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I'M ALL READY. WHERE'S THE OLD LADY?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW? SHE SAID SHE'D BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

YEAH, THAT WAS AN HOUR AGO.

[SIGHS]

OH, HERE SHE COMES.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO SHOOT THE PICTURE AN HOUR AGO.

OH, WERE YOU LATE?

COME ON, LET'S GO!

COME ALONG.

STAND RIGHT THERE.

YOU PUSHED ME.

I DID NOT PUSH YOU.

YOU DID PUSH ME. SAY YOU'RE SORRY.

MADAM...

ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY.

IT'S TOO LATE TO BE SORRY.

Photographer: COME ON!

I'M TRYING.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, YOU'LL STAND HERE HOLDING THIS PIECE OF MRS. SULLIVAN'S CAKE.

THIS IS MRS. SULLIVAN'S CAKE?

YES.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE POOR WOMAN'S CAKE.

SHE'S PROBABLY VERY HUNGRY.

YOU'RE MRS. SULLIVAN!

I AM?

YES.

THEN WHY DID YOU PUSH ME?

I GIVE UP. LET'S SHOOT IT!

READY? NICE SMILE.

HOLD UP THE CAKE.

WHY AREN'T YOU SMILING?

I DON'T LIKE CHOCOLATE CAKE.

I LIKE RUM BABA.

WELL, IF YOU GIVE ME A NICE SMILE,

AFTER THE PICTURE, I'LL BUY YOU A LOVELY RUM BABA.

YOU WILL?

Man: YES.

COULD I HAVE IT WITHOUT THE BABA?

I'M READY.

Woman: HESTER-SUE?

YES.

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.

I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME HOT TEA INSTEAD OF COFFEE.

ALL RIGHT.

- HESTER-SUE? - YES?

WHERE'S THAT PIE? I'VE BEEN WAITING 10 MINUTES NOW.

OH, MR. TAYLOR, I'M SO SORRY, I FORGOT IT, I'M SO BUSY.

I FORGOT MR. TAYLOR'S PIE,

AND I HAVE TWO MORE ORDERS FOR BREAD AND WHITEFISH.

WELL, WE'RE ALL OUT OF WHITEFISH,

I COOKED THE LAST BATCH 15 MINUTES AGO.

OH, NO. CAROLINE, IT'S NIGHTS LIKE THIS I WISH I WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

ANYWHERE ELSE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

THERE'S THE ORDER OF ROAST BEEF.

THANKS.

Caroline: HESTER-SUE! MR. TAYLOR'S PIE.

OH, HESTER-SUE, I WANT YOU TO MEET MAJOR GUFFEY.

THIS IS HESTER-SUE TERHUNE, ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES.

DELIGHTED, MA'AM.

OH, MY, MY, MY!

WE'RE SO BUSY.

YEAH, TOO BUSY.

HESTER-SUE, THE MAJOR AND I WILL BE SITTING OVER HERE.

I WOULD LIKE HIM TO HAVE SOME OF THE BREAD AND WHITEFISH.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE.

THERE YOU ARE, ERNIE.

YOU'RE ONE CUSTOMER THAT NEVER GIVES ME ANY PROBLEM.

WELL, YOUR FOOD IS THE BEST, HESTER-SUE.

THANK YOU.

Harriet: YOO-HOO!

HESTER-SUE, WE'RE READY TO ORDER!

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

Mr. Taylor: HESTER-SUE, IS THAT MY PIE?

MR. TAYLOR, I'M SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG.

- MY TEA! - ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING TO WAIT ANOTHER SECOND FOR THAT TEA.

Harriet: HESTER-SUE, WE'RE READY TO ORDER!

ALL RIGHT.

Mrs. Foster: MORE COFFEE, HESTER-SUE?

[SCREAM]

I'M FINE.

[LAUGHS]

AND IT'S CLEAR THAT YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE BEING WORN TO A FRAZZLE.

THEY'VE GOT MORE GOING THAN YOU CAN HANDLE.

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY, I HAVE THE ANSWER.

JUST REMEMBER THIS,

A RESTAURANT IS A BATTLEFIELD.

A BATTLEFIELD?

A PRINCIPLE I DEVELOPED ON SOME OF THE GREAT BATTLEGROUNDS

OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES.

ANTIETAM... SHILOH...

CHANCELLORSVILLE.

OH, MY! YOU FOUGHT IN THE WAR!

MRS. OLESON, I'M NOT MUCH OF A FIGHTING MAN,

BUT I DO LIKE TO THINK I HELPED TO WIN THOSE BATTLES.

YOU SEE, AN ARMY TRAVELS ON ITS STOMACH,

AND I FED THE ARMY.

QUARTERMASTER CORPS.

30 YEARS.

OH, MY!

Major Guffey: I HAD TO FEED THOUSANDS OF TROOPS AT A TIME.

COULDN'T AFFORD A SLIPSHOD OPERATION.

EFFICIENCY, THAT IS THE KEY WORD.

AHA!

EFFICIENCY.

YOU HAVE TROOPS TO FEED, TOO.

THE MORE EFFICIENT MESS HALL, THE LESS WORK YOU HAVE TO DO,

AND THE MORE MONEY YOU CAN MAKE.

