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(theme music playing)

Announcer: ROBERT YOUNG...

AND JANE WYATT.

(laughter)

WITH ELINOR DONAHUE, BILLY GRAY, AND LAUREN CHAPIN...

HERE SHE COMES, BUD. HERE SHE COMES.

BOY! WHAT A QUEEN.

BANG.

HI, HONEY!

OH! (laughs)

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?

DO I LOOK THAT FUNNY? IT'S NOT YOU.

IT'S OUR HITHERTO-WOMAN- DISDAINING OFFSPRING.

I SUGGEST YOU PREPARE FOR THE WORST.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

BUD HAS BEEN STABBED BY ONE OF CUPID'S DEADLIER ARROWS...

A BLONDE HAS COME INTO HIS LIFE.

UH-OH.

WELL, WHO IS THIS BLOND CHARMER?

SOME GIRL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE.

BUT SHE'S PRETTY ATTRACTIVE, I'LL SAY THAT MUCH FOR HER.

MAYBE THERE'S A NEW GIRL AT SCHOOL.

TODAY WAS REGISTRATION DAY.

WELL, SHE CERTAINLY REGISTERED ON BUD AND JOE PHILLIPS.

OH HO HO!

WHEN I THINK OF THE BLISSFUL MISERY AND SUFFERING

HE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

WELL, I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.

I REMEMBER A LITTLE BLOND GIRL THAT STRUCK OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

I WAS READY TO DIE FOR HER.

WHO WAS THAT? OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER HER NAME.

BUT I WAS SURE I NEVER WOULD GET OVER THAT.

DID YOU?

YES, OF COURSE, CERTAINLY.

WHAT WAS HER NAME?

I TOLD YOU, I DON'T REMEMBER.

GWENDOLYN OR CHARMAINE OR... OH, HI, BUD.

HI, DAD.

WHAT'S NEW? OH, I DON'T KNOW.

HOW WAS REGISTRATION TODAY?

OKAY, I GUESS.

UH, ANY NEW STUDENTS?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS SO.

DON'T EAT A LOT OF ICE CREAM. YOU'LL SPOIL DINNER.

NO, I WON'T. I JUST NEED SOMETHING TO TIDE ME OVER UNTIL WE EAT.

WELL, AT LEAST GO AND WASH.

AND, BUD, I WISH YOU WOULDN'T GO AROUND LOOKING SO TACKY.

YOU'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO WEAR THAN THAT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, GO AROUND LOOKING LIKE A SISSY?

NO, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'D WANT TO LOOK A LITTLE RESPECTABLE

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A GIRL.

WHAT GIRL?!

WELL, I MEAN... ANY GIRL.

I ASSUME YOU'RE AT THE AGE WHEN YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THEM.

NOW, GO AND WASH.

GO ON IN. GO ON.

MOMMY, DADDY?

I'D LIKE TO PRESENT MY NEW BOYFRIEND.

HIS NAME IS GROVER ADAMS.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO KNOW YOU, GROVER.

HOW DO YOU DO, GROVER?

ISN'T HE NICE? AND LOOK HERE.

I CAN WHUP HIM, TOO!

OH, KATHY! I'M ASHAMED OF YOU!

THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT YOUR FRIEND.

OH, THAT'S OKAY, MRS. ANDERSON.

I LET HER WHUP ME.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, MR. ANDERSON.

PAPA SAYS YOU HAVE TO PAMPER WOMEN.

OH, I SEE.

TAKE MY SISTER, FOR EXAMPLE.

UH, YOU SAY YOUR NAME IS ADAMS?

UH-HUH.

YOU SAID YOU HAD A SISTER. WHAT'S HER NAME?

YOU WANT HER NEW NAME OR HER OLD ONE?

SHE'S GOT TWO? MORE THAN THAT.

I USED TO CALL HER TOAD-FROG,

'CAUSE SHE'D "BUP-BUP" WHEN SHE DIDN'T GET HER WAY.

YOU WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT HER!

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GIRL I...

GOSH, I... WELL, SHE'S MY SISTER.

WELL, HAVE A LITTLE RESPECT FOR SISTERS.

BOY, THAT'S A NEW ONE.

JUST TELL ME HER NAME.

