The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966): Season 2, Episode 2 - Sleep No More My Lady - full transcript

We'll be right there.

- Let me take your
bags to the taxi, Dad.
- Oh, no.

Never mind, Jeff.
Daddy will carry them out.

Hurry up, Donna. We
don't want to miss that plane.

Yeah, just a sec. Goodbye.

Oh, honey, we've
been saying, "Goodbye"

to the children all day.

Oh, but, honey, it's
so hard to leave them.

Look, honey, we're going to
New York for a couple of days

to a medical convention,
not the darkest Africa.

Yeah, you're right.
Well, goodbye, Jeff.



- Goodbye, Mom.
- Goodbye, Mary.

Bye, Mommy.

We'll call you as soon
as we get to New York.

- OK.
- OK.

- And don't forget to help
Mrs. Harris with the dishes.
- We won't.

Don't worry, Mrs. Stone,
everything will be all right.

- Darling, will you please...
- Oh, Daddy, wait!

- What, what is it?
- What is it?

I just forgot to give you
your going-away present.

Jeff and I bought it
for you and Daddy.

Oh, what is it?

- Chocolate-covered Filberts.
- Oh.

To think I almost
went on this trip without

chocolate-covered Filberts.



- Thanks a lot, kids.
- Oh, thanks.

Good luck on your speech, Daddy.

Oh, your speech. I'll go...

Now, wait a minute.
Hold on, Donna.

I've got, I've
got it right here.

- Oh, wonderful.
- Let's go now.

- All right. Now, where... Over here.
- We've got everything.

We barely got time
to make the airport.

Yeah, all right. Well,
just one second.

I want to say goodbye.

- Goodbye, Jeff.
- Goodbye, Mom.

- Goodbye, Mary.
- Bye, Mommy.

- Bye, Mrs. Harris.
- Goodbye!

- Goodbye, Mommy!
- Goodbye, Daddy!

- Bye, Mom!
- Bye, Dad!

- Have a nice trip!
- Goodbye!

Alex? Alex?

Hmm?

Are you asleep?

No, I'm wide awake.

Oh, look, I thought you might
feel like talking or something.

Oh, I feel more like sleeping.

That's all right. You,
you go right ahead.

All right.

Darling, why don't
you go to sleep?

Well, I... I can't. I, I
guess I'm too excited.

Your eyes.

Honey, not right here,
in front of everybody.

Your eyes are
unnaturally bright.

Your pulse is racing.

You're showing all the classic
symptoms of nervous exhaustion.

I bet if I took your blood
pressure right now...

Oh, you wouldn't dare.

How much sleep
did you get last night?

Seven hours?

Well, there was lots of
last minute packing to do.

Five hours?

Well, I promised Mary I'd
straighten the hem on her dress.

Two hours?

Well, I had to make out
that list for Mrs. Harris,

- all the things she had to do.
- I see.

You didn't get any sleep at all?

Honey, I tried, but every
time I close my eyes,

there you were
making your speech

and when you finished, oh,

the applause was
just tremendous.

Well, thank you.

So, you see, I, I just
couldn't get any sleep

with all that noise going on.

Well, darling, it's
not that important.

I'll just be one of a number
of doctors who gets up

and reads a paper
at the convention.

It's nothing to get
so excited about.

Honey, please let me be excited.

I know how hard you
worked on that paper.

Six months of study
and research and,

oh, when, when I
think of all those men

listening to you
make your speech,

oh, honey, please, please
let me be excited and,

and proud.

Are you, uh, taking
my pulse again?

No, honey,

but in addition to being the
proudest wife at the convention,

you're going to be
the most exhausted.

No, no, I won't. I promise you.

- I'm going to go to sleep right now and...
- All right.

And as soon as
we get to New York,

I'll be completely
restored in body and spirit.

- Goodnight, sweetheart.
- Goodnight, honey.

Darling, I can't go to sleep
with you staring at me like that.

Donna, what's the matter?

Well, I'm having
trouble sleeping.

Isn't that funny?

Oh, insomnia is always funny,

but I think we've had about
enough fun for one night.

What are you doing?

What's that?

Sedative.

One of these and
you'll sleep like a baby.

No, no, honey. Really.

I, I think I'm exhausted now.

I'll be asleep in
just a few minutes.

So, just, just forget about
it. I'd be perfectly all right.

Honey, I know how you feel
about taking medications...

- Honey, would you stop
talking— - But believe me...

Keep quiet because
I want to go to sleep.

Good night, sweetheart.

Good night, honey.

Stewardess, I wonder if you'd
mind warming up some milk?

Oh, not at all.

- Is it...
- Oh. It's not a baby.

It's for my wife.
She can't sleep.

Of course.

It's quite all
right, Stewardess.

I'm a qualified doctor.

It's a perfectly
harmless sedative.

Oh, yes, you are
Dr. Stone, aren't you?

Am I famous

or did you just read my
name on the passenger list?

I'm afraid it was
the passenger list.

But you'll bring the milk as
soon as it's warm, won't you?

- Certainly, Doctor.
- Thank you.

Goodnight, dear.

