1 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:09,308 - Boy, sure is a swell picture of Mr. Wilson. 2 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:12,077 - First Mockingbird of Spring seen in John Wilson's yard. 3 00:00:12,078 --> 00:00:13,645 How about that? 4 00:00:13,646 --> 00:00:14,913 - He built a nest right in his tree. 5 00:00:14,914 --> 00:00:16,749 - Spring's really here, isn't it? 6 00:00:16,750 --> 00:00:18,183 - Yeah. 7 00:00:18,184 --> 00:00:20,019 And you know what me and Tommy want to do some night, mom? 8 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:21,353 Sleep in our tree house. 9 00:00:21,354 --> 00:00:23,155 Can we sleep in our tree house, mom? 10 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:25,257 - Oh no, not again. 11 00:00:25,258 --> 00:00:27,493 - Last year you rolled out and nearly broke your neck. 12 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:28,861 No tree house. 13 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:29,995 - OK. 14 00:00:29,996 --> 00:00:32,564 Hey, can we camp out in the backyard some night? 15 00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:37,302 In Mr. Wilson's tent if he'll let us borrow it. 16 00:00:37,303 --> 00:00:39,304 - Well, I guess it'll be all right, 17 00:00:39,305 --> 00:00:41,140 if it's all right with Mr. Wilson. 18 00:00:41,141 --> 00:00:42,608 - I'll go ask him right now. 19 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:44,877 You know something? 20 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:47,112 I bet Mr. Wilson'd like to sleep in our tree house 21 00:00:47,113 --> 00:00:49,481 some night, like his grandfather always did. 22 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:50,516 - His grandfather? 23 00:00:50,517 --> 00:00:51,817 Where'd you get that information? 24 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:54,086 - I heard Mrs. Elkins talking. 25 00:00:54,087 --> 00:00:56,021 She said all Mr. Wilson's ancestors 26 00:00:56,022 --> 00:00:58,490 are bananas and lived in trees. 27 00:00:58,491 --> 00:00:59,491 I'll ask him about that. 28 00:00:59,492 --> 00:01:02,761 That's real interesting. 29 00:01:02,762 --> 00:01:04,763 - Don't bother Mr. Wilson! 30 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:05,765 Come back here! 31 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:28,855 {\an8}[theme music] 32 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:49,842 - Oh, it's so nice to have a mockingbird around. 33 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:51,276 - I love them. 34 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:54,213 - It couldn't have happened at a better time, Eloise. 35 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:55,948 That little mocker is going to get 36 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:58,951 me elected president of the Bird Watcher Society. 37 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:01,920 - Mr. Timberlake is really retiring this year, is he? 38 00:02:01,921 --> 00:02:04,056 - After 17 years. 39 00:02:04,057 --> 00:02:06,158 That's something else that bird'll do. 40 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:08,293 Help me get Timberlake behind me. 41 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:10,796 - Oh, so that's why you invited him over here today 42 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:12,464 to see the nest. 43 00:02:12,465 --> 00:02:13,666 - What else? 44 00:02:13,667 --> 00:02:16,201 If I can get Clarence, Timberlake, and Dorceman, 45 00:02:16,202 --> 00:02:18,737 that Elkins woman won't get one vote. 46 00:02:18,738 --> 00:02:20,206 - Oh, you slick politician. 47 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:24,777 - Hi, Mr. Wilson. 48 00:02:24,778 --> 00:02:27,713 Boy, that sure is a swell picture of you in the paper. 49 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:31,216 First mockingbird of the season. that's terrific. 50 00:02:31,217 --> 00:02:33,919 - And there he is, right up in my tree. 51 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:36,088 - So, can me and Tommy borrow your tent today 52 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:37,956 so we can sleep out in our back yard in it? 53 00:02:37,957 --> 00:02:39,958 - Oh, well, uh, sometime, Dennis. 54 00:02:39,959 --> 00:02:41,460 But not today. 55 00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:44,096 See, it's packed under a lot of stuff up in the attic and I-- 56 00:02:44,097 --> 00:02:45,564 Oh. 57 00:02:45,565 --> 00:02:50,736 [chirping] 58 00:02:50,737 --> 00:02:54,406 [whistling] 59 00:02:54,407 --> 00:02:56,742 - Boy, that's swell, Mr.w isln. 60 00:02:56,743 --> 00:02:58,178 You sound just like him. 61 00:03:03,216 --> 00:03:06,385 - Hail to thee, blithe spirits. 62 00:03:06,386 --> 00:03:08,087 Ah, Wilson. 63 00:03:08,088 --> 00:03:09,855 You are to be congratulated. 64 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:13,459 The first mockingbird of spring has chosen to live with you. 65 00:03:13,460 --> 00:03:15,694 - Oh, yes, I am fortunate, Mr. Timberlake. 66 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:17,596 - There's his nest, Mr. Timberlake. 67 00:03:17,597 --> 00:03:19,064 Right up there, see? 68 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:20,466 - Uh, I'll show him, Dennis. 69 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:21,433 I'll show him. 70 00:03:21,434 --> 00:03:22,701 - What a splendid nest. 71 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:24,203 An excellent location. 72 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:25,838 He'll be safe from all harm. 73 00:03:25,839 --> 00:03:28,474 - Oh, I assure you, no harm will come to him in my yard. 74 00:03:28,475 --> 00:03:32,077 I'll be extremely vigilant, as any candidate 75 00:03:32,078 --> 00:03:33,746 for your high office should be. 76 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:35,214 - Well spoken, Wilson. 