Original subtitles

OPIE, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING?

COLORING.

WHAT?

THE HOUSE, THE RUG, OR YOURSELF?

HUH?

LOOK. LOOK AT THE MESS

YOU'VE JUST MADE.

WHERE?

THIS ROOM LOOKS AS IF A CYCLONE HIT IT.

I DECLARE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOU.

WHAT'S HE DONE NOW, AUNT BEE?

WHAT'S HE DONE? THIS BOY IS FAR AND AWAY

THE SLOPPIEST, MESSIEST BOY I EVER SAW IN ALL MY BORN DAYS.

HE HASN'T GOT THE FAINTEST NOTION OF ORDER

OR PUTTING THINGS WHERE THEY BELONG.

OPIE, YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED

MAKING A MESS LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

HOW DO YOU THINK IT MAKES ME FEEL

HAVING YOUR AUNT BEE SAY

YOU'RE THE SLOPPIEST, MESSIEST BOY SHE EVER SAW?

ANDY.

ANDY, I TAKE IT ALL BACK.

HE'S NOT THE SLOPPIEST, MESSIEST BOY I'VE EVER SEEN.

HE'S THE SECOND SLOPPIEST, MESSIEST.

WHAT?

HE CAN'T BE FIRST AS LONG AS YOU'RE AROUND.

ME?

YES, YOU.

LOOK AT THE MESS YOU'VE MADE.

GOSH, PA, YOU'RE CATCHING IT, TOO.

YEAH.

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME,

THIS HOUSE WOULDN'T BE FIT TO LIVE IN.

THIS ISN'T A LIVING ROOM.

THIS IS A COMBINATION CLOSET, WAREHOUSE,

WASTEPAPER BASKET, AND STOREROOM.

AND IF YOU THINK YOUR BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS ARE ANY BETTER,

YOU'RE VERY MUCH MISTAKEN.

AND AS FOR YOU, YOUNG MAN

THE NEXT TIME YOU TAKE

A PEANUT-BUTTER-AND-JELLY SANDWICH TO YOUR ROOM

AND YOU DON'T FINISH IT,

WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING IT ON THE NIGHT TABLE

INSTEAD OF UNDER YOUR PILLOW?

OH, SO THAT'S WHERE IT WENT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

OH, NEVER MIND, NEVER MIND.

I'LL ANSWER IT. I'LL ANSWER IT.

HELLO?

LONG DISTANCE?

LONG DISTANCE.

HELLO?

OH! OH, HELLO, EDGAR.

COUSIN EDGAR.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU?

WHAT?

OH, OF COURSE. OF COURSE, EDGAR.

AS SOON AS I CAN.

OF COURSE, EDGAR. WHAT ARE KINFOLK FOR?

THE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

RIGHT. BYE, EDGAR.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH EDGAR?

IT'S MAUDE.

SHE SLEPT WITH HER NECK IN A CRANE,

THE WINDOW WAS OPEN, AND SHE GOT THE BURSITIS.

OH, THE BURSITIS.

POOR THING. SHE SUFFERS WITH IT SO BAD.

WELL, THE DOCTOR SAID IT WASN'T TOO BAD.

SHE JUST HAS TO STAY IN BED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

I TOLD HIM I'D GO OVER AND HELP OUT.

WELL, OF COURSE, YOU CAN.

SO I LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING

AND I STAY JUST AS LONG AS...

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

MY HEAVENS, WHAT'S THIS PLACE

GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN I GET BACK?

HOW ARE YOU TWO GOING TO MANAGE

WHILE I'M GONE?

WHO'S GOING TO FEED YOU?

WHO'S GOING TO TELL OPIE WHEN TO TAKE A BATH?

AND WHO'S GOING TO SEE THAT YOU GET

TWO GREEN VEGETABLES AND ONE YELLOW?

WHO'S GOING TO DO THE SHOPPING FOR YOU?

WHO'S GOING TO COOK THE SUNDAY DINNER?

