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YOU SAID, AT THE MEETING, THAT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL HER.

WELL, ONE OF YOU TELL ME.

WELL, WE WERE HOPING, MAYBE, WE COULD DO

SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE WE ALWAYS SEND AWAY FOR ONE

OF THOSE PLAYS IN THE CATALOG.

SOMETHING ABOUT A FARMER OR A WOOD NYMPH OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, LET'S DO SOMETHING THAT'S FUN.

WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO TRY.

IT'S THE BASIC IDEA THAT MAKES THE SHOW

A SUCCESS OR A FAILURE.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE TO DO, MISS CRUMP?

HELLO, EVERYBODY. HELLO, HELEN, DEAR.

NICE OF YOU TO HELP US THIS YEAR.

OH, I'M LOOKING SO FORWARD TO IT.

ISN'T MR. HAMPTON COMING?

YES, HE'S RIGHT OUT IN THE HALL.

WELL, WELL, WELL.GHT OUT GOOD MORNING.ALL.

GOOD MORNING.

WE WERE ALL JUST EXPRESSING

HIGH HOPES FOR THE SENIOR PLAY.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE

ALL THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR IT.

MISS CRUMP, I UNDERSTAND

YOU'VE HAD QUITE SOME EXPERIENCE

WITH THIS SORT OF THING.

WELL, I WAS IN A FEW PLAYS AT COLLEGE.

AND, OF COURSE, WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON MISS VOGEL

AND HER FINE HOME ECONOMICS CLASS

FOR SOME WONDERFUL COSTUMES.

THANK YOU.

UH, HOWARD, HOW DO THE FINANCES LOOK?

WELL, THE BUDGET IS RATHER ANEMIC

BUT I THINK WE'LL MAKE IT ALL RIGHT.

Boy: WE DIDN'T PLAN ON SPENDING

TOO MUCH MONEY.

JUST FOR SCENERY AND COSTUMES.

THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT

AS TO THE TYPE OF SHOW YOU WANT TO DO?

WE'VE SORT OF AN IDEA.

YOU SEE...

Vogel: I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT

AND I DO HAVE A SUGGESTION.

FINE. LET'S HEAR IT.

I THINK THIS WOULD BE

VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.

OH?

A SERIES OF SKITS

DEPICTING GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY.

OH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA.

Vogel: JUST PICTURE THIS.

THE GREAT EXPLORER BALBOA

TRUDGING UP THE MOUNTAINSIDE.

HE REACHES THE TOP

PAUSES TO CATCH HIS BREATH AND THEN STANDS

THUNDERSTRUCK.

BEFORE HIM LIES THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

Vogel: OR SAMUEL B. MORSE

HUDDLED OVER HIS NEWLY INVENTED TELEGRAPH

TAPPING OUT HIS IMMORTAL MESSAGE

"WHAT... HATH... GOD... WROUGHT?"

OH, THAT COULD BE A SMASH.

MR. HAMPTON, WHAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT...

WE WERE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING WITH MUSIC.

MUSIC?

WELL, POSSIBLY WE COULD HAVE A CHORAL GROUP

BEHIND BALBOA AND MORSE.

OH, NO, WE MEAN AN ENTIR MUSICAL.

SKETCHES, SONGS, DANCES.

WELL, NOW, I'M AFRAID

THAT WOULD BE QUITE AN UNDERTAKING.

WE COULD DO IT, MR. HAMPTON.

MISS CRUMP, UH, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

WELL... A MUSICAL SOUNDS EXCITING.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE EVER DONE ONE BEFORE.

NO. THAT'S WHY WE'D LIKE TO DO IT.

WELL, NOW, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD HANDLE

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

WE COULD CERTAINLY TRY.

WELL...

IF WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT, IT'S SETTLED.

IT'LL BE A MUSICAL.

GREAT!

AND GOOD LUCK.

WELL, UH...

HELEN'S GOING TO HELP THE KIDS OUT, EH?

HMM?

