farmer staring at my field all day.

You start hammering that fence in right now...

Or I'm gonna get steamed.

And you don't wanna see wheezle Mayfield get steamed.

Potter? Potter?

Potter!

Oh, shoot!

Good morning, Earl. Hello again.

How you doing? Can I help you with something?

Maybe so. I wanna take a look at your corn seed.

Well, there it is.

Are you sure you don't need no help?

No, sir.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

I'll take this one.

You wanna buy just one seed? Nope.

What's goin' on?