I Love Lucy (1951–1957): Season 6, Episode 10 - Little Ricky's School Pageant - full transcript
Little Ricky's school pageant --"The Enchanted Forest" -- is coming up. Because there isn't enough children for the parts, so the Ricardos and Mertzes end up taking part.
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Hello.
Oh, hi, Caroline.
Yeah, we got back Friday.
Oh, I just loved it.
Florida was marvelous.
Cuba?
Well, just bueno,
bueno, that's all.
I met all of Ricky's family,
and guess what, Caroline.
I learned how to
do the cha-cha-cha.
Took lessons at the hotel.
No, it wasn't too expensive.
It came to about
ten dollars a cha.
Well, it's, uh...
it's sort of like the
rumba, only you, uh...
you do a lot more, uh...
And then there's two or
three times that you, that you...
Oh.
Hi, Mommy. What are you doing?
Yeah, well, just a minute.
Caroline, I got to run now.
I'll call you back later.
Okay, dear. Bye.
Oh, I-I'm just dancing, honey.
Hi, sweetheart.
Well, now, were you a
good boy this afternoon?
Oh, he was just a doll.
He and Uncle Fred have been
playing cowboys and Indians.
Lucy, if you've got
this thing unpacked,
I'll put it down
in the basement.
Oh, Fred.
Oh, what's so funny?
Isn't he cute?
That's the way he used
to look when he had hair.
Here, cowboy.
You'd better put that
back in the wigwam.
Go on, honey. You can
take that anytime, Fred.
I finished unpacking before
I went to the PTA meeting.
Come on, give me a
hand, will you, Ethel?
What's the matter?
Can't you handle it by yourself?
No, I can't handle it by myself.
Why not?
Because when I lost my
hair, I lost my strength.
Well, if you expect
me to help you,
you just lost your mind.
Hi. Hiya, Fred.
Oh, hi, Rick.
Hi, honey.
Hey, Rick, will you help me
put this thing down
in the basement?
Why, sure, Fred.
Come on, grab ahold.
Where's Little Ricky?
Oh, he'll be out in a minute.
Honey, here's
Daddy. Hi, partner!
Hi, Daddy. Hi.
Hey, honey, hurry
back, will you?
Because I want to tell you
all about the PTA meeting.
We made some wonderful plans.
No, absolutely not.
"No, absolutely not" what?
I am not going to cook
Spanish food for 800 people
at another school bazaar again.
Well, it's not a bazaar.
It's a pageant, and it's
called The Enchanted Forest.
Oh. Oh.
Little Ricky's gonna be in it.
Oh, is he? Yeah.
What's he gonna do?
I don't know. They haven't
assigned the parts yet.
Well, if, uh...
they haven't assigned the parts,
how do you know
that he's gonna be in it?
Well, it's being presented
by the kindergarten
and the first and second grades.
He's bound to be in it.
Oh, I see.
In fact, I assume Little
Ricky will have the star part.
And why do you assume that
he's gonna have the star part?
Well, my goodness, it's
perfectly obvious to me
that Little Ricky has
much more talent
than any other
child in the school.
It should also be obvious to you
that there are a lot
of other talented
children in school,
and that their families
probably feel
exactly the same way.
Well, honey, it's only right
that the most talented child
get the biggest role.
Now, it isn't fair to our son
to give him a stale,
unimportant little part.
Now, Lucy, listen to me.
Hey, Ricky,
wouldn't you like
to go into your room
and play with your trains?
No, Daddy. I'd
like to stay here.
Oh. Well...
will you do it as
a favor to Daddy?
Okay.
Thank you, partner.
Thank you, sweetheart.
See you in a minute.
Lucy, we know that
the child is talented,
but that is not the point.
It is much more important
that he learns how to cooperate
and to become a part of a group
than it is for him to be
the center of attention.
Well...
No, really. We don't
want him to think
that... that the world
revolves around him.
We want him to learn
that there are other people
that count, too.
You know something, honey?
You're absolutely right.
You know, you're a
regular Cuban Dr. Spock.
Well, thank you.
Then it's all settled, huh?
Yeah, it's all settled, baby.
Okay. Come on, Fred, let's
get this thing downstairs.
What? Already?
