Father Knows Best (1954–1960): Season 2, Episode 34 - Father, the Naturalist - full transcript
Father and Kitten head outside to explore and search nature.
♪♪
Announcer: ROBERT
YOUNG AND JANE WYATT,
WITH ELINOR DONAHUE, BILLY
GRAY AND LAUREN CHAPIN,
IN...
ALL RIGHT, GIRLS,
LET'S ALL STAND NOW.
UH, KATHY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
LEAD US IN OUR CLOSING PLEDGE?
UNDER THE SIGN OF THE WIGWAM,
WE, THE LITTLE
SQUAWS OF AMERICA,
POCAHONTAS TRIBE, DISTRICT 19,
JUDGE OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS
TO BLAZE A TRAIL OF GOODNESS
AND TO HELP OTHERS
ALONG THE WAY.
THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE, KATHY.
KATHY, YOU CAN STOP.
WE LIKE ENTHUSIASM,
BUT LET'S NOT OVERDO IT.
NOW, REMEMBER, GIRLS, YOU
MUST ALL BE AT THE AUDITORIUM
NO LATER THAN A QUARTER
TO NINE IN THE MORNING
FOR THE CEREMONIAL POWWOW.
THAT GOES ESPECIALLY TO THE
TWO GIRLS WHO ARE BEING PROMOTED
TO RANK OF TRIBAL
PRINCESS, LAURIE AND KATHY.
WHICH REMINDS ME, KATHY,
ONE OF YOUR FOLDERS IS MISSING.
I HAVE YOUR INDIAN LORE
AND YOUR CAMP CRAFT,
BUT I HAVE NO NATURE FOLDER.
WELL, I HAVEN'T
QUITE FINISHED IT.
I GOT THE ROCKS AND THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF TREE BARK,
BUT I STILL HAVE TO FIND FIVE
WILD PLANTS THAT A GIRL CAN EAT.
BUT, KATHY... LIKE
THE INDIANS USED TO.
BUT, KATHY, IT'S
PRETTY LATE NOW.
THESE FOLDERS SHOULD BE IN TODAY
IN ORDER TO GET YOUR PROMOTION.
WELL, I'M GOING TO
GET THEM, HONEST.
MY DADDY'S GONNA COME
HOME FROM WORK EARLY TODAY,
AND HE'S GONNA DRIVE
ME OUT IN THE COUNTRY...
KATHY, THIS LAST-MINUTE
SCRAMBLE IS A POOR IDEA.
WELL, I'LL BRING IT OVER TO
YOUR HOUSE TONIGHT, MRS. DAVIES.
HONEST, I WILL.
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
THIS ISN'T REALLY MY FAULT.
I WANTED TO DO THIS BEFORE,
BUT DADDY SAID HE HAD TO WORK.
THAT'S NO EXCUSE. I KNOW IT.
BUT YOU KNOW HOW PARENTS ARE:
EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES.
NO, NO, KATHY...
BUT I'LL SEE THAT HE KEEPS
HIS PROMISE THIS TIME.
AND DO WHAT, KITTEN.
FIND FIVE WILD PLANTS I CAN EAT?
I DON'T WANT TO
EAT ANY WILD PLANTS.
OH. WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVE AN AWFUL LOT
OF WORK TO DO HERE.
BUT, DADDY, YOU KNOW SO
MUCH ABOUT WILD THINGS.
AND BESIDES, OUR
LEADER, MRS. DAVIES,
UNDERSTANDS THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME.
JUST WHERE DID MRS.
DAVIES GET AN IDEA LIKE THAT?
UM, FROM ME.
KATHY, HOW MANY
TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU
NOT TO MAKE PROMISES
UNLESS YOU TALK TO ME FIRST?
WELL, WILL YOU, DADDY, HUH?
YES, I UNDERSTAND, DADDY.
GOODBYE.
KATHY, I'M ASHAMED OF YOU.
YOU SHOULDN'T ASK YOUR
FATHER TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
HE HAS ENOUGH TO DO TRYING TO
MAKE A LIVING FOR US. WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAID HE HAD MUCH
TO MUCH WORK TO DO
AND COULDN'T BE BOTHERED.
HE'LL BE HERE.
♪♪
GEE, IF DADDY DOESN'T
GET HOME PRETTY SOON,
IT'LL BE TOO LATE TO
GO OUT TO THE COUNTRY.
WELL, I THINK YOU'RE TAKING
AN AWFUL LOT FOR GRANTED,
GETTING DRESSED
FOR THIS AND ALL.
HE TOLD YOU HE COULDN'T MAKE IT.
YES, BUT YOU KNOW DADDY.
YES, I KNOW.
BUT, YOU SHOULDN'T
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
YOU WANT YOUR DAUGHTER TO
BE A TRIBAL PRINCESS, DON'T YOU?
WELL, OF COURSE. BUT
NOT AT THE EXPENSE
OF HAVING YOUR
FATHER LEAVE HIS OFFICE,
TRAIPSE THROUGH THE
WOODS, MISS HIS DINNER.
NOW, BUD, WAIT.
MOTHER, MAKE HIM STOP.
Margaret: BUD?
MOM, I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO DO
ALL THAT JUNK SHE WANTS ME TO DO.
"HAVEN'T TIME"? YOU HAVE LESS TO
DO THAN A RETIRED AIR RAID WARDEN.
OH, YEAH? THAT SHOWS
WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.
LOOK, MOTHER, ALL
I'M ASKING HIM TO DO
IS TO CUT OUT THIS LITTLE
STICK OF WOOD FOR ME.
THE PATTERN'S DRAWN
RIGHT ON IT FOR HIM. SEE?
BUT, MOM... THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
ALL... JUST CUT IT OUT
AND MAKE A VALANCE BOX SO I CAN CUT OUT
THE NEW CURTAINS I'M MAKING FOR MY ROOM.
THAT'S ALL. BUT WILL
HE LIFT A FINGER? NO!
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT, BUD?
MOM, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'LL TAKE YOU ABOUT TWO SECONDS ON THAT
CIRCULAR SAW OF YOURS OR WHATEVER IT IS.
"CIRCULAR SAW"?
YOU COULDN'T DO A JOB
LIKE THAT ON A CIRCULAR SAW.
I SUPPOSE YOU THINK YOU CUT
CIRCLES WITH A CIRCULAR SAW.
I SUPPOSE YOU THINK YOU
CUT CHAINS WITH A CHAIN SAW
OR PRUNES WITH A PRUNING SAW.
SHE THINKS YOU CUT OUT
MEN WITH A TWO-MAN SAW.
JUST A MINUTE, BUD. WHAT KIND OF
SAW WOULD IT TAKE TO DO THIS JOB?
IT WOULD TAKE A
BAND SAW OR A JIGSAW.
AND WHAT KIND IS
THAT IN THE BASEMENT?
WELL, JIGSAW.
WELL, HOW ABOUT USING IT?
BUT, MOM, I HAVEN'T GOT TIME.
YOU KNOW ALL I GOT TO DO TONIGHT? I'VE GOT
TO TAKE THIS WHEEL ALL APART, EVERY PIECE,
WASH IT IN KEROSENE, DRY IT,
PUT IN NEW LUBRICANT,
PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER,
PUT ON NEW FOUR-POUND
MONOFILAMENT LINE... WHY?
"WHY"? "WHY"? BECAUSE
ME AND CLAUDE ARE GOING
BASS FISHING IN THE
MORNING. THAT'S WHY.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO FIND THAT OUT, BECAUSE
THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER LITTLE MATTER.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE GONE, WHEN ARE
YOU GOING TO DO YOUR SATURDAY CHORES?
WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO CLEAN YOUR ROOM?
I'LL DO IT TWICE AS
GOOD NEXT SATURDAY.
OH, NO. IT'S ALREADY
TWICE AS DIRTY RIGHT NOW.
YOU'LL DO IT TONIGHT.
WHAT IS THIS, A
CONSPIRACY OR SOMETHING?
I THOUGHT THE BILL OF RIGHTS GAVE
MAN THE LIBERTY TO PURSUE HAPPINESS
SO HE COULD LIVE A LITTLE.
WHAT AM I? A CONSTITUTIONAL PAWN
TO BE MOVED ABOUT THE CHESS BOARD OF
LIFE ACCORDING TO EVERYBODY ELSE'S WHIMS?
ALL RIGHT, PATRICK HENRY. NO
ONE'S DEPRIVING YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS.
IF YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM TONIGHT,
YOU'LL BE AT LIBERTY TOMORROW
TO PURSUE ALL THE BASS YOU WANT.
