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[Eddie] I, Eddie Corbett

the world's greatest mountain climber.

Nimble as a goat, blazing new trails

finding new paths.

[Tom] Eddie, I think we're lost.

[Eddie] No, dad. I remember these rocks.

And look at this tree.

[Tom] Tree?

Eddie, I don't remember coming up this way.

[Eddie] I do. I'm positive.

[Tom] Positive?

[Eddie] I'm positive we're lost.

[Tom] Fear not, Eddie!

I, Tom Corbett, your father

is the world's greatest mountain climber!

Sure-footed as a goat, blazing new trails

finding new paths.

["Best friend" by Nilsson]

♪ People let me tell you 'bout my best friend ♪

♪ He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end ♪

♪ People let me tell you 'bout my best friend ♪

♪ He's a one boy cuddly toy ♪

♪ My up my down my pride and joy ♪

♪ People let me tell you 'bout him he's so much fun ♪

♪ Whether we're talkin' man to man ♪

♪ Or whether we're talking son to son ♪

♪ 'Cause he's my best friend ♪

♪ Yeah he's my best friend ♪

♪ La la pa ra ra pa ra ♪

♪ Pa ra ra ra pa ra ♪

♪ Pa ra ra pa ra ♪♪

[scatting]

[Tom] Well...

Norman, it's good to see that you're working.

- Oh, he's not working. - No? What is he doing?

He's developing pictures for Eddie.

- For Eddie? - Mm-hmm. Copies of pictures.

You wore them out, showing them.

Yeah, I remember. That's the fishing trip I took him on.

Mm-hmm. Eddie hooked a beautiful 112-pound widow.

Yeah. She was some catch.

Mm-hmm. She was attractive.

I don't think she's that attractive.

Tina, what are you doing here?

I'm helping Mr. Norman Tinker.

And don't worry about your desk.

I'm having Etta cover it for me.

Hey, remember that?

The snow trip you went on with Eddie.

- Oh, yeah. - Mm-hmm.

Who's that with the big feet?

- They're skis. - And she was beautiful.

Mm-hmm. Very beautiful.

Yes. Miss Chair lift a big bear.

Yeah, yeah, that-that just about covers it, doesn't it?

- Norman? - Mm-hmm?

Norman, why are you reprinting this?

Why not?

Well, Eddie already has a picture of his mother.

That's not his mother. That's your sister-in-law.

His Aunt Kate.

- What? - Mm-hmm.

Uh. But I didn't know he had a picture of her.

Well, he didn't either, it was in a box

of old pictures he brought to Uncle Norman.

Yeah, uh, Norman, um...

Don't print this one, okay?

Okay.

You know, Kate sure did bear

a strong resemblance to your wife.

Why don't you want Eddie to have this picture?

Because I don't want him to live in the past.

We move forward, remember?

Tomorrow is the first day

in the rest of your life.

- Hmm. - That's beautiful.

Who wrote that?

- You did. - You did.

- Hey, I'm alright. - Yes, yes, you are, Norman.

You just, you're a different drummer, that's all.

[imitating drums]

Uh, bye-bye.

- Norman? - Mm-hmm?

Really. Thank you very much for, uh, for Eddie.

Okay, pal.

♪♪

This just came in. It's from your sister-in-law.

- My sister-in-law? - Ms. Landis.

She's in Spain.

Well, not unless they moved

the Beverley Hilton over there.

You sure it was Kate?

Well, that's the name she gave me.

Oh.

Something wrong, Mr. Corbett?

You look a little strange.

No, no, I'm-I'm just surprised.

I haven't heard from Kate in years.

- Here, I'll get her for you. - Oh, no, no, thanks, Etta.

I'll, I'll take care of it.

♪♪

[sighs]

[speaking Japanese]

- Hi, dad. - Oh, hi, sport.

Good afternoon, Mr. Eddie's father.

Uh, hello, Mrs. Livingston.

Well, how are you, sport?

Swell.

- How do you feel? - I feel great.

How about an upside-down?

One upside-down coming up. Ho!

Mrs. Livingston.

Mrs. Livingston, you're standing on the ceiling.

You look neat-o.

I think.

What's for dinner, Mrs. Livingston?

[speaking Japanese]

- What'd she say? - Liver and bacon.

Oh.

Mrs. Livingston said...

we haven't been getting in enough iron lately.

Oh, and she's right, Eddie. She's absolutely right.

[telephone ringing]

- I'll get it. - Uh, no, no, sport.

I'll, uh, I'll take it in my room. Okay?

[telephone ringing]

[Tom] Yeah, hello.

Hello, Kate. Oh, fine.

