1 00:00:04,371 --> 00:00:08,007 - Hey, mom, Tommy and me need a cool drink real bad. 2 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:10,209 Can I take some milk from the ice box? 3 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:11,977 - Well, of course you can. 4 00:00:11,978 --> 00:00:14,146 What are you all doing to get so hot? 5 00:00:14,147 --> 00:00:16,482 - We decided to play some golf. 6 00:00:16,483 --> 00:00:17,316 - Play golf? 7 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:18,183 Well, that's a strenuous game. 8 00:00:18,184 --> 00:00:19,351 No wonder you're hot. 9 00:00:19,352 --> 00:00:21,553 - Oh, we haven't started to play yet. 10 00:00:21,554 --> 00:00:22,855 - Haven't started? 11 00:00:22,856 --> 00:00:24,323 - Heck no. 12 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:27,726 - You told me there were 18 holes where you play golf. 13 00:00:27,727 --> 00:00:31,431 So far we've only dug 10 holes in our front yard. 14 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:56,289 [theme music] 15 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:04,196 - Oh, Fremont, go away. 16 00:01:04,197 --> 00:01:05,064 Fremont, shoo. 17 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,699 Go on, go. 18 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:08,067 [barking] 19 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:24,850 [music playing] 20 00:01:24,851 --> 00:01:31,123 - Mrs. Elkins, well, good morning. 21 00:01:31,124 --> 00:01:32,858 - Good morning, Mr. Wilson. 22 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:34,727 - Oh, I'm so glad you came by. 23 00:01:34,728 --> 00:01:36,996 There's a question I've been dying to ask you. 24 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:38,597 - Well? 25 00:01:38,598 --> 00:01:40,833 - Well, I understand that you're buying the house next to mine. 26 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:42,167 Is that true? 27 00:01:42,168 --> 00:01:43,802 - Yes, I expect to sign the final papers today. 28 00:01:43,803 --> 00:01:45,838 - Oh, that's marvelous. 29 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:47,840 The best news I've had in years. 30 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:48,841 - Really? 31 00:01:48,842 --> 00:01:50,342 - Oh, I mean it, Mrs. Elkins. 32 00:01:50,343 --> 00:01:51,777 You know, it's terribly important 33 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:52,945 to have good neighbors. 34 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:54,546 And I'm sure that nowhere could I 35 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:57,950 find a better neighbor than a charming, and gracious lady, 36 00:01:57,951 --> 00:01:59,451 such as yourself. 37 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:02,121 - What favor do you want, Mr. Wilson? 38 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,623 - A, uh, oh, a favor? 39 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:06,960 - You and I have never been on friendly terms. 40 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:11,163 When you start buttering me up, there must be a hidden motive. 41 00:02:11,164 --> 00:02:13,465 - Oh, you're wrong, Mrs. Elkins. 42 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:16,335 Oh, I'll admit we've had our little differences of opinion. 43 00:02:16,336 --> 00:02:19,071 But what I just said was quite sincere. 44 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,773 You do believe me, don't you? 45 00:02:20,774 --> 00:02:22,608 - No. 46 00:02:22,609 --> 00:02:23,776 - Well, all right then. 47 00:02:23,777 --> 00:02:25,210 I'll be honest with you. 48 00:02:25,211 --> 00:02:27,146 - A welcome change. 49 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,647 - That property you're going to buy 50 00:02:28,648 --> 00:02:32,418 includes a 15-foot strip of land adjoins my property. 51 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:33,652 Now it's not used for anything. 52 00:02:33,653 --> 00:02:37,089 But I could use it to widen my driveway. 53 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:38,691 You see, my wife is a very good driver. 54 00:02:38,692 --> 00:02:42,094 And she's continually scraping our fenders on the fence. 55 00:02:42,095 --> 00:02:43,295 - I see. 56 00:02:43,296 --> 00:02:44,830 And you wish to purchase this from me? 57 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:46,265 - Yes. 58 00:02:46,266 --> 00:02:47,666 The present owners wouldn't even discuss it with me. 59 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:51,937 But I thought you and I might make a little deal. 60 00:02:51,938 --> 00:02:53,138 - Well, it's possible. 61 00:02:53,139 --> 00:02:54,506 I'll consider it. 62 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:55,808 - Well, couldn't we settle it now? 63 00:02:55,809 --> 00:02:57,543 I'll pay you a fair price. 64 00:02:57,544 --> 00:02:58,344 - No. 65 00:02:58,345 --> 00:02:59,878 I'll have to think it over. 66 00:02:59,879 --> 00:03:02,548 I'm coming back at two o'clock for a further inspection 67 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:02,882 of the house. 68 00:03:04,084 --> 00:03:07,186 I'll think it over carefully, and give you my decision then. 69 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:09,054 - Well, I'll be waiting anxiously. 70 00:03:09,055 --> 00:03:10,589 Thank you, dear lady. 71 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:14,893 - Will you repeat that, and just refer to me as Mrs. Elkins? 72 00:03:14,894 --> 00:03:16,895 I'd feel much more comfortable. 73 00:03:16,896 --> 00:03:18,731 - Thank you, Mrs. Elkins. 