03x05 - Daughter for a Day

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Elizabeth Hill.

Steve Douglas.

Hey, Dodd, how are you?

It's been a long time.

Don't mention how long.

Steve, I don't think you know Jeannie, my daughter.

Hello, Jeannie.

How do you do, sir?

Mr. Douglas is a very old friend of your
mother and daddy's.

My daddy's the best engineer in South America.

In South America?

Brazil.

Oh, you know Barney.

Have slide rule, we'll travel.

Steve, are you still living in Bryant Park?

Yes, I'm still there.

Well, I have a lecture date there this afternoon.

A lecture date?

What do you lecture on?

Home economics.

Well, I'll be darned.

Look, maybe you can come out of the house.

I'd love to have you meet the family.

I have a young boy about your age, Jeannie.

I'm going on nine.

Oh, well, he's a little older than you
are, and he's going on ten.

We have quite a group.

I have three sons, and Bub, my
father-in-law, he keeps house for us.

Maybe you can give him a couple of recipes, or vice versa.

Hey, Bub, you up?

Up.

All week long, I wrestle you guys out of bed.

Come Saturday, you couldn't sleep,
but you're up running around.

Hey, how come the funny hat, Bub?

What's funny about it?

Well, it just kind of looks funny.

Our lodge is having a picnic today,
but I don't have to leave for an hour or so.

Oh, I see.

Well, I'm in a hurry, so I'll just have some
orange juice and milk and bacon and eggs.

And a couple of dozen flapjacks.

Yeah, that'd be fine.

Bub, when you shave, what do you do for the deep cuts?

I bleed.

Since I'm going to defend my country today,
how about a little something special, December?

You're cutting me off like a breakfast egg.

You know, an army fights on the stomach.

You have eggs and fight on your feet.

All I do is eggs, but I'll take sliced bananas.

You know, your father didn't go on that business trip.

He's hiding.

I'll get it.

Hello?

Mary Lou?

Oh, hi, Sudsy.

Hurry up, I'm expecting a call.

Yeah?

Yeah?

Yeah.

That was Sudsy.

He was calling me to tell me not to call
him and wake him up, because he already is.

We've got to get going.

So I better call him, just in case he's calling, because I

wouldn't call to wake him up,
and he could go right on sleeping.

We're only going to be there for the day.

We're flying out tonight.

Tonight?

Well, I'm taking Jeannie down to join her father.

Well, it sounds like you're getting around
as much as Barney.

Almost.

It's a funny thing.

These days, I don't like to be away from
home any more than I absolutely have to.

Oh, thank you.

Excuse me.

We'll serve breakfast as soon as we take
off and reach cruising speed.

Would you like the steak or the eggs?

Well, I think we'll have the eggs.

Thank you.

I want them.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's Saturday night.

I'd kind of like to have breakfast at the
time where they sort of expect it.

You see, I've been away two days and I'm homesick.

Fasten seatbelts, please.

Fasten seatbelts, please.

Fasten seatbelts, please.

Fasten seatbelts, please.

That doesn't blow in hungry because I'm
not cracking another egg for anybody.

Wow, I've got to get into uniform.

I've got that Air Force Reserve meeting.

Well, go ahead.

Well, let's hurry up and do the dishes.

I'm going horseback riding with Mary Lou Eels in the game.

Oh?

Mary Lou Eels?

Ooh!

Well, I'm in a hurry, too, you know.

This is my lodger's picnic day.

Are these all the cookies there are?

Don't tell me you're still hungry.

No, I'm just getting supplies for our Cuff Scott hike.

What about us all being gone when Dad gets here?

Well, he knows it's Saturday.

He told us not to bother meeting him at
the airport, didn't he?

He'll probably appreciate it if he has the
house all to himself.

Maybe he can get a little rest.

Yeah.

Give me that.

Someone's supposed to meet you?

Well, no, not really.

The family wanted to meet me naturally,
but I told them not to bother.

I mean, it'd be kind of silly to pile them all out of bed
on a Saturday morning when it's so easy to get a cab.

Well, why don't we take a cab in together?

Fine.

It'll give us a chance to visit a little more.

Say, uh, what do you do with Jeannie here
while you're lecturing?

Does she, uh, sit up on the podium with you?

Oh, no.

I get a sitter for her at the hotel.

Well, that's ridiculous, Liz.

You're not going to be here overnight.

Why go to a hotel?

I'll tell you.

Why don't you come out to the house and
freshen up, and while you're busy this

afternoon, Chip and the boys will entertain Jeannie?

