Father Knows Best (1954–1960): Season 2, Episode 11 - The Spirit of Youth - full transcript

ROBERT YOUNG...

AND JANE WYATT.

WITH ELINOR DONAHUE, BILLY
GRAY, AND LAUREN CHAPIN...

WONDERFUL DINNER, MARGARET.

THOUGHT IT'D BE A TREAT,
HAVING STEAKS NOWADAYS.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
A YOUNGSTER ON A FARM,

WE USED TO HAVE STEAK EVERY
MORNING... FOR BREAKFAST.

DID YOU EVER HAVE
ANY BUFFALO STEAK?

BUFFALO?

SURE. WEREN'T THEY ROAMING
THE PLAINS IN THOSE DAYS?

BUD, HOW OLD DO YOU
THINK YOUR FATHER IS?



DON'T ASK HIM, MARGARET.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN INSULTED.

GOSH, DAD, I DIDN'T
MEAN IT TO INSULT YOU.

I'M JUST PROUD OF YOU 'CAUSE
YOU'VE BEEN AROUND SO LONG,

SEEN SO MUCH, AND DONE SO MUCH,

AND STILL MANAGED
TO LOOK SO GOOD.

THANKS A LOT.

I THINK YOU LOOK
REAL YOUNG, HONEST.

YOUNGER THAN JOE PHILLIPS' DAD.

YOUNGER THAN CLAUDE MESSNER'S
UNCLE. WHY, EVEN YOUNGER...

BUD, BEFORE YOU HAVE
ME BACK IN KINDERGARTEN,

SEE WHO'S AT THE DOOR, WILL YOU?

I JUST AGED 50
YEARS IN 50 SECONDS.

DON'T WORRY, DEAR.
ON YOU, IT LOOKS GOOD.

Margaret: WHO WAS IT, BUD?



A SPECIAL DELIVER FOR DAD...

FROM THE UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

OHH. I WONDER HOW MUCH
MONEY THEY WANT NOW.

IT'S HEAVY JUST FOR A LETTER.

IT'S PROBABLY THE ALUMNI NEWS.

YEAH, COULD BE.

WHY DON'T YOU HOLD
IT UP TO THE LIGHT?

MAYBE YOU COULD SEE IT BETTER.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.

I CAN'T SEE A THING.

BUD, AS LONG AS IT'S
ADDRESSED TO ME,

DO YOU MIND LETTING ME HAVE IT?

YOU SURE ARE JUMPY TONIGHT.

I NEVER HEAR FROM THEM
EXCEPT WHEN THEY NEED MONEY.

YOUR COLLEGE CLASS IS
HAVING A REUNION THIS WEEKEND.

DID YOU KNOW THAT, DEAR?

SURE. WHENEVER THEY NEED
MONEY, THEY HAVE A REUNION.

HOW MANY WERE
IN YOUR CLASS, DAD?

OH, 200 OR 300, I GUESS.

HOW MANY ARE LEFT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HOW MANY ARE LEFT?

I SAW YOUR INSURANCE CHART ONCE,

AND IT SAID THE LIFE EXPECTANCY
OF THE AVERAGE MAN...

BUD, FOR YOUR INFORMATION,

I'M JUST BARELY IN MY 40s.

THAT HARDLY QUALIFIES ME FOR
THE HOME FOR THE AGED... YET.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH GROWING OLD, DAD.

JIM, YOU REMEMBER
LITTLE FRANKIE SCHWARTZ?

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

IT'S PROFESSOR SCHWARTZ NOW.

FRANKIE SCHWARTZ, THE LITTLE KID
THAT USED TO DELIVER OUR NEWSPAPER?

THAT'S THE ONE. HE'S
JUST HEADED AN EXPEDITION

THAT FOUND A BIG
URANIUM HOLDING.

HA HA! WHEN WE KNEW HIM, HE
COULDN'T EVEN FIND THE FRONT PORCH.

DAD? WHAT IS IT, BUD?

WHAT YEAR DID YOU
GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE?

1933.

1933.

CAN I GET ANYTHING FOR YOU, DAD?

LIKE WHAT?

A GLASS OF HOT MILK?

THANKS, BUD.

MAYBE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

DISHES ARE ALL DONE, MOTHER.

THANKS, DEAR.

