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09x07 - Do You Elly Take This Frog?

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09x07 - Do You Elly Take This Frog?

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can't move away from there said

California is a place you ought to be

sold it loaded up the truck and the move

to Beverly Hills that is swimming pools

movie stars The Beverly Hillbillies

thank you

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Logan said you looking pretty today

thank you Paul Mark Temple must be

coming over to see you yes sir is

fetching me over a scuba suit go learn

me to be a problem you two seem to be

hitting it all pretty good I swear I

like Mark a whole lot I'm just sorry

granny don't like him oh she likes him

all right she just don't understand what

he does she ain't never heard of a Navy

frog man before

she keeps telling to stay out of the

water well like lots of old folks that

ain't never learned to swim Granny's

scared of the water she'll get over

worrying about him

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thanks for fetching me homeless Gene and

for sending me to that nice Dr Klingon

too well he's a fine psychiatrist Granny

if anyone can help you with your bad

dreams he can

oh it's more than bad dreams if only

that Mark Templeton would stay out of

the water every time he dunks his self

he turns into a frog well that's his

career granny he's a frog man in the

Navy why couldn't he be in the army of

course then maybe he'd go underground

and turn himself into a gopher man

I don't know

well try not to let it worry you Granny

but if you should have any more

nightmares don't hesitate to see Dr

klingner

thank you bye

bye

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now listen Mark I'm gonna have Ellie

kiss you and Turn you back into a man

like she done before

but please this time stay out of this

she meant pond

I don't know whether that's a yes or no

but it better be a yes

I'm too old for this kind of foolishness

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oh Ellie

thank heavens wheeze alone have you

missed Mark she'll have granny would you

like to see him again tall and handsome

and in his uniform is he here he will be

he will be just take him out of the cage

and kiss him

granny I don't want to do that well you

gotta take him out of the cage alley or

he'll swell up and bust it

when I feel silly kissing a frog or I I

won't watch you take them outside and do

it

all right I'll take him outside

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I'm awful sorry granny keeps holding you

around miss your cage

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now you can hop down to the cement pond

have yourself a swim

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who's your friend oh that's Granny's pet

frog

she named him Mark I guess I should be

flatter but I'm not so sure oh she's

right fond of it but she keeps wanting

me to kiss him you must be hoping you'll

turn into a prince

like I said before

who needs competition

thank you for another miracle

I'll try and keep them out of the water

this time so I won't have to bother you

no more

oh bless you Ellie for doing this I told

you oh Mark you look wonderful well

thank you Granny I'll go get into my

swimming suit and meet you down on the

cement Pond bye

wait a minute

what was that Mark's Gonna Learn me to

swim underwater and be a frog woman oh

no well he don't go near the water and

don't let him get wet again either it's

all right granny really it is Granny

you'll stay out of this frog boy

Ellie listen to me dear stay away from

the cement Pond both of you don't get

upset granny Mark won't let nothing

happen to me he can't even stop what

happens to him what are you talking

about you don't remember what happened

down at the cement Pond no you don't

remember me pulling you out and taking

you to the doctor no you don't remember

him telling you to stay out of the water

no

she his brain shrinks up with his body

great that ain't God nice it's downright

ugly I'll meet you down to the pond more

okay Ellie Lily please don't please

apparently there's no danger you can

come and watch I wouldn't watch that

gruesome sight for nothing I'll see you

at the pool

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ready get off his back

woman what's going on in here Granny's

jumped and walks back and won't get off

ready get down from there stop riding

that boy not until he promises to stay

out of the way

you can't promise that well I'm gonna

work we'll tie him up I'll tie you up

get off his back no

hey y'all playing Horse and Rider

come on Ellie I put my back and we'll

jouster Pedro we ain't playing I told

granny up to her room and lock her in

how about g*y

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come on

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all right Jethro told her upstairs

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laughs

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[Applause]

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what's going on in here what is all this

Ellie is marrying Mark Temple this is

Judge Marshall he's going to perform the

ceremony

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you can't doing judge the groom is a

frog man when he gets when he turns frog

Madam please the ceremony is about to

begin

Here Comes The Best Man

Jethro where's the group I run a little

late he wanted to take a shower oh don't

let him check bro please stop him

it's too late he got his head wet

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we are gathered here to join this couple

in wedlock

who gives this woman to be married to

this frog I do

Mark Templeton do you take this wound

for your lawfully wedded wife

trumpets do you take this frog to be

your lawfully wedded husband say no I do

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I Now Pronounce You frog and white you

may kiss the bride yes

no

oh no

have a nice animals

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top of somebody

stop him

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what's the matter granny Chad did Ellie

making that frog man get married yet no

no praise be you can't let this

courtship go any further Jen oh granny

do as I say are you gonna hear the

pitter-patter of little web feet

come over here take another one of these

tranquilizers and light up granny come

back here

this sure is a pretty scuba suit mark

well I thought you'd have something a

little fancier in our Navy gear

these flippers sure is hard to walk in

it's a little awkward on land but

they'll feel great in water

ready stay away from the younger

get your feet out of the water quick

oh no too late

granny come away

that's none of your concern come on now

don't get nothing else wet I'm begging

you it'll be gruel simple

say does it look like a serious romance

between Ellie Mae and that Navy

Lieutenant does indeed you know if he

marries Ellie May he's going to come

into 30 or 40 million dollars

he will oh I love that boy he's just

like my own son Chief you throw them out

of your office he can't stand you he

despises you yeah yeah I've got to get

on his good side and fast think of

something

when it comes to devious underhanded

schemes no one can give you advice yes I

guess I am pretty hard to beat

I think I've Got The Germ of an idea I'm

sure germ is the perfect word careful

Hathaway one of these days You're Gonna

push my sweet generous nature too far

you are about as sweet and generous as a

Hungry Wolf

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hello Lieutenant oh it's you

