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03x02 - The Four Legged Hat

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Follyfoot". Aired: 28 June 1971 – 15 September 1973.*
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Originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream (republished in 1995 as New Arrival at Follyfoot); she later wrote four further books in conjunction with the series—Follyfoot in 1971, Dora at Follyfoot in 1972, The Horses of Follyfoot in 1975, and Stranger at Follyfoot in 1976.

03x02 - The Four Legged Hat

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down in the midle where the wind in the

middle of a field on the lightning tree

it lims all torn from the day it was

born for the tree was born in a

Thunderstone grow grow the lightning

tree it's never too late for you and me

grow grow the lightning tree never again

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we down in the m in the

window the lightning trees come you you

want then it's up to

you the

lightning too easily lightning

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tree there that's it is isn't

it yes all

P straight at last well what your

Blanket's ready oh they've done it

mbly and a

name oh it's

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lovely all right next

month than thank you oh it's beautiful

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what every smart young stable lady

should wear perfect for mucking

out how's that for a broom broom's a

broom isn't it is a hat a hat it's

different wait

90p it's all gone anyway that's

housekeeping Department it's like

getting blood out of a

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St Ron the poor thing he shouldn't be

pulling all that he's all right come on

I wanton me

dinner come on there come

on Clen Barrett yes he sells firewood

and the rest you put a bile of eye out

there yeah oh CL will have it or left

his grandmother about he have down a

nearest sales he shouldn't be working

that horse it's younger than me G and

I'm still

working come and have your dinner I

won't be a minute

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oh I don't like to see poorly fish

they're better out of misery I always

say I didn't know fish got

him might be infectious you see bad for

the rest of

them oh

well Mr Barrett

I've um come about your

horse

Domino well he's so old I I wondered if

he could

retire how did you know I was here Ron

told me Ron

Striker

oh well what about Domino it's terribly

cruel who's life easy for

look Mr Barrett what if I lent you a

horse till you get another

one oh well uh Domino's highly trained

he knows my ways I'd want

compensation well how

much

£10 nobody would buy him he's we

manage all right

10 I'll be home

Thursday Ron knows where I

live come

on slugs I never seem to have any

money what's that your parents send come

yesterday didn't it it's for clothes had

bills to pay a saddle things like

that if if I save like mad can I borrow

£10 from the housekeeping i w it back at

the end of the month oh yeah uh well the

month after well I had to get copper a

new

blanket you'll have us all in the PO

house £10 was it it can't be much of a

horse I'm not for 10

quid

horse yeah you ain't buying no horse

well oh no you don't the colonel said a

100 times don't buy horses but if it's

my money but it ain't is it you're

buying no orse girl and there's an end

to

it it ain't an horse is

it it's a

hat a hat yeah bits of nonsense they

wear on their

heads you must be kidding ah she knew

you'd laugh I bet she did so not to

incur your red merch she's never worn a

hat in her life your vulgar mockery we

it riding Will you she was keeping quiet

about it she think so

too I think she'll look

smashing has a ribbon is it very

nice

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here where did you get that at where did

you get that to e a I know it's just a

proper

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style Mr

Barrett Mr Barrett

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Mr

Barrett

ah you came of

course see pulled anything before well

we think barges on the

canal barges

eh oh

I well he looks strong enough well you

get another horse where don't you I mean

I can't leave Hercules

forever we'd have to replace Domino soon

anyway all

right but

um oh there's a fell I know zaer 20 for

Domino he's got some job he can do

orage heavy things but I don't want him

to

work look we read £10 in Hercules till

you get another

one 20 you said 10 maybe you did I've

changed my

mind come on Domino we've work to

do all right

20

tomorrow I'll try

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you're lord lord

lord Lord

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Lord you started this I got you 10 quid

though didn't I

it oh stop

it I'm

sorry the price of the uh hat gone up

has it how did you know I know Clen

Barrett he'll spot a soft touch a mile

off what do you

mean you'd make the worst poker player

in the world he watches your face girl

the more you worry about Domino the

higher the

price H

yeah well what do you

think oh

where's Hercules do you know I've lent

him to someone I've been out looking for

him what any for a few

days and there's no need to tell the

hired help is that

it I'm Mistress of folly foot and to

prove it I'm going to wear a hat leave

me alone

what's a m with her they double the

price is they what price the

Hat since jday it's inflation

mate and she'd set her art on

it oh you ain't half dim who do you

think she wants to look nice for me H

slugs the

horses not but it matters anyway she's

10 quid short and that's

that ain't

it

here and I'm sorry about the things I

said it's only alone mind you I can't

anyway you get your hat I'll finish

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here Mr Barrett don't get in his way I

