DENNIS (OFFSCREEN):
Helloooo, Mr. Wilson!
Hey, Mr. Wilson, guess what?
-Oh, Dennis, it's the
end of a long day.
I'm tired.
I don't feel like
guessing games.
-You sure are
gonna be surprised.
-Nothing you could do
would surprised me.
-Go on, Mr. Wilson, guess.
It's something you got.
-Something I got?
-They're down in the cellar.
-My power tools came.
-Guess again, Mr. Wilson.
-I give up.
-Termites!
-Termites?
-See, I told you you
were gonna be surprised.
[theme music]
-Ohh.
Oh, pesky beasts.
Martha!
MARTHA (OFFSCREEN): Yes, dear?
-Are you sure all
the vents are closed?
-Everything's closed, George.
-Don't want any of this
smell in the house.
MARTHA (OFFSCREEN): Yes, George.
Oh, dear.
Oh, they're burned.
-Never mind, Mrs. Wilson.
We still got some raw ones.
GEORGE (OFFSCREEN): Did you
check the front bedroom?
[doorbell ringing]
-Oh dear.
-Everything always happens at
once, doesn't it, Mrs. Wilson?
-Will you answer the
doorbell for me, dear?
-Sure, Mrs. Wilson.
GEORGE (OFFSCREEN):
Martha, I can't hear you!
-Just a minute, dear.
-Boo!
-Oh!
George, see what you made me do!
-Oh, Martha, dear, I'm sorry.
What's got you all upset?
-Mrs. Wilson, you got a-- Boy!
-Oh, Dennis, what
are you doing here?
-I'm helping.
Boy, Mr. Wilson, that sure
is a keen space helmet.
-No wonder you're nervous.
-Look what happened
to the cookies.
-That's all right, Mrs. Wilson.
I can help you
stir up some more.
Then you and me can play
spaceman, huh, Mr. Wilson?
-I am not playing spaceman.
-George, look, it's
the wedding invitation.
-Oh!
Yeah.
Oh, aren't they nice?
Mr. and Mrs. George
Wilson request the honor
of your presence at the wedding
of their niece, Georgiana
Balanger to Lieutenant Robert
Lee Black on Saturday--
-Is that your same
niece Georgiana Balanger
who came to visit
you last summer?
-The eighth of June at
: in the morning,
Elm Street, reception
following ceremony.
-Is that your same
niece Georgiana Balanger
who sat with me when
I was a little kid?
-Yes, dear.
-Oh, George, there's so much
to do with so little time.
Maybe we should have the
wedding somewhere else.
-Is that your same niece--
-Georgiana's just
like a daughter to us,
and she's going to be
married in our home, Martha.
Oh after all, we're the
only family she has left.
Oh, don't you worry
about a think, my dear.
I'm going to put on the best
wedding this down ever saw.
-Is t your same niece that--
-Oh, of course it is
my same niece, Dennis.
I've only got one niece.
-Jeepers, I've been jilted.
You know what I'm going to
be when I grow up, Tommy?
A bachelor.
-Me too.
-You won't catch me
marrying any dumb old girl.
-Me neither, dumb old girls.
-And I'm not going to be in love
with that Georgiana Balanger
anymore either.
-Dennis?
What's it like being in love?
-Well, it's sort of
like-- like Christmas.
-Oh.
-But you know what
it's like being jilted?
It's like opening
your biggest present
and finding out it's
something you wear.
[horn honking]
-Aunt Martha!
-Hello, Georgiana.
-You remember Bob, don't you?
-Oh, yes, of course, Bob.
How are you?
-Hello, Mr. Wilson,
how are you, sir?
-Fine, good to see you.
BOB (OFFSCREEN):
Nice seeing you too.
-Georgiana!
-Alice!
How are you?
-Oh, Georgiana.
Hello, Bob.
-Hello, Mrs.
Mitchell, how are you?
-You must be tired
after your long trip.
-We're too excited to be tired.
Oh, Uncle George, this
is so wonderful for you
to do this for us.
-Oh, nonsense, my dear.
I've always promised
you a nice wedding,
and that's exactly what
you're going to have.
-Oh, ah, Georgiana,
I'm so happy for you.
And Henry and I are so thrilled
to be standing up for you.
-Well, come on
inside, everybody.
-Dennis, oh honey, I'm
so glad to see you.
Dennis, I hope you like Bob.
