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[birds chirping]

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[Eddie] Dad, I love you.

[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]

Do you think people should play games with each other?

Huh? Huh? What?

Um, I was just wondering if-if...

What you feel about a person who deliberately sets out

to play a game with another person?

A game? Oh.

I think they should knock on the door first

that's what I think.

[chuckles] That's funny, Mr. Corbett.

Did you know that Norman and I have been seeing

each other again?

Hmm? Yeah... No-no. No, I didn't know that at all.

- We have. - Good. That's nice, very nice.

Well, not really. 'Cause, uh...

Well, he's been giving me some very confusing signals.

Uh, Tina, look, I, uh...

...I'm very busy today.

Now, you didn't just come in to talk

about Norman now, did you?

- Uh, sort of, but not exactly. - Good.

Because, you know, you're both very close friends of mine

and I wouldn't wanna discuss one

without the immediate presence of the other.

Alright! I told the group that's what you'd say.

The group?

Yeah, the group.

Bob and Carol, and Ted and Harriet.

"Bob and Carol, and Ted and Harriet?"

And Mario and Harvey, and Sherry, but she dropped out

when she got engaged.

Don't you remember?

Your Encounter group!

Right.

Well, anyway, they think that Norman

and I should have a talk with you.

They do?

What do they think that we should talk about?

Me and Norman.

Why don't you and Norman talk to each other?

I don't know.

That's why we need to talk to you, Mr. Corbett.

See, the-the Encounter group thinks that Norman

and I should commit to a serious relationship.

But I don't know, Norman keeps giving me

all these confusing signals.

So we thought that maybe

if we would talk to you

and you could tell us how-how we

look to you as our mutual friend

then maybe we could get some objective honesty--

Yeah. Yeah. Wait, alright, alright, alright, alright.

Uh-uh, Tina, um...

When would you like to have this talk?

Tonight.

Tonight.

Alright. Okay.

Where? Norman's apartment or yours?

Uh, well, you see, that's another problem.

Um, I wouldn't like to take advantage, Mr. Corbett

but actually a-a neutral meeting place

without either Norman's vibes or mine, would be--

Tina, by any chance

would you... consider... my place?

Hey, that's a great idea.

- I know. - Thanks, Mr. Corbett.

Oh.

- I don't wanna get married. - Good!

Then, we'll have lunch wherever this place is.

We'll go back to the office, and you can tell Tina

and tonight we'll all go to a ball game or something.

Hey-hey, you know, you got a ruthless streak in you.

Ruthless?

What is so ruthless

about telling your former fiance

you'd like her to stay that way?

Because maybe I don't mean it.

What's the point of hurting her unnecessarily?

But, Norman, you just said that you don't want to get married.

I said what I think, not what I feel.

In order to understand what I'm feeling, I really gotta feel it.

You know, feelings are a very tricky business.

Somehow, I'm not following this conversation.

A man's emotional intellect is not in sync with his feelings.

In order to really get to your feelings

to understand what you're feeling

you gotta go to an Encounter group

like Tina goes to.

- Feelings are very elusive. - Really?

Are they as elusive as this restaurant

we're supposed to be having lunch at today?

In order to understand what you're really feeling

you really gotta feel for the feeling.

Norman, may I give you a sincere and honest feeling of my own?

Sure.

You're really beginning to irritate me.

Ah-ha. See that's a feeling.

Eat now. Talk tonight.

And that's intellect.

Hey, it's time for you to be in bed.

- Hi, dad. - Hello.

- Guess what? - What's that?

I got a very important message from Tina to you

and I remembered all of it.

- You did, huh? - Mm-hmm.

Well, before you tell me that message

what say you get in bed?

- Hmm? - Okay.

Turn around.

- Up in the air! - High, he goes!

- Cover just... - Right up to his nose.

Almost. That's too... Come here.

Okay, what's the message?

Well, Tina said since her and Uncle Norman

are going to come up to talk tonight...

Yeah.

She wanted to bring up

the whole counter group, too.

What did you tell her?

I tried to think about something you'd say.

- Well, what would I say? - Yes.

I thought you'd say so.

Hmm. Okay.

- Here we go. - What's a counter group?

No.

No, it isn't a counter group.

It's an Encounter group.

What's that?

Well, that's for people, uh...

They all get together and they talk.

I thought that was just called a party.

Uh, well, yeah. But the difference between...

Well, here's the difference.

A party is where people socialize

in order to have a good time.

But an Encounter group

is where people get together

to show their feelings.

Why?

So that, people can better enjoy each other.

Why don't they just go to a party?

Goodnight, Eddie.

Go to sleep.

[doorbell rings]

- Hello. - Hello.

- Oh, hello. - Hello.

