The Odyssey (1992–1994): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Believers - full transcript
(dramatic music)
- "Sir Percival looked upon the
maiden standing in the glade
for she was beautiful and distressed.
'What's wrong?' asked the knight.
'For another knight has caused
me injury,' said the maiden."
- Okay Jay, I gotta go.
I have to stop by work,
and then I'm going out
to grandma and grandpa's farm,
but I'll be back tomorrow.
Hold the fort, Donna?
- I will. I'll keep reading to him.
- Oh thanks sweetheart, bye.
- Bye.
"Injury?" said Sir Percival.
"I see nothing amiss."
"For the wound is to my
heart," said the maiden.
(dreamy music)
- The Towers here.
We must be here, next
to the Confusing Corn
and the way around looks really far.
- Nah, we can go straight
through the corn.
- We'll get lost in there.
- [Jay] We'd better take the road.
- What a bunch of babies.
Fine go the wrong way. I'll
see you at the other end.
- I hate to say this Val,
but we're going to have
to figure out what to do.
I know the most important
thing for you now is Jay.
- And it's not that I don't
want the assignments, Barbara.
Believe me, I need the
money now more than ever.
It's just...
- I understand.
If I put you on part-time,
you've gotta be available
to work 15, 20 hours a week.
- I don't know that I
can even commit to that.
- Tell you what.
I'll take your name off
the list for a month or so.
See how things go.
You tell me when to put you back on, okay?
- Yeah, okay.
(Flash grunting)
- [Flash] Wasn't I here already?
- Maybe we should have gone with Flash.
(ominous music)
- [Yudo] Hey, where are you going?
- The Tower.
- What for?
- To see Brad. I'm trying to get home.
- Home? What's that?
- You wouldn't understand.
- Try me, I'm a scientist.
- It's where you live, with your parents.
- Parents?
- They feed you and dress you,
and make sure you do your chores.
- Big people?
- That's right, they're tall.
- You've seen one?
- I've seen lots.
I used to live with one.
- Ah-ha, you have!
Where are they?
- I don't know.
I don't know, but I know they exist.
- Yes, a believer!
(creepy music)
(Flash screaming)
- I'm sorry, I wasn't prepared for guests.
I'm Labelia, how do you do?
- Flash.
- Do you have any adhesive tape?
Or wire or cat gut or something?
- No.
- This is such a nuisance.
I had to make this handle.
- Let me have a look.
Yudo took the real one
and he won't give it back.
- Who's Yudo?
- A friend of mine.
We used to be sort of partners,
took care of all these fields together,
but now he just leaves me to do it all
when he goes off, digging
around for stupid objects.
- Bummer.
- After all the food I've
given him and his friends.
- Yeah, um, how do you
get out of here? I'm lost.
- Oh, right. They can be quite confusing.
If you help me carry a corn
sack, I'll show you the way out.
(car horn beeping)
- [Grandma] Hi dear.
- Hi.
- It's good to see you again.
- You too.
- Here, let me take that.
- No, it's okay, Mom. I'll do it myself.
- How's Jay?
- He's about the same.
- What about you? I worry
about you too, you know.
- Well, I'm about the same too.
Boy, it's good to be home.
- Why don't you let me
worry about everything
for a couple of days?
- I told Jay I'd be back tomorrow, Mom.
- See how you feel.
Right now, it looks like
you could use a little rest.
- I won't be working for awhile.
The agency has taken me off their list.
- It's not the end of the world.
- No, but it's the end of my income.
- They're my friends.
(group chatting)
Who's that with them?
- They're the Believer.
- Who?
- My friends,
The one with my handle
and silly shovel is Yudo.
- Well, let's get it back.
- Wait! It's not that easy.
Yudo can get a little deranged.
(corn rustling)
- Where are all the big people?
I haven't seen one anywhere.
- They're here.
- You've seen them?
- No, but I found some things.
What's your opinion on this?
- It's a boot.
- Yes, and?
- It's big, too big for
us, definitely an adults.
Maybe a size 13 or so.
- Exactly.
Whoever wore this must
have been 17, 18 feet tall.
- Not quite, maybe six.
- How do you know all this?
- Whatever.
I believe that they were good and wise
and able to take care of
smaller people, like us.
The vary, some do and some don't.
You say they're here?
- Oh yeah, real close.
- Jay, don't waste your time.
- I can prove it.
- Come on, we've got to get going.
- What if he's right, and we
find a big person, an adult?
They could help me get home.
(dramatic music)
- How long has it been since
you've had a good meal?
- A while. Oh, this looks great.
- How's Dad? How's business?