Well, that's awfully nice of you, Steve.

Jeannie'd love that, wouldn't you?

I sure would.

Well, fine.

Give me your claim checks.

I'll get your baggage.

Oh, they've been checked right on through.

Oh.

Well, I'll pick up mine.

We'll get a cab, huh?

Okay.

I may even come out and hear you lecture this afternoon.

Fine.

Do you belong to the women's club?

Oh, darn.

I knew I should have kept up my dues.

Here.

I hope that Dad would be here before I had to leave.

You'll tell him welcome home for me, won't you?

I'm still here, I'll tell him, yeah.

Gosh, I wonder what's wrong.

This lemonade is not half as good as the
lemonade I made for our picnic last year.

Well, I ought to be home for dinner.

I'll see you later.

What in the dust can be wrong?

Let's see.

I put in a dozen lemons.

That's really my game.

Oh, that's good.

I thought it was me and my g*ng.

Tell Dan I'm sorry I missed him.

I'll be home for dinner.

I'll tell him, yeah.

Oh, I know.

I know.

We didn't make lemonade last year.

I hope that jug of cider is where I left it.

Oh, this is nice, Dee.

Yes, we like it.

Thanks.

There you are.

Look, I'm surprised the boys aren't out
here swarming all over us.

Well, they probably didn't hear the taxi.

Hi, Bub.

Well, hi, Steve.

Welcome home.

Thanks.

I thought that car was for me.

You know, a couple of my lodge members are
stopping by for me.

Oh, they are?

Yes.

Well, Bub, before you go, I'd like to meet
some friends of mine.

This is Elizabeth Hill and their little girl, Jeannie.

How do you do?

How do you do?

This is my father-in-law, Bub O'Casey.

Oh, nice to meet you.

Elizabeth and her husband are over...

Well, there they are.

See you later.

Oh, Bub, are the boys still in there?

Oh, they've had breakfast long ago.

Mike and Robbie told me to tell you they were sorry they
had to leave, but they'll see you tonight, and so will I.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

So long, Bub.

So long, Bub.

Well, at least Chip's still home, and maybe tr*mp.

Come on in.

Thank you.

Chip?

Up here.

Who is it?

Who is it?

It's Dad.

I'm putting on my scout uniform.

Welcome home.

Well, thanks very much.

It's good I didn't stay away any longer.

Don't bother about us.

We'll make ourselves at home.

Oh, no, come on.

I'll show you where you can freshen up.

Thanks.

Natural choice.

Hi, Chipper.

Oh, hi, Dad.

How's the boy?

Fine.

Good to see you.

Sorry, I was coming down to see you as soon as I finished.

Oh, you don't have to stage any welcome
home ceremony for me.

Believe me, I appreciate the fact that you
haven't deserted the ship like the rest of the.

...

Family.

Boy, I'm sure glad you're home.

You can help me get some of this junk back.

Sudsy's love will be here any minute.

Chip, are you going someplace too?

Yeah, Dad.

Our couple's got hikes today.

Don't you remember?

I forgot all about that.

Boy, I don't know how I'm ever going to
get all this stuff in here.

Hey, I know.

I'll put some of it in Sudsy's pack.

Chip, I brought a little girl home to play with you today.

What'd you do that for?

Well, her name's Jeannie, and her mother's
an old friend of mine.

She was going to be busy today, so I thought
it'd be nice if Jeannie came out here to play.

Boy, I'm sure glad I'm not going to be here.

I guess you have to go, huh?

Yeah, Dad.

Our pack's been planned this for a whole month.

Well, look, Chip, you don't have to go right away, do you?

No.

Well, then you could play with her till
you have to leave, right?

Okay.

How old is she anyway?

Well, she's going on nine.

She would, Dad.

Wouldn't you think I am, a babysitter or something?

Hey, Chip!

Come on up, Sucks, and bring your pack with you.

Yeah, I'll go down and get Jeannie, and be nice to her.

Won't you, Chip?

Just remember, she's your guest.

Oh, hello, Sucksie.

Pax, because when you are... I'm
just going to carry half of this junk.

We'll be on the plane, okay?

Oh, Steve, I borrowed your phone to call a
cab, but I wish I didn't have to rush away like this.

Oh, you shouldn't have called a cab.

I could have driven you.

Oh, no, you just got back from a trip yourself.

Oh, but that's a... Oh, oh, there he is.

Well, you be a good girl, and I'll be back
as soon as I can.

