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    The

    Texas

    RoadhouseWritten By

    Steven Donnini and Lana McCauley

    Copyright 2008

    Donnini Studio

    "Take This Job and Shove It"

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    Here "Texas rednecks" humorously entertain people about

    modern life as seen through the eye's of Texas country

    people. Their unique perspective is expressed through

    country songs that are performed at the Roadhouse where the

    owner, Johnnie Mack Cates, hangs out with his cronies every

    night. They try to solve all of their problems while

    running the Texas Roadhouse as their lives intertwine with

    it's loyal audience of local people, who come to drink and

    dance the night away.

    Johnnie Mack is 6 foot or so and looks like he hasn't eaten

    in weeks. His sense of humor is pure country redneck and

    he's proud of it! When he was young, he went to Nashville

    to try to make it as a songwriter and he became friends

    with many people who are now big Stars. Frustrated he came

    home to Collin County bought a small farm and the Texas

    Roadhouse. Now, as a favor to him these big Stars come and

    perform at his Texas Roadhouse.

    Tater Digger is a 45 years old Collin County native, he has

    a stout build, thick eye glasses, and a wide smile that are

    his trademarks. A childhood friend of Johnnie Mack, he is

    the business manager and transportation captain. Only

    Johnnie Mack knows Tater's real name and he is sworn to

    secrecy. He drives around in what everyone calls "The

    Taterville Trolly," a 1972 R.V., used to transport the

    bands around Dallas. It is Tater's pride and joy.

    Betty, Barb, and Suzie are local trailer park women, a

    little on the hefty side, who have had a tough time finding

    men until they met Johnnie Mack. They don't mind sharing

    him as friend and companion. For them the most exciting

    time of the day is the evening when they can get dressed

    up, put on too much make-up and go to the roadhouse to hang

    out with Johnnie Mack.

    Hondo is the 40 something Mexican American cook at the

    roadhouse. He is new to this country and has not learnedhow to speak English very well. Yet, he is very clever in

    the way he discusses what he thinks and brings a fresh new

    outsiders perspective to life here in America.

    Daisy and Ruby are waitresses at the Texas Roadhouse. They

    have lived in the area all their lives. They went to

    school together and dated the same boys. Ruby now 35 years

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    old is married to Daisy's old high school sweetheart.

    Daisy's husband was killed in a motorcycle accident.

    Bear is a 35 year old auto mechanic that hangs around the

    Roadhouse dispensing home remedies to anyone that will

    listen, gives a back rub to whoever has a backache, they

    buy him drinks in return.

    TEXAS ROADHOUSE

    "Take This Job and Shove It"

    ACT ONE

    FADE IN:

    EXT. WIDE SHOT OF COUNTRY ROAD

    (GOLDEN LIGHT OF THE AFTERNOON SUN STREAKS THROUGH TREES ON

    THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE "TATERVILLE TROLLEY" COMES INTO

    FRAME. COUNTRY MUSIC UNDER AND GROWS LOUDER AS BUS GETS

    CLOSER)

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    CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF BIRD'S EYE VIEW

    INT. OF BUS

    CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE MACK

    (HE IS SINGING AND PICKING ON HIS OLD GIBSON GUITAR)

    CLOSEUP OF TATER DRIVING BUS

    (HE IS LIP-SYNCING TO COUNTRY MUSIC)

    INT. WIDE SHOT OF PEOPLE IN BUS

    (TATER, BETTY, SUZIE AND JOHNNIE MACK)

    CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF BUS

    (BUS PULLS INTO PARKING LOT OF TEXAS ROADHOUSE)

    DISSOLVE TO CLOSEUP OF BUS DOOR

    (THEY RUSH OUT TRIPPING, LOG JAMMING AT DOOR PUSHING TO GET

    OUT, FALLING TO THE GROUND. BETTY OVER 300 LBS. LANDS ON

    TOP OF TATER WITH JOHNNIE MACK COMING OUT OF THE BUS LAST,

    STEPPING OVER THEM ON THE GROUND)

    CAMERA FOLLOWS

    (JOHNNIE MACK TO DOOR OF THE ROADHOUSE AS HE STRAIGHTENS

    THE POSTER OF THE STAR TO APPEAR THAT NIGHT)

    (JOHNNIE LOOKS BACK AT ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AND

    SHAKES HIS HEAD IN WONDERMENT)

    MUSIC FADES

    FADE TO BLACK(COMMERCIAL BREAK #1)