Yeah, children sure
love to have a snack
when they come home
from school in the afternoon.
Kids never seem to get full.
No.
I guess they burn up
a lot of energy playing.
Yeah.
Well, I burn up a
lot of energy eating.
Yeah.
Hi, Mommy. Hi, Ethel.
Well, hi, there.
Hi, sweetheart.
Look at those rosy cheeks.
I bet it was cold outside today.
My sandwich!
Where's my sandwich?!
Oh, for heaven's sake.
Oh, sweetheart, I'm so sorry.
There we are.
Honey, did you have a
good time in school today?
No.
No?!
No!
Gee, it reminds me
of my schooldays.
Well, honey, what happened?
It's the old pageant.
What about the pageant?
Didn't the teacher
give you a part?
Yes.
Well, then why the long face?
She just wanted to
give me a little part.
Well, now, I think that's fine.
I don't.
Why not?
I don't want a
stale little part.
Oh, dear. You don't?
I should get a big part.
I've got talent.
Well, now, whoever
told you that?
You did.
Where are you going?
I think I hear my
mother calling me.
Little Ricky, darling,
I want to have a talk with you.
Now, listen, honey.
Even though
you might want to have
a big part in the pageant,
you must realize that the
other little boys and girls
in the school want
to have a big part, too.
Now, the main thing
is to make the pageant
a success, isn't it?
So, honey, it's
much more important
for you to cooperate, and
be a member of the group,
than it is to be the
center of attention.
Do you understand
what I'm trying to say?
Yes, Mommy.
Good.
Now, tomorrow,
when you go to school,
I want you to tell your teacher
that you'll be very happy
to accept that stale...
that nice little part in
the pageant. Okay?
Okay, Mommy.
All right, sweetheart.
Hi, Lucy.
Hi.
Say, how about playing
some bridge tonight?
Oh, sorry, honey.
Ricky has to go
to a fathers' meeting at school.
And, say, the last
time we played bridge,
you said you'd never
want to play with me again.
What happened?
Our television set's broken.
Stranded, eh?
Hi, Ethel. Hi.
Honey, I'll be back
about 8:30 or 9:00. Okay.
What's the meeting for, Rick?
Well, it's a school
pageant, you know.
Yeah, well, the parents are
going to take part in it, too,
and the fathers are getting
their assignments tonight.
Yeah, they'll probably want me
to produce and
direct the whole thing.
Gee, it sounds like a big job.
Yes, I guess it'll
be, but, you know,
it's one of those things
that they ask you to do
that you have to do, you know.
Well, I'm very
proud of you, dear.
You're such a good father.
It's nothing, honey.
It's a community project,
and everyone should be
proud and glad to do their part.
That's right, dear.
I'll see you later.
Bye-bye, sweetheart.
Oh, boy, you're married
to a wonderful guy.
Yeah.
Hey, how about playing
some three-handed bridge?
Okay. I'll go get the dummy.
That meeting's taking
longer than Ricky figured.
Well, you know Ricky.
When he's in
charge of something,
time means nothing.
Huh! Mira!
Que quieren la
cosa la gente. Huh!
Se puede ofrecerle
uno que voy hacerlo.
Y quieren que haga alli
Y no me lo dan a mi nada!
Honey! Honey! What's wrong?
I'll tell you what's
wrong. What?
You know who they picked
to produce and
direct the pageant?
Who?
Clifford Terry.
Clifford Terry?!
Yeah. He's not even
in show business.
He runs an orange juice stand.
Why did they ever pick him?
Because, during intermission,
he's gonna give
them free orange juice.
That's why they ever picked him.
What are you gonna
be? His assistant?
No.
His assistant's assistant? No.
Know what they
want me to do? What?
They want me to be an actor
with all the little kids in
The Enchanted Forest.
Well, honey, that
doesn't sound so bad.
It's probably a big role.
What part are you gonna play?
A hollow tree.
A hollow tree?
A hollow tree.
Eso es lo que
quieren que yo haga.
Un actor como mi
pasando un hollow tree.
Eso es lo que quieren
que haga yo alla.
The only father in
the whole school
that is in show business,
and they want me
to play a hollow tree.
Mira que tienen cosa.