you're wearing Navy for days

aye Isaac I always wear them when I swab

the deck I mean wash off the patio

you're in Navy

didn't you know

oh yes I went through the whole thing

Pearl bottle Canal Midway Coral Sea

Philippines

oh

I really saw the action

how'd you get hurt

oh is it noticeable well it only bothers

me when I'm around water Michelle

fragment

shark bite your ship went down huh

three of them

you really did see some action

bye

talk about it

but it was pretty rough out there

as my Skipper used to say to me

spunky he'd say we can't quit

we're Navy

let me ask you something

when I first walked into your office I

was wearing my Navy uniform you treated

me like dirt well son I'll level with

you

for five long years I took orders from

officers kids not dry behind the ears 90

day wonders barking at me swab that deck

sailor polish that g*n Mac tote that

shell who left that hatch

when I saw you walking in wearing that

officer's uniform oh came back to me I

saw red

I can understand that no hard feelings

sir

of course not and don't call me sir

thanks mate

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oh no these are from but the head

aren't they a great couple I'm

responsible for that you know yeah I'm

glad you reminded me

all three of you can go from together

is Granny sure enough push Mr Drysdale

in the cement pun I'd like to drown the

poor man I wish somebody would drown me

so I don't have to see the Monstrous

tumblers coming in this family

put me down

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put me down yeah take another one of

them tranquilizers and get some sleep

I'll have another horrible nightmare

we'll stay in here and get some rest

anyway

Let's Roll

I want you to lock this door sand guard

and don't open it can you understand

that of course I can you're talking to a

sixth grade educated brain right I'll

just stay out here and read old Jim

Owens book it's full of funny stuff

yeah that might be just a thing to get

Granny's mind off of troubles let me

have that

granny

I got something here it's going to cheer

you up old Jim Owen from back home wrote

a book and it's a Dandy

well Jim says right here on the back

page if you're too busy to fish you're

too busy

I don't want to hear nothing about fish

and the frogs they're nothing that comes

out of the water

here's a good one you listen to this

well back a friend of mine had money

trouble and I helped him out

he says I won't forget you Jim and he

kept his word he's in trouble again and

he just called me

well I reckon you're just not in the

mood for funny stories

well have a good rest

Jethro what you want

open the door I can't I got orders to

keep it locked

I'm the one to give you the orders

yes sir and my sixth grade educated

Brian is hanging on to him

it's room unlock the door and I'll feed

you

good boy

thank you did the book cheer up oh I'm

free now

something that might

well she had in the cage she was so

crazy about

did seem where I took with that thing

well maybe I could find it and fetch it

to her worth a try I'll do it

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found him huh found two of them down by

the cement Pond fine now if Granny's

asleep don't wake her

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you ready what you doing oh Jethro I

spilled some water on the bed and I'm

hanging the sheets out to dry oh well I

found these two frogs swimming in the

cement Pond figured they might be good

company for you

Martinelli why wouldn't you listen to me

if I told you once I told you a dozen

times to stay out of the water now look

at you

oh do you no good to kiss now you're

both frogs

well

let's hope and pray that Dr klingner can

help you

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sorry to bother you again doctor not at

all I was hoping you'd come back

remember Mark Templeton the lieutenant

worse hello again Luke

the other one is my granddaughter Ellie

Mae oh this is the girl you told me

about the one who's in love with Mark

here yes

she's a beautiful girl doctor

they're a handsome couple

they want to get married but who's going

to give them to a wedding

well I wouldn't let that worry me in

their case a marriage ceremony isn't

really important

what do you suggest

ions I mean they're just I can't

I can't my granddaughter was raised up

proper she's a decent church-going girl

she

go Church

every Sunday back home she used to sing

in the choir

oh well that does shed a different light

on the situation we must observe the

proprieties the conventions you bet your

cotton

cotton Ellie's gonna have a beautiful

wedding with flower girls and everything

fine and I suppose you take them back

home now and call me for a regular

appointment I ain't no use for me to

take him home I've done all I can for

him now it's up to you what exactly is

up to me you've got to turn them to

girl well that's going to take some

doing

Todd I'll leave it here

Miss Jane that would be Miss Hathaway

yep she's the one that recommended you

says you're the greatest dance well I

all you gotta do now

is proven

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get me Miss Hathaway please

Dr Freud I've read everything you've

ever written but you never covered this

one

she told you what she said she was

hanging the sheets out the window to

drive

she was right this dry as a bone oh you

are not to be believed well thank you go

out and find your granny I don't know

where she is go find her

get moving yes sir yes yes yes

Jordan thank you for the scuba lesson

Mark how about another one tomorrow

Daddy

oh come here hello young lovers James

well Ellie May this time I brought you

two frogs oh poor Critters I sure do

wish granny stopped putting them in

cages

foreign

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oh mark

you're all right oh praise be oh Ellie

you're beautiful oh Youngs I'm so happy

Miss Jane thank you and thank Dr Klinger

for me too now if you'll excuse me I

gotta go up and lay down

I am dog tired Plum rung out

but before I go

youngins promise me you'll never go near

the water again but granny we can't do

that in fact I'm giving Ellie another

frog lemon lesson in the morning

no

man you're a riding that boy again get

off of him

Matt Fleming went in search of his

grandfather is this great are we there

spawning yet what he found was himself

maybe for the first time you feel alive

it's taking me 20 years to become a part

of your life I'm staying right here Mel

Harris Edward Asner Out of the Woods

Tuesday at nine on Hallmark Channel

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I'm ruling there's only one thing more

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