WELL, IT USED TO BE AGNES.

BUT SHE DIDN'T LIKE THAT, SO SHE CHANGED IT TO APRIL.

APRIL ADAMS.

HOW COME SHE PICKED A SILLY NAME LIKE THAT?

ON ACCOUNT OF HER BIRTHDAY.

OH, HER BIRTHDAY'S IN APRIL?

NOPE. JULY.

IT WAS THE 5th OF JULY,

BUT EVERYBODY WAS SO WORE OUT FROM THE 4th

THAT NOBODY PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO HER BIRTHDAY.

SO, SHE CHANGED IT TO APRIL.

WHAT DATE?

WELL... IT VARIES.

IT COMES ON THE SECOND FRIDAY.

SHE FIGURED FRIDAY'S THE BEST NIGHT FOR A PARTY.

SHE HAS THINGS WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL, I'D SAY.

WELL... WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

ABOUT A BLOCK AND A HALF DOWN THAT WAY.

BIG BROWN HOUSE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A BRIEF AUTUMN STORM.

LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT TURN INTO A HURRICANE.

YOU'D BETTER HOIST THE STORM SIGNALS.

BETTER JUST LOCK HIM UP IN THE STORM CELLAR

TILL THIS BLOWS OVER. (laughs)

JOE? BUD. LISTEN.

I KNOW EVERYTHING... HER FIRST NAME,

WHERE SHE LIVES, HER BIRTHDAY.

UH, APRIL. WELL, NO, THAT'S HER NAME.

WELL, IT'S THAT, TOO. IN THE BROWN HOUSE, JUST DOWN THE STREET.

SO SHE'LL HAVE TO COME RIGHT BY HERE ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL...

EVERY DAY, DAD! EVERY DAY!

OH, DAD-DAD-DADDY.

SLUG ME WITH A SLEDGE AND LET ME LIE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER, JOE. SO LONG.

(rings)

EGAD. YOU UP ALREADY?

SURE. WHY NOT? IT'S MORNING.

IS IT REALLY YOU? THE FAMOUS PETRIFIED LOG

WE USED TO HAVE TO HAUL OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING

WITH A 20-MULE-TEAM?

HEY, MARGARET, COME HERE!

THE AGE OF MIRACLES ISN'T PASSED AFTER ALL.

AW, CUT IT OUT, DAD. JUST BECAUSE A GUY GETS UP IN THE MORNING,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF IT.

LOOK AT HIM. HE'S UP, AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO CALL HIM ONCE.

WELL, WONDERFUL! IF YOU KEEP THIS UP,

YOU'LL MAKE ME THE HAPPIEST...

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING ON YOUR GOOD SUIT FOR?

THIS ISN'T SUNDAY.

YOU WANTED ME TO LOOK A LITTLE RESPECTABLE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO OVERDO IT.

YOU'LL RUIN THAT SUIT AT SCHOOL.

NOW, PUT ON YOUR SCHOOL CLOTHES.

BUT, MOM, LOOK AT MY OLD SHOES. THE HEEL'S ALL RUN OVER.

STOP BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE THEM FIXED. SHINED, TOO.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON MY TEACHERS.

CHANGE.

DAD?

CHANGE.

YEAH, YEAH, THEY COULD STAND A LITTLE REFURBISHING, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SLIP OFF THE OTHER.

I'LL DO A NICE JOB FOR YOU, SON.

NOW, WHAT KIND OF HEEL DID YOU FIGURE?

I CAN GIVE YOU THE IRON BULLDOG OR THE SUPER PERFECT?

WELL, I DON'T CARE. BULLDOGS ARE OKAY.

WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE IT ALL TO ME, HUH?

I'LL DO A NICE JOB, SON.

(ding)

HELLO THERE. I JUST BOUGHT SOME AWFULLY CUTE SHOES,

BUT I DON'T LIKE WHERE THEY PUT THE BOWS.

DO YOU SUPPOSE YOU COULD MOVE THEM DOWN JUST 1/8 OF AN INCH?

I'LL NEED THEM RIGHT AWAY.

THERE'S SOMEONE AHEAD OF YOU, MA'AM.

OH, WHY, THIS'LL JUST TAKE A TINY SECOND.

YOU'RE AWFULLY SWEET TO DO THIS.