You know, it seems like sometimes all
Jeannie and I say to each other is goodbye.

Why don't you worry about Jeannie?

Chip's waiting to play with her.

They'll have a lot of fun.

Good.

Well... Come on.

Let's walk out with Mom, okay?

Okay.

Oh, no, I'm not leaving my junk behind to
make room for your junk.

I don't know how a junkie got in here.

My mother said I should take something in
case the weather changes.

How do I know what it's going to change to?

I like to play checkers.

So do I, but not on a hike.

What are you going to do, chase butterflies?

Gosh, no.

I thought maybe we could catch a snake.

Yeah, and we can bring them back alive.

Hey, let's dump all our other stuff and
take the snake net and food.

You're.

A very busy lady.

Yes, she is.

Well, she'll be back pretty soon, and
then you'll be on your way to see your daddy.

He's very busy, too.

I have a very busy family.

Well, Jeannie, let's go up and see what Chip's doing, huh?

That feels better.

Right face.

Call him right forward march.

Company hall.

Chip, this is my little friend I was telling you about.

Oh, sorry, Dad.

I forgot all about her.

This is Jeannie.

Jeannie, this is Chip, and this is pal Sudsy.

Hi.

Hi.

How do you do?

Well, I have some work to do, so I'll leave you.

You boys show Jeannie a good time, huh?

Okay.

Come on in.

Those.

Scouts are supposed to stick together, remember?

Nobody has to play with me.

I get along fine by myself.

Aw, Jeannie, it's not that we don't want
to play with you, isn't it?

Well, you see, we have to go on this big hike today.

I understand.

You do?

I wish I could be a scout.

Why can't you?

Don't be silly.

After you're a Cub Scout, then you're a Boy Scout.

And how could she be a scout?

Well, she could be a Girl Scout.

She couldn't defend her country, but she could tie knots.

My parents don't know anything about Girl
Scouts or Boy Scouts or anything like that.

Gee whiz, do they live on the moon or something?

They never stay in one place long enough
to belong to anything.

You travel around the country?

A kid your age?

All over the world.

I'm going to South America tonight.

You are?

I once traveled over a hundred miles,
counting back and forth.

I study South America and our geography.

It's South of America.

I live in Brazil.

If you send me a postcard, I'll start saving stamps.

Where else have you been?

Last year I lived in Africa.

In the jungle?

Part of the time.

You and your measly little snakes.

I'm going to see about making you a Boy Scout.

I wish you could have seen our pet elephant.

You had an elephant?

Oh, just a baby one.

I called her Tiny.

Boy, and I thought it was something to have a frog.

A live frog?

Yeah, practically.

It's out of the bag.

Oh, may I see him, please?

Sure.

Are you sure you're a girl?

Quite sure.

Come on up, crazy lady.

Somebody wants to meet you.

Come on, we're late.

Hurry up, Chip.

How can we not?

Well, you fellas are off on your hike, huh?

Yeah, Dad.

Sorry we have to leave, Jeannie.

Bye.

Bring your house and go over to my house sometime.

Okay.

Well, see you, fellas.

Take it easy.

Okay.

All right, Dad.

Very.

Busy family, too.

One minute to go.

Isn't this exciting?

Patty Nelson, the jolly, likable setter,
stooped over the ball.

He listened for Hup, and he passed the football to Ned.

Ned's school rival, Andy Fairchild, was out in the
open, and unselfishly, Ned threw the ball to Andy.

Jeannie, why don't you read to me for a while, huh?

Oh, don't you have Nancy Drew of Marshall Hall?

Nancy Drew of Marshall Hall?

I don't think we have any girls' books around here at all.

I'll tell you, why don't we, uh...

You know, I guess you're going to have to
tell me what little girls like to do.

I like to play house.

Oh.

Well, we could look at television.

What do we play house?

Well, we have baseballs and footballs and marbles
and model airplanes around here, but no dollhouses.

We don't need a Dollhouse.

We'll just pretend.

Oh.

Well, fine.

Now, this is our house.

All right, this is our house.

And I'm your little girl.

And you're my little girl.

And you're my mother.

And I...

Well, I think it might be better if I were your father.

No, my father's away and I'm visiting my mother.

You're visiting your mother?

I visit my mother six months and then my father six months.

That's the way they worked it out when
they got the divorce.

Oh, I see.

All right, honey.

I'm your mother and you're my little girl.

Now, what do we do?

You don't look much like my mother.

What?

