Original subtitles

to Washington once I've informed Mr. Davis.

I thought Uncle Bill was still in Chicago.

Well, he is, he is, but I've put in a call.

Did they teach you how to pack a suitcase in Gentleman's Gentleman

I'm afraid there's no such school, Jody.

Well, if there was, I bet you would get an A.

Oh, thank you, Jody.

Well, it's probably Mr. Davis. I'll take it, Jody.

Hello, Davis residence.

I got your message. Your kid's all right?

Oh, splendid, Mr. Davis, splendid.

By the way, I call on a personal matter, sir. My second cousin, Colin Longwood,

yes.

He's in Washington for a few days with the British trade delegation.

And he asks if I might join him, sir.

When do you want to leave?

Well, if I may, this afternoon, sir.

Okay, see if she can watch the kids tonight. I'll be home tomorrow night

Well, thank you, sir. Thank you indeed. In that case, I shall accept the

invitation.

May the kids air?

Yes, sir.

Hi, Uncle Bill.

School was great today.

What happened?

I found a dime at lunch.

My turn, Jody.

Hi, Uncle Bill.

Hello, honey.

Now, listen.

Sissy's going to be taking care of you both tonight while Mr. French is away,

I want you to cooperate.

That's behave, you understand?

Uh -huh. Should I tell Jody to understand?

Yeah, you tell him, honey.

I'll see you tomorrow night, okay?

Bye, Uncle Bill.

Goodbye, Mr. Davis.

Bye, Uncle Bill.

Bye -bye, Jody. Hey, what did you do with the dime?

I celebrated finding the dime for the 10 -cent chocolate phosphate.

Bye.

Don't be too long, Sissy. Oh, I won't. I'll just make a quick change. Sissy,

when is he here?

Well, not now. Greg and I are in a hurry. We're going to go to a movie.

It was filmed in Yugoslavia with an Italian cast.

It's a Western.

He can't go.

Who can't?

Mr. French is leaving for Washington.

To see his second cousin, Pauline Longwood.

Just for a few days. He's trading with the British.

And Uncle Bill said it was all right from Chicago.

So you have to take care of us until Uncle Bill gets back.

Good afternoon, young man. Good afternoon, sir.

Oh, Sissy. Oh, I heard.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, Sissy. Oh, that's okay, Mr. French.

These things happen.

Yes, well, I'd better hurry or I'll miss my train.

Oh, by the way, I have a roast in the refrigerator which I was going to

for dinner.

Now, children, you are to cooperate.

Understand?

And, uh, Sissy, we're depending on you.

We'll cooperate, Mr. French.

Goodbye, Mr. French. Have a nice time.

Goodbye, Mr. French. I'll be here.

Goodbye, Susie. Goodbye, Buffy, Jody. Thank you.

Goodbye. Goodbye, sir.

Goodbye.

Greg, if you want to go to the movie without me, it's okay.

Well, no, I wouldn't want to hold my own hand.

I'll babysit with you.

Thank you.

Oh, boy. Now we can all watch my favorite programs on TV together.

You know, I was going to buy us a pizza after the movie, but I guess staying

home has advantages.

Well, don't be too sure.

This is only the second time I've ever cooked a roast.

What happened the first time?

We went out for pizza.

Our tunes are over. Can we help you with the dinner? Or should we send out for

pizza?

See who that is, please.

Okay.

Hi. Hi, kids.

Hi. Is Sissy home?

Uh -huh. Sissy, it's for you.

You guys are just in time. I'm making dinner.

Forget dinner. You're coming with us. Larry's flying us up to Dartmouth for

evening. To the Winter Carnival? Really? Right. And you're invited. Oh, wow.

That would be fantastic.

What a blast.

Except, how can we?

Oh, yeah.

My uncle and Mr. French are out of town. I've got to stay with Buffy and Jody.

But there must be some way.

I mean, we'd have a ball.

Larry's a good pilot.

Oh, that's not the problem.

I've got responsibilities.

How about giving us another babysitter?

Sure, why not?

We've had babysitters before.

Yes, but not while everybody's out of town.

Look, we'd be back by two o 'clock.

You know, it's not going to be like all night.

It's just like being out on a date.

But I don't know.

Come on, Sissy.

It's okay.

Honestly, we'll be fine.

You can bring us back some snow.

How can you pass a plane ride to the Winter Carnival?

Well, let's see if I can find a dependable babysitter.

Look, Helen and I have to split.

I've got to pre -flight check the plane and file a flight plan. So meet us at

the Westchester Airport at 6 .30, okay?

6 .30, we'll be there. If I can find a babysitter. You'll find one. See you

later. Okay, bye -bye. Bye.

Bye.

Sorry, Greg, we're so little.

Yeah, when I grow up, I'm never going to have a babysitter.

That's okay. It's not your fault. I was a kid once myself.

That's the third one.

Well, don't give up now.

Friday afternoon this late? I knew it was going to be rough.

How about Mrs. Crane?

That's a good idea.

We haven't used her in a long time.

