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[music playing]

- The Coca-Cola Company proudly presents the most famous family

in America--

Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky, the Nelson family.

- Hi, Mom.

- Hi, dear.

- Say, Jim's home from school.

I asked him to eat with us.

- Fine.

- That reminds me, Jane Ellen came home, too,

and I asked her over.

- Hey, Jenny, Marge and Bob are driving through today.

They're going to drop in.

- Hey, what's going on here?

- More extra people?

Turkey, ham, cheese, potato salad, Coke.

We don't have enough Coke!

- Sure we do.

I've got another case in the garage.

- Well, thank heavens for the garage.

- It's always smart to have plenty of Coca-Cola on hand,

especially before weekends and holidays.

You never know who may be dropping in,

but with plenty of Coke on hand, you're

all set to give them a refreshing welcome.

- You'd be surprised how Coca-Cola can save the day.

So make sure you have plenty of Coke on hand.

- And now, the Coca-Cola Company invites you to enjoy "The

Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."

- Hey, David?

Come on, look 'em over again.

- Please, Ricky, I'm trying to study.

- Well, just tell me which one you're going to vote for.

- I told you, I haven't made up my mind yet.

- Well, OK, then vote for Terry.

She'd make a great queen.

- I'm sure she would, and so would all the other girls.

- Well, yeah, but I'm not going with all the other girls.

- Look, if I promise you to vote for her,

will you leave me alone so I can study?

- Sure.

- Well, she's very pretty.

I don't know.

Carol's more my type.

And Linda's-- look, I refuse to be pressured into this.

- Well, OK.

Look, as long as you can't make up your mind,

let's approach this another way.

Here, pick a girl, any girl at all.

- Don't you ever give up?

- Hi, fellas.

What are you doing?

- Just a little studying.

- Never had courses like this when I was in school.

- These are the pictures of the girls running for prom queen.

- Oh, they're very pretty.

Uh, which one is Terry?

- Oh, the prettiest one.

- Come on now.

Give me a hint.

- She's right here.

- Oh.

[whistles]

- Oh, thank you.

- Oh, no, no, this--

Well, it could very well have been for you.

- [laughs] Let's see the pretty girls.

Which one's Terry?

- She's right here.

- Oh, she's cute.

When does the voting take place? - Tomorrow.

I sure hope she wins.

- I do, too.

- There's a strong possibility she might.

Rick's in charge of counting the ballots.

- You mean you're going with a girl who's

running for prom queen and you're counting the ballots?

- Yeah, but unfortunately, there are four other guys

counting them with me.

- Well, you can't have everything.

- Well, I'll tell you how you can influence one vote.

- How's that?

- Go downstairs and get me a Coke.

- That's bribery, and there are two witnesses.

- Well, I won't say a thing if you get me one, too.

- OK.

- Uh, Rick?

- OK, Pop.

[music playing]

- Hey, Rick. - Oh, hi, Wally.

- How's the voting going?

- I wish I knew.

- Say, what time are we supposed to count the ballots?

- Oh, about 5:00.

- Do you think she'll win?

- I sure hope so.

- I hope you're talking about me.

- Oh, hi, Terry.

- Oh, hi, your majesty.

- Let's not jump to conclusions.

- Oh, now that's not the right attitude.

You have to have some confidence.

- Um, when are you going to count the ballots?

- Oh, at 5:00.

- Well, when will you who wins?

- Oh, about 5:30 or 6:00, I guess.

- Oh.

- But we're sworn to secrecy.

You know, we can't tell anybody until they

make the announcement at the rally tomorrow.

- Oh, I realize that.

Of course, I may not sleep tonight.

- Oh, speaking of sleeping, I have a history lecture.

I'll see you later.

Good luck, Terry.

- Thanks, Wally.

Hey, I'd better get going, too.

- Here, I'll walk along with you.

- Oh, thanks.

Uh, don't forget you're going to meet me at the library tonight.

- Oh, I won't.

- Uh, Rick?

- Yeah?

- If you're not allowed to tell me who won,

will you tell me who lost?

- Sorry, you're wasting your time.

- Well, I tried.

[knocking on door]

- Hey, were you guys been?

- Had to go clear over the gym to get this one.

- Well, we're all here. Let's get started.

[knocks on door]

- Any of you fellas seen a notebook in here?

- No, we haven't.

- Oh, is this where you're going to count the ballots?