DADDY? ARE YOU GONNA
PLAY A GAME WITH ME

BEFORE BEDTIME?

SURE, KITTEN. WHAT
DO YOU WANT TO PLAY?

LEAPFROG. ALL RIGHT.

HEY, KATHY. YES, BUD?

I, UM... I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU... PRIVATELY.

OKAY.

YOU, TOO, SIS.

WHAT FOR?

SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WE'VE GOT
TO START REALIZING

THAT DAD AND MOM AREN'T
AS YOUNG AS THEY USED TO BE.

WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

WE CAN BE MORE CONSIDERATE. HOW?

DON'T ASK DAD TO PLAY
LEAPFROG, FOR ONE THING.

THAT'S A KID'S GAME.

I'M A KID. WELL, DAD ISN'T.

WHAT BROUGHT ALL THIS... SHH!

WHAT BROUGHT ALL THIS ON?

I JUST REALIZED TODAY

HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
SINCE DAD WENT TO SCHOOL.

HOW LONG? 1933.

OH, THAT ISN'T SO LONG.

IT IS, AND IT'S PRACTICALLY
ANCIENT HISTORY.

WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?

OH, NOTHING, DEAR.

DID YOU NOTICE THE
EXPRESSION ON BUD'S FACE

WHEN I MENTIONED THE YEAR 1933?

YOU KNOW HOW YOUNGSTERS ARE.

ANYONE UNDER 20 THINKS
ANYONE OVER 20 IS ANTIQUE.

I'M GETTING A LITTLE
SENSITIVE ABOUT IT.

OH, JIM. OH! REMEMBER
LITTLE PEGGY McCLOUD?

IF SHE'S A GRANDMOTHER, I
DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

SHE'S JUST HAD HER
THIRD SET OF TWINS.

THAT FIGURES. SHE WAS
ALWAYS GOOD AT MATHEMATICS.

DAD? YES?

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?

I'M FINE. WHY?

WELL, I'VE JUST BEEN THINKING...

I GUESS WE'RE ALL
PRETTY THOUGHTLESS.

YOU SEE, IT'S EASY
FOR US KIDS TO FORGET

THAT YOU'RE GROWING
OLDER ALL THE TIME.

BUT FROM NOW ON,
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY AND MAKE
YOUR LIFE AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S VERY
CONSIDERATE OF YOU, BUD.

JUST HOW DO YOU PLAN TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE?

OH, BY SAVING YOU STEPS AND
WAITING ON YOU WHEN YOU'RE TIRED.

IN FACT, I'LL START RIGHT NOW.

I'LL GET YOUR HOUSE SLIPPERS.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO
BE VERY PLEASED, JIM.

PLEASED? THAT MY SON THINK I'M
ABOUT TO BE PUT AWAY IN MOTHBALLS?

YOU'RE LOSING YOUR
SENSE OF HUMOR.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE
THREE YEARS YOUNGER THAN I,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SO... SMUG.

HERE, MOTHER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MAKING YOU MORE COMFORTABLE.

I'M PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE
WITHOUT A PILLOW.

HERE, MOMMY. DADDY
SAYS THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

WARM WATER AND LEMON JUICE.

I DON'T WANT WARM
WATER AND LEMON JUICE.

IT SAYS IN MY HYGIENE
BOOK WHEN YOU GET OLDER

LEMON AND WATER'S
VERY GOOD FOR YOU.

NOW, JUST A MINUTE!

MARGARET, I SHOULD THINK
YOU'D BE VERY PLEASED

OUR CHILDREN ARE SO
CONCERNED ABOUT US.

THAT ISN'T THE POINT.

NICE OLD MOMMY.

OH, JIM!

AH-AH. YOU'RE LOSING
YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.

OH, THANK YOU, SON.

I'M BEGINNING TO ENJOY OLD AGE.

JIM?

JIM.

HMM?

DO YOU THINK I'M GETTING OLD?

YOU GROW MORE
BEAUTIFUL EVERY YEAR, DEAR.

JIM.

REMEMBER THIS?

WHAT IS IT?

WHY, IT'S THE
CORSAGE YOU GAVE ME

THE NIGHT OF THE SENIOR PROM.

OH, MARGARET.

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE

TO GO BACK TO
YOUR CLASS REUNION?

MM-HMM.

AFTER ALL, LIFE'S SLIPPING AWAY.

