The Flying Doctor Quotes
[after reading the book about Australia, Gabby and Debby decide to travel there using the magic stick. Gabby takes the box of the magic stick from where it is hidden in his desk behind several books. He also takes a map of Australia]
Gabby Sela: Are you ready? [Gabby gives Debby the map]
Debby Sela: Yes. [as Gabby is about to use the magic stick on the map, Debby remembers important fact about the weather]
Debby Sela: Just a minute!
Gabby Sela: Where are you going?
Debby Sela: I'm getting our coats.
Gabby Sela: What for?
Debby Sela: It's winter in Australia.
Gabby Sela: You're right. Well, c'mon!
Debby Sela: I'm coming, I'm coming. [they wear the coats]
Gabby Sela: Ready? [Debby nods]
Gabby Sela: Let's go.
Debby Sela: Don't forget: we only have two hours. If we don't come back in two hours, we'll disappear forever.
Gabby Sela: I know. Ready? [Debby holds Gabby's hand. He touches the map with the magic stick, and they are transported to Australia]
Gabby Sela: Are you ready? [Gabby gives Debby the map]
Debby Sela: Yes. [as Gabby is about to use the magic stick on the map, Debby remembers important fact about the weather]
Debby Sela: Just a minute!
Gabby Sela: Where are you going?
Debby Sela: I'm getting our coats.
Gabby Sela: What for?
Debby Sela: It's winter in Australia.
Gabby Sela: You're right. Well, c'mon!
Debby Sela: I'm coming, I'm coming. [they wear the coats]
Gabby Sela: Ready? [Debby nods]
Gabby Sela: Let's go.
Debby Sela: Don't forget: we only have two hours. If we don't come back in two hours, we'll disappear forever.
Gabby Sela: I know. Ready? [Debby holds Gabby's hand. He touches the map with the magic stick, and they are transported to Australia]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
[Debby is fixing a broken chair. Gabby enters the room holding a large book and tennis racket. He slightly touches Debby's head, and she looks up at him]
Gabby Sela: What are you doing here?
Debby Sela: This chair is broken. I'm trying to fix it. [Gabby throws the racket on the bed, then sits down and starts reading the book]
Debby Sela: What's that?
Gabby Sela: It's a book.
Debby Sela: I know that. What's it about?
Gabby Sela: [shows Debby the front cover of the book] It's a book about Australia.
Debby Sela: Australia? What are you doing with a book about Australia?
Gabby Sela: I want to read it.
Debby Sela: Why?
Gabby Sela: Because Australia is a very interesting place. [Debby becomes interested. She puts the hammer on the chair and approaches Gabby]
Debby Sela: Are you planning a trip with the magic stick?
Gabby Sela: Maybe. [Debby stands near Gabby and looks at the book]
Gabby Sela: You want to take a look? [Debby sits down. Gabby gives her the book. She reads aloud facts about Australia]
Gabby Sela: What are you doing here?
Debby Sela: This chair is broken. I'm trying to fix it. [Gabby throws the racket on the bed, then sits down and starts reading the book]
Debby Sela: What's that?
Gabby Sela: It's a book.
Debby Sela: I know that. What's it about?
Gabby Sela: [shows Debby the front cover of the book] It's a book about Australia.
Debby Sela: Australia? What are you doing with a book about Australia?
Gabby Sela: I want to read it.
Debby Sela: Why?
Gabby Sela: Because Australia is a very interesting place. [Debby becomes interested. She puts the hammer on the chair and approaches Gabby]
Debby Sela: Are you planning a trip with the magic stick?
Gabby Sela: Maybe. [Debby stands near Gabby and looks at the book]
Gabby Sela: You want to take a look? [Debby sits down. Gabby gives her the book. She reads aloud facts about Australia]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
[Dr. Johnson is forced to turn the airplane back due to the storm]
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: VK 1-1-2-3. VK 1-1-2-3. This is Dr. Johnson. Over.
Radio operator: Go ahead, doctor. I'm listening.
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: I'm flying into a very bad storm. It's raining very hard. The wind is blowing harder. I'm coming back. I'm coming back! [the radio operator is in despair, fearing that there is no way to help the sick man. Debby has an idea]
Debby Sela: Gabby, we have the stick! Let's go to Mount Robe.
Gabby Sela: You're right, but we need a map.
Debby Sela: There's a map in the cabin!
Gabby Sela: Of course! Hide over there.
Debby Sela: OK. [Gabby waits till Debby goes to hide behind the cabin, then enters the cabin, to the surprise of the radio operator]
Gabby Sela: Mister... mister, help me!
