Song of the South (1946)
Glenn Leedy: Toby
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Quotes
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[the Favers brothers confront Johnny and Toby]
Jake Favers : Just 'cause ol' Remus take your side don't mean we ain't gonna get Teenchy. You wait and see.
Joe Favers : We're gonna tell on you.
Jake Favers : Yeah, gonna tell Tempy, or maybe your grandma. Or maybe even your ma.
Johnny : [remembering the Tar Baby story of reverse psychology] Go ahead, I don't care. You can tell Aunt Tempy and you can tell Grandma. You can even tell my mama. But whatever you do, don't tell your ma.
Jake Favers : [suspiciously] Why not?
Johnny : Just don't you tell her, that's all. If you do, it'll be awful.
[Grinning, the Favers boys leave]
Toby : [to Johnny] Ain't that what Brer Rabbit did to Brer Fox?
Johnny : [whispering] Shhh! Being little and without much strength, we're supposed to use our heads instead of our foots.
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Toby : Tell us another one, Uncle Remus.
Johnny : The one you told Daddy about Brer Frog havin' a tail.
Uncle Remus : And losin' it?
Johnny : That's it.
Uncle Remus : Well, then, how can there be a tale...
Johnny , Uncle Remus : [in unison] ... when there ain't no ta...
Uncle Remus : [chuckles] I could tell ya, but that's another tale for another day.
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Toby : [holding up one finger] Sure is lucky I was with you.
Johnny : What's that for?
Toby : That's whether the wind blowing good or bad. And if it's blowing towards the bull, That ain't good because then he smell you coming and catch you on his horns sure.
[Johnny holds up one finger like Toby]
Toby : The best way is to, don't cut across there at all.
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Maid : Uncle Remus. Uncle Remus! Lordy mercy, have you seen Johnny? Poor Miss Sally, she's been looking high and low for that child.
Aunt Tempy : You sure he ain't been down listening to one of your tales?
Toby : Of course, he ain't. Wouldn't I ever see him?
Maid : How come you let that boy get out of your sight? Didn't Miss Doshy tell you to take care of him?
Aunt Tempy : [to the Maid] Come on, Chloe. I got to find him before Miss Sally go out of her mind.
Uncle Remus : Miss Tempy, you tell Miss Sally that the boy is with me.
Aunt Tempy : What do you mean, he's with you?
Uncle Remus : Never mind. You just tell her what I said.
Aunt Tempy : Come on, Toby. Get yourself on. Come on, come on.