Oh, yes, uh, Kate, look, I'm-I'm terribly sorry

but I, well, I meant to call you back, I got hung up.

Kate, uh, what are you doing in Los Angeles?

Oh, well, uh, uh...

No-no-no, don't come here.

Uh, Kate, I, uh...

Look, I have so much work

that I have to get done tonight.

Suppose I call you in the morning?

- Who was that? - What?

Oh, you... Oh, you mean on the phone?

Well, it was, it was nobody, Eddie.

Will you please get that toy

out of the living room?

♪♪

- What's the matter, Eddie? - Nothing.

Would you like to tell me about it?

- Unh-unh. - Oh. Alright, excuse me.

Alright.

Okay, if you insist.

I insist.

I think dad got a new girlfriend.

That's nice.

And that's not all.

Her name is Kate

and she's a secret.

- A secret? - From me.

I do not understand, Eddie.

I don't either...

but dad doesn't want me to know about her.

Where did you get that idea?

I bet you, he's keeping me a secret from her.

Oh, now I am sure you're wrong.

Maybe you won't believe this, Mrs. Livingston

but there are some women who really hate kids.

- Okay, sport, let's have it. - Have what?

- What's bothering you? - Nothin'.

Goodnight, dad.

I thought we promised not to have any secrets

from each other.

Goodnight, Eddie.

- Uh, Mrs. Livingston. - Yes?

Do you know what's bothering Eddie?

No.

Mrs. Livingston.

Yes.

[blowing raspberry]

I'll show him.

If he's gonna keep secrets from me

I'll keep secrets from him.

I'll eat candy in bed, and I won't brush my teeth

and I won't tell him.

♪ People let me tell you 'bout my best friend ♪

I do not understand.

Eddie does not know his aunt?

No-no-no-no. You see, Kate went to Europe before Eddie was born.

And you never told Eddie about her?

Well, there didn't-there didn't seem to be any point in it.

I mean, she just would have been a name to him.

She lived in Madrid.

But she's here now.

And still you do not tell Eddie about his aunt--

Eh, no-no, Mrs. Livingston...

When my wife, Helen, and her sister, Kate, were very young...

Well, they looked so much alike

that everyone used to mistake them for twins.

That's the reason that I don't want Eddie to see his aunt.

Look, it-it's for the same reason

that I don't keep a lot of pictures around here of Helen

because I-I just don't want to constantly remind

Eddie of his mother.

Oh, when he is older, okay, then he can handle it

but right now, I...

I just feel that he needs the time

to get over losing her. It hasn't been that long.

I-I don't honestly feel that emotionally

he'd be able to handle it.

They'd just bring back too many memories for him.

And memories for you too, Mr. Eddie's father?

Is it just Eddie you worry about

or do you worry for yourself too?

♪♪

I have to go.

Goodnight, Mr. Eddie's father.

Goodnight, Mrs. Livingston.

♪♪

[telephone beeping]

Uh, Miss Landis' suite, please.

You mean she's my real aunt?

That's right. We buddies again?

You bet.

When am I gonna see her?

Well, I talked with the hotel

tonight, and we have a date tomorrow.

- Okay? - Okay.

Okay, it's back to bed for you.

♪ Too doo too doo ♪

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey. Where are you going?

I gotta brush my teeth.

♪ Too doo too doo too too ♪

♪ He's still your best friend best friend ♪

♪ Best friend ♪♪

Miss Landis is here, Mr. Corbett.

Uh, send her in, please.

Okay, come on, come on, stand up.

Tom!

Eddie!

Oh, my.

Oh, my. Eddie, Eddie.

Eddie, my one and only gorgeous, gorgeous nephew!

Oh, and Tom, age becomes you.

Oh, let me look at you.

Oh, I wouldn't have recognized you.

Oh, yes, I would.

You have the family eyes.

Oh, and your edible freckles.

Mm-mmm, I love you.

- I love you, I love you. - Gee, dad.

Was this what mom was like?

- Tom. - Kate.

Tom.

- Kate. - Oh, Tom.

- Kate. - Oh...

Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

Hello, Aunt Kate.

- Hello, darling. - You're crying.

Oh, I always cry when I'm happy.

Oh, and Ramone just can't stand it.

Ramone?

Ramone de Solorzano E. Sequeiros.

Oh, a magnificent man. Simply magnificent.

We're going to be married next month.

Married?

Last I heard you were married.

You're thinking of Stefan!

- Stefan. Stefan. - Oh...

He and I agreed to, uh, disagree.

Nearly, uh, five years ago in Stockholm.

Or was it Tokyo?

No, we honeymooned in Tokyo.

I think.

[laughs] Oh, what does it matter?

Oh, there's a gentleman named Eddie Corbett.

