Peter Periwinkle Jones Esq | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (02-17-54)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – "Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esq."

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (02-17-54)
Podcast Release: May 10, 2026
Host: Andrew Rhynes

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Episode Overview

In this restored episode of The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, listeners are treated to an entertaining blend of humor and classic Western action as Deputy Jingles is paid an unexpected visit by his eccentric Uncle Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esq. from Texas. Uncle Pete’s arrival quickly throws the usually dangerous but orderly work of Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles into comic disarray. Matters escalate when Uncle Pete—full of self-appointed bravado—decides to open his own detective agency and tangles with local tough, Monty Dixon, unwittingly igniting a town showdown. The episode is laced with slapstick, old-West banter, and a dramatic showdown, making for a classic radio dramedy in the Hickok tradition.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Highlights

1. Jingles’ Dreaded Reunion (04:20–07:47)

• Jingles fears the chaos his Uncle Pete will bring upon his arrival from Texas.
  • Jingles: "Bill, what in the thunder am I gonna do?" (04:20)
  • Wild Bill: "That doesn't mean I have to show you a relative spot." (04:50)
• Comic banter with Cindy Lou Jinx, who catches Jingles faking measles to avoid his Uncle.
  • Cindy Lou: "It can't be measles because your face is... all right. When I had the measles, I had red splotches. I think you're putting on." (05:35)

2. Uncle Pete’s Entrance and Immediate Trouble (07:10–08:45)

• The town falls silent as a stagecoach arrives; Uncle Pete, to everyone’s confusion, emerges with a “prisoner”—Monty Dixon, a notorious troublemaker, bound and gagged.
  • Uncle Pete: "I'm glad to see you're Johnny on the job. This pack of mangy coyotes was thinking of taking my prisoner away from me." (07:32)
  • Jingles (exasperated): "Doggone it, Uncle Pete, holster them hog legs!" (07:25)

3. Tension with Monty Dixon & Gunplay in the Street (11:37–12:16)

• After Monty’s release, he vows revenge against Jingles and Uncle Pete.
  • Monty: "You and that stringy Texan are riding for a fall. Nobody pulls a trick like that on Monty Dixon and lives to do their bragging." (11:52)

4. Uncle Pete’s Plan: “Detective Agency” Scheme (13:08–14:31)

• Uncle Pete justifies his “arrest” of Monty by explaining his dream of opening a detective agency.
  • Uncle Pete: "My purpose in coming west in the first place was to open up my own detective agency. I just thought I'd wrap him up and bring him in." (13:08)
• He borrows $10 from Jingles to rent an office—unwittingly, from Monty Dixon himself!

5. Monty Dixon Plots Revenge (15:38–16:11)

• In Monty’s office, he berates his gang and vows to “get rid of Hickok, his deputy, and that Texan.”
  • Monty: "Now we got one thing to do first. That's get rid of Hickok, his deputy and that Texan. The rest ought to be right easy." (15:57)

6. Uncle Pete’s Face-Off with Monty Dixon (16:06–17:11)

• Uncle Pete confronts Monty in his office, offers half the rent, and brazenly faces down his threats.
  • Uncle Pete: "Now, Dixon, if you reach up real easy and touch your hat, I reckon the hole you'll find in it'll give you something to think about before you see me again." (16:57)

7. The Town Holds Its Breath – Showdown Looms (20:02–22:07)

• The townspeople hide as news spreads that a showdown is imminent.
• Jingles and Wild Bill are on edge, while Cindy Lou provides comic relief.
  • Cindy Lou: "Why are you cleaning your guns?" (20:50)

8. Uncle Pete Ambushed and Captured (22:07–23:54)

• Uncle Pete, deciding to end the ruckus he started, is ambushed by Monty and his gang.
  • Uncle Pete: "You scoot on home now." / (later) "I reckon it's up to me to finish it." (22:07)
• He’s knocked out and carried away.