Harriet: OH!

YES.

LESS WORK, MORE MONEY.

I HAVE APPLIED THE PRINCIPLES OF MILITARY EFFICIENCY

TO THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS.

MY COMPANY HAS A CHAIN OF RESTAURANTS

THROUGHOUT THE WEST,

ALL OF THEM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNIQUES,

ELIMINATING WASTE, CUTTING COSTS, INCREASING PROFITS!

AH.

IT'S THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

WELL, NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST SIGN THIS CONTRACT.

A MERE FORMALITY WE REQUIRE.

HARRIET... DON'T JUMP INTO ANYTHING.

WHY?

IT'S THE ANSWER TO OUR PRAYERS!

WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT.

NONSENSE!

IT'S MY RESTAURANT.

Major Guffey: MRS. OLESON, TAKE YOUR TIME.

I'M ON A SWING NORTH. I'LL BE BACK IN 3 OR 4 DAYS.

Major Guffey: YOU TALK IT OVER, AND I'LL STOP BY THEN.

THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND ABOUT YOUR DECISION.

A GOOD PRODUCT SELLS ITSELF.

OH, NELS, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, WE SHOULD HAVE SIGNED IT TONIGHT.

YOU'RE JUST CAUSING A DELAY.

HAVE YOU READ THE CONTRACT?

NO, I HAVEN'T READ THE CONTRACT, IT'S JUST A MERE FORMALITY.

THAT'S WHAT MAJOR GUFFEY SAID.

THE WHOLE THING SMELLS FUNNY TO ME.

NANCY, MUST YOU BANG ON THAT PIANO?

Harriet: NELS [INDISTINCT].

Nels: WELL, TELL HER NOT TO PLAY LIKE THAT.

YOU HATE ME!

SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?

NO, DARLING, HE DOESN'T HATE YOU.

NO, JUST PLAY! HONEY, IT'S LOVELY.

NELS, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

INSANE, I AM GOING INSANE.

NOW, WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THE DISCUSSION OF THE CONTRACT!

HARRIET, AS YOU SAID, IT'S YOUR RESTAURANT.

YOU DO AS YOU PLEASE.

OH!

AND JUST BY CUTTING DOWN ON THE SIZE OF THE TABLES

AND TURNING THEM CROSSWISE,

YOU HAVE INCREASED YOUR SEATING CAPACITY BY 22%.

- MAJOR, PERHAPS YOU'VE BEEN-- - OH, GOOD MORNING, HARRIET.

OH, GOOD MORNING, MRS. FOSTER.

WHEN WILL YOU BE OPEN AGAIN?

WE'LL BE OPEN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, DEAR, DO COME BACK.

OH, I WILL! I WILL!

YES, I KNOW, I KNOW.

GOOD MORNING, ALMANZO.

GOOD MORNING, MRS. FOSTER.

MRS. OLESON, THE CHAIRS ARE READY.

OH, WHAT ADORABLE LITTLE CHAIRS!

WHERE ARE THE BACKS?

IT'S ONE OF OUR SECRETS.

SECRETS?

WELL, YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET TOO COMFORTABLE,

JUST SIT AROUND THE TABLES, DO WE?

NO?

NO.

WELL, THE MORE TURNOVER, THE MORE BUSINESS.

THE MORE BUSINESS, THE MORE PROFITS.

AH! WHAT AN INTERESTING IDEA.

I'LL GET THE REST OF THEM.

OH, THANK YOU, ALMANZO.

WHERE DO YOU WANT THESE, MAJOR GUFFEY?

AH, THE ACCESSORIES. JUST PUT THEM DOWN.

OH, THERE'S MORE.

ACCESSORIES?

TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, NAPKINS,

PLATES, FLATWARE, GLASSES.

WE DIDN'T ORDER ALL THAT STUFF!

REGULATION, NELS.

ALL THE TROOPS USE THE SAME SUPPLIES.

ELIMINATES SQUABBLING IN THE RANKS.

BUT...

THIS COLOR GREEN, I HATE THIS COLOR GREEN!

THE BEST OF ALL-- BECAUSE WE BUY THESE ITEMS IN SUCH HUGE QUANTITY,

YOU ONLY HAVE TO PAY JUST A LITTLE ABOVE COST.

WE HAVE TO BUY THIS STUFF?

Major Guffey: I'M AFRAID IT'S LAID OUT RIGHT HERE.

ARTICLE 4, PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR CONTRACT.

YES, RIGHT HERE.

"AND ALL ITEMS NECESSARY TO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

"OF THE SIGNATURE'S INSTITUTION

WILL BE PURCHASED FROM THE PARENT ORGANIZATION..."

ETCETERA, ETCETERA.

WELL, IT'S RIGHT THERE, RIGHT IN THE CONTRACT.

BUT CAN'T WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT GREEN?

Man: MAJOR GUFFEY, YOU WANT TO CHECK THE NEW SIGN?

Major Guffey: OH, THE NEW SIGN!

- NEW SIGN? - OH, MY.

Harriet: NELS, IT'S EXCITING, A NEW SIGN.

WHO'S PAYING FOR IT?

Harriet: WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

I DESIGNED IT MYSELF.

