All language subtitles for Little.House.On.The.Prairie.S08e10.720P.Bluray.X265

I'm all ready.
Where's the old lady?

How should I know? She
said she'd be back in a minute.

Yeah, that was
an hour ago.

Oh, here she comes.

We were supposed to
shoot the picture an hour ago.

Oh, were
you late?

Come on, let's go!

Come along.

Stand right there.

You pushed me.

I did not
push you.

You did push me.
Say you're sorry.

Madam...

All right,
I'm sorry.

It's too late
to be sorry.

Photographer: Come on!

I'm trying.

All right.

Now, you'll stand here holding
this piece of Mrs. Sullivan's cake.

This is Mrs.
Sullivan's cake?

Yes.

Well,
I don't want to take the poor woman's cake.

She's probably
very hungry.

You're Mrs. Sullivan!

I am?

Yes.

Then why did
you push me?

I give up.
Let's shoot it!

Ready?
Nice smile.

Hold up the cake.

Why aren't
you smiling?

I don't like
chocolate cake.

I like rum baba.

Well, if you give
me a nice smile,

after the picture,
I'll buy you a lovely rum baba.

You will?

Man:
Yes.

Could I have it
without the baba?

I'm ready.

Woman:
Hester-sue?

Yes.

I've changed
my mind.

I'm going to have some
hot tea instead of coffee.

All right.

- Hester-sue?
- Yes?

Where's that pie? I've
been waiting 10 minutes now.

Oh, Mr. Taylor, I'm so sorry,
I forgot it, I'm so busy.

I forgot Mr.
Taylor's pie,

and I have two more orders
for bread and whitefish.

Well, we're all
out of whitefish,

I cooked the last
batch 15 minutes ago.

Oh, no. Caroline, it's nights like
this I wish I was somewhere else.

Anywhere else.

I know what
you mean.

There's the order
of roast beef.

Thanks.

Caroline: Hester-sue!
Mr. Taylor's pie.

Oh, hester-sue,
I want you to meet major guffey.

This is hester-sue terhune,
one of my employees.

Delighted,
ma'am.

Oh, my, my, my!

We're so busy.

Yeah, too busy.

Hester-sue,
the major and I will be sitting over here.

I would like him to have some
of the bread and whitefish.

We don't
have any more.

There you
are, Ernie.

You're one customer that
never gives me any problem.

Well, your food is
the best, hester-sue.

Thank you.

Harriet: Yoo-hoo!

Hester-sue, we're
ready to order!

I'll be right there.

Mr. Taylor: Hester-sue,
is that my pie?

Mr. Taylor, I'm so
sorry it took so long.

- My tea!
- All right.

I'm not going to wait
another second for that tea.

Harriet: Hester-sue,
we're ready to order!

All right.

Mrs. Foster: More coffee,
hester-sue?

I'm fine.

And it's clear that your employees
are being worn to a frazzle.

They've got more going
than you can handle.

But don't you worry,
I have the answer.

Just remember
this,

a restaurant is
a battlefield.

A battlefield?

A principle I developed on
some of the great battlegrounds

of the war between the states.

Antietam...
Shiloh...

Chancellorsville.

Oh, my! You fought in the war!

Mrs. Oleson,
I'm not much of a fighting man,

but I do like to think I
helped to win those battles.

You see, an army
travels on its stomach,

and I fed the army.

Quartermaster
corps.

30 years.

Oh, my!

Major guffey: I had to feed
thousands of troops at a time.

Couldn't afford
a slipshod operation.

Efficiency, that
is the key word.

Aha!

Efficiency.

You have troops
to feed, too.

The more efficient mess hall,
the less work you have to do,

and the more money
you can make.

Harriet: Oh!

Yes.

Less work, more money.

I have applied the
principles of military efficiency

to the restaurant
business.

My company has a
chain of restaurants

throughout the west,

all of them taking advantage of
the most up-to-date techniques,

eliminating waste,
cutting costs, increasing profits!

Ah.

It's the wave
of the future.

Well, now,
if you'll just sign this contract.

A mere formality
we require.

Harriet... Don't
jump into anything.

Why?

