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[birds chirping]

[Eddie] Where do you think the
idea of a bridge first came from?

[Tom] Well, from someone
who was on one side

of something, and wanted
to get to the other side.

[Eddie] My teacher would
say, that's an answer

that wouldn't tell me anything.

[Tom] You mean exactly "Who"
was on the side of "What"

and "Where" and "Why" did
he want to get to "It?"

[Eddie] Yeah.

[Tom] I don't know.

[Tom] The first idea of a bridge though

must've happened a long time ago.

[Eddie] Maybe some
caveman saw a cavewoman

on the other side of a river.

[Tom] And he wanted to
get over to her side.

[Eddie] Yeah.

[Tom] Or maybe she wanted
to get over to his side.

[Eddie] Yeah.

[Tom] Maybe the bridge was her idea.

[Eddie] Yeah.

[Tom chuckles]

["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]

[sighs]

Hi, sport.
What'd you do today?

- I went to the library.
- Library, huh?

I see you found something to
read. "How to do stuff."

'Bout the fact, that you
have a book in your hand.

Yep, and it's a great book too.

What makes a book great?

Well, this.
"Fun for Son and Dad."

'Bout things we can do together.

Sounds like our kind of book.

He has been reading it
ever since he came home.

No kidding.

- Listen to this, dad.
- Alright.

"Lizard hunting in the Death Valley."

Now, doesn't that sound great?

Well, yeah, it sounds sorta super.

Uh-huh. But, uh, listen, let's not
settle for the first choice.

No, that was the second choice.

The first choice was
rattlesnake-collecting

in the Mojave Desert.

Oh.

I didn't think you'd go for that.

No, I don't go for that.

How about jogging?

Jogging sounds fun.

Says about a mile a day to start

and you have to get up 5
o'clock in the morning.

Why?

Well, that way we could get it done

before I go to school,
and you go to work.

Well, t-t-that sounds alright

but 5:00 in the morning is rough, sport.

There must be a more gentle way

to tell your buddy it is time to get up.

Yeah!

- Hey, here's another one.
- What's that?

- Beekeeping.
- Beekeeping?

Yeah! It says that a bee
hardly ever stings

once it gets to know you.

Oh, I would be happy
notto let bees know me.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, I don't... I don't think
we can do that here anyway.

'Cause this is an apartment, right?

We're not zoned for beekeeping.
What else is there?

- Hey! Guppy breeding.
- Guppy breeding? Let's see.

Hey, you're right.
"You start with two guppies.

And in six months you have 600,000?"

- That's not for us.
- How come?

That's something the guppies do. Not us.

Yeah, yeah, you're right.
Well, what else they got here?

They have mountain climbing, and
we got, uh, pigeon training

cat breeding, karate.

Karate.
How 'bout that?

Hey, that sounds neat.

It is a very healthy sport.

Good, good.
Then karate it is.

As a matter of fact, I
like it a lot better.

- You know why?
- Why?

Well, we don't have to
get up at 5 o'clock

in the morning, do we?

- Yeah.
- You like karate?

- Yeah.
- Karate it is.

- Good.
- Ready.

Ha-cha!

You see? You see what I know,
and you don't know already?

I think that's judo.

♪♪

Boy, I just don't believe these files.

Don't understand why we didn't
throw it out years ago.

As a matter of fact I can't
understand why we filed it

in the first place.

Hey, look, here's a telegram

congratulating Harry
Truman on his election.

- Really?
- As a judge in Kansas City.

Come on. Come on, gang.

Let's not get hung up, okay?

Yeah, I guess we don't have any use

for a World War II ration book.

Oh, that's fascinating.

Tina, we're trying to get rid of things.

But, Mr. Corbett, this is history.

Don't you find that interesting?

No. No, I just find it space
consuming. Thank you.

Out. Out!

Well, at least we're getting
a lot of exercise.

Speaking of which, karate is
gonna be terrific for you.

I didn't know you were taking karate.

Oh, yeah. Pretty soon Eddie
and I are gonna start.