MAJOR GUFFEY, I--

Major Guffey: EVERY TIME I UNVEIL ONE OF THESE, I GET ALL THRILLED!

I KNOW THIS MUST BE A PROUD MOMENT FOR YOU, MRS. OLESON.

OH...

YES.

YES, INDEED, YES.

BUT...IT WASN'T IN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE GOING TO CHANGE

THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT.

IT'S CALLED "CAROLINE'S,"

AND I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY CONSULT WITH HER.

MRS. OLESON.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

OH?

PICTURE, IF YOU WILL, A LONELY TRAVELER,

FOOTSORE, HUNGRY, FAR FROM HOME,

ALONE IN THE NIGHT IN A STRANGE COUNTRY,

ACHING IN BODY, DEPRESSED IN SPIRIT.

Major Guffey: HE FORCES ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER,

SHIVERING IN THE COLD,

LONELY IN THE DARKNESS.

AND THEN... AND THEN...

WHAT DOES HE SEE IN THE DISTANCE, LIKE A BEACON IN THE NIGHT?

WHAT DOES HE SEE?

MRS. SULLIVAN'S KITCHEN!

Major Guffey: HIS PACE QUICKENS, HIS HEART LIGHTENS,

BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT MRS. SULLIVAN HAS WAITING--

THE SAME GREEN TABLECLOTHS,

THE SAME GREEN AND WHITE DISHES,

THE SAME EFFICIENT SERVICE,

THE SAME PAN-FRIED STEAK!

AH!

THE TRAVELER ENTERS, GRATEFUL, COMFORTED,

BECAUSE HE KNOWS WITHOUT A DOUBT

THAT THIS RESTAURANT IS EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE AT HOME.

OH!

SO, LET'S GET THIS OPERATION WHIPPED INTO SHAPE.

- GET THE TROOPS MARCHING! - YES! YES!

- SHOULDER TO SHOULDER! - OH, NELS! YES!

THE SAME PAN-FRIED STEAK?

AH, MY TROOPS ARE READY.

HERE.

OH, 5, 4,

3, 2,

1, BATTLE STATIONS!

Harriet: AH, WELCOME TO MRS. SULLIVAN'S RESTAURANT!

WE HAVE A LOVELY MENU.

WE HAVE PAN-FRIED STEAK

AND ROAST CHICKEN.

HI, ERNIE, YOU COME IN AND SIT RIGHT THERE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE NEW RESTAURANT?

HUH?

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE NEW RESTAURANT?

OH, GREAT! THIS SURE IS FANCY, HESTER-SUE.

I RECKON I'LL LOOK AT A MENU, SEE WHAT THE DRILL IS.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE MENUS.

WE DON'T NEED ANY.

WE HAVE THREE MEALS.

WE HAVE PAN-FRIED STEAK, BEEF STEW,

AND ROAST CHICKEN.

HUH?

PAN-FRIED STEAK, BEEF STEW, AND ROAST--

SHH!

ERNEST, IT'S PART OF OUR NEW EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

YOU SEE, YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING,

YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO RUN OUT,

AND YOU ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO SAVE YOU SOME MONEY.

SEE, IT'S CALLED THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

IT'S WHAT?

IT'S THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE!

OH, WELL, THAT SOUNDS ALL RIGHT TO ME.

I RECKON I'LL HAVE THE STEW.

BEEF STEW, ALL RIGHT.

ONE STEW.

ONE STEW COMING UP.

HOW ARE YOU DOING SO FAR, CAROLINE?

WELL, IT REALLY IS MUCH SIMPLER THIS WAY.

EVERYTHING'S MOSTLY COOKED,

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING IT ON THE PLATES.

OH, VERY GOOD, HOW ABOUT YOU, HESTER-SUE, ANY PROBLEMS?

NO.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL? IT IS, IT'S JUST WORKING OUT

EXACTLY THE WAY MAJOR GUFFEY SAID IT WOULD!

WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

THE BEST BEEF STEW I EVER TASTED, HESTER-SUE,

BAR NONE.

GOOD.

MAY I HELP YOU?

Customer: MRS. OLESON?

YES.

I'LL HAVE THE BEEF STEW.

ALL RIGHT, NOW. HERE, JUST A MOMENT.

Harriet: BEEF STEW, UH-HUH?

Customer: AND MY WIFE WILL HAVE THE STEAK.

THE STAKE... OH, EXCUSE ME JUST A MOMENT.

NELS, LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE! NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO HELP!

I HAVEN'T EATEN YET!

WELL, NEITHER HAVE I!

I'LL GET YOU A PAD AND AN APRON.

Harriet: I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU!

Harriet: WELL, WAS IT GOOD?

AAH!

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, CAROLINE, HESTER-SUE.

GOOD NIGHT.

$24.40.

NELS, THAT'S THE MOST WE'VE EVER MADE IN ONE DAY!

OH, EVERYTHING THAT THE MAJOR SAID IS COMING TRUE!

WELL, IT MIGHT PAY FOR THE NEW DISHES AND THE SIGN.

WELL, $24.40, NELS!

NOW, JUST THINK. IN ONE WEEK, WE WILL BE RICH.

HARRIET, I KNOW THAT WE DID VERY WELL TONIGHT.

THERE'S NO DENYING THAT.