It's the answer
to our prayers!

Well,
I think we should talk about it.

Nonsense!

It's my
restaurant.

Major guffey: Mrs.
Oleson, take your time.

I'm on a swing north.
I'll be back in 3 or 4 days.

Major guffey: You talk it over,
and I'll stop by then.

There's no doubt in my
mind about your decision.

A good product
sells itself.

Oh, nels, for heaven's sake,
we should have signed it tonight.

You're just
causing a delay.

Have you read
the contract?

No, I haven't read the contract,
it's just a mere formality.

That's what major
guffey said.

The whole thing
smells funny to me.

Nancy, must you
bang on that piano?

Harriet: Nels.

Nels: Well, tell her
not to play like that.

You hate me!

See what
you've done?

No, darling, he
doesn't hate you.

No, just play!
Honey, it's lovely.

Nels, where
are you going?

Insane, I am
going insane.

Now, we haven't finished
the discussion of the contract!

Harriet, as you said,
it's your restaurant.

You do as
you please.

Oh!

And just by cutting down
on the size of the tables

and turning
them crosswise,

you have increased your
seating capacity by 22%.

- Major, perhaps you've been...
- Oh, good morning, Harriet.

Oh, good morning,
Mrs. Foster.

When will you be open again?

We'll be open in a couple of days,
dear, do come back.

Oh, I will!
I will!

Yes, I know,
I know.

Good morning,
almanzo.

Good morning,
Mrs. Foster.

Mrs. Oleson, the
chairs are ready.

Oh, what adorable
little chairs!

Where are
the backs?

It's one of
our secrets.

Secrets?

Well, you don't want
people to get too comfortable,

just sit around
the tables, do we?

No?

No.

Well, the more turnover,
the more business.

The more business,
the more profits.

Ah! What an
interesting idea.

I'll get the
rest of them.

Oh, thank you,
almanzo.

Where do you want these,
major guffey?

Ah, the accessories.
Just put them down.

Oh, there's more.

Accessories?

Tablecloths,
curtains, napkins,

plates, flatware,
glasses.

We didn't order all that stuff!

Regulation,
nels.

All the troops use
the same supplies.

Eliminates squabbling
in the ranks.

But...

This color green,
I hate this color green!

The best of all... because we buy
these items in such huge quantity,

you only have to pay
just a little above cost.

We have to buy
this stuff?

Major guffey: I'm afraid
it's laid out right here.

Article 4,
paragraph 3 of your contract.

Yes, right here.

"And all items necessary to
the maintenance and operation

"of the signature's
institution

will be purchased from
the parent organization..."

Etcetera,
etcetera.

Well, it's right there,
right in the contract.

But can't we do something
about that green?

Man: Major guffey,
you want to check the new sign?

Major guffey:
Oh, the new sign!

- New sign?
- Oh, my.

Harriet: Nels, it's
exciting, a new sign.

Who's paying
for it?

Harriet:
Well, I don't know.

Isn't that
something?

I designed
it myself.

Major guffey, I...

Major guffey: Every time I unveil
one of these, I get all thrilled!

I know this must be a proud moment for you,
Mrs. Oleson.

Oh...

Yes.

Yes, indeed,
yes.

But... it wasn't in my understanding
that we were going to change

the name of
the restaurant.

It's called
"Caroline's,"

and I think we should
probably consult with her.

Mrs. Oleson.

Close your eyes.

Oh?

Picture, if you will,
a lonely traveler,

footsore, hungry,
far from home,

alone in the night
in a strange country,

aching in body,
depressed in spirit.

Major guffey: He forces
one foot in front of the other,

shivering
in the cold,

lonely in
the darkness.

And then...
And then...

What does he see in the distance,
like a beacon in the night?

What does he see?

Mrs. Sullivan's
kitchen!

Major guffey: His pace quickens,
his heart lightens,

because he knows what
Mrs. Sullivan has waiting...

The same green
tablecloths,

the same green
and white dishes,

the same
efficient service,

the same
pan-fried steak!

Ah!

The traveler enters,
grateful, comforted,

because he knows
without a doubt

that this restaurant is
exactly like the one at home.

