 Jerry, of the circus. If you didn't eat yet, you're out of luck until lunchtime. Kind of looking out for your old uncle, huh? Well, I just didn't want to see you go hungry. Oh, I see. Uncle Dan? Yeah? Did you figure out something about those passes? I mean, so they won't take up all the seats and keep the cash customers out? Yes, I did, Jerry. I figured out a little plan that might work. What is it? Well, let's sit down on the steps here, Jerry. All right. Now what? He's trying to say something, all right? He's begging. That's what he's doing. That's all? Sure. He wants to go over to the Menagerie. Don't you raise? Well, all right. Go ahead. But don't you go near the mess tent and bother Leo and beg for a bone? Look at him go. Now what were you going to say? Oh, yes. About the little plan I have for the free ticket. Yeah. Well, I had a talk with Jack Hastings, and he told me that he'd been trying for a long time to figure out a better way to work out the passes for window advertising. Well, he couldn't think of something. Jack's pretty smart. That's a big problem, Jerry. The circus has to have advertising, so folks will know when and where we play in each town. Sure, I know that. And it's only fair that we give out free tickets to the people that let us put those cards in their store windows. But it doesn't seem right that the people with the passes get in and take up all the seats, and then Mr. Randall loses money by having to turn down the cash customers. That's why it's a big problem. So what's your plan? Well, I told Jack that I thought it'd be a good idea to set aside one or two sections of seats for the passes alone. Well, that's a good idea. Now wait. And then tell the holders of the passes that they have to be in by 8 o'clock for the night shows and by 2 o'clock for the matinee. Maybe I don't understand, but, well, I don't see how that's going to help. Look, Jerry, that way... Oh, you don't have to explain it to me. If you say it'll work, I suppose it will. At least, I hope so. Well, it's not the best plan on Earth, but it's worth trying. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Well, now, Jerry, that's nice of you. You won't be too much trouble, will you? No, I quit kidding me. You're a great boy, Jerry. Hey, look it. What, Jerry? There goes Boris Rousseau. The glum Russian they're beginning to call him. He can't seem to get over the way they played the joke on him. He got pretty mad about it, all right. And he says he won't give up until he finds out who did it. He said, anyone who thinks they can make a monkey are the great boys. It's got to get up early in the morning, and don't forget that either. I can just imagine how mad he got when he finally realized it was all a joke. You sure must look funny in those little boys' clothes out in front of the main gate when the show let out. I'll say, imagine his embarrassment. Yeah, what's so funny? Am I missing out on something? Good morning, Mr. Randall. Morning, sir. You two seem to be in fine spirits this morning. Couldn't be better. Uncle Dan just figured out something that's going to save you money. Oh, well, that's fine. How about it, Dan? Am I going to have to buy you that new suit of clothes? Don't know, Mr. Randall. You might. What's it all about? Oh, just a little something I've worked out with Jack Hastings. Oh, well, is it a secret? No, but let's give it a try first. I'll tell you what I wish you'd do, though. Yeah? I wish you'd check your receipts tonight and compare them with last night's. Well, I always do that. But notice the difference. Oh, you think maybe we're going to take in more money? I hope so. Yeah, so do I. And whatever you're doing, Dan, I hope it works. Say, where's Rags, Jerry? Oh, he's gone over the Menagerie to see Kelly. He likes to be around the animals. Oh, say, by the way, how is that new getting along? What's the name, Maude? Oh, she's all right now. Oh, is she in the cat's still frame? The best pals in the Menagerie. Well, that's an odd friendship, that one. A cat and a new friend. Beats all some of these animal friendships. You see, Rags found a sick cat a couple of weeks ago. And when I took it over the Menagerie, the new spotted it and brightened right up. I don't get you, Jerry. Well, Dan, the new had just recently lost her mate and was grieving. And somehow, when she heard the cat wailing, well, I guess she figured her own troubles