77 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,615 I'm sure if you're elected, you'll 78 00:03:36,616 --> 00:03:39,318 be a staunch guardian for our little feathered friends. 79 00:03:39,319 --> 00:03:40,152 - Oh, I will. 80 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,387 I certainly will. 81 00:03:41,388 --> 00:03:43,455 And I'm sure that Mrs. Elkins, too, 82 00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:45,791 will do her best if elected. 83 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:49,094 - Well, she'll try, I suppose. 84 00:03:49,095 --> 00:03:51,330 But it will be extremely difficult for a woman 85 00:03:51,331 --> 00:03:53,732 to fill your shoes. 86 00:03:53,733 --> 00:03:55,501 - Well, Mr. Timberlake! 87 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:58,137 I thought I thought I saw you come in here! 88 00:03:58,138 --> 00:04:00,439 - Hello, Mrs. Elkins. - Mr. Wilson. 89 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,341 Dennis. - Hi, Mrs. Elkins. 90 00:04:02,342 --> 00:04:05,444 - Is there something we can do for you, Mrs. Elkins? 91 00:04:05,445 --> 00:04:06,445 - No, thank you. 92 00:04:06,446 --> 00:04:08,113 {\an8}I just wanted to tell Mr. Timberlake 93 00:04:08,114 --> 00:04:10,282 {\an8}that when I'm elected president of our society, 94 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:14,086 {\an8}I'll follow his policies toward our dear little birds exactly. 95 00:04:14,087 --> 00:04:17,056 {\an8}- That is so comforting to hear, Mrs. Elkins. 96 00:04:17,057 --> 00:04:19,358 Well, Mr. Timberlake knows how I feel. 97 00:04:19,359 --> 00:04:20,592 And when I'm elected-- 98 00:04:20,593 --> 00:04:22,795 - Did you see Mr. Wilson's mockingbird? 99 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:24,296 It's right up there. 100 00:04:24,297 --> 00:04:26,432 - Yes, it's lovely. 101 00:04:26,433 --> 00:04:28,634 {\an8}But not Mr. Wilson's bird, dear. 102 00:04:28,635 --> 00:04:31,103 {\an8}The birds belong to all of us who love them. 103 00:04:31,104 --> 00:04:33,172 {\an8}- Indeed they do, yes indeed. 104 00:04:33,173 --> 00:04:35,407 {\an8}And they're so exquisitely sensitive 105 00:04:35,408 --> 00:04:37,142 {\an8}to love and affection, too. 106 00:04:37,143 --> 00:04:38,677 - Absolutely, Mr. Timberlake. 107 00:04:38,678 --> 00:04:40,145 Now, you take that bird there. 108 00:04:40,146 --> 00:04:43,082 He could just as well have built his nest in Mrs. Elkins' yard, 109 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:46,318 but he knew where he was loved the most. 110 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:47,920 Here. 111 00:04:47,921 --> 00:04:50,089 - Now, Mrs. Elkins, by week's end there 112 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:52,091 will be dozens of them in town, and I'm 113 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:54,760 sure that you'll have nests in your backyard, too. 114 00:04:54,761 --> 00:04:55,928 - Well, of course I will. 115 00:04:55,929 --> 00:04:57,529 I love them so. 116 00:04:57,530 --> 00:05:00,899 - Your little old cat Tinkerbell sure loves birds, all right. 117 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:04,670 She's always chasing them. 118 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:05,504 - Mrs. Elkins? 119 00:05:05,505 --> 00:05:08,107 You have a cat? 120 00:05:08,108 --> 00:05:11,276 - Yes, I do, Mr. Timberlake, but I'm getting rid of it. 121 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:14,046 I've already made arrangements to give it away. 122 00:05:14,047 --> 00:05:16,281 - A wise decision. 123 00:05:16,282 --> 00:05:17,483 Well, I must be running along. 124 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:19,618 It's been so nice, Wilson. 125 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:20,753 - Must you rush off? 126 00:05:20,754 --> 00:05:21,887 We've hardly had time to-- 127 00:05:21,888 --> 00:05:25,891 - I'll walk out with you, Mr. Timberlake. 128 00:05:25,892 --> 00:05:28,694 And, Mr. Wilson, when I'm elected, 129 00:05:28,695 --> 00:05:30,262 I'll put you on a committee. 130 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:32,331 - Well, we'll see who's elected. 131 00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:35,467 Let's just say, may the best man win? 132 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:37,236 - No, Mr. Wilson. 133 00:05:37,237 --> 00:05:39,105 May the best woman win. 134 00:05:44,544 --> 00:05:46,945 - Miserable. 135 00:05:46,946 --> 00:05:49,782 I consider this a profitable day, Eloise. 136 00:05:49,783 --> 00:05:52,217 I think I've got Timberlake's backing. 137 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:53,652 - I hope so, dear. 138 00:05:53,653 --> 00:05:56,288 [chirping] Listen. 139 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:58,624 Isn't that beautiful? 140 00:05:58,625 --> 00:05:59,758 - Lovely. 141 00:05:59,759 --> 00:06:02,227 A fitting lullaby for the next president 142 00:06:02,228 --> 00:06:04,229 of the Bird Watcher's Society. 143 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:05,130 Good night. 144 00:06:05,131 --> 00:06:06,132 - Good night, dear. 145 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:16,075 [chirping] 146 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:19,445 - Oh, it's 4:30. 147 00:06:19,446 --> 00:06:21,347 Eloise. 148 00:06:21,348 --> 00:06:23,515 Eloise? 149 00:06:23,516 --> 00:06:25,050 - What is it, dear? 150 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:26,285 - He's still at it. 151 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:28,754 Every time I get to sleep, that bird wakes me up. 152 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:30,055 - I know. 153 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:31,457 And every time he wakes you up, you 154 00:06:31,458 --> 00:06:33,492 wake me up to tell me about it. 155 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:34,461 Now lie down. 156 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:43,770 [chirping] 157 00:06:52,078 --> 00:06:53,312 - Morning, John. 158 00:06:53,313 --> 00:06:54,513 Isn't this a beautiful day? 159 00:06:54,514 --> 00:06:56,949 - Oh, hello, Henry. 