Gordon Jones credited as playing...
Matt Douglas
- Carter: It's a nice mornin', ain't it, boss?
- George Washington McLintock: Everybody's entitled to their own opinion.
- Carter: Like that again, eh? Here's somethn' that'll cheer you up. About a thousand head. I figure they'll bring about $1250.
- George Washington McLintock: They're not as fat as I'd like to ship. They all off of the north range?
- Carter: Yes, sir.
- [a new activity distracts them]
- Carter: Settlers. Every one of 'em with a plow and a bible. Not the slightest idea what the range is for.
- George Washington McLintock: Drago! Drag out that hog leg.
- Drago: Yes, sir.
- George Washington McLintock: Get me some attention.
- Drago: [fires a shot in the air] Yeehaw! People, people, people! People! Come on all of ya. Gather 'round! People, come on. Gather 'round!
- George Washington McLintock: I'm McLintock. You people plan to homestead and farm the Mesa Verde.
- Farmer 1: Yes, sir. The government give us each a hunerd and sixty acres.
- George Washington McLintock: The government never gave anybody anything. Some years back a lot like you come in, had a pretty good first year, good summer, easy winter, but the next year the last rain was in February, and by June even the jack rabbits had sense enough to get off the Mesa.
- Matt Douglas: Folks, do you know who that is? That's McLintock. George Washington McLintock.
- George Washington McLintock: I told them that, Douglas.
- Matt Douglas: He controls the water rights on two hundred square miles of range. You know that lumber you got? It came from his land, cut by his loggers and milled in his mill.
- George Washington McLintock: Douglas, I come close to killin' you a couple of times when we were younger. Saddens me I didn't.
- Matt Douglas: Can you imagine a man who owns all that -- oh-oh and mines too, I forgot to mention them -- all that and he's begrudgin' poor people a measly -- a MEASLY -- one hundred sixty acres.
- Farmer 2: That right, Mr. McLintock? You begrudge us a little free land?
- George Washington McLintock: There's no such thing as free land. You make these homesteads go, you'll have earned every acre of it, but you just can't make 'em go on the Mesa Verde. God made that country for buffalo. Serves pretty well for cattle, but it hates the plow -- and even the government should know that you can't farm 6000 feet above sea level!
- Sheriff Jeff Lord: Any trouble here, Mr. McLintock?
- George Washington McLintock: No trouble, Jeff.
- Sheriff Jeff Lord: How 'bout you, Douglas.
- Matt Douglas: "Douglas." Just plain "Douglas," eh? And you call him MISTER McLintock. Why?
- Sheriff Jeff Lord: Well, Douglas, I guess it's because he earned it.
- Devlin Warren: Mr. McLintock?
- George Washington McLintock: Yeah?
- Devlin Warren: I'm a good hand with cattle, Mr. McLintock. I'd like a job.
- George Washington McLintock: Well, you look strong enough. You come in with those sooners?
- Devlin Warren: Well, yes, sir, but we don't have a homestead and...
- George Washington McLintock: Can't use you.