The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966): Season 2, Episode 29 - Mary's Growing Pain - full transcript

Mary's ski trip with friends gets canceled and she is disappointed. However, when an intern from the hospital visits Alex at his home, her mood lightens up immediately.

Well, look at our soldier boy.

Alex, come here.

How do you think he looks?

Hmm, he looks a
little top-heavy to me.

Oh, I tell you, there's
something about a uniform.

Well, come on, will you?

Oh, honey, Wilbert called
there's been a change in plans,

you're to meet at his
house instead of here.

You mean, I've got
to walk over there?

- Well, darling...
- Mom, that's six blocks.

You're going on a hike,



there's got to be a certain
amount of walking involved.

Boy, this is getting
off to a great start.

I never wanted to go on a
darn hike in the first place.

Listen, we invested
in all this equipment

now you go and enjoy yourself.

Well, Mary has got
a ride to go skiing,

you don't catch her walking.

Why don't you want to go?

I just hate walking.

But you're going on a hike.

Yeah, hiking is just walking.

All right. Come on let's go,

I know you can make it.

Honey, you'll
always remember this



as an experience
you'll never forget.

I'll say, now do try to
have a good time dear.

Well, don't blame
me if I get poison ivy.

- Goodbye, Jeff.
- Bye, honey.

Have fun.

I hope he doesn't think
we're trying to get rid of him.

For one minute, I
was afraid we wouldn't.

Alex, this is too
good to be true.

Both going off on the same day.

We'll have to give this
careful thought now,

what are we going to do?

Well, uh, let's do nothing.

Well, I mean it, let's do
absolutely do nothing,

let's just goof off.

Oh, Alex, I think goofing
off would be wonderful.

As your doctor, prescribe it.

Oh, thank you, doctor.

As your husband, I insist on it.

Thank you, husband.

You kissed your doctor
and not your husband.

- Momma, do I look all right?
- Oh, you're terrific.

But these pants are so big?

Oh, no they're fine.

Oh, there's Roger.

- Hi, Roger.
- Hi, Mary. Say look...

Roger, but that's not your car.

No, it's Darlene's,
she just got it...

- Darlene is going?
- Yeah.

Uh, she wasn't going, but
then she got this car, so...

I didn't know Darlene skied.

Well, she doesn't, but
you know new car, so...

but she doesn't know the road,
so I have to drive up with her.

You're going in the other car

and then I'll see
you up there, OK?

Oh, wait just a minute,

you mean I'm
going in Toue's car?

Yeah, with him and Babs, yeah.

Well, you see, Darlene's
is only a two-seater,

but Toue's, well there's
plenty of room in the back

even with all the duffels.

Well, they'll be right along.

Boy, Darlene is sure
in love with that horn.

Well, see you up there, goodbye.

Mary, darling...

If you ask me, you'd be
better off riding with a duffel.

Don't let a little
thing like that...

Mary?

Oh, I hate myself.

Why do you say that?

I don't blame Roger for not
wanting to be seen with me.

Oh, he didn't say
anything like that.

Now, don't let
it spoil your day.

Well, I'm not going.

He can have
Darlene all to himself.

Oh, Roger doesn't
want to be with Darlene.

I think he just wants to
drive in a new car, that's all

and you're a lot more
attractive than Darlene

if that's what worrying you.

Oh, I am not, I am ordinary.

Ordinary? Oh, Mary.

I am blah, that's what I am.

Oh, no you mustn't
say that, you're not.

Really, you're very pretty.

Mary, you're really very pretty.

Mother, all mothers think that.

Oh, don't be silly, dear.

Well, I'm not going.

When the rest of
the kids come by

you can tell them
that I have a headache

or you tell them anything I
don't care, but I'm not going.

All right.

But I'd go if I were you.

Well, she's not going.

She... on account of him?

That little pipsqueak?

Roger is better than he is.

Darling, that is Roger.

Oh.

Honey, who it is doesn't matter.

What do you mean?

Well, this isn't the loss of
Roger she's suffering from

it's a loss of confidence.

Confidence in what?

Well, her own attractiveness.

You're going to tell
me that he's attractive?

Well, she's 10 times
more attractive than he is.

Darling, you have to
realize what a fragile thing

a girl's self-confidence
be at her age or any age.

Just to hint that he
prefers Darlene...

Darlene? It's Darlene's car.

Of course, it is.

Well, when you have children
there's always something.

It's always something.

Well, there goes our day.