- I'll-- I'll-- I'll-- you'll find out who won tomorrow.

- Well, OK!

- Uh, come on, let's get going, huh?

- What's the procedure?

- Well, you and Joe take these boxes,

and Wally and Dink take these boxes.

And one guy counts them, and the other guy checks them.

- Come on, Joe, let's go over here.

- Well, what are you going to do?

- Well, somebody has to supervise.

- Oh, big deal.

Uh, Mr. Supervisor, would you mind

unlocking the ballot boxes, if it's not too much trouble?

- Lois.

- Lois, check.

- Carol.

- Carol, check.

- Terry. - Terry, check.

- It's pretty close, isn't it?

- It sure is.

- Marilyn Monroe.

- Marilyn Monroe, check.

- Lois.

- Lois, check.

- Marilyn Monroe?

- Well, yeah.

That's six for her, nine for Sophia Loren, two for Lassie,

and one for Lady Macbeth.

- Here, Dink, I'll take over for a while.

- Oh, thanks.

- Betty. - Betty?

Are you sure?

- Yeah.

- OK.

Check, Betty.

- And two more for Terry.

- Check. - Here's our total.

- Oh, good.

Let's add them up.

Let me see.

Betty, 212, right?

- Right.

- And Sue, 228, right?

- Right. - Hey, not bad.

I'm taking one of her sorority sisters to the prom.

- Well, big deal.

Congratulations.

- Terry, uh, eight plus five.

- Here let me do that.

You're too nervous.

928.

- Hey, that looks like it.

- No, we haven't added Lois yet.

- Or Carol.

- Oh, yeah.

Uh, Carol, 112, right?

- Right.

- And Lois, 921.

Hey, wait a second.

What did Terry have?

- 928.

- Hey, she won! - Well, that's it.

Come on, let's get this stuff cleaned up.

- Hey, wait a minute.

Remember, we got to keep this quiet.

- Don't worry. We will.

- And that includes your girlfriends, especially

your girlfriends.

- Especially your girlfriend.

- You're not kidding.

[interposing voices]

- Girls, girls!

You'll find out who won tomorrow.

[DISAPPOINTED REACTION FROM GIRLS]

Hey, maybe we'd better go out the window.

- You're not kidding.

- Hi. - Hi.

Did you get all the ballots counted?

- Yeah, we just finished.

- Who won?

- Sorry, I'm sworn to secrecy. - Well, come on.

I'm just curious.

You can tell your own brother.

- No, I can't tell anybody.

You're just going to have to find out at the rally

tomorrow like everybody else.

- OK, if that's the way you feel about it.

- Hi, Rick.

- Oh, hiya, Pop.

- Uh, who won the queen contest?

- Oh, sorry.

I can't tell you that.

- You're just going to have to go to the rally

tomorrow like everybody else.

- I may just do that if I can find my old freshman beanie.

- I just figure it's easier if I don't tell anybody.

- Oh, yeah, that's OK, Rick.

I admire your principles.

- Nobody's going to get it out of me.

- Hi, Rick. - Hi, Mom.

- Congratulations.

I hear Terry won.

- Gee, that was supposed to be a secret.

Who told you?

- You just did.

- Oh, great.

- I'm sorry.

I didn't expect it to work that easy.

Usually, it takes me longer to get things out of your father.

- To be honest with you, I didn't think she'd win.

- Now look, David, don't tell anybody.

I was sworn to secrecy.

- Me? What about you?

You've told three people already.

They should have locked you up with the ballots.

- I think it's wonderful that Terry won.

- You'll be taking the queen to the prom.

- Yeah, how about that?

Look, don't anybody tell anybody she won.

- Oh, don't worry.

I won't even see anybody to tell before tomorrow.

- Me either.

- Me either.

I don't even have any classes till after the rally.

- Well, that's good. - How about you?

Will you see anybody?

- Well, I have some classes tomorrow.

- What about tonight?

- I'm going to the library.

- Well, that sounds pretty safe.

- Yeah, I'm going with Terry.

- Terry?

Are you kidding?

- I'm not going to tell her.

- I can imagine.

Why don't you just phone her now and get it over with?

- Look, I won't tell her.

- Like you didn't tell Mom?

- Well, that's different.

I'll be watching out for Terry.

I'll be on my guard.

- Which means it may take her a little bit longer.

- I'm not going to tell her, and that's final.

- OK!

Don't get mad at me.

- Is anything wrong?