- Oh, you must be Tom? - Yes.

W-w-we're the Fleischman's.

Oh, Bob and Carol.

From the movie of the same name. I'm Bob.

[laughs] Oh, he's so funny tonight. I can't stand it.

Oh, this is Harriet.

Harriet, this is Tom Corbett.

- How do you do? - Hello.

- Harriet is a fashion designer. - Ah.

And Tom publishes a magazine.

- Oh, that's wonderful. - And I hear he's single.

Meet my wife Yente, the matchmaker.

Yes, well, please, all, just make yourselves comfortable.

- Uh... - Yeah, good idea.

[Carol grunting]

Uh, pardon me, but w-w-what are we going--

- Oh, we have to make a circle. - We-we-we do.

Why don't you help us move the table?

- Surely, where? - Oh, next to the couch.

- Oh, I'll help. - Thank you very much.

- Excuse me. - Oh, I'm sorry.

Well...

- Tom? - Mm-hmm.

- What's your hang-up? - Hmm?

Your hang-up?

[door bell rings]

Excuse me.

What's with Mario tonight?

Oh, I told you, he's not feeling well.

- Oh, welcome. - Oh, hi.

- Hey, Carol. - Oh!

Ted Wilson, this is our host, Tom Corbett.

- How do you do? Come in. - How do you do...?

And this is our famous attorney, Harvey Helvick.

How do you do, famous attorney?

[laughs] That's funny.

Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

- Oh, pardon me. Hello - Ta-da.

Now that all the beautiful people are here

we can start the seance.

Welcome.

- Hi. - Hi!

There's one thing I'd really like to know.

Why is Tina always late? I mean, always.

Uh, well, she's always late for different reasons.

Tonight her reason is, her hair can spray clogged up.

Man, you gotta play that kinda game.

You're wasting Mario.

Ted, you're so militant tonight.

Oh, thank you, Mrs. Livingston.

May I introduce my house-keeper, Mrs. Livingston.

[all] Hi.

Hi, Mrs. Livingston. Hey, you look terrific tonight.

Why don't you join us?

- Well, thank you, but... - Why don't you?

Thank you, but I am in the middle of my work.

Oh, please stay, Mrs. Livingston

you could contribute so much.

She could really contribute a lot.

She's very wise.

- Well, I'll watch for a while. - It's my first time, too.

- They're very nice. - It's gonna be terrific.

- Oh. - Mm-hmm.

I'm really glad you're here, Mrs. Livingston.

Now, Tina, how's our baby this week?

Fine.

Confused.

Do you wanna talk about it, Norman?

Well, uh, I'm confused, too.

Uh... Got anything to add to that, Tom?

Hmm?

Oh, uh, uh...

Yes, uh...

How do you feel, Tina?

Oh, I'm glad you asked me that, Mr. Corbett

because you know me better than almost anyone in the whole world

and I really feel very close to you.

You see, Norman and I have a lot in common

but we also have our differences.

And, well, I mean, basically I believe

I'm a more responsible human being than Norman.

Oh, uh...

What's that supposed to mean? "Oh..."

Well, uh, it just means

that Tina doesn't go off on tangents as often as you do.

That's it, Mr. Corbett, you put your finger right on it.

I mean, Norman and I are both kind of...

...individuals in our own way.

But when I make up my mind to do something, I do it.

- And I don't? - No, Norman, not really.

Like...

Well, remember the time when you and Mr. Corbett

and I were gonna go skiing?

I was there with my skis.

Yeah, so was I.

I wasn't. It happened to be 78 degrees that day.

That is not the point, Norman.

The, uh, the point of it is, we all agreed to meet.

Now, we could've gone on another 100 miles

and thenfound the snow.

You see, that's the difference. You can count on Mr. Corbett.

And you do, don't you?

Oh, like I count on the sun in the morning.

- Hey, that's heavy. - It's heavy baloney.

Listen, I could tell you for a fact

Tom Corbett, is not all sunshine.

I've personally known him to be a grouch, miserable and late.

Norman, this is very interesting.

I'm just wondering, if you've ever really faced-up

to these feelings of rivalry before.

What feelings of rivalry?

Are you putting us on?

The feeling of rivalry with Tommy for-for Tina.

Oh. No, I'm afraid you're on the wrong track.

Mr. Corbett, and I have never...

I mean, I mean, we don't have that kind of a...

I work for him.

That's right, Tina.

But you quit six months ago because you're Taurus

and he's Aquarius, remember?

Yes.

You couldn't stay away one full week.

Didn't you ever think of what that meant?

No.

Quick, off the top.

Who's first on your Christmas shopping list?

Uh, Mr. Corbett.

But I work for him, so...

If you ever got arrested...