- Oh, he's fine. He's away
for another couple of days.
You should stay and see him.
- I don't know.
- I just want you to know
you're welcome to stay here
as long as you, I can even
fix your old room up for you.
- I feel like such a kid,
running home to Mommy.
- Well, you are my kid.
- Yeah.
- Speaking of kids, you
want to see what I found?
- What?
Oh, Mom, aw, I remember this.
This is when Brad let Jay
steer Dad's old tractor.
I was petrified, but Jay loved it.
If only I could step
back into this picture.
- If only we all could.
- Yeah.
- [Jay] But we grow into big people.
- [Yudo] I've noticed a slight increase
in my personal height in the last year.
You're telling me this will continue?
- [Jay] Yes.
- Make a note of that.
It's an interesting theory,
but I've managed to piece together
a picture of the big people.
According to the evidence I've found,
it seems they like
working with their hands.
- This is really interesting.
It must have been a farm of some kind.
- The evidence points to
a strong, gentle race.
Very ceremonial, they love flags.
- That's not a flag.
- Well, so then what is it?
- It's a tie, you wear it.
- For what purpose?
- Nothing really.
It's supposed to look good.
- Strange breed.
Come, let me show you something else.
They wore these giant name tags
that can be seen a great distances.
They were very friendly, let
everyone know their name.
This one was called "Lurx 441."
- That's a license plate.
- License plate? Make a note of that.
- Well, I know they carried food in these.
We found crumbs leftover, to
give food to whoever needed it.
More generosity.
- Face reality. Big people don't exist.
- Oh yeah? What about this? This way.
(ominous music)
- They must be in the barn.
This is how he looks for his big people.
He believes all these things were theirs.
- That's probably why Jay's with him.
- He thinks these giants of his
are going to help harvest
the corn and take care of us.
Is that reasonable in your opinion?
- I don't know. I've never seen one.
Although Jay talks about
big people all the time.
And a place called Home,
where they look after you.
Sounds good to me.
- If you don't take it
too far. Yudo's obsessed.
Now he's afraid the
Tower's going to stop them
if they find out what it's doing.
- Why?
- He says the tower kids are afraid
the big people would take charge.
Brad wouldn't be boss anymore.
- Your friend sounds like a
nut cake. I hope Jay's okay.
- Me too. Come on, I have an idea.
(ominous music)
- The real proofs in here. Okay.
(curtain rustling)
- Wow, would you look at that?
- I'm not sure what it is.
- It's a tractor.
- Why would they build
a house just for this?
- It's a machine, it needs
to be taken care of too.
- [Believer] Uh? What?
- It's used for farming to
plant crops and harvesting.
You get behind the wheel
and drive it like this.
- This proves they must be close by.
Who would leave such an
important thing behind?
- It doesn't prove anybody's around now.
Come on, let's find
Flash and get outta here.
- It's about time.
- No, you can't go, not
when we're so close!
- You're not close to anything.
All you're telling me is that
big people used to be here.
- I said, you're not going anywhere.
All you're going to do is tell
the first Marty you
find what we discovered.
- That's not true.
- We won't tell anyone, we promise.
- No way, not when we're this close
to finding the big people,
and you're going to help me.
(dramatic music)
See? Tracks.
The big people must be on
the inside of the swamp.
- These tracks are old.
- No! Now get going.
We're going to find them, I know it.
You, through there.
(ominous music)
(Donna groans)
(door opens)
(Donna startles)
- Oh, sorry, I didn't
realize you were asleep.
- I dreamt about Jay.
He was on a farm, looking at me,
and he wanted to say something.
- It's okay, it was just a dream.
- It didn't feel like a dream.
- It's okay.
- What are you waiting for? Get going.
- [Booming Voice] Yudo!
(Believers gasping)
This is a big person.
Get out of my swamp.
(Believers panicking)
- See, I told you!
- [Booming Voice] Get out of my swamp!
- Where are you? Let me see you.
- You've been bad Yudo.
- [Booming Voice] You've been bad Yudo!
- And lazy.
- And lazy!
You're a no good two-bit good for nothing.
- I didn't say that.
- I didn't...paraphrasing.
- Get out of my swamp, go do your chores.
- [Booming Voice] Get out of my swamp!
You've got work to do!
- But are you going to help us?
- Go on, get out of here I said.
- But are you going to take care of us?
- [Labelia] You've got to
take care of yourself, Yudo.
- How do you know my name?
Labelia.
(birds cawing)
- Look, something flashed over there.
It's Flash, he's signaling us. Let's go.
- Alpha, look. My dad used
to have a hat like that.
- You, it was you!
Pretending to be a big person.