9. Wild Bill and Jingles Search for Uncle Pete (24:01–25:17)

• Investigating Uncle Pete’s disappearance, Jingles and Wild Bill receive a tip from Cindy Lou about Pete being taken into Dixon's gambling hall.
  • Cindy Lou: "I came back just in time to see him go in. There he was, arm in arm with Monty Dickinson." (25:36)

10. Final Showdown and Rescue (25:56–27:32)

• Bill and Jingles storm the gambling hall; gunfight ensues.
  • Monty: "You don't hold all the cards yet!" (26:19)
• Uncle Pete is rescued in the nick of time.
  • Uncle Pete: "Them salamanders jumped me from behind or they never took me." (26:58)
  • Wild Bill: "Don’t worry… We've got the big fish right here." (27:04)

11. Comedic Resolution (27:10–27:51)

• Uncle Pete is unapologetic for the chaos. Cindy Lou and Jingles provide light-hearted closure.
  • Uncle Pete: "You couldn't have done this without me smoking them varmints out of that hollow stump." (27:16)
  • Jingles: "Come to think of it, I guess I'll have to. I almost forgot. He still owes me $10." (27:32)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jingles, on his uncle’s arrival:
  "He looks like a dressed-up wink of Caffrels, but he's a ring tail terror when it comes to making the whole town feel uncomfortable." (06:56)

• Wild Bill, dryly to Jingles:
  "He's your uncle, Jingles." (14:07)

• Cindy Lou’s matter-of-fact judgment:
  "When I had the measles, I had red splotches all over. I think you're putting on." (05:35)

• Uncle Pete, unflappable even under threat:
  "To some, I'm Uncle Pete. To others, I reckon I'm poison." (21:42)

• Monty Dixon, planning violence:
  "Them three mavericks ain’t gonna live past sun." (17:11)

• Jingles, with comic resignation:
  "He still owes me $10." (27:32)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [04:20] Jingles frets about Uncle Pete's visit
• [07:25] Uncle Pete arrives with Dixon “arrested”
• [11:37–12:16] Street showdown; Monty threatens revenge
• [13:08] Uncle Pete unveils detective agency plan
• [15:56] Monty plots to take over the town
• [16:46–16:57] Uncle Pete's bravado with Monty Dixon
• [22:07] Uncle Pete ambushed and kidnapped
• [25:36] Cindy Lou tips off Jingles and Bill
• [26:06–27:32] Final rescue and capture of Monty Dixon

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Tone and Style

The episode delivers a blend of broad, slapstick humor (mostly via Jingles, Uncle Pete, and Cindy Lou) and tense Western drama, with Wild Bill's steady hand anchoring the story. Uncle Pete is played for laughs, constantly overstepping and talking his way into trouble, but also shows surprising grit under pressure. Cindy Lou provides a child’s honest perspective throughout, punctuating the adult conflicts with innocence and wit. The action unfolds quickly, interspersed with authentic Western dialogue and colorful, over-the-top metaphors.

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Listener Takeaways

Fans of golden age radio will enjoy:

• The comic dynamic between Jingles, Wild Bill, and Uncle Pete
• A classic Western villain in Monty Dixon
• The moral that sometimes, “troublemakers” like Uncle Pete can bring about a just resolution, though not usually by design!
• The nostalgia of a law-and-order Western, restored for modern clarity

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Credits

• Starring: Guy Madison (Wild Bill Hickok), Andy Devine (Jingles)
• Guest Appearances: Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esq.), Monty Dixon, Cindy Lou Jinx
• Director: Paul Pierce
• Writer: Larry Hayes
• Music: Dick Laurent

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Transcript

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Heavy action and hair raising, danger hounded United States Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles in most of their work as government lawmen. Once in a while, however, the gun smoke and dust of hard riding was mixed with a laugh or two. As it was when Jingles received an untimely visit from his long winded uncle from Texas, Mr. Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, what in the thunder am I gonna do?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I don't know, Jingles. That's your problem.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Oh, now, Bill, don't talk like that. Ain't we partners?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure we are.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Don't we always go riding out knee to knee when we go after owl hoots and bandits?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