160 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:58,617 - Boy, oh, boy, you writers really 161 00:06:58,618 --> 00:07:01,487 have the life, sleeping until 9:00 in the morning. 162 00:07:01,488 --> 00:07:02,688 I wish I could do that. 163 00:07:02,689 --> 00:07:05,224 - As a matter of fact, I hardly slept at all. 164 00:07:05,225 --> 00:07:08,293 Laid awake all night listening to that mockingbird. 165 00:07:08,294 --> 00:07:11,096 - You mean you stayed awake just to listen to it? 166 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:12,364 Boy, you must love it. 167 00:07:12,365 --> 00:07:15,034 - I don't love it at all, and I didn't stay awake. 168 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:17,036 I was kept. 169 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:19,805 Forget it, Henry. 170 00:07:19,806 --> 00:07:21,440 - Boy, is he grouchy. 171 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,476 Well, I hope you sleep better tonight, John. 172 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:31,451 [chirping] 173 00:07:35,422 --> 00:07:38,057 [chirping] 174 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:40,093 - Oh, shut up and let me sleep! 175 00:07:43,063 --> 00:07:45,330 - Was I snoring, dear? 176 00:07:45,331 --> 00:07:47,066 - Oh, no, no, Eloise. 177 00:07:47,067 --> 00:07:48,901 Oh, I'm sorry to wake you up, but that bird 178 00:07:48,902 --> 00:07:57,276 is driving me out of my-- How can you sleep with all that? 179 00:07:57,277 --> 00:07:58,244 Oh, I give up. 180 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:10,055 - Made a little surprise for you. 181 00:08:10,056 --> 00:08:11,657 Thought it might make you feel bad. 182 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:15,728 - Mm, my favorite cake. 183 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:16,762 Mm. 184 00:08:16,763 --> 00:08:18,697 Well, I have a little surprise too, 185 00:08:18,698 --> 00:08:22,267 for that confounded mockingbird. 186 00:08:22,268 --> 00:08:23,736 - Firecrackers? 187 00:08:23,737 --> 00:08:25,437 - Left over from the 4th of July. 188 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:29,241 If there's one thing birds hate more than anything else, 189 00:08:29,242 --> 00:08:30,109 it's noise. 190 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:36,683 DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Mr. Wilson! 191 00:08:40,553 --> 00:08:42,054 - We've got a surprise for you, Mr. Wilson. 192 00:08:42,055 --> 00:08:43,155 - Yeah, a surprise. 193 00:08:43,156 --> 00:08:45,591 We've been digging all morning, in my backyard. 194 00:08:45,592 --> 00:08:47,559 And look what we got for your mockingbird. 195 00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:48,694 Worms. 196 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,096 - Oh, fine, just what I've always wanted. 197 00:08:51,097 --> 00:08:52,765 A can of worms. 198 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:54,800 - We'll leave it right here, Mr. Wilson. 199 00:08:54,801 --> 00:08:56,235 - Now that little old mockingbird will never 200 00:08:56,236 --> 00:08:57,770 have to leave this yard again. 201 00:08:57,771 --> 00:08:59,438 Not even to eat. 202 00:08:59,439 --> 00:09:01,274 - Oh, for crying out loud. 203 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:06,278 - Here, birdy, birdy, birdy, birdy. 204 00:09:06,279 --> 00:09:09,314 Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep. 205 00:09:09,315 --> 00:09:11,417 - Oh, brother, what a narrow escape. 206 00:09:11,418 --> 00:09:14,186 Dennis almost caught me lighting the firecracker. 207 00:09:14,187 --> 00:09:15,621 - Oh, fine. 208 00:09:15,622 --> 00:09:18,157 - I just had time to put them out and shove them in my sweater. 209 00:09:18,158 --> 00:09:19,024 - In your sweater? 210 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:20,192 Oh, John, you shouldn't-- 211 00:09:20,193 --> 00:09:22,194 - Eloise, I told you I put it out first. 212 00:09:22,195 --> 00:09:26,166 You don't think I'm silly enough to-- it's still lit! 213 00:09:34,607 --> 00:09:47,052 [chirping] 214 00:09:47,053 --> 00:09:48,120 - I guess he isn't hungry yet. 215 00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:50,422 The worms are still here. 216 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:51,958 - He's sitting up there on his nest. 217 00:09:55,929 --> 00:09:57,796 - Oh, Dennis, I'm glad you're here. 218 00:09:57,797 --> 00:10:00,766 Say, how would you boys like to make a quarter, a piece? 219 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:01,533 - OK. 220 00:10:01,534 --> 00:10:03,035 - Swell. 221 00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:05,237 - Well, you know that big new drug store? 222 00:10:05,238 --> 00:10:06,739 - You mean the one across the railroad tracks, 223 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:09,041 on the other side of town? 224 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:10,209 - That's the one. 225 00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:11,810 Well, they have a special kind of hair tonic. 226 00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:13,245 I, uh, I wrote it down. 227 00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:15,280 I want you to get a bottle for me. 228 00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:19,284 There you are, and here is a quarter for you and you. 229 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:20,452 - Thanks, Mr. Wilson. 230 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,388 - It's a pretty long trip, but we'll hurry. 231 00:10:22,389 --> 00:10:24,289 - No, no, don't hurry. 232 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:26,625 No, it'll take you about an hour, but take your time. 233 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:27,726 Don't hurry. 234 00:10:27,727 --> 00:10:28,327 - OK. 235 00:10:28,328 --> 00:10:29,229 Come on, Tommy. 