HELLO THERE.

HELLO. HA HA.

UH... I'M GETTING MY SHOES FIXED.

OH, REALLY?

UH... GETTING NEW HEELS... BULLDOGS.

THAT SOUNDS NICE.

PROBABLY GET 'EM HALF-SOLE, TOO.

OH?

OH, I KNOW WHERE I SAW YOU.

AREN'T YOU IN ONE MY CLASSES?

YEAH, THREE OF THEM...

OKAY, MISS. YOU'LL FIND

THIS'LL MAKE A HEAP OF DIFFERENCE IN THEM.

THAT'LL BE 30 CENTS.

JUST CHARGE THEM TO DADDY.

E.R. ADAMS AT 721 MAPLE.

BYE.

OH, MY GOSH! A WHOLE IN MY SOCK, AND SHE SAW IT!

EH? WHAT'D YOU SAY?

I'M RUINED. SHE'LL NEVER SPEAK TO ME AGAIN.

HI.

HI, DAD.

WELL, YOU LOOK AS THOUGH YOU'VE LOST YOUR BEST FRIEND.

I LOST MORE THAN THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY, DAD?

APRIL... OR, THE GIRL...

SAW ME IN MY STOCKY FEET WITH A WHOLE IN MY SOCK.

SO WHAT?

SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW YOU'RE ALIVE.

ALIVE? SHE'S PROBABLY AT HOME RIGHT NOW,

LAUGHING HER HEAD OFF

OVER THAT UNCOUTH GOOF BUD ANDERSON.

SON, WOMEN ARE MUCH TOO INTERESTED IN THEMSELVES

TO WORRY ABOUT ANYONE ELSE.

LET'S GO IN THE HOUSE, GET SOMETHING TO EAT. COME ON.

DAD? YEAH?

THERE'S ONE THING I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT WOMEN.

JUST ONE THING? YOU'RE LUCKY.

WHY IS IT WHENEVER YOU GET AROUND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN,

YOU MAKE A FOOL OUT OF YOURSELF?

SON, YOU'RE NO EXCEPTION.

THIS SORT OF THING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ADAM AND EVE.

BUT I'M THE WORLD'S WORST.

I HAD THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY

TO MAKE SOME GREAT CONVERSATION,

AND WHAT DO I DO?

I SAY THE STUPIDEST THINGS, THE DUMBEST JUNK.

AH, YES.

WHY IS THAT?

UH... THERE YOU'VE HIT ON THE QUESTION

THAT'S BEEN CONFOUNDING THE MASCULINE MIND FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

LET'S GO IN THE HOUSE, GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER EAT AGAIN.

HI, DADDY!

HELLO, KITTEN.

GROVER'S HELPING ME CARRY THE GROCERIES.

ISN'T HE NICE?

HELPING YOU? LOOKS LIKE HE'S DOING THE WHOLE THING.

WELL, HE SAID HE WANTED TO DO IT.

OH, MY SHOE HAS COME UNTIED AGAIN, GROVER.

WAIT, KATHY, DON'T ASK HIM TO DO THAT.

HE'S GOT HIS ARMS FULL ALREADY.

OH, IT'S OKAY, MR. ANDERSON.

IF WE DON'T STOP THIS KID,

HE'LL RUIN EVERYTHING FOR THE REST OF US MALES.

HEY, BUD. MY SISTER SAID SHE SAW YOU AT SOME STORE TODAY.

YEAH? WHAT'D SHE SAY?

I DON'T KNOW IF I OUGHT TO TELL YOU.

IT'S KIND OF FUNNY.

SHE SAID YOU WAS CUTE. YEAH?

I WOULDN'T LET IT WORRY YOU, THOUGH.

ONE MINUTE THAT DAME SAYS ONE THING,

AND THE NEXT MINUTE SHE SAYS ANOTHER.

I TOLD YOU TO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT HER!

HUH?

April: GROVER!

MOTHER WANTS YOU TO COME HOME, GROVER!

HIYA, KIDDO.

HELLO THERE... BUD.

TOO BAD. AND HE'S SUCH A NICE KID, TOO.