- No.

What?

- You look a little unhappy tonight.

- Oh, I'm just studying.

- Are you sure you're not unhappy

because I lost the contest?

- Oh, no.

- You mean I won?

- Well, I didn't say that.

- Then I did lose.

- I didn't say you won, and I didn't say you lost.

- OK, I won't say another word.

But you do know who won?

- Well, naturally.

I counted the ballots.

- Was it anybody I know?

- I thought you came here to study.

- All right.

- Look, I'll tell you what I'll do.

If you promise not to ask me any more questions,

I'll tell you who got the least number of votes.

- Who?

- Lady Macbeth.

- Oh, thanks a lot.

- Hi, Wally. Hi, Sharon.

- Oh, hi, Rick. Hi, Terry.

- Hello. - Hi, Terry.

- Uh, hey, Rick, you haven't told Terry who won yet,

have you? - Are you kidding?

- He won't even give me a hint.

- There, you see?

I told you I'm not the only one, and she's not even

one of the contestants.

- One of these days.

- [laughs] And don't think she wouldn't.

- Goodbye. - We'll see you later.

- Goodbye. - Bye.

I guess everybody wants to know who won.

- Well, if you find out, let me know, will you?

- Hi, Rick. - Hi, Jack.

- What'll you have? - I think I'll have a Coke.

What about you, Terry?

- Uh, I guess I'll have a Coke, too.

- Coming right up.

- Oh, hi, Terry.

I just heard the news.

Congratulations.

- Oh, thanks!

- Well, who told you?

- Well, Helen did.

She corrected the papers.

Terry got the highest mark in the history test.

- Uh, I meant to tell you about it, but I forgot.

- Oh!

- Well, I'll see you back at the house, Terry.

- Oh, OK. - Bye, Rick.

- Uh, goodbye.

How about that?

- Yeah, how about that?

Hey, what'd you mean by "who told you"?

- Oh, did I say that? - Yes.

She said, "Congratulations," and you said, "Who told you?"

- No, I meant about the test.

- You didn't know about the test.

I won, didn't I? - Now, wait a minute.

- Come on, Rick, tell me.

I know I did!

- Not so loud.

- Then I won, didn't I?

- OK, yes.

- Oh, that's wonderful!

- Please, now, don't tell anybody.

- I-- I won't say a word.

- And you don't have to feel too smug about finding out.

It took you an hour and a half, and it only took my mother

five seconds. - [laughs]

[music playing]

- Well, I hate to say I told you so.

- Then why do you keep saying it?

- Because I told you so.

- Well, no harm's been done.

It kind of spoils the surprise, but at least she knows

and now she can relax. [phone ringing]

- That's one way to rationalize it.

- Hello?

Oh, hi, George.

What?

You're kidding.

Where?

Oh, gee, that's awful.

No, not tomorrow.

We'd better count them tonight.

Well, look, why don't you all come over here?

OK, I'll see you.

Gee, this is awful.

- What's the matter?

- We found another ballot box, and it hasn't been counted.

- You mean there's a possibility that Terry didn't win?

- Yeah, there's a good possibility.

Lois Harper's only seven votes behind her.

- Gee, that's not very much.

- You're telling me.

And Lois is a chemistry major.

- Well, what difference does that make?

- Well, the ballot box they found

was in the chemistry building.

- That's great.

You've already told Terry she won.

- Don't remind me.

- The fellas in the committee aren't here yet, huh?

- No.

I don't know what's taking them so long.

- Well, I don't know why you're so worried anyway.

There's only one box that wasn't counted.

- You don't understand, Mom.

Terry's only ahead of Lois by seven votes.

The box is from the chemistry lab,

and Lois is a chemistry major.

- Well, how'd you happen to tell Terry, anyway?

- Well, it's not easy to keep a secret like that.

I did my best. [doorbell rings]

- Well, there they are.

- It's about time.

How'd you guys happen to forget this?

- Well, don't blame us. You're the chairman.

- What difference does it make anyway?

We've got it now.

- Come on, you guys, let's get started.

- What's your hurry? We just got here.

- Hey, have you got any new albums?

- No, nothing you haven't heard before.

Come on, let's count the ballots.

- Relax, will you?

We haven't had anything to eat.

- Hey, are we going to eat?

- No, we're going to count the ballots.

This is a business meeting.

- OK, Mr. Chairman. You're the chairman.