I SAY, HELEN'S GOING TO HELP THE KIDS WITH THEIR PLAY.

OH, YEAH.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL GIRL.

YEAH.

SALT OF THE EARTH.

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE LUCKY.

YEAH, I KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PLAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO?

WHAT?

I SAY, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PLAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO?

NO. HELEN SAYS THEY GOT SOMETHING WORKED OUT

BUT SHE WANTS TO KEEP IT A SURPRISE.

YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF HER.

SHE WON'T TELL ME.

ALL I KNOW IS IT'S GOT MUSIC IN IT.

OH, I LIKE THAT!

SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO?

WHAT?

TALK HELEN INTO DOING THE MIKADO.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THE MIKADO?

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT'S THE PLAY WE DID

WHEN I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WAS IN IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WAS A ACTOR, FLOYD.

YOU WAS IN A DRAMATIC CLUB?

THE BACKBONE.

THE MIKADO, HUH?

YEAH...

OH, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLAY.

LOTS OF GINGER.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

WELL, IT ALL TOOK PLACE IN THIS LITTLE TOWN

CALLED TITIPU.

COME ON, FLOYD, BE SERIOUS.

WELL, I AM SERIOUS.

NOW, THIS IS IN JAPAN, SEE

AND THE LORD HIGH EXECUTIONER WAS KO-KO

AND THERE WAS THESE TWO OTHER FELLAS.

THERE WAS POOH-BAH AND PISH-TUSH.

LOOK, FLOYD, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL ME...

WELL, I AM TELLING YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS OR NOT?

GO AHEAD.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

NOW, THERE WAS ANOTHER FELLA, TOO

AND HE WAS A SORT OF A WANDERING GUITAR PLAYER

AND HE WAS IN LOVE

WITH YUM-YUM

AND HIS NAME WAS NANKI-POO.

NANKI

WHY DON'T YOU TALK HER INTO DOING IT?

OH, THEY'D LOVE IT.

WELL, I WOULD, BUT THEY

ALREADY STARTED SOMETHING ELSE.

YEAH, BUT THE SONGS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

OH, THEY'RE BEAU...

LISTEN.

* A WANDERING MINSTREL, I

* A THING OF SHREDS AND PATCHES *

* OF BALLADS, SONGS, AND SNATCHES *

* OF DREAMY LULLABY

* MY CATALOG IS LONG

* TO EVERY PASSION RANGING

* AND TO YOUR HUMORS CHANGING... *

FLOYD, I'VE GOT TO GO.

YOU'D LEAVE WITHOUT ME FINISH...

OH, I LOVED IT UP TO THERE.

I'LL SEE YA.

MORE, FLOYD, MORE.

* A WANDERING MINSTREL, I *

* A THING OF SHREDS AND PATCHES *

* PATCHES

* OF BALLADS, SONGS, AND SNATCHES *

* SNA--

* AND DREAMY LULLABY

* ...BY.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU COULD'VE TOLD ME SOONER!

WELL, I TOLD YOU WE DIDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH.

BUT --

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WELL, WE NEED MONEY FOR SETS AND MATERIALS

AND HOWARD TELL ME THERE'S ONLY $38

IN THE TREASURY, AND THAT WON'T BUY ANYTHING!

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, ANDY?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT A DO

HEY, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA, ANDY.

OH, OF COURSE. THANK YOU, ANDY.

WHO ELSE WOULD JUST PITCH IN, WITHOUT EVEN BEING ASKED?

I DIDN'T MEAN ME. YOU'RE SWEET.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, HELEN!

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE AUDITORIUM

AT 3:30, ANDY.

NOW, I WON'T BE THERE, AND THAT'S FINAL!

BOY, AIN'T THIS EXCITING?

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN I HAD A BETTER TIME.

ME NEITHER.

BOY, SHOW BUSINESS SURE IS EXCITING.

YEAH, GETS IN YOUR BLOOD, DOESN'T IT?