Radio operator: Who are you? What are you doing here?
Gabby Sela: My sister is outside. She's hurt!
Radio operator: What?
Gabby Sela: Hurry, please! Hurry up! [Gabby exits the cabin, the radio operator follows him]
Debby Sela: Well, where is she?
Gabby Sela: [points toward the field] She's in that field. C'mon! [the radio operator goes away from the cabin to the direction Gabby pointed at. Gabby stays behind]
Gabby Sela: Debby! [Debby comes from behind the cabin. She and Gabby enters the cabin]
Debby Sela: Look for the map!
Gabby Sela: Just a minute. I'm looking for it.
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: VK 1-1-2-3. VK 1-1-2-3. This is Dr. Johnson. Over.
Radio operator: Go ahead, doctor. I'm listening.
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: I'm flying into a very bad storm. It's raining very hard. The wind is blowing harder. I'm coming back. I'm coming back! [the radio operator is in despair, fearing that there is no way to help the sick man. Debby has an idea]
Debby Sela: Gabby, we have the stick! Let's go to Mount Robe.
Gabby Sela: You're right, but we need a map.
Debby Sela: There's a map in the cabin!
Gabby Sela: Of course! Hide over there.
Debby Sela: OK. [Gabby waits till Debby goes to hide behind the cabin, then enters the cabin, to the surprise of the radio operator]
Gabby Sela: Mister... mister, help me!
Radio operator: Who are you? What are you doing here?
Gabby Sela: My sister is outside. She's hurt!
Radio operator: What?
Gabby Sela: Hurry, please! Hurry up! [Gabby exits the cabin, the radio operator follows him]
Debby Sela: Well, where is she?
Gabby Sela: [points toward the field] She's in that field. C'mon! [the radio operator goes away from the cabin to the direction Gabby pointed at. Gabby stays behind]
Gabby Sela: Debby! [Debby comes from behind the cabin. She and Gabby enters the cabin]
Debby Sela: Look for the map!
Gabby Sela: Just a minute. I'm looking for it.
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
[Gabby and Debby find themselves in a forest. They notice a lone cabin in a field nearby with a large sign "Royal Australian - Radio Relay Station VK 1123". They approach the cabin. A man comes out of the cabin, chopping wood and washing laundry. Gabby and Debby watch the man, hiding behind a barrel. Then a voice comes out of the radio transmitter in the cabin]
Sick man at Mountain Robe: [his voice is faint and agonized] 1... 1-2-3...
Debby Sela: What's going on?
Gabby Sela: I don't know.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: 1-1-2-3. This is 4-3-7. This is 4-3-7. [the radio operator enters the cabin and answers the transmission]
Sick man at Mountain Robe: 4-3-7, 4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over. [Gabby and Debby get near the cabin wall]
Debby Sela: What's happening? [Gabby shushes her. They eavesdrop to the transmissions]
Radio operator: This is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: I'm very sick. I don't know what's wrong. Send a doctor.
Debby Sela: [whispering] What's happening?
Sick man at Mountain Robe: Please. Send... a doctor.
Gabby Sela: [to Debby] He's talking to a man. The man is very sick. He's asking for a doctor.
Radio operator: Where're you calling from, 4-3-7?
Sick man at Mountain Robe: I'm... calling from... Mount Robe.
Radio operator: Wait a minute, I'm looking at the map. [the radio operator finds the location of Mount Robe in the map. Then he looks at a list of doctors, sorted by areas, and picks the name of Dr. Victor Johnson. Turning the modulator, he contacts Dr. Johnson]
Sick man at Mountain Robe: [his voice is faint and agonized] 1... 1-2-3...
Debby Sela: What's going on?
Gabby Sela: I don't know.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: 1-1-2-3. This is 4-3-7. This is 4-3-7. [the radio operator enters the cabin and answers the transmission]
Sick man at Mountain Robe: 4-3-7, 4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over. [Gabby and Debby get near the cabin wall]
Debby Sela: What's happening? [Gabby shushes her. They eavesdrop to the transmissions]
Radio operator: This is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: I'm very sick. I don't know what's wrong. Send a doctor.
Debby Sela: [whispering] What's happening?
Sick man at Mountain Robe: Please. Send... a doctor.
Gabby Sela: [to Debby] He's talking to a man. The man is very sick. He's asking for a doctor.
Radio operator: Where're you calling from, 4-3-7?
Sick man at Mountain Robe: I'm... calling from... Mount Robe.
