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03x09 - Uncle Joe

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.

03x09 - Uncle Joe

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down in the midle where the wind in the

middle of a field on the lightning tree

the SLS all Tor from the day it was born

for the tree was born in a thunderstorm

grow grow the lightning tree it's never

too late for you and me grow grow the

lightning tree again into

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we down in the m in the

window in the lightning tree trees come

when you want them to you want them to

then it's up to

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youning too

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easily right hold in into line

that's it come along very soft very nice

yes oh I see come here got your had a

bit cooking that's oh yes good look

smart fall in I said I have to hold

Champion I want

to he's M I don't care I had now break

it up you two now come along do as he

said he belongs to your both look get

into line if you don't behave yourself

neither neither of you will have it I'll

be back at 11: I promise Charlie I'd be

there today so we'll be all right if we

push

it well come on in I front don't look at

me resist the temptation force yourself

helloa we've left the box over there

back at 11 all

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right am I late no no it's all right

ready when you are hey

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[Applause]

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you

gathered both of them there was no hope

i' better tell them are there any

relatives I don't know I haven't heard

of any I shall have to

see what's the

news well there's an uncle but no one

knows where he is Uncle Joe

H what's happening to the kids they G to

the orphanage I said they can see

champion at weekends

M who needs an

orphanage they are looking for this

Uncle Joe I suppose I'm sure they

are any relatives better

than look

son if you want my job there's more Jo

whiters around near the a

Stacks we've asked anyone with

information to come forward

you must have a rough idea I mean where

he lives we know what the kids tell us

that's

all there was a

wood a big Stone House and a wood not

right round just the sides Champion went

about in the field you had Champion

there Uncle Joe gave him to

us what does he look like your Uncle Joe

old nice but old Champion's got a twin

has he he he has got a twin hasn't

he how far was it to Uncle Joe's

house I don't

know did you go by

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car I know what we can do

that champion champion hello Champion

hello boy is he he's fine isn't he

missing us of course Oh What a Beautiful

Boy I want to hold in hold him there

very

tightly listen kids

listen we're going to start at your

house try and spot where you

went it may give us a clue right sh be a

minute come on bye Champion oh hang

on what well there's so much here I

didn't think you'd be

coming Tina isn't a kid so there's not

much

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room you won't Bel long anyway there I

know lots to

do yeah come

kids I need to come I'd rather stay here

yeah good

idea about my sorry there is a lot

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what's said thing did it at

school a romantic one carrying

everywhere such a confounded farago of

doubts and

fears and all the flimsy Furniture of a

country made's

brain school for scandle isn't

it the

rivals of course

the rivals

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any luck not no took your time yeah we

got to find him we're going to try again

tomorrow you know why it Tes Tina don't

you gypsy girl see good at tracking

touch the old crystal

ball want to use your Nole

mate leave it to me

good you're going too fast he's

Fl*ttening that's not the answer Uncle

of course it

is

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la is he usually as late as this he's

been looking for Uncle

Joe I found him

yes I found him where oh uh morning

Colonel it's nearly afternoon oh yeah

I've been tracking see with me nodle up

on girl it's it far no 20

minutes won't be long Uncle it's all

right but I ran the place long enough on

my

own how did you find him twins see

Champions are twins I know the vet you

telephone the vet clever

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see does he know yeah I've told him well

how come he been here must been away any

case his name's not whiter he'd only be

whiter if he was a father's brother what

he at he's a mom's brother Joe Remington

Remington it's

right do you mean what Olympic

medalist European show jumping

Champion all England

cup is

it yeah Uncle

Jo thank God you've come where's that

place of yours it's where they'll be

going they'll want to be the

champion it's been on the phone to the

orphanage they've gone bathroom window

middle of the night it's all the stuff

you get from Comics except they're

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gone H all the World a Stage and all the