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    INT. MED. WIDE SHOT OF TEXAS ROADHOUSE BAR

    (TATER AT THE BAR, TATER IS COUNTING RECEIPTS FROM LUNCH

    CROWD)

    INT. WIDE SHOT OF RESTAURANT AREA

    (RIGHT BEFORE DINNER, DAISY AND RUBY CLEANING OFF TABLES,

    CLEANING GLASSES AND STRAIGHTENING CHAIRS)

    INT. MED. SHOT OF FRONT DOOR

    (JOHNNIE MACK WALKS IN)

    CUT TO MED. WIDE SHOT FROM BAR

    (TATER IS AT BAR COUNTING MONEY - JOHNNIE WALKS UP

    UNNOTICED AND STANDS IN BACK GROUND BEHIND TATER)

    TATER

    (COUNTING MONEY) One hundred twenty, one

    hundred, forty.

    JOHNNIE

    No, one hundred, twenty.

    You counted that last twenty twice!

    CLOSEUP OF TATER'S FACE

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    (HE NERVOUSLY TURNS TO FACE JOHNNIE MACK SURPRISED)

    TATER

    Oh, hi Johnnie! (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

    That goes to show you that you

    can't have enough twenties!

    JOHNNIE

    Yeah Tater, you got a real knack for money!

    CLOSEUP TATER'S LAP

    (TATER DROPS MONEY INTO HIS LAP)

    CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE

    (AS HE PUTS HIS HANDS ON HIS HEAD IN FRUSTRATION)

    TATER

    I've been up all night.

    CLOSEUP JOHNNIE'S FACE

    (HE'S LOOKING AT TATER)

    JOHNNIE

    You're up every night! I was too,

    but I can still count!

    TATER

    (STAMMERING) Oh well, ah...

    JOHNNIE

    A well is a deep subject, too deep for your

    shallow mind! You'd better double check it!

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    CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE

    (SHAKES HIS HEAD IN DISBELIEF)

    MED SHOT OF BAR AREA

    (RUBY COMES UP BEHIND JOHNNIE AND SLINGS HER ARM OVER HIS

    SHOULDER)

    RUBY

    What's this about you being up all

    night with all the girls in the trailer park?

    JOHNNIE

    (HOLDING HAND OVER HEART)

    Well, with so many girls and so little

    time, somebody's got to do it!

    RUBY

    (ROLLING HER EYES)

    Right, it's your patriotic duty!

    TATER

    Yeah, Johnnie, were you able to keep

    count last night! (LAUGHING)

    (JOHNNIE TAKES OFF HIS HAT AND THRASHS TATER WITH IT)

    CLOSEUP OF EXT. KITCHEN DOOR:

    (HONDO NERVOUSLY STICKING HIS HEAD OUT OF DOOR)

    HONDO

    (MEAT CLEAVER IN HAND)

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    Where's the meat?

    MED SHOT OF BAR AREA

    (JOHNNIE WAVES HIS HAND AT HONDO)

    JOHNNIE

    Tater's in charge of that.

    HONDO

    She's explains everything!

    (MUMBLING IN SPANISH TO HIMSELF- HE GOES BACK

    INSIDE KITCHEN)

    MED SHOT OF BAR AREA

    TATER

    When I was in the Army I could make steak from

    shoe leather.

    RUBY

    Maybe that's why I've got some complaints

    on the steaks! They've just been too tough!

    JOHNNIE

    I told you to stop buying that cheap beef!

    EXTREME CLOSEUP OF TATER

    (TATER ROLLS EYES AND LOOKS GUILTY)

    MED. CLOSEUP OF RUBY

    (SHE SMACKS GUM LOUDLY AND HAND ON HIP TURNS TO JOHNNIE TO

    COMPLAIN ABOUT TATER)

    RUBY

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    And speaking of complaints, I've got myself a

    real problem here. Tater wants me to open up

    on Saturday morning, but my roots are getting

    roots. (POINTING TO HER HAIR)

    And I just got to go to Loretta's Beauty Barn

    first thing on Saturday mornin's.

    CLOSEUP OF RUBY:

    RUBY

    And, another thing, if you don't get

    me some help around here, I'm ah gonna quit!

    MED SHOT OF BAR AREA:

    (KITCHEN IN BACKGROUND)

    TATER

    (ACTING AS IF HE DID NOT HEAR A THING SHE SAID)

    Hey, Ruby did we get that side of beef in this

    morning?

    RUBY

    (LOOKING AT JOHNNIE AND STOMPS HER FOOT)

    (LOUDLY) See!!!

