Original subtitles

[Eddie] Did the Indians walk across our country?

[Tom] Yes they did, Eddie.

[Eddie] It must've been fun to be an Indian.

[Tom] Mm-hmm, but very hard on feet.

- Um... - Oh.

How's your pack, sport? Getting heavy?

Nope. I'm small, but I'm in terrific shape.

- Hey, what you got, Eddie? - An acorn.

Oh, it's a pretty one, too.

Is it gonna grow into a big tree?

Mm-hmmm. It will if you plant it.

You mean that I'm holding a big oak tree

right here in my hand?

You got it, sport.

Mother nature is terrific, isn't she?

She sure is.

[theme song]

♪ 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]

Hey, take it easy. Whoa.

I'm not a real horse, you know.

- I know. - Which way you want me to go?

- This way. - This way.

- This way. - Okay.

- W-w-whoa! - Whoa!

Okay, that's enough. Uh, that's pretty good.

Now, there's only one thing you gotta remember.

When you're really riding

you never pull on the ears of a horse.

You just take the reins and you lean into the left

and you lean into the right, right?

Good morning, Mrs. Livingston.

Good morning, Mr.Eddie's Father.

I'm sorry, I do not have any oats for you today.

Oh well, we horses can't be too particular.

So I'll just settle for some cereal, bacon and eggs.

Dad's going to take me horse back riding next Sunday.

And I'm going to ride on a real horse, not just a pony.

Oh, that's nice!

And then we're gonna have tacos for lunch

and we're gonna go kite flying.

I do not remember seeing a kite.

I and dad made it last night, I'll go get it and show you.

♪♪

- Uh, phew. - Eddie's so happy.

Yes, I-I think you're right.

His, uh, his cup...

...runneth over.

Perhaps when the cup runneth over...

...it means there's too much.

Hmm. Hmph.

You know, Mrs. Livingston really has a good point.

I got it, you're complaining because

life with you and Eddie is too beautiful.

Oh, Norman, look

I've explained all this to you already.

I know, but I'm still in the dark.

As the photographer says to his editor

when he's slaving over a hot developing tray.

The point I am trying to lay on your crazy head, is this.

Maybe I've buttoned up Eddie into too cozy a world.

And maybe my concern about the one thing

he doesn't have in his life right now...

Well, maybe because of that, I'm just laying it on too thick.

All I know is Eddie is not a spoiled child.

No, I know that. He's loving and giving.

Did you know, he offered me his electric trains

when I told him it's something I've always wanted?

Well, that's my point.

You see, he has nobody to give to except me.

And what do I do? I pour it right back on top of him again.

Yeah, he has friends over alright, his own age.

They stay overnight, but that doesn't cut it.

You're right, Eddie could use

a brother or sister to share things with.

But in your position, sir, how are you gonna swing it?

Hey, I got it.

Look in the classified ads.

- Under "Rent a kid." - Norman.

Well, what do you want me to do?

Have him give me his electric trains?

I guess you don't think this is

much of a problem, huh?

Honest? I don't.

You've got Eddie, Eddie's got you.

You have the whole world. Enjoy. Enjoy. Look...

All the time we've been talking, these kids

have been in this room with us, right now.

You're complaining that Eddie has no chance to give.

These kids have no chance to get.

They have one thing in common. Nothing.

Now, if you have some sympathy for a child

and you wanna lay it out on somebody

try one of these kids.

- Hello, sport. - How come you're home early?

Well, because I have something very important

that I would like to discuss.

And I would like to discuss it with all three of us.

Mrs. Livingston, would you be seated?

- Oh. - Okay

And you are here.

Now. Ladies and gentlemen...

[sighs] I think you will all agree

we have a pretty good thing going here.

- Mh-hmm, we're lucky. - Right, we are.

So, what say we invite somebody else to our party?

Who, dad?

Oh, I was thinking...

...possibly, somebody about your age.

- Hey, neato! - Right.

Well, I don't know who it's gonna be yet

but you see, you can offer your home to children

who might otherwise have to live in an orphanage.

I wouldn't want to live in an orphanage.

Well, Eddie, I'm sure there's a lot of other children

who wouldn't like to either.

So, how would you like to offer our house

to a child?

Uh, well, not for a long period of time

but, until they get adopted by a regular family.