YEP. I BET IF EVERYBODY IN TOWN

KNEW HOW MUCH FUN WE WAS HAVING

THEY'D BE DOWN HERE TRYING TO GET OUR JOBS.

BOY, THAT'D BE A SHAME.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE IN SHOW BUSINESS.

YEAH?

YEAH. DOING MY IMITATIONS.

OH.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN A LONG TIME, HAVE YOU?

GOOB, UH... WATCH THIS. WATCH THIS.

CHESTER.

HUH?

GOOD, GOOB.

WATCH THIS.

: OKAY, YOU GUYS

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS, LET'S GO, YOU GUYS.

WHO WAS THAT?

FLOYD?

NO. EDWARD G. ROBINSON.

OH, GOOD.

HEY, NOW, MY BIG FINISH.

CARY GRANT.

READY?

JUDY, JUDY, JUDY.

HUH?

ANDY, THERE'S NOT ONE BIT OF THEATER IN YOU.

OH, OH, ANDY, THAT'S JUST FINE.

GOOBER, VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB.

THANKS, HELEN.

IS THAT ONE OF THE COSTUMES?

OH, YES.

OH, HOLD IT UP, ESTELLE.

LIKE IT?

YEAH. IT'S PRETTY.

KIND OF OLD-FASHIONED, ISN'T IT?

DEFINITELY.

ANDY, I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE THE SHOW.

IT'S GOT MUSICAL NUMBERS, SKITS AND EVERYTHING.

YOU'LL LOVE IT.

THIS IS A NUMBER I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD OF.

OH, GOOD. OH, COME ON.

HERE, YOU HOLD IT. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE MINUET.

COME ON, LET'S DO IT, OKAY?

OKAY?

OH, NO, NO.

NO, NO, WAIT.

THIS IS THE MINUET.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SLOW, DIGNIFIED AND GRACEFUL.

HOMER, WHEN YOU BOW

IT'S GOT TO BE DEEP AND COURTLY.

ESTELLE, THE SAME THING FOR YOU.

WHEN YOU CURTSEY, DEEP.

YOU EVER SEE A MINUET, ANDY?

NOT LATELY.

MUST BE ONE OF THEM NEW KIND OF DANCES.

WELL, IF THAT'S A SAMPLE OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO,

THE SHOW DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE

ANY GREAT SHAKES, TO ME.

GOOD.

WHAT?

ANH!

( Helen continues scat singing )

WELL, THE BUDGET DOES SHOW A SLIGHT DEFICIT,

BUT NOTHING SERIOUS.

THAT'S GOOD.

AND, OF COURSE, ANDY AND GOOBER

HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK

THAT WE MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY I WAS UNABLE

TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT SHOW.

WHAT KIND OF A MUSICAL

DID THEY FINALLY DECIDE TO DO?

WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, MR. HAMPTON

I DON'T KNOW MYSELF.

MISS CRUMP SEEMS TO WANT TO KEEP IT A SECRET.

MUST BE SOMETHING QUITE NOVEL.

SAY, AREN'T THEY HAVING A DRESS REHEARSAL TODAY?

YES, I BELIEVE SO.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE POP DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT.

MISS CRUMP DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO SEE IT YET.

CAN'T DO ANY HARM.

SHALL WE?

OH, NOW, REMEMBER, CHARLIE

KEEP THAT CENTER SPOT ON UNTIL CUE NUMBER THREE.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS, I'LL GIVE YOU THE SIGNAL.

WELL, KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

MISS CRUMP?

Helen: OH, MR. HAMPTON.

WE JUST THOUGHT WE'D SEE A REHEARSAL.

OH. WELL, WE DID WANT IT TO BE A SURPRISE.

BUT... WELL, HAVE A SEAT.

THANK YOU.

OH.

OKAY, KIDS, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

CHARMING. THANK YOU.

* IN DAYS OF OLD

* THE MINUET WAS ONCE THE BIG ATTRACTION *

* FAIR LADIES SWOONED

OH...