FATHER, I MEAN IT! SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE DONE

BUD IS THE LAUGHINGSTOCK OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

HE FOLLOWS HER AROUND LIKE A LITTLE PUPPY

AND CARRIES HER BOOKS AND WAITS ON HER HAND AND FOOT.

DID YOU KNOW HE EVEN WALKS THAT SILLY LITTLE POODLE OF HERS?

THAT GIRL'S MAKING A COMPLETE SLAVE OUT OF HIM.

EVEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN COULDN'T GET HIM OUT OF THIS.

IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WELL, I'LL BE THE HAPPIEST MOTHER IN TOWN WHEN HE GETS OVER IT.

OH, YOU'RE BOTH DRAMATIZING THIS THING OUT OF ALL PROPORTION.

THE ANDERSON MEN AREN'T THAT FOOLISH.

MAYBE SO, BUT I STILL THINK YOU'D BETTER HAVE A TALK WITH BUD

BEFORE THEY NAME APRIL'S FOOL DAY AFTER HIM.

WHAT DOES "PASSIONATE HEART" MEAN?

HUH? WHERE'D YOU GET THIS?

I FOUND IT...

ACCIDENTALLY IN BUD'S WASTEBASKET.

KATHY, YOU SHOULDN'T SNOOP.

YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE'S...

(laughs) WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THIS.

"ALLURING APRIL, SUPREMELY ADORABLE,

MY PASSIONATE HEART FOR YOU BEATS HORRIBLE."

OH, BROTHER!

I DIDN'T THINK HE'D DETERIORATED

TO THE POINT OF WRITING LOVE POEMS YET.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE'S NOT GETTING HIS SCHOOLWORK DONE.

Teacher: AND NOW WE COME TO THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE.

WE CAN RECOGNIZE THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE

BY ITS "-ING" ENDING.

I AM SINGING. SHE IS WALKING.

SOMEONE IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

AND SO ON.

WE SEE THAT IN THESE CASES, IT'S PART OF THE VERB.

NOW, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME SENTENCES

CONTAINING "-ING" WORDS,

AND I WANT YOU TO TELL ME IF THEY'RE THE CORRECT USES

OF THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE.

"I AM LEAVING FOR MEXICO."

IS THAT CORRECT?

BUD ANDERSON?

UH, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

"I AM LEAVING FOR MEXICO." IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

SURE, IT'S OKAY WITH ME.

(laughter)

IT WOULDN'T HURT YOU TO PAY A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION, BUD.

WHAT IS THAT WRITING YOU'RE DOING?

OH, I'M JUST TAKING SOME NOTES.

HEY, GIVE ME THAT!

Teacher: BUD, SIT DOWN!

THAT PAPER SEEMS TO BE CAUSING QUITE A BIT OF COMMOTION.

IF IT'S THAT IMPORTANT, PERHAPS WE'D ALL BETTER HEAR IT.

ARLO, WOULD YOU READ IT, PLEASE? NO!

UH..."IT'S AUTUMN,

"YET SWEET APRIL'S HERE...

RADIANT AND COOL BEYOND COMPARE."

ARLO, THAT WILL DO!

"IF I WAS WORTHY OF HER CHARMS,

I WOULDST SWEEP UP HER INTO MY ARMS."

ARLO, I SAID THAT WILL DO!

BUD! BUD, COME BACK HERE!

TAKE YOUR SEAT!

(children laughing)

WHATCHA DOIN' DOWN HERE, SON?

GROWING MUSHROOMS?

DAD, I KNOW YOU CAME DOWN HERE

TO ASK ME A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

NOW, DON'T DO IT. OKAY, I WON'T.

'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER ANYTHING.

GOOD.

YOU KNOW, WE COULD MAKE A PRETTY GOOD WORKSHOP

OUT OF THIS BASEMENT...

IF WE JUST WANTED TO.

DAD...

WHEN YOU WERE A KID,

DID YOU EVER MAKE A BIG, FAT FOOL OUT OF YOURSELF?

WHO, ME? CERTAINLY NOT.

HEH HEH. AT LEAST NOT MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK.

OH, I PULLED A DILLY ONCE.

I GLUED A PICTURE OF MY GIRL OVER MY HEART,

AND DARNED IF THAT WASN'T THE SAME DAY

THE SCHOOL DOCTOR CAME AROUND AND EXAMINED OUR CHESTS.