[ HORN HONKING ]

BARNEY'S READY TO DRIVE YOU

TO THE BUS STATION.

WHO'S GOING TO DO THE DISHES?

ME AND OPIE'LL DO THE DISHES. DON'T WORRY.

NOW, HURRY UP-- YOU'LL MISS THE BUS.

ANDY, SEE THAT OPIE TAKES A BATH EVERY NIGHT.

OPIE, SEE THAT YOUR FATHER

HANGS UP HIS CLOTHES WHEN HE COMES HOME.

I'LL DO IT.

ANDY, DON'T LET HIM TAKE FOOD TO HIS ROOM

AND IF HE DOES, LOOK UNDER HIS PILLOW.

NOW, OPIE, I WANT YOU

TO CHANGE YOUR SOCKS EVERY MORNING,

BRUSH YOUR TEETH, AND WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER EVERY MEAL

AND EAT ALL OF YOUR...

MAYBE I'D BETTER NOT GO, HMM?

AUNT BEE, YOU'VE GOT TO GO.

YES, I SUPPOSE SO.

WELL...

GOOD-BYE, ANDY.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE, OPIE, DARLING.

I CAN'T GO.

I JUST CAN'T GO.

OH, AUNT BEE, PLEASE.

OH, DEAR... OH, DEAR.

NOW, COME ON.

OH, YOU POOR BOY.

HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

BYE, ANDY.

BYE, OPIE.

BYE, AUNT BEE.

HAVE A GOOD TRIP!

BYE! BYE!

BYE! BYE!

BOY, SHE SURE DOES GO ON, DON'T SHE, PA?

WELL, THAT'S 'CAUSE SHE LOVES US, OPIE,

AND SHE WORRIES ABOUT US.

WANTING US TO BE HEALTHY AND COMFORTABLE

AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

YEAH, BUT IT SURE IS GOING TO BE NICE

TO BE A MESSER-UPPER AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

NO, YOU AIN'T, AND NO, I AIN'T.

COME ON.

NO, SIR! WE'RE GOING TO BE NICE AND NEAT AND ORDERLY

JUST LIKE AUNT BEE WANTS US TO BE.

WE ARE? YES, SIR.

AND WE'RE GOING TO START RIGHT HERE IN THE KITCHEN

AND WASH THESE DISHES

JUST LIKE I PROMISED AUNT BEE.

WHY? SHE AIN'T GOING TO BE HERE

TO YELL AT US.

WELL, NOW, YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT WRONG.

SEE, THAT'S LIKE SAYING YOU MILK A COW

TO GET STRONG FINGERS.

THAT'S THE WRONG WAY TO LOOK AT IT.

WE AIN'T GOING TO BE NICE AND NEAT AND ORDERLY

TO PLEASE AUNT BEE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE NICE AND NEAT AND ORDERLY

BECAUSE THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THINGS.

NOW, I'LL WASH THEM, AND YOU PUT THEM AWAY.

ALL RIGHT?

[ HUMMING ]

RIGHT OVER THERE.

NOW, GET THAT ONE ALL READY.

[ WHISTLING ]

THERE YOU ARE, ANOTHER ONE.

OPIE? DON'T YOU THINK

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA

IF YOU WAS TO DRY THEM BEFORE YOU PUT THEM AWAY?

I WAVE THEM A LITTLE BEFORE I PUT THEM IN--

LIKE THIS.

THAT AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH. WIPE THEM.

THAT THERE REALLY IS HARD TO GET CLEAN.

I BETTER JUST SAVE IT TILL I GET MORE TIME.

YEAH, BOY, AUNT BEE REALLY

IS GOING TO BE PLEASED WHEN SHE SEES HOW CLEAN

AND SPIC AND SPAN EVERYTHING IS.

I THOUGHT WE WASN'T DOING IT TO PLEASE AUNT BEE.

OH, WELL, THERE'S NO HARM

IN KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, IS THERE?

NO, BUT IF I'M GOING TO BE NICE AND NEAT AND ORDERLY,

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD REASON.

I TOLD YOU THE REASON.