Crane, Crane, Crane.

Mrs. Crane.

She lets her stay up until 10 o 'clock watching TV.

She's nice.

Mrs. Crane.

Hi, this is Sissy Davis.

I know it's sort of the last minute, but I was wondering if you were free to

stay with Buffy and Jody tonight.

You are?

Well, great.

How soon can you be here?

Can't you make it any earlier?

Well, hold on just a minute, please.

She can't get here until 7.

We have to be at the airport by 6 .30.

That's okay. We can stay by ourselves until Mrs. Crane gets here. It's still

daylight.

Don't be ridiculous.

What's so ridiculous?

I can't leave them alone.

Just for a few minutes?

It's just a little over an hour.

We've stayed in the house for longer than that. Lots of times, haven't we

Yeah, like when Mr. French goes shopping.

Please, Sissy.

And sometimes when he falls asleep in the afternoon.

Sissy, if you don't go, we'll feel just awful.

Okay.

Mrs. Crane, seven will be fine.

Bye -bye.

I wish Mrs. Crane would come. I'm getting hungry.

She'll be here. Just relax.

Haven't we waited over an hour already?

The waiting wouldn't be so long if you did something like me.

You're not doing anything. You're just reading.

or Sissy wasn't here.

What'd she say?

She said her son -in -law had to take her daughter to the hospital to have a

grandchild, and so she has to go to their house to stay with the old

You mean she's not coming over?

Nope.

Not even later?

Nope.

No one's coming over?

Nope, just us.

Oh, boy.

Jody, we're all alone.

Do you think we ought to call Uncle Bill?

He couldn't get here from Chicago anyhow.

Should we try to get another babysitter?

Sissy had enough trouble trying to get Mrs. Crane.

Besides, if we're old enough to call a babysitter for ourselves, I think we're

old enough not to need one.

Do you think we ought to stay here all by ourselves?

It'll only be until 2 o 'clock when Sissy gets back.

We sure got old enough all of a sudden.

Are you afraid?

No, not yet, but I'm gonna be.

Don't worry. I'll be here with you, Buff.

That makes two of us kids.

I would be afraid if I was here alone, but I wouldn't be afraid if I was here

with me.

What?

I mean, neither of us is alone as long as we're here.

Oh, we can babysit each other.

Right. Now let's go make some dinner.

There's a rump roast, a triangle tip roast, a prime rib roast, a chuck roast,

boneless pot roast, and an eye of the round roast. What kind do we have?

It doesn't say.

I like prime ribs, so let's make it that way.

Okay, then even if it isn't one, maybe it will taste like one. Give me the

directions.

Season with salt and pepper and place in an uncovered pan without

water, fat side up, in a preheated 325 degree oven.

That's a lot of things to remember.

I never knew Mr. French had such a hard job.

Neither did I.

Well, if I do all those things to it, how long is it supposed to stay in the

oven?

What do you want?

Rare, medium, or well?

I think rare is the fastest, so let's do it that way.

Okay.

Rare takes 20 minutes a pound.

How much does it weigh?

I don't know.

I've got an idea.

Let's find something that says what it weighs.

Okay, Mr. Burns just bought a five -pound bag of sugar. Good. Go get it.

Put it in my hand.

Do I tilt to the meat side or to the shaker side?

I think you're even.

Good.

That means it weighs five pounds.

Gee, you're smart.

No, I'm not.

I just remembered I could have weighed it on the bathroom scale.

So let's say it's five pounds.

Five times 20 is 100 minutes.

A hundred minutes?

I'm hungry now.

We better make sandwiches.

Hello. What are you doing with that? This is the snow that I promised to

back the kids. I'll put it in the freezer.

Well, wouldn't it keep better outside?

No, someone might take it. It's special snow.

The snow just happens to come from the snow sculpture that won the blue ribbon.

Actually, it was a yellow ribbon, but it was so cold it turned blue.

Oh, wonderful.

I'll put it in the freezer, okay? Thank you, thank you. You're welcome.

Aren't you guys glad that we talked into coming up here?

I might have been stuck all evening in the Davis' warm apartment and missed

getting snow down my neck.

All I can say is thank heavens for Mrs. Crane.

Well, I want you to know I'm glad you broke that date.

Well, I'm glad you called, Bill.

What do you tell a guy?

The same excuse I always give when you come to Chicago unexpectedly.

Headache. And he said, give my regards to Bill David.

Okay, I'll do the same for you when you come to New York.

Fair enough.

Now tell me, Bill, how are the kids?

Oh, they're fine. I just talked to them a while ago.

Friends are going down to Washington, so Sissy's going to look after them

tonight.

Now that they're older, I guess you don't have to be as concerned about

No, she's all grown up now.

Very responsible girl, too.

Boy, you make good cheese sandwiches, Buffy. Thank you. I follow Mr. French's

recipe. Take two pieces of bread and some cheese.

What's for dessert?

Milk. Is that all?

I can make some more cheese sandwiches.

That's okay.

