Amazing Stories (1985) s01e03 Episode Script
Alamo Jobe
Fall back! ¡Viva la patria! They're comin' over the wall! ¡Adelante! ¡Arriba! Fall back! Jobe, go give Davy a hand! Yes, sir, Mr.
Bowie.
Davy! Davy, are you okay? Yeah.
Load! Tear his shirt and tie my arm.
Where's Colonel Travis? He's over fighting by the water supply, sir.
Yeah? You're a brave boy, Jobe.
No more than you or anybody else, sir.
How old are you? Fifteen.
Should've gotten out with the women and children when you had a chance.
Naw.
I reckon I belong here, sir.
Your daddy would be proud of you.
Now, you go on and see if you can help the colonel.
What about you, sir? Take more than a bullet to fell ol' Davy Crockett.
Now git! Load! I can't believe it- pictures of the Alamo.
Who would have thought that I would be- Honey, come on.
I want you to get in the picture.
Sit down there.
Then I'm gonna get us both in the picture.
Just a second.
Stan took Patsy to Paris for their 25th anniversary.
I know, but what's Paris compared to the Alamo? All right.
Come on.
The kids are gonna love this.
Fred and Janet went to Rio for their 25th.
I know, I know.
Come on.
Look happy, will you? This is gonna be on our camera.
I'm sorry, Maury.
I can't get excited about the Alamo.
Aw, come on, honey.
Well, come on.
Here.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime.
Come on.
How many times do you get a chance to see the Alamo? Don't you have a sense of history? I've had it! I don't care about that! Don't you know who was here? Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett.
Oh, come on.
You must care about him.
Bring a ladder! Bring a ladder! They're in the compound! Hurry! Hurry! Yes, ma'am.
Those are 75 cents apiece.
I'll take these three.
Well, that's fine.
What about this one? I don't want one of the Alamo, Dad.
I want one of the Iceman.
They don't have George Gervin T-shirts here.
How about one that says San Antonio? All right.
That'll do it.
All right, sir.
That's two souvenir T-shirts, one mug, one frosted pendant and one, two, three postcards.
That'll be, uh, 24.
95.
Out of 25.
Hey, Dad.
This is cool.
No, no.
Just put it back.
Okay.
Ready? Let's go.
We thank ya.
You all come back and see us now.
You hear? I'm goin' back to the hotel and call Amy.
No.
Mom.
No way.
Get down! Get down! We didn't come all this far just so you could spend time on the phone.
She'll kill me if I don't call.
Get down! Please! You're gonna be killed! - Say cheese.
- Who are you? Reload! What are you doing here? They're comin' over the south wall! Who are they, Colonel Travis? Get down, Jobe.
Where did they go? What the hell are ya talkin' about? Get down! Those people, sir.
All those people- where did they go? They're breakin' through! Fall back! Fall back! Watch your step as you're coming through.
Be careful now.
Just follow me over into this area.
After 13 days and nights of heroic fighting, this small but gallant band of freedom fighters succumbed to overwhelming odds and were wiped out to the last man.
It's a hell of a way to go.
The legendaryJim Bowie, after whom the Bowie knife was named, was but one of a number of famous historical people to give up their lives here.
David Crockett and Colonel Travis were two other notables.
No! That's a lie! Jobe! Snap out of it, Jobe! Listen to me.
Listen to me carefully, son.
I want you to get through to General Lefferts.
General Lefferts, sir? You give him this.
That's an order, soldier.
Can you do it, Jobe? Yes, sir.
You're too young to die.
God be with you.
Colonel Travis! Lefferts.
Shuttlecock Road.
No! Please, Colonel Travis! No! Please! No! They're comin' over the wall! I'm sorry, son, but it's closing time.
Great outfit.
Oh! Make way.
Look at him.
Come on, son.
I haven't got all day.
Son, you'll have to take a seat.
No.
You can't sit there.
You'll have to go in the back of the bus.
Next on your tour of San Antonio is the Civic Center.
It's the home of the San Antonio Spurs.
having walked in the second inning, then flied out- This one's free.
I'm traveling with my grandson, but he's not one for sightseeing.
He said he'd rather spend his day sitting at the pool.
I'm, um, Harriet Wendsell from New Haven, Connecticut.
Jobe Farnum, ma'am.
Jobe Farnum.
My! What an unusual, original outfit.
Where are you from anyway, Jobe? The great free state ofTexas, ma'am.
Oh! You Texans are worse than New Yorkers.
The great this, the great that.
You go to school here, Jobe? No, ma'am.