I've got a good
mind to tell them that
I don't want anything to do
with the whole school pageant.
Daddy, you woke me up.
Oh. I'm sorry, son.
I'm... I'm sorry I
shouted so loud.
Daddy?
What?
Why don't you want to be a tree?
Oh. Well, I'm a performer.
I've been in show
business since I was a...
I think you should be a tree.
You do?
Uh-huh. It's more
fun to cooperate
than to be the
center of attention.
You're right, son.
You're absolutely right.
I'll be a tree.
Oh, boy! Daddy's
gonna be a tree!
Daddy's gonna be a tree!
Well, I guess he
taught you a lesson.
Just because you
couldn't be the big cheese,
you didn't want to play.
Don't you talk too much.
Wait till you find out
what they want you to do.
What?
You are going to
be the old witch.
Ew!
Oh, a hollow tree
and an old witch.
Funny, huh?
And don't you two laugh either.
What do you mean?
Well, all the parents are busy
in the production
and direction end
of this extravaganza,
so I told them that you two
would be very
happy to take a part.
Oh.
Oh, no. What did
they pick out for me?
Oh, they got a dilly for you.
You're gonna be a frog.
Freddy the Frog.
Oh, that's really funny.
And you, Ethel, are gonna be
the Fairy Princess. ETHEL: Oh!
Well, if there's anything
funnier than me being a frog,
it's you being a fairy princess.
Hey, how come
she's a fairy princess
and I'm a witch?
Now, look, dear, remember,
you have to cooperate
with the group.
I don't mind cooperating,
but this casting is ridiculous.
Just what do you mean by that?
Oh, nothing personal, Ethel,
but anyone can see you look
more like a witch than I do.
Well, I'm glad you
didn't get personal.
Look, it's really purely
a matter of economics.
What do you mean?
Well, they want
to use the costume
that they used last year
for the Fairy Princess,
and Ethel happens
to fit it perfect.
Oh, yeah, last year. I remember.
Jimmy Wilson's mother
was the Fairy Princess
and, oh, she's a...
Oh, you'll fit it perfectly.
Hi, Mommy. Hi, Daddy.
Hi, partner.
Oh, hi, sweetheart.
Say, that bus got you home
kind of early today, didn't it?
Say, what's this?
Oh, what have you been doing?
A note from the teacher.
"Dear Mrs. Ricardo,
"The child who was to have
played the lead in the pageant
"can't do it because his
parents feel the part is too big,
"and he can't
memorize all the lines.
"If you think your
son can handle it,
we'd like him to play the lead."
Isn't that wonderful?
Wait a minute, honey.
Who are you calling?
I'm going to call his teacher
and tell her we'd be delighted
to have Ricky play the lead.
Now, wait a minute, honey.
I don't know whether
he can handle a lead.
He's just a little boy.
Honey, he's got show
business in his blood.
You can handle
the lead, can't you, honey?
Sure, Mommy.
Sure.
Hello? Hello, Miss Pringle.
This is Mrs. Ricardo.
Yes. We just read your note,
and we'd like to tell you
that we'd be delighted
to have Ricky play the lead.
Yes. Well, thank
you very much. Bye.
Mommy. What, sweetheart?
What's a lead?
Oh, dear.
"What's a lead?"
Come on, partner.
Time to go to bed.
Oh, not yet, dear. I want him
to rehearse his
lines just once more.
Oh. How's he doing?
Fine. By tomorrow night,
he's gonna be perfect.
Now, honey, let's show Daddy.
Little Suzy says, "Sometime,
wouldn't you like to visit
the Enchanted Forest, Billy?"
Come on, now. You
remember, honey.
All you do is nod.
That's right.
Lucy, I don't know, dear.
This is an awfully big
part for a little fellow.
I don't think we can expect him
to memorize the whole
thing in a couple of days.
Oh, now, honey, don't worry.
He'll remember them all right.
Now, suppose that he doesn't
remember them all right?
Well, so what can happen?
There will always
be one of us...
You or me or Fred or
Ethel... Close by to help him.
Now, don't worry about it.
Now, Little Ricky,
this is the end.
Suzy is sitting there
reading the book about
the Enchanted Forest,
and she comes to
the end of the story.
What do we do?