THAT'S NOTHING TO THE ONE I PULLED.

I WROTE A POEM ABOUT A CERTAIN GIRL.

OH. MASCULINE RULE NUMBER ONE...

NEVER PUT IT IN WRITING.

WRITING IT WASN'T SO BAD.

THAT ARLO BATES GOT A HOLD OF IT,

AND THE TEACHER MADE HIM READ IT TO THE CLASS.

HMM. AND YOU DIED A THOUSAND DEATHS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER ABOUT ME.

LOOK WHAT I DID TO HER. I EMBARRASSED HER.

I DISGRACED HER IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS.

I CAN NEVER MAKE THIS UP TO HER, NEVER.

I TRIED TO THINK OF SOME PRESENT I COULD BUY HER,

BUT I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING FINE ENOUGH.

OH, DON'T START BUYING PRESENTS, BUD.

GIRLS ARE EXPENSIVE ENOUGH AS IT IS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

THROW MYSELF IN THE RIVER, MAYBE.

WELL, THAT'S ONE POSSIBILITY.

EITHER THAT OR MOVE TO HILLSBOROUGH.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH.

THAT IS A HARD CHOICE.

I REMEMBER WHAT I USED TO USE...

THROWING MYSELF OFF OF A 200-FOOT WATER TOWER.

GOSH, DIDN'T THAT HURT?

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO IT.

OH. (laughs)

Grover: OH, KATHY?!

OH, IS KATHY DOWN HERE, MR. ANDERSON?

NO, SHE ISN'T HOME. JUST A MINUTE, SON.

UH...

WHEN YOU GET HOME, YOU MIGHT MENTION TO YOUR SISTER

THAT BUD'S DECIDED THE ONLY WAY HE CAN MAKE UP TO HER

FOR HER EMBARRASSMENT

IS TO, UH... THROW HIMSELF IN THE RIVER.

OKAY, I'LL TELL HER! SO LONG!

DAD, I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.

MAYBE IT'LL BE HILLSBOROUGH.

WELL, IT WON'T HURT TO DO A LITTLE TESTING.

GET HER REACTION.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST AS GOOD TO DECLARE YOUR INTENTIONS

AS IT IS TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

DID YOU TELL HER?

YEAH, I TOLD HER.

WHAT'D SHE SAY? WHAT'D SHE SAY?

NOTHING. JUST LAUGHED...

IN FRONT OF BOBO LITTLE.

BOBO LITTLE?

YEAH, HE'S OVER THERE MOONIN' AROUND.

LOOKS LIKE HE'LL BE NEXT ON HER LIST.

KATHY HOME YET?

Grover: KATHY?!

GET THIS...

BABY, I'M TIRED OF BEING KICKED AROUND BY YOU, SEE?

ALL YOU'RE DOING IS USING ME...

YOU AND YOUR FANCY CLOTHES AND YOUR FLUTTERING EYES.

WELL, FROM NOW ON, IF YOU WANT A WORM TO CRAWL AFTER YOU,

YOU'LL HAVE TO GET A DIFFERENT PIGEON, SEE?

AND ANOTHER THING... BUD? BUD?

BUD, YOU MUSTN'T HAVE THOUGHTS

ABOUT THROWING YOURSELF IN THE RIVER.

WELL, I WASN'T REALLY, UH...

WHAT WAS BOBO LITTLE DOING OVER AT YOUR PLACE?

OH, THAT BORE? I WAS TRYING TO GET HIM TO TEACH ME MY ENGLISH,

BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

THAT'S WHY I NEED... YOU.

ME?

OH, BUD, I'M SO WORRIED.

I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA FLUNK ENGLISH.

WOULD YOU HELP ME JUST A TINY BIT... TONIGHT?

WELL, SURE. WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT ME TO BE OVER?

OH, OUR HOUSE IS SO CONFUSING.

WE'D PROBABLY NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE.

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE, THEN?

OH, NO. THAT'S ASKING TOO MUCH.

NO, IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.

OH, WELL. WILL 8:00 BE ALL RIGHT?

SURE. OR 6:00, OR 5:00.

OH, BUD, I WAS GONNA HAVE THIS DRESS ALTERED,

BUT I WON'T HAVE TIME.