Oh!

So, let's get this operation
whipped into shape.

- Get the troops marching!
- Yes! Yes!

- Shoulder to shoulder!
- Oh, nels! Yes!

The same
pan-fried steak?

Ah, my troops
are ready.

Here.

Oh, 5, 4,

3, 2,

1, battle stations!

Harriet: Ah,
welcome to Mrs. Sullivan's restaurant!

We have
a lovely menu.

We have
pan-fried steak

and roast chicken.

Hi, Ernie,
you come in and sit right there.

How do you like
the new restaurant?

Huh?

How do you like
the new restaurant?

Oh, great! This sure is fancy,
hester-sue.

I reckon I'll look at a menu,
see what the drill is.

Well, we don't
have menus.

We don't need any.

We have three meals.

We have pan-fried
steak, beef stew,

and roast chicken.

Huh?

Pan-fried steak,
beef stew, and roast...

Shh!

Ernest,
it's part of our new efficiency program.

You see,
you'll always know what you're getting,

you know that we're
never going to run out,

and you also know that we're
going to save you some money.

See, it's called the
wave of the future.

It's what?

It's the wave
of the future!

Oh, well,
that sounds all right to me.

I reckon I'll
have the stew.

Beef stew,
all right.

One stew.

One stew coming up.

How are you doing
so far, Caroline?

Well,
it really is much simpler this way.

Everything's
mostly cooked,

it's just a matter of
putting it on the plates.

Oh, very good, how about you,
hester-sue, any problems?

No.

Good, good,
good.

Isn't it wonderful? It is,
it's just working out

exactly the way major
guffey said it would!

Well, how do
you like it?

The best beef stew I ever tasted,
hester-sue,

bar none.

Good.

May I help you?

Customer:
Mrs. Oleson?

Yes.

I'll have
the beef stew.

All right, now.
Here, just a moment.

Harriet: Beef stew, uh-huh?

Customer: And my wife
will have the steak.

The stake... Oh,
excuse me just a moment.

Nels, look at all these people! Now,
you've got to help!

I haven't
eaten yet!

Well, neither have I!

I'll get you a pad
and an apron.

Harriet: I'll be
right with you!

Harriet:
Well, was it good?

Aah!

Good night.

Good night,
Caroline, hester-sue.

Good night.

$24.40.

Nels,
that's the most we've ever made in one day!

Oh, everything that the
major said is coming true!

Well, it might pay for the
new dishes and the sign.

Well, $24.40,
nels!

Now, just think. In one week,
we will be rich.

Harriet,
I know that we did very well tonight.

There's no
denying that.

But the whole idea of this
scheme was to lessen our workload.

Now, we worked harder tonight
than we have ever worked.

And that's both of US and
Caroline and hester-sue.

Well, I know,
but...

Well,
major guffey said that the workload

would start
to decrease.

I believe him,
everything he's said so far

has come true,
nels.

Oh, nels,
everything's going to be all right.

I just know
it is.

Trust me?

Please?

Ohh, that
feels so good.

Ahh, I've never
seen so many people.

We took in
almost $25.

Bet Harriet and nels
were happy about that.

I'm not too
sure about nels.

Charles, I have
got to lie down.

All right,
I got some soup on the stove.

I'm bringing
it to you.

That would be nice.

One good thing,

at least you won't
have to work tomorrow.

I forgot
to tell you.

What's that?

Caroline: We're
open tomorrow night.

You're going to
work on sunday?

Caroline: That's
the new policy.

Mrs. Sullivan's
open 7 days a week.

Well, I think
it's ridiculous.

It's not healthy for a body
to work 7 days a week.

Poor, tired baby.

Harriet: And sunday night we
did almost as well as well over $20!

Major guffey:
Outstanding!

Harriet, you're
a real trooper.

I'm mighty
proud of you.

And Mrs. Sullivan
will be, too!

Oh, did you
hear that, nels?

Mrs. Sullivan will
be proud of me.

Yes, dear.

The time is not
far off, Harriet,

when you are going to
be a very wealthy woman.

Really?

No doubt about it.

Right up through
the ranks.

