The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
Opie's Hobo Friend (1961)
Buddy Ebsen: David Browne
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Quotes
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David Browne : Well, Sheriff, maybe I do look at things differently than other people. Is that wrong? I live by my wits. I'm not above bending the law now and then to keep clothes on my back or food in my stomach. I live the kind of life that other people would just love to live if they only had the courage. Who's to say that the boy would be happier your way or mine? Why not let him decide?
Andy Taylor : Nah, I'm afraid it don't work that way. You can't let a young 'un decide for himself. He'll grab at the first flashy thing with shiny ribbons on it, then when he finds out there's a hook in it, it's too late. The wrong ideas come packaged with so much glitter, it's hard to convince him that other things might be better in the long run and all a parent can do is say, "Wait. Trust me" and try to keep temptation away.
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David Browne : You know, I've grown awful fond of that young fellow. What's wrong?
Andy Taylor : Well, there seems to be something wrong with his thinkin'. He's gotten a little twisted on things lately, like bein' able to tell the difference between right and wrong.
David Browne : Oh.
Andy Taylor : Not that that's an easy thing. A lot of grownups still strugglin' with that same problem, but 'specially difficult for a youngster, 'cause things rub off on 'em so easy.
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David Browne : It's the most perfect day to start any job: tomorrow. Most marvelous day that was ever invented. Why, there's absolutely nothing a man can't do... tomorrow.
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David Browne : I don't mean to break the law, but seems I got no choice. If I move, I'm a vagrant. If I stand still, I'm loitering.
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David Browne : [given the task to trim Andy's hedges] First, we must determine precisely what type of atmosphere we desire to create. The, uh, stately, dignified, solid feeling of the hedges around Buckingham Palace or the shapely freeform that surrounds the fountains of Rome.
Opie Taylor : Pa usually just lops off the tops.