MM-HMM.

BEFORE WE KNOW IT,

WE WON'T EVEN BE
CONSIDERED ALUMNI.

WE'LL JUST BE THAT
NICE, FEEBLE OLD COUPLE...

THE JIM ANDERSONS.

HONESTLY, MARGARET...

I WANT TO GET BACK IN
THE COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE.

I WANT TO BE WITH
YOUNG PEOPLE AGAIN.

WE'RE LOADED WITH
YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT HERE!

IT'S NOT THE SAME THING.

OH, PLEASE, DEAR...
JUST FOR THE WEEKEND.

NO, I WON'T DO IT.

WON'T YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IT?

OKAY, I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

OH.

IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE
ANY SENSE, THAT'S ALL.

I THINK IT MAKES A
GREAT DEAL OF SENSE.

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?

WE CAN'T JUST RUN
OFF AND LEAVE THEM.

THAT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

BETTY'S OLD ENOUGH TO
TAKE CHARGE OF THE HOUSE.

I JUST SPOKE TO
MRS. DAVIS, MOTHER.

SHE SAID IF WE NEED ANYTHING WHILE
YOU'RE AWAY, SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP.

THANKS, DEAR.

UH... IF YOU'D RATHER
WE WOULDN'T GO, BETTY...

OH, FATHER, I THINK
YOU SHOULD GO.

I THINK YOU AND MOTHER SHOULD
MAKE EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR LIFE COUNT

FROM NOW ON.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET THERE
AND BACK WITHOUT TOTAL COLLAPSE?

IF YOU'RE CAREFUL.

IT'S QUITE A LONG WAY,
YOU KNOW. ALMOST 60 MILES.

IF YOU NEED ANY HELP,
YOU KNOW YOU CAN CALL US.

BUD AND KATHY AND I
WILL BE STANDING BY.

WE PROBABLY WON'T BE
ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO STAY.

ALL THE HOTELS WILL BE FULL.

OH, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

YOU'RE STAYING AT
YOUR FRATERNITY HOUSE,

AND I'M STAYING AT
MY SORORITY HOUSE.

WHY? BECAUSE IT'LL BE FUN.

UHH, I'LL BET.

AND IF YOU WANT TO
SERENADE ME AT 3:00 A.M.,

PLEASE PICK THE RIGHT WINDOW.

THE LAST TIME, YOU MISTOOK THE
HOUSEMOTHER'S WINDOW FOR MINE.

I DID, AT THAT.

AND FROM THAT NIGHT ON,
ANYONE WHO PLAYED A BANJO

WAS BANNED FROM THE HOUSE.

HI, MOM.

HEY, DAD, I HEAR YOU'RE
GOING BACK TO COLLEGE.

IT'S YOUR MOTHER'S
IDEA, NOT MINE.

YOU AT COLLEGE... THAT'S
A GOOD ONE. HA HA HA!

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING
AMUSING ABOUT IT AT ALL.

I'D JUST LIKE TO BE A MOUSE
AT YOUR FRATERNITY HOUSE

AND WATCH YOU TRY AND GET SHAVED

WITH ABOUT TEN OTHER
GUYS IN THE SAME ROOM.

IT WON'T BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN
IT IS AROUND HERE EVERY MORNING.

YOU'D BETTER TAKE ALONG
PLENTY OF ADHESIVE TAPE.

BUD, YOU KNOW HOW
SENSITIVE OLD PEOPLE ARE.

AREN'T YOU AFRAID OF
HURTING MY FEELINGS?

GOSH, DAD, I'M SORRY.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO GET AWAY FOR A WHILE.

IT SHOULD BE STIMULATING.

WELL, THANKS, SON.

IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN GET FOR YOU?

YES, SOME ADHESIVE TAPE.

RIGHT, DAD.

BE SURE AND TAKE YOUR TUX, JIM.

WHAT FOR?

THERE'S A BIG DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO MISS THAT.

A COLLEGE DANCE!

OH, YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME.

THINK OF ALL THE PRETTY
GIRLS WHO'LL BE THERE.

OH, SURE.

THEY'LL TAKE ONE LOOK
AT YOU AND SWOON.

AND WHY NOT?

YOU'RE HANDSOME, CHARMING...

NOW, MARGARET... SUAVE.