And now we're ready to go to
the next stage of our campaign...

Phase two.

Phase two?

Major guffey:
Yes, that's right.

In phase two, we go into
continuous operation.

The restaurant will
stay open from breakfast,

all day right
through supper.

All day?

What for?

Major guffey: For the increased profits,
of course!

Consider the
possibilities.

We educate the troops
and their stomachs

to know that at
any time of the day,

be it 10 in the morning
or 4 in the afternoon,

Mrs. Sullivan
is ready!

Major guffey: Whenever
the rumble of hunger is heard,

we'll be ready
to fill them up

and get them
marching again!

Major guffey: Before 11:00,
scrambled eggs and pancakes.

After 11:00, steak,
stew, and chicken.

And there's more!

Major guffey: To let the world
know of this bold innovation,

you are going to take out
advertisements in all the newspapers

for 50 miles around.

We've already
written them for you.

And we pay for them?

Of course!

Major guffey, you can take your
advertisements and put them right away.

We are not going to open
this restaurant full-time!

I beg
your pardon?

It's too much
work as it is!

We got into this in the first place
because you said it would run itself.

But look at the money you're making,
and you're just beginning!

The future
is boundless!

You're going to be generals
in Mrs. Sullivan's army!

Well, I don't think we want to be
generals in Mrs. Sullivan's armies.

We'd rather be
privates in our own!

Article 9,

paragraph 7.

"All policy decisions are
up to the parent company."

And it's
standard policy

for Mrs. Sullivan's
kitchens to be open all day.

I'm afraid you're going to
have to follow orders, nels.

Really? And
if we don't?

If you don't...

Then we'll sue you for
everything you've got...

Major guffey:
And then some!

When I come back next week,

I expect to find
a full-time operation

going at full march!

I did the cooking last night.
I'm not doing it again tonight!

Me, neither!

All you cooked
were the potatoes!

I did everything else! I'm
not cooking anything tonight.

Me, neither!

Yes, and it was the night
before last I did the potatoes.

Last night, I
did everything!

Whoa, you two,
what's going on?

Well, ever since mom's
been so busy at the restaurant,

I've being doing
all the cooking.

It's Albert's
turn.

I've done more than
you, and you know it.

Hey, let's not start
this ruckus again.

It seems to me that I have done the
lion's share of the cooking this week,

what with
breakfast and lunch.

Yeah, at least your
food is fit to eat.

His isn't.

Look who's
talking!

I told you not
to start it again.

I think I've
got an idea.

From now on,
I am going to cook the evening meal.

Charles:
All right?

But if anybody doesn't
finish everything on their plate,

or they complain
about anything,

that person will do the cooking
the next evening, and so on.

It's a deal?

- Yeah.
- I guess so.

It's okay
with me.

All right, then, everybody outside,
get me some stove wood,

I'll start cooking.

I guarantee you I'm going to
make you a meal you won't forget.

You're going
to love it.

Very special.

Get lots of wood!

Grace, we've got them!

From now on, they're going
to do all the cooking!

One more pot of
delicious food coming up!

I've outdone myself.

Come on, dig in, dig in,
I want you to eat it while it's hot!

Asparagus?

Mm-hmm!

Bean and cheese
casserole?

Yeah, with mushrooms,
lots of big mushrooms. Yeah, look at them.

Breaded
tomatoes?

Yeah, I made that
specially for you!

Yeah, let me
have your plate.

Good? Everybody
enjoying this?

Oh, it tastes
great.

It sure is.

I think I'll
have seconds!

Seconds?

I hope I
made enough.

Want some of this?

What's the matter
with you?

I thought you were pa!
I'm getting rid of this.

I don't know how you
can eat all that stuff.

I didn't.

What are we
going to do?

We can't
complain!

Well,
there's only one thing we can do.

What's that?

Get bigger pockets.

$8.39,
$0.50...

- And $1.00. Thank you very much.
- Thank you.

Nels, it's
almost 11:00!

That's nice.

Well, the restaurant's
been open for hours!

That's nice.

Well, aren't you
going over there?

I'm not going
over there.