It'd make me awfully
unhappy if you didn't.
-I was going to marry you
myself as soon as I grew up.
-But Dennis, I'm
much too old for you.
-I'm gonna have a
birthday pretty soon.
-But so am I. And the older
you get, the older I get too.
So you see no matter
how fast you grew,
it just wouldn't work out.
You do understand,
don't you, darling?
-Yeah, I guess so.
-I'm sorry about it too.
-That's OK.
Is he the one you're
going to marry?
-Yes, he is.
-Bob, this is Dennis.
-Well, as long as
you couldn't have me,
I guess you picked
a pretty good one.
-How do you do, Dennis?
-Boy, that's the most beautiful
I ever saw in all my life.
-Aunt Martha, I have
the most wonderful idea.
Now I know it's going
to be a simple ceremony,
but, well, I've always
wanted a ring bearer.
And if Dennis wouldn't
mind, he'd be just perfect.
-All right, everybody,
time for rehearsal.
Mr. Bradshaw, you
may start the music.
[wedding march]
-All right, Bob, you
and Mitchell start in.
Mr. Bradshaw, stop the music.
Margaret, dear,
you're supposed to be
out in the hall with Dennis.
-I don't want to be in
the hall with Dennis.
He pushes!
-Oh, yes, I know.
Oh, Martha.
Do we have to have Dennis?
He's just going to make shambles
out of this wedding, I know it.
-He looks so cute with
the ring on that pillow.
Besides, Georgiana
asked for him.
And it would absolutely
break his little heart.
-Hey!
What's holding up the parade?
-Now everything's going
to be just fine, George.
-All right, Mr.
Bradshaw, start again.
Bob, you and Mitchell
come in once more.
[wedding march]
-All right, that's
your cue, Margaret.
-There's simply no more
room in the freezer.
I don't know where we're
going to put the ice cream.
-We can take care of that
at our house, Mrs. Elkins.
-Ladies, please, you're
disrupting the rehearsal.
-Well, I'm just
trying to be helpful.
-Well, then, go into the
living room and sit down.
And stop the music.
-Come along, dear.
Don't mind him.
This wedding is so
important to him.
-Oh, I never allow myself
to be disturbed by anything
Mr. Wilson says under
any circumstances.
-All right, Mr. Bradshaw,
from Margaret's cue, please.
[wedding march]
-(SINGING) Here comes the
bride, lum, dum, dum, dum.
Margaret, that's--
that's fine, dear.
Only don't throw the
flowers like that.
Just drop them.
Now watch me, without music.
Now.
Here comes the bride,
lum, dum, dum, dum.
Just drop the petal
from side to side.
Now you see, that isn't
hard, is it, dear?
Oh!
-That was a close one,
wasn't it, Mr. Wilson?
-Yes, it was, Dennis.
All right, go on back.
And you too, Margaret.
All right, Mr. Bradshaw.
Let's take it from
the beginning again.
Well, this is the only wedding
I'm ever going to put on,
and I want it to be right.
-It's your money.
-Play!
[wedding march]
-[inaudible] cue.
Dennis.
You're next, Alice.
You ready?
Alice, dear.
This is a little close indeed.
You have to leave
room for the minister.
-Boy, you sure can teach
the step, Mr. Wilson.
-All right, Dennis.
Well, now that was pretty good.
-All right, Georgiana.
When the minister steps forward,
you hand your bouquet to Alice.
And the Alice steps back.
And then when he says, who
gives this woman in-- uh, oh.
Dear, where is that book with
the wedding ceremony in it?
-I'll get it, Mr. Wilson.
-Oh.
Oh!
Oh!
I knew it.
I knew it!
-Anybody got a long
stick and some bubblegum?
-No.
I'll
-Run down in the cellar and
look for it, Mr. Wilson.
I'm sure I can find it.
-I'll do it, Dad.
I know just where the pipes go.
Tommy and me climbed all over
that cellar lots of times
when nobody was home.
-I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Wilson.
I'm sure Dennis didn't
do it on purpose.
Dennis!
I'll direct him from here.
Dennis.
DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Yes, Dad?
-Over here, son, where
you hear my voice.
Over here, Dennis.
Can you see it?
-Not yet, Dad!
HENRY (OFFSCREEN): Well,
it should be close by.
-I'm looking!
Here it is, behind
this old bottle.
-Good!