74 00:03:18,732 --> 00:03:20,100 - Thank you, Mr. Wilson. 75 00:03:23,436 --> 00:03:28,874 - It's easier to be nice to an old grizzly bear. 76 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:29,742 - Hi, mom. 77 00:03:29,743 --> 00:03:30,609 What are you making? 78 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:32,478 - A cake for dinner. 79 00:03:32,479 --> 00:03:33,846 - Oh boy. 80 00:03:33,847 --> 00:03:36,615 Is it a chocolate cake, or a pound cake, or a pineapple 81 00:03:36,616 --> 00:03:39,952 cake, or angel cake, or a coconut cake? 82 00:03:39,953 --> 00:03:41,453 - It's an angel cake, Dennis. 83 00:03:41,454 --> 00:03:42,087 - Oh boy. 84 00:03:42,088 --> 00:03:43,322 I like angel cake. 85 00:03:43,323 --> 00:03:45,624 Why do they call it angel cake? 86 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:47,393 Do angels eat it? 87 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:48,961 - I'm sure I don't know, dear. 88 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:50,729 - Well, maybe they don't eat it. 89 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:54,133 When I eat angel cake, I get crumbs all over me. 90 00:03:54,134 --> 00:03:56,402 But all the angels I've seen pictures of 91 00:03:56,403 --> 00:03:59,705 are wearing clean white clothes without any crumbs on them. 92 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:01,440 Now how do you suppose they eat angel cake, 93 00:04:01,441 --> 00:04:03,809 and not get any crumbs on them? 94 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:05,344 - I'm sure I don't know, dear. 95 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:08,714 - Hey, was that salt you put in the cake, mom? 96 00:04:08,715 --> 00:04:09,915 - Yes. 97 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:12,084 - But a cake is supposed to be sweet. 98 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:16,121 And if you put salt in it, won't it be salty? 99 00:04:16,122 --> 00:04:17,723 - No, it won't be salty. 100 00:04:17,724 --> 00:04:21,460 You have to put in a pinch of salt to bring out the flavor. 101 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:24,229 - But why do you have to pinch the salt. 102 00:04:24,230 --> 00:04:27,199 - You certainly are talkative today, Dennis. 103 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,435 - Don't you want me to talk? 104 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:32,304 - Not while I'm busy baking a cake. 105 00:04:32,305 --> 00:04:34,707 Why don't you go into the living room, and talk to your father? 106 00:04:34,708 --> 00:04:35,675 - OK, mom. 107 00:04:42,115 --> 00:04:43,082 - Hi, dad. 108 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:44,683 What are you doing? 109 00:04:44,684 --> 00:04:45,918 - Hi, son. 110 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:46,986 Just taking care of a little homework. 111 00:04:47,087 --> 00:04:48,153 - Homework? 112 00:04:48,154 --> 00:04:50,689 You mean like arithmetic problems? 113 00:04:50,690 --> 00:04:53,459 - No, something I didn't finish up at the office. 114 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:54,626 - Oh. 115 00:04:54,627 --> 00:04:56,595 You're lucky it's not arithmetic problems. 116 00:04:56,596 --> 00:04:58,630 They're the worst kind of homework. 117 00:04:58,631 --> 00:05:00,866 Hey, did you have arithmetic problems 118 00:05:00,867 --> 00:05:02,401 when you went to school, dad? 119 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:03,435 - Mhmm. 120 00:05:03,436 --> 00:05:05,037 - Some of the problems you have are 121 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:08,907 awful silly, like the one we had last week about two men named 122 00:05:08,908 --> 00:05:13,512 A and B. Hey, did you ever know any men named A and B, dad? 123 00:05:13,513 --> 00:05:14,580 - Mhmm. 124 00:05:14,581 --> 00:05:16,281 - Well, that's what these two men were 125 00:05:16,282 --> 00:05:20,686 named-- A and B. And do you know they were doing? 126 00:05:20,687 --> 00:05:21,487 Do ya? 127 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:22,721 Huh? 128 00:05:22,722 --> 00:05:24,623 - Look, son, how am I going to get any work done 129 00:05:24,624 --> 00:05:27,292 with you standing there talking a blue streak? 130 00:05:27,293 --> 00:05:29,228 - Jeepers, I enjoy talking. 131 00:05:29,229 --> 00:05:32,865 But everybody jumps all over me. 132 00:05:32,866 --> 00:05:34,066 - I'm sorry, son. 133 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:34,968 I tell you what. 134 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:36,502 You run out and play now. 135 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,537 And when I finish my work, we'll have a nice long talk, OK? 136 00:05:38,538 --> 00:05:39,439 - OK, dad. 137 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:44,276 - You know, Martha, this Yugoslavian stamp 138 00:05:44,277 --> 00:05:46,178 was an excellence buy. 139 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:48,614 Lightly cancelled, no perforations missing. 140 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:50,716 - That's nice, dear. 141 00:05:50,717 --> 00:05:51,750 - [sneezing] 142 00:05:51,751 --> 00:05:52,785 - Bless you. 143 00:05:52,786 --> 00:05:55,254 Are you catching cold, dear? 144 00:05:55,255 --> 00:05:56,789 - No, not that I'm aware of. 145 00:05:56,790 --> 00:06:00,092 I have no symptoms of a-- there. 146 00:06:00,093 --> 00:06:01,493 That's what did it. 147 00:06:01,494 --> 00:06:04,396 That infernal cat of Mrs. Elkins, that Tinkerbell. 148 00:06:04,397 --> 00:06:08,567 Cats. Always make me sneeze. 