Nels, for heaven's sakes,
Caroline and hester-sue

can't run that
all by themselves!

Now,
I've got the store to take care of.

Harriet, you said it
was your restaurant.

You go over there.

Oh, nels,
I'm tired.

So am I, but I'm not a
general in Mrs. Sullivan's army.

You go feed the troops.

I've never seen
anyone so lazy!

Hester-sue, I'm here,
you don't have to worry anymore.

Praise be.

Here, let me have this. Yes,
thank you.

Now, may I have
your order?

You know something,
Caroline? We just started

and I'm tired
already!

We can't keep
working these hours.

Harriet: Orders,
orders, orders!

The troops
are starving.

Isn't it
wonderful?

We're just so
busy, busy, busy!

Harriet,
I'm glad things are going so well for you...

Yes, it's just exactly the
way major guffey promised it!

I have to
talk to you.

All right, what
is it, Caroline?

The job, I can't
handle it.

I'm here all day,
I stay late.

Caroline: I'm worn out when
I get home in the evening,

I never even
see my family.

I don't want to put
you in a tight spot,

but I have to
give my notice.

Oh...

Oh, please...

Oh, please,
Caroline, please.

I beg you, I beg
you, don't leave me.

I can't do
it all alone.

I'm sorry, but...

But nels, I have to do it,
I have to prove to nels

that I can do it!

I don't want to make things hard for you,
but I...

Money, I'll give
you more money!

No, it isn't money,
it's my time!

No,
I'll give you a percentage of the take!

No, Harriet,
it isn't...

Please.

Please, Caroline,
please, I beg you.

Please,
don't leave me.

Please, just stay
a little longer.

Just
a little longer.

I'll make things
easier for you.

Please.

I'll talk it over
with Charles.

Oh, Caroline!

Thank you.

Thank you.

Harriet: Here, I have
some orders for you.

3 pan-fried
steaks...

And, uh...
2 roast chicken...

And, uh...

Oh, heaven sakes,
I can't read my own writing!

I'll be right back.

You sure told her.

Whatever it is,
it smells awful!

It sure
does!

Charles: Somebody's saying
something bad there about the cooking?

- Oh, no!
- No, pa!

- You sure?
- Yeah!

All right, I think
they're done.

There you go,
my love.

Why does she get the good ones?

Wait, is there something
wrong with yours?

No.

There you go,
my darling.

Charles: Here, let me
have your plate, darling.

How's yours, James?

Hmm! Great, pa.
I love it.

Well, good,
because I'm going to make you a lot more.

And I told her I
wanted to give notice,

but...

Charles, I felt
so sorry for her.

Well, she's
trying so hard.

And there's
so much work!

I'd feel just awful
leaving her right now.

You can understand.

Yes, I can
understand.

I wish I
couldn't.

I knew you'd
understand.

It will only be
for a little while.

All right, but
when this is over,

you know what I want?
I want a Turkey.

I want a Turkey with
bread and potato stuffing.

And sweet potatoes.

And hot rolls
with butter.

And a pie.

No, I want two pies.

I want a mince pie,
and I want a pumpkin pie.

There you go,
promise to make that.

Caroline?

$108, $109,
$110, $111.

Another
banner week!

Mrs. Sullivan is
pleased with you.

Harriet, you're
a good soldier.

Thank you.

In fact,
we're ready to move into phase 3.

Phase 3?

Our top-notch
battle plan.

This is your opportunity to
become part of a business

that is always
expanding.

Well, I don't know...

All you have to do is talk to your friends,
your relatives,

persuade just two of them to
take out their own franchises

on Mrs. Sullivan's kitchens
in their own communities,

and you will supervise
the operation.

Well, how can
I do that?

Eventually,
those two will persuade two more.

And before you know it,
we'll have an army

of Mrs. Sullivan's
kitchens

all over
hero township.

Major guffey, I can hardly get
away from the restaurant now.

If I had that to do... I mean,
I don't exactly know

how I can do all
of this... Terrific...

I'll expect those two names
when I call by next week.

Good day,
ladies.

Good day.

Albert, hitch
up the team.

Yes, sir!

Where are
we going?

We're going to get
something decent to eat.