BUT THE WHOLE IDEA OF THIS SCHEME WAS TO LESSEN OUR WORKLOAD.

NOW, WE WORKED HARDER TONIGHT THAN WE HAVE EVER WORKED.

AND THAT'S BOTH OF US AND CAROLINE AND HESTER-SUE.

WELL, I KNOW, BUT...

WELL, MAJOR GUFFEY SAID THAT THE WORKLOAD

WOULD START TO DECREASE.

I BELIEVE HIM, EVERYTHING HE'S SAID SO FAR

HAS COME TRUE, NELS.

OH, NELS, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I JUST KNOW IT IS.

TRUST ME?

PLEASE?

OHH, THAT FEELS SO GOOD.

AHH, I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE.

WE TOOK IN ALMOST $25.

BET HARRIET AND NELS WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT NELS.

CHARLES, I HAVE GOT TO LIE DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT SOME SOUP ON THE STOVE.

I'M BRINGING IT TO YOU.

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

ONE GOOD THING,

AT LEAST YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW.

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

WHAT'S THAT?

Caroline: WE'RE OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON SUNDAY?

Caroline: THAT'S THE NEW POLICY.

MRS. SULLIVAN'S OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK.

WELL, I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.

IT'S NOT HEALTHY FOR A BODY TO WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK.

POOR, TIRED BABY.

Harriet: AND SUNDAY NIGHT WE DID ALMOST AS WELL AS WELL OVER $20!

Major Guffey: OUTSTANDING!

HARRIET, YOU'RE A REAL TROOPER.

I'M MIGHTY PROUD OF YOU.

AND MRS. SULLIVAN WILL BE, TOO!

OH, DID YOU HEAR THAT, NELS?

MRS. SULLIVAN WILL BE PROUD OF ME.

YES, DEAR.

THE TIME IS NOT FAR OFF, HARRIET,

WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE A VERY WEALTHY WOMAN.

REALLY?

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

RIGHT UP THROUGH THE RANKS.

AND NOW WE'RE READY TO GO TO THE NEXT STAGE OF OUR CAMPAIGN--

PHASE TWO.

PHASE TWO?

Major Guffey: YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

IN PHASE TWO, WE GO INTO CONTINUOUS OPERATION.

THE RESTAURANT WILL STAY OPEN FROM BREAKFAST,

ALL DAY RIGHT THROUGH SUPPER.

ALL DAY?

WHAT FOR?

Major Guffey: FOR THE INCREASED PROFITS, OF COURSE!

CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES.

WE EDUCATE THE TROOPS AND THEIR STOMACHS

TO KNOW THAT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY,

BE IT 10 IN THE MORNING OR 4 IN THE AFTERNOON,

MRS. SULLIVAN IS READY!

Major Guffey: WHENEVER THE RUMBLE OF HUNGER IS HEARD,

WE'LL BE READY TO FILL THEM UP

AND GET THEM MARCHING AGAIN!

Major Guffey: BEFORE 11:00, SCRAMBLED EGGS AND PANCAKES.

AFTER 11:00, STEAK, STEW, AND CHICKEN.

AND THERE'S MORE!

Major Guffey: TO LET THE WORLD KNOW OF THIS BOLD INNOVATION,

YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE OUT ADVERTISEMENTS IN ALL THE NEWSPAPERS

FOR 50 MILES AROUND.

WE'VE ALREADY WRITTEN THEM FOR YOU.

AND WE PAY FOR THEM?

OF COURSE!

MAJOR GUFFEY, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR ADVERTISEMENTS AND PUT THEM RIGHT AWAY.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO OPEN THIS RESTAURANT FULL-TIME!

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

IT'S TOO MUCH WORK AS IT IS!

WE GOT INTO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE YOU SAID IT WOULD RUN ITSELF.

BUT LOOK AT THE MONEY YOU'RE MAKING, AND YOU'RE JUST BEGINNING!

THE FUTURE IS BOUNDLESS!

YOU'RE GOING TO BE GENERALS IN MRS. SULLIVAN'S ARMY!

WELL, I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO BE GENERALS IN MRS. SULLIVAN'S ARMIES.

WE'D RATHER BE PRIVATES IN OUR OWN!

ARTICLE 9,

PARAGRAPH 7.

"ALL POLICY DECISIONS ARE UP TO THE PARENT COMPANY."

AND IT'S STANDARD POLICY

FOR MRS. SULLIVAN'S KITCHENS TO BE OPEN ALL DAY.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW ORDERS, NELS.

REALLY? AND IF WE DON'T?

IF YOU DON'T...

THEN WE'LL SUE YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT...

Major Guffey: AND THEN SOME!

WHEN I COME BACK NEXT WEEK,

I EXPECT TO FIND A FULL-TIME OPERATION

GOING AT FULL MARCH!

I DID THE COOKING LAST NIGHT. I'M NOT DOING IT AGAIN TONIGHT!

ME, NEITHER!

ALL YOU COOKED WERE THE POTATOES!

I DID EVERYTHING ELSE! I'M NOT COOKING ANYTHING TONIGHT.

ME, NEITHER!

YES, AND IT WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST I DID THE POTATOES.

LAST NIGHT, I DID EVERYTHING!

