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[ Man On P.A. ] Will all the pumpkin girls please report to the stage.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we conclude this year's Yarborough Country Fair...
by announcing the winner of the Governor's Grand Prize...
Pumpkin Competition!
And this year...
extra prize money donated by the folks at Peploe Chick Feed...
will bring the winner a grand total of $2,000!
[ Cheering ]
Now, since the governor couldn't be here,
I'd like to turn the mike over to the mayor of Yarborough,
Mayor Chester A. Barnsworth. Chet?
Thanks, Ernie.
Folks, it sure was tough to pick this year's winning pumpkin...
and not just 'cause the last event was the beer tasting.
[ Laughing ]
Nah. Folks, I'm pleased to announce...
that the Governor's Prize...
of $2,000...
goes to--
[ Sheep Bleats ]
[ Chattering ]
- Mildred McMinamin! - [ Cheering ]
Come on up here, Mildred! Come on up!
Ohh. [ Chuckles ]
Oh, thank you.
Oh, look!
Mmm... no!
It's a fix!
It's fixed! It's fixed! Let me through! Let me through here!
Out of my way! Everyone knows it's fixed! It's fixed! It's fixed!
- [ Crowd Gasps ] - [ Woman ] My pumpkin!
Take your hands off me. Take your hands off me.
Elma Dinnock, what's the meaning of this?
Chester Barnsworth, for 21 years...
I've entered this infernal competition,
and not once-- not once have I ever won!
- And do you know why? Because it's fixed! - No, Elma.
Oh, no? Then explain this to me, Mr. Mayor.
The same sun shines on my pumpkin as shines on the winner.
I plant my pumpkin in the same county soil.
The same rain waters my pumpkin.
If it's not fixed, then why do I always lose?
I'll tell you why lose, Elma Dinnock!
- You lose because you are a selfish old witch! - [ Gasps ]
You may own half the county,
but you never give of yourself to anything or anyone.
And that includes your pumpkins!
- That's enough, Mildred. - Oh, no, Chester.
No one ever speaks frankly to Elma...
because her bank has foreclosed on so many these folks.
Well, it's time someone spoke up!
It's time you knew, Elma, why the others always win.
They win because they give of themselves.
Loving attention.
To be rewarded in life, Elma, one must give.
Whether you're raising vegetables or raising children.
Oh, of course.
You've never had that chance to give to a family.
I'm--
[ Adding Machine Clanks, Dings ]
[ Doorbell Buzzes ]
Botheration. Never fails.
- [ Doorbell Buzzes ] - I hear ya. I hear ya.
- What do you want? - Uh, good day, madam.
I'm Bertram Carver, professor of Agricultural Science from the State University.
I have something you might be interested in.
Just as I thought, a salesman.
- Can't you read? - Uh, but, I'm not--
- [ Footsteps Departing ] - But you can win next year's pumpkin competition!
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
How's that again?
Well, talk, Professor. I get a penny apiece for these.
Every nine seconds I'm not stuffing I'm out a nickel.
Letting you in here cost me 30 cents.
- [ Clatters, Dings ] - I'm sorry, madam.
Well?
Well-- [ Clears Throat ]
As I said, I'm a professor of Agricultural Science.
You've heard of my research to end hunger?
Are you aware, Miss Dinnock,
that one-fifth of the world's population is starving?
They're no concern of mine, sir.
Get to the point. Time is money.
Yes.
Well...
this... is my point.
[ Laughs ]
A green bowling ball? [ Laughs ]
Not a bowling ball, Miss Dinnock.
This is gonna feed the world's hungry.
Here.
Taste it.
Taste it?
[ Sniffs ]
Go ahead.
- That's a pea. - To be exact,
Pisum sativum of the genus Lathyrus.
Or the common sweet pea.
- But it's so big. - Exactly!
My experiments in microbotany have been extremely successful.
But alas, madam, I've exhausted my grant.
I need funds to continue, and that's why I'm here.
I need, Miss Dinnock, just $10,000...
to complete my research.
And why should I lend you $10,000?
Oh, not lend me.
- Give. - [ Coughs ]
Give? You've taken enough of my time, sir. Get out of here. Out! Out!
- Get out! Out! Out! - In return...
I'll give you my growth formula...
to win the next pumpkin competition.
[ Elma ] You're certain this is tax deductible?
Absolutely.
Yes. Well, Mr. Carver,
I would like to... give you $10,000,
but due to my financial situation, I can only...
give you half.
But I need 10,000.
Take it or leave it.
I'll take it.
Just as I thought.
You realize that if this is a sham, you'll be apprehended by the authorities...
and spend the rest of your miserable life in jail.
I assure, madam, it's authentic.
Follow these directions.
Good day, madam.
[ Door Opens, Closes ]
[ Rooster Crows ]
Tomorrow, Professor Carver, I'm calling the cops.