236 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:39,304 - Well, you won't keep me awake tonight, loudmouth. 237 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:42,475 In about five minutes, you'll think a war down here. 238 00:10:48,281 --> 00:10:49,915 - Jeepers, Mr. Wilson, what are you doing? 239 00:10:49,916 --> 00:10:51,383 - Please, please, don't interrupt me. 240 00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:52,151 I'm busy, Dennis. 241 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:53,352 I-- Dennis! 242 00:10:53,353 --> 00:10:55,354 What are you boys doing back here? 243 00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:57,923 - You forgot to give us the money to pay for the hair tonic. 244 00:10:57,924 --> 00:11:00,426 - And whatcha making all the noise for, Mr. Wilson? 245 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:02,161 You'll scare the mockingbird away. 246 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:03,796 - Yeah, birds get scared of noise. 247 00:11:03,797 --> 00:11:07,132 - Uh, well, not mockingbirds, Dennis. 248 00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:09,268 They don't mind noise at all. 249 00:11:09,269 --> 00:11:10,903 - They don't? 250 00:11:10,904 --> 00:11:11,470 - No. 251 00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:12,905 They don't. 252 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:15,307 As a matter of fact, some crows were bothering our mocker, 253 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:17,543 so I frightened them away. 254 00:11:17,544 --> 00:11:18,911 - Boy, you sire did. 255 00:11:18,912 --> 00:11:20,579 No crows up there now. 256 00:11:20,580 --> 00:11:23,515 - Well, you two boys run along and play. 257 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:24,883 - What about your hair tonic? 258 00:11:24,884 --> 00:11:26,785 - Well, I've changed my mind. 259 00:11:26,786 --> 00:11:29,421 Forget it. 260 00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:31,491 - Boy, he sure as flipped. 261 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:42,002 - You know, Eloise, I believe that beating on that pan 262 00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:45,571 actually drove that raucous bird away. 263 00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:48,507 - We haven't heard a single chirp all evening. 264 00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:49,942 - What a relief. 265 00:11:49,943 --> 00:11:53,112 Now we can leave the window open and get a good night's sleep. 266 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:54,346 Good night, dear. 267 00:11:54,347 --> 00:11:55,614 - Good night, dear. 268 00:11:55,615 --> 00:11:57,516 [chirping] 269 00:11:57,517 --> 00:11:59,485 - Oh, no. 270 00:11:59,486 --> 00:12:02,055 At least I'll keep some of that noise out. 271 00:12:05,959 --> 00:12:07,827 [chirping] 272 00:12:14,300 --> 00:12:15,567 - Here's your juice, dear. 273 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:16,935 - Yeah. 274 00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:18,871 - Anything new in the paper? 275 00:12:18,872 --> 00:12:19,672 - No. 276 00:12:19,673 --> 00:12:20,974 - Oh, you sound like a bear. 277 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:23,676 Didn't you sleep at all last night? 278 00:12:23,677 --> 00:12:25,844 - I hardly slept a wink. 279 00:12:25,845 --> 00:12:28,414 I tried counting sheep, but it didn't work. 280 00:12:28,415 --> 00:12:29,581 They didn't have wool. 281 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:30,549 They had feathers. 282 00:12:30,550 --> 00:12:33,652 - Oh, poor John. 283 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:35,387 - Well, when I finish with the paper, 284 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:37,890 I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place. 285 00:12:37,891 --> 00:12:40,292 I'm going to get a ladder, get the nest out of the tree, 286 00:12:40,293 --> 00:12:41,694 and throw it away. 287 00:12:41,695 --> 00:12:43,962 - Oh, you better not let Mr. Timberlake catch you at it. 288 00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:46,565 - Oh, I shall use every precaution. 289 00:12:46,566 --> 00:12:49,268 But I've got to get rid of that bird. 290 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:50,169 [doorbell] 291 00:12:50,170 --> 00:12:51,304 - I'll see who it is. 292 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:58,911 - Oh, good morning, Mrs. Elkins. - Good morning. 293 00:12:58,912 --> 00:13:00,379 - Mrs. Dudley. - Good morning. 294 00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:02,614 - May we see Mr. Wilson for a minute? 295 00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:03,382 - Why yes, of course. 296 00:13:03,383 --> 00:13:05,851 Come right on in. 297 00:13:05,852 --> 00:13:08,955 - Dear, Mrs. Elkins and Mrs. Dudley to see you. 298 00:13:09,055 --> 00:13:10,055 - Good morning, Mr. Wilson. 299 00:13:10,056 --> 00:13:12,191 - Well, what do you want now? 300 00:13:12,192 --> 00:13:14,961 - That's not a very cheerful greeting, I must say. 301 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:16,963 - I don't feel very cheerful. 302 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:18,764 - John's terribly tied. 303 00:13:18,765 --> 00:13:21,367 Our mockingbird kept him awake all night. 304 00:13:21,368 --> 00:13:22,801 - Really? 305 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:26,171 Oh, you must hate that bird, Mr. Wilson. 306 00:13:26,172 --> 00:13:27,439 - Oh, not at all. 307 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,609 I'm devoted to it, as any true bird lover would be. 308 00:13:30,610 --> 00:13:33,579 Its singing didn't keep me awake. 309 00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:35,714 I have a touch of indigestion. 310 00:13:35,715 --> 00:13:37,583 - Oh. Too bad. 311 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:39,651 - Would you ladies care for some coffee? 312 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:40,419 - No, thanks. 