We sure do.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

And when the going gets tough, don't we share our last hook of hard deck and what water's left, even down to the last teensy weensy little drop? Huh, Bill? Don't we?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yep. But that doesn't mean I have to show you a relative spot.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Oh, doggone it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Anyway, you better think of something mighty quick, Jingles. The way I figured, he ought to be here today.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, I ain't gonna meet the stage. And when that door opens, I'm gonna get right sick all of a sudden and groan and moan and. Oh,

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Jingles.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

What's the matter, Jingles? Got a tummy ache?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

No, I'm dying a horrible death of measles. Oh, go away, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

It's Cindy Lou Jinx. Now open your eyes. Hello there, Cindy.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Good morning.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Wow.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Mr. Beetle Hiccup. I don't think Jingles has measles at all.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

You don't, eh? Now, what makes you so smart, young lady?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

It can't be measles because your face is. All right. It is?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

First time anybody ever told me that.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

When I had the measles, I had red splotches all over. I think you're putting on.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Putting on what?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Putting on. Like playing pretend.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, I guess I was.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

It was a pretty good act at that, partner.

[Narrator]

Right convincing.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

It didn't fool me. Wild Mr. Bill Hickok.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Oh, you're just too smart. For your own pigtail.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Who are you trying to fool, Jingles?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, I thought you were my uncle Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esq. From Texas coming in the door.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Do I look like him?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, not exactly, Cindy Lou. Where you're short, he's kind of tall. And where you look like peaches and cream. Well, he looks more like mustard than sauerkraut. Where's a derby?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

A derby? From Texas?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yes, Cindy. You see, he drove a horse and buggy for a couple of Pinkerton detectives for about a week once. And well, he never quite got over it.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

When's he coming to Santa Fe, Jingles?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Shootin There's Uncle Petey now. Doggone it, Bill. Come on, you gotta help me.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let's go, Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Cindy, you better go home and get your ma to braid your pigtail.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

All right, Jingo.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I thought you weren't even gonna meet the stagecoach.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, doggone it. He's my uncle and it's my duty to protect the town from him.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

That's a nice way to look at it. Pardon? He's not that tough, is he, Bill?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

He looks like a dressed up wink of Caffrels, but he's a ring tail terror when it comes to making the whole town feel uncomfortable. Hey, now, ain't things mighty quiet all of a sudden?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, partner. I got that idea too.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, there's a circle of men around that stagecoach with their guns drawed. And I know without looking who's inside that circle.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I'll take a look for myself. Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, be kinda cagey about it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let us through here, will you, ma'?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Am. There he is, Bill. Doggone it, Uncle Pete, Holster them hog legs for you. Give us joneses of that name.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, howdy, Jingles. I'm glad to see you're Johnny on the job. This pack of mangy coyotes was thinking of taking my prisoner away from me. But I calculated I changed their plans of my prisoner.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah? What prisoner?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

That longhorn maverick I got tied up in the coats there, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

We'll take a look, Jingles.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

We're right ahead, Marshal. I'll just hold these hound dogs at bay while you collect the prisoner.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, it's Monty Dixon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Untie his hands while I get this gag loose.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

If you had anything to do with this, I'll feed you to the buzzard.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Now simmer down, vixen. There's been some kind of a mistake here.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Yeah, big mistake. And somebody's going to pay for it.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I told you, Uncle Pete. The bad news.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Where is that Texas tarantula? Out of my way, Hiccup. I'm gonna tear his hide off.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Hold that money. Now suppose you fold in your temper and go on your way. We'll take care of the Texans.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah. Money. He didn't mean no harm. He was just having little joke.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

He ain't going to live to joke no more. Grab him, boys and we'll show.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Stand back, you barman, sir. I'll drop you.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

No, Uncle Pete, you ain't got a him.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Your jugheads cut him down.

