Ride a Wild Pony Quotes

Ride a Wild Pony is a TV program that first aired in 1970 . Ride a Wild Pony completed its run in 1970.

It features Jerome Courtland as producer, and Jack Cardiff as head of cinematography.

Ride a Wild Pony is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Ride a Wild Pony is 91 minutes long. Ride a Wild Pony is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (US).

The cast includes: John Meillon as Charles E. Quayle, Roy Haddrick as J.C. Strapp, Peter Gwynne as Sgt. Collins, Alfred Bell as Angus Pirie, Kate Clarkson as Jeannie Quayle, Wendy Playfair as Mrs. Quayle, Kate Clarkson as Kit Quayle, Eva Griffith as Josie Ellison, Michael Craig as James Ellison, Robert Bettles as Scotty Pirie, Lorraine Bayly as Mrs. Ellison, Melissa Jaffer as Mrs. Pirie, and Robert Bettles as Scott.

Ride a Wild Pony Quotes

Michael Craig as James Ellison

• (Michael Craig) "Give him one portion of oats --"
• (Robert Bettles) "He doesn't like oats. He won't eat them."
• (Michael Craig) "Nonsense."
• (Eva Griffith) "But he doesn't."

• (Michael Craig) "What do you think of it?"
• (Eva Griffith) "It looks like your sulky."
• (Michael Craig) "Yes, but it's not for racing."
• (Unnamed) "Now all you need is a pony. Would you like to choose one out of the paddock?"
• (Eva Griffith) "No. I don't want one that's broken already."
• (Unnamed) "Josie, you'll have a job teaching an unbroke pony to pull this thing."
• (Eva Griffith) "I don't care. He'll be my pony, and I want to start from scratch. He won't do anything except for my command."

John Meillon as Charles E. Quayle

• (John Meillon) "There is absolutely no hope that either side could prove, to the satisfaction of the court, that the pony in the police pound is Bo, belonging to Miss Ellison, or Taff, belonging to Scott Pirie."
• (Judge) "In heaven's name, Mr. Quayle, what are you asking the court to decide?"
• (John Meillon) "Nothing."

• (John Meillon) "Mr. Pirie, the boy must have an education if he is to make anything of himself."

• (John Meillon) "Mr. Ellison?"
• (Michael Craig) "Yes?"
• (John Meillon) "Quayle here."
• (Michael Craig) "Oh. Well, what can I do for you?"
• (John Meillon) "We've got a missing boy, Scott Pirie. His mother thinks he might be somewhere on your property."
• (Michael Craig) "Well, I haven't seen him myself, but I'll tell my stockman to keep an eye out for him."
• (John Meillon) "Thank you, I'm very much obliged. Goodbye. He's going to ask the stockman to keep an eye out for him."
• (Wendy Playfair) "Oh, good."
• (Wendy Playfair) "I hope that makes you feel better."

• (John Meillon) "Mr. Ellison is chairman of the Board of Education, and he's offered to give you one of his wild ponies."
• (Alfred Bell) "He can keep his pony. I've never asked for charity, and I'm not gonna start now."
• (John Meillon) "You may as well see it."

• (John Meillon) "I presume, Mr. Strapp, that I would be opposing you."
• (Roy Haddrick) "Naturally, since I'm the police attorney."
• (John Meillon) "Then I think that I should inform you that my client, Mr. Pirie, is going to sue the state of New South Wales for not providing a proper education for his son."
• (Roy Haddrick) "What?"
• (John Meillon) "Since he lives seven miles from town and has no means of getting him to school, an education should be provided for him at home."
• (Roy Haddrick) "The other bush boys ride to school."
• (John Meillon) "Mr. Pirie can't afford to buy a horse."
• (Roy Haddrick) "That's his problem. He came here as an assistant migrant, and if he can't make a go of it --"
• (John Meillon) "He can't make a go of it because his land is salty and rocky and is quite unsuited for irrigation farming. If this comes to court, I shall expect some inquiries to be made as to who sold the land to the government and at what profit."
• (Roy Haddrick) "Now see here. I -- I'll tell Sgt. Collins that further information has come to light."
• (Roy Haddrick) "And the summons will be dropped?"
• (John Meillon) "Yes, yes, I suppose so."