I'LL HAVE TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE
GONNA BE UP ALL NIGHT ANYWAY,
THEN WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS
DOWN IN THE BASEMENT AND SAW IT.
ARE YOU CRAZY? LET
ME MAKE A SUGGESTION.
BETTY, WHY DON'T YOU
HELP BUD CLEAN HIS ROOM,
AND THEN HE'LL HAVE
TIME TO DO YOUR SAWING.
"CLEAN HIS ROOM"?
WHEN WILL I HAVE TIME?
I STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE
CURTAINS AND... ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION.
BESIDES, EVEN IF I DID DO THAT,
WHAT ASSURANCE DO I HAVE
HE'D STILL BUILD THE VALANCE BOX.
THE ONLY WAY I'D GO INTO
THAT IS IF HE'D BUILD IT FIRST.
OH, SURE, I WORK MY HEAD
TO THE BONE BUILDING IT,
AND THEN SHE COMES UP WITH A
THOUSAND EXCUSES WHY SHE CAN'T HELP ME.
BIG DEAL. THIS IS A FINE, BENEVOLENT
SPIRIT YOU TWO ARE DISPLAYING.
"DO UNTO OTHERS, BUT DON'T DO IT
"UNTIL THEY HAVE DONE
UNTO YOU, AND THEN
TRY TO GET OUT OF DOING
UNTO THEM," IS THAT IT?
WELL, IF HE'D DONE UNTO ME
THIS LITTLE BIT OF SAWING...
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK OUR MARRIAGE
WOULD HAVE LASTED IF YOU FATHER AND I
HAD HARBORED SUCH AN
ATTITUDE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER?
WELL, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
BUD AND I AREN'T MARRIED.
OH, WHAT A REVOLTING
THOUGHT THAT IS.
Betty: OH FATHER, I'M
GLAD YOU'RE HOME!
DADDY, YOU MADE
IT! I KNEW YOU WOULD!
YES, I MADE IT. BUT
NOW, THANKS TO YOU,
I'LL HAVE TO WORK
ALL DAY SATURDAY.
WELL, COME ON,
LET'S GO! WAIT, KITTEN!
GIVE ME A MOMENT TO CHANGE
MY CLOTHES AND CATCH MY BREATH.
FATHER, IF SOMEONE
ASKED YOU TO SAW A LITTLE...
DAD, IF YOU WANTED TO GO FISHING,
AND SEVERAL SLAVE-DRIVERS...
WHOA, WHOA, HOLD IT. IF THIS IS AN
ARGUMENT, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO IT.
I'M TIRED AND I'M WEARY,
AND I HAVE A DATE TO GO
WILD-ROOT HUNTING WITH
A CERTAIN LITTLE SQUAW.
THAT'S ME. AND IF
IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE,
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
HELLO TO MY WIFE.
HELLO, WIFE. HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
OH, YOU LOOK TIRED.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO
CRAWLING THROUGH THE UNDERBRUSH?
NO, I DON'T.
TELL ME, IS THIS TRIP NECESSARY?
WELL... OH, YES, DADDY.
IT'S AWFUL NECESSARY.
WE HAVE TO GO TONIGHT. THE
POWWOW'S TOMORROW MORNING.
OH? IF WE DON'T GO, THIS HOME
WON'T HAVE A
TRIBAL PRINCESS IN IT.
I SEE. WELL, WE
CERTAINLY CAN'T HAVE
A SITUATION LIKE THAT.
HERE, YOU TAKE THESE
WHILE I GO UP AND SLIP ON MY
"ROOT AND WILD
PLANT" HUNTING SUIT.
HOW ABOUT A SMALL
SANDWICH BEFORE YOU GO?
"SMALL SANDWICH"?
WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT?
WHAT ABOUT A BIG SANDWICH?
FATHER, COULD I
SPEAK TO YOU ALONE?
DAD, COULD I TALK
TO YOU IN PRIVATE?
LOOK, I'M WELL AWARE THAT
EACH OF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM,
AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM, AND EVIDENTLY
THESE ARE CONFLICTING PROBLEMS.
BUT SOMEHOW I AM CONFIDENT THAT
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A HAPPY SOLUTION
BECAUSE OF YOUR NATIVE
INTELLIGENCE, YOUR GOOD JUDGMENT,
YOUR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE,
AND SENSE OF FAIR PLAY.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A BET ON THAT?
I KNOW HOW HE IS...
JUST LIKE HIS SON.
TRIES TO CRAWL
OUT OF EVERYTHING.
HUH?
OOH!
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
BE GONE? 'SHOULD WE WAIT DINNER?
OH, NO, I WOULDN'T WAIT.
IT'S A LITTLE AFTER 4 NOW.
IT'LL BE 7:30 BY THE TIME WE GET
BACK. SAVE SOMETHING FOR US.
WELL, THIS OUGHT TO KEEP
YOU GOING UNTIL YOU FIND
SOME WILD PLANTS TO NIBBLE ON.
COME ON, SQUAW, LET'S HIT THE
ROAD. WE HAVEN'T MUCH DAYLIGHT LEFT.
I'M COMING. I'M JUST
WAITING FOR YOU. LET'S GO.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE'S YOUR CAP?
IT'S GONNA BE CHILLY
BEFORE YOU COME HOME.
OH, YEAH, I FORGOT THAT.
HAVE YOU EVERYTHING
YOU NEED NOW?
WHAT ABOUT THE FOLDER? DON'T
YOU HAVE TO PUT THE PLANTS IN THAT?
GOTTA HAVE THAT.
I'M SURE YOU'D FORGET YOUR
HEAD IF IT WASN'T FASTENED ON.
WELL, DON'T STAY
OUT LONG. HURRY BACK.
WE WILL.
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GIDDYAP! COME
ON! GIDDYAP, HORSY!
WAIT, WAIT. I...
I THINK YOUR HORSE HAS
"GIDDIED" HIS LAST "YAP."
LET'S STOP AND REST A WHILE.
WHY REST? I'M NOT A BIT TIRED.
YOU WILL BE BY THE TIME YOU
CARRY ME BACK TO THE CAR.
LOOK, HAVEN'T WE
GOT ENOUGH PLANTS?
HOW MANY VARIETIES DO YOU NEED?
FIVE, I THINK.
OH, WELL, SURELY
WE HAVE THAT MANY.
LET'S TAKE AN INVENTORY.
I'M SURE IT'S FIVE.
EVERYTHING ELSE IN HERE IS FIVE.
SEE HERE? FIVE ROCK SPECIMENS,
FIVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
TREE BARK, FIVE WILDFLOWERS.
OKAY, HERE'S A GOOD
ONE TO START WITH.
WHERE DO YOU
WANT ME TO PASTE IT?
DADDY, I ALREADY
GOT THE WILDFLOWERS.
I NEED STUFF YOU
CAN EAT, NOT FLOWERS.
WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU CAN EAT. OR IT WILL BE.
IN THE SUMMER, THESE BLOSSOMS
WILL BECOME WILD STRAWBERRIES.
THEY WILL? UH-HUH.
NOW, WHERE DO YOU WANT
IT? OH, RIGHT HERE, I GUESS.
YOU CAN MAKE TEA
OUT OF THE LEAVES TOO.
YOU DRY THEM, WASH THEM,
POUR BOILING WATER ON THEM,
STIR THEM UP, ADD A LITTLE
SUGAR, AND YOU HAVE SOME TEA.
IT'S NOT BAD. NOT
GOOD, BUT NOT BAD.
HERE'S SOMETHING YOU'LL RECOGNIZE.
YOU'VE SEEN IT IN A THOUSAND SALADS.
MAYONNAISE? NO, WATERCRESS.
HERE, TASTE IT.
OOH, I WOULDN'T WANT TO
EAT ANY OF THESE OLD WEEDS.
WELL, WHY NOT? THAT'S THE IDEA,
ISN'T IT... TO FIND THINGS YOU CAN EAT?
A FINE INDIAN YOU'D MAKE.
YOU'D STARVE TO DEATH
YOUR FIRST DAY IN THE WOODS.
WHERE DO YOU WANT IT?
THEY JUST SAID WE HAD TO FIND
THIS STUFF, NOT ACTUALLY EAT IT.
THAT'S THE WRONG ATTITUDE. YOU'RE TRYING
TO LEARN THINGS YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE.
AH, CATTAILS. YOU KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH THIS?
SURE, THROW IT AWAY. NO.
YOU COOK THESE TENDER,
YOUNG SHOOTS LIKE ASPARAGUS.
AND YOU BAKE THE
ROOTS. YOU CLEAN THEM
AND WRAP THEM IN WET LEAVES
AND PUT THEM RIGHT IN THE COALS.
