 The "confrontation" sequence (where Jeb and Sport declare they dont  have to live with their bickering parents anymore and dive into the  pool for good), was actually written by Earl Hamner, Jr. (qv) to  be the climax of the story; it was also used at the beginning  because the final version came up a few minutes short (Whits  "Howdy!" greeting as the kids emerge from the "swimming hole" and  the tracking shot of the children in Aunt Ts yard were repeated as  well for the same reason). There was noise interference on the MGM  back