AND I HATE TO LUG IT ON SOME OTHER ERRANDS,

SO WOULD YOU KEEP IT FOR ME? AND I'LL PICK IT UP TONIGHT.

BUT...

OH, BUD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

JIM, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

HUH?

BUD JUST SMUGGLED THIS INTO THE HOUSE.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

GOOD GOSH! HE'S GONE AND BOUGHT HER A DRESS!

HEY, WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?

THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA OF THIS?

IT'S APRIL'S.

DID YOU BUY IT FOR HER?

NO. SHE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LUG IT AROUND

WHEN SHE DID SOME ERRANDS.

SHE'S GONNA PICK IT UP TONIGHT WHEN SHE COMES OVER HERE TO STUDY.

TO STUDY? YEAH.

I'M GONNA HELP HER WITH HER ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

YOU'RE GOING TO HELP SOMEONE WITH GRAMMAR?

SURE. AIN'T THAT ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, UH... THAT ARE OKAY, I GUESS.

WELL, JUST DON'T GET THAT ALL WRINKLED.

OH, I WOULDN'T DREAM OF IT.

I HAVE A FEELING THERE'S MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE.

YEAH, I MUST SAY THINGS ARE CERTAINLY CHANGING RAPIDLY.

A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO,

HE WAS CONTEMPLATING A WATERY GRAVE.

MOTHER, JUST WAIT TILL YOU... OH, HELLO, FATHER...

HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

BOBO LITTLE... JANIE'S BROTHER...

HAS A DATE WITH APRIL TONIGHT. TONIGHT?

YES, JANIE HEARD HIM ON THE PHONE.

BUT APRIL'S COMING OVER TO STUDY WITH BUD TONIGHT.

WHAT? GO ON.

WELL, IT SEEMS HER FOLKS DON'T WANT HER TO DATE YET,

SO SHE'S GONNA FIND AN EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE

AND SHE'S GONNA MEET HIM IN FRONT OF OUR PLACE.

AND... I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE'S GONNA WORK THIS...

BUT SHE PLANS TO CHANGE INTO HER DATE DRESS AT OUR HOUSE.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE PLANS TO WORK IT, EITHER,

BUT HERE'S THE DRESS.

I WONDER HOW MUCH OF THIS BUD KNOWS.

I CAN TELL YOU... NOTHING. OH, IT MAKES ME ILL,

THE WAY SHE WRAPS HIM AROUND HER LITTLE FINGER.

I'M GONNA PHONE THAT LITTLE GIRL AND TELL HER TO STAY AT HOME.

AND I'M ALSO... NO, DON'T CALL HER.

LET'S GO THROUGH WITH THIS.

GO THROUGH WITH IT? BUT, JIM...

DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT SHE'S USING BUD?

JUST MAKING A FOOL OF HIM?

I KNOW, I DON'T LIKE TO SUBJECT HIM TO THIS

ANY MORE THAN YOU DO,

BUT SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO LEARN A THING

IS THE HARD WAY.

(doorbell rings)

HELLO, BUD. HELLO.

UH, I CAN'T STAY TOO LONG.

MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO COME RIGHT HOME.

OKAY.

OH, HELLO THERE.

HELLO, APRIL. HI.

ALL SET FOR A GRUELING ACADEMIC EVENING?

(laughs) YES, BUT... I HAVE TO LEAVE SOON.

COME ON, APRIL. WE CAN STUDY IN HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

OH. OH, BETTY...

I BOUGHT A NEW DRESS TODAY,

AND I WISH YOU'D TELL ME IF IT OUGHT TO BE SHORTENED.

WHERE IS IT, BUD?

IT'S IN THE CLOSET, BUT... BUT...

IT'S REALLY AWFULLY CUTE.

BUT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE LENGTH,

AND I KNOW YOU CAN TELL ABOUT SUCH THINGS

'CAUSE YOU ALWAYS DRESS SO BEAUTIFULLY.

MAYBE THE BEST THING TO DO IS TRY IT ON.

SHALL I CHANGE UPSTAIRS, BETTY?

OH, NO! DON'T BOTHER! JUST HOLD IT UP. I CAN TELL.