IT'S NOT BAD.
DADDY, HOW COME
YOU KNOW SO MUCH?
OH, I'M JUST NATURALLY
BRILLIANT, I GUESS.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE SMARTEST
MEN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
WELL, DADDY, IF YOU'RE SO
SMART, HOW COME YOU'RE NOT RICH?
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, I AM RICH.
BUT MY WEALTH IS ALL IN
CATTAILS, WILD STRAWBERRIES,
AND LITTLE SQUAWS.
WAIT A MINUTE.
LOOK, WHY DON'T WE JUST
TAKE THESE PLANTS HOME
AND DO OUR PASTING AND LABELING
THERE WHERE IT'S WARM AND COMFORTABLE,
AND WE CAN EAT OUR
DINNER... I'M STARVED.
DADDY, I'M WITH YOU.
WE KNOW WE'VE GOT
MORE THAN WE NEED...
MUSTARD GREENS, MILKWEED,
SHEEP'S SORREL, MINER'S LETTUCE.
WE'RE LOADED.
YEAH, WE'RE LOADED.
BEND DOWN, HORSY.
OH.
COME ON, BOY, GIDDYAP! GIDDYAP!
WE GOT 'EM, MOMMY! WE'RE LOADED!
GUESS WHAT I'LL BE BY TOMORROW?
GUESS WHAT I'LL BE
BY TONIGHT... DEAD.
I'LL BE A TRIBAL PRINCESS!
I SAVED YOU SOME
DINNER. ARE YOU HUNGRY?
OH, HOW COULD WE BE HUNGRY WITH OUR
ARMS FULL OF DELICIOUS CATTAIL ROOTS?
I'M STARVED.
I GOTTA GET THIS STUFF
PASTED IN MY FOLDER
AND GET IT OVER TO MRS.
DAVIES' HOUSE RIGHT AWAY.
SO DON'T GO AWAY, DADDY. I
WON'T. I JUST WANT TO COLLAPSE.
WHERE'D YOU PUT THE FOLDER? I DIDN'T
PUT IT ANYWHERE. DIDN'T YOU BRING IT IN?
OH, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WILD EDIBLE SPINNING REEL GEARS?
OH, JUST CLEANING THEM UP,
DAD. GETTING HER IN SHAPE.
HE'S BEEN GETTING HER IN
SHAPE FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS,
DELIBERATELY STALLING AROUND
SO HE WON'T HAVE TO DO ME
THIS ONE TINY, LITTLE FAVOR.
NOW WAIT BEFORE YOU
GO TALKING ABOUT FAVORS.
WHO WAS ASKED TO HELP
CLEAN UP WHOSE ROOM,
AND WHO WOULDN'T LIFT
WHOSE LITTLE FINGER, HUH?
WHO? WHO? THERE'S AN
OWL LOOSE AROUND HERE.
LISTEN, YOU'RE NOT TO BOTHER YOUR
FATHER WITH ANY MORE OF THIS NONSENSE.
BUD, IF YOU WANT TO GO
FISHING, CLEAN YOUR ROOM FIRST.
BETTY, IF YOU WANT BUD TO BUILD YOUR
VALANCE BOX, HELP HIM CLEAN HIS ROOM.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
BUD, WILL YOU PLEASE CLEAR THIS
JUNK AWAY SO I CAN SET THE TABLE?
BUT, MOM, I'M RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF... NOW.
I WANT IT DONE NOW. HERE.
PUT THESE ON WHEN
HE TAKES HIS THINGS OFF.
FATHER, COULD I SEE YOU ALONE?
Margaret: NO, HE CAN'T.
Kathy: DADDY!
DADDY, I CAN'T FIND THE
FOLDER! IT'S NOT THERE!
OH, IT MUST BE. I LOOKED
EVERYWHERE! IT'S NOT THERE!
OH, KATHY, DON'T TELL ME YOU'VE LOST THAT
AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE YOUR FATHER WENT TO.
OH, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE
TO LOSE A THING THAT BIG.
YOU MUST'VE PUT IT IN THE CAR. DID YOU
PUT IT IN THE BACKSEAT OR THE FRONT SEAT?
I DIDN'T PUT IT ANYPLACE! I
THOUGHT YOU PUT IT IN THE CAR!
OH, ME. I KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE IT IS:
LYING ON THE GROUND WHERE
WE MADE THAT LAST STOP.
WELL, COME ON.
WE GOT TO GO BACK.
YOU CAN'T GO BACK. IT'S
DARK NOW, PITCH BLACK.
WHY, YOU COULDN'T
FIND IT IF YOU DID GO BACK.
KITTEN, THAT'S A GOOD 30 MILES.
WELL, I JUST GOTTA
HAVE IT! I JUST GOTTA!
OH, KATHY. IF YOU'D ONLY LEARN
TO LOOK AFTER YOUR THINGS,
NOT LEAVE THEM LYING AROUND.
BUT, MOMMY, DON'T
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I WON'T GET PROMOTED TOMORROW!
I WON'T BE A PRINCESS!
WELL, YOU CAN'T GO
BACK. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
I'LL CALL MRS. DAVIES
AND EXPLAIN IT TO HER.
SURE, YOU'VE GOT MOST OF
THE WILD PLANTS RIGHT HERE.
BUT ALL THE REST OF MY
STUFF IS IN THE FOLDER...
MY TREE BARKS, MY ROCK
SPECIMENS, MY FLOWERS.
I JUST GOTTA TURN IT IN TONIGHT!
KATHY, WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN.
I TOLD YOU I'D CALL MRS. DAVIES.
WELL, CALL HER! CALL HER!
OH, KATHY, DON'T PUSH ME.
WHAT A DAY.
HURRY UP! START DIALING!
I HAVE TO FIND THE NUMBER
FIRST. THERE ISN'T TIME FOR THAT!
DON'T ANSWER IT!
DON'T GET THE PHONE TIED UP!
HELLO? OH, HELLO, MRS. DAVIES.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO CALL YOU.
WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE
THE FOLDER RIGHT NOW.
WELL, UH, THEY DID GO OUT,
BUT SOMEHOW THE FOLDER GOT LOST.
BUT I CAN VOUCH FOR THEIR FINDING
THE PLANTS. MY SINK IS FULL OF THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, MRS. ANDERSON,
WE HAVE TO TURN THE
FOLDERS IN TO THE COUNCIL,
AND THEY PASS ON THE PROMOTIONS.
IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS.
WELL, ISN'T THERE
ANYTHING WE CAN DO?
WRITE A STATEMENT
UP? GET IT NOTARIZED?
I SEE. OH, I DON'T BLAME YOU.
IT'S OUR FAULT.
WELL, THANKS ANYWAY.
GOODBYE.
OH, IT'S A DIRTY SHAME.
DO YOU SUPPOSE I OUGHT TO DRIVE BACK
OUT THERE AND TRY TO FIND THAT DARN THING?
HOW COULD YOU? YOU
COULDN'T FIND IT IN THE DARK.
IT'D BE IMPOSSIBLE. YEAH.
ACTUALLY, WE SHOULD
LOOK UPON THIS
AS A GOOD OBJECT
LESSON FOR KATHY.
I DOUBT IF SHE'S
EVER CARELESS AGAIN
AND LEAVES HER
THINGS LYING AROUND.
YEAH, THERE'S NO
BETTER WAY TO LEARN
THAN THE HARD WAY, I GUESS.
WELL, SIT DOWN.
I'LL GET YOU SOME DINNER.
KATHY.
SHE'S FALLEN ASLEEP
WITH HER CLOTHES ON.
I FINALLY GOT HER UNDRESSED
AND PUT HER TO BED.
SHE STILL DIDN'T
WANT ANYTHING TO EAT.
OH, NOW, DARLING, STOP
WORRYING ABOUT THIS.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WORRYING IS NOT GOING
TO PRODUCE THE FOLDER.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN SO
EASY FOR ME TO HAVE SAID,
"KATHY, HAVE YOU
GOT THE FOLDER?"
ONE SIMPLE, LOGICAL
LITTLE QUESTION
WOULD'VE AVOIDED ALL
THIS HEARTBREAK FOR KATHY.
WHY DIDN'T I ASK IT?
OH, NOW, DON'T START
BLAMING YOURSELF.
YOU'D THINK AFTER ALL
THE TROUBLE WE WENT TO,
TRAMPING AROUND IN THE WEEDS...
BOY, I OUGHT TO HAVE
MY HEAD EXAMINED.
OH, NOW, JIM, STOP IT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO TO
BED AND GET SOME SLEEP?
YOU'RE TIRED. THAT'S
WHAT YOU NEED.