I SUPPOSE I MIGHT FAVOR
ONE OR TWO WITH A DANCE.

OH, YOU'LL BE A SENSATION.

THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO LINE
UP TO EVEN GET A DANCE WITH YOU.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT
ARE YOU GONNA BE DOING

WHILE I'M BEING MOBBED
BY THE COLLEGE BEAUTIES?

I'LL BE WAITING IN LINE, TOO.

MARGARET... YES, DEAR?

YOU'D BETTER PACK MY BANJO.

I HOPE YOU WON'T BE TOO
CROWDED IN HERE, MR. ANDERSON.

THIS IS YOUR BED RIGHT HERE.

WE'VE HAD TO SORT OF
DOUBLE UP FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL BE FINE, BOB. AND
PLEASE CALL ME JIM.

OH, I CAN'T, SIR. I'M A PLEDGE.

I HAVE TO SHOW RESPECT
AT ALL TIMES FOR AGE...

SIR.

OH.

UH, HERE'S YOUR
SCHEDULE, MR. ANDERSON,

FOR THE WASHROOM.

WHAT? EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I'M SORRY.

SCHEDULE FOR WASHROOM!

I CAN HEAR YOU.

WE HAVE TWO BATHROOMS, SIR...

ONE UPSTAIRS AND ONE DOWNSTAIRS.

WE HAVE 20 MEMBERS... 15
PLEDGES AND THREE ALUMNI.

THAT DOES COMPLICATE
THINGS, DOESN'T IT?

SURE DOES. BUT YOU
GET A BREAK, THOUGH.

I WHAT?

YOU GET A BREAK!

UH, WE GO ALPHABETICALLY...

UH... ALPHABET...
I GET IT, I GET IT.

YOUR NAME STARTS WITH "A".

THAT MEANS YOU GET IN FIRST.

OH.

ACCORDING TO THIS,

YOU HAVE THE UPSTAIRS BATHROOM

FROM 4:00 TO 4:10
THIS AFTERNOON.

AND IF YOU WANT
TO TAKE A SHOWER,

YOU'D BETTER BE BACK
HERE AT 11:00 TONIGHT.

WHAT?

11:00 TO 11:10... SHOWER!

THANKS.

UH, YOUR TIME TOMORROW MORNING

IS 5:30 TO 5:40.

5:30 IN THE MORNING? YES, SIR.

GOOD THING I BROUGHT
MY ALARM CLOCK.

YOU PROBABLY WON'T NEED IT, SIR.

YOU'LL PROBABLY BE AWAKE.

THEY ALL SNORE IN HERE.

OF COURSE, I GUESS THAT
WON'T BOTHER YOU, THOUGH.

UH, WELL, EVERYBODY'S AT
THE FOOTBALL RALLY RIGHT NOW,

BUT THEY'LL BE BACK SOON.

I'LL TRY NOT TO
GET TOO LONESOME.

I KNOW FOR SURE BILL
BLACK WILL BE BACK SOON.

WHO?

BILL BLACK!

YOU KNOW... "B" FOLLOWS "A".

HIS SCHEDULE FOR THE
WASHROOM IS FROM 4:10 TO 4:20.

WELL, GOOD-BYE, MR. ANDERSON.

GOOD-BYE.

WELL, IT'S 4:00.

OH!

THE MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER, PLEASE.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF INVITING
MRS. MARGARET ANDERSON

TO COME TO OUR MEETING.

MRS. ANDERSON WAS PRESIDENT
OF OUR SORORITY IN 1933.

OOH. WOW.

WELCOME BACK TO IOTA THETA.

OH, THANK YOU.

I MAKE A MOTION MRS.
ANDERSON PRESIDE AS PRESIDENT

OVER OUR MEETING.

I SECOND IT.

I THINK IT'S A SPLENDID
IDEA. WILL YOU?

I'D LOVE TO.

LET ME SEE. IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

THE TREASURER'S REPORT.

OH, YES. UH, MAY WE HEAR
FROM THE TREASURER?

MADAM PRESIDENT...

I HAVE WRITTEN TO
ALL OF THE ALUMS

ASKING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR OUR NEW HOUSE.

BUT SO FAR, ONLY A FEW
HAVE SENT IN ANY MONEY.

OH.