"and after the mean old witch
"recited the code of
the Enchanted Forest,
"the Fairy Princess
waved her wand
"and there was
dancing and singing
and everyone lived
happily ever after."
Sometime, wouldn't
you like to visit
the Enchanted Forest, Billy?
I said, "Sometime,
wouldn't you like
to visit the Enchanted
Forest, Billy?"
Good.
Good. Maybe, if
we go right to sleep,
we'll visit the Enchanted
Forest in our dreams.
Look! This must be
the Enchanted Forest.
Isn't this a beautiful forest?
The most beautiful
forest I ever saw.
I sure would love to live here.
Wouldn't you?
I'd love to live here, too.
I'd love to live here, too.
Thanks, Daddy.
The bunnies!
The bunnies, Billy!
Weren't the gnomes
and bunnies adorable?
Yes. And here comes
Hippity-Hoppity the frog.
Where?
Right over there.
Hello, children.
Hello. Hello.
You must be Hippity-Hoppity.
That's right.
What's your name, little girl?
I'm Suzy Brown,
and this is my brother.
Well, hello, young fella.
What's your name?
My name is, uh, um...
My name is, uh, um...
Huh?
I can't hear ya.
Billy Brown!
Oh, yeah.
My name is Billy Brown.
We were just saying,
we sure would love to live here.
That's right, Hippity-Hoppity.
Can we live in the
Enchanted Forest?
Why, sure, but there's one thing
you've got to be careful about.
You mean the witch?
Yes, because she
doesn't like little children.
So you've got to hide
behind the magic tree
when you see her.
Then you'll be safe.
We'll remember.
Thanks for telling us, Hippity.
You're welcome.
What's that?
Why, those are our
friends the three wise owls.
It's the witch!
Hurry! Hide!
Aha!
I see you, children.
You come out from
behind that tree!
No! Never!
This is a magic tree.
You can't hurt us here.
All right, then. If
you won't come out,
then I'm gonna put a curse
on your friend Hippity-Hoppity.
Hippity-bippity...
No! Don't do that!
Don't hurt our friend!
All right, then,
you come with me.
No! Never!
Why not?
Do you know who
I am, little boy?
I say, do you know who I am?
Sure. You're my mommy.
Uh-uh.
You are the witch.
But I'm not the witch.
I'm Billy Brown.
Ai-yi-yi-yi.
If you're not gonna
come with me,
then I'm gonna take you with me!
Oh, it's the Fairy Princess.
Do not be frightened,
little children.
Nothing can harm
you now that I am here.
Run to the frog.
And now,
so that the witch cannot harm
little children anymore,
I'm going to wave my magic wand
and banish her from the
Enchanted Forest forever.
Vanish, old witch!
Vanish!
Come here.
And, now that the wicked
witch has been banished,
we can all live in
the Enchanted Forest
happily ever af-after.
Can't the witch ever come back?
Only if she promises to
start loving little children
instead of hating them,
and she must be a good witch
and live by the code of
the Enchanted Forest.
Give her another
chance, Fairy Princess.
Yes, please give
her another chance.
Yeah. Why don't you
give the kid a break?
All right, if it will
make you all happy.
♪ Reappear ♪
♪ Reappear ♪
♪ Return, old witch ♪
♪ And come back here. ♪
What do you want?
We may let you stay.
Oh, let me stay, Fairy Princess.
Let me stay.
Only if you promise
to be a good witch.
I promise to be a good witch.
And you have to start
loving little children.
I will.
And you have to recite the code
of the Enchanted Forest.
I will! I will! I will!
Come, gnomes!
Come, bunnies!
Oh, come on, everybody!
Gather round!
Come on, everybody!
I promise to be good
and kind and gentle,
and to love little children
and all the birds, the trees,
and the flowers and the animals,
and I promise to, uh...
uh...
I promise to, uh...
Promise to laugh and sing
and spread joy and happiness.
Oh. Thanks, dear.
I promise to laugh and sing
and spread joy and happiness,
and I promise never to cast
an evil spell as long as I live.
And now, let there be
dancing and singing.