149 00:06:08,568 --> 00:06:10,803 Oh shoo, scat. 150 00:06:10,804 --> 00:06:11,737 [violent sneeze] 151 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:13,605 [angry meow] 152 00:06:13,606 --> 00:06:14,673 - My goodness. 153 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:16,575 You blew it right off the fence. 154 00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:19,878 Well, I'd like to blow it to kingdom come. 155 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:22,214 - It's too bad you're allergic to cats. 156 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:24,083 When Mrs. Elkins moves next door, 157 00:06:24,084 --> 00:06:26,819 Tinkerbell will be around all the time. 158 00:06:26,820 --> 00:06:28,754 - Well, there's one compensation. 159 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:32,157 I think I can get her to sell me that strip of land I want. 160 00:06:32,158 --> 00:06:33,592 - Have you spoken to her about it yet? 161 00:06:33,593 --> 00:06:34,626 - Yes. 162 00:06:34,627 --> 00:06:36,929 She'll let me know this afternoon. 163 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:38,297 You know, Martha, I forced myself 164 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:40,332 to be a sweet as pie to her. 165 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:42,634 So I'm pretty sure I'll get it. 166 00:06:42,635 --> 00:06:44,470 - That's wonderful, dear. 167 00:06:44,471 --> 00:06:48,073 - Believe me, it wasn't easy to kowtow to Mrs. Elkins. 168 00:06:48,074 --> 00:06:49,842 She's lived so long with cats that she 169 00:06:49,843 --> 00:06:51,377 has the same personality. 170 00:06:51,378 --> 00:06:53,278 - Now dear, that's not a nice thing 171 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,481 to say about a lady who's going to be our neighbor. 172 00:06:55,482 --> 00:06:59,385 - Well, I can speak freely about cats. 173 00:06:59,386 --> 00:07:01,687 I find them most repugnant. 174 00:07:01,688 --> 00:07:04,623 - Hi, Mrs. Wilson. 175 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:05,925 - Hello, Dennis. 176 00:07:06,026 --> 00:07:07,226 You're just in time to entertain Mr. Wilson 177 00:07:07,227 --> 00:07:10,662 while I get lunch started. 178 00:07:10,663 --> 00:07:11,697 - All right, Dennis. 179 00:07:11,698 --> 00:07:13,032 Don't bother to entertain me. 180 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:14,533 I can do without it. 181 00:07:14,534 --> 00:07:18,671 - When I came in, you were saying something about cats. 182 00:07:18,672 --> 00:07:19,939 What did you say? 183 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,841 - I said that I find them most repugnant. 184 00:07:22,842 --> 00:07:25,244 - Does that mean you like them? 185 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:26,045 - Yes. 186 00:07:26,046 --> 00:07:27,079 That means I love them. 187 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,181 I'm just crazy about them. 188 00:07:29,182 --> 00:07:30,716 Now let's drop the subject. 189 00:07:30,717 --> 00:07:34,586 - Hey, you're using your magnifying glass, aren't you, 190 00:07:34,587 --> 00:07:35,788 Mr. Wilson? 191 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:36,922 - Yes. 192 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:38,891 - I wish I had a magnifying glass. 193 00:07:38,892 --> 00:07:43,062 It must be fun to magnify things with a magnifying glass. 194 00:07:43,063 --> 00:07:46,265 How much bigger does it make stuff look? 195 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:49,134 - About five times natural sides, I guess. 196 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:51,503 - How big is natural size? 197 00:07:51,504 --> 00:07:56,075 - Well natural size is natural size, Dennis, naturally. 198 00:07:56,076 --> 00:07:59,611 Can't you see I'm working on my stamp collection? 199 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:01,046 - Sure I can. 200 00:08:01,047 --> 00:08:04,650 You're looking at your stamps with your magnifying glass. 201 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:07,052 If I had a magnifying glass, I wouldn't 202 00:08:07,053 --> 00:08:08,654 look at stamps with it. 203 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:11,824 I'd look at stuff that was alive, like bugs. 204 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:15,427 I bet if I looked at a bug that was only an inch long, 205 00:08:15,428 --> 00:08:18,197 it would like the monster from the slimy swamp. 206 00:08:18,198 --> 00:08:21,166 - Oh, for heaven's sakes, Dennis, please keep quiet. 207 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:23,937 You talk too confounded much. 208 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:26,505 - Jeepers, everybody tells me that. 209 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:27,239 - Well, you do. 210 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,475 You just never shut up. 211 00:08:29,476 --> 00:08:30,609 - All right. 212 00:08:30,610 --> 00:08:34,079 If that's the way people feel, I won't talk. 213 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,715 I may just never talk, not ever. 214 00:08:36,716 --> 00:08:41,220 - [chortling] Why you couldn't stop talking for five minutes. 215 00:08:41,221 --> 00:08:42,621 - Well, I could, too. 216 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:47,192 I could stop taking for five hours, or five years. 217 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:50,062 - Dennis, I'll make you a proposition. 