I'm a volunteer.
A volunteer.
How wonderful.
You know, in this day and age, it's hard to find anyone who's willing to volunteer.
Everyone wants to know what's in it for themselves.
Please, ma'am, I gotta find Shuttlecock Road.
Shuttlecock Road.
Oh.
Is that the opera house? No, ma'am.
It's where General Lefferts is.
I don't think there's any General Lefferts on this tour.
Please, ma'am.
Driver.
This nice young man wants to get off at Shuttlecock Road.
All right.
I'll let him off downtown.
Then he'll have to transfer to the Q 12 bus.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for General Lefferts.
Excuse me.
Do you know where Shuttlecock Road is? Please, sir.
Get a job! Got ya! You must be hot in that.
I am.
Here.
Want some? Thank you.
What is it? Root beer.
Do you know where Shuttlecock Road is? No.
I'm not allowed to cross the street.
Do you live there? No.
GeneralJohn Lefferts is there.
But I gotta find him.
Look in the phone book.
That's what my mom always does.
You got any money? No.
Shucks.
Neither do I.
Sam! I'm gonna have to put you on a chain if you keep running away from me like this.
- You scared me to death.
- But, Mom, he doesn't have any money.
All right.
But I can't be giving every poor stranger you meet money.
And I told you I don't want you pointing that thing at people.
Now come on.
Bye! General Lefferts! Shuttlecock Road! All right! Whoo! Lock it up! Yeah! Whoo-hoo! Gettin' down now, baby! Cindy, look.
I like it.
All right! Yo, what's up, homeboy? I dig your funky cap, man.
Word! Yo, I'm the master blasterJack, and I'm the universal king of rap.
Check it out.
I'm a mean, lean rappin' machine.
Do you know what I mean? But you've got the threads that's been turnin' my head.
Hey! Hold it right there, buddy! All right, you! I said hold it! Freeze! I got a suspect with a deadly weapon heading east on Main Street.
I got a red pickup down here on the corner of Beal and Crockett.
If you'd send a tow truck down here, we'd appreciate it.
Hey, hold it! Wait! Stop! Request immediate backup.
Corner of Beal and- There he is.
He went- Look at that.
Whoo! Get that pipe outta here! Move it! Come on, men.
There's nobody down here.
Let's go.
Whoa! Look out.
Holy- Hey! Guy! Ride 'em, cowboy! He can ride.
I bet he's hot in that thing.
Mama! Horsey! General Lefferts! Somebody lead me to General Lefferts.
Please! Somebody help me! Whoa, whoa! What's the matter, son? The Mexican army.
There's thousands of 'em.
Are you lost? I gotta find him.
There's no time.
Don't you understand? Just take it easy, son.
Now just cool off.
Please help me.
Santa Anna's men is overrunning the Alamo.
Take it easy.
Calm down.
If we don't defeat Santa Anna's men, there won't be a Texas anymore.
- Sure, son.
I know, I know.
- It's the truth.
There's people dying.
There's people at the Alamo like you, and they won't listen to me.
- And they'll die.
- Look, I believe you.
Okay? We all believe you.
- Santa Anna is gonna give Texas back to Mexico.
- Right.
- And you're the only one that can save 'em.
- Right.
Well, why don't you give me the gun, son.
Look, Santa Anna's an old friend of mine.
I'll talk to him.
We'll make sure that there'll always be a Texas- just like there was a hundred years ago, just like there is now.
You just need a little sleep is all.
Now give me the gun.
Give me the gun.
I gotta find General Lefferts.
If you love Texas, you'll pick up a gun and ride with me.
- Watch out! He's gonna shoot! - That boy's on drugs! - Get the gun! - I'm tellin' ya, man, he's crazy! - Get out of the way! - Let go, man! He's crazy! You're all crazy! Hyah! Oh.
Can I help you? Yes.
I'm looking for General Lefferts, sir.
Who? GeneralJohn Lefferts.
I'm John Lefferts, but- Then this is for you, sir.
This is one ofJim Bowie's.
Yes.
It was.
Gunpowder burns are still fresh.
And the blood- - Where did you get this? - Colonel Travis.
Colonel Travis? Yes, sir.
This is from the Alamo.
Yes.
What happened? Where? At the Alamo.
Everybody died.
Son, I don't know where you got this, but it's authentic.
How much do you want for it? Sir? How much money do you want for this? I don't want no money, sir.
Look, this is real.
It's a message from Colonel Travis to my great-grandfather on the day the Alamo fell.
I gotta go.