Oh, karate is a wonderful sport.

It teaches good posture, and
timing and co-ordination

and balance, just like ballet.

Just like, just like ballet?

Well, in that case, I guess
it must be better than

lizard hunting in Death Valley.

[Tina] Oh, yes.

Ha!

If you match your explosive yell
with your quick intended action

it has the effect of
terrifyingthe enemy.

It also terrifies your friends, Norman.

Uh, I-I didn't know you knew karate.

I researched an article
on it a few weeks ago.

Oh... Oh, well, then in that case

then maybe you could tell me
a good place to go study.

Ah, yes, Ed Parker.
H-he's right down the block.

His hours are 11:00 to 9:00,
and his number is 274-2247.

That's amazing, Tina, for
someone who has to look

in the telephone book
to find information.

No, it's not amazing, I went with Norman

when he researched the article.

Oh. Oh...

Hey, listen, you know,
karate really is exciting.

- Can I join you?
- Oh, I-I'm sorry, Norman.

I'm afraid this time it's
a father-and-son thing.

Oh, that's too bad.

Because I have more energy than I
know what to do with decently.

[clears throat] Tina... out.

- Hyah!
- Hyah!

[grunting]

- Hyah!
- Hyah!

[Ed] In karate we have a saying...

"He who hesitates, meditates

in horizontal position."

How come you have to bow to each other?

Bowing is symbolic of respect.

It's like a boxer who touches
gloves prior to a match.

Well, that's funny, because I-I
noticed that when your, uh...

when your people started,
they didn't, uh...

they didn't bow, exactly, they
put their hands together

and they nodded their head,
but I always think of it

as the Japanese bow.

Oh, yes, this is the way
they bow in China.

The clenched hand represented a warrior

the open hand, a scholar.

And when under Manchurian domination

and fighting together, they went forward

fighting back to back.

To pull their country together again.

[Tom] Oh!

Well, I always thought of
karate as an offensive sport

and, a-and very often I see you...

your students practicing defensively.

Karate is basically defensive.

But it can be very easily changed
from defense to offense.

For example, Bill.

The best defense is to
take one step back.

[screaming]

Wow.

Yeah, wow.

[whistles] Like that?

Yeah.

Well, it's going fine.
It's a fascinating sport.

Yes, sir! You're going to
be black belt in no time.

[Tom] Yes, I'll be lucky
if I make white belt.

- Sure good thing I didn't go.
- Why not?

'Cause I'd be a garter belt.

- Oh, Tina, that was terrible.
- I know.

1951 statistics, Dodgers, left handers.

- Ah.
- Hey, that's history.

No, that's clutter. Out.

- Hmm, how's Eddie doing?
- Oh, he's doing fine.

As a matter of fact he's
learning how to bow.

What does that do?

Well, for one thing it
makes a smaller target.

[Tom] You, go back to work.

You, go back to work.

[no dialog]

- Good boy. Now your turn.
- Okay.

[grunts]

Now, let me attack you.

[grunts]

Now you've got it, Eddie.

Now you're really
beginning to understand.

Seems to me like I'm falling down a lot.

Now, sport, it's all the
way in which you fall.

- Oh.
- Exactly.

There's an art to everything.

Now, you take a five-minute rest.

Okay.

But stay alert.

Okay. Aho.

- Hmm, like son like father.
- Well, thank you very much.

Yeah. Heh.

Now, you want to attack me again?

Not this time.

You attack me.

It's always best that a student learns

to takeas well as to give.

Alright. Ha!

[screaming]

[groans]

Well, I have learned one
thing about karate.

It is better to give than to receive.

[indistinct chatter]

[Harold] Hey, Eddie.

Where've you been?
We haven't seen you around.

Oh, I've been taking karate lessons.

That's cool!

Can you show us some moves?

I don't really know that
much about it yet.

Oh, you had to learn something.

Well, I did learn something.

I learned that karate
goes back 4,000 years.

They should have improved it by now.

They did improve it.
It's perfect.