Well, what are
we going to have?

Pan-fried steak, roast chicken,
beef stew, anything.

Come on, get
your coats.

All right, kids, order
anything you want.

I'll be right back.

I think I
want chicken.

Albert: I want steak.

Me, too.

Charles,
where are you...

Charles!

Nancy: Where's supper?
I'm hungry!

Willie: Me, too.

It's coming.

Nancy: Well, I don't
like to eat this late.

Have some bread.

Nancy: Willie already
ate all of it.

Ahh, good heavens!

I run the store
all by myself,

I do all the
cooking by myself.

It's got to stop.

It's just got to stop.

Will any of you
get that, please?

I'm eating!

Me, too.

All right,
all right, all right.

- Charles, what are you doing here?
- Nels, good evening.

Let me ask you a question,
are you tired of working all day

and cooking
all night?

I sure am!

Well, so am I, and I think it's
time we did something about it.

But what?

Nels, my friend,
that is why I'm here.

- Here you go.
- Thanks.

Good morning.

Oh, Charles,
what time is it?

Don't worry,
the children have all had breakfast.

I'm sorry, you should
have gotten me up.

It's all right,
I'll drive them to school.

I'm going to be a little late tonight,
I've got to work.

So, after school the children
will come over and stay with you

and I'll pick you up
when the store closes.

What work?

It's a surprise.

What is it?

Well, you don't want to keep working
the hours you've been working, do you?

Of course not.

If only Harriet hadn't
signed that contract.

I feel so sorry
for her.

Caroline: She could lose everything,
Charles.

Well, don't worry,
that's all part of the surprise.

What...

No questions, just trust me.

I can almost taste
that Turkey now.

What?

Never mind, it's
part of the surprise.

Listen, I told you all,
just stop running in here.

They keep
chasing me!

I'm not
chasing you!

Well, just
stop running.

Children, what is this squabbling?
I can hear you in the kitchen.

It's her
fault!

Caroline.

Why did Charles leave
the children here today?

He said he
had to work.

Children, in
the kitchen.

Well, Mr. and
Mrs. Matlock.

When did you get back
from your trip back east?

We figured a month was
long enough to be gone.

That's about as
long as I could do

without some of Caroline's
lemon meringue pie.

Mr. Matlock: We stopped
here right on our way

from the stage so
that I can get some.

Well, I'm awfully sorry,
but we don't serve

Caroline's lemon
meringue pie anymore.

Harriet: No, you see, we've
changed the whole thing.

And now we have Mrs. Sullivan's
very own delicious chocolate cake.

Everyone loves it.

No lemon
meringue pie?

Oh, I'm
sorry, dear!

Maybe we could try that new
restaurant across the street.

They might
have some.

We'll be back,
Harriet, another time.

New restaurant
across the street?

Hello, Mrs. Oleson,
would you like some lunch?

Charles!

Where's
my furniture?

And where is
my husband?

The furniture's upstairs,
we needed some more room,

your husband's in the kitchen,
cooking.

Shh, people
are eating.

Shh? Don't
you shush me.

Nels, what
are you up to?

Hello, Harriet.

Answer me, what
is this all about?

The free-enterprise
system.

What?

Harriet,
I want to give you a piece of advice.

You'd better get back
and tend to your restaurant.

You've got
competition.

Are you out
of your mind?

What are you doing?

For heaven's sakes,
nels oleson, will you stop that?

Will you stop
that this instant!

Harriet,
I figured if I'm doing all this cooking,

I might as well
get paid for it.

After all, that's the most
important thing in the word,

isn't it,
making money?

Yes.

And you're going to be sorry
that you did this, nels oleson.

Sorry it took so long,
I had to feed the stock.

Charles, I have
to talk to you.

What about?

What about?

About the restaurant, of course.

I didn't want to say anything
in front of the children.

Caroline,
if nels wants to open up a restaurant,

I think that's
his business.

What for? Just
to hurt Harriet?

My darling, here's a
copy of the contract

that Harriet signed
with major guffey.

Just take a look at article 12,
paragraph two.

You think
it'll work?

I told you...

Trust me.