♪ Hi-dee-dee ♪
♪ Di-da-di. ♪
♪ The witch has changed
from bad to good ♪
♪ And now she's
acting like she should ♪
♪ She loves each
child eternally ♪
♪ And she loves you
and you and me... ♪
♪ And now the... ♪
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Hello.
Oh, hi, Caroline.
Yeah, we got back Friday.
Oh, I just loved it.
Florida was marvelous.
Cuba?
Well, just bueno,
bueno, that's all.
I met all of Ricky's family,
and guess what, Caroline.
I learned how to
do the cha-cha-cha.
Took lessons at the hotel.
No, it wasn't too expensive.
It came to about
ten dollars a cha.
Well, it's, uh...
it's sort of like the
rumba, only you, uh...
you do a lot more, uh...
And then there's two or
three times that you, that you...
Oh.
Hi, Mommy. What are you doing?
Yeah, well, just a minute.
Caroline, I got to run now.
I'll call you back later.
Okay, dear. Bye.
Oh, I-I'm just dancing, honey.
Hi, sweetheart.
Well, now, were you a
good boy this afternoon?
Oh, he was just a doll.
He and Uncle Fred have been
playing cowboys and Indians.
Lucy, if you've got
this thing unpacked,
I'll put it down
in the basement.
Oh, Fred.
Oh, what's so funny?
Isn't he cute?
That's the way he used
to look when he had hair.
Here, cowboy.
You'd better put that
back in the wigwam.
Go on, honey. You can
take that anytime, Fred.
I finished unpacking before
I went to the PTA meeting.
Come on, give me a
hand, will you, Ethel?
What's the matter?
Can't you handle it by yourself?
No, I can't handle it by myself.
Why not?
Because when I lost my
hair, I lost my strength.
Well, if you expect
me to help you,
you just lost your mind.
Hi. Hiya, Fred.
Oh, hi, Rick.
Hi, honey.
Hey, Rick, will you help me
put this thing down
in the basement?
Why, sure, Fred.
Come on, grab ahold.
Where's Little Ricky?
Oh, he'll be out in a minute.
Honey, here's
Daddy. Hi, partner!
Hi, Daddy. Hi.
Hey, honey, hurry
back, will you?
Because I want to tell you
all about the PTA meeting.
We made some wonderful plans.
No, absolutely not.
"No, absolutely not" what?
I am not going to cook
Spanish food for 800 people
at another school bazaar again.
Well, it's not a bazaar.
It's a pageant, and it's
called The Enchanted Forest.
Oh. Oh.
Little Ricky's gonna be in it.
Oh, is he? Yeah.
What's he gonna do?
I don't know. They haven't
assigned the parts yet.
Well, if, uh...
they haven't assigned the parts,
how do you know
that he's gonna be in it?
Well, it's being presented
by the kindergarten
and the first and second grades.
He's bound to be in it.
Oh, I see.
In fact, I assume Little
Ricky will have the star part.
And why do you assume that
he's gonna have the star part?
Well, my goodness, it's
perfectly obvious to me
that Little Ricky has
much more talent
than any other
child in the school.
It should also be obvious to you
that there are a lot
of other talented
children in school,
and that their families
probably feel
exactly the same way.
Well, honey, it's only right
that the most talented child
get the biggest role.
Now, it isn't fair to our son
to give him a stale,
unimportant little part.
Now, Lucy, listen to me.
Hey, Ricky,
wouldn't you like
to go into your room
and play with your trains?
No, Daddy. I'd
like to stay here.
Oh. Well...
will you do it as
a favor to Daddy?
Okay.
Thank you, partner.
Thank you, sweetheart.
See you in a minute.
Lucy, we know that
the child is talented,
but that is not the point.
It is much more important
that he learns how to cooperate
and to become a part of a group
than it is for him to be
the center of attention.
Well...
No, really. We don't
want him to think
that... that the world
revolves around him.
We want him to learn
that there are other people
that count, too.
You know something, honey?
You're absolutely right.
You know, you're a
regular Cuban Dr. Spock.
Well, thank you.
Then it's all settled, huh?
Yeah, it's all settled, baby.
Okay. Come on, Fred, let's
get this thing downstairs.
What? Already?
Yeah, children sure
love to have a snack
when they come home
from school in the afternoon.
Kids never seem to get full.
No.
I guess they burn up
a lot of energy playing.