weren't as bad as the cats, and they became friends. Did he ever hear of anything like that? Well, to be truthful, Jerry, I've heard of stranger things than that. Not only heard of them, but seen them with my own eyes out in the jungle. Well, what, for instance? What would you say about a friendship between a chimpanzee and a leopard? Really? Well, that's a new one on me, Dan. I was responsible for that get-together. How? Well, you can believe it or not, but we trapped the leopard. And before getting him out of the trap and into the cage, we wanted to take some pictures. Yeah. Well, sir, we went back to camp to get the camera equipment. And when we returned, we heard some rustling, so we closed in very quietly. Now, wait a minute. Is this on the level, Dan? It sure is, Mr. Adams. Well, then what happened? We found a big chimpanzee actually helping that big leopard out of the pit. No fooling. That's exactly what happened. Did the chimp get the leopard out? Yes, he did. And then he examined the leopard to see if he was hurt. That leopard seemed to know that chimp was trying to help him. I can't see why you'd let a good catch like a leopard get away so easy. Well, I tell you, we figured the incident so rare that we thought pictures of it would be more valuable than the catch itself. Well, did he get some good pictures? You bet we did. I'd sure like to see them. So would I, Jerry. What do you mean? Well, unfortunately, while we were away from our base camp for a few days, a band of natives overpowered our guards and made off of the pictures. Not only the pictures, but several weeks' food supply, too. They practically cleaned this out. Those are some of the chances you're taking. Yeah. You never know when some band of natives are going to swoop down and help themselves everything that takes their fancy. Hey, listen. Oh, what's up, Jerry? Hear eggs. Hear eggs, come on. Come, Jerry. Hey, what's the matter, fella? Oh, oh, wait a minute. I see it. It's Tony. It's a big, fat, Italian clown. And it looks like he's on the war path. Here I am, Tony. He's looking everywhere. Over here, Tony. Tony. Oh, I'm so glad to see you. Lots of trouble, Mr. Arnold. Lots of trouble. Hey, now, don't laugh, Jerry. He's really upset about it. Oh, it's too bad. No more Tony, no monk, no Tony, no Tony, no actor. I'm so sorry, Mr. Arnold. Now, wait a minute. What's all this? Take it easy now, Tony. What are you trying to tell him? Well, what I'm trying to tell you is I'm going to go without the monk. Me or Bambino, she's gone. No, wait a minute. You're trying to tell me you lost your monkey? No, no, no, no, no, no. I'm going to lose. I'm going nowhere. Well, then go and get him. Well, I'm going to go to get him. I'm going to go to get him. Now, wait a minute. Listen, listen. Now, calm down and tell me what happened. Well, I'm going to start to the front, eh? What's that? He means he's going to start at the beginning. That's all right. All right, all right, Tony. That's a good idea. All right, let's have your story now. Oh, she's a no story. She's a true. I'm telling the truth. All right, all right, but go ahead. Well, I'm a like of my monkey. I'm a loving him. I'm a caress of him. I know, I know. I'm always thinking of my monkey. I'm a good to him, Mr. Arnold. My monkey is just like my brother. Gerald, all right, come to the point. Come on, come to the point. Tony, what are you trying to tell me? Well, I'm telling you, I started the front. Yes, yes, yes. All right, I'm a like of my monkey so much I'm taking him to the zoo this morning. To the zoo? Or one for? What, a for? So we can see his relations, the other monkeys and the cages. Do you get that, Dan? Pretty good, I'd say. Go ahead, Tony. Well, first I tried to go in the study at the car. But they no let me come on with my monkey. Three or four cars I tried. The conductor, she's a say, no. Of course they won't let Gianna speak cars with a monkey. I can't even get on one of the rides. Well, my monkeys are better than a dog. Oh, yeah, I don't know about that. Well, go ahead, Tony. So what did you do? Well, I'm a walker to the zoo. I'm a walk all the way with my little bumbeam. Hell, that's quite a walk, Tony. Well, you tell me, I'm a tired. But my monkey, I'm thinking of him. How'd you like to see the other monkeys? Well, where is he now? My monkey? Yeah, of course, where is he? Oh, he's locked up. Locked up? Yeah, he's in a