NOT WITH YOUR SLEEVE.

OH.

AND NOT WITH YOUR HANDKERCHIEF EITHER.

LOOK HERE-- SEE THAT?

GREAT INVENTION.

DISH TOWEL. TRY THAT.

[ PLATE SHATTERS ]

OPIE!

I COULDN'T HELP IT, PA.

IT JUST KIND OF SLIPPED AWAY FROM ME.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT NEXT TIME YOU BREAK ONE,

I SURELY WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D BREAK IT

BEFORE I GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE OF WASHING IT.

OKAY, PA, I'LL TRY.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO.

YEAH. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL BE THERE.

OPIE...

I GOT TO LEAVE.

SOMEBODY KNOCKED DOWN THE STOP SIGN

OVER AT SPRING STREET,

AND I GOT TO GO OVER THERE AND FIX IT.

WHAT ABOUT THE DISHES, PA?

I'LL GET THEM FIRST CHANCE I GET.

I TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO --

YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR ROOM A LITTLE

BEFORE YOU GO TO SCHOOL.

OKAY, PA. DON'T BE LATE, NOW.

I WON'T, PA.

BYE. BYE.

HEY, OPIE!

Opie: JIMMY?

YEAH! READY TO GO?

IN A MINUTE.

I'M IN MY ROOM. COME ON UP!

OPIE?

YEAH, I'M UNDER HERE.

BOY, YOU'RE THE LITTLEST GHOST I EVER SAW.

JUST A MINUTE, JIMMY. I GOT TO MAKE UP MY BED.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

FIXIN' UP MY ROOM.

WHY?

'CAUSE IT'S MESSY, I GUESS.

LOOKS OKAY TO ME.

ME TOO, BUT I GUESS GROWNUPS SEE THINGS WE DON'T.

COULD I HELP YOU? SURE!

YOU KNOW, CLEANING UP YOUR ROOM CAN BE FUN.

THERE, THAT LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH.

LET'S GET THE BLANKET.

HEY, OPIE, LOOK AT THIS.

AW, THAT AIN'T NOTHIN'. LOOK AT THIS.

THAT AIN'T SO GOOD.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW.

I CAN DO IT BETTER THIS TIME.

WATCH THIS.

OPIE, COME ON.

LET'S GET A LITTLE BREAKFAST.

OKAY, PA.

LET'S GO.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS PLACE?

JUST LOOK AT IT!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT, PA?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT?

LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF PIGS BEEN THROUGH HERE.

NO, PA. JUST US.

THAT'S RIGHT. JUST US PIGS.

YOU AND ME. AIN'T THAT A SHAME?

AUNT BEE GONE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS

AND THIS PLACE LOOKS WORSE THAN A PIG PEN.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO, PA?

WELL, WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

WE GONNA HAVE TO TIDY UP

AND PICK UP AND POLISH

AND SWEEP AND VACUUM AND DUST AND PUT THINGS AWAY AND...

ONLY LET'S NOT DO IT RIGHT NOW.

GOOD!

LET'S GET SOME BREAKFAST FIRST.

IT REALLY DON'T LOOK SO BAD, PA.

YOU'LL GET USED TO IT. [ CHUCKLES ]

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS KITCHEN?!

PIGS BEEN IN HERE, TOO, PA?

SURELY DOES LOOK LIKE IT.

WE GONNA HAVE TO GET BUSY IN HERE, TOO.

WE GONNA HAVE TO SWEEP AND MOP AND PICK UP

AND WASH THESE DISHES AND PUT 'EM AWAY

AND WASH THE POTS AND PANS...

ONLY LET'S NOT DO IT RIGHT NOW.

GOOD! LET'S GET SOME BREAKFAST FIRST.

OKAY, PA.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU GET SOME DISHES

AND SET THE TABLE AND I'LL WHIP UP

A BATCH OF BACON AND EGGS.

PA, THERE AIN'T NO PLATES TO SET THE TABLE WITH.

OH.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO, OPIE?

WHAT, PA?