* AND STRONG MEN WEPT

* SO BEAUTIFUL THE ACTION

* BUT SHED NO TEAR FOR POWDERED WIG *

* OR GENTS IN SILKEN PANTS

* 'CAUSE NOWADAYS TO MAKE THE SCENE *

* YOU REALLY GOT TO DANCE!

IT'S GREAT.

MISS CRUMP, IS THIS YOUR IDEA?

YES, SORT OF.

STOP IT! STOP IT, DO YOU HEAR?!

Helen: WHAT'S THE MATTER, MR. HAMPTON?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

DO YOU DARE SIT HERE

AND WATCH THAT DISGRACEFUL EXHIBITION

AND ASK ME WHAT'S THE MATTER?

GET OFF THAT STAGE, ALL OF YOU.

GET OFF OF THE STAGE AND GO HOME!

THERE IS NOTHING THE MATTER

WITH THE WAY THEY'RE DANCING.

A FLAGRANT DISPLAY LIKE THAT.

TYPICAL OF ALL THE PROBLEMS WE'RE SUFFERING

WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY

AND YOU SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG?!

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A TEACHER.

WE DEPEND ON YOU TO LIFT

THE STANDARDS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

NOT HASTEN THEIR DECADENCE.

WHAT ARE YOU...?

HOLD ON, MR. HAMPTON.

YOU MAY NOT LIKE THEIR DANCING

BUT DON'T GO BLAMING HELEN.

WELL, I CERTAINLY DO BLAME HER.

WE HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE

WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION

WITHOUT HAVING IT ENCOURAGED BY TEACHERS.

THERE IS NOTHING THE MATTER

WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION THAT I CAN SEE.

THEN PERHAPS YOU'RE NOT AS OBSERVANT AS YOU OUGHT TO BE.

PERHAPS YOU'RE NOT THE KIND

OF A PERSON WE SHOULD HAVE TEACHING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I WON'T DISCUSS IT ANY FURTHER

WITH EITHER OF YOU.

AS LONG AS I'M PRINCIPAL OF THIS SCHOOL

THERE'LL NOT BE ANY

OF WHAT YOU CALL DANCING DONE HERE.

IF THAT'S THE KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT

YOU'RE PLANNING TO PRESENT, THERE WILL BE

NO SENIOR PLAY THIS YEAR.

MISTER --

YES, BUT HE --

JUST CALM DOWN.

NOW, TRY TO FORGET ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY TALK TO ME LIKE THAT BEFORE!

I KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE HAD TO FLY OFF THE HANDLE.

HOW COULD HE BE SO NARROWMINDED?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--

LET'S... LET'S JUST PRETEND

THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE HERE, HMM?

HI. OH, HI.

SORRY TO POP IN ON YOU LIKE THIS

BUT ESTELLE AND HOMER HAVE BEEN PLEADING WITH ME

TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T DO ABOUT THE SHOW.

THE KIDS ARE ALL BUSTED UP.

AFTER ALL THE WORK EVERYBODY PUT IN.

I KNOW. I'M SO SORRY.

WE WERE THINKING IF YOU COULD MEET WITH MR. HAMPTON

AND TRY TO EXPLAIN THINGS TO HIM.

I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO GOOD AN IDEA

FOR HER TO GO OVER THERE.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY

HE MIGHT HAVE MELLOWED.

THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANCE OF THAT.

COULDN'T WE TRY ANYWAY

Andy: I DON'T WANT HER

TO GO OVER THERE AND GET YELLED AT AGAIN.

I MIGHT SAY SOMETHING TO HIM I'D REGRET.

WELL, MAYBE HE WON'T YELL.

OH, COULD WE TRY, PLEASE, MISS CRUMP?

IT'S A GOOD SHOW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY DIPLOMATIC.

IF WE WANT TO GET ANYWHERE AT ALL WITH MR. HAMPTON

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO ANTAGONIZE HIM.

I HADN'T PLANNED ON SNAPPING HIS SUSPENDERS, HOWARD.