218 00:08:50,063 --> 00:08:51,797 If you won't talk to me for the rest of the day 219 00:08:51,798 --> 00:08:56,602 whenever you're with me, I'll give you this magnifying glass. 220 00:08:56,603 --> 00:08:58,370 - You will? 221 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:00,506 - Yes, I will, to protect my sanity. 222 00:09:00,507 --> 00:09:02,708 Is it a deal? 223 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:06,111 Oh, you've already started, eh? 224 00:09:06,112 --> 00:09:09,648 [chuckling] this is too good to be true. 225 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:10,683 Oh, don't worry. 226 00:09:10,684 --> 00:09:14,787 You'll be jabbering in no time. 227 00:09:14,788 --> 00:09:16,021 All right, Dennis. 228 00:09:16,022 --> 00:09:17,690 I'll hold you strictly to the rules. 229 00:09:17,691 --> 00:09:20,025 One word, you lose. 230 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:27,766 TOMMY (OFFSCREEN): Dennis 231 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:29,735 - You hear Tommy calling. 232 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:30,469 All right. 233 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:31,271 Run along. 234 00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:44,750 - Dennis. 235 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:46,118 - Hi, Tommy. 236 00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:47,686 I can't play now. 237 00:09:47,687 --> 00:09:50,556 I've got a chance to win a magnifying glass if I don't 238 00:09:50,557 --> 00:09:52,891 talk to Mr. Wilson for the rest of the day. 239 00:09:52,892 --> 00:09:54,460 - Then you ought to stay with me. 240 00:09:54,461 --> 00:09:57,629 If you're not with Mr. Wilson, you can't talk to him. 241 00:09:57,630 --> 00:10:00,265 - But what he wants me to do is not talk. 242 00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:03,602 And I've got to be with him so he can see me not talking. 243 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:07,039 - Not is sure a funny way to win a magnifying glass. 244 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,241 - It won't be easy, either. 245 00:10:09,242 --> 00:10:10,509 Because l like to talk. 246 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:11,510 - Me too. 247 00:10:11,511 --> 00:10:13,045 - When I go in the house, I'm going 248 00:10:13,046 --> 00:10:15,647 to practice keeping quiet on mom and dad. 249 00:10:15,648 --> 00:10:17,016 You wait here, Tommy. 250 00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:23,389 DAD (OFFSCREEN): Thank you. 251 00:10:23,390 --> 00:10:25,057 Goodbye. 252 00:10:25,058 --> 00:10:27,760 Back already, son? What's the matter with you? 253 00:10:27,761 --> 00:10:30,529 Cat got your tongue? 254 00:10:30,530 --> 00:10:32,031 Nope, there it is. 255 00:10:32,032 --> 00:10:35,367 - Are you all right, dear? 256 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:38,604 Where are you off to now? 257 00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:39,706 Up to your room? 258 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,843 - What's all this silence business? 259 00:10:44,844 --> 00:10:46,945 Are we raising another Harpo Marx? 260 00:10:46,946 --> 00:10:48,647 - I'm afraid it's all my fault. 261 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:51,216 I told him this morning that he talked too much. 262 00:10:51,217 --> 00:10:53,085 Well, this may be his way of showing us 263 00:10:53,086 --> 00:10:54,420 that his feelings are hurt. 264 00:10:54,421 --> 00:10:56,989 - Come to think of it, I told him the same thing. 265 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,323 - Oh dear. 266 00:10:58,324 --> 00:11:00,960 Well, we have to let him know we didn't mean it. 267 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:02,061 - But I did mean it. 268 00:11:02,062 --> 00:11:04,430 He does talk too much sometimes. 269 00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:07,066 - But Henry, we can't have the poor child thinking he 270 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:09,969 can't open his mouth in his own house. 271 00:11:10,070 --> 00:11:12,137 Couldn't we be extra nice to him, 272 00:11:12,138 --> 00:11:13,706 encourage him to talk a little? 273 00:11:13,707 --> 00:11:17,243 - If you want to, honey. MOM (OFFSCREEN): Dennis. 274 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:25,751 Before you go out again, would you like a chocolate? 275 00:11:25,752 --> 00:11:28,387 Yes, you. 276 00:11:28,388 --> 00:11:30,589 I know I've only allowed you one after dinner. 277 00:11:30,590 --> 00:11:32,524 But I thought you might like to have one now. 278 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:33,492 Would you? 279 00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:35,294 Help yourself. 280 00:11:35,295 --> 00:11:37,463 - Oh, sun, just a minute. 281 00:11:37,464 --> 00:11:39,198 Would you think you'd have any use 282 00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:43,102 for a nice, great, big, shiny dime? 283 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:46,638 Well, aren't you going to thank me? 284 00:11:46,639 --> 00:11:50,010 Your welcome. 285 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:51,377 - Henry, I don't like this a bit. 286 00:11:51,378 --> 00:11:53,112 He simply refuses to talk. 287 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:54,246 - Oh, he'll get over it. 288 00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:57,449 It just shows you he's all boy. 289 00:11:57,450 --> 00:12:00,053 Well, a girl any age wouldn't be able to keep quiet 290 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:18,437 [barking] - Fremont! 