GO OVER TO MRS. EDWARDS' AND BORROW SOME DISHES.

HOW MANY?

WELL, LET'S SEE, GET TWO BIG PLATES

AND A CUP AND A SAUCER AND A GLASS

AND GET SOME KNIVES AND FORKS AND SPOONS

AND TWO FRYING PANS --

ONE FOR THE BACON AND ONE FOR THE EGGS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ] WAIT A MINUTE.

HELLO?

LONG... LONG DISTANCE?

IT'S LONG DISTANCE.

MUST BE AUNT BEE CALLING FROM MOUNT PILOT.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ Loudly ] HELLO!

HELLO, ANDY?

IT'S ME, AUNT BEE, CALLING FROM MOUNT PILOT.

IT'S AUNT BEE CALLING FROM MOUNT PILOT.

HELLO! I'M FINE, JUST FINE.

HE'S FINE, JUST FINE.

HE'S STANDING HERE RIGHT BESIDE OF ME.

YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM?

COME HERE, OPIE.

SAY HELLO TO YOUR AUNT BEE.

[ Loudly ] HI, AUNT BEE! HOW ARE YA?

I am fine.

HERE'S PA AGAIN!

HELLO?

HELLO, ANDY. IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

Is everything in order?

IN ORDER? UH, WELL, OF COURSE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.

MM-HMM. I CAN IMAGINE.

The living room is a mess with papers and clothes and toys

and the kitchen's even worse.

The sink is piled high with pots and pans.

Come on, now, tell the truth.

That's what it's like, isn't it?

UH, WELL... WELL, NO, AUNT BEE.

EVERYTHING'S JUST FINE AND DANDY.

Mm-hmm.

I CALLED TO TELL YOU

MAUDE'S FEELING MUCH BETTER.

I'LL BE COMING HOME BY THE AFTERNOON BUS.

OH, WELL, THAT'S FINE, AUNT BEE.

WE CERTAINLY ARE LOOKING...

THIS AFTERNOON?

Yes. Why?

OH, N-NOTHING.

WE'LL MEET YOU AT THE BUS STATION. BYE.

Bye.

[ GROANS ]

OPIE, AUNT BEE'S COMING IN THIS AFTERNOON.

SHE IS?!

YEAH. I TOLD HER

EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER.

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT SHE'S GOING TO SAY WHEN SHE SEES THE PLACE?

UH-HUH. SHE'LL SAY, "LAND SAKES ALIVE, LOOK AT THIS HOUSE!

"JUST LOOK AT IT!

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, THIS HOUSE WOULDN'T BE FIT TO LIVE IN."

YEAH.

WE WOULDN'T WANT HER TO SAY THAT, WOULD WE?

NO.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET BUSY THEN.

YOU GET YOUR ROOM, I'LL GET THE KITCHEN

AND WE'LL BOTH GET THE LIVING ROOM.

OKAY, PA.

OKAY. OH, AND, OPIE. YES, PA?

IF THE UNDERSIDE OF YOUR PILLOW

LOOKS LIKE A PEANUT-BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH,

DON'T JUST SCRAPE IT OFF. CHANGE IT.

I WILL, PA.

THAT'S A MIGHTY FINE JOB YOU DID ON YOUR ROOM, OPIE.

SURE IS, PA.

WE REALLY DID IT, DIDN'T WE?

SURE DID, PA.

YEAH, THIS PLACE LOOKS NEAT AS A PIN.

SURE DOES, PA.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, DON'T IT?

KIND OF A WARM FEELING

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR STOMACH...

LIGHTNESS AROUND YOUR HEART...

YOUR HEAD TWO OR THREE FEET ABOVE YOUR SHOULDERS.

YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE FEELING THAT WAY, DON'T YOU, BOY?

'CAUSE I'M POOPED.

NAW, WE FEEL GOOD 'CAUSE WE KNOW HOW HAPPY

IT'S GOING TO MAKE AUNT BEE WHEN SHE SEES WHAT WE DONE.

