Well, he is pretty smart,
aren't you, boy?
Hey, kids, you want to see
something funny?
Not that. Watch this.
Beethoven, sit.
Now, has that dog got style,
or what?
Hey, wait. I got an idea.
Why don't you two kids
go grab some lunch, huh?
Now, Garrett, you can take, uh,
Sara into town...
and show her the sights, okay?
- We have sights?
- Do you want a free lunch or what?
Yeah.
I don't think Mom would want me
to go without you...
especially with a stranger.
He may be strange,
but he's not a stranger, okay?
He's the smartest kid in town.
Now go, have a good time.
I'll take care of things here.
Come on, let's go.
- Stay with him, Beethoven.
- I'll stay with Beethoven.
He can help me fix the Caddy.
Right, Beethoven?
Oh, you like G.M. Products?
Quicksilver, huh? I guess this
used to be a silver mining town.
Uh, not really.
Mercury, actually.
Really?
Yeah.
It was a surprise to the miners
who came out here too.
They were looking for gold
but hit mercury ore instead.
Quicksilver is slang for mercury.
You knew that, right?
Um, makes perfect sense.
But it turns out mercury's
pretty dangerous. It affects
the brain's neural function.
Like how?
You'll see.
Hello, Owen. How's it goin'
It's dry. Too dry.
Mercury, huh?
That's Owen Tuttle, all right.
He thinks the polar ice caps
are gonna melt...
and we'll have to learn
to live underwater.
He goes to the lake
every day to practice.
Hey, Garrett! Come in here!
Mornin' Phil. That's Phil Dobson.
He loves gambling
but always loses.
He owes everyone in town money.
You want to play some poker?
Mr. Dobson, your wife said I wasn't
allowed to play with you anymore.
She doesn't have to know.
Let me try and win my computer back.
I need it for inventory.
- I promised your wife I wouldn't play.
- It's so unfair. Hey, what about you?
You're not a local, are you?
You like to gamble?
Uh...
- What's your game?
- No, I don't gamble.
I'll play anything...
Rummy, Blackjack, War, Go Fish.
I'd just like a game.
I'll play you for that blender.
- I don't need a blender.
- How about this...
this nice electric toothbrush?
I'll play you one game of Candyland
for this nice electric toothbrush.
No, thanks. Bye!
Uh, hi.
Never saw her before. You?
No. She's not local.
Dresses kind of funny.
Big city, I think.
That's, uh... That's Freddy's niece,
isn't it, huh? She'll come around.
- Yeah, okay. See you later.
- She will. Talk to her, huh?
This town is going to the dogs.
Getting too uptown for my likings.
That's the Carter Family.
They're just plain weird.
**
- Get in! Get in! It's an emergency!
- Where are we going?
Pete called. The fish are biting. Come on!
**
Rides like butter, huh?
Uncle Freddy, don't people mind
you borrowing their cars?
I like to think of it
as more of a test drive.
All right, kids, we're here.
Everybody out.
Follow the leader
and watch your step.
For what?
Rattlesnakes and mine shafts.
And ghosts.
Right.
Hey, everybody knows
these woods are haunted.
Come on.
Nobody believes in ghosts.
Everybody knows there's ghosts out here.
At night, you can hear them whistling
in the mine shaft.
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Uncle Freddy?
Hmm?
I think I'm gonna puke.
It's just chicken liver.
Look, it appeals to Beethoven.
Everything appeals to Beethoven,
even toilet water.
Whoa! I got a bite!
All right.
- Reel it in.
Is that a fish?
- Whoa.
- I think I've got a big one!
Come on.
Easy does it.
You've got it, Garrett!
Don't let it go!
All right. We got dinner tonight!
Look at that baby!
Look at that!
Ew! Ew! Get it away from me!
Is that a dandy or what?
There's no way I'm eating that!
- Whoa!
- Ew!
A genuine Gronas nigrilabris.
Translation, catfish.
I told you he was
the smartest kid in Quicksilver.
Uncle Freddy, what is it?
Hey! It's Owen.
Kids, always give a frogman a hand.
How's the weather down there?
It's wet. Too wet.
Gosh, I never
would have guessed.
Is everyone in this town