291 00:12:18,438 --> 00:12:19,271 Stop that! 292 00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:21,141 You get out of those daisies. 293 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:25,911 Stop it. 294 00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:29,882 Shame on you, Fremont. 295 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:31,884 You just wait until I get Mr. Wilson. 296 00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,453 He'll make you stop! 297 00:12:47,701 --> 00:12:49,601 - What is it now, Dennis? 298 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:51,570 What do you want? 299 00:12:51,571 --> 00:12:52,304 The window? 300 00:12:52,305 --> 00:12:53,739 No, no, leave it alone. 301 00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:54,673 I don't want it open. 302 00:12:54,674 --> 00:12:56,942 It's too drafty. 303 00:12:56,943 --> 00:12:58,377 Oh, what is this? 304 00:12:58,378 --> 00:12:59,745 Games? 305 00:12:59,746 --> 00:13:02,047 Flowers, what about flowers? 306 00:13:02,048 --> 00:13:04,049 Oh yes, they came out of my front yard. 307 00:13:04,050 --> 00:13:06,151 Why? 308 00:13:06,152 --> 00:13:08,053 Well, they did too come out of my front yard. 309 00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:09,054 I cut them myself. 310 00:13:09,055 --> 00:13:11,057 Now don't argue with me, Dennis. 311 00:13:17,697 --> 00:13:20,799 You want to me to go outside and play football with you? 312 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,434 Well, if that isn't the stupidest, 313 00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:26,372 most ridiculous-- Dennis, if you have any other idiotic messages 314 00:13:26,373 --> 00:13:28,073 like that, go write me a letter. 315 00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:31,076 I'm in no mood for such foolishness. 316 00:13:31,077 --> 00:13:33,779 Good grief. 317 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:35,315 Playing games. 318 00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:48,660 Is there one Z or two Z's in daisies. 319 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:54,099 Oh, Dennis, there are no Z's at all in-- daisies? 320 00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:55,734 Are you trying to tell me something about my new 321 00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:59,239 daisy bad? Huh? 322 00:14:04,577 --> 00:14:05,911 Oh! 323 00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:06,845 Fremont! 324 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:09,782 You get out of my daisy bed! 325 00:14:09,783 --> 00:14:10,783 Go on! 326 00:14:10,784 --> 00:14:12,351 Out! Shoo! 327 00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:14,687 Get out! 328 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:15,688 Oh. 329 00:14:15,689 --> 00:14:18,257 Good heavens, what a mess. 330 00:14:18,258 --> 00:14:21,794 Oh, Dennis, why didn't you tell me what he was doing? 331 00:14:21,795 --> 00:14:23,395 Well, I could have stopped him. 332 00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:25,831 Now I'll have to get my garden equipment and fix-- 333 00:14:25,832 --> 00:14:26,765 [doorbell] 334 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:27,800 - Uh oh. 335 00:14:27,801 --> 00:14:30,135 Oh, that must be Mrs. Elkins. 336 00:14:30,136 --> 00:14:31,971 Now Dennis, this is a private conversation. 337 00:14:32,072 --> 00:14:33,406 You run along. 338 00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:44,083 Well, well, well, well, there you are, right on the button. 339 00:14:44,084 --> 00:14:49,088 Do come in, Mrs. Elkins, right in here. 340 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:52,191 Uh oh, don't stumble over the flowers. 341 00:14:52,192 --> 00:14:55,094 And on the couch. 342 00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:58,330 Here we are. 343 00:14:58,331 --> 00:15:02,034 Well, now, did you decide about the property I want? 344 00:15:02,035 --> 00:15:03,937 - I did, Mr. Wilson. 345 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:05,804 I'm not selling. 346 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:08,440 - [stuttering] Why? 347 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:10,676 Your driveway's on the other side of the house. 348 00:15:10,677 --> 00:15:13,746 You won't need that property when you move in. 349 00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:15,314 - I'm not moving in. 350 00:15:15,315 --> 00:15:17,883 - You mean you changed your mind about buying? 351 00:15:17,884 --> 00:15:19,618 - No, I closed the deal. 352 00:15:19,619 --> 00:15:21,920 However, I plan to remain in my present house 353 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:25,057 and rent this one, thanks to you. 354 00:15:25,058 --> 00:15:26,225 - Thanks to me? 355 00:15:26,226 --> 00:15:27,459 - Remember what you said this morning 356 00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:30,262 about the importance of good neighbors? 357 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:31,063 - Yes. 358 00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:33,265 - You were right, Mr. Wilson. 359 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:34,933 I've thought it over carefully. 360 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:37,670 And I don't want to live next door to you. 361 00:15:37,671 --> 00:15:39,838 - Well, see here, Mrs. Elkins. 362 00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:41,940 I don't like to be insulted. 