Yeah.
Well, I burn up a
lot of energy eating.
Yeah.
Hi, Mommy. Hi, Ethel.
Well, hi, there.
Hi, sweetheart.
Look at those rosy cheeks.
I bet it was cold outside today.
My sandwich!
Where's my sandwich?!
Oh, for heaven's sake.
Oh, sweetheart, I'm so sorry.
There we are.
Honey, did you have a
good time in school today?
No.
No?!
No!
Gee, it reminds me
of my schooldays.
Well, honey, what happened?
It's the old pageant.
What about the pageant?
Didn't the teacher
give you a part?
Yes.
Well, then why the long face?
She just wanted to
give me a little part.
Well, now, I think that's fine.
I don't.
Why not?
I don't want a
stale little part.
Oh, dear. You don't?
I should get a big part.
I've got talent.
Well, now, whoever
told you that?
You did.
Where are you going?
I think I hear my
mother calling me.
Little Ricky, darling,
I want to have a talk with you.
Now, listen, honey.
Even though
you might want to have
a big part in the pageant,
you must realize that the
other little boys and girls
in the school want
to have a big part, too.
Now, the main thing
is to make the pageant
a success, isn't it?
So, honey, it's
much more important
for you to cooperate, and
be a member of the group,
than it is to be the
center of attention.
Do you understand
what I'm trying to say?
Yes, Mommy.
Good.
Now, tomorrow,
when you go to school,
I want you to tell your teacher
that you'll be very happy
to accept that stale...
that nice little part in
the pageant. Okay?
Okay, Mommy.
All right, sweetheart.
Hi, Lucy.
Hi.
Say, how about playing
some bridge tonight?
Oh, sorry, honey.
Ricky has to go
to a fathers' meeting at school.
And, say, the last
time we played bridge,
you said you'd never
want to play with me again.
What happened?
Our television set's broken.
Stranded, eh?
Hi, Ethel. Hi.
Honey, I'll be back
about 8:30 or 9:00. Okay.
What's the meeting for, Rick?
Well, it's a school
pageant, you know.
Yeah, well, the parents are
going to take part in it, too,
and the fathers are getting
their assignments tonight.
Yeah, they'll probably want me
to produce and
direct the whole thing.
Gee, it sounds like a big job.
Yes, I guess it'll
be, but, you know,
it's one of those things
that they ask you to do
that you have to do, you know.
Well, I'm very
proud of you, dear.
You're such a good father.
It's nothing, honey.
It's a community project,
and everyone should be
proud and glad to do their part.
That's right, dear.
I'll see you later.
Bye-bye, sweetheart.
Oh, boy, you're married
to a wonderful guy.
Yeah.
Hey, how about playing
some three-handed bridge?
Okay. I'll go get the dummy.
That meeting's taking
longer than Ricky figured.
Well, you know Ricky.
When he's in
charge of something,
time means nothing.
Huh! Mira!
Que quieren la
cosa la gente. Huh!
Se puede ofrecerle
uno que voy hacerlo.
Y quieren que haga alli
Y no me lo dan a mi nada!
Honey! Honey! What's wrong?
I'll tell you what's
wrong. What?
You know who they picked
to produce and
direct the pageant?
Who?
Clifford Terry.
Clifford Terry?!
Yeah. He's not even
in show business.
He runs an orange juice stand.
Why did they ever pick him?
Because, during intermission,
he's gonna give
them free orange juice.
That's why they ever picked him.
What are you gonna
be? His assistant?
No.
His assistant's assistant? No.
Know what they
want me to do? What?
They want me to be an actor
with all the little kids in
The Enchanted Forest.
Well, honey, that
doesn't sound so bad.
It's probably a big role.
What part are you gonna play?
A hollow tree.
A hollow tree?
A hollow tree.
Eso es lo que
quieren que yo haga.
Un actor como mi
pasando un hollow tree.
Eso es lo que quieren
que haga yo alla.
The only father in
the whole school
that is in show business,
and they want me
to play a hollow tree.
Mira que tienen cosa.
I've got a good
mind to tell them that
I don't want anything to do
with the whole school pageant.
Daddy, you woke me up.
Oh. I'm sorry, son.