WELL, I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT YOU, ANDY.

I MEAN, UH...

WELL, I WAS JUST HOPING THAT...

YOU NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT ME, HOWARD.

I'LL BE CALM.

OH, GOOD.

Howard: MORNING, MR. HAMPTON.

Andy: MR. HAMPTON.

GOOD MORNING.

WELL...

WELL...

Hampton: IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE

TO GET THIS OVER WITH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE'LL TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME.

I MUST SAY, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU EVEN ASKED FOR THIS MEETING.

I THOUGHT I HAD MADE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR

IN MY POSITION YESTERDAY.

YES, YES, BUT... WELL, WE THOUGHT

PERHAPS WE COULD TALK IT OVER A LITTLE MORE.

GO AHEAD, BUT I THINK IT'S A SHEER WASTE OF TIME.

Howard: IF YOU'LL JUST HEAR US OUT

I THINK WE CAN

MAKE SENSE TO YOU.

ANDY...

WOULD YOU LIKE TO START THE BALL ROLLING?

UH, WELL, WE... WE...

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE MAKING SUCH A FUSS

OVER A PERFECTLY NORMAL DANCE

THAT EVERY TEENAGER IN THIS COUNTRY IS DOING.

UH, WHAT MISS CRUMP MEANS IS THAT POSSIBLY

THIS COULD BE COMPARED TO A TYPE OF FOLK DANCE.

THESE GYRATIONS CANNOT BE COMPARED

TO ANY CIVILIZED DANCING

DONE BY ANYBODY SINCE THE CAVEMAN.

WHAT MR. HAMPTON MEANS IS THAT SOMETIMES THESE DANCES

TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO BECOME ACCEPTED.

ACCEPTED

THERE ARE STILL SOME PEOPLE WHO THINK

THE AUTOMOBILE'S JUST A PASSING FAD!

WHAT MISS CRUMP MEANS...

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT, HOWARD.

PERHAPS I OVERSIMPLIFIED.

I KNOW WHAT SHE MEANT.

WHAT MR. HAMPTON MEANS...

STOP TELLING HER WHAT I MEAN.

SO LONG AS THE EDUCATION OF THESE CHILDREN

IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, THEY'LL BE TAUGHT

TO BEHAVE LIKE DECENT HUMAN BEINGS.

THERE'S NOTHING INDECENT IN THE WHOLE SHOW.

I'M EVEN MORE SURPRISED AT YOU

THAN I AM MISS CRUMP, SHERIFF.

AT LEAST YOU DO HAVE A SON TO RAISE.

ARE THESE THE KIND OF DANCES YOU'RE TEACHING HIM?

I PROBABLY WOULD IF I KNEW HOW TO DO 'EM.

THERE'S NO POINT IN DISCUSSING IT FURTHER.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MISS CRUMP,

I USED TO BE YOUNG MYSELF, AND I ENJOYED DANCING,

BUT IN MY GENERATION

WE AT LEAST MANAGED TO RETAIN

A SEMBLANCE OF PROPRIETY AND DIGNITY.

IN MY DAY, WE MANAGED TO ENJOY THE SOCIAL GRACES

WITHOUT ALL THIS WILD, FRANTIC ACTIVITY

THAT YOU SEEM TO FEEL IS SO NECESSARY.

GOOD DAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US WHAT HE MEANT, HOWARD?

HE MEANS THERE'LL BE NO SHOW.

YOU MAY BE WRONG ABOUT THAT.

WHAT?

WE MAY JUST DO A SHOW AFTER ALL.

PUT THAT OVER STAGE-RIGHT.

OH, PUT THAT DOWN IN THE BOYS' DRESSING ROOM.

MY COSTUME, MISS CRUMP, I CAN'T FIND MY COSTUME!

WELL, LOOK IN YOUR DRESSING ROOM, ESTELLE!

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, LET'S NOT PANIC.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE FIRST ACT,

GET DOWN IN THE DRESSING ROOM.

OH.

