My Three Sons (1960–1972): Season 1, Episode 17 - Mike in a Rush - full transcript

Mike receives an invitation to a frat rush at the local college, then is eventually dropped because his college plans are perceived as being unclear.

Jean?

Jean?

Jean?

Just a second, Mike.

Hey, you want to go to a movie?

This afternoon?

Sure, why not?

'Cause I'm going someplace else.

Where?

Hey, can I come in?

Well, if you want to.



Something wrong?

Boy, you look great.

You don't have
to act so surprised.

Well, no, no-no kidding,
you-you really do.

Thank you.

There's a good show
playing at the Majestic.

Where are you going?

To a tea.

One of the sororities is giving
it over at June Decker's house.

You remember June Decker.

Well, she's an Omega
Psi at State now.

Oh.

Alpha Row has
invited me to a smoker.

Boy those fraternities
are really zeroing in.



We got a whole semester
left and they've got

just about every sharp
guy in class tabbed.

Uh-huh.

Oh.

When is your smoker?

Tomorrow. But I'm not going.

Fraternities are pretty
important at State.

Yeah, but I might
not go to State.

I might not go to college.

And then again you might.

Besides, everyone else is going.

Oh, listen, I've got to run.

I don't want to be late.

Okay.

You could take me out
tonight if you wanted to.

There's a party at
Betty Parker's house.

Nothing fancy,
just a get together.

A lot of the college
kids will be there.

All the same to you, I'd...

I really do want to go.

But then I don't want
to go without a date.

And with all those
college boys there...

Say no more.

Very glad to take you.

Pick me up at 7:00?

Right.

Jean?

You really do look great.

Jean, hi.

So glad you could come.

Hi. Nice to see you again.

Hello, Mike. I haven't
seen you in a long time.

Yeah, Christmas vacation.

Well, it seems like ages ago.

Oh, Bobby, I want you
to meet Jean Pearson.

I've told you about Jean.

Hello, Jean. JEAN: Hi.

And this is Mike Douglas.
Good to know you Mike.

Oh, hi.

I want you to meet my
houseguest from school.

She's a dream.

Uh, cigarette?

Oh, no thanks. I don't smoke.

Are you a senior, too, Mike?

Yeah, graduate this June.

I guess you're
looking forward to it.

I remember I sure did.

Boy, I'll say.

Uh, coming to State?

Well, uh, I don't know.

I, uh, I don't know
whether I'll go to college.

Not at all?

Well, I, uh, haven't
really decided yet.

You know, I've
been so busy with...

Excuse me, Mike, there's
someone I want to talk to.

Oh, sure.

Now it's the fourth quarter,
fourth down, 18 yards to go,

minute and a half to play.

All of a sudden, here
comes this beautiful pass.

26 to 22.

Oh, hi, I don't think we've met.

I'm George Collingwood.
Oh, Mike Douglas.

How are you, Mike?

Do you know these two men?

Chuck and Bozo? Sure,
I go to school with them.

Are you a senior?

Yeah, I graduate in June.

Swell, sit down.

Bentley and Charles and I
were just talking about fraternities.

Before we got off onto football.

Hey, have you done any
thinking about fraternities, Mike?

Well, I-I, uh, I'm not
sure I'm going to college.

Oh.

Well, gee, I hope you decide to.

It's a great life.

Yeah, I guess so.

Uh, you say your dad was a
K.A.G., is that right, Bentley?

He was president of his chapter.

Uh, what year was that?

19, uh, 41.

I might go.

Uh, I haven't decided I won't.

How about you, Charles?

Well, my father didn't
go to college. Excuse me.

I'm gonna be the first one
out of our family to go I guess.

Well, I think you'll
really like it here.

Hi.

Hi.

My name is Art Landis.

Oh, Mike Douglas.

I just met your date.

She's a real doll.

I asked her who the lucky guy
was, and she pointed over here.

How long have you
been going together?

Oh, about all of our lives.

You going to get
married in college?

A lot of kids do.

You're both seniors, aren't you?

Well, yeah.

Oh, but I might as
well tell you right now...

Was that one S or
two S's in Douglas?

Well, it's one.

The K.A.G.'s having a
little get-together tomorrow.

Why don't you drop by?

I'd like you to meet
some of the other brothers.

Well, uh...

Anybody going steady
with a girl as cute as Jean

must be pretty sharp.

Well, yeah, uh, I'd like to.

Smoke?

Oh, no thanks, I don't...

Uh, I'm in training.

What for?

Track.

Oh, now your name rings a bell.

You're pretty darn
good at track, aren't you?