313 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:42,421 We won't be staying long. 314 00:13:42,422 --> 00:13:43,990 - Would you make some for me, dear? 315 00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:45,691 - Oh, of course. 316 00:13:45,692 --> 00:13:49,728 - Well, very cheerfully, what do you want? 317 00:13:49,729 --> 00:13:52,631 - Well, I would like to set up my tape recorder here and record 318 00:13:52,632 --> 00:13:54,333 the song of spring's first mockingbird. 319 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,802 - For the club's archives. 320 00:13:56,803 --> 00:13:59,705 - Well, of all the nerve. 321 00:13:59,706 --> 00:14:01,407 I see through your little scheme. 322 00:14:01,408 --> 00:14:03,242 You want to record my mockingbird, 323 00:14:03,243 --> 00:14:05,711 play it at the club next week to get you more votes. 324 00:14:05,712 --> 00:14:08,113 Well, just forget it, Mrs. Elkins. 325 00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:09,782 - Very well, Mr. Wilson. 326 00:14:09,783 --> 00:14:12,518 But when the other members learn that you have deprived them 327 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:14,687 of such a wonderful record, they certainly 328 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:16,555 won't elect you president. 329 00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:18,123 Come on, Mable. 330 00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:19,058 - Confound it! 331 00:14:19,059 --> 00:14:20,292 Wait a minute. 332 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:23,062 You've got me over a barrel, haven't you? 333 00:14:23,063 --> 00:14:24,430 - What a crude remark. 334 00:14:24,431 --> 00:14:27,066 - All right, set up your recorder. 335 00:14:27,067 --> 00:14:29,468 I know when I'm licked. 336 00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:31,737 - Thank you. 337 00:14:31,738 --> 00:14:36,075 - We'll put it near the door, so that the cord 338 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:37,810 will reach the tree. 339 00:14:37,811 --> 00:14:38,445 - Put it anywhere. 340 00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:44,383 - Hand me the cord, Mable. 341 00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:45,317 There. 342 00:14:45,318 --> 00:14:48,387 Now, that will do the trick. 343 00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:52,791 Now, when the bird starts to sing, you turn it on here. 344 00:14:52,792 --> 00:14:57,529 And we'll go out and put the microphone near its nest. 345 00:14:57,530 --> 00:14:58,998 - Hi, Mrs. Elkins. 346 00:14:59,099 --> 00:15:00,332 - Well, hello, boys. 347 00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:01,734 - Hi. - Hi, Mr. Wilson. 348 00:15:01,735 --> 00:15:04,870 Me and Tommy thought you might let us have your tent now. 349 00:15:04,871 --> 00:15:07,873 - Dennis, I told you, it's up in the attic under a pile of junk. 350 00:15:07,874 --> 00:15:09,908 It would take me all day to get it out. 351 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:12,044 - Maybe it's on top of the junk. 352 00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:13,145 Couldn't you look? 353 00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:14,046 - All right, all right. 354 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:15,147 I'll look. 355 00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:18,150 Anything to keep you quiet. 356 00:15:18,151 --> 00:15:20,252 - Boy, he sure is grouchy today. 357 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:22,254 - Oh, his bark's worse than his bite. 358 00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:23,355 Anyhow, I think it is. 359 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:25,824 He's never really bit me. 360 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:26,725 Hey. 361 00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:28,861 What's this thing? 362 00:15:28,862 --> 00:15:29,963 - Oh, that's a tape recorder. 363 00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:31,196 My dad's got one. 364 00:15:31,197 --> 00:15:32,865 - You mean it makes records of stuff? 365 00:15:32,866 --> 00:15:34,366 - Sure, if you turn it on. 366 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:35,701 - What turns it on? 367 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:37,603 - This little gimmick here. 368 00:15:37,604 --> 00:15:40,873 - I hear you told Mr. Timberlake that you're 369 00:15:40,874 --> 00:15:42,608 going to give your cat away. 370 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:44,476 - Yes, I told him that. 371 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:46,712 - Is it making a record of us now? 372 00:15:46,713 --> 00:15:47,880 - I don't think so. 373 00:15:47,881 --> 00:15:49,148 There's supposed to be another gimmick 374 00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:50,984 you're supposed to talk into. 375 00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:55,487 - Dennis, I couldn't-- do you have to monkey with everything 376 00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:56,889 you see? 377 00:15:56,890 --> 00:16:00,192 This is not to be turned on until the mockingbird sings. 378 00:16:00,193 --> 00:16:01,894 - I'm sorry, Mr. Wilson. 379 00:16:01,895 --> 00:16:03,362 What about the tent? 380 00:16:03,363 --> 00:16:05,230 - Well, I couldn't find it, so it must be buried. 381 00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:06,565 Now run along, boys. 382 00:16:06,566 --> 00:16:07,533 - OK. 383 00:16:07,534 --> 00:16:08,600 Let's go over to your house, Tommy. 384 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:10,169 - OK, let's. So long, Mr. Wilson. 385 00:16:10,170 --> 00:16:11,338 - So long, boys. So on. 386 00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:19,278 - Oh, just in time for your coffee, dear. 387 00:16:19,279 --> 00:16:20,280 - Oh, thank you, dear. 388 00:16:24,117 --> 00:16:26,885 Well, I see Mrs. Elkins and her chum 389 00:16:26,886 --> 00:16:29,054 have flown off on their broom. 