WHOA, YOU TWO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, EVER SINCE MOM'S BEEN SO BUSY AT THE RESTAURANT,

I'VE BEING DOING ALL THE COOKING.

IT'S ALBERT'S TURN.

I'VE DONE MORE THAN YOU, AND YOU KNOW IT.

HEY, LET'S NOT START THIS RUCKUS AGAIN.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I HAVE DONE THE LION'S SHARE OF THE COOKING THIS WEEK,

WHAT WITH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

YEAH, AT LEAST YOUR FOOD IS FIT TO EAT.

HIS ISN'T.

LOOK WHO'S TALKING!

I TOLD YOU NOT TO START IT AGAIN.

I THINK I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

FROM NOW ON, I AM GOING TO COOK THE EVENING MEAL.

Charles: ALL RIGHT?

BUT IF ANYBODY DOESN'T FINISH EVERYTHING ON THEIR PLATE,

OR THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING,

THAT PERSON WILL DO THE COOKING THE NEXT EVENING, AND SO ON.

IT'S A DEAL?

- YEAH. - I GUESS SO.

IT'S OKAY WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN, EVERYBODY OUTSIDE, GET ME SOME STOVE WOOD,

I'LL START COOKING.

I GUARANTEE YOU I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A MEAL YOU WON'T FORGET.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.

VERY SPECIAL.

GET LOTS OF WOOD!

GRACE, WE'VE GOT THEM!

FROM NOW ON, THEY'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE COOKING!

ONE MORE POT OF DELICIOUS FOOD COMING UP!

I'VE OUTDONE MYSELF.

COME ON, DIG IN, DIG IN, I WANT YOU TO EAT IT WHILE IT'S HOT!

ASPARAGUS?

MM-HMM!

BEAN AND CHEESE CASSEROLE?

YEAH, WITH MUSHROOMS, LOTS OF BIG MUSHROOMS. YEAH, LOOK AT THEM.

BREADED TOMATOES?

YEAH, I MADE THAT SPECIALLY FOR YOU!

YEAH, LET ME HAVE YOUR PLATE.

GOOD? EVERYBODY ENJOYING THIS?

OH, IT TASTES GREAT.

IT SURE IS.

I THINK I'LL HAVE SECONDS!

SECONDS?

I HOPE I MADE ENOUGH.

WANT SOME OF THIS?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE PA! I'M GETTING RID OF THIS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN EAT ALL THAT STUFF.

I DIDN'T.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

WE CAN'T COMPLAIN!

WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING WE CAN DO.

WHAT'S THAT?

GET BIGGER POCKETS.

$8.39, $0.50...

-AND $1.00. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - THANK YOU.

NELS, IT'S ALMOST 11:00!

THAT'S NICE.

WELL, THE RESTAURANT'S BEEN OPEN FOR HOURS!

THAT'S NICE.

WELL, AREN'T YOU GOING OVER THERE?

I'M NOT GOING OVER THERE.

NELS, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, CAROLINE AND HESTER-SUE

CAN'T RUN THAT ALL BY THEMSELVES!

NOW, I'VE GOT THE STORE TO TAKE CARE OF.

HARRIET, YOU SAID IT WAS YOUR RESTAURANT.

YOU GO OVER THERE.

OH, NELS, I'M TIRED.

SO AM I, BUT I'M NOT A GENERAL IN MRS. SULLIVAN'S ARMY.

YOU GO FEED THE TROOPS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE SO LAZY!

HESTER-SUE, I'M HERE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE.

PRAISE BE.

HERE, LET ME HAVE THIS. YES, THANK YOU.

NOW, MAY I HAVE YOUR ORDER?

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, CAROLINE? WE JUST STARTED

AND I'M TIRED ALREADY!

WE CAN'T KEEP WORKING THESE HOURS.

Harriet: ORDERS, ORDERS, ORDERS!

THE TROOPS ARE STARVING.

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

WE'RE JUST SO BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!

HARRIET, I'M GLAD THINGS ARE GOING SO WELL FOR YOU--

YES, IT'S JUST EXACTLY THE WAY MAJOR GUFFEY PROMISED IT!

I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS IT, CAROLINE?

THE JOB, I CAN'T HANDLE IT.

I'M HERE ALL DAY, I STAY LATE.

Caroline: I'M WORN OUT WHEN I GET HOME IN THE EVENING,

I NEVER EVEN SEE MY FAMILY.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU IN A TIGHT SPOT,

BUT I HAVE TO GIVE MY NOTICE.

OH...

OH, PLEASE...

OH, PLEASE, CAROLINE, PLEASE.

I BEG YOU, I BEG YOU, DON'T LEAVE ME.

I CAN'T DO IT ALL ALONE.

I'M SORRY, BUT--

BUT NELS, I HAVE TO DO IT, I HAVE TO PROVE TO NELS

THAT I CAN DO IT!

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THINGS HARD FOR YOU, BUT I--

MONEY, I'LL GIVE YOU MORE MONEY!

NO, IT ISN'T MONEY, IT'S MY TIME!

NO, I'LL GIVE YOU A PERCENTAGE OF THE TAKE!

NO, HARRIET, IT ISN'T--

PLEASE.