- It's a lucky thing we discovered this

before we announced the winner.

- Yeah, this could have been very embarrassing, especially

if it changes the result.

- Well, come on, let's count it.

- Well, why do we have to count them tonight?

- Why not?

- I'm not so sure I want to know.

I've got a date, and my girl's going

to keep pestering me to try to find out who won.

- I think Wally's right.

If we don't know who won, we can't let the secret out.

Let's count them tomorrow.

- That's a good idea.

Then we can just tell everybody we don't know.

- You guys act like you can't keep a secret.

- Well, it's tough when you know something everybody's trying

to find out.

Betty's hardly speaking to me because I wouldn't tell her.

- All those in favor of counting the ballots

just before the rally tomorrow say "aye."

- Aye. - Aye.

- Hey, come back here, you guys!

- Here, guard this with your life.

- Come here, Wally.

Hey, you guys?

- Hey, Rick.

Who won?

- Gee, I don't know.

- What do you mean you don't know?

- Did Terry win?

- Well, I don't know, Pop.

- Well, you told us before.

- Yeah, come on.

We won't tell anybody.

- No, that's not the point.

I don't know who won.

- Congratulations, Rick.

I understand Terry's still the winner.

- You're wasting your time, Mom.

Nobody knows who won.

- How come?

- Well, the guys decided it'd be safer

to wait and count the ballots just before the rally.

- What are you going to do about Terry?

- Gee, I don't know.

She's going to feel awful if she doesn't win now.

- Well, she's still got a good chance.

She was ahead.

- Yeah, but only by a couple of votes.

I'd sure feel a lot better if I knew.

The ballots are right here, and I've got the key.

- Oh, Rick, you can't open the ballot box

unless the rest of the committee are here.

- Well, I wouldn't change any votes or anything.

I just want to know who won.

And you and Mom could be my witnesses.

- Well, I think the word is "accomplices" or "partners

in crime."

- Well, now wait a second.

I'm just as ethical as anybody, but what harm would it do?

After all, he doesn't want to change the votes.

He just wants to find out if Terry still won.

No, your dad's right.

There's something wrong about it.

- Yeah, I guess you're right.

What do you think I ought to do about it, Pop?

- Well, I think the best thing to do

is phone Terry over at the sorority house and tell her

exactly what happened.

- Well, they've got about four extensions over there

and a sorority sister listening in on every one of 'em.

- Well, it's still early, why don't you

take a ride over there and tell her?

- Yeah, I guess that's the best idea.

- She'll certainly understand.

- Yeah, I'm sure she will.

- Oh, sure.

- Well, don't look so unhappy about it.

I'm the one who's going to get thrown out.

- [laughs] OK, good luck.

- Oh, hi, Rick. - Oh, hi, Terry.

- Come in and sit down. - Oh, no thanks.

I can only stay a minute.

Say, I was just wondering.

Uh, you didn't say anything to anybody about your

winning the contest, did you?

- Oh, of course not.

- Are you sure?

- Well, that is nobody except Kathy.

- You promised you wouldn't tell anybody.

- Well, she's my roommate.

I had to tell her.

Besides, she won't tell anybody else.

- Surprise!

Surprise!

- Hey, what's this?

- Just a celebration in your honor.

It isn't every day we have a prom queen in our house.

Hooray for Terry!

- Hooray!

- Oh, gee, this is wonderful.

- But you promised you wouldn't tell anybody!

- But I didn't tell anybody outside the house.

- Just us girls, and we won't tell anybody.

- Let's get the cake. Come on, Terry.

- OK, I'll be right there.

Thanks a lot, Kim.

- OK, but hurry up.

- Gee, I'm awfully sorry about this, Rick.

- Oh, that's OK.

- Won't you stay and have some cake with us?

- Oh, no thanks. You go ahead.

I'll see you tomorrow.

- Don't worry about it.

I'm sure they won't tell anybody.

- Oh, well, I hope not.

- And, Rick?

- Yeah?

- Isn't it wonderful that I won?

- Oh, yeah, it sure is.

Well, good night.

- Good night.

- Well, goodbye, Mom.

- Oh, goodbye, dear.

And don't look so unhappy.

Terry's a real cute girl, and I'm sure she's going to win.

- I hope so.

If she doesn't, I'm going to have to leave town in a hurry.

- Hey, wait a minute.

You're forgetting something, the ballot box.

- Oh, thanks, Mom.

- And the key.