...who would you call to get you out?

Uh, Mr. Corbett.

But t-that's be...

And-and if you needed money, who would you go to first?

Mr. Corbett. Because he's...

Tina, try this one on for size.

You've been in love all this time...

...but not with Norman Tinker.

Uh, Mrs. Livingston...

[speaking in foreign language]

What did she say? What did she say?

She said open a window.

Oh, Mrs. Livingston.

Now, there is oriental wisdom.

Right.

Open up the window and let the truth fly in.

Tina, you arein love...

...with your boss.

- She is? - She is?

Ooh, wow.

What an incredible insight.

I mean, I-I'm really beginning to see it all now.

Don't stop, Tina. Talk.

Give your feelings words.

Right.

- Mr. Corbett? - Huh?

They think I love you.

Hello, Norman.

I know, I know, I'm sorry, I'm late

but I just didn't sleep very well last night.

Got the layout finished. What do you think of it?

Oh, good.

Oh! Yeah. Now, that is terrific.

No wonder you're thought of as a genius.

Especially by me.

You wanna talk about it?

There's nothing to talk about.

It's your ball game.

E-excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt.

Oh, you're not interrupting, I was just leaving.

Ah.

Bye.

I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Corbett

I shouldn't have just come barging in.

- It's alright. - Maybe you were settling some--

No, Tina, we weren't... No, we weren't.

We weren't settling anything whatever.

We were merely working. Just work, that's all. Noth...

What happened last night is a new thought for both of us.

And I think we should just relax

and just think about it for a while.

Mm. Mm. No, we should talk about that now.

We should talk about it just as soon as we possibly can.

- And of course-- - How about dinner tonight?

This isn't the place.

- Do what? - Dinner.

Umm, d-dinner. Uh, uh, uh, alright.

Dinner would be fine. That's a date.

- Dinner? - Yes.

- J-just you and me? - To talk, Tina. Just to talk.

You and I to talk, that-that's all there is to it.

- Our first date. - Yeah.

- I eavesdropped. - Come on, come back in.

- Uh, Norman-- - She's a terrific date.

Uh, no, no, no, w-w-we...

No, the date we're gonna have is not for terrific, Norman

it's only to get her head straightened out.

Because right now, her head is where her head shouldn't be

and-and that's all.

That's all there is. That's all. Yeah.

Mr. Corbett, Miss Rickles.

- Hi, Gus. - Good evening. I...

Oh, I'm sorry, I'll have the boys set another place.

No, no, no. No, Gus, it's just, uh... A twosome tonight.

You're, you're not expecting Mr. Tinker?

That's right. Yes, we-we're alone.

Just the two of you?

Just the two of us, Gus.

Listen, um, I have a little table in the back

behind the palms, very secluded--

No. Thank you, Gus. This is fine. This is just fine.

As a matter of fact, we'd like to order dinner.

- Right now, if we may? - Oh.

- Thank you. - Miss Rickles.

Uh, Mr. Corbett, would you order for me?

Oh, of course. Uh...

Um... Well, how about a chateaubriand?

- Chateaubriand. - Yes. Medium rare?

Fine, and uh, a Caesar salad.

Caesar salad.

Uh, yes, and for vegetable, um...

- Well, a po-po-po... - Pommes-de-terre boulangeres?

- Yes! Those, yes, right. - Mmm. Mmm.

I didn't know you didn't speak French.

Yeah, well, thank you, uh, very much, Gus.

- Yes, thank you. - Yes.

Gus was really shocked to see us on a date.

- A-ha. - Our first one.

Yes, well, now, Tina.

There's something that we have to get straight.

- That was fantastic. - What was?

The way you kind of flipped your napkin out

with only one flip. It takes most men two or three flips.

Tina--

The way you flipped

was so masterful.

Kind of like a-a matador.

Oh, uh... That's, uh, fine, Tina.

Now, Tina, I'm sure you realize how much I... admire

and-and I respect you.

And I know that you know... how fond I am of you.

I always thought so, but you never said it before.

Why, I had no-no...

- Gus? - Um, oh, the salad.

Salad, please.

Uh, uh, ground pepper, fresh ground pepper?

- Yes, please. - Please, yes.

You use ground pepper, too?

- I do. - Oh.

I'm-I'm just learning so many little

intimate things about you tonight.

No, no, no, Gus, Gus.

You can serve the salad now.

If you will, please.

- Thank you, Gus. - Yes, en-enjoy the meal.

Thank you, Gus.

[sighs]

Tina...

Tina, you know, that you don't love me.

Uh, would you pass the bread, please?

Didn't you hear what I just said?

Mm-hmm.

But I don't think it's something

we can discuss quite yet.