Well, I get by.

That K.A.G. meeting
tomorrow is at 4:00.

Why don't I pick you up?

Well, that'll be fine, Art.

How's the marshmallow supply?

Holding up fine, Betty.

You want to go now, Mike?

Well, it's still early.

That's what I told her.

Mike and I were just
getting acquainted.

Somebody who is going
to be a track star at State

has got to be a K.A.G.

Right, Betty?

Right.

Just give to me a K.A.G.

and I'll leave my
home and mother.

♪ His pin to wear
and I won't care ♪

♪ To ever meet another ♪

♪ Yes, I'll be true to
the gold and blue ♪

♪ Of dear old K.A.G. ♪

♪ Yes, I'll be true to
the gold and blue ♪

♪ Of dear old K.A.G. ♪

Who's there?

Mike Douglas. I live here.

Oh, good morning.

Hey, you're running
a little late, aren't you?

I'm on vacation.

Oh. Vacation?

Oh, that's right, you're
between semesters, aren't you?

What?!

I said... Never mind.

How was the party?

Hey, I'm going to college.

You're what?

I've decided to go to college.

Well, that figures.

Anything to get out of
some work around here.

Oh, that's fine, Mike.

What?

I said, I'm glad you
figured it out that way.

That's great. Yeah.

Say, that was, uh, kind of
a quick decision, wasn't it?

I mean, uh... how'd
that come about?

Well, I've been thinking
about it for a long time.

I know.

I was kind of afraid you
were gonna make a career

out of thinking about it.

I'll probably be a K.A.G.

A what?

K.A.G.

Kappa Alpha Gamma.

It's only the most
important fraternity at State.

Oh, you're, uh, decided
to go to State, huh?

Sure.

And you certainly aren't
wasting any time, are you?

You got a school all
picked out, even a fraternity.

Well, actually, they
have to pick me out,

but, uh, I'm pretty
sure it's all set up.

Hey, Dad. Mm-hmm?

Would you be
interested in knowing

I only got two
bucks in my wallet?

No, not particularly.

Oh.

Well, I-I'm going out tonight.

Art Landis has got me a date.

Who?

What?

Never mind.

♪ Yes, I'll be true to
the gold and blue ♪

♪ Of dear old ♪

♪ K.A.G. ♪

Yahoo!

Like the guys were
trying to explain to you

this afternoon at the party,

when you're a K.A.G.,
you're somebody.

You're not just
a leftover person.

The world is full
of leftover people.

But when you're a K.A.G.,
you've got a bunch of brothers

behind you that'll back
you no matter what you do.

You've got a place, an identity.

What'll you have, kids?

What are you gonna have?

Oh, uh, well,
uh... I don't know.

Uh, what do you want?

Oh, uh, just some
coffee, I guess.

Nothing but coffee?

Are you sure?

I ate a lot of
popcorn at the movie.

Oh, okay, if you're sure you
really don't want anything else.

Oh, I'm sure.

Well, I-I think I'll splurge
and have a cheeseburger

and a chocolate milkshake.

Well, that does
sound good, doesn't it?

I'm, uh, really
not hungry, but...

maybe I will have a
cheeseburger, too.

And, uh, make
that a coffee malt.

Oh, and some French fries, too.

You can help me
eat the potatoes.

I just want a taste.

Don't you just love French
fries with a cheeseburger?

Be with you in a minute, kids.

Hi, George boy.

Oh, hi, Art.

Where you been? Omega Psi party.

Think I've met your
pretty date before,

but I don't remember where.

Oh, this is Jean Pearson.

Last night at Betty
Parker's house.

Oh, yeah, how
could I forget that?

Mike, you know
George Collingwood.

Oh, sure. Hi, Mike, how goes it?

Yeah, this is Jean
Pearson. I know.

Hello, Jean.

Hello, Mike.

Oh, uh, this is Susie Carter.

Hello, George, sweetheart.

Uh, how do you do, Jean?

Hello.

Well, now that we all know
each other, why don't we sit down?

How was the party?

Oh, pretty good.

Was Bobby there?

Uh, yeah.

Where'd you all go tonight?

See a film.

Oh, was it very good?

Pretty dull.

Hardly enough to
remember the title.

Or I thought I might
take engineering.

My dad's an engineer.

Is the engineering
school at State any good?

Well, it's supposed
to be the best.

I really don't know
too much about it.

We're closing in five minutes.

Thanks a lot, kids. Thank you.

Why don't you
send for the catalog

of the engineering school?

You could probably
make your mind up

a lot better if you
knew a little more.

Yeah, I'll do that.