I guess I'll go to hospital and
clean some things up there.

I guess you might as well.

- Sorry darling.
- Uh-hmm.

Some day.

Someday we'll have
a day alone together.

Some day when all the
kids are all grown up.

No, then they'll have kids.

Doctor, I have a
hunch it's a virus.

Yeah.

But it's only a hunch of
course, but I don't know...

Excuse me, Dr. Summers,

Dr. Stone your wife calling you.

Oh, thank you.

Hello darling, what's up?

I'm sorry to bother you,

but would you care to
pick up some lamb chops

on your way home from work?

Well sure. I'd be glad to.

Would you excuse me, please?

Certainly.

Sorry.

Darling, what about Mary,
did she go on the trip?

No.

She wouldn't even
talk to the kids.

I don't know when
I've seen her so low.

Well, these things
don't last long,

don't worry about it, honey.

I suppose not.

Goodbye.

Ba-Bye.

Now, about this virus, doctor.

Oh, yes.

I'm sure you're right Summers,
it sounds like a virus to me.

The only thing is that I
don't have enough cases

to support my theory.

If I could just get
my hands on...

You're perfectly welcome
to go through to my files

if that will help.

- Oh, you wouldn't mind?
- No. No.

As a matter of fact, drop by
the house tonight if you're free.

Oh, I'd certainly
appreciate that.

Excuse me, doctor.

Did you see what I've
got? Aren't they beautiful?

People are always
sending flowers to patients,

but did you ever hear of
a patient sending flowers

to a nurse?

Smell them. Aren't they yummy?

Cora, did you see
what a patient gave me?

Aren't they beautiful?

They're lovely and
they're so fresh.

What is there about flowers?

Well, doctor, I'll
drop by later on then.

Hmm, fine.

Dr. Stone look.

Hmm?

Honey, aren't you going
to eat your pudding,

you haven't touched
anything else.

Oh, I'm sorry mommy,
I'm just not very hungry.

Mommy, would you and
daddy excuse me please?

- Sure.
- Certainly.

Thank you.

Oh, if that's Dr. Summers
from the hospital,

- tell him I'll be right in.
- OK, daddy.

Summers is our new intern,

I invited him to come over
to look through my files

and help him with a new
theory he's working on.

Oh, well that's nice dear.

I sure wish Mary would
snap out of that mood she's in.

Yeah.

Well, I guess these things
just have to run their course,

maybe by tomorrow she'll
suddenly discover the life

is worth living again or
maybe the day after this one.

- Daddy.
- Or maybe now.

Daddy, where did that young
Dr. Summers come from?

I don't know. I
haven't asked him.

Mother, he looks
just like Henry Fonda.

Summers is like Henry Fonda?

Well, not like him really,

but he... well he
has that kind of face.

Well, his eyes I mean.

I can't remember
Henry Fonda's eye.

They suffer.

Go talk to him while
daddy finishes his coffee.

Me? Oh, mother,
I couldn't, I mean...

Gee, what would I say to him?

Tell him to sit down.
Tell him I'll be right in.

Dr. Fonda, mother...

Oh, excuse me, Dr. Summers,

mother wants to know if
you'd like a cup of coffee?

No, thank you.

I was just looking
at this photograph,

it reminds me of someone,
but I can't think who?

Oh, that was when I
was young, a year ago.

Funny how people remind
you of people sometimes.

Yes, it is.

Piano.

It's something I miss
living in a rooming house.

Oh, do you play?

Do I?

Well, at one time it was a
tossup whether I go into medicine

or become a concern pianist.

You played it beautifully.

Well, I never played
for any other girl.

It'll be our song.

Well, what happened to
Mary's loss of self-confidence?

I don't know. I
guess she lost it.

Of course, the
existence of such a virus

is entirely hypothetical,
you understand.

Oh, I understand.

Until we actually
succeed in isolating it,

now that's the difficulty.

You see, this virus is
not only submicroscopic

it's also filterable,

which means it will
pass through anything

and then of course
you can understand

the difficulty that that raises.

Oh, yes, yes... it must
be very difficult if it's,

um, if it's always
passing through things.

I'm afraid I'm boring
you, Mrs. Stone.

You must get pretty sick
of all this medical talk.

Oh, no, actually,

the doctor doesn't talk
about medicine much at home

and I think your virus
theory is very interesting.

Yes, it's fascinating.

Most of the boys I go
out with, they're so dumb.

Well, all they're interested
in is sports cars and things.

Dr. Summers, do you
think a girl has to be shallow

to be attractive to men, I mean?

Mary...

No, I don't.

Oh, I'm glad to
hear you say that.

Mary, let's see
how this looks now.

Oh, yes, that's
going to be fine.

Very pretty, my favorite
color combination.

Oh, blue and
green? It's mine too.

- Thank you, mommy.
- You're welcome, dear.

Here you are, doctor.

I thought I had more
cases, but if those will help,

you're welcome to them.

Well, thank you,
thank you very much.

I'll see that they're returned.

Well, I guess I
ought to be going.

Oh... Do you have to go?

Well, I don't want to
keep you from anything.

Oh, no, we're in
for the evening.

I suggested the movies
earlier, but I was vetoed.

Oh, wants to go to the movies?

Don't you like the movies?

Well, good movies.

Oh, there's an Ingmar
Bergman picture playing in town,

- have you seen it?
- No.

- Bergman?
- Ingmar Bergman, the director.

Oh, the director?

Excuse me.

It's in Swedish, of course.

I love Swedish pictures.

My Swedish is a
little rusty frankly.

Mary, it's Roger.

Oh, I'll take it in the kitchen.

Excuse me, please.

Sit down, doctor.

Thank you.

Yes, Roger.

Mary, what happened?

Why didn't you come
up with Toue and Babs?

Oh, no reason,

I had a headache and
just decided not to go.

Gee, were you mad
at me for some reason?

Heavens, no, why
should I be mad at you?

Well, how about the
basketball game tomorrow,

Hilldale High is playing Tech.

Tomorrow night?
Oh, I'm sorry, I can't.

Why don't you take Darlene?

Well, you'll have
to excuse me now,

I have company.

Thank you for calling.

Goodbye Roger.

Boys can be so infantile.

Poor Roger.

What is it, dear?

That melody, it haunts me.

Darling, that's our song.

It's no good.

Oh, what's the use,
I'll never find that virus.

Oh, you mustn't say that.

Oh, I'm a failure, Mary.
My whole life is a failure.

You mustn't give
up. I have faith in you.

It's no good.

I mix the red with the yellow
and the green with the orange,

I've tried every combination.

I failed, Mary.

Let me try.

What did you do?

I mixed the blue with the green.

That's the answer?

The virus has been found.

Oh, doctor.

Could you spare
a quarter, mister?

I'm down and out.

Give this poor devil 50 cents
and charge it to my account.

Mary, it's you.

Mary, don't you remember me?

I never saw you
before in life, Roger.

In recognition of his distinguished
achievement in medicine

and outstanding
service to humanity

it gives me great pleasure,

Dr. Lee Summers, to
present to you the Nobel Prize.

The Pulitzer Prize.

The medal of distinction.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the Victoria Cross.

And lastly that most
coveted of all prices,

the Emmy...

Great fool as I am,

I cannot accept these
honors for myself alone.

It's all due to the efforts
of my faithful, loving wife,

Mary Stone of Hilldale High.

Mother, I've just
about decided...

That's good.

I'm going to major in science.

Well, I think that's
a good choice.

You know, I think it makes
all the difference in the world

if a wife understands
her husband's work.

Well, Mary, I think it's a
mistake to judge a man's

interest on the basis
of just one meeting.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Well, I think you do.

Mary, you're a very young girl

and well you should be
thinking of boys your own age.

Well, mother, does
age really matter?

How old was Madam Curie
when she marry Dr. Curie?

I haven't the faintest idea

and at the moment
I couldn't care less.

Now, you listen
to me, young lady.

You have a lot of
growing up to do

before you can think
of anyone seriously

and while you are growing up,

I want you to do it
sensibly and happily.

I don't want you to feel
that something in your mind

that's just... well,
in your mind.

I know that Roger hurt
you yesterday and I'm sorry.

But it wasn't the first
time you've been hurt

and it won't be the last.

So you just pick up the
pieces and get going.

I suppose you're right.

Thank you, mother.

Mary.

Yes, mother?

These are for you.

- Flowers for me?
- Uh-hmm.

Oh, who in the world
would send me...

Oh, blue delphinium
aren't they beautiful.

Oh, momma, what are the greens?

Oh, lemon leaves, I think.

Oh, who did you suppose
would be sending me flowers?

Well, maybe it's
Roger apologizing.

Roger?

Mother, Roger doesn't know
enough to open the door for you.

- Who do you suppose...
- There must be a card here.

Oh, here it is.