He's the only man in my life right now.

Boy, I sure did forget what mom was like.

- You're beautiful, Aunt Kate. - Oh, thank you, darling.

But I am going to tell you something.

Your mother was much more beautiful.

How could she, if she was just like you?

Uh, Eddie, I think it's time for you to go wash your hands.

My hands aren't dirty.

- Are they? - Eddie?

Ooh, they're the cleanest hands I've ever seen.

- I'm starving. - Ooh.

Then off we go. Come on.

Oh, we're all going to lunch.

Uh, I'll be right there.

How would you like if Uncle Ramone

lives in Barcelona?

Is that anywhere near Burbank?

[chuckles] No. I'm afraid not.

But your Uncle Ramone has this huge, huge casa.

Oh, Mr. Corbett.

Mr. Calvani has to have the artwork

for the music center story

before 6 o'clock, without fail.

That's Norman's department.

But Norman's called in sick today.

Oh. Well, Etta, look...

Call Mr. Calvani and tell him

that Mr. Corbett said that, uh...

Oh, no, I'm-I'm sorry, Kate, there goes the afternoon.

Oh, I'm sorry too.

But don't you worry, Tom dear.

Eddie and I will find some way to amuse ourselves.

- Won't we, darling? - Mm-hmm. Come on, Aunt Kate.

Well...

They sure headed off in a hurry, didn't they?

Yeah.

- Mrs. Livingston. - Oh.

- Mr. Eddie's father. - Where is Eddie?

Your sister-in-law has not brought him back yet.

What? Wha... It's-it's almost midnight.

- That late? - Yes.

I'm sorry, I fell asleep.

What's Kate thinking of, keeping him out this late?

Uh, Mrs. Landis's suite please.

[exhales]

Well, what could they be doing at this hour?

I hope they're alright.

Oh, of course, they must be.

Otherwise, we would've heard.

Unless, of course, the phone rang and you didn't hear it.

No.

Well, you should have stayed awake.

Well, you should not let him

go out with a stranger.

Mrs. Livingston, she's his aunt.

Yes, but still a stranger.

Well, alright, so Eddie doesn't know her.

But it's about time he did.

If anything ever happened to me, she'd be the only person

in the world who would really care about

what became of him.

Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Livingston, I...

That was stupid.

I understand.

[doorbell ringing]

Excuse me.

[speaking Japanese]

Hi, dad. Hi, Mrs. L.

Mrs. L?

[Tom] Where've you two been?

Oh, Mrs. Livingston, I've heard so much about you.

Hey, uh, where have you two been?

Oh, we've been having a wonderful

marvelous time, Tom darling.

- Haven't we, my love child? - Love, love what? Love?

- Love child, love child. - Mm-hmm.

May I go now? It's midnight.

[Kate speaking foreign language]

I honeymooned in Japan.

Did you enjoy it?

It's midnight.

[speaking Japanese]

What'd you say?

I told her you don't speak Japanese, dad.

No. But I can tell time.

And it's midnight.

♪♪

What's the matter? Don't you like my new clothes?

I'm a happening.

A happening?

Oh, um, we went shopping with the money.

That Eddie won, uh, at the track.

A track?

I won $20.

Kate, you let him gamble?

[Kate] Oh, I bought the ticket.

Aunty's Pride in the fifth.

Ah. How could we lose?

Well, and then we decided that Eddie should have

some new clothes for the cocktail party.

Clothes? C-c-cock... Cocktail party?

Oh, how silly not to attend, darling.

Oh, and Eddie had such a wonderful time, didn't you?

And Uncle Norman was there too, dad.

He was all well again.

Eddie, sweet, we promised Mr. Tinker

that we wouldn't mention that to your father.

- I forgot. - Kate...

I don't appreciate your teaching Eddie to lie.

Oh, Tom dear, that's exactly

what I was trying to avoid

by not mentioning that we saw Mr. Tinker.

Mm-hmm. Hm, uh...

Uh, Mrs. Livingston, would you please see

that Eddie gets to bed?

Yes. Eddie, bed?

Goodnight, darling. Sleep tight.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Aunt Kate and I are going on a picnic.

Can we bring dad and Mrs. Livingston?

- Yes, darling. - Eddie. To bed.

Goodnight, Aunt Kate. You're a gas.

[speaking Japanese]

Don't forget to tell dad about the hippies, Aunt Kate.

That's how I got the love beans.

Oh, may I see?

Go to bed.

The hippies?

What a lovely apartment, Tom dear.

Hippies?

Oh, yes.

After we dined, Eddie and I

went for a walk along the Sunset Strip.

What a lovely view.

Alright, Kate, let's have it.

What're you up to?

