00:23Hello out there, Peabody here, once more with the help of the Wayback Machine and my faithful
00:27boy Sherman, we will journey back into the past. Who's it going to be today, Mr. Peabody? William
00:32Frederick Cody. We are going to find out how he got the name Buffalo Bill, which was during the time
00:37when the first railroad was pushing west and Bill Cody served as head hunter. Wow, I didn't know
00:43Buffalo Bill was a head hunter. Wasn't that illegal? Oh, please, Sherman. Now set the Wayback to the year
00:481867 and the place the hostile western plains of Utah. Got it, Mr. Peabody. The Wayback responded
00:54beautifully, and in an instant we were spun back through time where suddenly we found ourselves in
00:59the main camp of the railroad. Gee, this is exciting, Mr. Peabody. Look at all the men. Oh, it takes
01:04a lot
01:04of men to build a railroad, Sherman, and it takes a lot of food to feed the men. That's why
01:08it's
01:08important to have a man like Bill Cody as head hunter. Head hunter? But... Don't you dare say it
01:14again, Sherman. Hey, listen, that sounds like the dinner bell. Yes, and you know that's rather strange.
01:20Strange? What's so strange about a dinner bell? I didn't mean the bell. I meant the men. Look at
01:24them. Sherman was quick to see what I was referring to, for the men who usually answer the dinner bell
01:29by clawing, rushing, and yelling to the chuck wagon were simply standing there. Gosh, Mr. Peabody,
01:34could it be that they're not hungry? That, Sherman, would be impossible. Follow me. We'll go to the
01:39chuck wagon and see if we can find the meaning of this phenomenon. Arriving at the chuck wagon, I asked
01:44the
01:44cook if he knew what the difficulty was. Of course I know. Here, taste this stew and see for yourself.
01:50Hmm. This just tastes like water. That's because it is water. Water stew. It's all we've had for six
01:56months. No wonder the men don't want to eat. Couldn't you put a little something more substantial
02:00into the stew to make it a bit more appetizing? Not until Bill Cody brings in some meat I can't.
02:05You see, he's our head hunter, and... That's, uh, head hunter. Yeah, and he's been hunting back in them
02:10hills for months, but so far hasn't brought in a thing. That'd be him out there now. A short time
02:18later,
02:18we arrived at the station where Bill Cody was doing his hunting, only to find him doing a very
02:22peculiar thing. All right, I've seen you go in there. Are you coming out, or do I have to come
02:27in after you? I beg your pardon, sir. Do my eyes deceive me, or are you really after that rabbit?
02:32You bet your little blue booties I'm after them. Been after that sneaky little critter for weeks now,
02:37but I'll get them. You see, the boys down at camp are waiting for meat. I know, but I hardly
02:41feel
02:42that one rabbit will be enough to feed 200 hungry men. Maybe not, but there's more to it than that,
02:47mister. I'm out to make a name for myself. So I figured that by taking back a rabbit to the
02:52boys,
02:52they'd call me Bunny Bill, and I'd be famous. Bunny Bill? Yeah. You like it? I'm afraid you'll
02:58never become famous with a name like that. Really? Shucks. Then I'll have to think of something else.
03:04Say, these hills is full of quail. How about that? No, no, no. I'm afraid quail Bill won't get it
03:09either. If you'll allow me, perhaps I can make a suggestion. Facing him toward the valley below,
03:14I pointed out a vast herd of buffalo, which I explained would not only supply plenty of meat,
03:20but would also be the source of a most colorful name for him. Buffalo Bill! Say, now, that does
03:27have a nice ring to it. Oh, but I couldn't shoot a nice-looking critter like that. Reminds me of
03:33a
03:33little old gal I was a-courting back in Missouri. Well, never fear, Mr. Cody, for as always,
03:39I have a plan. A plan that will allow you to get the entire herd of buffalo without firing a
03:44shot.
03:44Follow me. The first part of my plan called for Mr. Cody to remove his shirt and trousers,
03:49which he did. I still don't get it. How can me standing out here in my red flannels help get
03:55them buffaloes? Oh, very simple. You see, the leader of every herd is always a large bull buffalo,
04:00and all bulls will chase anything they see that's red. I believe he's seen you now.
04:08The whole herd is stampeding straight for me. What'll I do?
04:12Why, lead them to the camp, of course.
04:14Yip!
04:21A short time later, Sherman and I arrived on the scene.
04:23Golly, Mr. Peabody, look at that!
04:25Yes, Sherman. Bill Cody has supplied the railroad with all the buffalo they'll need for a long while.
04:30Yeah, and in doing so, he became known as the one and only Buffalo Bill. Right, Mr. Peabody?
04:35Wrong, Sherman. There were two Buffalo Bills.
04:37Two?
04:38Yes. You see, when a count was taken, it was learned that Bill Cody had delivered no less than 4
04:42,280 buffalo.
04:44So it goes without saying that when he went to get paid for his work,
04:47he must have turned in the biggest Buffalo Bill in history.
05:01The
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