08x28 - Opie and Mike

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They sure serve a great lunch
at the diner.

Yeah.
Give you a lot of bread, too.

Mm-hmm. You know something else?

That's enriched bread
they give you.

I seen it on the wrapper once.
Enriched?

Yeah, that means there's more
stuff in it besides bread.

Oh.
Good stuff, too.

Hey, Sam.
Hi. Sam.

Oh, hi, fellas.
Let us give you a hand with that.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Get that.
Yeah.

I'll hold the drawers.

Thought I'd bring this in so I'd
have some place to put things.

Uh, hold it.

Got it?

Where do you want it?

Just sit it down right here.

Here?
Yeah.

Okay.
Thank you.

Well, doesn't look
too different.

Well, I haven't
changed anything.

How you like being head
of the city council, Sam?

Fine, so far.

How about the farm?

Well, I've had to
neglect it a little

this first week,
but it'll work out fine.

Good. Good.

These are nice pictures
of Washington and Lincoln.

Yeah?

I got an extra one
of John Wayne if you want it.

Uh, no.
No, thanks, goober.

Hi, pa.

Mike.

Hello, sheriff Taylor.

Hello, Mr. Pyle.

Aw. Fine boy
you got there, Sam.

Mike, aren't you
supposed to be in school?

Well...

It's lunch period,
and I came to talk to you

about some pains
I might be coming down with.

Pains?

Where?

Well...

Well, my stomach...

Uh-huh.

And, well, my head...

And...

Well, my knee.

Could be one of them flu bugs.

They can ail you in a
lot of strange places.

The nurse hates sick
kids to come to school.

I might infest somebody.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, you run into
Edgar Watson today?

I think so.

Yeah.

Would you like
to go on home and rest?

Yeah.

Fine. You go on.

I'll call your teacher.

Thanks, pa.

Bye.

Bye.
Bye.

Sounded like he had
some strange symptoms there.

Yeah. I don't know
what to do about it.

He's not sick, Andy.

He's got a bully picking on him.

It's been going on for
a couple of days now.

I don't know what
to do about it.

This Edgar Watson?

Yeah.

Most kids go through that
one time or another.

I remember it happening to Opie,

and I told him
the only thing he could do

is stand up
to whoever's bullying him.

That's fine, as long as the kids
are about the same size.

But this Watson boy
is about a year and a half older

and pounds heavier.

I couldn't ask Mike
to Wade into anything like that.

Well, why don't you tell
Edgar's mama and daddy?

I wanted to do that,
but Mike said no.

Matter of pride, I guess.

Plus the fact that he's afraid
they'll all kid him

about running home
to his father.

Yeah.

Want me to talk to Opie?

About what?

Well, he's now

and he knows the code
these kids live by.

He might have an idea.

Hey, yeah, that's fine with me.

I'd be interested
to hear what Opie has to say.

You have to understand
this younger generation.

Oh?

Things are lot different now
than when I was a kid.

They are?

Yeah. There were bullies
in my day, too,

but I think it's worse now.

Oh, bullies are just dreadful.

You know why it's worse?

No.

Because these kids
are pampered more.

I know this kid Edgar Watson.

His parents give him
anything he wants,

and he thinks he's everything.

Why does he have to pick on

a nice little boy like Mike?

There's just some things
you can't explain.

Well, Opie, as a member
of the older, uh, generation,

do you have anything
to recommend?

Well...

I don't recommend telling
the kid's parents, either.

Mike's right.
They'd kid him about it.

I was hoping you might have
a thought on the matter.

Well, tell you what, paw.

I get out
the same time Mike does.

Tomorrow I'll keep an eye out
and see what it's all about.

Well, fine. We'll leave it
up to you for the time being.

Right, paw.

Where do you think you're going?

Home.

Let me by.

Oh. You want to get by?

Why didn't you say so?

Hey, you dropped your books.

Oh, look, fellas,
he's getting mad.

Where can I hide?

He's going to hit me.

Save me. Save me.

He's going to hit me.

Save me. Save me.

Save me.
Help. Save me.

What's going on here?

Nothing, ope.
Nothing.

Let's keep it that way, huh?

Sure, ope. Sure.

I'll be checking in
from time to time.

So watch it, Edgar.

Sure, ope.

Come on, Mike.

Let's go.

Thanks for helping me, ope.

That's okay, Mike.

My paw and I were
discussing your problem,

and I wanted to see
what it was all about.

If he gives you any more
trouble, let me know.

Okay.

You can b*at him up
with one hand.

I don't think I'll have to.

You always carry a comb
in your front pocket

don't you?

Yeah, I do.

So do I.

Well, I got to go into town.

Can I walk with you?

Yeah. Sure.