HOW YOU DOING?

OH, NERVOUS.

CHOOSE A DANGEROUS COURSE OF ACTION -- YOU'RE GONNA BE.

I GUESS.

WELL, LET'S JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING, MR. HAMPTON.

WELL, I AGREED TO WATCH

A REVISED VERSION OF YOUR SHOW

BUT I'M AFRAID IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.

WELL, ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU

SIT THROUGH THIS DRESS REHEARSAL.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE A DICTATOR

BUT THIS TIME, THE DECISION WILL BE FINAL.

THAT IS FAIR ENOUGH.

EXCUSE ME.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS, YOU READY?

Homer: READY, MISS CRUMP.

TAKE IT FROM THE TOP.

Both: WE HEAR SO MUCH OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS

WHEN YOUNGSTERS KNEW THEIR PLACES

WHEN CHILDREN PRACTICED DIGNITY

AND QUIET SOCIAL GRACES.

NOT LIKE TODAY'S CHILDREN. I SHOULD SAY NOT.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE WAY THEY DANCE? DISGRACEFUL.

I WISH WE COULD SHOW THEM HOW IT WAS

WHEN KIDS REALLY KNEW HOW TO ACT. WELL, WHY NOT?

Both: WE'RE GOING TO REVERSE THE CLOCK

AND TAKE YOU BACK TO SEE

HOW DIFFERENT FROM THE KIDS TODAY

OUR ELDERS USED TO BE.

THE TIME--

YOUR GENERATION!

I, UH...

I GATHER I'M SUPPOSED TO GET A MESSAGE FROM THIS.

Helen: THAT'S RIGHT.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT TODAY'S DANCING

IS NO DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN MY DAY.

YES, BUT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU MORE THAN THAT, MR. HAMPTON.

I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT THIS PERIOD OF LIFE

WHICH WE ALL GO THROUGH-- THE TEENAGE PERIOD--

IS A VERY FRIGHTENING TIME.

IT'S GOT ITS FEARS AND ITS DOUBTS AND ITS CURIOSITIES...

AND THEY COME TO US

AND THEY SAY, "I WANT... I NEED TO EXPRESS MYSELF

IN MY OWN WAY."

IN THIS CASE, THE FRUG.

IN MY DAY, THE JITTERBUG.

IN YOUR DAY, THE CHARLESTON

OR BLACK BOTTOM, OR WHATEVER.

AND WE CONTINUE TO SAY TO THEM, "WELL, CERTAINLY

"IF YOU HAVE SOME LITTLE THING YOU WANT TO EXPRESS

"YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD AND TELL ME.

"BUT YOU TELL ME IN MY LANGUAGE

AND WHAT I WANT TO HEAR."

WELL, MR. HAMPTON, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY GOOD

IF OCCASIONALLY, WE SAID TO THEM

"YES, YOU CAN DO IT IN YOUR OWN WAY

AND I'LL HELP."

AND I CONTEND, MR. HAMPTON

THAT THOSE YOUNGSTERS ARE EVERY BIT

AS MORAL AND SANE AND STABLE

AS WE ADULTS FEEL OURSELVES TO BE.

YOU KNOW, MISS CRUMP...

I'M INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOU.

GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR SHOW

AND I'M SURE WE'LL ALL ENJOY IT.

DID YOU REALLY LIKE THE SHOW, ANDY?

NOW TELL ME THE TRUTH.

YEAH, IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

IT WAS BETTER THAN THAT, AND YOU KNOW IT!

OH, IT WAS FABULOUS.

THE AUDIENCE SEEMED TO LIKE IT.

I WAS LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE OUT FRONT.

THE WHOLE THING IS A TRIUMPH.

I THINK IT'S THE BEST SHOW WE'VE EVER HAD.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

YOU KNOW, MISS CRUMP,

I HAVEN'T DANCED IN QUITE SOME TIME,

BUT I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO TRY.

IT'D BE MY PLEASURE, MR. HAMPTON.

OH!