▁cheer le ader ▁Ang ela ▁Mor r ise y ▁( J os ie ▁Loren ) ▁and ▁starts ▁cr ushing ▁on ▁her . ▁They ▁are ▁both ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁para de ▁float ▁committee . ▁The ▁two ▁work ▁on ▁together ▁the ▁float ▁and ▁become ▁friends ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁para de , ▁the ▁town ▁shows ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁festival ▁and ▁" The ▁Ch icken " ▁is ▁a ▁big ▁hit . ▁During ▁a ▁dance ▁number , ▁Cle atus ▁( in ▁dis gu ise ▁as ▁P ec os ▁Bill ) ▁is ▁accident ally ▁discovered . ▁P ete , ▁esc aping ▁the ▁crowd , ▁he ▁ste als ▁the ▁sh er iff ' s ▁car ▁to ▁get ▁away . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Ang ela ▁sees ▁him ▁walking ▁and ▁offers ▁him ▁a ▁ride . ▁When ▁the ▁two ▁talk , ▁P ete ▁cons iders ▁coming ▁clean ▁when ▁Ang ela ▁express es ▁relief ▁that ▁" The ▁Ch icken " ▁is ▁not ▁Cle atus ▁after ▁all ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁developing ▁rom antic ▁feelings ▁for ▁wh ome ver ▁is ▁inside . ▁However , ▁when ▁she ▁conf esses ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁sure ▁about ▁how ▁finding ▁out ▁who ▁is ▁inside ▁the ▁suit ▁will ▁affect ▁these ▁feelings , ▁P ete ▁dec ides ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁mystery ▁alive ▁by ▁ret iring . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁ad oration ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁shares ▁for ▁" The ▁Ch icken " ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁financial ▁in cent ives ▁of ▁having ▁people ▁att ending ▁the ▁games , ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁dec ides