06x30 - Bud Lives It Up

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- [Narrator] Robert Young.

And Jane Wyatt.

With Elanor Donnahue, Billy Gray, and Lauren Chakin,

in Father Knows Best.

- This has been themost wonderful two weeks

of my whole life.

- Well it's meant a great deal to me.

And to think I didn't even want to come.

Visiting my aunt in Springfield,it sounded so dreary.

- Springfield must seemlike a pretty small town

to you after Chicago.

- That's what I thought before I got here, but somehow

you've made it seem like a big city to me.

- Yeah but it's nothinglike Chicago though.

Well if you'd have stayed here a day or two longer

I would have run out of money, I mean places to take you.

- Well it isn't where you are, it's who you're with

that counts.

- Yeah.

Yeah but Chicago's the big time.

- If I had met you in Chicago I just naturally would have

assumed you were a Chicagoan.

- When you're on that plane tomorrow looking down on

Springfield, I'll be in my English Lit class waving

to you.

And they better not call on me.

- That plane is awfullyearly, maybe I better...

Goodbye Bud.

- Oh it's au revoir.

- Au revoir?

- Yeah, it means "until we meet again."

- You mean you're coming to Chicago?

- Oh I expect so, I don't know just when just yet.

- Oh that's just wonderful.

You will call me won't you?

- Yeah well you can count on that.

- You will write when you know when you're coming

to Chicago?

- Oh I will.

- Well I guess I better go in now.

Goodbye Bud.

- It's au revoir, untilwe meet in Chicago.

(audience laughing)

Yeah now I figure, if I skip lunches for weeks,

that'll give me one way fare to Chicago.

- I'm afraid that isn't a very practical idea, Bud.

- Even if it were practical, it wouldn't work.

- Why not?

- How long do you think you'd go without eating lunches?

- Anyways, skipping lunch only finances you to Chicago.

What are you gonna do about your expenses in Chicago,

how would you get back from Chicago?

You'd be too weak from skipping all those lunches

to walk back, shall I go on?

- No, no I'll eat lunch.

But I won't enjoy it.

- Oh you're early Betty.

- Oh yeah, Ed Newell should be here any minute.

He's captain of the debating team.

- Maybe I can sell myself into bondage.

- What school are we debating tonight?

- Midwest College, it'll be a pushover.

You really should hear Ed in action, he's the most

dynamic speaker I've ever heard--

- Gotta get to Chicago.

- Why don't you apply your boundless energy to something

constructive, like the debating team?

- I come to my family in my hour of need, and instead

of getting help or evensympathy, I get sarcasm.

- Sarcasm?

- Yeah.

- I think the debating team might be a very nice

activity for you, Bud.

Ed Newell said they're holding their try outs

starting next week.

- Ed Newell, that stuffed shirt?

- Well your father was on the college debating team.

- As as matter of fact that's how I got to Chicago

the first time.

- You suppose, do you suppose the debating team still

makes a trip to Chicago?

- Sure, Ed said that Chicago's on the schedule every year.

- Well if there's one person on campus I've always

admired, it's that Ed Newell.

- Really, what is thereabout stuffed shirts

you admire so?

- Here, allow me, you wouldn't let something I said

in a moment of desperation hurt my chances of getting

on the debating team, would you?

- I can tell you right now Bud, unless you're willing

to buckle down with the kind of work debaters have to do,

haunt the library, bury your nose in book, practice

your delivery night after night, you'll never

make the debating team.

And the closest you'll come to Chicago will be on the map.

- You're right, from now on you're gonna see a new man.

I'm gonna really buckledown and hit the book.

From now on it's gonna be nothing but work, work, work!

- The following men have been selected for the debating

team by Captain Ed Newell.

Frank Benson, George Allison, and James Anderson Junior.

Three weeks ago I never would have believed this could

have happened.

- The way he's been working, anything could have happened.

It's almost as if her were inspired.

- Well if it's inspiration you're talking about,

don't sell Nancy Millbrooke short.

- Nancy Millbrooke?

- When you get to Chicago will you write me a letter?

- Yeah, I'll write the whole family a letter.

- All set to go?

- Yeah, just waiting forEd Newell and the guys

to pick me up.

- Address the letter tome, I never get any mail

addressed to me.

- Okay I'll address all the mail to you.

What is this Mom?

- Just a few little snacks in case you get hungry.

- Mom we're being put up in a hotel.

The university we'redebating is taking care

of everything, that includes meals.

- Well you may want a little something extra at night

or in the middle of the afternoon.

- Oh honey, us Andersons are made of hardy pioneer stock,

I'm sure he'll survive on only three meals a day.

- When you get to Chicago--

- I'll keep an eye on Ed Newell for you.

- That's not what I was about to say.

- Did you take an extra bathrobe?

- I just wanted to remind you the important reason

you're going to Chicago isdebating, not Nancy Millbrooke.

- Thanks a lot.

(talking over each other)

- What we're all trying to say Bud is, we hope you'll have

a fine time in Chicago and we'll all miss you here.

- Thanks Dad.

(doorbell ringing)

(shouting)

(knocking)

Come in!

- Oh Mr. Anderson, the management has asked me to

apologize for not having a presidential suite ready for you.

- Oh tell them to forget it.

I don't want them making a big fuss over me anyway,

it gets so boring.

- Everything alright?

- Yup.

- Alright, we're scheduled for two debates,

one in the afternoonand one in the evening.

- Hey we're invited to a dance at the university tonight

after the evening debate.

- Solid.

- Have you lunch sent up here, that'll give you more

time to look over yournotes, and get some rest

before the debate.

- How do I have the lunch sent up?

- You just pick up thephone and order it from

room service.

- Yeah but without amenu how am I gonna know

how much things cost?

- Don't worry about that, you just sign the check.

- Ya sign for everything and it goes on the hotel bill.

- The university here picks up the tab.

- I've got a pretty big appetite.

- Live a little!

Anything in this wholegigantic hotel is yours

just for the asking.

- Anything within reason.

Don't skimp, but don't overdo it either.

Come on you we got some work to do.

- And you can even add your tip to the check and sign

for them too.

- Say Ed, I might not be able to get to that dance tonight.

- You're going to deprive those big city chicks of your

country boy charm?

- Well I promised to drop in one some friends,

the Millbrookes, oneof those family things.

- If you leave early enough, maybe you can join us later.

- Maybe.

- See ya.

- Look your notes over carefully before the debate.

- Yeah I will.

(phone ringing)

- Hello?

Bud Anderson, where are you!?

- Right here in little old Chicago.

I told you it was just au revoir.

- Wonderful Bud.

Tonight, oh gee but I already have a date tonight.

If you'd only let me know.

Look, what about tomorrow night?

- Well we're only gonna be here for the one night.

Couldn't you break your date?

- I really don't...

- I've got a terrific evening all set.

- But I'm awfully sorry you're only...

- I've got reservationsfor a luxurious dinner

in our vain dining room,and then we'll visit the

Starlight Roof, dancing,midnight suppers.

- We nearly finished?

- I'd like to reserve atable for two for dinner

in the main dining room.

Oh and afterwards, I'dlike a table for two for

midnight supper on the Starlight (giggles),

pardon me, on the Starlight Roof.

(audience laughing)

- There you are Mr. Anderson, how's that look?

- That's good.

- Sign here please.

- Uh yes.

- Try this hand.

- There's a little something for all of you.

- We thank you sir, we all thank you very much sir.

- My pleasure.

- No.

(audience laughing)

(knocking)

Come in, come in.

- Thanks again, sir.

Good day Mr. Anderson.

- Good day.

- And here sir is the pipe you ordered from

the smoke shop.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Would you like to sign the check sir?

- Yes, and Would you have the florist shop send

a corsage of orchids toNancy Millbrooke at this

address please?

- Oh yes sir, yes sir, thank you very much Mister.

(audience laughing)

- I think for dessert we'll have crepe suze.

- After those wonderful oysters, and that marvelous

soup, and that enormous steak, I don't think I'm gonna

even have room for dessert.

- Would you prefer something else?

- Oh no no.

- Do you mind?

- Oh not a bit, I love pipes.

I like the look of a pipe.

They make a man look so...

Manly.

- I'm not interested in a pipe for looks, I find that

a pipe relaxes me.

- I've never been taken out like this before even

by Chicago boys.

- Oh it's not over, don't forget the Starlight Roof

for afterwards.

- But Bud, the StarlightRoom is so expensive.

There's a coffee shop uptown that might be just as much

fun and I know it'd be a lot less expensie.

- Oh let's not pinch pennies.

(audience laughing)

You don't object to theStarlight Roof, do you?

- Oh no of course not.

- What's the matter?

- Well I don't think you have any tobacco in your pipe.

- It's a new pipe, and I, well I, I kind of like to break

them in by smokingthem empty for a while.

(audience laughing)

- Kathy, did you tellBud breakfast was ready?

- minutes ago, he said to tell room service

to send it up.

- I'm afraid hotel comforts have spoiled our son

for the simple life.

- He's been home for two days now and that's plenty

of time--

- Good morning mother, good morning Kathy!

- I know you're used tobetter service but we do

the best we can.

- Oh don't apologize, I'm very fond of this place.

I intend to stop here whenever I'm in Springfield.

- Oh good, glad to hear that.

Hello princess.

What time did you get inlast night young lady?

- Well it wasn't late, I was out with Ed Newell, and dates

with Ed are never late.

He told me one of the debaters behaved disgracefully

in Chicago, ran up a huge hotel bill.

- Well boys will be boys.

A big appetite is asign of healthy growth.

- This kid was way out of the hearty appetite class.

He ran up a bill of over $ .

- How could anyone possibly eat that much in that

short of time?

- Well I'd say that's really taking advantage of

the university's hospitality.

Who was the boy?

- Did Ed say who it was?

- No he wouldn't tell me.

- Well I don't think Ishould tell you either.

- I just figured out who it was.

It's so obvious.

- Hey I don't wanna hearany of your guesses.

- I'm not guessing.

- Why don't you drop the whole thing.

- I know it must have been--

- It's gonna do you no good--

- Frank Benson.

- What makes you so sure?

- Well I happen to know Frank comes from a large family

of very modest means.

Don't you see, a boy who's never had any luxuries

in his life finds himself in a hotel where things

he's only dreamed of aremade available to him.

So he went wild.

- That's a reasonable theory, you may be right.

- Well if you are right,I think the boy deserves

more sympathy than indignation.

It would be much worse if he came from a comfortable

home and took advantageof hospitality that way,

there would be no excuse.

- Of course, poor Frank.

Instead of condemn himI really should think of

doing something for him.

Maybe I could help--

- Betty, you don't justjump into something.

Especially seeing you don't know for sure it was Frank.

- Well then it must havebeen George Allison.

- Betty will you please stop playing guessing games?

- Well there were onlyfour of you on the trip.

Eliminate Ed, we know it couldn't be Ed.

That leaves three, eliminate you, that leaves only

Frank and George, it hadto be one or the other.

- Everyone is talking so much nobody's eating breakfast.

Especially you.

- Hi fellas.

I wanted to apologize, and thanks Ed for not telling

Betty that I...

- Keeping it from Betty is the least of your problems.

This came today, from Chicago.

Their captain of the university debating team.

"I have no choice Ed, I have to turn the Anderson bill

"over to the dean onFriday, and let the two

"schools work it out."

- What does that mean?

- It means that the debating team won't ever be

invited to Chicago again.

- And I know something that'll make you feel worse,

when this becomes a matter between the two schools,

James Anderson Junior will probably be expelled.

- Expelled?

He's kidding isn't he, they wouldn't expel me would they?

- You ight get off with a year'ssuspension, but I doubt it.

- There's one chance of b*ating this thing.

The letter said he was going to deliver the bill

to the dean on Friday.

Now if you pay the billbefore Friday yourself,

they'd drop the whole thing.

- How would I get bucks?

- Couldn't you promote it from your father?

- You don't have much choice.

- Well if you don't want your father to know, how about

Norm Miller?

- What has Norm Miller got to do with this?

- Well he's always had big eyes for that car of yours,

maybe you could sell it to him and get the money that way.

- Sell my car?

You guys don't understand, selling my car would

be like selling my leg.

You know how it is, it'sthe only car I've had

outside of an old rattle trap.

It was a gift, my dad gave it to me.

- Sounds okay, looks good too.

- Be careful, don't scratch the finish.

- I'll give you $ for it.

- $ Norm, that's it.

- Okay it's a deal.

- Give it plenty of timeto warm up, especially

on cold mornings.

- I'll take good care of it.

I'll talk to my father about the money.

- It has to be today.

- I'll be over tonight, so long.

- Hi Dad, you're a little early.

- A little.

I ran into Bill Miller tonight, he tells me his son

Norm is buying your car.

- Yeah we've been talking a deal, I figure I've

had about all this old heap has to give.

- I don't understand.

- Well it can only go downhill from here.

- It's bound to need repairs, overhauling.

- I thought you enjoyedworking on your car,

keeping it in shape.

- Well yeah it's, well it's been taking too

much of my time lately.

It's expensive, oil, gas, all that adds up.

Who needs it?

- Well, what do you planto do with the money?

- Spend it, live it up, have a good time.

- I see.

- That's not it at all Dad.

I'm in a jam.

If I don't come up with $ by Friday,

I get kicked out of school.

- Bud.

- I was the guy who went wild in Chicago and I have

to pay the hotel bill.

- Yes you certainly do.

- Dad, I got in a spotwith Nancy Millbrooke--

- Bud.

Nothing in this world would justify such childish

and irresponsible behavior.

It woud be one thing ifyou were the only one

affected, but you embarrassed your whole school.

- I know.

- Why do you think I'm selling my car?

- Well I'm afraid that's the only good thing I can

find in this whole mess.

At least you're facing up to it.

- Yeah.

- But maybe selling the car is a little too drastic.

- There's nothing else I can do.

- Well you could borrowthe money, from me.

- No Dad.

- But you wouldn't be getting off without punishment.

You'd have to repay theloan, with interest.

And for the next threemonths you couldn't use

the car for anything but transportation to and from school.

- It's a deal.

- But don't get the ideaI'm doing this for you.

It just happens that I've become attached to this old

pile of nuts and bolts.

(audience laughing)

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