YEAH. BOY, IS SHE GOING TO BE HAPPY

WHEN SHE FINDS OUT

WE CAN GET ALONG PRETTY GOOD WITHOUT HER.

YEAH. BOY, SHE'LL LOOK AROUND

SHE'LL SEE THIS PLACE AND HOW CLEAN...

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID HOW HAPPY SHE'LL BE

WHEN SHE FINDS OUT

WE CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT HER.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, PA?

I THINK WE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE, SON.

WE DID, PA? HOW?

WELL, LET'S SEE... HOW CAN I EXPLAIN IT TO YOU?

OH, OH... WHICH ONE WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE--

IF I WAS TO SAY TO YOU

"OPIE, DO THIS AND DO THAT"--

'CAUSE I NEEDED YOUR HELP?

OR IF I WAS TO SAY, "OPIE, I DON'T NEED YOU"?

PA, YOU DO, TOO, NEED ME.

WELL, OF COURSE I DO.

THE POINT IS, YOU WANT TO BE NEEDED, SEE?

AND SO DOES AUNT BEE, AND SO DOES EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND SEE, THAT'S WHERE WE MADE OUR BIG MISTAKE--

BY GETTING THIS PLACE ALL SPIC AND SPAN

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE AUNT BEE THE FEELING

THAT SHE AIN'T NEEDED.

YOU, UH... YOU KNOW WHAT WE GOT TO DO, BOY?

WE GOT TO MESS THIS PLACE UP AGAIN?

THAT'S RIGHT. WE GOT TO LET THEM PIGS BACK IN HERE.

OKAY, PA. HERE GOES.

PHEW! YOU KNOW, IT'S NEAR 'BOUT AS TIRING

TO MESS A PLACE UP AS IT IS TO UNMESS IT.

YEAH, BUT IT SURE IS A LOT MORE FUN.

WE BETTER GET ON DOWN TO THE BUS STATION.

AUNT BEE'S ABOUT DUE IN.

YES, SIR, WE SURELY DID A MIGHTY FINE JOB.

AIN'T IT A DINGER, PA?

YES, SIR. [ CHUCKLES ]

Miss Edwards: HI, ANDY.

HEY, MISS EDWARDS. HOW ARE YOU?

MORNING, OPIE. I'M JUST FINE, ANDY.

OH, I STOPPED BY TO SEE WHEN BEE'S COMING BACK.

AIN'T THAT A COINCIDENCE?

WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO THE BUS STATION TO MEET HER.

STOP BY THIS EVENING AND SAY HELLO TO HER.

I'LL DO THAT.

YOU'LL EXCUSE US? WE'LL BE LATE.

SURE. BYE.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

OH! DID YOU EVER SEE SUCH A HOUSE?

POOR BEE.

WELL...

ALL RIGHT. COME ON, YOUNG'UN.

OH, AUNT BEE, WE SURELY DID MISS YOU.

WE SURELY DID.

YES, SIR, AUNT BEE, WE SURELY DID MISS YOU.

DID YOU MISS US?

OH, TERRIBLY, AND I WORRIED ABOUT YOU, TOO,

BUT YOUR PA TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE

HOW WELL YOU WERE MANAGING.

WELL, I'M GLAD.

I ONLY HOPE I CAN GET THE DOOR OPEN.

OH, AUNT BEE, BEFORE YOU GO IN

I DIDN'T GET TOO MUCH TIME TO CLEAN UP.

OH, NOW, STOP WORRYING.

WE'LL CLEAN IT UP WITH A MOP AND A PAIL

AND A BULLDOZER.

WELL...

I'M SORRY, AUNT BEE.

WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TIME TO, UH...

WHY... IT LOOKS FINE.

JUST FINE.

IT'S WONDERFUL

THE WAY YOU'VE MANAGED.

WHY, THE HOUSE LOOKS AS GOOD...

BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE DONE MYSELF.

THAT AIN'T OUR FAULT.

WE WENT THROUGH...

NOW, DON'T BE MODEST, OPIE.