YEAH.
AND AS FOR KATHY, THERE'LL BE
ANOTHER POWWOW IN SIX MONTHS.
SHE CAN GET HER PROMOTION THEN.
SIX MONTHS?
TO A CHILD, THAT'S AN ETERNITY.
WHY DIDN'T I JUST LOOK AROUND?
I WOULD'VE SEEN IT LYING THERE.
JIM, STOP IT.
WHAT TIME TOMORROW
IS THIS POWWOW THING?
WELL, THAT'S THE TROUBLE.
IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING.
KATHY'D HAVE TO LEAVE
HERE BY 8:30 TO MAKE IT.
MM, THAT DOESN'T
GIVE A GUY ANY TIME.
IF IT WERE ONLY TWO MILES
OUT THERE INSTEAD OF 30.
MOMMY.
I CAN'T SLEEP, MOMMY.
WELL, YOU GET BACK INTO
BED AND CLOSE YOUR EYES,
AND THE FIRST THING YOU KNOW,
YOU'LL BE SOUND ASLEEP AGAIN.
NO, I WON'T.
MRS. DAVIES' VOICE
KEEPS ME AWAKE.
I KEEP HEARING HER
CALL OFF MY NAME,
BUT NOBODY'S THERE TO ANSWER.
WELL, YOU GET BACK INTO BED,
AND I'LL FIX YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE
AND THAT'LL HELP YOU SLEEP AGAIN.
I'M GONNA BURN UP MY
LITTLE SQUAW UNIFORM,
AND I HATE MRS. DAVIES!
OH, KATHY. NOW, IT'S NOT
HER FAULT. IT'S YOURS.
LOOK, KITTEN, MAYBE I
HAVE ONE MORE IDEA.
I'LL GET UP AT
DAYBREAK AND DRIVE OUT
AND SEE IF I CAN FIND
THAT DOGGONE FOLDER.
OH, DADDY, WOULD YOU?
NOW, REMEMBER, I
MIGHT NOT FIND IT,
SO DON'T GET YOUR
HOPES TOO HIGH.
OH, JIM, THAT'S ASKING
TOO MUCH OF YOU.
YOU HAVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING.
YES, BUT IF I DON'T DO IT, I
WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP TONIGHT.
I'LL GO DOWN AND FIX THE HOT
CHOCOLATE, BECAUSE I NEED SOME.
HE'S A NICE FELLA, ISN'T HE?
YES. HE'S A NICE FELLOW.
TOO NICE FOR HIS OWN GOOD.
BUD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
DOWN THERE THIS TIME OF NIGHT?
BUD, SHUT THAT OFF!
OH, IT'S NOT BUD, IT'S ME.
HOW DO YOU WORK
THIS SILLY THING?
I KEEP THINKING IT'S
GONNA STRIKE BACK.
WELL, IF IT DOESN'T, I WILL. THIS IS
NO TIME TO BE TAKING UP CARPENTRY.
YOU OUGHT TO BE IN BED.
I COULD BE IN BED NOW IF
IT WASN'T FOR THAT OLD BUD.
I THOUGHT HE'D HEAR ME STRUGGLING WITH THIS
THING AND COME DOWN AND TAKE PITY ON ME.
BUT, OH, NO.
MAYBE HE'S WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE
PITY ON HIM AND HELP WITH HIS ROOM.
COME ON, LET'S GET TO BED.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
I COULD BE CAUGHT IN A BURNING
ROOM, AND NO ONE IN THIS FAMILY
WOULD SO MUCH AS THROW
ME A MARSHMALLOW TO ROAST.
DOESN'T ANYBODY GO TO
BED AROUND HERE ANYMORE?
OH, HI, DAD.
I'M JUST ORGANIZING MY TACKLE
BOX FOR THE TRIP TOMORROW.
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING YOU HAVE
TO DO BEFORE YOU GO ON THAT TRIP?
YES, HOW ABOUT THAT? AND WHY
DIDN'T YOU COME DOWN TO THE BASEMENT
WHEN YOU HEARD ME DOWN THERE
PRACTICALLY LACERATING MYSELF?
YOU HAVE ALL THE GALLANTRY
OF AN AFRICAN WARTHOG.
OH, YEAH? YOU HAVE
ALL THE SAVOIR FAIRE
OF A PHILISTINE. OH, Y...
IS THAT BAD OR GOOD?
IT ISN'T GOOD, AND
SHE MAY BE RIGHT.
THAT GOES DOUBLE
FOR YOU, WHATEVER IT IS.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU RUNNING UP TO
MY ROOM WITH A VACUUM CLEANER.
CERTAINLY NOT. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE
AROUND HERE HELPING ANYONE ELSE.
YOU'RE LEARNING WELL.
DON'T EVER, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
DON'T EVER HELP THE OTHER GUY.
NOW, GO ON TO BED, BOTH OF YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DID I...
OH, YEAH, HOT CHOCOLATE.
JIM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NOTHING. I JUST...
OH, NO. YOU CAN'T.
IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
LISTEN TO THAT.
HONEY, IF I DON'T GET OUT
THERE BEFORE IT STARTS TO RAIN,
THAT FOLDER WILL BE RUINED,
SOAKED BEYOND REPAIR.
I KNOW, BUT... WELL,
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU'LL BE SOAKED
BEYOND REPAIR TOO.
NOT IF I HURRY. JIM,
YOU JUST... WHY?
HONEY, DON'T ASK
ME TO EXPLAIN THIS,
BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A GUY
HAS TO DO CERTAIN SENSELESS THINGS,
AND THE ONLY REASON IS, HE JUST
KNOWS HE HAS TO DO THEM, THAT'S ALL.
NOW, HONEY, DON'T TRY
TO TALK ME OUT OF THIS.
YOU WANT SOME HOT COFFEE
BEFORE YOU GO, DON'T YOU?
HUH? OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
FOR HEAVEN SAKES, HAVE YOU
LOST YOUR MIND COMPLETELY?
YOU'RE SURELY NOT GOING
FISHING IN THIS WEATHER.
WHY NOT?
IT'S CLEARING UP. RIGHT AFTER IT
RAINS IS THE BEST TIME TO GO FISHING.
DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR ROOM?
THAT'S MY BUSINESS, AND I'LL
TAKE CARE OF IT IN MY OWN WAY. SHH!
DON'T START THAT AGAIN.
AND PLEASE DON'T WAKE YOUR
FATHER. HE NEEDS HIS SLEEP BADLY.
DAD'S NOT ASLEEP, MA. I
WAS JUST UP IN HIS ROOM. SHH!
YOU AND DAD HAD A
FIGHT, HUH, MOM? NO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHY'S HE SLEEPING HERE?
FOR A REASON NEITHER OF
YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.
NEVER IN A THOUSAND YEARS.
I DON'T GET IT. HE'S GOT A
PERFECTLY GOOD BED UPSTAIR...
KATHY'S FOLDER.
YOU MEAN, HE DROVE
ALL THE WAY OUT THERE?
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT? SHH!
IN THE RAIN?
BOY, HE MUST HAVE
ROCKS IN HIS HEAD.
WHAT'S KATHY GOT ON HIM, ANYWAY?
I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER
ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS THE KIND OF THING YOU
EITHER UNDERSTAND OR YOU DON'T,
AND YOU TWO ARE EVIDENTLY
THE KIND WHO DON'T.
DID DADDY GO OUT IN THE COUNTRY?
OH, HE FOUND IT! HE FOUND IT!
OH, DADDY, DADDY!
OH, YOU'RE THE LOVELIEST
THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD!
OH!
DID YOU WAKE ME UP
JUST TO TELL ME THAT?
OH, KATHY, I DIDN'T WANT
YOU TO AWAKEN YOUR FATHER.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEY. I
HAVE TO GET UP ANYWAY.
OH, I'LL HELP YOU, DADDY.
NO, I CAN DO IT MYSELF.
IS BETTY FOOLING AROUND WITH
THAT SAW AGAIN? SHE'LL HURT HERSELF.
IT ISN'T BETTY, IT'S BUD. HMM?
I THINK HE'S DECIDED TO
POSTPONE HIS FISHING TRIP
AND DO A LITTLE
CARPENTRY FOR BETTY.
NO.
BETTY?
IN BUD'S ROOM?
HOW DO YOU FIGURE THEM?
ONE MINUTE THEY'RE FIGHTING LIKE
CATS AND DOGS, AND THE NEXT MINUTE,
OUT OF THE BLUE, THEY'RE KNOCKING
THEMSELVES OUT HELPING EACH OTHER.
HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?
THEY PICKED UP AN IDEA FROM A
MAN WHO HAS ROCKS IN HIS HEAD.