Just, uh, write
to the university.

Is anything wrong, Mike?

Huh?

You look funny.

Do you feel all right?

Oh, I, I feel fine, great.

You'll get all hump-
shouldered sitting that way.

I know.

It's a terrible habit.

Oh, I've just got to
have some extra money.

How much did you
borrow from Jean?

Five bucks. Five bucks?

Well, this girl was eating
like she just discovered food,

so what could I do?

I guess that could
happen to anybody.

Well, here's the money
to pay Jean back,

but as for any extra money,
I think your new friends

might as well get to know
you as you usually are: broke.

But, Dad...

Why don't you do
the pillows, Mike?

Well, how am I ever
gonna get along in college?

That's what I want to know.

Well, you might get
yourself a part-time job.

Gee, must be awful hard to
go to college and work, too,

with all the activities.

Well, plenty of fellas do it.

Uh, why don't you ask

one of your fraternity
friends about it.

Yeah, maybe.

Do your pillows over
here, will you, Mike?

Oh, yeah.

Of course the number of hours
you can work will depend on

how heavy a study
load you carry.

Oh, sure.

What are you going
to major in, Mike?

Huh?

I guess you haven't
had too much chance

to give that much thought, huh?

One decision at a time.

I mean, you're
deciding to go to State.

Uh, I'm sure you've given
that a great deal of thought.

Well, yeah.

I decided that I, uh,

uh, that I didn't want
to be a leftover person.

I want to be a somebody.

Well, I guess I can't
blame you for that, Mike.

Nobody wants to be a,
as you say, leftover person.

But I hope you know that being
a somebody doesn't just happen

automatically because
you get a degree.

Oh, I know.

Or, uh, wear a fraternity pin.

Well, not everybody
gets to be a K.A.G.

I realize that, but uh,

that alone doesn't make
it desirable, does it?

Well, don't you want
me to be in a fraternity?

Well, sure I do, Mike,
if that's what you want.

But we have plenty of
time to talk about that.

I think there are much more
important decisions to be made,

if you really want to
go to State next year.

Well, sure I want to go.

I'm having a great time
with a great bunch of guys

who don't treat me like a kid.

And I don't know why you're
always knocking fraternities.

Oh, come on now, Mike.

What have I said
against fraternities?

Well, uh, I'll be pretty
happy if I get to be a K.A.G.

Why don't you go and pay Jean
the money you owe her, hmm?

Yeah.

Thanks, Dad.

Ooh, what do you think
I ought to wear tonight,

my sport coat or my blue suit?

Are you going to the mixer?

Sure. Art's getting
me an invitation.

I hear it's going
to be a nice party.

Some of the college boys
might even wear tuxedos.

No kidding.

Oh, boy, I'm really
looking forward to it.

Hey, why don't you
answer the phone?

I'm busy.

Busy warping your mind.

Hello?

Hold on a second, I'll see.

Mike!

He's not here.

Okay, I'll tell him, bye.

Where's Mike?

Next door, where do you think?

Well, when he comes
back tell him Art called

and said the party's
too big already

and he couldn't get
Mike an invitation.

What?

♪ ♪

Hi, George, Susie.

Oh, hello there, Mike.

Hi, Betty, Bob.

Hello, Mike. Hello, Mike.

Is, uh, Jean here yet?

Jean Pearson?

I-I don't believe she's coming.

She isn't?

I-I don't think so.

Oh, I wonder why not?

Bobby, this is one of
my very favorite songs.

Would you dance
with me? Sure, honey.

Excuse us, Mike.

Oh, sure.

Art?

Hi, Mike.

Uh, nice party.

Yeah.

I, uh, I don't see many
of my friends here,

I mean, from high school.

Well, uh, not too many
of them were invited.

Oh, I guess it's a pretty
special party, huh?

Yeah, it's one of the last ones.

Well, that's why I figured

practically everybody
would be here.

Well, a few people
are dropped everyday.

Dropped?

Well, yeah, we can't entertain

every high school
senior in town forever,

we'd go broke.

Yeah, I guess so.

Besides, we'll
meet 'em all again

in the fall anyway,
during official rush.

Do sororities do that, too?

Do what?

Drop people?

Well, sure they do,

but pre-rush doesn't
mean a whole lot.

Just gives us a chance to...

Is that why Jean isn't here?

Jean who?

Jean Pearson.

You couldn't have forgotten her.

You're always making
a big fuss about her.

Well, I've met so many
people this week, Mike.

I better ask Betty Parker.

Mike, that's none
of your business.

You'll just make them... Look,

I don't think they
ought to drop Jean.