Well, if karate's so great, why
don't you try some on me?

Well, I can't, Harold.
It's not for fooling around.

Oh, come on, Eddie, let's
see what they taught ya.

[all] Yeah.

Okay, first you have to bow like this.

Bow? Pretty soon you'll be
learning how to curtsy.

[kids laughing]

Come on, show me some real stuff.

- Try and flip me.
- I can't, Harold.

I'm just a beginner.

Well, what would you do if I did this?

♪♪

Come on, try and flip me.

Try and knock me down, I dare ya.

I double dare ya.

I dare ya.

[Mrs. Livingston] Good evening, Mr. Eddie's father.

Oh, good evening, Mrs. Livingston.

How is Eddie doing karate lessons?

Well, he's doing very well.
I'm very proud of him.

Oh, I hope so.
Are you sure he's doing well?

Well, I thought he was.
Is something wrong?

Well, I think you better see Eddie.

What is it, Mrs. Livingston?

Eddie, what happened?

I think I forgot to stay alert.

Now, come on.
What really happened?

Well, I was in the school yard

and Jay and Richie and
Mitchell were there.

[Tom] Yes?

And they wanted me to
show 'em some karate.

- And they ganged up on you?
- No.

Harold did it all by himself.

Harold?
Who's Harold?

He's a fifth grader.

Why would a fifth grader
want to pick on you?

- I don't know.
- Hold this for me please.

Now, Eddie, what did he do?

Well, first he knocked the
books out of my hands.

- Yeah.
- And then...

I bent down to pick 'em up,
he tripped me, I got back up

and then he shoved me up
against a water fountain.

That's how I got this scrape.

- Did he give you a reason?
- Nope.

He just said that this proves

karate doesn't change anything.

What did he mean?

Well, Eddie, I think he wants
everyone in the school to know

that he is still top bully.

I never said he wasn't.

Yes, but he might be
afraid that your learning

karate could change everything.

I don't even know enough
karate to change anything.

Mm-hmm.

Well, Eddie, I'm afraid
I'm going to have to

have a talk with your principal.

Dad, please don't do that.

Well, I don't mean to squeal,
you understand, I mean, uh...

Here, I'll hold that.

I mean, just a quiet little talk.

I'm afraid that would
cause more trouble.

Oh, Eddie, something has got to be done.

Maybe I could watch out for
him for a little while.

No, I don't-I don't think
that's gonna work, sport

but, well, you might get him to stop

if you could have a
little talk with him.

Think that'd work?

I don't know, sport, but if you
find out what's bothering him

you might not have to have a fight

with him every time you see him.

What should I say?

Uh, well, I don't know.

How about, um...

"Harold, there's no
reason for us to fight.

You want to talk about it?"

Harold, there's no
reason for us to fight.

You want to talk about it?

♪♪

Harold again?

Pretty good guess, dad.

Did you say what I said?

Yeah, I said what you said.

But he didn't do what
you said he would do.

- New bruises need new ice.
- Hmm.

Well, Eddie, I'm terribly sorry

that my advice didn't work out.

That's okay, dad.

You know that book I have?

Things father and sons can do together.

Like lizard hunting?

Yeah, like lizard hunting.

You know, a guy could become

pretty good friends with a lizard.

You trying to tell me
you're giving up karate?

Yeah.

At least till everything heals.

Eddie...

Now, we've been through things
like this before, haven't we?

And you know that every
time you run away

you only take your fear with you.

Yeah, but it sure cuts
down on black eyes.

Well, maybe so.

But you can't run away every
time you see Harold.

I mean, sooner or later

you're gonna have to do
something about it.

Well, yeah, but he'll always be

bigger and stronger than I am.

Exactly.

And that's just the reason you should

take care of it right now.

Now, if I can't figure
out something better

I'm afraid I'm gonna have
to talk to your principal.

How does it feel now?

Well, it still hurts.

But now it's cold too.

Boy, that really makes me mad.

Well, it makes me mad too, Norman

but I like Eddie to work
things out for himself.