♪♪
Announcer: ROBERT
YOUNG AND JANE WYATT,
WITH ELINOR DONAHUE, BILLY
GRAY AND LAUREN CHAPIN,
IN...
ALL RIGHT, GIRLS,
LET'S ALL STAND NOW.
UH, KATHY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
LEAD US IN OUR CLOSING PLEDGE?
UNDER THE SIGN OF THE WIGWAM,
WE, THE LITTLE
SQUAWS OF AMERICA,
POCAHONTAS TRIBE, DISTRICT 19,
JUDGE OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS
TO BLAZE A TRAIL OF GOODNESS
AND TO HELP OTHERS
ALONG THE WAY.
THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE, KATHY.
KATHY, YOU CAN STOP.
WE LIKE ENTHUSIASM,
BUT LET'S NOT OVERDO IT.
NOW, REMEMBER, GIRLS, YOU
MUST ALL BE AT THE AUDITORIUM
NO LATER THAN A QUARTER
TO NINE IN THE MORNING
FOR THE CEREMONIAL POWWOW.
THAT GOES ESPECIALLY TO THE
TWO GIRLS WHO ARE BEING PROMOTED
TO RANK OF TRIBAL
PRINCESS, LAURIE AND KATHY.
WHICH REMINDS ME, KATHY,
ONE OF YOUR FOLDERS IS MISSING.
I HAVE YOUR INDIAN LORE
AND YOUR CAMP CRAFT,
BUT I HAVE NO NATURE FOLDER.
WELL, I HAVEN'T
QUITE FINISHED IT.
I GOT THE ROCKS AND THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF TREE BARK,
BUT I STILL HAVE TO FIND FIVE
WILD PLANTS THAT A GIRL CAN EAT.
BUT, KATHY... LIKE
THE INDIANS USED TO.
BUT, KATHY, IT'S
PRETTY LATE NOW.
THESE FOLDERS SHOULD BE IN TODAY
IN ORDER TO GET YOUR PROMOTION.
WELL, I'M GOING TO
GET THEM, HONEST.
MY DADDY'S GONNA COME
HOME FROM WORK EARLY TODAY,
AND HE'S GONNA DRIVE
ME OUT IN THE COUNTRY...
KATHY, THIS LAST-MINUTE
SCRAMBLE IS A POOR IDEA.
WELL, I'LL BRING IT OVER TO
YOUR HOUSE TONIGHT, MRS. DAVIES.
HONEST, I WILL.
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
THIS ISN'T REALLY MY FAULT.
I WANTED TO DO THIS BEFORE,
BUT DADDY SAID HE HAD TO WORK.
THAT'S NO EXCUSE. I KNOW IT.
BUT YOU KNOW HOW PARENTS ARE:
EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES.
NO, NO, KATHY...
BUT I'LL SEE THAT HE KEEPS
HIS PROMISE THIS TIME.
AND DO WHAT, KITTEN.
FIND FIVE WILD PLANTS I CAN EAT?
I DON'T WANT TO
EAT ANY WILD PLANTS.
OH. WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVE AN AWFUL LOT
OF WORK TO DO HERE.
BUT, DADDY, YOU KNOW SO
MUCH ABOUT WILD THINGS.
AND BESIDES, OUR
LEADER, MRS. DAVIES,
UNDERSTANDS THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME.
JUST WHERE DID MRS.
DAVIES GET AN IDEA LIKE THAT?
UM, FROM ME.
KATHY, HOW MANY
TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU
NOT TO MAKE PROMISES
UNLESS YOU TALK TO ME FIRST?
WELL, WILL YOU, DADDY, HUH?
YES, I UNDERSTAND, DADDY.
GOODBYE.
KATHY, I'M ASHAMED OF YOU.
YOU SHOULDN'T ASK YOUR
FATHER TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
HE HAS ENOUGH TO DO TRYING TO
MAKE A LIVING FOR US. WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAID HE HAD MUCH
TO MUCH WORK TO DO
AND COULDN'T BE BOTHERED.
HE'LL BE HERE.
♪♪
GEE, IF DADDY DOESN'T
GET HOME PRETTY SOON,
IT'LL BE TOO LATE TO
GO OUT TO THE COUNTRY.
WELL, I THINK YOU'RE TAKING
AN AWFUL LOT FOR GRANTED,
GETTING DRESSED
FOR THIS AND ALL.
HE TOLD YOU HE COULDN'T MAKE IT.
YES, BUT YOU KNOW DADDY.
YES, I KNOW.
BUT, YOU SHOULDN'T
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
YOU WANT YOUR DAUGHTER TO
BE A TRIBAL PRINCESS, DON'T YOU?
WELL, OF COURSE. BUT
NOT AT THE EXPENSE
OF HAVING YOUR
FATHER LEAVE HIS OFFICE,
TRAIPSE THROUGH THE
WOODS, MISS HIS DINNER.
NOW, BUD, WAIT.
MOTHER, MAKE HIM STOP.
Margaret: BUD?
MOM, I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO DO
ALL THAT JUNK SHE WANTS ME TO DO.
"HAVEN'T TIME"? YOU HAVE LESS TO
DO THAN A RETIRED AIR RAID WARDEN.
OH, YEAH? THAT SHOWS
WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.
LOOK, MOTHER, ALL
I'M ASKING HIM TO DO
IS TO CUT OUT THIS LITTLE
STICK OF WOOD FOR ME.
THE PATTERN'S DRAWN
RIGHT ON IT FOR HIM. SEE?
BUT, MOM... THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
ALL... JUST CUT IT OUT
AND MAKE A VALANCE BOX SO I CAN CUT OUT
THE NEW CURTAINS I'M MAKING FOR MY ROOM.
THAT'S ALL. BUT WILL
HE LIFT A FINGER? NO!
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT, BUD?
MOM, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'LL TAKE YOU ABOUT TWO SECONDS ON THAT
CIRCULAR SAW OF YOURS OR WHATEVER IT IS.
"CIRCULAR SAW"?
YOU COULDN'T DO A JOB
LIKE THAT ON A CIRCULAR SAW.
I SUPPOSE YOU THINK YOU CUT
CIRCLES WITH A CIRCULAR SAW.
I SUPPOSE YOU THINK YOU
CUT CHAINS WITH A CHAIN SAW
OR PRUNES WITH A PRUNING SAW.
SHE THINKS YOU CUT OUT
MEN WITH A TWO-MAN SAW.
JUST A MINUTE, BUD. WHAT KIND OF
SAW WOULD IT TAKE TO DO THIS JOB?
IT WOULD TAKE A
BAND SAW OR A JIGSAW.
AND WHAT KIND IS
THAT IN THE BASEMENT?
WELL, JIGSAW.
WELL, HOW ABOUT USING IT?
BUT, MOM, I HAVEN'T GOT TIME.
YOU KNOW ALL I GOT TO DO TONIGHT? I'VE GOT
TO TAKE THIS WHEEL ALL APART, EVERY PIECE,
WASH IT IN KEROSENE, DRY IT,
PUT IN NEW LUBRICANT,
PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER,
PUT ON NEW FOUR-POUND
MONOFILAMENT LINE... WHY?
"WHY"? "WHY"? BECAUSE
ME AND CLAUDE ARE GOING
BASS FISHING IN THE
MORNING. THAT'S WHY.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO FIND THAT OUT, BECAUSE
THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER LITTLE MATTER.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE GONE, WHEN ARE
YOU GOING TO DO YOUR SATURDAY CHORES?
WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO CLEAN YOUR ROOM?
I'LL DO IT TWICE AS
GOOD NEXT SATURDAY.
OH, NO. IT'S ALREADY
TWICE AS DIRTY RIGHT NOW.
YOU'LL DO IT TONIGHT.
WHAT IS THIS, A
CONSPIRACY OR SOMETHING?
I THOUGHT THE BILL OF RIGHTS GAVE
MAN THE LIBERTY TO PURSUE HAPPINESS
SO HE COULD LIVE A LITTLE.
WHAT AM I? A CONSTITUTIONAL PAWN
TO BE MOVED ABOUT THE CHESS BOARD OF
LIFE ACCORDING TO EVERYBODY ELSE'S WHIMS?
ALL RIGHT, PATRICK HENRY. NO
ONE'S DEPRIVING YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS.
IF YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM TONIGHT,
YOU'LL BE AT LIBERTY TOMORROW
TO PURSUE ALL THE BASS YOU WANT.
I'LL HAVE TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE
GONNA BE UP ALL NIGHT ANYWAY,
THEN WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS
DOWN IN THE BASEMENT AND SAW IT.