YOU AND YOUR PA DID A FINE JOB.

WELL, I GUESS I COULD HAVE STAYED

AT COUSIN EDGAR'S A LITTLE LONGER

SEEING HOW WELL YOU GOT ALONG WITHOUT ME.

WE... WE DIDN'T REALLY GET ALONG

WITHOUT YOU, AUNT BEE.

OH, YES. YES, YOU DID, ANDY.

THE HOUSE LOOKS JUST BEAUTIFUL.

MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.

I'M... I'M SO PROUD OF YOU BOYS.

I'M... I'M SO PROUD AND HAPPY THAT...

I COULD...

AUNT BEE, WE DIDN'T GET ALONG THAT GOOD.

REALLY, WE DIDN'T.

WE'RE KIND OF SURPRISED, TOO.

I... I MEAN...

[ OBJECT FALLS UPSTAIRS ]

WHAT WAS THAT?

WHAT WAS WHAT?

THAT NOISE.

WHAT NOISE?

WHAT NOISE?

ANDY, YOU HEARD THAT AS WELL AS I DID.

IT SOUNDS AS IF IT'S COMING FROM OPIE'S ROOM.

AUNT BEE, DON'T GO UP THERE JUST YET.

WHY NOT?

WELL, OPIE'S ROOM MIGHT BE A MESS

AND HE MIGHT BE TRYING TO PICK IT UP

BEFORE YOU SEE IT.

WHAT WOULD HE DO THAT FOR?

WHAT AM I HERE FOR?

OPIE, YOU STOP WHATEVER THAT IS YOU'RE DOING!

OPIE, YOU KEEP A-GOING!

AH! THOUGHT YOU COULD GET IT OUT OF THERE

WITHOUT MY SEEING IT, DID YOU?

NO, I THOUGHT...

YOU THOUGHT YOU'D TRY TO PUT SOMETHING OVER ON ME.

WHY, JUST LOOK AT THIS ROOM!

[ DISHES SHATTER ]

YOUR FATHER, HE'S TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE KITCHEN.

AHA! CAUGHT YOU RED-HANDED, TOO, DIDN'T I?

OH, I GUESS YOU DID, AUNT BEE.

LOOK AT THIS PLACE!

JUST LOOK AT IT!

I'M SORRY, BUT WHEN YOU CALLED TO SAY

YOU WAS COMING IN THIS AFTERNOON

ME AND OPIE JUST HAD TIME

TO DO THE PARLOR.

YOU THOUGHT YOU'D CLEAN UP THE REST BEHIND MY BACK.

A BODY WOULD HAVE TO GET UP MIGHTY EARLY IN THE MORNING

TO PUT ONE OVER ON BEE TAYLOR.

YES, SIR, A BODY SURELY WOULD.

LAND SAKES ALIVE!

LOOK AT THIS ROOM!

JUST LOOK AT... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

WITH THE TWO OF YOU.

YOU'RE HELPLESS, ABSOLUTELY HELPLESS.

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, THIS HOUSE WOULDN'T

BE FIT TO LIVE IN.

IT'S A GOOD THING

I DIDN'T STAY WITH MAUDE LONGER.

I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO THE HOUSE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN OR WHERE TO BEGIN.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN.

YOO-HOO! BEE!

HELLO, BERTHA.

HELLO, BEE. HELLO, ANDY.

HEY, MISS EDWARDS.

OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME AGAIN, BEE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, BERTHA.

COME ON OVER HERE AND SIT DOWN.

WELL...

HOW DID YOU FIND THE HOUSE

WHEN YOU GOT HOME, BEE?

THE HOUSE? OH, BERTHA, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT LOOKED AS IF IT HADN'T SEEN A DUST MOP OR A BROOM

SINCE THE DAY I LEFT. WHAT?

WORSE. IT LOOKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN

TAKEN CARE OF BY SOMEBODY

WHO WOULD BE MORE AT HOME IN A PIGPEN.

WELL...

WELL!

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

WHAT DID I SAY THAT WAS WRONG?