Nels,
I have something that I want to say to you.

And when I'm finished,
then you may reply.

What you are doing is the
cruelest thing you have ever done.

And I want you to know
that you will be sorry.

And you will get nowhere
with your restaurant.

I will fight you
tooth-and-nail!

You're not just
attacking me, nels.

You're attacking
Mrs. Sullivan's army!

Are you through?

Yes!

- Well, in reply, I would...
- Oh, shut up!

I hope my reply was
not too long-winded.

Everybody
over here!

Two dinners for
the price of...

Would you like to have two
dinners for the price of one?

Two dinners for
the price of...

Oh, uh, would you like to have
two dinners for the price of one?

Well, uh, here we go,
just look at this, sir.

We are going to have two
dinners for the price of one.

You can bring your wife
or your girlfriend.

Excuse me, sir... excuse me,
you dropped your coup...

Anybody wants some
pan-fried steak?

No,
thanks.

Don't cry,
Harriet.

Everything is
going to work out.

Everybody likes
nels' cooking!

Not everybody.

Look at Ernest.

Caroline: Isn't
it good, Ernest?

Oh, yeah, best roast
lamb I ever ate.

Oh!

It's pan-fried
steak!

Pan-fried, huh?

Oh, well, don't make much difference
to me one way or another no more.

I ain't tasted
nothing for 5 years,

ever since that thrasher
ran over my neck.

Deaf as a post,

and he can't
taste anything!

What's this?

Casualties on
the front lines?

Major
guffey!

There's a restaurant
across the street,

and it's stealing
all of our business!

Sounds like a
strategic maneuver.

Have you suffered
heavy losses?

Here are
the receipts.

This is
disastrous!

Have you dispersed the troops?

Major guffey,
I don't know what you're talking about

most of the time!

Have you established
new franchises yet?

How can I establish
any franchises

when I'm trying to
save this restaurant?

I knew it was a mistake to
let a woman command a post!

Well, Mrs.
Sullivan's a woman,

and she commands
the whole thing.

There's no such person
as Mrs. Sullivan.

We picked that old lady
off the streets of Chicago

and paid her $2.00 to
pose for the picture.

There's no
Mrs. Sullivan?

The company
is run by men,

the way
it should be.

Article 12,
paragraph two,

"franchise is
revocable at any time

at the discretion
of the supervisor."

That's me.

You have disgraced
US, Mrs. Oleson!

I'm drumming you
out of the ranks!

We'll be by tomorrow
and pick up the sign.

Nels!

Nels, it's all
your fault!

You've ruined
everything.

And now the major
just tore up the contract!

Yes, I know, isn't
it wonderful?

What do you mean,
"isn't it wonderful?"

Well, now we can forget all
about Mrs. Sullivan's kitchen.

The people of walnut
grove made it very clear

what kind of food they
want... home cooking.

A family restaurant,
the way you used to do it.

Well, you've got all
the business here.

Not after tonight.
We're closing.

We just did it so you could
get out of your contract.

It was Charles'
idea.

Oh, nels!

You're
wonderful!

Oh, I know.

I know.

- Good morning, ma'am.
- Good morning.

You in
charge here?

Yes, my husband
and I are.

I wonder if I can interest
you in a business proposition?

A business
proposition?

I'm opening a number
of restaurants

which will devote
themselves to just one meal,

the most succulent,
delicious,

appetizing
fried chicken

that ever passed
your lips.

One meal? Just
fried chicken?

Something I said?

Oh, no!

No, I'm sorry.

But you see,
we tried to make a go of the restaurant

by just serving
3 meals.

So, I can't quite see somebody
coming to a restaurant

for only one meal...
Fried chicken!

I'm sorry you're
not interested.

Frankly, I think it's
the wave of the future.

Well, I'm
terribly sorry,

but I think you're
wasting your time.

Well,
time will tell.

Time will tell.

Who was
that man?

Some silly old
man with an idea

about having
a restaurant

that only
serves one meal...

Fried chicken!

That's all?

That's all!

How about having a piece
of lemon meringue pie?

I don't mind
if I do.

Fried chicken!

Can you
imagine that?