Well, when I run into Mike's
father today,

I'll tell him
everything's under control.

Yeah. No problem.

Well, I must say, that was a
very nice thing you did, Opie.

Oh, it was nothing, aunt bee.

Bullies have
no place in our society.

I got to get my mitt.

Okay.

He did do a nice thing, there.

I always thought Opie'd grow up

to be a defender
of the underdog.

The milk is early this morning.

Good morning, miss Taylor.

Good morning, Mike.
Come in.

Good morning, sheriff Taylor.

I'm calling for Opie.

Oh, I see.

I've been waiting outside

till I knew he was finished
with his breakfast.

Oh, he should be right down.

I'm his friend now.

Good.

I'm gonna walk
to school with him.

Well, Mike,
does Opie expect you?

When I left him yesterday,
I said I'd see him.

Hi, ope.

Hi, Mike.

I'll walk to school with you.

Fine. Opie,
you haven't finished your milk.

Oh.

Boy! Some mitt.

Yeah. Hey, Mike,
you want it?

You mean for keeps?

Sure. I got
a couple others.

Gee.

Let's go.

Just wondering...

Forgot my books.

Hey, ope, I was just wondering.

Um, it looks like

Mike's going to
attach himself to you.

Yeah, I sort of expected that.

I don't mean
to boast or anything

but a little kid gets an idol,

and he likes
to hang around them.

Same thing that happened
to me when I was a kid.

Well, what happens
if the time comes

when the idol no longer
has time for him?

Could be a little letdown
there, couldn't it?

Yeah, it could.

But I think
I can handle it, paw.

Yeah.

A submarine ball.

Pbht!

I keep all my big bills in here.

There you are.

It was gallons.

gallons, huh?

Well, yeah, you can afford it.

I seen all them bushels of corn

you got on your truck.

You had a good crop
this year, Sam.

Yeah, we had just
the right amount of rain.

Corn on the cob

is just about my
favorite vegetable.

It is, huh?

Need good teeth
to eat it, though.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Old Joe Benson loves it, too,

except he's got one
front tooth missing.

He's always got
to run over the cob

a second time to get everything.

Everybody's got problems.

Hi, goob.
Hi, Mr. Jones.

Hi, pa.

Hi, Mike.
How you doing?

Fine.

Mike's got a nut loose
on his front wheel.

Can he borrow the wrench?

Yeah. I left the good one
out on the grease rack.

Help yourself, Mike.

Thank you, Mr. Pyle.

You got a fine boy
there. Fine boy.

Oh, say, Opie,

I want to thank you
for what you did for Mike.

That's okay, Mr. Jones.

You pulled him out
of a tough spot there.

Well, as I told my paw,

I went through the same thing
when I was a kid...

Up against a bully.

It can get to be
a real mental problem

if it goes on too long.

I'm sure it can.

I don't think you have
any more to worry about. No.

You got a fine boy
there, Mr. Jones.

Oh, well, that's good to hear.

I said the exact same thing.

Uh, Opie, one thing I did want
to talk to you about...

You know, Mike thinks that
you're just the greatest.

But there's almost six
years' difference between you

and I'm sure
it won't be too long

before you'll be going back
to your own friends...

I know what you're thinking of...

A letdown for Mike.

These things usually
taper off after awhile...

This hero worship.

He'll start drifting back
to kids his own age

and that'll be that.

Oh, well,
if that's how it works.

There's nothing to be
concerned about. Yeah.

All fixed, Opie.
Want to go?

Okay, let's go.

Take it easy, men.
Bye, pa!

I'll see you, boys.

You know, Sam,

I was just thinking
the same thing.

If this tapers off gradual,

I don't see
where you got no problems.

Well, goob, I'm just hoping

that something
doesn't come along

and break it up too suddenly.

Sam, what could come along?

The parents have
already gone in,

but the little girl is there.

Oh, my, she looks very sweet.

There goes the sofa.

From here, it looks
like crushed velvet.

They must be very well-off.

Aunt bee, I don't think

you ought to be peeking
through the window

at the new neighbors like that.

Andy, I'm not peeking.

This is community concern.

Oh, Opie, don't you want
to see the little girl?

What?
Your new neighbor.

Soon as we finish this game.

We don't want to play with
girls, do we, Opie? No.

Good heavens.

What would anyone want
with five fishing Poles?

Fiberglass or bamboo?

Fiberglass, I think,
but I can't be sure.

I wonder if he's got a boat.

Ooh, look, Andy,

that's the second bookcase
I've seen go in.

They must be intellectual.

Though I did know a lady once

who bought three sets of dickens

because the bindings
matched her wallpaper.

Ooh, there she is again.

Opie, there's the little girl
don't you want to see her?

In a minute, aunt bee.

Tsk. Oh!