363 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:43,609 You should be used to it. 364 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:46,345 With men like you, it must happen frequently. 365 00:15:46,346 --> 00:15:48,781 - But there's no reason for you not selling. 366 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:50,816 - Oh, there are many reasons. 367 00:15:50,817 --> 00:15:52,384 In the first place, you told me you 368 00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:54,720 wanted to widen your driveway because your wife scratched 369 00:15:54,721 --> 00:15:56,321 your car on your fence. 370 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:57,389 - Well, I-- 371 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:58,757 - The people across the street tell me 372 00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:00,492 you're the one who does it. 373 00:16:00,493 --> 00:16:02,461 You tried to cover up your bad driving 374 00:16:02,462 --> 00:16:04,430 at the expense of an innocent woman. 375 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:06,632 - Well, Martha would scratch our car 376 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:09,101 if I allowed her to drive it more often. 377 00:16:09,102 --> 00:16:11,470 - Just the sort of excuse I'd expect 378 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:15,607 from a pompous, self-centered man who doesn't like cats. 379 00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:16,875 - Who says I don't like cats? 380 00:16:16,876 --> 00:16:18,143 - I do. 381 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:20,045 I'm not forgetting the time you squirted 382 00:16:20,046 --> 00:16:22,214 the hose on my darling Tinkerbell. 383 00:16:22,215 --> 00:16:23,215 - That was an accident. 384 00:16:23,216 --> 00:16:24,917 A dog was chasing your cat. 385 00:16:24,918 --> 00:16:26,251 And I tried to squirt the dog. 386 00:16:26,252 --> 00:16:28,721 - You see, you hate dogs, too. 387 00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:30,322 - Well, that's not true. 388 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:33,058 Just yesterday I saw some little boys throwing rocks at the dog. 389 00:16:33,059 --> 00:16:34,293 And I told them if they didn't stop, 390 00:16:34,294 --> 00:16:35,928 I'd knock their blocks off. - Naturally. 391 00:16:35,929 --> 00:16:37,763 You despise children. 392 00:16:37,764 --> 00:16:39,698 - Oh, what's the use. 393 00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:42,201 - So my decision is final. 394 00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:44,069 I will not enter into any transaction 395 00:16:44,070 --> 00:16:45,170 with a man of your type. 396 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:47,306 - But it's unfair. 397 00:16:47,307 --> 00:16:49,842 You don't need that property, and I do. 398 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:51,978 [stuttering] It's a rotten trick. 399 00:16:52,078 --> 00:16:53,479 It, it-- 400 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,248 - Nothing further to discuss. Good day, Mr. Wilson. 401 00:16:58,118 --> 00:17:01,020 - Well, you'll regret this, Mrs. Elkins. 402 00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:03,523 I won't forget what you've done. 403 00:17:14,901 --> 00:17:18,704 - Penny for your thoughts, honey, or is that classified material? 404 00:17:18,705 --> 00:17:21,807 - Henry, I know you think I'm making too much out of this. 405 00:17:21,808 --> 00:17:26,412 But I'm really worried about Dennis not talking to us. 406 00:17:26,413 --> 00:17:27,813 - I am too. 407 00:17:27,814 --> 00:17:29,949 I didn't think he'd take what we said to him so serious. 408 00:17:30,050 --> 00:17:32,885 - I don't want a quiet little boy. 409 00:17:32,886 --> 00:17:36,422 - Neither do I. That's what's so great about that little guy, 410 00:17:36,423 --> 00:17:39,792 his bubbling enthusiasm for everything. 411 00:17:39,793 --> 00:17:43,163 - I just hope we haven't hurt his feelings so badly that-- 412 00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:47,132 - Hi mom, dad. 413 00:17:47,133 --> 00:17:49,435 Boy, am I glad you're home. 414 00:17:49,436 --> 00:17:51,870 Because I'm about to bust from not talking. 415 00:17:51,871 --> 00:17:57,076 In fact, if I didn't have you to talk to, I'd really blow up. 416 00:17:57,077 --> 00:17:59,445 You see, I've got this deal with Mr. Wilson 417 00:17:59,446 --> 00:18:02,247 that if I don't talk to him for the rest of the day, 418 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:05,451 he'll give me a swell magnifying glass. 419 00:18:05,452 --> 00:18:07,319 Trying to not talk is sure tough. 420 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,189 But I got some good practicing from not talking to you 421 00:18:10,190 --> 00:18:11,490 and dad this morning. 422 00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:14,159 But I can do it for the rest of the day now. 423 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,228 And when I get that magnifying glass, 424 00:18:16,229 --> 00:18:18,030 you can both look through it. 425 00:18:18,031 --> 00:18:20,299 I've got to get back over to Mr. Wilson, 426 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:23,335 and not talk some more while he paints his garage. 427 00:18:23,336 --> 00:18:24,304 See you later. 428 00:18:27,173 --> 00:18:31,877 - What were we talking about, just before the dam burst. 429 00:18:31,878 --> 00:18:33,812 - I think I was saying one thing we 430 00:18:33,813 --> 00:18:37,783 don't have to worry about is having a quiet little boy. 431 00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:39,318 - That's for sure. 432 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:40,587 [laughing] 433 00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:45,557 - Hey, Dennis! 