390 00:16:29,055 --> 00:16:31,056 - I saw them leave. 391 00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:32,825 - Well, I guess it's safe to go and get 392 00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:34,360 that bird's nest out of the tree. 393 00:16:34,361 --> 00:16:35,828 - What about Dennis and Tommy? 394 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:37,062 They just went by. 395 00:16:37,063 --> 00:16:39,531 - Well, they're going over to Tommy's house. 396 00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:42,201 No, the coast is clear. 397 00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:43,803 Moving day for our feathered friend. 398 00:16:50,076 --> 00:16:52,644 - Hi, Mr. Wilson. 399 00:16:52,645 --> 00:16:54,079 Whatcha doing? 400 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,116 - Uh, Dennis, I thought you've gone to Tommy's house? 401 00:16:57,117 --> 00:16:58,384 - We're on our way now. 402 00:16:58,385 --> 00:17:00,219 We just stopped at my house to get some cookies. 403 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:01,520 - Yeah. 404 00:17:01,521 --> 00:17:04,590 Can't make a trip like that without something to eat. 405 00:17:04,591 --> 00:17:07,026 - Is that the mockingbird's nest you're throwing away? 406 00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:08,360 - Uh, yes. 407 00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:09,228 Yes, it is. 408 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:11,096 The wind blew it out of the tree. 409 00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:12,598 - Wind? 410 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:15,034 I don't feel any wind. 411 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:20,105 - Well, uh, it was a high wind. 412 00:17:20,106 --> 00:17:21,407 But don't worry. 413 00:17:21,408 --> 00:17:24,576 I'll build it another nest, better than this one. 414 00:17:24,577 --> 00:17:26,645 - How can a man build a bird's nest? 415 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:28,347 Only birds know how to do that. 416 00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:29,748 - Oh, I can do it, Tommy. 417 00:17:29,749 --> 00:17:32,117 I've made such a close study of them, I understand them. 418 00:17:32,118 --> 00:17:34,920 I, I think the way they do. - Yeah. 419 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:38,190 He's got sort of a bird brain, haven't you, Mr. Wilson? 420 00:17:38,191 --> 00:17:40,793 - At times. 421 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:41,427 Good bye, boys. 422 00:17:41,428 --> 00:17:42,362 - Bye, Mr. Wilson. 423 00:17:46,633 --> 00:17:47,866 Mr. Wilson sure loves birds. 424 00:17:47,867 --> 00:17:50,269 Not many men would build a nest for one. 425 00:17:50,270 --> 00:17:52,104 - I guess not. 426 00:17:52,105 --> 00:17:52,938 - Hi, Mrs. Elkins. 427 00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:53,772 Hi, Mrs. Dudley. 428 00:17:53,773 --> 00:17:54,440 - Hi, Dennis. 429 00:17:54,441 --> 00:17:55,474 Hi, Tommy. 430 00:17:55,475 --> 00:17:56,809 - Guess what Mr. Wilson's gonna do? 431 00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:59,078 He's gonna build a nest for his mockingbird. 432 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:01,013 - Build a nest? 433 00:18:01,014 --> 00:18:02,214 - Yeah, with his own hands. 434 00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:04,683 - Because the wind blew the old one out of the tree. 435 00:18:04,684 --> 00:18:06,852 - Are you sure about this, Dennis? 436 00:18:06,853 --> 00:18:08,087 - Sure I'm sure. 437 00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:10,122 I just saw him throw the old one in the trash can. 438 00:18:10,123 --> 00:18:13,325 - Well, thank you very much for telling me, Dennis. 439 00:18:13,326 --> 00:18:14,493 - You're welcome, Mrs. Elkins. 440 00:18:14,494 --> 00:18:15,160 Come on, Tommy. 441 00:18:15,161 --> 00:18:15,861 Bye, Mrs. Dudley. 442 00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:17,029 - Bye. 443 00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:18,497 - Mable, we've got him. 444 00:18:18,498 --> 00:18:21,033 The wind didn't blow that nest down. 445 00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:22,434 There wasn't any wind? 446 00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:24,269 - You think he took it down himself. 447 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:25,704 - Of course. 448 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:28,107 His wife said that bird's been keeping him awake at night, 449 00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:29,708 so he got rid of it. 450 00:18:29,709 --> 00:18:33,078 - Well, this should make you the next president of the club. 451 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:34,546 - Right. 452 00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:35,848 I'll call Mr. Timberlake and tell 453 00:18:35,849 --> 00:18:38,617 him to meet us at the Wilson house and soon as he can. 454 00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:42,788 We'll nail John Wilson to the mast. 455 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:44,523 - Then it's true, Wilson? 456 00:18:44,524 --> 00:18:48,394 You actually tore down the nest of an innocent little bird? 457 00:18:48,395 --> 00:18:51,930 - Yes, I did, Mr. Timberlake. There's no use lying about it. 458 00:18:51,931 --> 00:18:53,666 - This is dreadful. 459 00:18:53,667 --> 00:18:55,134 To think that I'd hear such an admission 460 00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:56,402 from the lips of a man with whom I've 461 00:18:56,403 --> 00:18:58,737 spent so many happy hours in the woods, 462 00:18:58,738 --> 00:19:02,875 watching the yellow bellied sap sucker sucking sap. 463 00:19:02,876 --> 00:19:05,177 - He had us all fooled, Mr. Timberlake. 464 00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:07,646 He never did care for birds. 