- Well, it was worth a try.

- And stop worrying.

I'm sure she's going to win.

- Lois.

- Lois, check.

- Lois.

- Lois, check.

- Lois.

- Lois, check. - Another one?

Are you sure?

- Yeah, Lois.

- Lois, check.

- Now wait a second.

You marked that one twice.

- Huh?

Oh. Sorry.

- How's it stand? - Well, let's see.

As of right now, Lois and Terry are tied.

And we've only got three ballots to go.

Would you like to sit down, Rick?

- Come on, just count 'em, will you?

- OK, I was just trying to create

a little dramatic suspense.

- Lois.

- Lois, check.

- Terry.

- Terry, check.

- All tied up again! - Hey, you know what?

This really is exciting.

- Yeah, come on, count them.

- The last and deciding ballot is for--

- Well, come on!

Who's it for?

- I'm not going to tell you.

- Come on, Wally.

- For Terry.

- Oh!

- Come on you guys.

The rally's starting.

- OK, we're coming.

Come on, Rick.

Rick?

- Here, let me help you.

- Oh, thanks, Mom.

I guess I'm still a little bit shaky from all the excitement.

- Yeah, well, it's all over now.

Just relax and have a good time at the dance.

- I sure am glad you talked me out of counting the ballots

last night, Pop.

- No, that's OK.

Must have been quite a temptation.

- Yeah, it sure was.

Uh, Mom, did you really think Terry was going to win?

- Yes, I did.

Of course, I knew it was going to be close.

- You're not kidding.

One vote.

Can't get any closer than that.

- Well, how did you know she won by one vote?

- Oh, well, uh, you told us, didn't you?

- No.

- Oh.

Well, I-- I, uh, must have guessed it.

Well, uh, have a good time at the dance.

- You counted the ballots last night, didn't you, Pop?

- He sure did.

- [laughs] You're a fine one to talk.

Your mother picked the lock.

Of course, there was nothing illegal about it.

I mean, we didn't change any of the votes,

and we're not on the committee.

Besides, we won't tell anybody.

- And don't worry, Pop.

I won't tell anybody either.

- Oh.

[laughs] I guess no matter how big you guys get,

your mother and I still worry about you.

- I understand, Pop.

Good night, Mom. - Good night, dear.

Have a good time. - Oh, thanks.

- Yeah, have a good time, Rick. - Thanks, Pop.

Oh, and, uh, Pop?

You know, from now on, I think I'll worry a little

about you and Mom, too.

[music playing]

[applause]

- Attention!

Attention, everybody!

Would you all come up here, please?

Now, I have a wonderful surprise for you.

Our lovely queen of the prom is going to sing a song for us.

Here she is, Ms. Terry Johnson.

[applause and cheering]

She's going to sing a duet with her lucky escort, Rick Nelson.

[applause and cheering]

[music playing]

- [SINGING] You are the only one, my one and only one.

Together we've had a lot of fun.

But what'll I do if you leave me?

- [SINGING] If someone else should come along and take

your love from me, darling, you could never

know how lonely I would be.

- [SINGING] You are the only one, my one and only one.

Together we've had a lot of fun, but what'll I

do if you leave me?

- [SINGING] I've tried to be the kind of guy

you'd want to call your own.

So please don't go and throw away

the truest love you've known.

- [SINGING] You are the only one, my one and only one.

Together we've had a lot of fun, but what'll I

do if you leave me?

What'll I do if you ever take your love from me?

'Cause in your arms is where I always want to be.

- [SINGING] If someone else should take your love,

my eyes would fill with tears.

And the heartaches I would feel would last 1,000 years.

- [SINGING] You are the only one, my one and only one.

Together we've had a lot of fun, but what'll I

do if you leave me?

What'll I do if you leave me?

[vocalizing]

[applause and cheering]

[music playing]

- [SINGING] Love, they say, is serious.

It's not a child's game.

It can make or break your heart, but, darling, all the same.

I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] No, I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] People tell me I'm too young, but I disagree.

Love can come to anyone, and love has come to me.

I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] I'm not afraid as long as I know

that you'll always be with me.

And as each tender kiss gets bold enough,

somehow, I feel I'm old enough.

Darling, if you really care, and I'm sure you do, take my hand

and hold me tight and make my dreams come true.

I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] No, I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] I'm not afraid.

- [SINGING] No, I'm not afraid.

[cheering and applause]

[music playing]

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