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[Wild Bill Hickok]

All right now, gents, let's all simmer down and drift along before somebody gets hurt.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

And don't nobody else reach for a sick gun or it's liable to be fatal.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Go on, clear the street.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Come on, Uncle Pete. Doggone it, you've caused enough trouble for one day.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Hey, cunk, you and that stringy Texan are riding for a fall. Nobody pulls a trick like that on Monty Dixon and lives to do their bragging.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I'd be careful about making any wrong moves, Monty. Your record's none too good, you know.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, we've been waiting to get something on you for a long time, Dixon.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Well, that's my last warning to you tin badge heroes. Why, drift over to my office, boys. I got something to say.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Now, Jingles, it might be a good idea to set your Uncle Pete straight.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yes, sir. Uncle Pete, you must have never read the story about Daniel in the lion's den. Cause you sure jumped in the middle of it this time.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, I don't see nothing to get excited about, boys. Except I calculated it was a mistake to turn that Gila monster loose after I brung him in.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Now, just how come you picked on one of the meanest jaspers in the country for your foolishness?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, now, I'll tell you, son. Marty Dixon was talking mighty big in that stagecoach. Said he was fixing to take over this here town.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

He said that?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, he sure did. And more. He said the only man stopping him was Wild Bill Hickok and that he'd take care of him before long.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, I reckon that's why Marty thought you had something to do with it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

That's possible, Jingle. Go on, Uncle Pete.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

So Ben's my purpose in coming west. And the first place was to open up my own detective agency. I just thought I'd wrap him up and bring him in.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, and you didn't have no more authority than a. Than a. Hold it. Hold it. Hold it right there.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

What's the matter, son? You got a certain pain?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yes, I have. Doggone it, Bill, I thought I heard Uncle Pete say he was gonna open up his own detective agency.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I thought I did too.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, by dad, you both may be a little thick in the head, but there ain't nothing wrong with your hearing.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Anyway, no, sir. No, sir. You just ain't gonna do it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I've got a feeling he is, Jingle.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

You're darn tootin I am. Say, ain't that a vacant sign over there in that little office right next to yours?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yes, but now, don't you pay no attention.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, now, I'll just pull that sign down and go dicker a little with the owner.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Oh, Bill, we've gotta do something.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

He's your Uncle, Jingle.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Now, stop saying that, Bill Hickok. You ain't helping a bit.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

I got the sign all right. By the way, Jingles, happen to know yesterday was your payday. You wouldn't mind lending your old Uncle Pete 10 bucks for the first month's rent, would you?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yes, I would.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Blood's thicker than water, you know, son. Ought to be worth 10 simoleons to you to have me living next door.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, next door in California. Oh, here. Doggone it.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, thank you, boy. With you and me and Wild Bill Hickok working hand in glove, we'll have this town set to rights in no time. No time at all, eh, Wild Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You happen to notice the name of the man you're gonna rent that office from, Uncle Pete?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

It's right here on the sign, ain't it?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

It sure is. Marty Dixon.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, now, that's right convenient. Saves looking for a stranger.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

And you're not likely to be very welcome, Uncle.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

People reckon I can handle Dixon, Wild Bill, while I'm gone. I'd consider it right neighborly if you boys would sweep out that office of mine. I'll be back right soon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, Jingles, might as well grab a broom.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I ain't gonna do it, Bill. Dog grunted, anyway. Why couldn't he have stayed in Texas where they got room for him?

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

All right, all right. That's enough of that racket. Now listen to me. Fine bunch of gun hands you are. Let yourself get buffaloed by those three monkeys. Now, don't go. Give me no excuses. I'm fed up with waiting to take over this town. Now, I reckon it's as good a time as any.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Right.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Now we got one thing to do first. That's get rid of Hickok, his deputy and that Texan. The rest ought to be right easy.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, now, Dixon, see you got a little meetin here. Hope I ain't intruding.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

How'd you get in here?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

I came through the door. Ain't that customary?