    (LOOKS AT TATER) You didn't hear a word I

    said! (STORMS OFF MAD)

    MED SHOT OF KITCHEN DOOR

    (HONDO EXITS KITCHEN AND JOINS GROUP AT BAR)

    HONDO

    Someones say "Yes?"

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    JOHNNIE

    No, Hondo, nobody said yes.

    HONDO

    (HONDO SCRATCHES HIS HEAD AND LOOKS PUZZLED)

    Me no gots it!

    TATER

    Hondo, go check on the meat.

    JOHNNIE

    No, Hondo you don't get it.

    HONDO

    What, me no gets no beefs?

    JOHNNIE

    Never mind! (HOLDING HIS HEAD)

    TATER

    Hondo, just go check if the meats ah been

    delivered.

    HONDO

    (WAVING KNIFE SPEAKING IN BROKEN ENGLISH)

    Everybody tells me... yes beefs's in,

    then no beefs, only Hondo this, Hondo

    that... Hondo, Hondo, Hondo!

    Me changes me name!

    WIDE SHOT OF BAR AREA

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    (WILLY JOINS GROUP AT BAR)

    WILLY

    Tater tells me it's my turn to clean the

    bathrooms. It's Hondo's turn.

    MED EXT. SHOT OF KITCHEN DOOR

    (HONDO IS WAVING KNIFE, CROWD LOOKS WARILY AT KNIFE MOVING

    FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS HE POINTS IT AT THEM)

    HONDO

    Looks, me tolds you, Hondo this, Hondo that.

    MED CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE MACK

    (JOHNNIE PUTS HIS HANDS IN THE AIR)

    JOHNNIE

    Alright! We can kill each other later, we've

    got a big night coming up. So, Hondo, back to

    the kitchen. Ruby, back to the register

    and Tater, stay with me.

    WIDE SHOT OF CROWD

    (CROWD DISPERSES, GRUMBLING)

    JOHNNIE

    A manager is like a sargent in the army. He's

    gotta keep the troops workin' together.

    TATER

    Does that mean I've got to let Ruby get her

    roots fixed?

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    CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE

    JOHNNIE

    Yeah, and don't let Hondo change his name.

    It's hard enough gettin' his attention as it

    is.

    MED WIDE SHOT OF RESTAURANT

    (JOHNNIE PAYCHECK ENTERS ROADHOUSE FRONT DOOR AND IS

    GREETED BY RUBY WITH A HUG)

    PAYCHECK

    How's it goin' Ruby, dear?

    RUBY

    Oh, Johnnie, I'm so tried of doing all the work

    around here I'm a fixin' to quit. Be a

    sweetheart would ya and sing "Take This Job And

    Shove It" for me?

    PAYCHECK

    It'd be ma pleasure, darlin'.

    (JOHNNIE MACK STROLLS UP AND HUGS JOHNNIE PAYCHECK)

    JOHNNIE MACK

    Heah, ol' buddy, it sure is good ta see ya

    again, it's been longer than a coon's age.

    PAYCHECK

    It sure has! How the heck have ya been?

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    JOHNNIE MACK (CONT.)

    Oh, I can't complain, more women than I can

    handle, so it can't be all that bad!

    PAYCHECK

    Well, ya better not loose that Ruby, she's a

    real jewel!

    JOHNNIE MACK

    Yeah, she is! She helps me keep this place

    running! I sure appreciate ya coming and

    singing here at ma Roadhouse for me good buddy,

    I know you're busy and all.

    PAYCHECK

    I'm never to busy for old friends and I'll do

    anything to help 'em out.

    JOHNNIE MACK

    Well, you sure have. I'm expectin' a big crowd

    tonight, everybody in town's been talking about

    you bein' here!

    PAYCHECK

    That's great! I'd better go check out the

    setup. I'll talk at ya later.

    JOHNNIE MACK

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    (PATS HIM ON THE BACK)

    Okay, good buddy, if ya need anything just

    holler!

    (LATER THAT EVENING WIDE SHOT OF SUN GOING DOWN)

    COMMERCIAL BREAK #2

    MED SHOT OF INT. KITCHEN

    (TATER ENTERS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT, HONDO IS

    CHOPPING ONIONS WITH A BIG KNIFE, RUBY'S YELLING ORDERS

    INTO THE KITCHEN WINDOW)

    CLOSEUP OF HONDO

    (HONDO THROWING THINGS AROUND THE KITCHEN)

    MED SHOT OF HONDO

    (TATER ENTERS AND WALKS UP TO HONDO)

    TATER

    Hondo, what's up?