PLEASE, CAROLINE, PLEASE, I BEG YOU.

PLEASE, DON'T LEAVE ME.

PLEASE, JUST STAY A LITTLE LONGER.

JUST A LITTLE LONGER.

I'LL MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR YOU.

PLEASE.

I'LL TALK IT OVER WITH CHARLES.

OH, CAROLINE!

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

Harriet: HERE, I HAVE SOME ORDERS FOR YOU.

3 PAN-FRIED STEAKS...

AND, UH... 2 ROAST CHICKEN...

AND, UH...

OH, HEAVEN SAKES, I CAN'T READ MY OWN WRITING!

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

YOU SURE TOLD HER.

[SIGHS]

WHATEVER IT IS, IT SMELLS AWFUL!

IT SURE DOES!

Charles: SOMEBODY'S SAYING SOMETHING BAD THERE ABOUT THE COOKING?

- OH, NO! - NO, PA!

- YOU SURE? - YEAH!

ALL RIGHT, I THINK THEY'RE DONE.

THERE YOU GO, MY LOVE.

WHY DOES SHE GET THE GOOD ONES?

WAIT, IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOURS?

NO.

THERE YOU GO, MY DARLING.

Charles: HERE, LET ME HAVE YOUR PLATE, DARLING.

HOW'S YOURS, JAMES?

HMM! GREAT, PA. I LOVE IT.

WELL, GOOD, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A LOT MORE.

AND I TOLD HER I WANTED TO GIVE NOTICE,

BUT...

CHARLES, I FELT SO SORRY FOR HER.

WELL, SHE'S TRYING SO HARD.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH WORK!

I'D FEEL JUST AWFUL LEAVING HER RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.

YES, I CAN UNDERSTAND.

I WISH I COULDN'T.

I KNEW YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

IT WILL ONLY BE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

ALL RIGHT, BUT WHEN THIS IS OVER,

YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT? I WANT A TURKEY.

I WANT A TURKEY WITH BREAD AND POTATO STUFFING.

AND SWEET POTATOES.

AND HOT ROLLS WITH BUTTER.

AND A PIE.

NO, I WANT TWO PIES.

I WANT A MINCE PIE, AND I WANT A PUMPKIN PIE.

THERE YOU GO, PROMISE TO MAKE THAT.

CAROLINE?

$108, $109, $110, $111.

ANOTHER BANNER WEEK!

MRS. SULLIVAN IS PLEASED WITH YOU.

HARRIET, YOU'RE A GOOD SOLDIER.

THANK YOU.

IN FACT, WE'RE READY TO MOVE INTO PHASE 3.

PHASE 3?

OUR TOP-NOTCH BATTLE PLAN.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PART OF A BUSINESS

THAT IS ALWAYS EXPANDING.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW--

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR RELATIVES,

PERSUADE JUST TWO OF THEM TO TAKE OUT THEIR OWN FRANCHISES

ON MRS. SULLIVAN'S KITCHENS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES,

AND YOU WILL SUPERVISE THE OPERATION.

WELL, HOW CAN I DO THAT?

EVENTUALLY, THOSE TWO WILL PERSUADE TWO MORE.

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'LL HAVE AN ARMY

OF MRS. SULLIVAN'S KITCHENS

ALL OVER HERO TOWNSHIP.

MAJOR GUFFEY, I CAN HARDLY GET AWAY FROM THE RESTAURANT NOW.

IF I HAD THAT TO DO--I MEAN, I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW

HOW I CAN DO ALL OF THIS... TERRIFIC...

I'LL EXPECT THOSE TWO NAMES WHEN I CALL BY NEXT WEEK.

GOOD DAY, LADIES.

GOOD DAY.

ALBERT, HITCH UP THE TEAM.

YES, SIR!

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WE'RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING DECENT TO EAT.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE?

PAN-FRIED STEAK, ROAST CHICKEN, BEEF STEW, ANYTHING.

COME ON, GET YOUR COATS.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS, ORDER ANYTHING YOU WANT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I THINK I WANT CHICKEN.

Albert: I WANT STEAK.

ME, TOO.

CHARLES, WHERE ARE YOU...

CHARLES!

Nancy: WHERE'S SUPPER? I'M HUNGRY!

Willie: ME, TOO.

IT'S COMING.

Nancy: WELL, I DON'T LIKE TO EAT THIS LATE.

HAVE SOME BREAD.

Nancy: WILLIE ALREADY ATE ALL OF IT.

AHH, GOOD HEAVENS!

I RUN THE STORE ALL BY MYSELF,

I DO ALL THE COOKING BY MYSELF.

IT'S GOT TO STOP.

IT'S JUST GOT TO STOP.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WILL ANY OF YOU GET THAT, PLEASE?

I'M EATING!

ME, TOO.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

- CHARLES, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? - NELS, GOOD EVENING.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, ARE YOU TIRED OF WORKING ALL DAY

AND COOKING ALL NIGHT?

I SURE AM!

WELL, SO AM I, AND I THINK IT'S TIME WE DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

BUT WHAT?

NELS, MY FRIEND, THAT IS WHY I'M HERE.

- HERE YOU GO. - THANKS.

GOOD MORNING.

OH, CHARLES, WHAT TIME IS IT?