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

What'd you come for?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Got a little business with you, Dixon. Came to rent that little office you got down the street. From my new detective agency.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Detective agency?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

You hard of hearing? That's what I said. And I brought your vacant sign. Here's $5 for the first month's rent. Figure 10's too much. Seems the place needs paint the way it does.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

You got a nerve coming in here, Texas. After what you pulled on me this morning. I could gun you down and nobody'd bother to ask me a question.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Maybe. But to do that, I figure a man would have to be a mite faster than me on the draw.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

You mealy mouth beanpole. I'll show you who's draw.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Now, Dixon, if you reach up real easy and touch your hat, I reckon the hole you'll find in it'll give you something to think about before you see me again.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

And that roadrunner just dug his grave in Hickok's too. We're not waiting any longer. Round up the rest of the boys and get em in here. Them three mavericks ain't gonna live past sun.

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

Look at me.

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[Wild Bill Hickok]

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[Jingles (Deputy)]

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[Cindy Lou Jinx]

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[Cindy Lou Jinx]

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[Cindy Lou Jinx]

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As the afternoon went by, the temper of the town grew more strained. People stayed off the street or ducked in and out of doorways like mice. Word had gotten around that Monty Dixon's gang was going for a showdown with Wild Bill Hickok. Everyone waited in silence for the crash of gunfire. Everyone, that is, but little Cindy Lou, who went about her own business.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Who's that? Stand where you are.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

But it's only me, Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Cindy Lou, you gotta quit popping through that door like a jack out of the box.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

My goodness, Jingles, but you're jumpy.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, I got a right to be. And you got no business being here right now.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Why not?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Hold it, Jingles. Hold it. No need to scare, Cindy.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Oh, he doesn't scare me. Wild Mr. Bill Hickoff.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, that's good.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Why are you cleaning your guns?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, just to keep them in good shape, Cindy.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, dog. On it. Bill, why don't we go down there and get Dixon before he has a chance to get organized.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

We've got nothing to pick him up for, Jingles. And we've given him fair warning.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, but a warning don't mean nothing to a Gila monster.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let him make his play. Then we've got legal grounds for an arrest.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

What's that noise?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, I think it's Uncle Pete kneeling up a sign next door. Cindy.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah. Doggone it. He started all this. Why couldn't he have stayed in Texas?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

I'm gonna go see.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

No, you better go on home, Cindy, where it's safe.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, howdy, little angel. What part of heaven did you come from?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Boston. But I live here now. I'm Cindy Lou. And I guess you're Uncle Pete, aren't you?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, now, that depends. To some, I'm Uncle Pete. To others, I reckon I'm poisoned.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Jingle says you started it all. Did you?

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, if you're talking about this ruckus with Monty Dixon, I figure I just brought it to a head. Now, you better run along before the shooting starts.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

But I got a lot more questions.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Then they'll have to wait. Honey. You scoot on home now.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

All right, but I'll be back after a while.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

So Jingles is saying I started this, huh? Well, then I reckon it's up to me to finish it. I'll force Monty Dixon's hand and save Wild Bill the trouble.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Hold it right there, Pete.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, Monty Dixon, you ain't got a chance.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

One peep out of you in this.44 is gonna sound like Judgment Day.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

What's your play, gents?

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

We decided it was dangerous having you on the loose, so we come to get you.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Well, that's going to be harder than you figured on.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Oh, it's going to be easy. Let him have it, Shorty, will you?

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[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Nice work, Shorty. Now grab his feet. We got to get him out of sight before Hickok finds out he's missing.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, this waiting, giving me the willy.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I don't exactly like it myself, Jingle,

[Jingles (Deputy)]

but what's it getting us?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Just this so far. Money. Dixon's operated just inside the law. He's been right careful not to make a slip.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, I know that.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Now, he's got bigger plans. The law is in his way.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Meaning us, of course.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

That's right. And your Uncle Pete made him mad enough this morning for him to overplay his hand. So we just wait.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Say, come to think of it, I ain't heard nothing out of Uncle Pete since Cindy Lou went over there.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Might take a look.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, no telling what he's up to.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Cindy's still over there. Send her home, partner. We don't want her to get hurt.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, I don't see hiding her hair either one of them. Bill. Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete. Now, doggone it, where'd he get to? Billy's gone. There ain't a sign of him or Cindy around that office or down the street.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Buckle on your gun bell, partner, and let's go.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Now you're talking, Bill. We going after that Dixon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