- So what?
- Let's get out of here.
- But what if they are there?
(Alpha screaming)
- I'm stuck.
- It's quicksand.
- I'm sinking!
- Stay calm. Flash, over here!
- Help me, please!
- Take it easy, I'll get you out.
Help me, here, give me a hand.
- [Alpha] Get me out of here.
- Quick, give me your stick.
- [Yudo] Okay, grab onto the stick.
Okay, now pull.
(boys groaning)
- One, two, three!
- You could have gotten her killed.
- That's it, we're out of here.
- No, wait. I'm sorry.
I didn't really mean
for anyone to get hurt.
Let's get you back to the barn
so you can dry off and rest.
Then Labelia will take you
back to the Confusing Corn.
She knows the way.
- Okay.
- Wish you could stay a little bit longer.
- I know Mom, I'm sorry,
but I have to go back and be with Jay.
It's really important.
- No no no, it's all right, I understand.
If only you'd let me help you a bit more.
- You already have.
- Well, you better get going.
And say hi to Jay for me.
- Yeah, I will.
- And tell him I'll be
by to see him this week.
- Okay. Bye Mom.
(car starting)
- Goodbye dear.
(birds cawing)
(lock rattling)
- Okay, that's it! You're
not going anywhere!
(door pounding)
- Let us out.
- Forget it, you know too much.
- Yudo, why are you locking me in?
- You'll show them the way out.
- What are you doing?
- That's it.
- What's it?
- Our way out.
Hey, I know what this might be for.
Labelia, give me a hand.
(crank turning)
(engine firing up)
(Believers gasping)
- This is yours.
Hold on.
From up here, we can see our
way through the Confusing Corn.
Stand back, Labelia, and thanks.
(tractor driving)
- Look out! Go go!
(door shattering)
(corn rustling)
- You know, that thing's got potential.
Okay, from now on, we're
doing things my way.
- If you had something
like that to harvest corn,
I can put off looking for
the big people all the time.
(dramatic music)
- Hi, sweetheart.
Grandma thought you might like to have
one of your dad's fishing hats.
- I don't get it, where
are all the adults?
- Jay, enough already.
- [Jay] Did they just
take off on you guys?
- [Flash] How would I
know, I've never seen one.
- [Alpha] Let's just get out of here,
before those nuts come after us again.
(dramatic music)
(bright music)
- "Sir Percival looked upon the
maiden standing in the glade
for she was beautiful and distressed.
'What's wrong?' asked the knight.
'For another knight has caused
me injury,' said the maiden."
- Okay Jay, I gotta go.
I have to stop by work,
and then I'm going out
to grandma and grandpa's farm,
but I'll be back tomorrow.
Hold the fort, Donna?
- I will. I'll keep reading to him.
- Oh thanks sweetheart, bye.
- Bye.
"Injury?" said Sir Percival.
"I see nothing amiss."
"For the wound is to my
heart," said the maiden.
(dreamy music)
- The Towers here.
We must be here, next
to the Confusing Corn
and the way around looks really far.
- Nah, we can go straight
through the corn.
- We'll get lost in there.
- [Jay] We'd better take the road.
- What a bunch of babies.
Fine go the wrong way. I'll
see you at the other end.
- I hate to say this Val,
but we're going to have
to figure out what to do.
I know the most important
thing for you now is Jay.
- And it's not that I don't
want the assignments, Barbara.
Believe me, I need the
money now more than ever.
It's just...
- I understand.
If I put you on part-time,
you've gotta be available
to work 15, 20 hours a week.
- I don't know that I
can even commit to that.
- Tell you what.
I'll take your name off
the list for a month or so.
See how things go.
You tell me when to put you back on, okay?
- Yeah, okay.
(Flash grunting)
- [Flash] Wasn't I here already?
- Maybe we should have gone with Flash.
(ominous music)
- [Yudo] Hey, where are you going?
- The Tower.
- What for?
- To see Brad. I'm trying to get home.
- Home? What's that?
- You wouldn't understand.
- Try me, I'm a scientist.
- It's where you live, with your parents.
- Parents?
- They feed you and dress you,
and make sure you do your chores.
- Big people?
- That's right, they're tall.
- You've seen one?
- I've seen lots.
I used to live with one.
- Ah-ha, you have!
Where are they?
- I don't know.
I don't know, but I know they exist.
- Yes, a believer!
(creepy music)
(Flash screaming)
- I'm sorry, I wasn't prepared for guests.
I'm Labelia, how do you do?
- Flash.
- Do you have any adhesive tape?
Or wire or cat gut or something?
- No.
- This is such a nuisance.