465 00:19:07,647 --> 00:19:10,249 - Mrs. Elkins, you may have me where you want me, 466 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:13,252 but you cannot say that I do not care for birds. 467 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:15,087 - It was lack of sleep and exhaustion 468 00:19:15,088 --> 00:19:18,791 that drove me to do what I did. 469 00:19:18,792 --> 00:19:20,325 - I can understand that. 470 00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:22,194 Once a woodpecker tap, tap, tapped 471 00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:24,163 on the drainpipe outside my bedroom window night 472 00:19:24,164 --> 00:19:28,935 after night, until I was sorely tempted to-- well, never mind. 473 00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:31,036 That was a long time ago. 474 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:32,404 I've outgrown that. 475 00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:35,140 - Well, I'm glad you understand. 476 00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:36,508 - Yes, but under the circumstances 477 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:38,410 I don't see how I can support you 478 00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:40,279 for the presidency of the club. 479 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,949 - In my opinion, he should be forced to resign. 480 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:45,551 - Well, that's a little drastic, perhaps, but-- 481 00:19:45,552 --> 00:19:49,621 - Hi, Mr. Wilson, I-- oh, I didn't know you had company. 482 00:19:49,622 --> 00:19:51,156 - That's all right, Dennis. 483 00:19:51,157 --> 00:19:53,125 - I brought you some straw to put in the bird's nest 484 00:19:53,126 --> 00:19:54,159 you're building. 485 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,295 - He isn't building a nest, Dennis. 486 00:19:56,296 --> 00:19:58,364 He never intended to build a nest. 487 00:19:58,365 --> 00:20:00,733 Mr. Wilson doesn't like birds. 488 00:20:00,734 --> 00:20:02,701 - Sure he does, Mrs. Elkins. 489 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:04,236 Mr. Wilson loves birds. 490 00:20:04,237 --> 00:20:07,139 - Mr. Timberlake, will you please set the boy straight? 491 00:20:07,140 --> 00:20:10,342 It's a shame for him to have faith in a hypocrite. 492 00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:13,045 - Well, he was only pretending. 493 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:16,315 - You're wrong about him not loving birds, Mr. Timberlake. 494 00:20:16,316 --> 00:20:18,784 One time I was going to take an egg out of a nest, 495 00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:20,552 and he bawled the heck out of me. 496 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:21,687 - Shall we go, Mr. Timberlake? 497 00:20:21,688 --> 00:20:23,722 All this prattle is a waste of time. 498 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:26,692 - And another time, I found a baby sparrow on the ground. 499 00:20:26,693 --> 00:20:29,962 Mr. Wilson kept it in a shoe box and fed it with an eye dropper 500 00:20:29,963 --> 00:20:31,463 until it was big enough to fly. 501 00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:33,332 - That's most commendable, young man, but-- 502 00:20:33,333 --> 00:20:34,466 - And how about this? 503 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:35,968 He got a tape recorder so he could 504 00:20:35,969 --> 00:20:38,270 make a record of the mockingbird's singing. 505 00:20:38,271 --> 00:20:41,073 - That happens to be my recorder, Dennis. 506 00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:42,641 - Well, anyhow, Mr. Wilson's the one 507 00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:44,410 who's going to make the record, and I bet you 508 00:20:44,411 --> 00:20:46,412 he's got some real good songs. 509 00:20:46,413 --> 00:20:47,546 Listen, Mr. Timberlake. 510 00:20:47,547 --> 00:20:48,914 MRS. DUDLEY (RECORDED): I hear you 511 00:20:48,915 --> 00:20:51,717 told Mr. Timberlake you're going to give your cat away. 512 00:20:51,718 --> 00:20:53,352 MRS. ELKINS (RECORDED): Yes, I told him that. 513 00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:55,587 - Why, that's your voice, Mrs. Elkins. 514 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:56,922 MRS. DUDLEY (RECORDED): Did you mean it? 515 00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:58,190 MRS. ELKINS (RECORDED): Of course not. 516 00:20:58,191 --> 00:21:00,693 You know I've always been a cat lover. 517 00:21:00,694 --> 00:21:03,395 Frankly, I have no use for birds. 518 00:21:03,396 --> 00:21:04,496 - This must be some horrible joke. 519 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:05,831 I'll turn it off. 520 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:07,399 - Please, I'd like to hear the rest of it. 521 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,667 MRS. DUDLEY (RECORDED): Then why do 522 00:21:08,668 --> 00:21:12,104 you want to be president of the Bird Watcher's club? 523 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:13,839 MRS. ELKINS (RECORDED): For publicity, Mable. 524 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,141 Next year I plan to run for the city council. 525 00:21:16,142 --> 00:21:19,144 The more offices I get elected to, the more 526 00:21:19,145 --> 00:21:20,813 times I get my name and picture in the paper, 527 00:21:20,814 --> 00:21:22,481 the better chance I'll have. 528 00:21:22,482 --> 00:21:24,283 MRS. DUDLEY (RECORDED): Oh. 529 00:21:24,284 --> 00:21:27,119 Aren't you the smart one? 530 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:30,556 MRS. ELKINS (RECORDED): Smart enough to fool old Timberlake. 531 00:21:30,557 --> 00:21:32,157 Well, I've got the microphone up. 532 00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:33,092 Let's go. 533 00:21:33,093 --> 00:21:34,193 - I think I've heard enough. 