I'm... I'm sorry I
shouted so loud.
Daddy?
What?
Why don't you want to be a tree?
Oh. Well, I'm a performer.
I've been in show
business since I was a...
I think you should be a tree.
You do?
Uh-huh. It's more
fun to cooperate
than to be the
center of attention.
You're right, son.
You're absolutely right.
I'll be a tree.
Oh, boy! Daddy's
gonna be a tree!
Daddy's gonna be a tree!
Well, I guess he
taught you a lesson.
Just because you
couldn't be the big cheese,
you didn't want to play.
Don't you talk too much.
Wait till you find out
what they want you to do.
What?
You are going to
be the old witch.
Ew!
Oh, a hollow tree
and an old witch.
Funny, huh?
And don't you two laugh either.
What do you mean?
Well, all the parents are busy
in the production
and direction end
of this extravaganza,
so I told them that you two
would be very
happy to take a part.
Oh.
Oh, no. What did
they pick out for me?
Oh, they got a dilly for you.
You're gonna be a frog.
Freddy the Frog.
Oh, that's really funny.
And you, Ethel, are gonna be
the Fairy Princess. ETHEL: Oh!
Well, if there's anything
funnier than me being a frog,
it's you being a fairy princess.
Hey, how come
she's a fairy princess
and I'm a witch?
Now, look, dear, remember,
you have to cooperate
with the group.
I don't mind cooperating,
but this casting is ridiculous.
Just what do you mean by that?
Oh, nothing personal, Ethel,
but anyone can see you look
more like a witch than I do.
Well, I'm glad you
didn't get personal.
Look, it's really purely
a matter of economics.
What do you mean?
Well, they want
to use the costume
that they used last year
for the Fairy Princess,
and Ethel happens
to fit it perfect.
Oh, yeah, last year. I remember.
Jimmy Wilson's mother
was the Fairy Princess
and, oh, she's a...
Oh, you'll fit it perfectly.
Hi, Mommy. Hi, Daddy.
Hi, partner.
Oh, hi, sweetheart.
Say, that bus got you home
kind of early today, didn't it?
Say, what's this?
Oh, what have you been doing?
A note from the teacher.
"Dear Mrs. Ricardo,
"The child who was to have
played the lead in the pageant
"can't do it because his
parents feel the part is too big,
"and he can't
memorize all the lines.
"If you think your
son can handle it,
we'd like him to play the lead."
Isn't that wonderful?
Wait a minute, honey.
Who are you calling?
I'm going to call his teacher
and tell her we'd be delighted
to have Ricky play the lead.
Now, wait a minute, honey.
I don't know whether
he can handle a lead.
He's just a little boy.
Honey, he's got show
business in his blood.
You can handle
the lead, can't you, honey?
Sure, Mommy.
Sure.
Hello? Hello, Miss Pringle.
This is Mrs. Ricardo.
Yes. We just read your note,
and we'd like to tell you
that we'd be delighted
to have Ricky play the lead.
Yes. Well, thank
you very much. Bye.
Mommy. What, sweetheart?
What's a lead?
Oh, dear.
"What's a lead?"
Come on, partner.
Time to go to bed.
Oh, not yet, dear. I want him
to rehearse his
lines just once more.
Oh. How's he doing?
Fine. By tomorrow night,
he's gonna be perfect.
Now, honey, let's show Daddy.
Little Suzy says, "Sometime,
wouldn't you like to visit
the Enchanted Forest, Billy?"
Come on, now. You
remember, honey.
All you do is nod.
That's right.
Lucy, I don't know, dear.
This is an awfully big
part for a little fellow.
I don't think we can expect him
to memorize the whole
thing in a couple of days.
Oh, now, honey, don't worry.
He'll remember them all right.
Now, suppose that he doesn't
remember them all right?
Well, so what can happen?
There will always
be one of us...
You or me or Fred or
Ethel... Close by to help him.
Now, don't worry about it.
Now, Little Ricky,
this is the end.
Suzy is sitting there
reading the book about
the Enchanted Forest,
and she comes to
the end of the story.
What do we do?
"and after the mean old witch
"recited the code of
the Enchanted Forest,
"the Fairy Princess
waved her wand
"and there was
dancing and singing
and everyone lived
happily ever after."