Such a wonderful thing.

Somebody else who doesn't have a mother either?

Mm-hmm. No mother, no father.

Not much of anything else either.

Oh, we will do all we can

to make such a child happy.

Won't we, Eddie?

Sure. When's he gonna come, dad?

Hmm, well, just as soon as I can possibly arrange it.

But I got a little problem though.

- What? - It may not be a boy.

It could be a girl.

Hi, everybody!

Company here.

[muttering]

I'd like you to meet Bobby Brownbear.

- Hi. - Bobby Brownbear?

He's an American-Indian.

- Really? - Yeah.

Bobby, may I introduce Mrs. Livingston?

- Bobby Brownbear. - Hello.

- I'm happy to meet you. - Hi.

What kind of an Indian are you?

- Apache. - Wow!

Eddie, why don't you take this Apache into your bedroom

and show him where to put his things?

Come on. Wow, a real Apache.

Wait till I tell Phil and Gurbert.

♪♪

Man! You got this whole room all to yourself?

Mm-hmm, but half of it's yours now.

And all these things! They're all yours, too?

Sure. But you could play with anything you want.

- This, too? - Sure.

[music on radio]

Hey, you even got your own fish.

Their names are Chett and David

and Winis, Stu, Jimmy, Mandy, Dern and Blake.

Can we catch 'em?

No, they're not the kind of fish you eat.

Yeah, they're kinda small.

Maybe we could use them as bait.

Nope, they're just to look at.

Well, where'd you get 'em?

My dad gave 'em to me.

Oh, you can't catch 'em, you can't eat 'em.

He gave you a dumb present, man.

[music on radio]

And here's the closet. You could hang your things in there.

When do you wear all those?

To school, mostly.

I get to hang up my suits whenever I'm not wearing it.

And I also cleaned out a drawer for ya.

[Bobby] Thanks.

You can put your things in this drawer.

When you move around a lot

it's just as good not to have too much stuff.

Hey, neat.

I just finished making it, I'm not sure the glue's dry yet.

[droning]

♪♪

[Bobby] I'm sorry your airplane didn't fly.

Well, it was just a model airplane.

- It crashed good. - Bed time.

Hey, dad. Tomorrow's Sunday.

Are we still gonna go horseback riding?

Well, I think we probably will, but let's ask Bobby.

Maybe he'd like to do something else. What would you like to do?

You would like to go horseback riding, won't you, Bobby?

That's no fun.

I used to ride my grandmother's horse

on the reservation all the time.

Oh, you did, did you?

Alright, what else would you like to do?

Can we go to a movie?

Okay.

Alright, I'll tell you what.

You two guys, tomorrow

look in the newspaper

and pick a movie

that both of you

want to see, okay?

Does it have to be rated G?

Yes, it has to be rated G.

Let's get those shoes off.

Yeah, alright you want a oner or a twoer?

- Twoer. - A twoer.

Yow!

Alright, you two, in you go!

Gimme those slippers.

Atta boy! Okay.

Alright, stop cramming your toes.

Alright. Okay.

In you go.

Alright, now listen, you two.

- Listen to me. - What?

I'm gonna go into the other room

and I wanna hear silence outta this room.

I don't wanna hear any of that whispery-whispery stuff, okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

- Alright. - Alright.

Alright, you guys. Sleep. Right?

We've got a big day tomorrow.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

♪♪

[panting]

[groaning]

[screaming]

What's the matter?

[panting]

[screaming]

What? What? What?

Hey, hey, Bob. Bobby.

Bobby, it's alright. It's alright.

Alright, hold me, Bobby. Atta boy.

Hold me tight.

That's it. It's alright.

It's alright. It's alright. Now relax.

Take it easy. Easy.

Easy.

Now, Bobby, Now, come on.

It's alright.

It's okay.

What's the matter? Did you have a bad dream?

Yeah, when I woke...

...I didn't know where I was and I got scared.

Hey, Bobby, that's happened to me, too. Yeah.

- You alright now? Huh? - Yeah.

Think you can get a little sleep? Think so?

Okay, now, come on.

Here we go.

What, you wanna do a twirl, like I did with Eddie?

Please?

One, two, three.

Yeah!

- How's that? - Okay.

Yeah, you like that, huh? Feel better now?