434 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:46,859 - Hi, Tommy. 435 00:18:46,860 --> 00:18:48,794 - Boy, you sure missed some excitement. 436 00:18:48,795 --> 00:18:49,561 - I did? 437 00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:50,796 What happened? 438 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:53,365 - Johnny Brady caught Mrs. Elkins' cat, Tinkerbell, 439 00:18:53,366 --> 00:18:55,334 and tied a tin can to its tail. 440 00:18:55,335 --> 00:18:58,837 Boy, she took off down the street like a hot rod. 441 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:01,240 - Gee, that was a bad thing to do. 442 00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:03,575 Did Johnny Brady get scratched up much? 443 00:19:03,576 --> 00:19:04,877 - No. 444 00:19:04,878 --> 00:19:06,745 But he will when Mrs. Elkins finds out what he did. 445 00:19:06,746 --> 00:19:08,714 Come on. Let's play some catch now. 446 00:19:08,715 --> 00:19:09,882 - I wish I could. 447 00:19:09,883 --> 00:19:11,750 But I gotta go over to Mr. Wilson's. 448 00:19:11,751 --> 00:19:13,085 - He's in his garage. 449 00:19:13,086 --> 00:19:15,320 I saw him go back there with a bucket of paint. 450 00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:18,557 - After all, the paint all washed out. 451 00:19:18,558 --> 00:19:19,591 Now just relaxed. 452 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:21,393 - Well of all the stupid things, Martha. 453 00:19:21,394 --> 00:19:23,729 If Dennis had told me the paint was 454 00:19:23,730 --> 00:19:25,932 spilled, instead of that silly tapping me on the shoulder. 455 00:19:26,032 --> 00:19:28,400 - Well, you can't blame Dennis, George. 456 00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:31,170 You're the one that told him not to talk. 457 00:19:31,171 --> 00:19:33,038 He's waiting in the living room. 458 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:34,540 - Well, let him wait. 459 00:19:34,541 --> 00:19:36,909 - Aren't you going to give him the magnifying glass now? 460 00:19:36,910 --> 00:19:38,811 After all, he hasn't talked for hours. 461 00:19:38,812 --> 00:19:40,612 - No, absolutely not, Martha. 462 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:43,315 If he wants that thing, he can just finish earning it. 463 00:19:43,316 --> 00:19:45,417 - Well, suit yourself, dear. 464 00:19:45,418 --> 00:19:47,553 I'm going over to Alice's for a while. 465 00:19:47,554 --> 00:19:48,520 I'll be back. 466 00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:49,422 - All right. 467 00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:59,164 Dennis, I am going to mount these stamps in my album. 468 00:19:59,165 --> 00:20:02,669 Now if you must stay, sit down, and leave me alone. 469 00:20:06,639 --> 00:20:10,309 The way figure, I've got about two hours of peace and quiet 470 00:20:10,310 --> 00:20:13,812 if you're going to get this glass. 471 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:16,915 [doorbell] - Who the dickens is that? 472 00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:18,385 Get the front door, will you, Dennis? 473 00:20:22,522 --> 00:20:24,056 - Oh, hello, Dennis. 474 00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:27,960 Where's-- There you are. 475 00:20:27,961 --> 00:20:31,063 How could you do that to my poor little cat? 476 00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:32,998 You, you, answer me. 477 00:20:32,999 --> 00:20:34,600 - Why I-- what are you? 478 00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:36,402 - I might have known you'd try to get revenge because I wouldn't 479 00:20:36,403 --> 00:20:37,770 sell you that piece of property. 480 00:20:37,771 --> 00:20:39,038 You threatened to. 481 00:20:39,039 --> 00:20:40,205 - I didn't threaten. 482 00:20:40,206 --> 00:20:41,440 - But I didn't think even you would 483 00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:44,076 pick on a poor, defenseless little kitty. 484 00:20:44,077 --> 00:20:45,477 - What are you talking about? 485 00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:48,080 - I'm talking about you tying a tin can 486 00:20:48,081 --> 00:20:50,582 to my poor little Tinkerbell's tail. 487 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:52,051 - What? 488 00:20:52,052 --> 00:20:55,087 Why, of all the ridiculous, outrageous-- 489 00:20:55,088 --> 00:20:57,756 why I never did any such thing. 490 00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:00,559 - You don't fool me with that phony innocence, not one 491 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:01,727 little bit. 492 00:21:01,728 --> 00:21:03,262 When I came home from shopping, and found 493 00:21:03,263 --> 00:21:06,365 that can tied to her tail, I knew who to look for. 494 00:21:06,366 --> 00:21:09,335 - Oh, Dennis, tell her I didn't touch her cat. 495 00:21:09,336 --> 00:21:11,704 You've been with me all day, practically. 496 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:12,871 Well, go on, tell her. 497 00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:13,540 Say something. 498 00:21:16,643 --> 00:21:17,643 Eh? 499 00:21:17,644 --> 00:21:20,512 Oh, for the love of-- oh, here. 500 00:21:20,513 --> 00:21:21,447 Take it it's yours. 501 00:21:21,448 --> 00:21:22,681 The deal is over. 502 00:21:22,682 --> 00:21:23,949 Now go on, talk. 503 00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:25,884 Tell her I didn't touch her cat. 504 00:21:25,885 --> 00:21:27,686 - Of course he didn't, Mrs. Elkins. 