I had to make this handle.
- Let me have a look.
Yudo took the real one
and he won't give it back.
- Who's Yudo?
- A friend of mine.
We used to be sort of partners,
took care of all these fields together,
but now he just leaves me to do it all
when he goes off, digging
around for stupid objects.
- Bummer.
- After all the food I've
given him and his friends.
- Yeah, um, how do you
get out of here? I'm lost.
- Oh, right. They can be quite confusing.
If you help me carry a corn
sack, I'll show you the way out.
(car horn beeping)
- [Grandma] Hi dear.
- Hi.
- It's good to see you again.
- You too.
- Here, let me take that.
- No, it's okay, Mom. I'll do it myself.
- How's Jay?
- He's about the same.
- What about you? I worry
about you too, you know.
- Well, I'm about the same too.
Boy, it's good to be home.
- Why don't you let me
worry about everything
for a couple of days?
- I told Jay I'd be back tomorrow, Mom.
- See how you feel.
Right now, it looks like
you could use a little rest.
- I won't be working for awhile.
The agency has taken me off their list.
- It's not the end of the world.
- No, but it's the end of my income.
- They're my friends.
(group chatting)
Who's that with them?
- They're the Believer.
- Who?
- My friends,
The one with my handle
and silly shovel is Yudo.
- Well, let's get it back.
- Wait! It's not that easy.
Yudo can get a little deranged.
(corn rustling)
- Where are all the big people?
I haven't seen one anywhere.
- They're here.
- You've seen them?
- No, but I found some things.
What's your opinion on this?
- It's a boot.
- Yes, and?
- It's big, too big for
us, definitely an adults.
Maybe a size 13 or so.
- Exactly.
Whoever wore this must
have been 17, 18 feet tall.
- Not quite, maybe six.
- How do you know all this?
- Whatever.
I believe that they were good and wise
and able to take care of
smaller people, like us.
The vary, some do and some don't.
You say they're here?
- Oh yeah, real close.
- Jay, don't waste your time.
- I can prove it.
- Come on, we've got to get going.
- What if he's right, and we
find a big person, an adult?
They could help me get home.
(dramatic music)
- How long has it been since
you've had a good meal?
- A while. Oh, this looks great.
- How's Dad? How's business?
- Oh, he's fine. He's away
for another couple of days.
You should stay and see him.
- I don't know.
- I just want you to know
you're welcome to stay here
as long as you, I can even
fix your old room up for you.
- I feel like such a kid,
running home to Mommy.
- Well, you are my kid.
- Yeah.
- Speaking of kids, you
want to see what I found?
- What?
Oh, Mom, aw, I remember this.
This is when Brad let Jay
steer Dad's old tractor.
I was petrified, but Jay loved it.
If only I could step
back into this picture.
- If only we all could.
- Yeah.
- [Jay] But we grow into big people.
- [Yudo] I've noticed a slight increase
in my personal height in the last year.
You're telling me this will continue?
- [Jay] Yes.
- Make a note of that.
It's an interesting theory,
but I've managed to piece together
a picture of the big people.
According to the evidence I've found,
it seems they like
working with their hands.
- This is really interesting.
It must have been a farm of some kind.
- The evidence points to
a strong, gentle race.
Very ceremonial, they love flags.
- That's not a flag.
- Well, so then what is it?
- It's a tie, you wear it.
- For what purpose?
- Nothing really.
It's supposed to look good.
- Strange breed.
Come, let me show you something else.
They wore these giant name tags
that can be seen a great distances.
They were very friendly, let
everyone know their name.
This one was called "Lurx 441."
- That's a license plate.
- License plate? Make a note of that.
- Well, I know they carried food in these.
We found crumbs leftover, to
give food to whoever needed it.
More generosity.
- Face reality. Big people don't exist.
- Oh yeah? What about this? This way.
(ominous music)
- They must be in the barn.
This is how he looks for his big people.
He believes all these things were theirs.
- That's probably why Jay's with him.
- He thinks these giants of his
are going to help harvest
the corn and take care of us.
Is that reasonable in your opinion?
- I don't know. I've never seen one.
Although Jay talks about
big people all the time.
And a place called Home,
where they look after you.
Sounds good to me.
- If you don't take it
too far. Yudo's obsessed.
Now he's afraid the
Tower's going to stop them
if they find out what it's doing.
- Why?
- He says the tower kids are afraid
the big people would take charge.
Brad wouldn't be boss anymore.
- Your friend sounds like a
nut cake. I hope Jay's okay.
- Me too. Come on, I have an idea.
(ominous music)
- The real proofs in here. Okay.