Up to? I don't understand.

You mean, you're like this all the time?

It's me, if that's what you mean.

Ah.

[sighs] Look... I'm just thinking of Eddie.

What about Eddie?

Well, I had him convinced that you were practically

a reincarnation of his mother.

It's just that I'm not gonna have Eddie

growing up thinking that his mother was a kook.

Excuse me, Eddie ask me

if he could say goodnight to his aunt.

Thank you.

And there's really no problem, Tom dear.

I simply won't see Eddie after tonight. That's all.

And I should be leaving tomorrow, anyway.

And after I'm gone

you and Eddie can laugh over your kooky Aunt Kate

who isn't at all like his mother was.

Oh, and, uh, Tom, dear...

About the picnic...

Will you tell Eddie in the morning

that I had to cancel our date?

♪♪

Your sister-in-law is a very unusual woman.

Very.

I have never seen Eddie so excited.

So happy. He likes her very much.

Well, why shouldn't he, after the big time she showed him.

But, you know, when I stop to think of the impression

that she's given to him of what his mother was like...

Whoo!

What was his mother like?

Well, not like that.

Is that lady so bad an impression?

I think she's very nice.

♪♪

- Aunt Kate? - Yes, darling?

Mom used to sing me a song.

I mean, a special one.

It was special, because her mom used to sing it

to her when she was little.

And if my mom's mom is your mom too

then your mom must've sang it to you.

Do you know the song I mean?

Yes.

Will you sing it to me?

Please?

You know, Mr. Eddie's father, it's a strange thing.

What?

Just today I was thinking

how long it has been since

Eddie has been on a picnic?

Oh-ho, no, Mrs. Livingston, forget it.

I have so much food in refrigerator.

Unh-unh. I said, forget it.

♪ Little cowboy ♪

♪ Put your saddle in the barn ♪

♪ Tie your horse up tight ♪

♪ So he'll know no harm ♪

♪ Put your hat and your gun ♪

♪ Beside you on a chair ♪

♪ Don't forget you've got to say a little prayer ♪

[whistling]

♪ If you wanna be a cowboy ♪

♪ You'd better rest a while ♪

♪ Little cowboy ♪

♪ Baby of the old ♪

♪ Corral ♪♪

♪♪

Kate...

I'm looking forward to our picnic tomorrow.

Okay.

I'll bring me aunt.

Just bring one.

It's going to be a terrific picnic, Mr. Livingston.

Yes, if we get your boots on, Eddie.

You think they'd make it easier knowing it's just for kids?

No, that's why they make it more difficult.

They understand an adult will have to do it. Ah.

[speaking Japanese]

Go on, Caprice heel, let's get a move on.

We don't wanna keep Aunt Kate waiting.

Hey, dad, before going to fishing

could I wear my wading boots instead of these?

- Please? - Yeah, good thinking, sport.

Oh, it is going to be a lovely picnic.

Yes, I know. Look what I caught already.

Oh, you found out an old picture of Eddie's mother?

Mnm-mnm. It's an old picture of Eddie's aunt.

I told you they look so much alike.

Yes.

I thought Eddie'd like to have it.

I just guess I better explain first that it's not his mother.

Yeah, Eddie.

Eddie, I, uh, I-I've got something for you

but I-I think you oughta know--

Aunt Kate!

[Tom] Well, Eddie, your Aunt Kate's on her way to Barcelona

Istanbul, Copenhagen.

- Did you like her, Eddie? - Yeah, dad. Neat-o.

[Eddie] But she didn't look anything like mom did.

[Tom] Well, she used to, Eddie...

but people change.

[Eddie] Are you going to change?

- Knock knock. - Who's there?

- Emma. - Emma who?

[Tom] Emma gonna change? No, sir.

- Knock knock. - Who's there?

- So. - So who?

So long as we're driving, where do you wanna go?

- Knock knock. - Who's there?

- Zoo. - Zoo who?

Don't cry. I'll take you to the zoo.

[Eddie] Hey, dad, it looks like it's all-kids day.

[Tom] Hey, quiet, Eddie, just tell them I'm your best friend

and I grew up too fast.

♪ People let me tell you 'bout my best friend ♪

♪ La la pa ra ra pa ra ♪♪

♪ People let me tell you 'bout my best friend ♪

♪ He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end ♪

♪ People let me tell you 'bout my best friend ♪

♪ He's a one boy cuddly toy ♪

♪ My up my down my pride and joy ♪

♪ People let me tell you 'bout him he's so much fun ♪

♪ Whether we're talkin' man to man ♪

♪ Or whether we're talking son to son ♪

♪ 'Cause he's my best friend ♪

♪La la pa ra ra pa ra ♪♪