PERHAPS MRS. ANDERSON
CAN MAKE A SUGGESTION

AS TO HOW WE MIGHT GET THE
COOPERATION OF OUR ALUMNI MEMBERS.

WELL, MAYBE IF A
MEMBER OF THE ALUMNI

WROTE TO ALL THE GRADUATES.

PERHAPS THEY'D TAKE THE
APPEAL MORE SERIOUSLY.

MRS. ANDERSON, THAT'S A
WONDERFUL SUGGESTION.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT MRS.
ANDERSON BE APPOINTED

OUR OFFICIAL LETTER WRITER

TO COLLECT MONEY
FOR THE NEW HOUSE.

BUT... ALL IN FAVOR,
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS.

THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. ANDERSON.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,
LET'S SIMMER DOWN.

PLEDGE, GET THE PHONE.

NOW, WE'VE GOT TO GET
THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE SETTLED

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WHAT KIND OF CORSAGES

ARE WE GONNA SEND THE GIRLS
FOR THE DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT?

HOW ABOUT ORCHIDS? TOM?

YOU WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT?

IF WE SEND THE
ORCHIDS FOR A DANCE,

WHAT'LL THEY EXPECT
FOR THE SENIOR PROM?

OKAY, WE'LL TAKE A WRITTEN VOTE.

BOB, GIVE EVERYBODY A
PIECE OF PAPER AND A PENCIL.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE'S A PHONE CALL
FOR YOU, MR. ANDERSON!

PHONE CALL! I CAN HEAR YOU.

HELLO?

JIM?

YOU SOUND LIKE
YOU'RE OUT OF BREATH.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

NO, NOTHING WRONG WITH ME, DEAR.

I... GUESS THE STAIRS ARE A LITTLE
STEEPER THAN THEY USED TO BE.

OH. INCIDENTALLY, DEAR,

ALL THE OTHER GIRLS
HAVE DATES TONIGHT.

UH-HUH.

WELL, JUST THOUGHT IF YOU
WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING...

WELL, YOU KNOW
HOW IT IS, MARGARET.

THE WORD'S OUT THAT I'M BACK.

IN FACT, THERE'S A LINE OF
ATTRACTIVE GIRLS A BLOCK LONG

JUST WAITING FOR
MY SMALLEST GLANCE.

YES, DEAR.

I'LL MEET YOU ON THE CAMPUS.

OF COURSE I REMEMBER.

FIVE MINUTES?

UH, MARGARET, YOU'D BETTER
MAKE THAT TEN MINUTES.

I... I DON'T RUN AS
FAST AS I USED TO.

OKAY, HONEY.

REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
WE SAT HERE, MARGARET?

IT WAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE YOU GRADUATED.

I REMEMBER YOU CRIED.

OH, I KNOW. I WAS A SOPHOMORE.

I WAS AFRAID YOU
WOULDN'T WAIT FOR ME.

WELL, IT WAS A LONG THREE YEARS.

WHERE DOES TIME GO, JIM?

I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.

I ONLY KNOW IT SEEMS TO
GO FASTER AS WE GET OLDER.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
BACK AT SCHOOL AGAIN?

I SUPPOSE I WOULD, IF IT
WEREN'T FOR THREE REASONS.

WHAT ARE THEY?

A VERY NOISY CHARACTER
BY THE NAME OF BUD.

AN IMPRESSIONABLE YOUNG LADY

WHO REMINDS ME VERY
MUCH OF HER LOVELY MOTHER.

AND A LITTLE PIXIE BY
THE NAME OF KATHY.

NO, MARGARET.

I LIKE THINGS JUST
THE WAY THEY ARE.

OH, YOUTH IS WONDERFUL.

BUT MIDDLE AGE HAS
ITS COMPENSATIONS.

11:00.

11:00?

DOES THAT BRING BACK MEMORIES?

IT CERTAINLY DOES. I'VE
JUST UPSET THE SCHEDULE

OF THE ENTIRE FRATERNITY HOUSE.

WHAT WAS THAT?

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE OUTSIDE.

OH, MAYBE THE BOYS
ARE STARTING IN AGAIN.

Jim: ♪ SOFT O'ER THE FOUNTAIN ♪

♪ RING FALLS THE SOUTHERN MOON ♪

♪ FAR O'ER THE MOUNTAIN ♪

♪ BREAKS THE DAY TOO SOON ♪

♪ IN THY DARK EYES' SPLENDOR ♪

♪ WHERE THE WARM
LIGHT LOVES TO DWELL... ♪

WHO IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW WHO.