Sometime, wouldn't
you like to visit
the Enchanted Forest, Billy?
I said, "Sometime,
wouldn't you like
to visit the Enchanted
Forest, Billy?"
Good.
Good. Maybe, if
we go right to sleep,
we'll visit the Enchanted
Forest in our dreams.
Look! This must be
the Enchanted Forest.
Isn't this a beautiful forest?
The most beautiful
forest I ever saw.
I sure would love to live here.
Wouldn't you?
I'd love to live here, too.
I'd love to live here, too.
Thanks, Daddy.
The bunnies!
The bunnies, Billy!
Weren't the gnomes
and bunnies adorable?
Yes. And here comes
Hippity-Hoppity the frog.
Where?
Right over there.
Hello, children.
Hello. Hello.
You must be Hippity-Hoppity.
That's right.
What's your name, little girl?
I'm Suzy Brown,
and this is my brother.
Well, hello, young fella.
What's your name?
My name is, uh, um...
My name is, uh, um...
Huh?
I can't hear ya.
Billy Brown!
Oh, yeah.
My name is Billy Brown.
We were just saying,
we sure would love to live here.
That's right, Hippity-Hoppity.
Can we live in the
Enchanted Forest?
Why, sure, but there's one thing
you've got to be careful about.
You mean the witch?
Yes, because she
doesn't like little children.
So you've got to hide
behind the magic tree
when you see her.
Then you'll be safe.
We'll remember.
Thanks for telling us, Hippity.
You're welcome.
What's that?
Why, those are our
friends the three wise owls.
It's the witch!
Hurry! Hide!
Aha!
I see you, children.
You come out from
behind that tree!
No! Never!
This is a magic tree.
You can't hurt us here.
All right, then. If
you won't come out,
then I'm gonna put a curse
on your friend Hippity-Hoppity.
Hippity-bippity...
No! Don't do that!
Don't hurt our friend!
All right, then,
you come with me.
No! Never!
Why not?
Do you know who
I am, little boy?
I say, do you know who I am?
Sure. You're my mommy.
Uh-uh.
You are the witch.
But I'm not the witch.
I'm Billy Brown.
Ai-yi-yi-yi.
If you're not gonna
come with me,
then I'm gonna take you with me!
Oh, it's the Fairy Princess.
Do not be frightened,
little children.
Nothing can harm
you now that I am here.
Run to the frog.
And now,
so that the witch cannot harm
little children anymore,
I'm going to wave my magic wand
and banish her from the
Enchanted Forest forever.
Vanish, old witch!
Vanish!
Come here.
And, now that the wicked
witch has been banished,
we can all live in
the Enchanted Forest
happily ever af-after.
Can't the witch ever come back?
Only if she promises to
start loving little children
instead of hating them,
and she must be a good witch
and live by the code of
the Enchanted Forest.
Give her another
chance, Fairy Princess.
Yes, please give
her another chance.
Yeah. Why don't you
give the kid a break?
All right, if it will
make you all happy.
♪ Reappear ♪
♪ Reappear ♪
♪ Return, old witch ♪
♪ And come back here. ♪
What do you want?
We may let you stay.
Oh, let me stay, Fairy Princess.
Let me stay.
Only if you promise
to be a good witch.
I promise to be a good witch.
And you have to start
loving little children.
I will.
And you have to recite the code
of the Enchanted Forest.
I will! I will! I will!
Come, gnomes!
Come, bunnies!
Oh, come on, everybody!
Gather round!
Come on, everybody!
I promise to be good
and kind and gentle,
and to love little children
and all the birds, the trees,
and the flowers and the animals,
and I promise to, uh...
uh...
I promise to, uh...
Promise to laugh and sing
and spread joy and happiness.
Oh. Thanks, dear.
I promise to laugh and sing
and spread joy and happiness,
and I promise never to cast
an evil spell as long as I live.
And now, let there be
dancing and singing.
♪ Hi-dee-dee ♪
♪ Di-da-di. ♪
♪ The witch has changed
from bad to good ♪
♪ And now she's
acting like she should ♪
♪ She loves each
child eternally ♪
♪ And she loves you
and you and me... ♪
♪ And now the... ♪
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