Radio operator: Wait a minute, I'm looking at the map. [the radio operator finds the location of Mount Robe in the map. Then he looks at a list of doctors, sorted by areas, and picks the name of Dr. Victor Johnson. Turning the modulator, he contacts Dr. Johnson]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
[when Gabby tries to the take the map from the shelf, the shelf and everything on it fall on Gabby's hand, making him drop the magic stick. He writhes in pain]
Debby Sela: Are you alright?
Gabby Sela: Yeah... the stick!
Debby Sela: What about it?
Gabby Sela: It fell!
Debby Sela: Where?
Gabby Sela: I don't know. [searching the floor among the items which fell from the shelf, Gabby finds that the magic stick fell into a crack between two boards in the cabin floor]
Gabby Sela: It's in here!
Debby Sela: Oh no...
Gabby Sela: Debby, get me something. [Debby finds a metal crowbar, and hands it to Gabby]
Debby Sela: Here! [Gabby tries to pluck a board with the crowbar, but fails]
Debby Sela: It isn't moving!
Gabby Sela: Well, help me. [together they try to pluck the board]
Gabby Sela: Push!
Debby Sela: I'm pushing.
Gabby Sela: Push harder!
Debby Sela: I'm trying.
Gabby Sela: There! [at last they manage to remove the board. Gabby reaches into the niche under the floor, and retrieves the magic stick]
Debby Sela: Are you alright?
Gabby Sela: Yeah... the stick!
Debby Sela: What about it?
Gabby Sela: It fell!
Debby Sela: Where?
Gabby Sela: I don't know. [searching the floor among the items which fell from the shelf, Gabby finds that the magic stick fell into a crack between two boards in the cabin floor]
Gabby Sela: It's in here!
Debby Sela: Oh no...
Gabby Sela: Debby, get me something. [Debby finds a metal crowbar, and hands it to Gabby]
Debby Sela: Here! [Gabby tries to pluck a board with the crowbar, but fails]
Debby Sela: It isn't moving!
Gabby Sela: Well, help me. [together they try to pluck the board]
Gabby Sela: Push!
Debby Sela: I'm pushing.
Gabby Sela: Push harder!
Debby Sela: I'm trying.
Gabby Sela: There! [at last they manage to remove the board. Gabby reaches into the niche under the floor, and retrieves the magic stick]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
[while Gabby is searching the map inside the cabin for the location of the sick man's cabin, Debby looks outside the window. Meanwhile, the radio operator realizes that Gabby fooled him, and returns to the cabin]
Debby Sela: He's coming closer. Gabby, he's coming back!
Gabby Sela: Here it is. Here's Mount Robe. You ready? [they hold hands. Gabby touches the map with the magic stick. In a flash of light, they disappear, and are teleported to the cabin of the sick man]
Gabby Sela: There he is. Mister? Mister? [Gabby touches the sick man's shoulder. The man coughs and look at them]
Sick man at Mountain Robe: Wha... what's happening? What are you doing here?
Gabby Sela: Take it easy, mister.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: Help me. Please... help me. I need... a doctor. [the sick man's head drops]
Gabby Sela: The doctor isn't coming. It's raining too hard. Mister? Mister? [Debby presses her ear to the sick man's chest, and is relieved to hear his heart beating]
Debby Sela: He's only sleeping. [Debby puts her palm on the sick man's forehead, finding that he is feverish]
Debby Sela: Gabby, he's very sick. Let's take him to a hospital!
Gabby Sela: You're right, but...
Debby Sela: But what?
Gabby Sela: We need a map. Yeah! [while Debby puts a damp cloth on the sick man's forehead, Gabby is looking for a map]
Debby Sela: Gabby, hurry!
Gabby Sela: [impatiently] Well, help me. [Debby puts the cloth down on a table and joins Gabby in looking for a map. She notices a map on high shelf, beyond her grasp]
Debby Sela: Gabby, look! There's a map lying up there!
Debby Sela: He's coming closer. Gabby, he's coming back!
Gabby Sela: Here it is. Here's Mount Robe. You ready? [they hold hands. Gabby touches the map with the magic stick. In a flash of light, they disappear, and are teleported to the cabin of the sick man]
Gabby Sela: There he is. Mister? Mister? [Gabby touches the sick man's shoulder. The man coughs and look at them]
Sick man at Mountain Robe: Wha... what's happening? What are you doing here?