• (John Meillon) "Scotty, you've got to learn to rely on the law and not defy it. If the pony's brought in, he'll be safe in the police pound, and we shall make a fair decision on whose pony it is."
• (Robert Bettles) "He's mine."
• (John Meillon) "Then I think you'd better bring him in and prove it. Trust me, Scotty. One day, you're gonna have to trust somebody."

• (John Meillon) "He always likes to see how far he can go."

Robert Bettles as Scotty Pirie

• (Robert Bettles) "Taff's knocked the rail done and gone toward the river."
• (Melissa Jaffer) "Can you see him, then?"
• (Robert Bettles) "No. I'm going to look for him."
• (Melissa Jaffer) "Hold on, I'll give you a lunch to take to school."
• (Robert Bettles) "I'm not going to school."

• (Robert Bettles) "There's Taff."
• (Kit) "Where?"
• (Robert Bettles) "There, that's him."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Scotty, that's Bo. That's her pony. That's not Taff."
• (Robert Bettles) "It's Taff."

• (Robert Bettles) "I don't want another pony. I want Taff."
• (John Meillon) "Why? Why do you want Taff?"
• (Robert Bettles) "Because he's my pony, that's why."

• (Robert Bettles) "Mr. Quayle, I've got some manure here for you. Shall I put it at the end of the garden?"
• (John Meillon) "What are you doing? Watch out for the tomato plants."
• (Robert Bettles) "I should spread it out at night so it won't stick so much."
• (John Meillon) "Yes, uh, how much do I owe you?"
• (Robert Bettles) "Nothing, it's a present from my father."
• (John Meillon) "Watch out for the --"
• (Wendy Playfair) "Well. That's one way to collect illegal fees."
• (John Meillon) "Angus Pirie always pays his debts the best way that he can."

Lorraine Bayly as Mrs. Ellison

• (Lorraine Bayly) "You must promise me, darling, that you won't ride again."
• (Eva Griffith) "No."
• (Michael Craig) "Josie, you must. You could've been killed."
• (Eva Griffith) "I won't be stuck in that house all the time, I won't. And I hate that wheelchair."
• (Michael Craig) "Josie, we'll manage something. I promise we will."

• (Lorraine Bayly) "Josie, what are you doing with that pony?"
• (Eva Griffith) "I'm coming out riding with you."
• (Michael Craig) "Josie, you can't."
• (Eva Griffith) "Yes, I can. I often used to ride without stirrups."
• (Lorraine Bayly) "I know, darling, but now you must --"
• (Eva Griffith) "It's only a matter of balance. I know I can do it."
• (Michael Craig) "Bluey, take the pony back inside."
• (Eva Griffith) "No, Dad. Dad, I'm going to --"
• (Michael Craig) "Bluey."

Kate Clarkson as Kit Quayle

• (Kate Clarkson) "I don't like Scott Pirie. Mary Strapp has to sit next to him. She says he smells."
• (Wendy Playfair) "Jeannie, he has all the farm chores to do before he comes to school in the morning."
• (Kate Clarkson) "He could still have a bath."
• (Wendy Playfair) "Could he? The Piries have no running water on their farm. Every drop they use has to be pumped up and heated on the stove."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Anyway, I like Scotty."
• (Kate Clarkson) "You would."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Just because you go and visit Josie Ellison in her big rich house."

• (Kate Clarkson) "Hey, there's Scotty walking."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Hey, Scotty, where's Taff?"
• (Robert Bettles) "Dunno. He broke out."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Can't you find him? Hey, maybe some straggler picked him up."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Or maybe he wandered off and can't find his way back."
• (Robert Bettles) "Not Taff."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Hey, maybe he fell in the river."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Or seen Mr. Ellison's herd of ponies on the other side and wanted to get to them."
• (Robert Bettles) "You don't know Taff. I tell you nothing would make him go near the water."
• (Kate Clarkson) "He could've found a dry crossing."
• (Robert Bettles) "I looked. There's not one near our place."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Well, where is he, then?"
• (Robert Bettles) "He'll turn up. He always does."