Goodnight, dear.

I'm having the stewardess
warm some milk up for you.

It'll help you sleep.

- Oh, why, thank you dear.
- Mm-hmm.

Thank you very much.

Here's some nice
warm milk for you.

Oh, thank you very much.

Asleep already.

It's no use. I'll
never get to sleep.

TransWorld Airlines, Flight 501

will land on International
Airport in New York

in five minutes.

Please fasten your seat belts.

- Honey?
- Hmm.

Honey, wake up.

Alex, I'm trying to sleep.

Honey, we're here.
Fasten your belt.

- What?
- Your belt.

Oh.

I forgot to bring one.

Your seatbelt. The
airline supplies them.

And now, for the arrival of TWA,

Flight 501, Gate 27.

Thanks you, sir.

Honey, you, you
ought to take a nap.

You haven't had enough sleep.

No, honey, I'm all right.

I don't want to
miss your speech.

That won't be for another
hour and 20 minutes.

- I'll wake you in time.
- Oh.

Well, honey, don't
forget to wake me.

Don't worry.

- Dr. Stone?
- Yes.

I'm Dr. Brannan, in-charge
of programming the speakers

for the convention.

Well, Dr. Brannan, come in.

Thank you.

My wife.

Darling, this is Dr. Brannan.

I'm afraid we haven't
got much time, Dr. Stone.

You're scheduled to go
on the air with your paper

in exactly 22 minutes.

Oh, I make it an
hour and 22 minutes.

Well, I think you're still
on Hilldale time, Doctor.

It's an hour later
here in New York.

Of course. I'm sorry.

I, I'll go right away.

Darling, you stay
here and sleep.

I'll, I'll be back
as soon as I can.

Oh, no, honey, I don't want
to miss hearing your speech.

Now, now, come on, you
haven't had enough sleep.

Those couple of hours on
the plane were not enough to...

Darling, if I just
have a cup of coffee,

everything will be just fine.

Well, whatever you
do, let's do it right away.

Well, Alex, I'm just fine.

All right. Come on,
honey, let's hurry.

I feel perfectly refreshed.

Your shoes.

Darling, let's go.

Doctor.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

As you can see
from your program,

Dr. Alexander Stone
was to have read his paper

on studies on the
delayed reactions

of the Babinski
reflex test in infants.

I say, "Was,"
because apparently,

Dr. Stone himself
will be delayed.

So, in his absence,
we'll hear from...

Dr. Spaulding, Dr. Stone is here

and he's ready to speak.

Oh, I believe Dr. Stone is here.

Sorry I was so late, Doctor.
The fact of the matter is...

The only important fact
is that you're here, Doctor.

Alex?

- Dr. Stone, you're on the air.
- Yes.

Don't worry. Mrs. Stone
will sit with my wife and me.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Dr. Alexander Stone.

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I say, to begin with,

how privileged I feel to address
so distinguished an audience.

The, uh, role of the Babinski
reflex test in determining

neurological patterns in newborn
infants is too well established

to need further detailing here.

However, I'd like to present
the statistical findings covering

the clinical observations of a
group of 100 newborn infants

who came under
my professional care

during the period of one year.

Now, it's important to stress
the fact that the parents

of the infants in question

ranged widely in
such factors as income,

educational level,
age and ethnic origin.

I've collated all these factors
in presenting and forming

the statistical conclusions.

However, I made every effort
to avoid making interpretations

of the correlation between
these parent factors and the...

Donna. Donna.

And, well, yeah, back
to what I was saying.

I'd like to present the
statistical findings covering

the clinical observation of a
group of 100 newborn infants

who came under my
care during a period...

Ladies and gentlemen,
unfortunately,

we won't be able to hear the
conclusion of Dr. Stone's paper.

So, we now bring
you Dr. Treadwell,

who will speak on
the formative years,

the child from three to seven.

Good morning, darling.
How do you feel?

Good morning.

Oh, I feel wonderful.
I slept like a baby.

- Only, I had the
most terrible dream.
- You did?

Oh, it was just terrible.

I, I dreamed that you
were at the convention,

giving your speech

and, and I just simply
couldn't stay awake.

Donna, that was no dream.

No. It, it was more
like a nightmare.

First of all, I almost fell asleep
on Dr. Spaulding's shoulder

and... It wasn't a dream?

Oh, Alex, you're joking.

You know, for a moment there,

you almost had me
believing that, uh...

Alex, what have I done?

Honey, you couldn't help it.
You were starved for sleep.

Oh, honey, I'm so ashamed.

Forget it.

At least you got a
good night's sleep,

23 hours’ worth.

Did you, did you
explain to Dr. Spaulding?

Well, I've been trying
to get him on the phone,

but, well, he's been
too busy, I guess.

Forget it.

Forget it? But your paper.

You put so much
hard work into it.

Honey, this isn't going to
alter the course of our lives.

The sun is still shining, right?

And when we get
back to Hilldale,

our friends are not going
to turn away from us, right?

And Jeff and Mary, they'll
welcome us with open arms,

right?

Right.

Oh, but, honey, it's unfair
for you not to give your speech

after all the work you put.