    HONDO

    My wife left me for another guy.

    TATER

    What? You've got six kids. What's going to

    happen...

    HONDO

    (INTERRUPTS TATER) We split them down the

    middle!(HE SAYS AS HE CHOPS WITH A KNIFE)

    TATER

    (DISBELIEVING) You mean, three for you and

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    three for her?

    HONDO

    Yeah, she'll be back.

    TATER

    Why?

    HONDO

    Because, she took the ones that bite!

    (CONTINUES TO CHOP FOOD)

    CLOSEUP OF DAISY IN KITCHEN WINDOW

    DAISY

    Hondo can't you go any faster? The customers

    are circlin' me like hungry sharks.

    CLOSEUP HONDO

    (LOOKS UP)

    HONDO

    Faster Hondo, hurry Hondo. That's what my wife

    use to say. Now she's back in Mexico.

    DAISY

    Does that mean I'm gonna end up in Mexico?

    CLOSEUP TATER

    (SHOVELS IN A PIECE OF PIE AND TALKS)

    TATER

    Daisy, it wouldn't hurt you to get a little

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    culture.

    DAISY

    Is that what happened to you...

    (IN AN EXAGGERATED SEXY VOICE)

    DAISY

    ... because you are certainly one hunk of a

    cultured man. (AS SHE SLINKS AND DISAPPEARS)

    CLOSEUP HONDO

    (PLACES DISH ON COUNTER)

    HONDO

    Tater, do you think Rosita will...

    (LOOKS, TATER STUFFING PIE, IT'S ALL OVER HIS

    FACE, HONDO STOPS TALKING; TATER LOOKS UP WONDERING

    WHY HONDO HAS STOPPED TALKING)

    HONDO

    Do this. (MOVES HIS LIPS AROUND)

    CLOSEUP OF TATER MOVING HIS LIPS AROUND

    (KITCHEN WINDOW IN BACKGROUND WITH DAISY WAITING, SHE MOVES

    HER LIPS AROUND LIKE HONDO AND TATER. TATER DOESN'T KNOW

    HE HAS PIE ALL OVER HIS FACE. RUBY WALKS UP AND SEES THEM

    ALL MAKING FACES AT EACH OTHER)

    RUBY

    Everybody hold that pose, I'm getting my

    camera. (ROLLING EYES AND WALKING OFF)

    HONDO

    Well, do you think she'll come back?

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    TATER

    Not if she's smart. Your pie ain't all that

    wonderful. (BRUSHING PIE OFF HIS FACE)

    HONDO

    Why you eats them? (TEASINGLY SHOOTS TATER A

    NASTY LOOK AS HE RAISES HIS KNIFE IN THE AIR IN A

    THREATING WAY)

    TATER

    (LAUGHS BACKING OFF OUT OF THE KITCHEN,

    PRETENDING TO BE SCARED)

    No, Hondo, don't!

    INT WIDE SHOT OF KITCHEN DOOR

    (JOHNNIE ENTERS CARRYING AN EMPTY FOOD TRAY AND RUNS INTO

    TATER)

    JOHNNIE MACK

    (JOKINGLY) Hondo, I thought I told you not to

    kill anymore of my employees!

    (HONDO LOWERS KNIFE AND RETURNS TO COOKING)

    CLOSEUP MED SHOT OF BAR AREA

    (WHERE JOHNNIE AND TATER WALK OUT OF KITCHEN AND SET DOWN)

    JOHNNIE MACK

    Tater, I heard you got another speeding ticket

    the other day.

    TATER

    Yeah, but that was a speed trap the Sheriff

    caught me in.

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    JOHNNIE

    How's that?

    TATER

    Well, I was a showing this good looking darling

    that lives over in Wylie how to drive and I was

    a distracted, if you know what I mean.

    (RAISING HIS EYEBROWS UP AND DOWN)

    JOHNNIE

    So, go on.

    TATER

    She was a setting in my lap and driving the

    Trolley.

    JOHNNIE

    She's never been for a ride in the Taterville

    Trolley?

    TATER

    Nope and everything was going great til I saw

    the flashing lights and it startled me so much

    that I pulled off into a parking lot and hit

    the roof of the Holiday Inn.

    JOHNNIE

    That's reckless driving, not speeding.

    TATER

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    Well it was both, but the sheriff felt sorry

    for me.