Think you can get some sleep now?

Okay.

There you go.

Okay.

You're with friends, okay?

Everything is safe.

Try and get some sleep.

Goodnight, sport.

Look what I found!

What?

Hey, that is really an interesting rock, Eddie.

What do you think that funny stuff is in it?

Oh, I'm not sure.

Let's see.

Maybe it's gold, man.

Well, I don't think so, Bobby.

Well, anyway, it's a good rock.

I have a whole collection at home.

Well, Eddie, maybe you wouldn't mind

letting Bobby keep this rock

starting a collection of his own.

- Okay, you can have it. - Thanks, man.

I bet you, it's gold.

Okay, troops, now let's go to your movie.

Bobby is still asleep.

If he doesn't wake up soon

he'll be late for school.

Ah, well, he can't go to school, Eddie.

He can't?

Nom he can't until he has a permanent home, Mrs. Livingston.

You see, moving around as much as he does

he... can't register anywhere.

But he does have a permit that allows him not to go to school.

Boy, is he lucky.

Well, a boy that hasn't got a home can't be all lucky.

I mean the part about school, that's lucky.

Yeah...

Oh, Mrs. Livingston, I'm taking Bobby shopping today.

- Oh. - You are?

Well, only for some clothes.

He could use some things, you know.

Could I help pick 'em out?

That is a pretty flimsy excuse

for not going to school.

Could I be excused?

- How 'bout breakfast? - I'm not hungry.

Alright.

The shoppers have returned.

Hey, man, wait till you see the stuffI got.

Hey, Hi, sport. How are ya'?

Okay.

Uh, Eddie, do you believe in magic?

Hee-haw!

It's a little something I, uh

I sorta thought you wanted.

Oh, isn't that nice?

[Tom] Here, look, see? It's got a cork screw there.

Course you wont need that for a while, and it's got

a screw driver, and, look at that blade.

Cut your way right through a jungle with that knife.

Hey, man, look at me. Everything's brand new.

Even my underwear.

♪♪

Thanks, dad.

Mm-hmm.

[whistling]

Stowaways aren't allowed aboard here, mate.

I have to turn you in to to captain.

Eddie...

- What are you doing here? - I wanted to talk to you.

To me? Not your father?

- You. - Okay.

Shoot.

Well, you know Bobby?

Yeah, Bobby Brownbear, the little boy

who's living in your house. Mm-hmm.

Your father introduced me to him.

Well, do you like him?

He's an okay kid.

Then I guess you sorta do like him.

I don't know, we didn't have too much

time to talk together, Eddie.

Well, did you know that he's a poor kid

who doesn't have anything?

Oh. And I'm supposed to like him because of that, huh?

You're supposed to like him because of that.

Eddie, let's make believe

he's not a poor kid, he's just like anybody else.

How would you feel about him then?

Well, he broke my model airplane.

Yeah. Made you mad, huh?

- Mm-hmm. - Don't blame you.

Well, I had to give a good rock I found in the park.

But, anyway, I do have a...

...good collection at home.

But I don't have one that's neat as that one.

Yeah.

- It had gold in it. - Hmm.

It's no good when you have to give something

to somebody, is it?

Dad gave me a scout knife yesterday.

Hey, that's something you always wanted.

That's a terrific knife, Eddie.

Why do you think he gave it to you, Eddie?

Well, I think he gave it to me because

he bought a whole bunch of stuff for Bobby.

You know what I think?

What?

I think your dad gave you that scout knife

because he loves you.

♪♪

- Well... - Well, what?

Aren't you gonna report me to the captain

because I'm a stowaway aboard?

[Tom] Tina, look, it's on slate four. I know it is.

What... Alright.

Check it, then go down the copy

and ask Charlie about it, alright?

Thank you, bye-bye.

- Eddie, how'd you get here? - I walked,

Seems the kid's got a cow in his bedroom

and he doesn't know how to handle it, sir.

- A cow? - A sacred cow.

Oh! I see.

Then I guess we'll have to have a little talk

about the care and feeding of sacred cows.

Ooh, that lets me out.

Unicorns are my specialty.

Ta!

- Dad... - Yeah?

What's a sacred cow?

Well, Eddie, in this case...

...it would be a person, that you feel

you can't say anything bad about.