- Honey, I'm going to talk to
Dr. Spaulding— - Oh, no, no, no.

- If I just tell him— -
It's all over, darling.

- I can explain—
- Just forget it.

Well, I have to take a shower.

Smile.

And keep smiling.

Hello?

Long distance?

Yes, this is Mrs. Stone.

Oh, Mary, what... honey,
is everything all right?

Oh, yes, Mother,
everything is fine out here,

but what happened with
Daddy's talk at the convention?

Well, it-it-it was
shortened considerably

and that happens sometimes.

I bet Dad's famous
now, huh, Mom?

Well, they'll never forget him.

Oh, I, I doubt there's
anything in the newspapers

about Daddy's talk.

I hope not.

I mean, Jeff, honey, your
Daddy is taking a shower and,

and, you know, he'd like
to tell you about the speech.

So, we-we'll call you
back later, all right?

Tell Mrs. Harris, "Hello."

Bye, darlings.

Bye.

Would you send the newspapers
up to room 904 right away?

It's very urgent.

Oh, it is right
outside the door?

Oh. Well, thank you very much.

Alex!

Alex, let me in.

Alex!

Alex, can't you hear me?

Alex!

If that happened to me, I'd give
up Medicine and become a hermit.

Where are they from?

Some place in the Middle
West, Hilldale, I think.

Say, did you get a look
at that poor devil's face

when his wife was ill...

Operator, would you please
ring room 904, please?

It's an emergency.

Hello?

Alex, why don't you answer?

Oh, keep ringing,
Operator, please?

Donna, why don't you...

Are you sure you don't
want me to help you

with these packages,
Mrs. Spaulding?

No, thanks, I can manage.

Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

Hello?

Alex, can't you hear me?

Dr. Spaulding, I, well,
I, I was out to get the,

the newspaper and, and,
and I didn't have the key

and, and, and, and Alex was in
the, the shower and... excuse me.

Oh!

- Oh, I wasn't expecting you,
Mrs. Spaulding.
- Donna!

Dr. Stone,

I must say, I can't begin
to understand your wife.

- Oh, I can explain that.
- Now, look, Doctor.

Her conduct can only
be described as rudeness.

Dr. Spaulding...

Please, I, I'd like to explain.
If you just let me explain.

Yesterday, she fell
asleep during your talk.

Now, she breaks into our room.

Her conduct is, is
most unbecoming.

- If you just let me explain.
- Now, don't apologize, dear.

Dr. Spaulding, in
view of your attitude,

I won't even try to explain.

- No, I really could— -
Donna, come on, dear.

Come along. Come along.

Alex, did you know
that that door operates

on a spring lock.

I mean, you can't possibly
get in unless you have a key.

It's just ridiculous.

Now, darling, will you
stop blaming yourself

for what happened yesterday?

It was an accident.

I'm a millstone
around your neck.

You'd be better off without me.

Oh, you're the loveliest,
sweetest millstone in the world.

You can be around my
neck any time you like.

Thank you, dear.

I wish you'd let me
talk to Dr. Spaulding.

Now, Donna, I told
you, it won't do any good.

It's the last day of the
convention and they couldn't

squeeze my speech
in now if they wanted to.

Besides, I'm not going to
have you begging Dr. Spaulding

to forgive you when you
haven't done anything wrong.

- But— - No buts.

Now, remember, darling, I
don't want you to call him.

All right. I won't.

Well, I guess I better go
and check on our reservations

for the flight home

and I'll look in on the
convention for a little while

and show my face

and if anybody so
much as snickers...

Would you like to go along?

No.

No, honey.

I, I'll do some shopping
for the children.

OK, then. Bye-bye.

Yes, who is it?

Your morning paper, sir!

You see how easy it is to
get locked out of your room?

Now, the thing that
happened to me, Dr. Spaulding

is that I was so
excited the night before,

I didn't get any sleep and
then, when I got on the plane,

I couldn't sleep again,
so I started taking pills,

well, I didn't
really take a pills...

And now, the last
day of our convention,

we come to our last speaker,
Dr. Whitcomb Spaulding,

whom I know you're
all anxious to hear.

Dr. Spaulding, on the
20th Century Doctor.

I don't know how anxious
you all are to hear me,

but in any case,
you're not going to.

Frankly, I doubt if I
could tell you anything

you don't already know.

I, therefore, happily
relinquish my time

to a man who does
have something to say

that we all should know,

Dr. Alex Stone.

Thank you, Dr. Spaulding.

Well, to get back to what
I was saying yesterday,

the role of the
Babinski reflex test

in determining neurological
patterns in newborn infants

is too well-established
to need detailing here.

However, I would like to
present the statistical findings

covering the clinical
observations of a group of

100 newborn infants...

So, when he finished
making his speech,

the whole convention rose
and gave him a standing ovation.

Oh, it, it was just wonderful.

Oh, it certainly sounds like it.

Don't you think you ought to
get some sleep, Mrs. Stone?

Oh, well, I can't,
I'm too excited.

I know what you need, a
nice glass of warm milk.

No!

I mean, no, thank you very much.