You just can't let the kid go
around getting beaten up.

I agree with you, but I don't want to

do anything to make things worse.

It really makes me mad.

Well, what do you think I ought to do?

Hey, maybe we're
overlooking the obvious.

- What's that?
- Karate.

That's what started this
in the first place.

No, all that he has is the name karate.

- He doesn't have the skill.
- Well, I don't know.

Well, after all, that's what
karate is all about, isn't it?

The defense in the little man.

Yeah, but it takes time.

Well, maybe this Ed Parker guy...

Maybe he could give him a crash course.

Well, I don't know, I
have my doubts about it

but I guess it's worth a try.

Wait a minute, what are
you throwing away?

There may be something exciting.

Exciting?

Pictures of the happiness
of owning a 1956 Edsel.

Out.

No, no.

Grab a little higher...

...then step back with your right foot.

Well, you might be able to use

that the next time you're attacked.

But, Mr. Parker, Harold
doesn't believe in karate.

It's the non-believers that
always cause the trouble.

Besides, he's bigger and
heavier than I am.

The size has nothing to do with it.

When you learn karate, he'll
be no match for you.

I hope that'll be pretty soon.

'Cause Harold can hardly wait.

Well, be patient, Eddie.

- We'll work on a headlock.
- That's wrestling.

No, that's when he applies it.

Now, step forward with your right foot.

Hit me in the stomach.
That's right.

And grab.

Wouldn't it be easier if I just

pushed him down and ran?

The best defense is to run.

But when you learn karate, you
learn to run with dignity.

Oh.

- Ah! Let's try it again.
- Okay.

Uh, uh, Mr. Parker

could I speak to you
for a second, please?

- Ah, of course.
- Oh, good.

Sport, listen, you wanna
go to the showers

and everything, and I-I'll join
you in just a second, okay?

Okay.

Ah, let me ask you a question right out.

How long do you think it'll be

before he'll be able to use karate?

My answer is...

- Courage now.
- Yes.

- Patience now.
- Yes.

- And karate?
- Yeah.

Later.

Later?

Well...

Thank you.

Do we have to go and
see Harold's father?

Well, we do, if we're going to have

a man to man talk.

I tried that with Harold.

Now I'm gonna try it
with Harold's father.

I don't think it'll work.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Watch out for his left hook,
'cause they run in the family.

And watch out for his right hand

because that's the one he hit me with.

Well, Eddie, adults talk differently

to each other than children do.

They do?

Yeah, adults talk things out.

Well, I sure hope Harold's
father's grown up.

Yeah, so do I.

But not too grown up.

What do you mean?

In case he doesn't wanna talk

you don't want him too big.

Yeah.

[knock at door]

Yeah, come on down.

- Mr. O'Brien?
- Yeah, who's that?

Uh, Mr. O'Brien, your-your
wife let me in.

My name is Tom Corbett, I'm
Eddie Corbett's father.

Yeah?

Uh, this is Eddie Corbett.

Figures.

Uh, Eddie goes to school
with your boy Harold.

- Harold!
- Yeah?

Come here.

- Uh, you want a beer?
- No, thank you.

No, thank you.

Yeah?

Harold, this here is Mr. Corbett.

- And you know Eddie.
- Yeah.

Alright, so what's he done?

Well, it, uh, it seems
that your boy Harold

has been beating up Eddie
sort of regularly.

Harold, you been doin' that?

Yeah.

Ain't that beautiful how
he tells the truth?

Well, yes, that's-that's
terribly commendable.

But tell me something, Harold, why?

Why do you have to beat
up Eddie every day?

Well, it's just that I
got this reputation

for being the best
fighter in the school.

I had the same reputation in school too.

Hey, sure you don't want a cold beer?

No.
No, no, thank you.

Harold, n-now look...

Now everyone knows that
you're the best fighter.

So what are you gonna prove by
beating him up all the time?

- Hey, he's learning karate.
- Yes?

So, I gotta prove that I
can beat karate too.