"From an unknown admirer."

Oh, that is so like him.

Oh, of course blue and
green my favorite colors.

- Oh, Lee, Dr. Summers
has such perfect taste.
- Mary...

You know, anybody else
would have sent roses,

but not him.

Oh, you just know he'll
do something different.

Hi, honey.

Hi, dear.

Oh, Alex, I'm glad you're home.

Why what is it?

Mary.

Why is she down
in the dumps again?

No, on the contrary,
she's in 7th heaven.

Oh.

Alex, he send her flowers.

Who?

Your Dr. Summers.

- Come here.
- What?

He sent these flowers
with a card saying

"From an unknown admirer."

Oh, my gosh.

Alex, he shouldn't
have send her flower.

He didn't. I did.

You did?

Yeah, I ordered them yesterday.

Well, why in the world
did you send her flowers?

Well, I wanted to cheer her up,

it's just a little
gag, that's all.

Honey, you're sentiment
is commendable,

but your timing was terrible.

Well, what's the difficulty,
just tell her he didn't send them,

tell her I did.

You tell her.

I've already delivered
my lecture for the day.

I can't pull the rug
out from under again.

Well, why not?

When you see the look
on her face... you tell her.

I'm perfectly
willing to tell her.

Well, if you have operate,
you have to operate that's all.

- Hi, daddy,
I'm so glad you're home.
- Well.

See what I got today,
aren't they beautiful?

Yes, they're very pretty.

Well, what's the matter,
don't you like them?

Oh, yes, yes,
they're very pretty.

- Um, Mary.
- Yes, daddy.

Nothing. Nothing.
They're very pretty.

Do you know who sent them?

Your mother told me.

Excuse me.

Alex?

You can't run away from it.

Who's running away?

I'm washing my hands.

Honey, you've
got to clear this up.

Well, give me time to think.

Alex.

Well, we just can't pull
the rug out from under her.

That's what I said.

Then what you're
complaining about.

Mother.

Mother, he wants to know
if I can go to the movies.

- Who?
- Dr. Summers.

He's downstairs and he
bought back daddy files.

He wants to know if I
can go to the early show.

It's a Swedish picture
and it starts at 7.

You haven't had dinner.

Oh, he says we'll get a
quick hamburger, please.

Uh, I better come down.

Oh, good, I'll go tell him.

Well, he's your friend,
you brought him here.

Say these flowers are lovely.

Yes, they are, aren't they?

Good evening, Dr. Summers.

Good evening Mrs. Stone,
if it's all right with you,

Mary seemed interested,

I thought we could
go to the early show.

It's very nice of
you to ask her, but...

Oh mother, please
say yes, please.

That's it.

The way she said please,

now I know who
she reminds me of.

Who?

My kid sister, you
even look like her.

Here. Look.

What did I do?

What did I say?

Mary, darling.

Mother, please, don't
try, don't even try.

Darling, if you
just listen to me.

Mother if there's anything
worse than being told

you remind a man
of his little kid sister.

Well, mother, why did
he send the flowers?

He didn't. Your father did.

Daddy?

He wanted to cheer you up.

Oh, you can just see
how cheerful I am.

Honey, I think it might help
you to know who his sister is.

Ms. North Dakota.

Oh, mother she's beautiful.

I remind him of her?

Oh, mommy.

Oh she's just beautiful.

Gee, thanks Rog, you can
just stick them down over here.

Thanks for the lift.

Do you suppose Mary is home?

I don't know.

- Oh, hi Jeff.
- Oh, hi dad.

- How did it go?
- Oh, don't ask.

Jeff, this is Dr. Summers.

- Hi, Dr. Summers.
- Hi, Jeff, uh...

Oh, Roger.

- Hi.
- Hello.

Is Mary home?

Well, I...

Hi Mary,

I was wondering if you'd
like to go to the movies

or something.

I am going to the movies
Roger with Dr. Summers.

Gee if you're going
to the movies...

Jeff, it's in Swedish you
wouldn't appreciate it.

Um, you can come
along if you'd to, Roger.

Would I?

Goodnight Dr. Stone,
Mrs. Stone, Jeff.

Goodnight, Herbie.

- Darling, it's Roger.
- Oh.

Goodnight, Dr. Stone,
Mrs. Stone, Jeff.

- Goodnight, doctor.
- Goodnight.

I'll have them home early.

Gee, mom, I don't get it.

Anything happen
while I was gone?

Not a thing.

Not a thing.