We're gonna look for your Uncle Pete, Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

No. We just happened to run into Monty Dixon on the way. It might lead to something, huh?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

It just might at that. Let's take the middle of the street, Jingles.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Uh.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Oh. Now, I know you're looking for trouble, Bill. Hickok, anytime you walk straight down the middle of the street, it's a sure sign.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Except Dixon's got a gang, partner. And they might just be hiding around some of these corners.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, I'll set the bushwhacker. Bill, you notice there ain't a soul in sight on this street besides us.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

They must have heard about Dixon's threat for a showdown.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, and still no sign of Uncle Pete. I'm gonna try calling him out. Uncle Pete? Hey, Uncle Pete. If you're inside any place, come outside. Bill, that wasn't him that answered, was it?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

No, Jingles. That was Joker down at the livery stable.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I thought I recognized that voice. Reckon my voice carried that far?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I wouldn't doubt it.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Then if Uncle Pete was here in town, he could have heard me, huh?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I'd say if he was in the country, he had heard your jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Then, doggone it, why didn't he answer me?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Maybe he couldn't, partner.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, that's Cindy.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, but I don't see her.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Here I am, Jingles, behind the rain barrel.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Now, what on earth are you doing there?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Hiding? Isn't everybody playing hide and seek?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Not quite, Cindy. Now, you better run on home.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

Oh, everybody wants to send me home all the time. Uncle Pete tried to, but I came back just in time to see him go in. There he was, arm in arm with Monty Dickinson.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Go in where, Cindy?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

In that big red and gold door across the street.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill, that's Monty Dixon's gambling place.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, but thanks, Cindy. But you're going home for sure this time. Come on, Jingles.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

You said it, Bill. Now we got a reason to go after Dixon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

This may not be easy, partner.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I don't figure it would be.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Jingles are waiting for us.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bushwhacker is hiding all around us.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

It'll be safer inside.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Stand back. Bill, let me have that door.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Hey there, Sticks.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Yeah, Hiccup. Can you just bust it into your grave?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Down, Jingle.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Got my guns blasting, boys.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Now, I reckon they got more sense than that. Dixon.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, Money. The first one that moves writes his own ticket.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

You meddling saddle tramp. You don't hold all the cards yet.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Bill. I think he's got Uncle Pete.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Yeah, I've got him. And if I don't go free from here, he's a dead duck.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sounds like he's not dead yet. Getting covered, Jingle. I'll check this back office.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Oh, no, you don't knew he's coming for you.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

So I was right, huh, Monty?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

The rest of you monkeys stand hitched.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

You Ain't gonna let you get in there, law man.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I got it figured another way, Money. Now we'll get this door open. All right, Uncle Pete. Take it easy.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

I'll get you loose tea in there, Bill.

[Monty Dixon (Antagonist)]

Yeah.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Jingles and matters of hornin.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

All right.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

There you go, Uncle Pete.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Here, Dar Toot, my man. Them salamanders jumped me from behind or they never took me.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Don't worry about them. We've got a few more to round up, Uncle Pete. But we've got the big fish right here.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Yeah, and I reckon that ought to make you happy enough to jump right on the next stage and head back to Texas.

[Uncle Pete (Peter Periwinkle Jones, Esquire)]

Don't you believe it, son. You couldn't have done this without me smoking them varmints out of that hollow stump.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

He's right about that jingle.

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

I don't want Uncle Pete to go back to Texas either.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Cindy, where'd you come from?

[Cindy Lou Jinx]

I got tired of playing hide and seek all by myself. Jingles, you can let Uncle Pete see day.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, come to think of it, I guess I'll have to. I almost forgot. He still owes me $10.

[Narrator]

And now, here are the stars of Wild Bill Hickok, Guy Madison and Andy Devine.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Andy, why don't you tell our young friends about our next exciting adventure?

[Jingles (Deputy)]

Well, Guy Jingles and Wild Bill find themselves riding through dangerous rapids in danger down the river.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

So long, kids.

[Jingles (Deputy)]

See you Friday.

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