    JOHNNIE

    I can see why.

    TATER

    Yeah I ended up not getting a ticket at all!

    I sweet talked my way out of it.

    JOHNNIE

    (SUSPICIOUSLY)

    Now how did ya do that? Tater, you're not all

    that cute!

    TATER

    He loves Johnnie Paycheck. So, I gave em a

    front row seat. Over yonder's him and his

    wife.

    CUT TO TABLE WITH THE SHERIFF

    (SHERIFF AND WIFE WAVE AT TATER)

    CUT BACK TO TATER AND JOHNNIE

    (HE SMILES BIG AND WAVES BACK AT THEM)

    (PAYCHECK WALKS UP TO TATER AND JOHNNIE)

    PAYCHECK

    How's it going Johnnie?

    JOHNNIE

    Just great Paycheck, you sure pulled in a big

    crowd, everybody's been a hollering for ya.

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    CLOSEUP OF TATER AND JOHNNIE PAYCHECK

    TATER

    (PUTS HIS ARM AROUND PAYCHECK)

    It's been a long time. We missed your face

    around here.

    PAYCHECK

    (JOKINGLY PUNCHES TATER'S FAT BELLY)

    Well, I ain't missed your ugly ol' gut at all!

    How the heck ya been?

    TATER

    Good, good... I can't complain... oh I could

    but it does no good! Nobody want's to hear it!

    I'll check ya later.

    (TATER WALKS OFF TO BAR WHERE A PIECE OF PIE

    WAITS HIM)

    CLOSEUP OF RUBY AND TATER

    (TATER STARTS EATING PIE AND GETS CHOKED, RUBY SLAPS TATER

    ON THE BACK, HE'S STILL CHOKING ON PIE AND HEADS TO THE

    KITCHEN CHOKING)

    MED SHOT OF JOHNNIE MACK AND PAYCHECK GREETING RUBY

    PAYCHECK

    You're always beautiful Ruby.

    JOHNNIE

    She sure is... I sure wish she wasn't married.

    PAYCHECK

    Johnnie Mack, you've got to take care of this

    lovely lady and keep her happy.

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    JOHNNIE

    I'm a tryin'!

    RUBY

    (RAISING AN EYEBROW, SARCASTICLY)

    He sure is trying! Huh!

    JOHNNIE

    Well... we better get this show on the road!

    CUT TO WIDE SHOT

    (JOHNNIE WALKS AWAY FROM RUBY AND PAYCHECK AND STEPS ON

    STAGE)

    JOHNNIE

    Welcome to The Texas Roadhouse. We hope you

    enjoy the show. I am proud to introduce an

    old buddy of mine, Johnnie Paycheck.

    MED SHOT OF STAGE

    (CROWD ROARS AS JOHNNIE PAYCHECK TAKES THE STAGE)

    CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE PAYCHECK

    PAYCHECK

    It's good to be here. As ya'll know Johnnie

    Mack and I go back a long ways, longer than I'd

    care to say!

    CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF CROWD LAUGHING

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    CUT TO CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE PAYCHECK

    PAYCHECK

    He's ma buddy so keep on comin' out here and

    seein' him.

    CUT TO CLOSEUP OF JOHNNIE MACK

    (HE PROUDLY PUTS HIS HANDS IN HIS VEST)

    PAYCHECK

    My first number is dedicated to Ruby.

    (BAND BEGINS TO PLAY, MUSIC UP "TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT")

    CUT TO INT. KITCHEN

    (RUBY IS IN FOOD WINDOW TALKING INTO THE KITCHEN)

    RUBY

    Okay now Hondo, these customers have already

    chewed off all of the fingers on my left hand

    and are now working on my right! (HOLDING UP

    HER HAND WITH FINGERS FOLDED TO LOOK CHEWED

    OFF)

    CLOSEUP OF HONDO

    HONDO

    (JOKINGLY WITH A SERIOUS EXPRESSION) Oh my,

    Ms. Ruby how you carry them foods tos 'em

    now?

    CLOSEUP OF TATER

    TATER

    She can carry the plates in 'er teeth.

    (TATER LOOKS AT HONDO AND LAUGHS)

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    RUBY

    That's it, I quit!

    RUBY TAKES OFF HER APRON AND THROWS IT AT TATER

    TATER

    You can't quit.

    RUBY

    And why not ya nasty ol' pole cat?

    (CUT TO MED. WIDE SHOT OF KITCHEN AREA)

    (JOHNNIE MACK WALKS UP)

    TATER

    Cuz, I won't let ya!