(curtain rustling)
- Wow, would you look at that?
- I'm not sure what it is.
- It's a tractor.
- Why would they build
a house just for this?
- It's a machine, it needs
to be taken care of too.
- [Believer] Uh? What?
- It's used for farming to
plant crops and harvesting.
You get behind the wheel
and drive it like this.
- This proves they must be close by.
Who would leave such an
important thing behind?
- It doesn't prove anybody's around now.
Come on, let's find
Flash and get outta here.
- It's about time.
- No, you can't go, not
when we're so close!
- You're not close to anything.
All you're telling me is that
big people used to be here.
- I said, you're not going anywhere.
All you're going to do is tell
the first Marty you
find what we discovered.
- That's not true.
- We won't tell anyone, we promise.
- No way, not when we're this close
to finding the big people,
and you're going to help me.
(dramatic music)
See? Tracks.
The big people must be on
the inside of the swamp.
- These tracks are old.
- No! Now get going.
We're going to find them, I know it.
You, through there.
(ominous music)
(Donna groans)
(door opens)
(Donna startles)
- Oh, sorry, I didn't
realize you were asleep.
- I dreamt about Jay.
He was on a farm, looking at me,
and he wanted to say something.
- It's okay, it was just a dream.
- It didn't feel like a dream.
- It's okay.
- What are you waiting for? Get going.
- [Booming Voice] Yudo!
(Believers gasping)
This is a big person.
Get out of my swamp.
(Believers panicking)
- See, I told you!
- [Booming Voice] Get out of my swamp!
- Where are you? Let me see you.
- You've been bad Yudo.
- [Booming Voice] You've been bad Yudo!
- And lazy.
- And lazy!
You're a no good two-bit good for nothing.
- I didn't say that.
- I didn't...paraphrasing.
- Get out of my swamp, go do your chores.
- [Booming Voice] Get out of my swamp!
You've got work to do!
- But are you going to help us?
- Go on, get out of here I said.
- But are you going to take care of us?
- [Labelia] You've got to
take care of yourself, Yudo.
- How do you know my name?
Labelia.
(birds cawing)
- Look, something flashed over there.
It's Flash, he's signaling us. Let's go.
- Alpha, look. My dad used
to have a hat like that.
- You, it was you!
Pretending to be a big person.
- So what?
- Let's get out of here.
- But what if they are there?
(Alpha screaming)
- I'm stuck.
- It's quicksand.
- I'm sinking!
- Stay calm. Flash, over here!
- Help me, please!
- Take it easy, I'll get you out.
Help me, here, give me a hand.
- [Alpha] Get me out of here.
- Quick, give me your stick.
- [Yudo] Okay, grab onto the stick.
Okay, now pull.
(boys groaning)
- One, two, three!
- You could have gotten her killed.
- That's it, we're out of here.
- No, wait. I'm sorry.
I didn't really mean
for anyone to get hurt.
Let's get you back to the barn
so you can dry off and rest.
Then Labelia will take you
back to the Confusing Corn.
She knows the way.
- Okay.
- Wish you could stay a little bit longer.
- I know Mom, I'm sorry,
but I have to go back and be with Jay.
It's really important.
- No no no, it's all right, I understand.
If only you'd let me help you a bit more.
- You already have.
- Well, you better get going.
And say hi to Jay for me.
- Yeah, I will.
- And tell him I'll be
by to see him this week.
- Okay. Bye Mom.
(car starting)
- Goodbye dear.
(birds cawing)
(lock rattling)
- Okay, that's it! You're
not going anywhere!
(door pounding)
- Let us out.
- Forget it, you know too much.
- Yudo, why are you locking me in?
- You'll show them the way out.
- What are you doing?
- That's it.
- What's it?
- Our way out.
Hey, I know what this might be for.
Labelia, give me a hand.
(crank turning)
(engine firing up)
(Believers gasping)
- This is yours.
Hold on.
From up here, we can see our
way through the Confusing Corn.
Stand back, Labelia, and thanks.
(tractor driving)
- Look out! Go go!
(door shattering)
(corn rustling)
- You know, that thing's got potential.
Okay, from now on, we're
doing things my way.
- If you had something
like that to harvest corn,
I can put off looking for
the big people all the time.
(dramatic music)
- Hi, sweetheart.
Grandma thought you might like to have
one of your dad's fishing hats.
- I don't get it, where
are all the adults?
- Jay, enough already.
- [Jay] Did they just
take off on you guys?
- [Flash] How would I
know, I've never seen one.
- [Alpha] Let's just get out of here,
before those nuts come after us again.
(dramatic music)
(bright music)