I know.

Here.

Put this on.

All right.

Yeah.

No, not that way.

I'll put it on for you.

Oh, that way.

Well, you couldn't just pretend.

Now, second thought, I'm glad nobody else is home.

All right, mother, now what do we do?

Well, daughter, why don't we do the housework?

The maid has done all the dishes and all the housework.

Oh, she has, huh?

You don't have anything to do except play
with your little girl.

Well, fine.

What do we do?

I know what.

Let's bake some cookies.

All right.

Now, why don't we make this the oven?

No, not.

And we'll make this... Let's go in the kitchen.

I thought you were pretending.

We won't make real ones.

We'll just use flour and water.

Oh, those are the best kind, aren't they?

Well, that's not all we can get out of there, huh?

I guess so.

Don't tell Mother, but I have a talk with
Soda for practice last time.

No.

I wouldn't mention a word to her.

Sounds like fun, though.

No, not when you're alone.

Oh.

Tell me something, Jeannie.

Jeannie, have you ever had two chocolate
sodas, one right after the other?

No.

Let's.

Jimmy, another round, huh?

Hi, Bub.

Hi.

You're home a little early, aren't you?

Yeah, well, we just had a couple of
classes, and they let us go.

Hey, where's Dad?

I don't know.

I got home about an hour ago, and he wasn't here then.

Hey, I didn't expect anybody home but Dad.

Where is he?

I don't know.

Maybe he drove Mrs. Hill and her little girl someplace.

Who are they?

Some friends of his.

He met on the plane.

Hey, uh, you don't think we hurt his feelings, do you?

I mean, nobody being home today when he
just got back from a trip and everything.

No, no.

He's a full-grown man.

Boy, I'm glad to get home.

Well, maybe on your next hike you should take a bus.

Well, I'm not done.

I'm hungry.

We didn't take half enough junk to eat.

Have a carrot.

Hey, where's Dad?

You know, it is funny he didn't leave us a note.

I wonder if anybody's home yet.

I wonder.

Anybody home?

Hi, Dad, in here.

Oh, good.

Come on, Jeannie.

Hi, fellas.

Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad.

Hey, I'm sorry I wasn't here this morning
when you got back.

Yeah, me too.

I had a reserve meeting.

Oh, that's all right.

Well, Jeannie, it looks like you're
finally going to meet the rest of the family.

This is Mike.

No, this is Mike here.

Hi.

And this is Robbie.

Hi.

Bob, could you set an extra place for dinner?

You betcha.

You know, we've just been out at the zoo, and you wouldn't
believe how much this little girl knows about animals.

I would.

You want to come up to my room and play with crazy legs?

Sure.

Well, Bob, what are we having for dinner?

Raw carrots, I guess, and I was planning on pot rolls.

Mm, good.

I'll have some salt, Mike.

What's this?

Oh, dumplings.

Dumplings?

I made them myself.

You're not the only one that can cook, you know.

Oh, dumplings.

I hope Jeannie hasn't been too much trouble.

Trouble?

I don't know what I would have done without her today.

Good.

Well, I'll run upstairs and get our things.

There's a cab waiting.

Robbie, would you help Mrs. Hill?

Oh, Jeannie, you'd better say goodbye to the Douglases.

We'll have to hurry and catch that plane.

Goodbye, Mr. Douglas.

Thank you for a nice day.

Goodbye, Jeannie.

Goodbye, Bub.

Goodbye, darling.

Come again soon, will you?

Goodbye, Mike.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Chip.

See ya.

Now when I play house, I'll know what a
real family is like.

Goodbye, sweetheart.

You should go, darling.

Oh, do you want to put it out in the... Thank you, sir.

Elizabeth, I'm sorry you have to start talking like this.

Bye.

Bye, everyone.

Have a good trip.

Thanks again, Steve.

Goodbye.

Bye.

Oh, I got it.

Hello.

Come here.

Hey, will you get your dog out of the way?

He's not hurting you.

He's not hurting you.

You can't behave yourself.

In the long run, he is.

All right.

Here we go.

Dog alone.

He is not.

He wins.

He is an introvert.

Come on, now, you guys.

Take it easy.

Come on.

How many times do we have to... Come on.

How many times do we have to turn this
room into a football stadium?

Our dog.

It can't make too much noise for me.

Well, you must have been gone longer than I thought.

Come on, guys.

Come on.

Look, up in the sky.

It's a bird.

It's a plane.

It's not Superman.

It's My Favorite Martian.

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