DON'T WORRY, THE CHILDREN HAVE ALL HAD BREAKFAST.

I'M SORRY, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN ME UP.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'LL DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL.

I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT, I'VE GOT TO WORK.

SO, AFTER SCHOOL THE CHILDREN WILL COME OVER AND STAY WITH YOU

AND I'LL PICK YOU UP WHEN THE STORE CLOSES.

WHAT WORK?

IT'S A SURPRISE.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP WORKING THE HOURS YOU'VE BEEN WORKING, DO YOU?

OF COURSE NOT.

IF ONLY HARRIET HADN'T SIGNED THAT CONTRACT.

I FEEL SO SORRY FOR HER.

Caroline: SHE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING, CHARLES.

WELL, DON'T WORRY, THAT'S ALL PART OF THE SURPRISE.

WHAT--

NO QUESTIONS, JUST TRUST ME.

I CAN ALMOST TASTE THAT TURKEY NOW.

WHAT?

NEVER MIND, IT'S PART OF THE SURPRISE.

LISTEN, I TOLD YOU ALL, JUST STOP RUNNING IN HERE.

THEY KEEP CHASING ME!

I'M NOT CHASING YOU!

WELL, JUST STOP RUNNING.

CHILDREN, WHAT IS THIS SQUABBLING? I CAN HEAR YOU IN THE KITCHEN.

IT'S HER FAULT!

CAROLINE.

WHY DID CHARLES LEAVE THE CHILDREN HERE TODAY?

HE SAID HE HAD TO WORK.

CHILDREN, IN THE KITCHEN.

WELL, MR. AND MRS. MATLOCK.

WHEN DID YOU GET BACK FROM YOUR TRIP BACK EAST?

WE FIGURED A MONTH WAS LONG ENOUGH TO BE GONE.

THAT'S ABOUT AS LONG AS I COULD DO

WITHOUT SOME OF CAROLINE'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE.

Mr. Matlock: WE STOPPED HERE RIGHT ON OUR WAY

FROM THE STAGE SO THAT I CAN GET SOME.

WELL, I'M AWFULLY SORRY, BUT WE DON'T SERVE

CAROLINE'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE ANYMORE.

Harriet: NO, YOU SEE, WE'VE CHANGED THE WHOLE THING.

AND NOW WE HAVE MRS. SULLIVAN'S VERY OWN DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE CAKE.

EVERYONE LOVES IT.

NO LEMON MERINGUE PIE?

OH, I'M SORRY, DEAR!

MAYBE WE COULD TRY THAT NEW RESTAURANT ACROSS THE STREET.

THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME.

WE'LL BE BACK, HARRIET, ANOTHER TIME.

NEW RESTAURANT ACROSS THE STREET?

HELLO, MRS. OLESON, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME LUNCH?

CHARLES!

WHERE'S MY FURNITURE?

AND WHERE IS MY HUSBAND?

THE FURNITURE'S UPSTAIRS, WE NEEDED SOME MORE ROOM,

YOUR HUSBAND'S IN THE KITCHEN, COOKING.

SHH, PEOPLE ARE EATING.

SHH? DON'T YOU SHUSH ME.

NELS, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

HELLO, HARRIET.

ANSWER ME, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

THE FREE-ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.

WHAT?

HARRIET, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE.

YOU'D BETTER GET BACK AND TEND TO YOUR RESTAURANT.

YOU'VE GOT COMPETITION.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, NELS OLESON, WILL YOU STOP THAT?

WILL YOU STOP THAT THIS INSTANT!

HARRIET, I FIGURED IF I'M DOING ALL THIS COOKING,

I MIGHT AS WELL GET PAID FOR IT.

AFTER ALL, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORD,

ISN'T IT, MAKING MONEY?

YES.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORRY THAT YOU DID THIS, NELS OLESON.

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG, I HAD TO FEED THE STOCK.

CHARLES, I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

WHAT ABOUT?

WHAT ABOUT?

ABOUT THE RESTAURANT, OF COURSE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN.

CAROLINE, IF NELS WANTS TO OPEN UP A RESTAURANT,

I THINK THAT'S HIS BUSINESS.

WHAT FOR? JUST TO HURT HARRIET?

MY DARLING, HERE'S A COPY OF THE CONTRACT

THAT HARRIET SIGNED WITH MAJOR GUFFEY.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT ARTICLE 12, PARAGRAPH TWO.

YOU THINK IT'LL WORK?

I TOLD YOU...

TRUST ME.

NELS, I HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SAY TO YOU.

AND WHEN I'M FINISHED, THEN YOU MAY REPLY.

WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS THE CRUELEST THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE SORRY.

AND YOU WILL GET NOWHERE WITH YOUR RESTAURANT.

I WILL FIGHT YOU TOOTH-AND-NAIL!

YOU'RE NOT JUST ATTACKING ME, NELS.

YOU'RE ATTACKING MRS. SULLIVAN'S ARMY!

ARE YOU THROUGH?

YES!

- WELL, IN REPLY, I WOULD-- - OH, SHUT UP!

I HOPE MY REPLY WAS NOT TOO LONG-WINDED.

EVERYBODY OVER HERE!

TWO DINNERS FOR THE PRICE OF...