want to talk to you if he stops I'll

never get him going again he shouldn't

be doing it where's Hercules ah well uh

yes I was coming to see you

he he didn't like my place I should have

known the uh well he be back with you by

now P what do you mean he ran

off I went out to feed him and gone H

don't worry girl we'll find

him here's the 2 for

Domino well what's the good of that I've

still got my business to run come on CL

what are you up to now give us a shove

will you he'll

manage run poke a face girl put on a

poker face I

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have come

on how much now

30 leave it to me pcket face I got to H

coming

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on no

hat price gone up

again I'll believe it when I see it

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morning Mrs

Barrett oh it's you run yeah Garden's

looking nice have you seen the deaths he

very proud of

those oh yes yes oh they're

great where is he do you know he's gone

to the races is he taking Domino with

him no Domino's race

he won two races last week didn't Clen

tell

you oh yeah hules then CLM says he's

going to win us a fortune oh he's a good

boy oh yes

they yeah they they speak very highly of

him you know uh there goes Clen they

say done very well for himself as CLM

pick me a deodal would you mind they

always feel so soft well I've got to run

I'll tell you what I'll come back this

afternoon how's that all

right here don't do anything I wouldn't

mind

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have a look at that

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one come

on see if he could pull Clem's

logs sound Little Pony this you got a

bargain here miss oh it's you I'm much

well bred yeah so am I don't mean a

thing 10 quid You' been for hopeless

into your ladyship no he's there are

see she's U going to recognize him in a

minute what do you mean she'll ask you

where you got him off a fell he's

confessed gave your description and all

stolen me old mate used to belong to

Lord

um Dora theat she's his niece but he

said it was his you've been done ain't

you 20 flaming crit cost me 25 no

questions asked 30

something troubling your ladyship seen

him before all 25 quid after the auction

oh but just come along lady ship you'll

see he gets his 25 won't you there you

are well bread see you'll be all right

this way

Inus run we sh it wrong sh in

there run and we've only got 20 you

don't offl me sometimes do you know what

I got to do I got to get Domin off work

find Clem another

o find ules buy an at and pay back

Slugger and Steve oh and find a daffodil

anything else no well that's enough is

it now have a look at these horses see

if you recognize one what these yeah uh

you take that sh well who buys these dog

food

people

no I wish we could take them back to the

farm oh god look just see if you can

spot a familiar

rume if he ain't here we're

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dead right ladies and gentlemen not one

Welsh cross Rising four well broke bit

green now what am I bid should we start

at 40 40 anywhere come on it's worth

every penny 30 come on then well 10 out

B 10 there we are now 10 10 10 out 10

we've got 10 here 15 15 I've

gotora quick over there lot seven don't

let them sell it I'll be as quick as I

can the wrong lot seven sale G 37

not

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two 25 25 25 25 the Gent the back there

name

sir lck three we've got a skew ball

there

122 can I say uh 30 30 over there thank

you 30 Hercules 40 40 50 Hercules

whatever are you doing here

hello

Dora what are you doing here well I've

never I'm the rspca today Murphy's on

holiday any news of

Hercules

no something up no

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didn't think you'd be

coming well

I you should have worn your hat be a

knockout what hat didn't you know

Colonel Dora is buying a hat good

Heavens we'll start we'll start a

straight off at 10 10 thank you very

much 10 15 15

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where are you going give him me you've

gone too far what are you doing Graces

when your mama Fortune you'll get 10

years of your court now stop mucking

about and help me swap him over come

on and gone at 46 thank you very much

lot six lot six oh

heavens that's right better get over

where we can see come on I usually end

up by by keep me out of

10

quick you got come

on there are thank you very1 something

10 10 15 15

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6 48 4850 50 oh

Ron yeah we'll who buy

Domino show the colonel your Poker Face

it'll save our

necks I Andora we've got to get 30 don't

let me

down thank

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you l

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seven

ah Uncle

mhm he's too old yes yes he is

old what

for well they'll make him into dog

meat p barg is the canals for 15 years

I'm the Queen of

Sheba 16 ANS you're tiny hands are

frozen Grand

National all right come along ladies and

gentlemen someone start the bidding

[Laughter]

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five

10

Dora

he

17 Dora that's

enough 20

22

he 30

ID any advance on 30

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you're up to

something morning youranus been here

long morning Colonel sorry I'm late got

to held up well as you have arrived late

you won't know that I've bought

that pay for him will you and collect it

oh and Ron next time you're late at an

auction bring a gag

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15

20 25 no questions

asked here are your lady ship one

Domino Clen that one's for

you hey what about my compensation look

she promised that Domino knows my ways

you know so do I mate and next time you

try and pull off fast one I'll tell

someone just how nice the garden really

is oh and take home a daffodil she wants

one come along your lady ship we ain't

finished

yet aren't you getting the

hat

hat haven't you caught on

yet that's it there isn't it four legs

and white spots

it must be terrible going through life

with such a Suspicious Mind you still

here are yeah it's been a busy day come

and have a look what come and have a

look it's worked out okay see received

30 from the colonel 10 from slugs 10

from Steve right right right spent 25 on

Clem's new horse three for the auctioner

Hercules back Domino retired a daffodil

for Clen we uh found one and sluger and

Steve can have their money back oh run

you're wonderful yeah well uh there's

two left over

see

so tada

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I uh I had to pay a deposit 2 quid we

get it when the Hat goes

back if it goes back that

is of course it will what do I want with

a hat

that's what I told you the worst poker

player in the

world my God the Hat it's

real and I didn't believe

it you're

um you're not bad looking come to think

of it

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here on and thanks for everything it's

all right Poker Face I can see you don't

want it Whoever thought you'd look good

in a

hat down in the me with the wind in the

west the lightning Tre fac to the T his

heart went snap when it took the r the

terrible R of the Thunder CL grow grow

the lightning tree it's never too late

for you and me grow grow the lightning

tree never get too

easily down in the in the window

screen in the lightning dreams come when

you want if you want them to then it's

up to you grow grow the lightning never

too

easily lightning

tree lightning tree

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