-Here's your nerve
medicine, dear.
-Oh good.
-Such a fuss.
-You'd this it was
his own coronation.
-Well, he's got it.
No harm done.
-Well, just once in my life,
not for my own sake mind you,
I wanted everything
nice for Georgiana.
-Couldn't we just
run off and get
married by a justice
of the peace?
-Here we are!
I put it on my thumb so it
wouldn't get lost again.
-Well, if it gets stuck
here, I swear I'll--
-It didn't get
stuck, Mr. Wilson.
I've got a very narrow thumb.
-Ah.
Mitchell, you take
the ring from Dennis.
And then you hand it
to what's his name.
-Bob.
-Right, all right,
hand it to Bob.
-Then when the minister says, I
now pronounce you man and wife,
Dennis and Margaret
get out of the way.
And Mr. Bradshaw
is going to play.
[music playing]
ESTHER (OFFSCREEN): (SINGING)
Sweetheart is everlasting.
Eternal--
-What's that?
ESTHER (OFFSCREEN):
(SINGING) Forever more.
Our life is--
-Who let her in?
-Shared forever.
All of our hopes as one.
-Isn't that beautiful?
Me and Ms. Cathcart have been
saving it for a surprise.
-It's my little gift
for the bride and groom.
-(SINGING) Life with
its care and cheers,
life with its joy and
fears, we'll test our love,
sweetheart.
But faith in each other will
carry us through the storm!
[expl*si*n]
ESTHER (OFFSCREEN):
(SINGING) My love for you,
sweetheart, is everlasting.
Eternal forever more!
Our love, dear heart,
will be we share forever.
All of our hopes as one.
Life with its care
and tears, life with--
-All this house needed
was a good airing, George.
You can't smell it now.
-Dennis has got to go.
-George.
-No, no, no, no, I should
have put my foot down
when you first mentioned it.
I should never have let
you talk me into it.
But it isn't too late.
-It wasn't really
all Dennis's fault.
-Oh no?
Well, whose fault was it?
Who invited Ms. Cathcart?
He did.
Who dropped the ring?
He did.
Who knocked over
the termite k*ller?
He did.
[interposing voices]
-Don't you try to
talk me out of it.
My mind's made up.
Why, Dennis young.
And he'll be over his
disappointment by day
after tomorrow.
But Georgiana, my dear,
this is your wedding.
It's the most important
day in your life.
No sir, no.
I am not going to
let Dennis spoil it.
-Hey, how come you folks didn't
invite me to your wedding?
-Well, you weren't born yet.
-Oh, yeah, I forgot.
But I bet if I
had been born, you
wouldn't invited me, huh, Mom?
-We certainly would have, dear.
TV ANNOUNCER: Weather bulletin.
Rain predicted for tomorrow.
The barometer is falling
with northwest winds.
We can expect heavy showers
before dawn tomorrow.
-Oh, no.
It can't rain for the wedding.
[door knocking]
-Don't worry, Mom.
Well, it's good old Mr. Wilson.
Hey, Mr. Wilson.
You want a peanut
butter, and mayonnaise,
and banana sandwich?
-Dennis, I thought
you'd be in bed.
-He's too excited about
the wedding to go to sleep.
-Would you like a piece of
chocolate cake or something?
-Oh, no thank you.
I want to talk to
Mitchell about something.
-Uh, why don't you
run along to bed, son.
You can take your milk with you.
-OK, Dad.
-Did you hear the weather
report, Mr. Wilson?
They're expecting rain
by tomorrow morning.
-Oh, naturally
it's going to rain.
Sure, just like
George Wilson try
to put on a real nice wedding.
And naturally it rains.
-It isn't gonna
rain, Mr. Wilson.
-It isn't?
-Oh?
-I already said my prayers.
And I asked God
specially to make
it a fine day for the wedding.
-Oh?
-But if you're
nervous, Mr. Wilson,
I'll say em all over
again just to make sure.
-Oh, well.
-I don't mind, Mr. Wilson.
I'll be glad to do it, if
it'll make you feel better.
-Goodnight, son.
-Goodnight, everybody.
Sleep tight.
-Goodnight, dear.
-Don't you worry, Mr. Wilson.
You and me are gonna
put on the best
wedding this down ever saw.
-Well, what can we do
for you, Mr. Wilson?
-Uhh.
Oh, I forget.
-Well, no wonder, with all the
things you have on your mind.