IT'S NO BOTHER.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN, BUD.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING WATCHING HER WORK.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE HOW SHE PLANS TO LEAVE

WHEN BOBO ARRIVES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, BETTY?

IS IT TOO LONG?

DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?

YES, I HAVE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS.

(whistling outside)

OH, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD TROUBLE YOU WITH MY PROBLEMS.

I REALLY SHOULD BE GOING, BECAUSE MOTHER TOLD ME...

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE STUDYING WE WERE GONNA DO?

OH, BUD, I...

BUD, I BELIEVE I SEE ONE OF YOUR BOY FRIENDS OUT IN FRONT.

LOOKS LIKE BOBO LITTLE. WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT AND SEE WHAT HE WANTS?

HUH?

I SAID GO OUT AND SEE WHAT HE WANTS.

I, UH... HOPE THAT ISN'T SOMEONE WANTING BUD TO GO SOMEWHERE.

IT'D BE A SHAME TO BREAK UP THIS STUDY PERIOD.

OH, I REALLY HAVE TO GO HOME.

YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO...

WELL, OH, IT'S BEEN SO NICE SEEING ALL OF YOU.

BUT YOU JUST GOT HERE.

WELL, MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO COME RIGHT...

APRIL? COME HERE.

Bud: SO, BOBO BORES YOU, HUH?

HOW COME HE CLAIMS TO HAVE A DATE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW?

OH, BUD, REALLY... NOW GET THIS...

BABY, I'M TIRED OF BEING KICKED AROUND BY YOU, SEE?

ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING IS USING ME...

YOU AND YOUR FANCY CLOTHES AND YOUR FLUTTERING EYES.

FROM NOW ON, IF YOU WANT A WORM TO CRAWL AFTER YOU,

YOU'LL HAVE TO GET YOURSELF A DIFFERENT PIGEON, SEE?

LIKE BOBO. HE'S WAITING OUT THERE FOR YOU.

GO TO HIM! GO ON!

AND AS FOR ME...

MISS ADAMS, I BID YOU A FOND..."AUV REOIR."

I... I'M NOT GOING WITH BOBO.

UH... I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DATE.

UH... I AM SCARED AND...

I'M REALLY ASHAMED OF MYSELF.

BETTY, WOULD...

WOULD YOU WALK HOME WITH ME?

SURE, I'LL BE GLAD...

STAY WHERE YOU ARE. I'LL WALK HER HOME.

COME ON, APRIL.

Bud: AND CLOSE THE DOOR!

BROTHER! WHO WOUND HIM UP?

WELL, IT LOOKS TO ME AS THOUGH APRIL CAME IN LIKE A LIONESS

AND WENT OUT LIKE A WELL-SHORN LAMB.

HMM, YOU GOT THE WRONG MONTH, FATHER.

AND THE WRONG SLANT.

DON'T COUNT APRIL OUT YET, DEAR.

COUNT HER OUT? DIDN'T YOU JUST SEE...

YOU SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE FRAIL CLINGING VINE TECHNIQUE, DEAR.

YOU'VE BEEN A VICTIM OF IT FOR YEARS.

IT'S CERTAINLY TAKING BUD AN AWFULLY LONG TIME

JUST TO WALK HER HALF A BLOCK.

WELL, I IMAGINE HE HAS A FEW OTHER MATTERS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT.

(chuckles) HE'LL BE ALONG SHORTLY, I THINK.

IT'S TOO BAD HE DIDN'T LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.

HE SHOULD'VE LET BETTY WALK HER HOME.

WELL, SON, HOME ALREADY?

YEAH. I THINK I'LL HIT THE SACK. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SHE WOULDN'T BE TOO BAD A KID

IF SOMEBODY WOULD JUST KNOCK A LITTLE SENSE INTO HER HEAD.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

HELPLESS CLINGING VINE.

HA HA! WE ANDERSON MEN AREN'T TAKEN IN AS EASILY

AS YOU SEEM TO THINK.

JIM. YES, DEAR.

I'M PARCHED.

WOULD YOU MIND GETTING ME A DRINK OF WATER?

OH, OF COURSE.

AND WHILE YOU'RE UP, TOSS ME THAT PILLOW. PLEASE?

I'LL DO BETTER THAN THAT.

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