    RUBY

    Well darlin', ya heard the man, you can take

    this job and shove it.

    CUT TO WIDE INT. SHOT OF KITCHEN(RUBY IS STILL IN FOOD WINDOW JOHNNIE WALKS INTO KITCHEN)

    JOHNNIE

    Heah, heah whats goin' on here?

    RUBY

    Tater just broke this camel's back!

    It's not enough that I do all the work 'round

    here, but Hondo has no help, so the foods

    comin' out slow and the customers are a

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    houndin' me. And, on top of that Tater just

    has no regard for ma feelin's!

    JOHNNIE

    Now, Ruby darlin', you really don't want to

    leave me now right in the middle of my big

    night with all these folks a waitin' on their

    food. Please just finish up the night and then

    we'll talk.

    RUBY

    Well... I'll work tonight but then that's it!

    I won't wanna leave you in a fix, Johnnie.

    (NODDING HER HEAD TOWARD TATER)

    You keep that dirty ol' hound dog away from me!

    Ya hear?

    JOHNNIE

    He'll leave you be.

    (RUBY LEAVES WITH SEVERAL PLATES OF FOOD)

    JOHNNIE

    Tater, what the heck did ya say to Ruby?

    TATER

    Not much...

    JOHNNIE

    (ANGRILY)

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    Well, it was enough! Now, you stay here

    and help Hondo get the food out faster and

    don't ya say another word to Ruby. Got it?

    You've sure stirred up a mess a hornets!

    CUT TO MED SHOT OF KITCHEN

    (HONDO LOOKING ON CEILING AND ALL AROUND)

    TATER

    Come on Hondo, we go to get this food out

    faster or Ruby might quit for good. What ya

    lookin' for?

    HONDO

    Dem hornets you done stirred up.

    TATER

    That's just a figure of speech!

    HONDO

    Si, shes gots some figure. But where hornets?

    TATER

    (MOANS)

    Oh..., never mind! We got to get this food out

    or Johnnie might fire us!

    HONDO

    (LOOKING PUZZLED)

    What? Johnnie builds fires to rid hornets?

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    TATER

    No, no, no!

    HONDO

    Me no gots!

    TATER

    No, Hondo, it's I don't get it.

    HONDO

    You toos? (SHRUGGING HIS SHOULDERS SMILING AND

    PATTING TATER ON THE BACK)

    TATER

    Ohhh... (MOANING)

    WIDE SHOT OF INT.

    (EMPLOYEE'S CLEANING UP, BAND BREAKING DOWN SET)

    MEDIUM CLOSEUP OF RUBY AT THE BAR

    (SHE'S COUNTING HER TIPS AS JOHNNIE MACK WALKS UP)

    JOHNNIE

    Did you do good tonight?

    RUBY

    Yeah, better than I've ever done.

    JOHNNIE

    I wanted to talk to ya about quitting. Ruby,

    darlin' I need ya here, you're the one that's

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    able to keep this place a runnin'.

    RUBY

    It's about time you figured that one out!

    JOHNNIE

    It's been hard and Tater's about as considerate

    as a warthog. It's been slim pickin's

    around here and it looks like that's gonna

    change. A few of ma old buddies are gonna be

    coming and helping me get this place on it's

    feet.

    RUBY

    Yeah, I did better tonight than I've ever done.

    JOHNNIE

    I realized when ya had Paycheck dedicate

    that song for ya that we might jest loose ya.

    Sometimes it takes a sledge hammer to get a

    man's attention. Well, ya got it now...

    Tommorrow I'll hire ya some help round here.

    We did so good I can do that now.

    (PAYCHECK WALKS UP AND HEARS JOHNNIE PLEADING WITH RUBY)

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    JOHNNIE

    Please don't leave.

    PAYCHECK

    Yeah, Ruby, Johnnie Mack needs ya, he's a good

    ol' boy, just not too smart.

    (PAYCHECK RUFFLES JOHNNIE MACK'S HAIR AFFECTIONATELY)

    PAYCHECK

    He doesn't realize that a woman needs time and

    that a beautiful lady is worth waiting for.

    RUBY

    Well, since ya put it that way, it seems I

    don't have a choice... but, I'll need Saturday

    mornin's off to take care of my hairs.

    JOHNNIE

    What every ya need, darlin', just let me know.

    (JOHNNIE AND RUBY BOTH STAND UP AND HUG EACH `

    OTHER)

    FADE TO BLACK