men and women players except your humble

servant who's a worker

creeping like a snail

unwillingly I want to go

now okay ride a little away with me I

want to be here they've got their uncle

they know me what's that in a brings us

luck

hey what am I going to say to

them I mean the whole thing is

such they happen so quickly don't they I

mean one minute

everything's how did they take

it I don't think it sunk

in it

doesn't show them be right

hi

hi not the sort of person one would

expect place like

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this there's obviously a

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reason it's mine

oh good Heavens I had no idea dear I

didn't uh mean to be

rude I'm going to have to adopt those

kids aren't

I only relative and all

that I mean I hardly know

them that they're super kids and I mean

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but where do you

begin kids without

parents to my

foot

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again yes Champion he's

here

okay yes I hope you're right

the police reckon the kids will come

here apparently Jackie kept on about

champion and cried a

lot poor little

M I'll make up your bed no a blank it

will do I'll uh I'll wait in the

will you be all right

yes I'm ridiculously

nervous it's funny isn't it I mean you

imagine the confidence arrogance that

success brings you in a life like mine

and Along come two

little I think you'll be good what on

Earth do I say to

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them be

yourself I shall keep putting my foot in

it when they come bring them to the

house they'll be

starving there are things some of us

just aren't equipped for

doesn't bother you does it you one of

those people who take everything in

their

stride food and clothes shoes that

fit they're

obvious that's a

house I lived in a

house pillars on the stairs silver

candlesticks women make home out of

houses don't

you what's

missing security

compassion

understanding

love do I have to give them all that

yes it is things like that isn't it yes

I'm afraid it

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is has she

gone just a minute

what

cture

nothing can't see a thing the Flaming

Moon's gone

in

uh door right

yes look

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just like

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boys what you

doing my all right don't be frightened

it's all right look come and see who's

in here come on yes come on look look

who's in

here

look made she made she over yes

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I trick

Champion you must be starving D is going

to make something nice okay oh nothing

come

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on soing

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what's this one called Uncle what's it

called copper it's called copper whose

is he mine a

jumper

yes do you show

in can I try him

Dora

nor that's a promise

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then give us hand girl I'm not kidding

this like feeding an

army that time at

all I've come to help can

I than you

excuse me not this one he's got to go

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out knives Forks plakes batter and we

want the

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bread this

SP hey we Ain got time for that

[Laughter]

gotta hey

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plate like this is Joe Joe

Joe I'm juliia

Caesar rington F have one it's got bells

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on could smarten this into one hell of a

place you

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know bil's on the

stairs I meant Top Class horses

you'd enjoy

it

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here come on get off come on

breakast go sit down come on sit down

come on get out of my chair come

on sit down mate that's it what do you

want to drink orange juice tea

please much

better my chion depends what time we

have to go sit

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down where are you going can I knock

your come on can I sit down I can't open

it

open you cut off all the fet no I won't

you will and we won't be allowed to ride

Champion off we will I cut mine off no

you never and get your El out the

marmalade you your

good put mine was and I wanted

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a you need a chair where

Tina you have enough to do we'll get to

something

later unless you you want any help Uncle

Joe will help won't you yes you will you

will won't you eat your

breakfast yes of course I

do you're all right then aren't

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you I get to see Uncle Joe

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flattens out a bit doesn't he I know I

was talking to Uncle about it he's a

be Uncle J Willam R Champion he could

jump you ride it I can't you you I can't

I am much too big you're not you're not

please Uncle oh I'll get the horse

box we've quite a bit to do

oh Uncle Joe

please yes you're right I better

go putting it on

yeah come here

any he does flat out doesn't he it

seemed to me that Dora's timing was all

wrong as a matter of fact I had a little

try myself no I don't think it's the

timing I mean I heard somewhere that the

shape of the saddle on the back muscles

I think I better ask my fiance

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perhaps my Pedro can

help he's back from his

travels he knows very much about

horses

pet my f

when you reach the top what would you

like to

see another Hill even more

beautiful is it

Pedro

perhaps one

day I knew you'd

understand same with Steve wasn't it

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the flimsy Furniture of a country

made goodbye Dora I go this way will I

see you

again

no as soon as we get you to my place as

soon you'll really thank

you come come on come get the horse in

you got to be a handful I can see

that child the Eternal

orphan

woman solitary and

Afraid looks

for I'm trying to Fathom it out which is

she who

the lonliest girl I've ever

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met

wind his heart went snap when he took

the the terrible of the thunder clap

grow grow the lightning tree it's never

too late for you and me grow grow the

lightning tree never get into easy

down in the in the window screen I whis

in the lightning tree dreams come true

when you want them to if you want them

to then it's up to you grow grow the

lightning tree never give too easily

lightning

tree lightning tree

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