big monkey cage in the zoo. I tell you just how I happen. Yeah, yeah, go ahead. I'm a holly him, so he's a look at the monkey. Then the keep is a come at the feet. Yeah, yeah, the keeper came to feed the other monkeys. Yeah, yeah, that's all right. Yeah, so? So, my bambino, he's a see the man open the door and puts a lots of banana inside. Well, help me a bambino, he wants a banana. So he's a jump out of my arm, and he's a run right in inside the cage. He ran right through the open door into the big monkey cage. That's all right. He's hungry for the banana. Why didn't you go in after him? Get him out. Why? Why? You ask me why? Because he's a no-latman, he's a man. The keep is a no-lat. Shoo, shoo, shoo, he's a see, he's a see. He didn't know my monkey, she's inside. I don't see why he wouldn't let you go and get him. Well, he's a say, oh, I know my monkey. Maybe I take the wrong one. Well, didn't you have the costume on your monkey, Tony? No. I'm a no-put, he's a clothes on. Oh, then no wonder, the man was right. How could you tell your monkey from all the rest? How? How? What a Tony, he's a no-witch. Well, you couldn't convince the keeper, is that it? Well, that's all right, I couldn't. The man ought to know you wouldn't want any other monkey than your own. No, I must say that, too. I must tell him my monkey is a trained. I must do tricks to make for it to show him that I've got the right to want. And he wouldn't let you, eh? No, he's a tenor, he must go away. Go away, beat it, he says. Well, that's bad, Tony. Tony knows it's a bad, me a bumping. Oh, I'm a lover of my monkey. What about the matinee? How are you going to do your act without your monkey? It's just to what's the matter. Well, what do you suggest he does, Dan? Looks bad, doesn't it? Must be something or some way to get the monkey back. Oh, I must tell her down the cage, I must get to my monkey. I must tell you I get to the monkey. Well, how about calling us down, explaining the whole thing to whoever's in charge? Well, they'd most likely have the same answer to keep her head. They'll want the proper identification before they let a monkey out of the cage. Those little critters all look alike, you know. No monkey, no sure, no sure. Well, find a way of getting your monkey back before matinee. Well, we'll have to. What a sick so long years I've been teaching my monkey tricks. I'm going to work with my monkey for you. How long, Mr. Well, let's see. You've been with me, I believe. This is the fourth season, Tony. That's all right. Four years I'm going to my monkey. Oh, I'm feeling so bad. Ah, I should think you would. Oh, maybe my monkeys will get a heart in the bigger cage. Oh, I wouldn't worry about that, Tony. He can take care of himself, all right. He's a whole lot smarter than those cage monkeys. Sure, he's a smart, he's a very smart. But how am I going to get him back? Come on, now let's get our heads together and figure something out. Yeah, we've got to get that monkey. He's too valuable to leave in a cage in a zoo, besides Tony has to have him back in time for the matinee. Hey, I've got it. What, Jerry? I know how you can get him, Tony. It's easy, listen. Well, this better be good. Oh, it is. Now, here's all you have to do, Tony. Get the clown band. What? Well, how can they do anything about it? Well, Tony's monkey is the leader of the clown band, isn't he? Shoes is the leader. He's a mechanism player. All right, then. If the clown band can go out to the zoo and start playing right by the monkey cage, the little monkey will hear them and want to come out and play a leader. Hey, maybe you've got something there, Jerry. Sure, it's bound to work. The monkey will think it's showtime and want to get out of the cage and go to work with the band. That's good, yes, Mr. Randall? Yeah, it might work at that. And then you can put your monkey through some of his tricks, and that should prove beyond a doubt that you have the right monkey. That's a good boy, Jerry. Good boy. All right, get going. Around a ball of clowns to work on the band, all you can find, and, hey, here, take this money. Take a cab to the zoo. Oh, thank you very much. Can I go with you, Tony? Oh, shoes, you come with me, Jerry. Well, I hope your idea works, Jerry. But whether it does or not, I want you back from the matinee. You've got your show to do, remember? Yes, sir, we'll be back. And we'll have Tony's monkey, too.