ARE YOU CRAZY? LET
ME MAKE A SUGGESTION.
BETTY, WHY DON'T YOU
HELP BUD CLEAN HIS ROOM,
AND THEN HE'LL HAVE
TIME TO DO YOUR SAWING.
"CLEAN HIS ROOM"?
WHEN WILL I HAVE TIME?
I STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE
CURTAINS AND... ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION.
BESIDES, EVEN IF I DID DO THAT,
WHAT ASSURANCE DO I HAVE
HE'D STILL BUILD THE VALANCE BOX.
THE ONLY WAY I'D GO INTO
THAT IS IF HE'D BUILD IT FIRST.
OH, SURE, I WORK MY HEAD
TO THE BONE BUILDING IT,
AND THEN SHE COMES UP WITH A
THOUSAND EXCUSES WHY SHE CAN'T HELP ME.
BIG DEAL. THIS IS A FINE, BENEVOLENT
SPIRIT YOU TWO ARE DISPLAYING.
"DO UNTO OTHERS, BUT DON'T DO IT
"UNTIL THEY HAVE DONE
UNTO YOU, AND THEN
TRY TO GET OUT OF DOING
UNTO THEM," IS THAT IT?
WELL, IF HE'D DONE UNTO ME
THIS LITTLE BIT OF SAWING...
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK OUR MARRIAGE
WOULD HAVE LASTED IF YOU FATHER AND I
HAD HARBORED SUCH AN
ATTITUDE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER?
WELL, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
BUD AND I AREN'T MARRIED.
OH, WHAT A REVOLTING
THOUGHT THAT IS.
Betty: OH FATHER, I'M
GLAD YOU'RE HOME!
DADDY, YOU MADE
IT! I KNEW YOU WOULD!
YES, I MADE IT. BUT
NOW, THANKS TO YOU,
I'LL HAVE TO WORK
ALL DAY SATURDAY.
WELL, COME ON,
LET'S GO! WAIT, KITTEN!
GIVE ME A MOMENT TO CHANGE
MY CLOTHES AND CATCH MY BREATH.
FATHER, IF SOMEONE
ASKED YOU TO SAW A LITTLE...
DAD, IF YOU WANTED TO GO FISHING,
AND SEVERAL SLAVE-DRIVERS...
WHOA, WHOA, HOLD IT. IF THIS IS AN
ARGUMENT, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO IT.
I'M TIRED AND I'M WEARY,
AND I HAVE A DATE TO GO
WILD-ROOT HUNTING WITH
A CERTAIN LITTLE SQUAW.
THAT'S ME. AND IF
IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE,
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
HELLO TO MY WIFE.
HELLO, WIFE. HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
OH, YOU LOOK TIRED.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO GO
CRAWLING THROUGH THE UNDERBRUSH?
NO, I DON'T.
TELL ME, IS THIS TRIP NECESSARY?
WELL... OH, YES, DADDY.
IT'S AWFUL NECESSARY.
WE HAVE TO GO TONIGHT. THE
POWWOW'S TOMORROW MORNING.
OH? IF WE DON'T GO, THIS HOME
WON'T HAVE A
TRIBAL PRINCESS IN IT.
I SEE. WELL, WE
CERTAINLY CAN'T HAVE
A SITUATION LIKE THAT.
HERE, YOU TAKE THESE
WHILE I GO UP AND SLIP ON MY
"ROOT AND WILD
PLANT" HUNTING SUIT.
HOW ABOUT A SMALL
SANDWICH BEFORE YOU GO?
"SMALL SANDWICH"?
WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT?
WHAT ABOUT A BIG SANDWICH?
FATHER, COULD I
SPEAK TO YOU ALONE?
DAD, COULD I TALK
TO YOU IN PRIVATE?
LOOK, I'M WELL AWARE THAT
EACH OF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM,
AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM, AND EVIDENTLY
THESE ARE CONFLICTING PROBLEMS.
BUT SOMEHOW I AM CONFIDENT THAT
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A HAPPY SOLUTION
BECAUSE OF YOUR NATIVE
INTELLIGENCE, YOUR GOOD JUDGMENT,
YOUR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE,
AND SENSE OF FAIR PLAY.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A BET ON THAT?
I KNOW HOW HE IS...
JUST LIKE HIS SON.
TRIES TO CRAWL
OUT OF EVERYTHING.
HUH?
OOH!
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
BE GONE? 'SHOULD WE WAIT DINNER?
OH, NO, I WOULDN'T WAIT.
IT'S A LITTLE AFTER 4 NOW.
IT'LL BE 7:30 BY THE TIME WE GET
BACK. SAVE SOMETHING FOR US.
WELL, THIS OUGHT TO KEEP
YOU GOING UNTIL YOU FIND
SOME WILD PLANTS TO NIBBLE ON.
COME ON, SQUAW, LET'S HIT THE
ROAD. WE HAVEN'T MUCH DAYLIGHT LEFT.
I'M COMING. I'M JUST
WAITING FOR YOU. LET'S GO.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE'S YOUR CAP?
IT'S GONNA BE CHILLY
BEFORE YOU COME HOME.
OH, YEAH, I FORGOT THAT.
HAVE YOU EVERYTHING
YOU NEED NOW?
WHAT ABOUT THE FOLDER? DON'T
YOU HAVE TO PUT THE PLANTS IN THAT?
GOTTA HAVE THAT.
I'M SURE YOU'D FORGET YOUR
HEAD IF IT WASN'T FASTENED ON.
WELL, DON'T STAY
OUT LONG. HURRY BACK.
WE WILL.
♪♪
GIDDYAP! COME
ON! GIDDYAP, HORSY!
WAIT, WAIT. I...
I THINK YOUR HORSE HAS
"GIDDIED" HIS LAST "YAP."
LET'S STOP AND REST A WHILE.
WHY REST? I'M NOT A BIT TIRED.
YOU WILL BE BY THE TIME YOU
CARRY ME BACK TO THE CAR.
LOOK, HAVEN'T WE
GOT ENOUGH PLANTS?
HOW MANY VARIETIES DO YOU NEED?
FIVE, I THINK.
OH, WELL, SURELY
WE HAVE THAT MANY.
LET'S TAKE AN INVENTORY.
I'M SURE IT'S FIVE.
EVERYTHING ELSE IN HERE IS FIVE.
SEE HERE? FIVE ROCK SPECIMENS,
FIVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
TREE BARK, FIVE WILDFLOWERS.
OKAY, HERE'S A GOOD
ONE TO START WITH.
WHERE DO YOU
WANT ME TO PASTE IT?
DADDY, I ALREADY
GOT THE WILDFLOWERS.
I NEED STUFF YOU
CAN EAT, NOT FLOWERS.
WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU CAN EAT. OR IT WILL BE.
IN THE SUMMER, THESE BLOSSOMS
WILL BECOME WILD STRAWBERRIES.
THEY WILL? UH-HUH.
NOW, WHERE DO YOU WANT
IT? OH, RIGHT HERE, I GUESS.
YOU CAN MAKE TEA
OUT OF THE LEAVES TOO.
YOU DRY THEM, WASH THEM,
POUR BOILING WATER ON THEM,
STIR THEM UP, ADD A LITTLE
SUGAR, AND YOU HAVE SOME TEA.
IT'S NOT BAD. NOT
GOOD, BUT NOT BAD.
HERE'S SOMETHING YOU'LL RECOGNIZE.
YOU'VE SEEN IT IN A THOUSAND SALADS.
MAYONNAISE? NO, WATERCRESS.
HERE, TASTE IT.
OOH, I WOULDN'T WANT TO
EAT ANY OF THESE OLD WEEDS.
WELL, WHY NOT? THAT'S THE IDEA,
ISN'T IT... TO FIND THINGS YOU CAN EAT?
A FINE INDIAN YOU'D MAKE.
YOU'D STARVE TO DEATH
YOUR FIRST DAY IN THE WOODS.
WHERE DO YOU WANT IT?
THEY JUST SAID WE HAD TO FIND
THIS STUFF, NOT ACTUALLY EAT IT.
THAT'S THE WRONG ATTITUDE. YOU'RE TRYING
TO LEARN THINGS YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE.
AH, CATTAILS. YOU KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH THIS?
SURE, THROW IT AWAY. NO.
YOU COOK THESE TENDER,
YOUNG SHOOTS LIKE ASPARAGUS.
AND YOU BAKE THE
ROOTS. YOU CLEAN THEM
AND WRAP THEM IN WET LEAVES
AND PUT THEM RIGHT IN THE COALS.
IT'S NOT BAD.
DADDY, HOW COME
YOU KNOW SO MUCH?