Wai-Wait! Wait a second.
I gotta get back.
Back where? Excuse me.
Which way to the Alamo? - Thataway.
- Thank you.
Bowie.
Davy! Davy, are you okay? Yeah.
Load! Tear his shirt and tie my arm.
Where's Colonel Travis? He's over fighting by the water supply, sir.
Yeah? You're a brave boy, Jobe.
No more than you or anybody else, sir.
How old are you? Fifteen.
Should've gotten out with the women and children when you had a chance.
Naw.
I reckon I belong here, sir.
Your daddy would be proud of you.
Now, you go on and see if you can help the colonel.
What about you, sir? Take more than a bullet to fell ol' Davy Crockett.
Now git! Load! I can't believe it- pictures of the Alamo.
Who would have thought that I would be- Honey, come on.
I want you to get in the picture.
Sit down there.
Then I'm gonna get us both in the picture.
Just a second.
Stan took Patsy to Paris for their 25th anniversary.
I know, but what's Paris compared to the Alamo? All right.
Come on.
The kids are gonna love this.
Fred and Janet went to Rio for their 25th.
I know, I know.
Come on.
Look happy, will you? This is gonna be on our camera.
I'm sorry, Maury.
I can't get excited about the Alamo.
Aw, come on, honey.
Well, come on.
Here.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime.
Come on.
How many times do you get a chance to see the Alamo? Don't you have a sense of history? I've had it! I don't care about that! Don't you know who was here? Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett.
Oh, come on.
You must care about him.
Bring a ladder! Bring a ladder! They're in the compound! Hurry! Hurry! Yes, ma'am.
Those are 75 cents apiece.
I'll take these three.
Well, that's fine.
What about this one? I don't want one of the Alamo, Dad.
I want one of the Iceman.
They don't have George Gervin T-shirts here.
How about one that says San Antonio? All right.
That'll do it.
All right, sir.
That's two souvenir T-shirts, one mug, one frosted pendant and one, two, three postcards.
That'll be, uh, 24.
95.
Out of 25.
Hey, Dad.
This is cool.
No, no.
Just put it back.
Okay.
Ready? Let's go.
We thank ya.
You all come back and see us now.
You hear? I'm goin' back to the hotel and call Amy.
No.
Mom.
No way.
Get down! Get down! We didn't come all this far just so you could spend time on the phone.
She'll kill me if I don't call.
Get down! Please! You're gonna be killed! - Say cheese.
- Who are you? Reload! What are you doing here? They're comin' over the south wall! Who are they, Colonel Travis? Get down, Jobe.
Where did they go? What the hell are ya talkin' about? Get down! Those people, sir.
All those people- where did they go? They're breakin' through! Fall back! Fall back! Watch your step as you're coming through.
Be careful now.
Just follow me over into this area.
After 13 days and nights of heroic fighting, this small but gallant band of freedom fighters succumbed to overwhelming odds and were wiped out to the last man.
It's a hell of a way to go.
The legendaryJim Bowie, after whom the Bowie knife was named, was but one of a number of famous historical people to give up their lives here.
David Crockett and Colonel Travis were two other notables.
No! That's a lie! Jobe! Snap out of it, Jobe! Listen to me.
Listen to me carefully, son.
I want you to get through to General Lefferts.
General Lefferts, sir? You give him this.
That's an order, soldier.
Can you do it, Jobe? Yes, sir.
You're too young to die.
God be with you.
Colonel Travis! Lefferts.
Shuttlecock Road.
No! Please, Colonel Travis! No! Please! No! They're comin' over the wall! I'm sorry, son, but it's closing time.
Great outfit.
Oh! Make way.
Look at him.
Come on, son.
I haven't got all day.
Son, you'll have to take a seat.
No.
You can't sit there.
You'll have to go in the back of the bus.
Next on your tour of San Antonio is the Civic Center.
It's the home of the San Antonio Spurs.
having walked in the second inning, then flied out- This one's free.
I'm traveling with my grandson, but he's not one for sightseeing.
He said he'd rather spend his day sitting at the pool.
I'm, um, Harriet Wendsell from New Haven, Connecticut.
Jobe Farnum, ma'am.
Jobe Farnum.
My! What an unusual, original outfit.
Where are you from anyway, Jobe? The great free state ofTexas, ma'am.
Oh! You Texans are worse than New Yorkers.
The great this, the great that.
You go to school here, Jobe? No, ma'am.
I'm a volunteer.
A volunteer.
How wonderful.
You know, in this day and age, it's hard to find anyone who's willing to volunteer.
