00:23Hello again, Peabody here, standing over by the Wayback Machines, my pet boy, Sherman.
00:28Where are we going today, Mr. Peabody?
00:30To the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the coast of Chile.
00:34The year?
00:361686, a fateful year in the life of the loneliest man in history.
00:40Robinson Crusoe, the ever-reliable Wayback, transported Sherman and me to the tiny island, a near pinpoint of the vast
00:46Pacific.
00:48Instead of being deserted, however, the beach was swarming with humanity.
00:52What does it mean, Mr. Peabody?
00:54Obviously, Sherman. The island has become a first-class attraction for tourists.
00:57Welcome, friends, to Juan Fernandez State Beach.
01:00Like to purchase a one-room cabana on the edge of the water?
01:03Are we to understand you're selling real estate here?
01:06That's right. Here, take a look at the brochure.
01:09Balloons, Mr. Peabody. Look at them.
01:11I glanced skyward just as they floated over.
01:14Eh, pay no attention to them.
01:16That's just another one of Robinson Crusoe's bombardments.
01:19He don't appreciate what we're doing to the island, so he attacks us every afternoon at three.
01:24With balloons?
01:25Yeah, he ran out of cannonballs last week.
01:28Balloons is better than nothing.
01:29We decided to forego any land investments and look for Robinson Crusoe.
01:33We found him on the other side of the island, gearing for an all-out assault.
01:37Blow up a few more of those red balloons, Friday.
01:40They look more capable than the others.
01:43Mr. Crusoe, we came to see if we couldn't be of some assistance.
01:47Fine. Grab some balloons and start blowing.
01:50We had something else in mind.
01:52Such as?
01:53Such as living in harmony with your neighbors.
01:55This island belongs to me and Friday.
01:57That's all well and good, but we must live and let live.
02:00Mister, you don't know what it's like on the holidays.
02:04Tourists all over the place.
02:06Yes, but suppose we divide the island in two.
02:08You stay on your half, they stay on theirs.
02:11Tell you what, I'll sleep on it.
02:14We all slept on it, and the next morning...
02:16Well, boys, what do you think of Desert Island Estates?
02:19Gosh, Mr. Peabody, while we were sleeping, they built homes.
02:22How about a nice 20-bedroom colonial?
02:24You a vet?
02:25Never mind that.
02:26I was under the impression all of the land development would take place on the other side of the island.
02:30Oh, no, we're building everywhere.
02:33Wait till Mr. Crusoe hears about this.
02:36Crusoe? Shucks, he just left.
02:38He knows all about it.
02:39Quick, Sherman, we must catch him.
02:41Ain't no use, Mr. Peabody.
02:43What's been done has been done.
02:45Yes, but what's been done?
02:47That beach full of tourists.
02:49Me and Friday stuck coconuts under the sand.
02:52Coconuts filled with gunpowder.
02:55Soon as the sun warms up...
02:57You can't do it, Mr. Crusoe.
02:58Somebody's liable to get hurt.
03:00Oh, never thought of that.
03:03Tell us where you buried them.
03:04We'll dig them up.
03:05Sure, sure.
03:06Let me see.
03:07The sun rose higher in the sky as Robinson Crusoe tried to collect his thoughts.
03:11It's getting awfully warm, Mr. Peabody.
03:13Hmm, I wish we could say the same for Crusoe.
03:16Oh, well, we'll just have to dig the entire beach up.
03:19The four of us?
03:20That would take all day.
03:22That's absolutely correct, folks.
03:24The lucky coconut is buried somewhere on this strip of sand.
03:27The person who digs it up will not only get to keep the sand he's dug up,
03:32but the hole as well.
03:34All right, start digging.
03:37Fifteen minutes later, Robinson Crusoe's homemade bombs were all cast into the sea.
03:44Oh, in the nick of time, Mr. Peabody.
03:47Yes, but there's still the problem of splitting the island.
03:50Of course.
03:51Tell me, do you have an almanac handy?
03:53Always carry one.
03:54Good.
03:55Turn to page 324 and look up the date, July 15th.
03:59Here it is.
04:01Today is a big day for Geminis.
04:03There will be a moderate earthquake in the morning.
04:06Just as I thought.
04:08All right, Robinson.
04:09Kindly adjourn to your half of the island.
04:10There's going to be an earthquake, Mr. Peabody?
04:12A minor one, Sherman, and one that will settle everything.
04:16At precisely 10.31 a.m., at first, Sherman shook the island of Juan Fernandez.
04:20And its reaction?
04:22It split the island in two.
04:24Well, there he goes.
04:25Yes, he'll have all the privacy he wants now.
04:28Oh, my gosh, Mr. Peabody, look!
04:30There, gazing despondently at his disappearing master, sat Friday.
04:34Friday's been left behind!
04:36A bad stroke of fortune, Sherman, but I'm afraid it had to be.
04:39But why?
04:39Well, you see, prior to this one, Robinson Crusoe had 12 other man Fridays.
04:45But why should this one be so unlucky?
04:47Friday the 13th is always unlucky.
04:50Undyriced lovely.
04:57And we'll see you next Wednesday.
04:59Bye-bye.
05:00Bye-bye.
05:01Bye-bye.
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