OH, I'M JUST NATURALLY
BRILLIANT, I GUESS.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE SMARTEST
MEN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
WELL, DADDY, IF YOU'RE SO
SMART, HOW COME YOU'RE NOT RICH?
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, I AM RICH.
BUT MY WEALTH IS ALL IN
CATTAILS, WILD STRAWBERRIES,
AND LITTLE SQUAWS.
WAIT A MINUTE.
LOOK, WHY DON'T WE JUST
TAKE THESE PLANTS HOME
AND DO OUR PASTING AND LABELING
THERE WHERE IT'S WARM AND COMFORTABLE,
AND WE CAN EAT OUR
DINNER... I'M STARVED.
DADDY, I'M WITH YOU.
WE KNOW WE'VE GOT
MORE THAN WE NEED...
MUSTARD GREENS, MILKWEED,
SHEEP'S SORREL, MINER'S LETTUCE.
WE'RE LOADED.
YEAH, WE'RE LOADED.
BEND DOWN, HORSY.
OH.
COME ON, BOY, GIDDYAP! GIDDYAP!
WE GOT 'EM, MOMMY! WE'RE LOADED!
GUESS WHAT I'LL BE BY TOMORROW?
GUESS WHAT I'LL BE
BY TONIGHT... DEAD.
I'LL BE A TRIBAL PRINCESS!
I SAVED YOU SOME
DINNER. ARE YOU HUNGRY?
OH, HOW COULD WE BE HUNGRY WITH OUR
ARMS FULL OF DELICIOUS CATTAIL ROOTS?
I'M STARVED.
I GOTTA GET THIS STUFF
PASTED IN MY FOLDER
AND GET IT OVER TO MRS.
DAVIES' HOUSE RIGHT AWAY.
SO DON'T GO AWAY, DADDY. I
WON'T. I JUST WANT TO COLLAPSE.
WHERE'D YOU PUT THE FOLDER? I DIDN'T
PUT IT ANYWHERE. DIDN'T YOU BRING IT IN?
OH, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WILD EDIBLE SPINNING REEL GEARS?
OH, JUST CLEANING THEM UP,
DAD. GETTING HER IN SHAPE.
HE'S BEEN GETTING HER IN
SHAPE FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS,
DELIBERATELY STALLING AROUND
SO HE WON'T HAVE TO DO ME
THIS ONE TINY, LITTLE FAVOR.
NOW WAIT BEFORE YOU
GO TALKING ABOUT FAVORS.
WHO WAS ASKED TO HELP
CLEAN UP WHOSE ROOM,
AND WHO WOULDN'T LIFT
WHOSE LITTLE FINGER, HUH?
WHO? WHO? THERE'S AN
OWL LOOSE AROUND HERE.
LISTEN, YOU'RE NOT TO BOTHER YOUR
FATHER WITH ANY MORE OF THIS NONSENSE.
BUD, IF YOU WANT TO GO
FISHING, CLEAN YOUR ROOM FIRST.
BETTY, IF YOU WANT BUD TO BUILD YOUR
VALANCE BOX, HELP HIM CLEAN HIS ROOM.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
BUD, WILL YOU PLEASE CLEAR THIS
JUNK AWAY SO I CAN SET THE TABLE?
BUT, MOM, I'M RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF... NOW.
I WANT IT DONE NOW. HERE.
PUT THESE ON WHEN
HE TAKES HIS THINGS OFF.
FATHER, COULD I SEE YOU ALONE?
Margaret: NO, HE CAN'T.
Kathy: DADDY!
DADDY, I CAN'T FIND THE
FOLDER! IT'S NOT THERE!
OH, IT MUST BE. I LOOKED
EVERYWHERE! IT'S NOT THERE!
OH, KATHY, DON'T TELL ME YOU'VE LOST THAT
AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE YOUR FATHER WENT TO.
OH, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE
TO LOSE A THING THAT BIG.
YOU MUST'VE PUT IT IN THE CAR. DID YOU
PUT IT IN THE BACKSEAT OR THE FRONT SEAT?
I DIDN'T PUT IT ANYPLACE! I
THOUGHT YOU PUT IT IN THE CAR!
OH, ME. I KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE IT IS:
LYING ON THE GROUND WHERE
WE MADE THAT LAST STOP.
WELL, COME ON.
WE GOT TO GO BACK.
YOU CAN'T GO BACK. IT'S
DARK NOW, PITCH BLACK.
WHY, YOU COULDN'T
FIND IT IF YOU DID GO BACK.
KITTEN, THAT'S A GOOD 30 MILES.
WELL, I JUST GOTTA
HAVE IT! I JUST GOTTA!
OH, KATHY. IF YOU'D ONLY LEARN
TO LOOK AFTER YOUR THINGS,
NOT LEAVE THEM LYING AROUND.
BUT, MOMMY, DON'T
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I WON'T GET PROMOTED TOMORROW!
I WON'T BE A PRINCESS!
WELL, YOU CAN'T GO
BACK. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
I'LL CALL MRS. DAVIES
AND EXPLAIN IT TO HER.
SURE, YOU'VE GOT MOST OF
THE WILD PLANTS RIGHT HERE.
BUT ALL THE REST OF MY
STUFF IS IN THE FOLDER...
MY TREE BARKS, MY ROCK
SPECIMENS, MY FLOWERS.
I JUST GOTTA TURN IT IN TONIGHT!
KATHY, WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN.
I TOLD YOU I'D CALL MRS. DAVIES.
WELL, CALL HER! CALL HER!
OH, KATHY, DON'T PUSH ME.
WHAT A DAY.
HURRY UP! START DIALING!
I HAVE TO FIND THE NUMBER
FIRST. THERE ISN'T TIME FOR THAT!
DON'T ANSWER IT!
DON'T GET THE PHONE TIED UP!
HELLO? OH, HELLO, MRS. DAVIES.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO CALL YOU.
WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE
THE FOLDER RIGHT NOW.
WELL, UH, THEY DID GO OUT,
BUT SOMEHOW THE FOLDER GOT LOST.
BUT I CAN VOUCH FOR THEIR FINDING
THE PLANTS. MY SINK IS FULL OF THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, MRS. ANDERSON,
WE HAVE TO TURN THE
FOLDERS IN TO THE COUNCIL,
AND THEY PASS ON THE PROMOTIONS.
IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS.
WELL, ISN'T THERE
ANYTHING WE CAN DO?
WRITE A STATEMENT
UP? GET IT NOTARIZED?
I SEE. OH, I DON'T BLAME YOU.
IT'S OUR FAULT.
WELL, THANKS ANYWAY.
GOODBYE.
OH, IT'S A DIRTY SHAME.
DO YOU SUPPOSE I OUGHT TO DRIVE BACK
OUT THERE AND TRY TO FIND THAT DARN THING?
HOW COULD YOU? YOU
COULDN'T FIND IT IN THE DARK.
IT'D BE IMPOSSIBLE. YEAH.
ACTUALLY, WE SHOULD
LOOK UPON THIS
AS A GOOD OBJECT
LESSON FOR KATHY.
I DOUBT IF SHE'S
EVER CARELESS AGAIN
AND LEAVES HER
THINGS LYING AROUND.
YEAH, THERE'S NO
BETTER WAY TO LEARN
THAN THE HARD WAY, I GUESS.
WELL, SIT DOWN.
I'LL GET YOU SOME DINNER.
KATHY.
SHE'S FALLEN ASLEEP
WITH HER CLOTHES ON.
I FINALLY GOT HER UNDRESSED
AND PUT HER TO BED.
SHE STILL DIDN'T
WANT ANYTHING TO EAT.
OH, NOW, DARLING, STOP
WORRYING ABOUT THIS.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WORRYING IS NOT GOING
TO PRODUCE THE FOLDER.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN SO
EASY FOR ME TO HAVE SAID,
"KATHY, HAVE YOU
GOT THE FOLDER?"
ONE SIMPLE, LOGICAL
LITTLE QUESTION
WOULD'VE AVOIDED ALL
THIS HEARTBREAK FOR KATHY.
WHY DIDN'T I ASK IT?
OH, NOW, DON'T START
BLAMING YOURSELF.
YOU'D THINK AFTER ALL
THE TROUBLE WE WENT TO,
TRAMPING AROUND IN THE WEEDS...
BOY, I OUGHT TO HAVE
MY HEAD EXAMINED.
OH, NOW, JIM, STOP IT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO TO
BED AND GET SOME SLEEP?
YOU'RE TIRED. THAT'S
WHAT YOU NEED.
YEAH.
AND AS FOR KATHY, THERE'LL BE
ANOTHER POWWOW IN SIX MONTHS.