But he must've told you

he's only taking it as a sport.

So you'll still be the best
fighter in the school

without having to prove it every day.

Well, he's just learning.

Maybe after he learns
it won't be so easy.

This way he just gets in the
habit of respecting me.

Uh-huh? Well...

Um...

Uh, pardon me, but did, uh,
did you just hear that?

Yeah, makes sense to me.

Well, what are you gonna do about it?

I'm gonna have another beer.

No, wait a minute, are
you going to tell me

that you-you approve

of your boy beating up

all the other boys in school?

Yeah, well, I'll be truthful with you.

I don't think about it, period.

I have a policy never to mix in.

If the kids have a problem

let 'em work it out themselves.

Yeah, well, Harold is bigger than Eddie.

Well, I'm bigger than you.

It must run in the family.

♪♪

How do you feel about fair play?

Look, Corbett, I told you

I don't mix in.

Leave it up to the kids.

Shouldn't have gone along
bragging about your karate.

I didn't brag.

And you shouldn't have squealed.

I didn't squeal.

You just can't hide a
black eye, you know.

Yeah, well, it ain't
gonna do you no good.

Yes, it is. My father is
gonna take care of it.

Your father is gonna do nothin'.

Oh, yeah? He's gonna make
your father make you stop.

No chance. My father don't
get pushed around.

My father don't get
pushed around either.

- Your father?
- My father.

Your father's a bum.

Dad!

- Dad, he hit me.
- Alright.

- You saw him?
- Right.

And you're just gonna let him?

Right. I'm just gonna let him.

I told you, I don't mix in.

I don't mix in when you win

I don't mix in when you lose.

- But--
- But nothin'.

And since you're such a sucker

for a sneak right hand

my advice to you is you better lay off.

♪♪

Uh, if you don't mind

I-I think I'd like to
take that beer now.

Sure.

Thank you.

♪♪

You know something?

I think everything worked
out pretty well today.

I guess so.

Gotta ask you a question though.

If you knew you could hit like that

what was the problem in the first place?

Well, the problem was I wasn't
thinking about hitting.

I was thinking about karate

and I don't do that that hot.

Oh, I see.

Besides, it's different
when you get mad.

- Yeah, it is, isn't it?
- Yeah.

Yeah, off to bed.

I'll tell you something though.

I personally would like to
thank you very, very much

for sticking up for me the way you did.

Oh, you were doing it for me.

Well, one hand washes the other.

- But I washed my hands.
- That's not what I mean.

You did a bad job too.

No. That is a saying, and it means...

"Old buddies stick together."

Yeah.

♪♪

Yeah, I've been meaning to ask,
how's the karate coming along?

Well, I think we're gonna phase it out.

Oh, Eddie isn't doing too well, huh?

Oh, yeah, he's doing fine,
but I'm not too crazy

about it as a steady diet.

Aw, and just when you thought
you'd found something

that you two really
liked to do together.

Hey, Tom, why don't you pick
out something you'd like?

Oh, I'm afraid that'd be a
little problem, Norman.

Why?

Because Eddie's too
young to double date.

Hey, look at this.

The original "Wrong Way"
Corrigan flight report.

[both] Out!

♪♪

[Eddie] What do you think is the
bravest deed in all history?

[Tom] "In all history" covers
an awful lot of ground, Eddie.

[Eddie] But if you had to pick just one.

[Tom] I guess I'd have to say...

Columbus crossing the Atlantic.

[Eddie] Even more than
our going to the moon?

[Tom] When we went to the
moon, we knew more about

what to expect than Columbus did.

[Eddie] Yeah, I see what you mean.

[Tom] And also because you said

I had to pick just one.

[Eddie] There's been a lot of
heroes in history, haven't there?

[Tom] You know, you don't
have to be a big hero

to be considered brave, sport.

I mean, sometimes just ordinary living

takes an awful lot of courage.

[Eddie] I think I know what you mean.

[Tom] I think you do.

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

♪ Pa pa ra ra ra pa ♪

♪ 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 ♪♪