Why don't you have
a cup of coffee?
Maybe it'll come back to you.
-Oh, no thank you.
-Well, maybe it was something
Mrs. Wilson wanted to borrow.
You're welcome to
anything we have.
-No, I uh-- uh just wanted
to say thanks for everything.
Uh.
Don't be late for the wedding.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
I beg your pardon.
Please.
MARTHA (OFFSCREEN): Don't
Won't you find a seat
in the living room?
-Martha, where is that minister?
He promised he'd get here early.
-He'll be here, George.
-Oh, everything's gone wrong.
Everything.
It's going to storm,
and the minister
isn't going to get here.
-There's not a cloud in the sky.
And the minister is due
for another five minutes.
-Well, maybe he got his dates
mixed up or-- maybe he forgot.
Operator, this is an emergency.
Get me-- Martha,
what's his name?
Martha!
-Come in, Reverend.
-Hello, Mrs. Wilson.
-George will be so
happy to see you.
-Hello, George.
-Oh, hello-- Martha,
what's his name?
I'm trying to get
him on the telephone.
I can't remember his name.
-Who dear?
-The minister!
-It's easy to see
that you ought to come
to church a little
oftener, George.
-I'm sorry.
This way, Reverend.
-Thank you.
-There's a car locked
up in the garage, Tommy.
Here's the key.
Put lots of signs on it.
We want everybody to know
they're really married.
-OK, Dennis.
-OK, Tommy.
-Your nerve medicine, dear.
Oh, darling, just try
not to think of anything
except this is our little
Georgiana's wedding day.
-All right, Martha, all right.
But don't you go
getting weepy on me.
I cannot stand women
who cry at weddings.
-Well, I'll try not to, dear.
Dennis, here's the ring.
We're ready to start.
Mr. Bradshaw, we're ready.
[wedding march]
-Remember, Margaret,
don't throw the flowers.
Just drop them.
It's your cue.
Oh, have you got
the ring, Dennis?
Yes, yes.
-Hey, Mr. Wilson.
You've got your
shoes on crooked.
-Great Scott!
-What did I do wrong?
-You did all right, Margaret.
We just got to wait
for good old Mr. Wilson
to get his shoes on right.
[wedding march]
-The joining together in
matrimony of two young people
is a serious as well
as a joyous occasion.
You, Georgiana, and you,
Robert, will promise much
and fall short of your promises.
But man's ideal is always
beyond his performance.
Be true to the best
that is in you.
And live fully so
that you will have
much to share with each other.
Who gives this
woman in marriage?
-Oh, here!
I-- I-- I do.
-Robert, do you take Georgiana
to be your lawful wedded wife?
-I do.
-And Georgiana,
do you take Robert
to be your lawful
wedded husband?
-I do.
-May I have the ring, please?
-Here it is.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
-Repeat after me.
With this ring, I, Robert.
-With this ring, I, Robert.
-Take thee Georgiana.
-Take thee Georgiana.
-To have and to hold.
-To have and to hold.
-To love, honor, and cherish.
-To love, honor, and cherish.
-In sickness and in health.
-In sickness and in health.
-For richer or for poorer.
-For richer, for poorer.
-For better or for worse.
-For better or worse.
-As long as we both shall live.
-As long as we both shall live.
-You may now place the
ring upon her finger.
-[blows nose]
-Repeat after me.
I, Georgiana, take thee Robert.
-I, Georgiana, take thee Robert.
-To love, honor, and cherish.
-To love, honor, and cherish.
-In sickness and in health.
-In sickness and in health.
-For richer, for poorer.
-For richer, for poorer.
-For better, for worse.
-For better, for worse.
-As long as we will
both shall live.
-As long as we both shall live.
-Under the powers vested
in me by church and state,
I now pronounce
you man and wife.
-Yippee!
[cheers]
-Bye, darling.
-Good luck.
[interposing voices]
-Where's Dennis?
-I don't know, honey.
It's not like him to
miss all this excitement.
-Oh no!
-Dennis!
[theme music]
02x02 - Dennis and the Wedding
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Follows the Mitchell family – Henry, Alice, and their only child, Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles first with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor, George Wilson, a retired salesman, and later with George's brother John, a writer.
Follows the Mitchell family – Henry, Alice, and their only child, Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles first with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor, George Wilson, a retired salesman, and later with George's brother John, a writer.