♪ ...YET TENDER ♪

♪ SPEAK THY FOND FAREWELL ♪

♪ NITA, JUA-A-ANITA ♪

♪ ASK THY SOUL IF
WE SHOULD PART ♪

ALL RIGHT, ROMEO! IF
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JULIET,

SHE'S ASLEEP!

I'M SORRY YOU WERE
DISTURBED, MRS. ANDERSON.

OH, THAT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.

AS A MATTER FACT, I THOUGHT
HE SANG RATHER WELL.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE ALUMS.

THEY GET AWFULLY KITTENISH
AT THESE CLASS REUNIONS...

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY
DON'T BRING THEIR WIVES.

GOOD NIGHT.

YES, I HAVE THREE CHILDREN.

OH, HOW INTERESTING.

YOUR CORSAGES ARE HERE, GIRLS.

OOH! LOOK!

JANET? OH! THANK YOU, MAXINE.

UH-HUH. UH, EDITH?

MARIAN?

BARBARA. OH.

WHERE'S YOUR CORSAGE,
MRS. ANDERSON?

WELL, I, UM...

MR. ANDERSON IS GOING
TO SEND YOU ONE, ISN'T HE?

OH, OF COURSE. HE ALWAYS
HAD A VERY SPECIAL CORSAGE.

IT WAS THE SWEETEST
NOSEGAY OF VIOLETS...

NOSEGAY. WHAT AN
ADORABLE EXPRESSION.

IT SOUNDS SO MEDIEVAL.

I GUESS IT IS A LITTLE DATED.

CHARLOTTE? OH!

OH, PEGGY! OH!

UH, MARGARET?

OH, THAT MUST BE MINE.

MARGARET DONALDSON,
MRS. ANDERSON.

OH.

MAYBE HE'LL BRING YOU YOURS

WHEN HE COMES TO PICK
YOU UP FOR THE DANCE.

OH, MRS. ANDERSON, I FORGOT.

YOUR HUSBAND CALLED
TO SAY HE'D BE A BIT LATE.

IT SEEMS HE HAD TO DO QUITE
A BIT OF RUNNING AROUND

TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT CORSAGE,

WELL, HE LOST HIS PLACE
IN LINE FOR THE WASHROOM.

THANK YOU.

ISN'T THAT ROMANTIC?

IMAGINE, LOSING HIS PLACE
IN LINE FOR THE WASHROOM

JUST SO HE COULD
GET YOU FLOWERS.

CHIVALRY ISN'T DEAD AFTER ALL.

HAVING FUN? MUCH FUN.

YOU SHOULD HEAR WHAT MY FRATERNITY
BROTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT YOU.

GOOD?

OH, THEY THINK YOU'RE SMOOTH.

DID YOU SORORITY SISTERS
SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

UH-HUH. WELL, WHAT?

THEY THINK YOU'RE,
UM... KITTENISH.

IS THAT GOOD? OH, OF COURSE.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF
THEIR CURRENT EXPRESSIONS.

PROBABLY.

MARGARET. HMM?

I THINK A COUPLE OF THE
GIRLS ARE GIVING ME THE EYE.

I'M DOING ALL RIGHT MYSELF.

MAY I CUT IN, DAD?

EXCUSE US, FATHER.

ALL RIGHT, SON, YOU'VE DANCE
WITH MOTHER LONG ENOUGH.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

YOU DIDN'T MIND,
DID YOU, MARGARET?

NO, NOT IN THE LEAST.

AH, JUST THINK...
IN A FEW YEARS,

BUD AND BETTY WILL BE
GOING TO COLLEGE HERE.

I KNOW.

I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW.

GETTING READY FOR BED.

I HOPE BUD REMEMBERS TO
PUT ON AN EXTRA BLANKET.

IT'S CHILLY TONIGHT.

HE ALWAYS KICKS IT OFF ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW, IF WE LEFT NOW...

WE COULD SAY GOOD NIGHT TO THEM?

I DON'T THINK THEY'LL MISS
ME AT THE FRATERNITY HOUSE.

ME, EITHER.

MARGARET, LET'S FACE IT...

1933 IS A LONG TIME AGO.