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE TWO DINNERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE?

TWO DINNERS FOR THE PRICE OF...

OH, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE TWO DINNERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE?

WELL, UH, HERE WE GO, JUST LOOK AT THIS, SIR.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TWO DINNERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

YOU CAN BRING YOUR WIFE OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

EXCUSE ME, SIR-- EXCUSE ME, YOU DROPPED YOUR COUP--

[VIOLIN PLAYING]

ANYBODY WANTS SOME PAN-FRIED STEAK?

NO, THANKS.

[CRYING]

DON'T CRY, HARRIET.

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO WORK OUT.

EVERYBODY LIKES NELS' COOKING!

NOT EVERYBODY.

LOOK AT ERNEST.

Caroline: ISN'T IT GOOD, ERNEST?

OH, YEAH, BEST ROAST LAMB I EVER ATE.

OH!

IT'S PAN-FRIED STEAK!

PAN-FRIED, HUH?

OH, WELL, DON'T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE TO ME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER NO MORE.

I AIN'T TASTED NOTHING FOR 5 YEARS,

EVER SINCE THAT THRASHER RAN OVER MY NECK.

DEAF AS A POST,

AND HE CAN'T TASTE ANYTHING!

WHAT'S THIS?

CASUALTIES ON THE FRONT LINES?

MAJOR GUFFEY!

THERE'S A RESTAURANT ACROSS THE STREET,

AND IT'S STEALING ALL OF OUR BUSINESS!

SOUNDS LIKE A STRATEGIC MANEUVER.

HAVE YOU SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES?

HERE ARE THE RECEIPTS.

THIS IS DISASTROUS!

HAVE YOU DISPERSED THE TROOPS?

MAJOR GUFFEY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

MOST OF THE TIME!

HAVE YOU ESTABLISHED NEW FRANCHISES YET?

HOW CAN I ESTABLISH ANY FRANCHISES

WHEN I'M TRYING TO SAVE THIS RESTAURANT?

I KNEW IT WAS A MISTAKE TO LET A WOMAN COMMAND A POST!

WELL, MRS. SULLIVAN'S A WOMAN,

AND SHE COMMANDS THE WHOLE THING.

THERE'S NO SUCH PERSON AS MRS. SULLIVAN.

WE PICKED THAT OLD LADY OFF THE STREETS OF CHICAGO

AND PAID HER $2.00 TO POSE FOR THE PICTURE.

THERE'S NO MRS. SULLIVAN?

THE COMPANY IS RUN BY MEN,

THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

ARTICLE 12, PARAGRAPH TWO,

"FRANCHISE IS REVOCABLE AT ANY TIME

AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SUPERVISOR."

THAT'S ME.

YOU HAVE DISGRACED US, MRS. OLESON!

I'M DRUMMING YOU OUT OF THE RANKS!

WE'LL BE BY TOMORROW AND PICK UP THE SIGN.

NELS! [CRYING]

NELS, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!

YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTHING.

AND NOW THE MAJOR JUST TORE UP THE CONTRACT!

YES, I KNOW, ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?"

WELL, NOW WE CAN FORGET ALL ABOUT MRS. SULLIVAN'S KITCHEN.

THE PEOPLE OF WALNUT GROVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR

WHAT KIND OF FOOD THEY WANT-- HOME COOKING.

A FAMILY RESTAURANT, THE WAY YOU USED TO DO IT.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT ALL THE BUSINESS HERE.

NOT AFTER TONIGHT. WE'RE CLOSING.

WE JUST DID IT SO YOU COULD GET OUT OF YOUR CONTRACT.

IT WAS CHARLES' IDEA.

OH, NELS!

YOU'RE WONDERFUL!

OH, I KNOW.

I KNOW.

[SOBBING]

- GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. - GOOD MORNING.

YOU IN CHARGE HERE?

YES, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE.

I WONDER IF I CAN INTEREST YOU IN A BUSINESS PROPOSITION?

A BUSINESS PROPOSITION?

I'M OPENING A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS

WHICH WILL DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO JUST ONE MEAL,

THE MOST SUCCULENT, DELICIOUS,

APPETIZING FRIED CHICKEN

THAT EVER PASSED YOUR LIPS.

ONE MEAL? JUST FRIED CHICKEN?

[LAUGHS]

SOMETHING I SAID?

OH, NO!

NO, I'M SORRY.

BUT YOU SEE, WE TRIED TO MAKE A GO OF THE RESTAURANT

BY JUST SERVING 3 MEALS.

SO, I CAN'T QUITE SEE SOMEBODY COMING TO A RESTAURANT

FOR ONLY ONE MEAL-- FRIED CHICKEN!

I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED.

FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

WELL, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.

WELL, TIME WILL TELL.

TIME WILL TELL.

WHO WAS THAT MAN?

SOME SILLY OLD MAN WITH AN IDEA

ABOUT HAVING A RESTAURANT

THAT ONLY SERVES ONE MEAL--

FRIED CHICKEN!

THAT'S ALL?

THAT'S ALL!

[LAUGHTER]

HOW ABOUT HAVING A PIECE OF LEMON MERINGUE PIE?

I DON'T MIND IF I DO.

FRIED CHICKEN! [LAUGHING]

CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?