Gabby Sela: Take it easy, mister.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: Help me. Please... help me. I need... a doctor. [the sick man's head drops]
Gabby Sela: The doctor isn't coming. It's raining too hard. Mister? Mister? [Debby presses her ear to the sick man's chest, and is relieved to hear his heart beating]
Debby Sela: He's only sleeping. [Debby puts her palm on the sick man's forehead, finding that he is feverish]
Debby Sela: Gabby, he's very sick. Let's take him to a hospital!
Gabby Sela: You're right, but...
Debby Sela: But what?
Gabby Sela: We need a map. Yeah! [while Debby puts a damp cloth on the sick man's forehead, Gabby is looking for a map]
Debby Sela: Gabby, hurry!
Gabby Sela: [impatiently] Well, help me. [Debby puts the cloth down on a table and joins Gabby in looking for a map. She notices a map on high shelf, beyond her grasp]
Debby Sela: Gabby, look! There's a map lying up there!
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
Gabby Sela: C'mon, let's find a place for him. Let's go. [Gabby and Debby support the sick man, walking in the hospital corridor]
Debby Sela: Oh, he's heavy... [Gabby shushes her. They put the sick man and the map on a bed in the corridor. An old woman enters the corridor, leaning on walking-frame]
Old woman at hospital: [smiling at them] Hello!
Gabby Sela, Debby Sela: Hello!
Gabby Sela: What time is it?
Debby Sela: [looking at her wrist-watch] We only have two minutes. C'mon! [suddenly the nurse comes and sees them]
Nurse: Hey! What's going on? [the nurse looks at the sick man, then turns to Gabby and Debby]
Nurse: Just a minute... why is that man lying there?
Gabby Sela: I don't know.
Nurse: [suspiciously] What are you doing here?
Gabby Sela: We're visiting a friend.
Nurse: Who?
Debby Sela: Ah... just a friend.
Nurse: What's his name?
Debby Sela: His name is... eh... [the sick man starts coughing, attracting the nurse's attention]
Nurse: Stay here! [when the nurse turns to tend the sick man, Gabby and Debby use the magic stick on a map of Israel, and immediately disappear. The nurse returns, and is puzzled that they are no longer there. She looks around, but in vain. The old woman smiles at her and gently pats her cheek. Giving up, the nurse returns to the sick man. She takes the map from the bed and gives the sick man medical treatment]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
Gabby Sela: What time is it?
Debby Sela: [looking at her wrist-watch] It's ten to twelve. We only have ten minutes left!
Gabby Sela: I know, I know. Where's the map? [Gabby finds the map near him and unfolds it. They search the map for hospital location]
Gabby Sela: [points at the map] Here's Mount Robe... ah, here it is!
Debby Sela: What?
Gabby Sela: A hospital. Let's go! [Gabby folds the map. They approach the sick man. Debby removes the blanket off him]
Gabby Sela: Mister? Are you alright? [the sick man breathes heavily. He does not answer. Gabby and Debby help him to stand up, supporting him from each side]
Gabby Sela: Are you ready?
Debby Sela: Yes.
Gabby Sela: Now! [Gabby touches the map with the magic stick, and the three of them are transported to the hospital]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor
Radio operator: This is VK 1-1-2-3. I'm calling Dr. Johnson. This is VK 1-1-2-3. I'm calling Dr. Johnson. Over. [noises come out of the receiver. Then Dr. Johnson answers]
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: This is Dr. Johnson. Go ahead. I'm listening.
Radio operator: There's a sick man at Mount Robe. Are you busy?
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: No, I'm not. But there's a bad storm in that area. It's dangerous to fly there now.
Radio operator: I know, doctor, but the man is very sick.
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: OK. Call him and tell him I'm coming.
Radio operator: Right. 4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over.
Sick man at Mountain Robe: [faintly] This is... 4... 3... 7.
Radio operator: I'm sending a flying doctor to you. He's leaving now.
Debby Sela: [whispering] Flying doctor? [Gabby shushes her]
Debby Sela: What's a flying doctor? [Dr. Johnson is flying to Mount Robe, but a storm blocks his route]
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: VK 1-1-2-3. VK 1-1-2-3. This is Dr. Johnson. The weather isn't very good. It's starting to rain.
Radio operator: Are you having troubles?
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: Yes. The wind is blowing very hard.
Radio operator: Where are you now?
Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor: I'm flying over Cockburn. Mount Robe is... ten minutes away.
Radio operator: 4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Do you hear me? [only static noise is heard in response]
Radio operator: 4-3-7, do you hear me? [still no response]
TV Show: The Flying Doctor