I'd like to wait until Monday, okay?

That, uh... That was chateaubriand for two.

Yes, for two, Gus.

That's us.

Two. No more one and one.

Hey, dad, I got the table all ready.

Oh, good. Well, it's still slippery, isn't it?

[doorbell rings]

Oh, I'll get it. Now, don't break that ball.

- Tina. - Hi.

Come in.

Um, I just happened to be passing the stationery store

and they were having this fantastic sale

and I remembered how you're always losing your addresses.

And then I just happened to be passing your apartment

and so, I bought you a Christmas present.

Here, open it.

[Tom] "A Christmas present?"

Tina, thank you.

[chuckles] You just pull the handle...

See, see, it's all organized

for, for addresses and phone numbers.

And over here, there's place for somebody's picture.

Well, um, Tina, that's, it's very kind

and-and-and thoughtful of you to, uh... Thank you, thank you.

[Tina] I just couldn't wait until Christmas.

[Tom] Merry Christmas.

- Uh-- - Yeah.

- I have to go now. - Oh, yeah, right. Well, uh...

- See you, later. - Bye, and thank you once again.

Bye.

♪ Jingle bells Jingle bells ♪♪

- Dad. - Mm-hmm.

- What got into her? - The Christmas spirit.

But, but it's nowhere near Christmas.

I know that, but Tina doesn't do anything like anybody else does.

Alright! Come on, I accept your challenge.

- Choose your weapon. - I'll take the... That one.

- Okay. - Okay.

[phone ringing]

Hold my weapon.

Hello.

Oh, hi, Carol.

The meeting at my house?

You mean the Encounter group?

No, no, I-I'm afraid that's just not possible. I...

No, wait. C-C-Carol, wait. Um...

Now that I think about it.

This week is perfect.

Yeah, it's alright here.

Not at all. My pleasure.

I couldn't leave Mario.

He needs a mature loving woman who cares about him.

What're you gonna do? Help him find one?

- Bob. - Oh, okay, okay.

Besides, I wanna find out what's happening

with this great romance here.

Well...

...Tom and I have been thinking about it.

And we had our first date together.

Yes, that's-that's right, and, uh...

Well, I, uh, I did a lot of thinking.

I thought about what all of you said.

Lot of thinking, but...

Tina...

...there's a 11 o'clock flight to Las Vegas tonight.

I think we should be on it.

What?

I think we should get married...

...right now.

You do?

You do?

Right now.

But why right now?

Well, Tina...

...because I feel it right now.

And I-I-I mean, I'd feel this way tomorrow.

Well...

Well, gee

I don't feel like it right now.

I mean, I, I need time to-to think abou...

To plan...

Mr. Corbett, I'm not ready to get married tonight.

I don't believe my ears.

Well, if you're not ready when he is ready, Tina...

...you never will be ready for him.

I suspect, Tina, that you don't know

the full meaning of the word "Commitment."

Boy, I'm embarrassed for Tom.

Oh, what a put-down. Psh.

Well, I'm sorry. It just came too fast.

Well, what did you expect? She was never in love with him.

I wasn't? I thought you said I was.

No, I said you weren't in love with Norman Tinker.

You are in love with love.

You're sweet, but fickle.

Hey, you wanna know something? I'm fed up with you people.

All of you, I'm fed up with you. What are you pickin' on her for?

She's just a poor, innocent little girl.

She's very bright, terrific and sensitive.

And all she wants to do is change her mind.

As far as I'm concerned, maturity is highly overrated.

- I'm sorry about that, Tom. - Ah.

Listen, you know, Tina's got to know what's

what's best for her.

We'll still be friends, won't we, Mr. Corbett?

Oh, Tina. Of course, we will be.

I mean, I really feel very close to you

and I wouldn't hurt you for anything.

Aw, I know that, Tina.

Can I still be your secretary?

Oh, Tina, listen, without your...

...terrible typing and even worse spelling...

...life just wouldn't be worth living.

Mr. Corbett, I love you.

Hey, wait a minute. Let's not start that again.

Yeah, let's have a coffee break.

[indistinct chatter]

♪♪

Okay.

Stop pretending like you're asleep.

[laughs]

How did you know I was pretending to be asleep--

Because you don't sleep with the covers over your head

number one, and number two

I sort of figured, you'd be waiting up to talk to me.

Is everything okay now?

I want you to know that Tina is once again our good friend.

- You know something, dad? - No. What's that?

When we find the right mother...

Yeah.

Tina could come to our wedding.

- Yeah. - And sit right next to me.

- That's a deal. - Alright.

- Back you go. Goodnight, sport. - Goodnight.

Baah!

[Tom] And I love you, too, Eddie.

♪ 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 ♪♪