505 00:21:27,687 --> 00:21:29,688 Mr. Wilson wouldn't hurt a flea. 506 00:21:29,689 --> 00:21:32,992 And he didn't tie that can to Tinkerbell's tail. 507 00:21:33,093 --> 00:21:35,761 Because Johnny Brady did it. 508 00:21:35,762 --> 00:21:36,762 - Johnny Brady? 509 00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:39,631 Are-- are you sure, Dennis? 510 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:40,966 - I sure am sure. 511 00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:42,468 Because Tommy told me. 512 00:21:42,469 --> 00:21:47,339 He saw Johnny Brady do that to poor little Tinkerbell. 513 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:50,142 - I've made a terrible mistake. 514 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:52,511 - You most certainly have. 515 00:21:52,512 --> 00:21:55,381 - Good old Mr. Wilson would never do a thing like that. 516 00:21:55,382 --> 00:21:58,283 He's just crazy about cats. 517 00:21:58,284 --> 00:22:00,719 He told me so this morning. 518 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:01,854 He just loves cats. 519 00:22:01,855 --> 00:22:04,656 Don't you, Mr. Wilson? 520 00:22:04,657 --> 00:22:05,657 - Well, I-- 521 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:07,926 - Thank you, Dennis. 522 00:22:07,927 --> 00:22:12,164 Mr. Wilson, I apologize most sincerely. 523 00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:13,632 - Well, you should. 524 00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:17,302 - I'm so ashamed for having misjudged you this way. 525 00:22:17,303 --> 00:22:18,804 And I'm going to make up for it. 526 00:22:18,805 --> 00:22:20,939 Believe me, I am. 527 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:22,574 - Well, if that's the way you feel, 528 00:22:22,575 --> 00:22:25,077 I could still use that piece of land. 529 00:22:25,078 --> 00:22:26,612 - It's yours. 530 00:22:26,613 --> 00:22:28,982 - Oh, good, good. 531 00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:31,150 - And I'll try to think of another way 532 00:22:31,151 --> 00:22:34,319 to bring us closer together. 533 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,588 - Oh, I'll see you to the door, Mrs. Elkins. 534 00:22:36,589 --> 00:22:40,560 Goodbye. 535 00:22:43,329 --> 00:22:47,333 - Oh, I want to thank you for backing me up, Dennis. 536 00:22:47,334 --> 00:22:48,767 Ho ho! 537 00:22:48,768 --> 00:22:52,404 Now I can widen my driveway, and keep some pain on my fenders. 538 00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:56,141 - Boy, this sure is a swell magnifying glass, Mr. Wilson. 539 00:22:56,142 --> 00:22:58,143 - And it's all yours, my boy. 540 00:22:58,144 --> 00:23:00,180 You have earned it. 541 00:23:13,460 --> 00:23:15,294 - Boy, this looks like a mountain of ice cream 542 00:23:15,295 --> 00:23:18,831 through this swell magnifying glass. 543 00:23:18,832 --> 00:23:20,766 - Well, Dennis, I only wish it were. 544 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:22,101 You deserve it. 545 00:23:22,102 --> 00:23:25,204 And I'll never ask you to stop talking again. 546 00:23:25,205 --> 00:23:27,272 You certainly stopped Mrs. Elkins from-- 547 00:23:27,273 --> 00:23:29,141 MRS. ELKINS (OFFSCREEN): Yoohoo! 548 00:23:29,142 --> 00:23:32,144 Oh, I was in hopes I'd find you back here. 549 00:23:32,145 --> 00:23:33,980 Oh, I'm so glad to know I've been wrong 550 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,982 about you, Mr. Wilson. 551 00:23:36,082 --> 00:23:37,616 Until this dear boy told me, I never 552 00:23:37,617 --> 00:23:41,153 dreamed that underneath that rough exterior of yours, 553 00:23:41,154 --> 00:23:44,590 there's a heart that beats with love for little creatures. 554 00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:46,258 - Oh, well, of course I-- 555 00:23:46,259 --> 00:23:51,563 - A few weeks ago my little Tinkerbell became a mother. 556 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,765 - Again? 557 00:23:52,766 --> 00:23:56,769 Boy, she's always becoming mother, isn't she? 558 00:23:56,770 --> 00:24:02,041 - And the cutest one of the family is for you, Mr. Wilson. 559 00:24:02,042 --> 00:24:05,210 [mewling] 560 00:24:05,211 --> 00:24:06,612 - Oh, no, Mrs. Elkins. 561 00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:07,613 I-- 562 00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:09,949 - I knew you'd be surprised. 563 00:24:10,050 --> 00:24:13,886 You're just going to love one another. 564 00:24:13,887 --> 00:24:15,187 Oh. 565 00:24:15,188 --> 00:24:16,155 And I'll come over every day to find out 566 00:24:16,156 --> 00:24:17,456 how you're getting along. 567 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:19,324 Now if you will excuse me, just must dash. 568 00:24:19,325 --> 00:24:19,825 - I-- 569 00:24:19,826 --> 00:24:21,193 - Bye bye. 570 00:24:21,194 --> 00:24:25,064 - Ah, uh, oh, take it quick, Dennis. [sneezing] 571 00:24:25,065 --> 00:24:28,167 - Jeepers, don't sneeze on the kitty. 572 00:24:28,168 --> 00:24:30,436 You might give her a cold. 573 00:24:30,437 --> 00:24:34,073 - [sneezing] 574 00:24:34,074 --> 00:24:36,709 - Isn't she cute? 575 00:24:36,710 --> 00:24:45,651 - Oh great Scott. [sneezing] 576 00:24:45,652 --> 00:25:05,739 [music playing] 577 00:25:28,228 --> 00:25:29,895 MALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): This has been a Screen Gems film 578 00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:34,067 production from the Hollywood studios of Columbia Pictures.