Everyone wants to know what's in it for themselves.
Please, ma'am, I gotta find Shuttlecock Road.
Shuttlecock Road.
Oh.
Is that the opera house? No, ma'am.
It's where General Lefferts is.
I don't think there's any General Lefferts on this tour.
Please, ma'am.
Driver.
This nice young man wants to get off at Shuttlecock Road.
All right.
I'll let him off downtown.
Then he'll have to transfer to the Q 12 bus.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for General Lefferts.
Excuse me.
Do you know where Shuttlecock Road is? Please, sir.
Get a job! Got ya! You must be hot in that.
I am.
Here.
Want some? Thank you.
What is it? Root beer.
Do you know where Shuttlecock Road is? No.
I'm not allowed to cross the street.
Do you live there? No.
GeneralJohn Lefferts is there.
But I gotta find him.
Look in the phone book.
That's what my mom always does.
You got any money? No.
Shucks.
Neither do I.
Sam! I'm gonna have to put you on a chain if you keep running away from me like this.
- You scared me to death.
- But, Mom, he doesn't have any money.
All right.
But I can't be giving every poor stranger you meet money.
And I told you I don't want you pointing that thing at people.
Now come on.
Bye! General Lefferts! Shuttlecock Road! All right! Whoo! Lock it up! Yeah! Whoo-hoo! Gettin' down now, baby! Cindy, look.
I like it.
All right! Yo, what's up, homeboy? I dig your funky cap, man.
Word! Yo, I'm the master blasterJack, and I'm the universal king of rap.
Check it out.
I'm a mean, lean rappin' machine.
Do you know what I mean? But you've got the threads that's been turnin' my head.
Hey! Hold it right there, buddy! All right, you! I said hold it! Freeze! I got a suspect with a deadly weapon heading east on Main Street.
I got a red pickup down here on the corner of Beal and Crockett.
If you'd send a tow truck down here, we'd appreciate it.
Hey, hold it! Wait! Stop! Request immediate backup.
Corner of Beal and- There he is.
He went- Look at that.
Whoo! Get that pipe outta here! Move it! Come on, men.
There's nobody down here.
Let's go.
Whoa! Look out.
Holy- Hey! Guy! Ride 'em, cowboy! He can ride.
I bet he's hot in that thing.
Mama! Horsey! General Lefferts! Somebody lead me to General Lefferts.
Please! Somebody help me! Whoa, whoa! What's the matter, son? The Mexican army.
There's thousands of 'em.
Are you lost? I gotta find him.
There's no time.
Don't you understand? Just take it easy, son.
Now just cool off.
Please help me.
Santa Anna's men is overrunning the Alamo.
Take it easy.
Calm down.
If we don't defeat Santa Anna's men, there won't be a Texas anymore.
- Sure, son.
I know, I know.
- It's the truth.
There's people dying.
There's people at the Alamo like you, and they won't listen to me.
- And they'll die.
- Look, I believe you.
Okay? We all believe you.
- Santa Anna is gonna give Texas back to Mexico.
- Right.
- And you're the only one that can save 'em.
- Right.
Well, why don't you give me the gun, son.
Look, Santa Anna's an old friend of mine.
I'll talk to him.
We'll make sure that there'll always be a Texas- just like there was a hundred years ago, just like there is now.
You just need a little sleep is all.
Now give me the gun.
Give me the gun.
I gotta find General Lefferts.
If you love Texas, you'll pick up a gun and ride with me.
- Watch out! He's gonna shoot! - That boy's on drugs! - Get the gun! - I'm tellin' ya, man, he's crazy! - Get out of the way! - Let go, man! He's crazy! You're all crazy! Hyah! Oh.
Can I help you? Yes.
I'm looking for General Lefferts, sir.
Who? GeneralJohn Lefferts.
I'm John Lefferts, but- Then this is for you, sir.
This is one ofJim Bowie's.
Yes.
It was.
Gunpowder burns are still fresh.
And the blood- - Where did you get this? - Colonel Travis.
Colonel Travis? Yes, sir.
This is from the Alamo.
Yes.
What happened? Where? At the Alamo.
Everybody died.
Son, I don't know where you got this, but it's authentic.
How much do you want for it? Sir? How much money do you want for this? I don't want no money, sir.
Look, this is real.
It's a message from Colonel Travis to my great-grandfather on the day the Alamo fell.
I gotta go.
Wai-Wait! Wait a second.
I gotta get back.
Back where? Excuse me.
Which way to the Alamo? - Thataway.
- Thank you.