She's no leftover person.

Mike. Excuse me.

Mike, you're not even
supposed to be here.

Look, it-it's embarrassing
enough for me already.

The guys are gonna want
to know why you came.

You make a fuss over some girl,

it's-it's gonna make
it that much worse.

Well, you invited me.

I know, but I called your
house this afternoon.

You mean, I, I've been dropped?

Well, you don't understand
what it means to be dropped.

It's, it's not as
terrible as it sounds.

I know what it means.

It means you guys get together
after every one of your parties

and decide who you want
and who you don't want,

like a bunch of-of vultures,

yeah, like a bunch
of snob vultures.

Oh, I know what
it means, all right.

Well, excuse me for goofing
up your big deal mixer.

Well, let me tell you something.

After seeing the way
you guys operate,

I'm glad I'm a leftover person.

Uh, never mind, thank you.

Hi.

Hi, Mike.

I thought you were going out.

I was.

I, uh, still am.

Running a little late.

I got home early.

Yeah, I see that.

I went to that mixer.

Boy, what a bunch of snobs.

You ought to be
glad you didn't go.

You know they just drop
people whenever they feel like it,

without even saying anything,

for any reason.

Because you, you don't
have enough money,

or you, you drive too old a car,

or, well, any reason.

Let me tell you, sometimes
they drop the wrong people.

I got, I got burned
up and walked out.

And those sororities
aren't any better either.

I guess they have
to work that way.

This afternoon when,

when I talked to you about the
mixer, you didn't say anything.

I-I thought you were going.

What was I supposed to say?

Uh, I don't know.

I-I'm hungry.

You want something? Sure.

Bub baked a cake today.

Coconut. Sounds good.

Hey, how come you're here?

You know I wasn't
supposed to be home tonight.

Mike, I asked Jean to
come over and help me.

We've been, uh, calling around,

trying to catch you before, uh,

well, so you didn't find
out the way you did.

Tell Bub I won't
be too late, hmm?

Well, it looks like
we have a visitor.

Who is it?

I don't know. He, uh,

got out of a new convertible.

I'm getting out of here.

Mike,

I, uh, guess he's
here to see you, huh?

You know, I'm a
little hungry myself.

Come on, Jeannie, I'll have
a piece of cake with you.

Better answer the door, Mike.

Hello, Mike.

I'd like to talk to you

for a few minutes if I could.

What about?

May I come in?

I'd like to explain
something to you.

I, more or less was your sponsor

at the fraternity.

I want to explain to you
why you were dropped.

You don't have to.

I know I don't have to.

I didn't have to come
all the way over here

from the dance, either.

Now, do you want
to hear it or don't you?

Okay, go on.

All right.

Now, I know what you've
been thinking about us,

but you're wrong.

How do you know
what I'm thinking?

Just let me finish, okay?

The guys decided

that you aren't serious
enough about going to college.

You don't seem to
have any other reason

for going except living it up.

We all like to do that,

but that's not the reason
we're going to State.

State has its playboy
types like any other college.

But we like to keep
them out of K.A.G.

because they can ruin the house.

Well, all you ever talk
about is having fun.

I mean, you're giving
parties all the time.

Well, we're on vacation

and we're pre-rushing.

But we try to get
a chance to talk

to each one of the
rushees about his plans

and... and what he
hopes to get out of college.

Well, Mike, you-you don't
seem to have any plans.

Well, I, I just decided to
go to college the other night.

I know.

And if you do attend
State in the fall,

K.A.G. definitely wants
to talk to you again,

get a chance to know you better.

You'll probably know more

about what you want, then.

Well, who knows,
maybe you won't want us.

Okay?

Okay.

No hard feelings?

No.

I always feel so rotten when
something like this happens.

I'm beginning to think
that it can't be helped.

People always get hurt

when things move so fast.

You define the word "rush."

Art?

Thanks.

I would like to see
you again in the fall.

Why don't you drop me a line?

You know my address.

Yeah, I will.

So long, Mike.

Well, I've always liked history.

It's really fascinating.

Don't you think
so? Oh, yes, yes.

It, uh, it gives you a darn
good fix on the future.

Well!

Well, I guess I'd,
uh, better take off.

Is that your State catalog?

Uh-huh.

Do you mind if I look it over?

No, not at all.

You know, that Art
Landis is a pretty nice guy.

Yes, he sure is.

Well, I'll, uh, see
you kids later.

Good night. Night, Dad.

Good night, Mr. Douglas.

Let's see what they've got
in the way of engineering.

Here. Oh, right, here, yeah.

Electrical engineering.