SHE CAN GET HER PROMOTION THEN.
SIX MONTHS?
TO A CHILD, THAT'S AN ETERNITY.
WHY DIDN'T I JUST LOOK AROUND?
I WOULD'VE SEEN IT LYING THERE.
JIM, STOP IT.
WHAT TIME TOMORROW
IS THIS POWWOW THING?
WELL, THAT'S THE TROUBLE.
IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING.
KATHY'D HAVE TO LEAVE
HERE BY 8:30 TO MAKE IT.
MM, THAT DOESN'T
GIVE A GUY ANY TIME.
IF IT WERE ONLY TWO MILES
OUT THERE INSTEAD OF 30.
MOMMY.
I CAN'T SLEEP, MOMMY.
WELL, YOU GET BACK INTO
BED AND CLOSE YOUR EYES,
AND THE FIRST THING YOU KNOW,
YOU'LL BE SOUND ASLEEP AGAIN.
NO, I WON'T.
MRS. DAVIES' VOICE
KEEPS ME AWAKE.
I KEEP HEARING HER
CALL OFF MY NAME,
BUT NOBODY'S THERE TO ANSWER.
WELL, YOU GET BACK INTO BED,
AND I'LL FIX YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE
AND THAT'LL HELP YOU SLEEP AGAIN.
I'M GONNA BURN UP MY
LITTLE SQUAW UNIFORM,
AND I HATE MRS. DAVIES!
OH, KATHY. NOW, IT'S NOT
HER FAULT. IT'S YOURS.
LOOK, KITTEN, MAYBE I
HAVE ONE MORE IDEA.
I'LL GET UP AT
DAYBREAK AND DRIVE OUT
AND SEE IF I CAN FIND
THAT DOGGONE FOLDER.
OH, DADDY, WOULD YOU?
NOW, REMEMBER, I
MIGHT NOT FIND IT,
SO DON'T GET YOUR
HOPES TOO HIGH.
OH, JIM, THAT'S ASKING
TOO MUCH OF YOU.
YOU HAVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING.
YES, BUT IF I DON'T DO IT, I
WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP TONIGHT.
I'LL GO DOWN AND FIX THE HOT
CHOCOLATE, BECAUSE I NEED SOME.
HE'S A NICE FELLA, ISN'T HE?
YES. HE'S A NICE FELLOW.
TOO NICE FOR HIS OWN GOOD.
BUD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
DOWN THERE THIS TIME OF NIGHT?
BUD, SHUT THAT OFF!
OH, IT'S NOT BUD, IT'S ME.
HOW DO YOU WORK
THIS SILLY THING?
I KEEP THINKING IT'S
GONNA STRIKE BACK.
WELL, IF IT DOESN'T, I WILL. THIS IS
NO TIME TO BE TAKING UP CARPENTRY.
YOU OUGHT TO BE IN BED.
I COULD BE IN BED NOW IF
IT WASN'T FOR THAT OLD BUD.
I THOUGHT HE'D HEAR ME STRUGGLING WITH THIS
THING AND COME DOWN AND TAKE PITY ON ME.
BUT, OH, NO.
MAYBE HE'S WAITING FOR YOU TO TAKE
PITY ON HIM AND HELP WITH HIS ROOM.
COME ON, LET'S GET TO BED.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
I COULD BE CAUGHT IN A BURNING
ROOM, AND NO ONE IN THIS FAMILY
WOULD SO MUCH AS THROW
ME A MARSHMALLOW TO ROAST.
DOESN'T ANYBODY GO TO
BED AROUND HERE ANYMORE?
OH, HI, DAD.
I'M JUST ORGANIZING MY TACKLE
BOX FOR THE TRIP TOMORROW.
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING YOU HAVE
TO DO BEFORE YOU GO ON THAT TRIP?
YES, HOW ABOUT THAT? AND WHY
DIDN'T YOU COME DOWN TO THE BASEMENT
WHEN YOU HEARD ME DOWN THERE
PRACTICALLY LACERATING MYSELF?
YOU HAVE ALL THE GALLANTRY
OF AN AFRICAN WARTHOG.
OH, YEAH? YOU HAVE
ALL THE SAVOIR FAIRE
OF A PHILISTINE. OH, Y...
IS THAT BAD OR GOOD?
IT ISN'T GOOD, AND
SHE MAY BE RIGHT.
THAT GOES DOUBLE
FOR YOU, WHATEVER IT IS.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU RUNNING UP TO
MY ROOM WITH A VACUUM CLEANER.
CERTAINLY NOT. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE
AROUND HERE HELPING ANYONE ELSE.
YOU'RE LEARNING WELL.
DON'T EVER, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
DON'T EVER HELP THE OTHER GUY.
NOW, GO ON TO BED, BOTH OF YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DID I...
OH, YEAH, HOT CHOCOLATE.
JIM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NOTHING. I JUST...
OH, NO. YOU CAN'T.
IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
LISTEN TO THAT.
HONEY, IF I DON'T GET OUT
THERE BEFORE IT STARTS TO RAIN,
THAT FOLDER WILL BE RUINED,
SOAKED BEYOND REPAIR.
I KNOW, BUT... WELL,
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU'LL BE SOAKED
BEYOND REPAIR TOO.
NOT IF I HURRY. JIM,
YOU JUST... WHY?
HONEY, DON'T ASK
ME TO EXPLAIN THIS,
BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A GUY
HAS TO DO CERTAIN SENSELESS THINGS,
AND THE ONLY REASON IS, HE JUST
KNOWS HE HAS TO DO THEM, THAT'S ALL.
NOW, HONEY, DON'T TRY
TO TALK ME OUT OF THIS.
YOU WANT SOME HOT COFFEE
BEFORE YOU GO, DON'T YOU?
HUH? OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
FOR HEAVEN SAKES, HAVE YOU
LOST YOUR MIND COMPLETELY?
YOU'RE SURELY NOT GOING
FISHING IN THIS WEATHER.
WHY NOT?
IT'S CLEARING UP. RIGHT AFTER IT
RAINS IS THE BEST TIME TO GO FISHING.
DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR ROOM?
THAT'S MY BUSINESS, AND I'LL
TAKE CARE OF IT IN MY OWN WAY. SHH!
DON'T START THAT AGAIN.
AND PLEASE DON'T WAKE YOUR
FATHER. HE NEEDS HIS SLEEP BADLY.
DAD'S NOT ASLEEP, MA. I
WAS JUST UP IN HIS ROOM. SHH!
YOU AND DAD HAD A
FIGHT, HUH, MOM? NO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHY'S HE SLEEPING HERE?
FOR A REASON NEITHER OF
YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.
NEVER IN A THOUSAND YEARS.
I DON'T GET IT. HE'S GOT A
PERFECTLY GOOD BED UPSTAIR...
KATHY'S FOLDER.
YOU MEAN, HE DROVE
ALL THE WAY OUT THERE?
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT? SHH!
IN THE RAIN?
BOY, HE MUST HAVE
ROCKS IN HIS HEAD.
WHAT'S KATHY GOT ON HIM, ANYWAY?
I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER
ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS THE KIND OF THING YOU
EITHER UNDERSTAND OR YOU DON'T,
AND YOU TWO ARE EVIDENTLY
THE KIND WHO DON'T.
DID DADDY GO OUT IN THE COUNTRY?
OH, HE FOUND IT! HE FOUND IT!
OH, DADDY, DADDY!
OH, YOU'RE THE LOVELIEST
THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD!
OH!
DID YOU WAKE ME UP
JUST TO TELL ME THAT?
OH, KATHY, I DIDN'T WANT
YOU TO AWAKEN YOUR FATHER.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEY. I
HAVE TO GET UP ANYWAY.
OH, I'LL HELP YOU, DADDY.
NO, I CAN DO IT MYSELF.
IS BETTY FOOLING AROUND WITH
THAT SAW AGAIN? SHE'LL HURT HERSELF.
IT ISN'T BETTY, IT'S BUD. HMM?
I THINK HE'S DECIDED TO
POSTPONE HIS FISHING TRIP
AND DO A LITTLE
CARPENTRY FOR BETTY.
NO.
BETTY?
IN BUD'S ROOM?
HOW DO YOU FIGURE THEM?
ONE MINUTE THEY'RE FIGHTING LIKE
CATS AND DOGS, AND THE NEXT MINUTE,
OUT OF THE BLUE, THEY'RE KNOCKING
THEMSELVES OUT HELPING EACH OTHER.
HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?
THEY PICKED UP AN IDEA FROM A
MAN WHO HAS ROCKS IN HIS HEAD.
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