[ Bucket Clatters ]
- [ Roosters Crowing ] - [ Wood Creaking ]
[ Creaking Continues ]
- [ Thumping ] - [ Dog Barking In Distance ]
[ Creaking ]
- [ Dog Barking Continues ] - [ Creaking ]
[ Crashing ]
[ Barking Continues ]
[ Barking Stops ]
[ Giggles ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Crows ]
Thank you. Thanks, Mildred.
Well, well. I see they gave you number one.
Oh, but, Elma, the defending champion...
always has the honor of the number one.
Yes, well, I guess that's an honor I'll never know...
since this selfish old witch will never win.
Elma, if what I said last year hurt you, I'm sorry.
But it's true, you know.
God always rewards those who give.
- Is that so, Mildred? - Oh, I believe it.
Lord knows we could all be more giving.
But, Mildred, how could you, pray tell, be more giving?
I could tell you that my pumpkin is bigger than last year's.
Now that would save you disappointment...
and the $2.00 entry fee,
- which I know is very important to you. - [ Laughs ]
Your lies won't keep me from registering my pumpkin.
No, no, I will not withdraw so that you can win by default, Mildred McMinamin.
And neither will anyone else here.
I was trying to be kind to save you pain.
But I guess I was wrong.
Yes, you were wrong, Mildred. You were wrong about everything.
And especially wrong about saying that I'm not going to win this year.
Oh, am I now?
In fact, I'll wager my entire estate-- all 14,000 acres--
against that sweet, little house trailer of yours that I'm going to win!
Elma, you're-- you're crazy!
I see. You're afraid to bet.
And after suggesting that I withdraw.
How does that look, Mildred?
All right!
- It's a bet? My estate against your house trailer? - Yes!
My bank account against yours-- winner take all?
Yes! Yes! Anything you say!
I say so, and you're all witnesses!
Pumpkin against pumpkin in tomorrow's competition.
- [ Sighs ] - Mildred?
Do your friends really believe all that about...
"blessed be the givers"?
I'm sure they do.
Good.
Since you'll be asking them to give you a place to stay.
[ Laughs ]
Hello? Yes, this is still Elma Dinnock, and I'm still holding.
I've been trying to get through all morning.
Is this 24-Hour Movers-- "Always Ready, Always Waiting"?
Yes, I want one of your large open-bed trucks.
The biggest one you've got.
Well, what do you mean there's no one there?
If there's no one there, who the dickens are you?
I see. Well, Mr. Custodial Crew,
let me talk to somebody who can rent me a truck.
Well, when will they be back?
[ Hammer Thuds On Ground ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Panting ]
Ohh!
[ Engine Cranking ]
[ Engine Starts ]
- [ Engine Revs ] - [ Tires Squealing ]
Ahh!
[ Tires Squealing ]
[ Bell Ringing ]
[ Bell Ringing Continues ]
[ Ernie On P.A. ] And now, ladies and gentlemen,
the final event of the fair--
the Governor's Grand Prize Pumpkin Competition!
[ Cheering ]
Well, since the judges are still conferring,
uh, it'll be a while.
Look! Ma! Ma, look! Look, it's the Great Pumpkin!
It's Cinderella! Look! Look!
- Yes, dear. - Mom, look!
I keep telling you, George, the kid's too old for fairy tales.
Mom! Mom! Mom!
I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna make it.
[ Ernie On P.A. ] Well, the judges have finally reached a decision.
Since the governor couldn't be here this year,
here to make the big announcement is our own Mayor Barnsworth!
- [ Cheering, Applauding ] - Chet?
I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna make it.
[ Chet On P.A. ] Well-- [ Laughs ]
I don't know how she did it, but, uh, we got the same winner two years in a row.
- [ Chattering ] - [ Applauding ]
[ Woman ] Congratulations!
[ Chet On P.A. ] That's right, folks, for the first time ever...
in the history of the Yarborough Country Fair--
- [ Horn Honking ] - our reigning champion herself...
- has walked off with the first prize ribbon! - Ohh!
The winner of this year's Governor's Grand Prize Pumpkin Competition is...
Mildred McMinamin!
Come on up here, Mildred!
- [ Horn Honking ] - [ Screaming ]
Wait! Wait!
My pumpkin-- My pumpkin wasn't judged!
It wasn't judged!
But, Elma, we looked for your pumpkin. Where is it?
It's right here!
Here. Here. It's right here.
- [ Grunts ] - [ All ] Ew!
Elma, is that a pumpkin?
Well, of course that's a pumpkin!
Well, you can see it was bigger than all the others.
I demand to be declared the winner!
Elma-- [ Laughs ]
obviously you haven't seen this year's entries.
What?
[ Mildred ] Quite amazing, really.
A professor asked us for $5,000...
to complete his research to end hunger.
Of course, we all gave.
And in return...
he gave us his growth formula.
[ Screams ]
Ohh! Ohh!
[ Grunting ]
[ Screaming ]
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