• (Kate Clarkson) "Hey, there's that bush boy back."
• (John Meillon) "How long was he gone this time?"
• (Kate Clarkson) "Four days. I'll bet he had fun."
• (John Meillon) "Don't use that cheap expression. You don't bet anything. Kit?"
• (Kate Clarkson) "Yes, Dad?"
• (John Meillon) "Running away can become a habit. I hope you won't forget that."

• (Kate Clarkson) "Maybe someone stole him. Took him off to some town nearby and sold him."
• (Robert Bettles) "Yeah, but then that means, Taff could be anywhere."

• (Kate Clarkson) "What's his name?"
• (Robert Bettles) "Well, I don't know. He's a Welsh pony. Taff is a Welsh name. I reckon I'll call him Taff."

• (Postmaster) "Isn't that the little Ellison girl? Not often we see her in town."
• (Kate Clarkson) "Hello, Josie, how are you?"
• (Eva Griffith) "I'm very well, thank you, Jeannie."
• (Postmaster) "How long ago was that infantile paralysis?"
• (John Meillon) "About two years. You know, she's a year younger than my daughter. You wouldn't think so, would you?"

Eva Griffith as Josie Ellison

• (Eva Griffith) "And if that boy wins, I'll never come into this town again, and I'll never talk to anyone here ever again."

• (Eva Griffith) "Keep that one, Bluey, don't let him go."
• (Michael Craig) "Good choice, Josie. He's the most intelligent and the most determined. Just what you want in a riding pony. But this pony's got to pull your cart. Why not one more docile?"
• (Eva Griffith) "I want that one."
• (Michael Craig) "He'll give you trouble."
• (Eva Griffith) "I don't care. I want him."

• (Eva Griffith) "He'll go in his own good time."
• (Michael Craig) "No, Josie, that won't do. You can't let the pony decide."
• (Eva Griffith) "No, Dad."
• (Michael Craig) "No, I'm right."

• (Eva Griffith) "Come here, Bo. Come here, you beauty."
• (Unnamed) "Why don't you give him a carrot?"
• (Eva Griffith) "No, I'm not going to spoil him."
• (Unnamed) "He'll never let you near him without one."
• (Eva Griffith) "Yes, he will. Come on, Bo."
• (Unnamed) "He's afraid of the chair."
• (Michael Craig) "Yes, I know."
• (Unnamed) "Would you like me to ride him a bit first, Josie?"
• (Eva Griffith) "No, he's my pony, and I'll do it my way. Come on, Bo. I'm not going to hurt you, I'm just going to pet you a bit. Yes, you're all right."

Peter Gwynne as Sgt. Collins

• (Peter Gwynne) "Good luck, son. I hope they let you keep it."

Wendy Playfair as Mrs. Quayle

• (Wendy Playfair) "Why, Mrs. Pirie, do come in."
• (Melissa Jaffer) "Scotty is gone."
• (Wendy Playfair) "Gone? You mean he disappeared? How long ago?"
• (Kate Clarkson) "He hasn't been in school since Tuesday."
• (Melissa Jaffer) "My husband has gone to the police."
• (Wendy Playfair) "Well, come in and have a cup of tea."
• (Melissa Jaffer) "I thought maybe Kit could go and look for Scotty on the river."
• (Wendy Playfair) "You mean on the Ellison property?"
• (Kate Clarkson) "Yeah, of course I'll go."
• (John Meillon) "Scotty's missing? There's, uh, no need for Kit to go. I shall -- uh -- ring Mr. Ellison."

Alfred Bell as Angus Pirie

• (Alfred Bell) "The boy, he, uh, can't get to school."
• (John Meillon) "It says here that he's been absent for two months. How did he get to school before then?"
• (Alfred Bell) "Our neighbor, John Dancey, he had a horse, and his boy and Scotty used to ride on it together."
• (John Meillon) "And the Danceys aren't there anymore, is that correct?"
• (Alfred Bell) "No. The boy would have to walk seven miles each way."

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