534 00:21:34,194 --> 00:21:35,561 - I, I never said that. 535 00:21:35,562 --> 00:21:37,196 It must be some fake. 536 00:21:37,197 --> 00:21:38,998 - Yes. He did it. 537 00:21:39,099 --> 00:21:39,865 - Oh, no. 538 00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:41,433 I know what happened. 539 00:21:41,434 --> 00:21:43,003 Dennis turned on the machine when 540 00:21:43,103 --> 00:21:44,870 you were hanging up that microphone. 541 00:21:44,871 --> 00:21:47,539 You got caught in your own trap, Mrs. Elkins. 542 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:50,442 - I would suggest, Mrs. Elkins, that if anyone resigns 543 00:21:50,443 --> 00:21:52,111 from the club, it should be you. 544 00:21:52,112 --> 00:21:53,013 - All right. 545 00:21:53,113 --> 00:21:55,015 I will. 546 00:21:55,115 --> 00:21:56,182 Come on, Mable. 547 00:22:00,553 --> 00:22:03,056 Who needs you and your silly birds? 548 00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:08,927 - Boy, I never expected to make a record like that. 549 00:22:08,928 --> 00:22:11,697 - As far as I'm concerned, it's tops on the hit parade. 550 00:22:11,698 --> 00:22:13,666 - I never should have listened to that woman, Wilson. 551 00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:17,503 You made an honest confession, but she tried to bamboozle me. 552 00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:19,538 - And you don't want me to resign? 553 00:22:19,539 --> 00:22:21,073 - Of course not. 554 00:22:21,074 --> 00:22:23,942 This lad has made me realize that you're a true bird 555 00:22:23,943 --> 00:22:25,778 lover, despite your one mistake. 556 00:22:25,779 --> 00:22:28,080 And I intend to support you wholeheartedly 557 00:22:28,081 --> 00:22:29,281 for the presidency of the club. 558 00:22:29,282 --> 00:22:32,217 - Isn't that swell, Mr. Wilson? 559 00:22:32,218 --> 00:22:34,887 - Furthermore, I'd like you to join me on a little field trip 560 00:22:34,888 --> 00:22:36,822 tomorrow, just the two of us. 561 00:22:36,823 --> 00:22:40,125 I think I know where we can find a purple breasted beetle 562 00:22:40,126 --> 00:22:43,128 catcher catching beetles. 563 00:22:43,129 --> 00:22:44,563 - I'll be there, Mr. Timberlake. 564 00:22:44,564 --> 00:22:45,731 - I'll phone you this evening. 565 00:22:45,732 --> 00:22:47,099 - Oh, wonderful. 566 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:47,933 - I'll let myself out. 567 00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:48,935 - Oh. Oh, fine. 568 00:22:51,705 --> 00:22:55,107 Oh, you certainly came through for me, Dennis. 569 00:22:55,108 --> 00:22:57,710 - You want me to help you build the birdhouse now? 570 00:22:57,711 --> 00:23:00,279 - Well, I've changed my mind about that. 571 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,414 I'll miss the song of our little feathered friend, 572 00:23:02,415 --> 00:23:06,051 but I can't build a nest that would be a real home for it. 573 00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:07,753 - Yeah, I guess it wouldn't be easy. 574 00:23:07,754 --> 00:23:09,822 - I'll tell you what I am going to do. 575 00:23:09,823 --> 00:23:12,324 I'm going to find that tent for you and Tommy 576 00:23:12,325 --> 00:23:14,593 if I have to tear this whole house apart. 577 00:23:14,594 --> 00:23:16,929 And I'll set it up in your yard for you myself. 578 00:23:16,930 --> 00:23:19,164 - Oh, boy, that's swell, Mr. Wilson. 579 00:23:19,165 --> 00:23:21,433 Would like to sleep in it with us tonight? 580 00:23:21,434 --> 00:23:24,636 - Oh, well, I don't want to leave my wife alone. 581 00:23:24,637 --> 00:23:25,771 - Then we'd better skip it. 582 00:23:25,772 --> 00:23:29,375 There wouldn't be room for her, too. 583 00:23:29,376 --> 00:23:31,910 - Things worked out nicely for you today, didn't they, dear? 584 00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:32,945 - Perfect. 585 00:23:32,946 --> 00:23:34,813 No nest, no Mockingbird, and I'll 586 00:23:34,814 --> 00:23:37,082 still be president of the club. 587 00:23:37,083 --> 00:23:39,351 - Thanks to Dennis. - Oh yes. 588 00:23:39,352 --> 00:23:40,552 Bless his little heart. 589 00:23:40,553 --> 00:23:42,154 If I wasn't so tired, I'd go over 590 00:23:42,155 --> 00:23:44,223 and see that he's tucked into his little tent. 591 00:23:44,224 --> 00:23:48,093 [chirping] 592 00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:49,261 - What on Earth is that? 593 00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:51,864 It sounds like 20 mockingbirds singing at once! 594 00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:52,631 - 20? 595 00:23:52,632 --> 00:23:54,900 It sounds like 50 of them. 596 00:23:54,901 --> 00:23:57,403 - Don't they sound beautiful, Tommy? 597 00:23:57,404 --> 00:23:58,837 - Yeah, keen. 598 00:23:58,838 --> 00:24:01,440 - I'll bet good old Mr. Wilson's tickled to death. 599 00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:02,942 - He sure ought to be. 600 00:24:07,347 --> 00:24:09,214 - Great Christopher! 601 00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:10,183 Oh, no. 602 00:24:16,056 --> 00:24:17,957 - Hi Mr. Wilson. 603 00:24:18,058 --> 00:24:20,826 Isn't that a swell surprise we made for you? 604 00:24:20,827 --> 00:24:23,228 - You made that for me? 605 00:24:23,229 --> 00:24:24,630 - Yeah. 606 00:24:24,631 --> 00:24:26,865 You said you couldn't build them a real home, so we did. 607 00:24:26,866 --> 00:24:29,101 - It's a regular apartment house. 608 00:24:29,102 --> 00:24:31,170 - And we filled it full of worms and birdseed. 609 00:24:31,171 --> 00:24:32,604 - And birds moved in from everywhere. 610 00:24:32,605 --> 00:24:34,073 DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Now you'll have 611 00:24:34,074 --> 00:24:36,475 a whole bunch of mockingbirds singing for you every night. 612 00:24:36,476 --> 00:24:37,911 Isn't that terrific? 613 00:24:41,548 --> 00:24:45,151 Jeepers, Tommy, he's so choked up, he can't even talk. 614 00:24:51,691 --> 00:24:57,664 [theme music] 615 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:34,601 NARRATOR: This has been a Screen Gems film production.