I noticed a new bag of popcorn in the cupboard.

Mr. French wouldn't serve popcorn for dessert.

Maybe he never thought of it.

Right. We ought to tell him.

You know, listening to music reminds me of food.

Well, not listening to music also reminds you of food.

Hey, there's a great chili place about a half a mile from here. What are we

waiting for?

Let's go.

Go. Thank you.

Thank you.

Good.

Oh, wow.

That was wonderful.

What this winter carnival needs is more winter.

Not if you think about it. I mean, snow, flying.

They don't mix.

We better head for the airport before we're snowed in.

Hey, you're right. Let's get our stuff.

I think we ought to go to bed.

Can't we watch the end of this movie?

No, it's time for bed.

Nobody told us we had to.

Nobody told us we could stay up either.

Please, Jody.

It wouldn't be right.

Who made you the boss?

With everybody else away, I'm the man of the house, and I say it's time for bed.

You have to put the call through.

Why?

But, operator.

Operator.

It's no use. The lines are all down.

Well, I'm sure Mrs. Crane will stay with the kids till you get home.

Well, she will, but they'll be worried about me.

Those kids are probably fast asleep.

What does it look like?

Not good.

A sudden cold front pushed the storm in from Canada.

There's no chance of getting out.

Until when?

Seven or eight in the morning, if we're lucky.

We're grounded.

When my uncle finds out about this, I'm going to be grounded for life.

Did you brush your teeth?

Yes, did you?

You're not supposed to ask the man who's in charge.

Are you tucking me in?

Sure, Uncle Bill always does.

Who's going to tuck you in?

Nobody, I guess.

That's the same about people who are in charge. There's no one to tuck them in.

Good night, Buffy.

Good night.

I'll turn off the light for you.

Are you okay, Buff?

Are you?

I was just thinking.

What?

If you want me to turn the light on, I will.

Do you want the light on?

Only if you do.

You're in charge.

Okay, I'll turn the light on.

Yes, Buffy?

I'm not afraid, but do you think Uncle Bill would mind if we slept in his bed

tonight?

I'm not afraid either, but I don't think Uncle Bill would mind.

I wish it were two o 'clock so Sissy would be here.

caught the eastern seaboard by surprise at this moment an intense snowstorm is

moving down the coast from canada new york airports will soon be closed to air

traffic telephone service has been disrupted in many areas

I don't think I feel too good.

Probably had that popcorn you ate.

Are you sure?

Uh -huh. But maybe I ought to wake up Sissy.

Is she home yet?

Sure, it's 2 .30.

Do you think something happened to her?

No, she comes home late lots of times.

How do you feel now?

The same. It hurts.

Can I get you anything?

Like what?

When I had a stomachache, Mr. French made me some hot tea with lemon.

I don't like lemon.

The lemon is supposed to help the tea to be good for you.

Well, okay, if I have to.

Okay, I'll be right back.

I hope this makes you feel better. What would really make me feel better is

somebody being bad.

I'm somebody.

I mean somebody else.

Drink the tea.

Did you put any sugar in it?

One. I like it lumpier.

That's okay when it's a drink, but not when it's a medicine.

Thanks for taking care of me, Buff.

I'm just doing what Mr. French would do.

You know, I think I'm feeling better.

That's good, because if the tea didn't help, Mr. French would call the doctor.

Maybe I can finish my tea while we watch TV, and that way we can stay up until

Sissy gets home.

Are you scared and sick, or just sick?

I think I'm a little of each.

Okay, it wouldn't be so bad with the light on and TV talking to us.

And don't forget to put your slippers on.

Jody. Sissy!

You're home!

Yes.

What are you doing in here?

Waiting for you.

We were worried about you. Oh, I know.

We couldn't fly because of the weather.

That's why I couldn't get home. I couldn't even call you.

I'm going to have to apologize to Mrs. Crane for making her stay all night.

Where is she?

She didn't come.

She didn't come?

Well, did you get along all right without Mr. French?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Were you worried about us? No, I'm not worrying. Was Sissy here?

We were okay.

Sissy took good care of us. That's good.

Now, wait a minute.

Uncle Bill, I've got something to say.

Oh, they gave you a bad time, huh?

Oh, no. They were trying to protect me.

I wasn't here last night.

Buffy and Jody were alone from...

Six o 'clock last night until eight o 'clock this morning.

How did that happen?

Well, you see, Helen's boyfriend has his own plane.

And so Greg and I went up to the winter carnival at Dartmouth.

And then there was a storm and... Okay, well, I guess you've thought about it

all day.

Not much I can add to that.

I think I've told myself all there is to say.

Uncle Bill, I'm sorry. I feel just awful.

Sure you do. That's good enough.

Thank you.

I'll check on the roast. Okay.

Well, I guess you kids got a big story to tell, huh? You had a big night.

Oh, just the usual stuff.

Well, I'm real proud of you.

We didn't do anything.

Well, just being here by yourselves alone, that's doing something.

Alone? We weren't alone, Uncle Bill. We had each other.

Okay.