Even though he makes you really mad.

I'll show you. Come here.

Come on.

Oh!

- Now... - Yeah?

Eddie, you have a lot of friends at school, don't you?

Sure.

- Do you like 'em? - Sure.

- You ever get mad at 'em? - Sure.

Sometimes, Miles Gutmacher bugs me

and sometimes Neil Gutmacher

kicks me whenever I walk by his desk.

Sometimes Emily Ruth Guffterson grabs the ball away from me.

Yeah. Well, I can understand that.

But...

...do you think that you ever make

Neil or Emily or Miles mad?

Yeah, I guess so. Yeah, I do.

Alright, now I'll tell you what I 've done.

I think by accident

that I made Bobby sort of a sacred cow.

But I want you to know he's the same as

Miles and the same as Neil.

And it's alright if you get mad at 'em.

- It's okay. - Okay?

- Hmm. - Yeah, but only...

Only what?

Well, remember that night that Bobby had the bad dreams?

- Yes. - I didn't get mad at Bobby.

I got mad at you.

Oh.

Oh, because of the, uh

the oner and the twoer?

Mm-hmm.

That's, uh, really something that's sort of

special between us, isn't it?

- Eddie. - Hmm?

I apologize.

From now on, that'll just be... our thing.

Okay?

Promise?

Do I promise!

♪♪

- Hi. - Hi.

- What you doing? - I'm packing up.

The social worker said I'll probably be going today.

Going where?

- Oh, a family's adopting me. - Oh.

Still bet you it's gold, man.

I'm gonna be rich.

I don't think so, Bobby.

But anyway, it is a good rock.

Hey, Bobby, your social worker just called.

- I know. I'm ready. - Okay.

Now, Mrs. Livingston will drop you off at the office

on her way home. Is that alright?

- Yeah. - Okay.

Eddie? And, uh, you...

Are you going to be out there to say bon voyage?

Yeah. What does that mean?

- Goodbye. - Oh, yeah.

I'll, I'll be there. Yeah.

Alright.

♪♪

Atta boy, pull.

There we go.

Bobby, before you leave, I think that

Mrs. Livingston has a bit of a surprise for you.

Bobby, this is something I made for you.

Mrs. Livingston, you're a nice lady.

Thank you.

Let's put on your jacket, okay?

Here.

Atta boy.

Bobby Brownbear...

...you are going to be missed around here.

- Yes. Very much. - I'll sure remember you guys.

I want you to have this. My radio.

You sure?

Thanks, man.

Hey. Just want you to know.

You're always welcome to come back here.

- Right. - Right.

Listen, have a nice trip, alright?

- Mrs. Livingston, bye-bye. - Bye.

- Bye, Eddie. - Bye, Mrs. Livingston.

- Goodbye. - Bye, Bobby.

♪ Oh how love can show ♪

♪ From a little radio ♪♪

Bobby really liked that radio.

So did I.

I know.

♪♪

Hi, dad, what time is it?

Well, it's time enough for lunch.

Good morning. I'll get you breakfast.

Okay.

Boy, I couldn't sleep much last night.

Really?

I thought you were probably having

some beautiful dreams.

Well, finally I did.

People go away a lot, don't they?

Yes. Yeah, they do.

Just when you get used to 'em sometimes.

Sometimes.

Yeah, I guess you shouldn't count on anybody

hanging around forever.

No, Eddie, not forever.

- That's funny. - Hmm...

Well, when Bobby was here, he bugged me a lot

but now, I really miss him.

Hmm.

I found this in the bed last night.

You know something, Eddie?

I'll bet you Bobby

liked this rock

...as much as you liked your transistor radio.

Do you think that's really gold in it?

Oh, it's much more than that.

It's love.

Dad, if you had a nickel and you let me have it

would that be sharing?

No, No, Eddie, that would be giving.

Then, what's sharing?

If I had a nickel, see

and I gave you two and a half cents

that would be sharing.

I understand, dad.

Sharing's only worth two and a half cents.

You can have anything I've got, dad. Did you know that?

Thank you, Eddie. And you can have anything that I have.

Did you know that?

Is that because we love each other?

Right.

And it's also because if I made a mistake

you'd give it back, right?

[chuckling] Okay, sport.

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

[scatting]

♪ 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 ♪♪