This is what I've been
waiting for... the stove.

Look, Andy... look.

What?

Double ovens.

That means she does
a lot of baking.

Very interesting.

Well, you win, Mike.

I'll set them up
for the next game, ope.

Okay.

What little girl?

There she is.

Well...

I guess the polite thing to do

would be to help her
with that stuff.

Yeah, that would be
the polite thing.

Opie, where are you going?

I'll be right back, Mike.

Hi.
Oh, hi.

I'm Opie Taylor.

I live next door.

Oh. I'm
Heather Campbell.

As you can see, we're moving in.

Yeah.

Well, I just thought

I'd help you carry
some of this stuff in.

Oh, thank you.
That's very nice.

I can carry these.

Oh. Yeah.

What grade are you in?

Eighth.

That's what I'm in.

If you want, I'll
show you around the town.

Okay.

He hasn't missed one morning.

Good morning, miss Taylor.

Good morning, Mike.

Good morning, sheriff Taylor.

Mike.

Isn't Opie down yet?

He just left, Mike.
He said something

about walking the little girl
next door to school,

it being her first day.

Yeah. Well, maybe
I can catch him.

Bye.

Hi, ope!

Oh, hi, Mike.

This is Heather.

Hi, Mike.

Oh. Hi.

I want to show Heather
where the school is.

Okay.

Miss crump is very nice.

She's a good teacher, all right.

I was just thinking...
We don't have any homework.

How'd you like to drop
by the record store

and pick up a few discs? Okay.

Great!

Hey, ope, let's play!

We're going over
to the record store.

Aren't we going
to play baseball?

Maybe later.

I'll go to the record shop, too.

Okay.

Groovy!

Yeah, I like that one, too.

I think I'll take 'em both.

Want to play baseball now, Opie?

A little later, Mike.

How'd you like
to go over to my place

and play these on my machine?

Okay.

I want to hear 'em
on your machine, too.

Okay.

Andy?

Andy

I was just
coming down the street

and I saw Opie and
Heather and Mike

coming out of the record shop.

Well, what about it?

It was nothing.

That Heather's a lovely
girl, isn't she?

Yeah. She's nice.

She's so polite
and so intelligent

and Opie and she
seem inseparable.

Well, it's just been
a couple of days.

You know, I was just thinking.

Their children will have
blue eyes and blond hair.

What?

Well, I'm just thinking ahead.

Well, aunt bee, he's only .

Even if he marries at ,
that's years.

If it isn't Heather,
it'll be somebody else.

You know what else
I was thinking?

You know that furniture
up in the attic

that belonged
to your father and mother...

If they decide to furnish,

that would be a good starter,
wouldn't it?

Any thoughts on a honeymoon?

Now, if you're gonna be silly...

Uh, aunt bee?
Aunt bee?

Uh, you say Mike was with them?

Mm-hmm.

He was tagging right behind.

Everything seemed to be fine.

Oh, good, good.

Well, I have to stop
at the bake shop.

I'd hold off on the wedding cake
for awhile.

I want to play this part again.

This is a dance we used to do

back in West Virginia.

I'm not too good at those
out-of- state dances.

I can dance, too.

Good, Mike.

Good, Mike.

Want to play baseball now, ope?

Look, Mike, it's getting
a little late,

but tomorrow's Saturday.

We'll get some baseball in then.

How about that?

Okay.

I'll see you.

See you, Mike.

Hi, pa.

Hi, Mike.
How's it going?

Okay.

Pa?

Uh

Well, h-have you seen
that new girl around?

Who, Heather... the little girl

who moved in next door to Opie?

Yeah.

Mm

Well...

What about her, Mike?

Well, w-what's so great
about her?

Uh...

Opie's getting real friendly
with her, huh?

Yeah.

Well, look, Mike,
Heather's very pretty,

and she's a girl.

What's so great about girls?

Well...

Let's see, what would be

the best way
to explain that to you?

They never want
to play baseball.

No. No,
y-you've got a point there.

Uh, you see, to start with, Mike

there are two
basically different types

of people on the earth...
The male

and then there are the female.

I know. They taught
us that in hygiene.

Oh. Well, good. Good.

Uh, did they teach you
about human relationships?

No.

They didn't.

No.

Oh.

Well, let's see what would be

the best way
to explain that to you.

Uh... y-you see, Mike,
up to a certain age,

boys like to play with boys.

Do you understand so far?

Yeah.
Good.

Then, when they reach the age
of, oh, , ,

then boys also like to...

No, no, that's...

Uh...

Uh, w-what I mean, Mike,
is that...

It's a whole new deal.

D-Do you understand
what I'm driving at?

No, pa.

No.

Well, it's just that
when boys reach a certain age,

they start liking girls.

Why, pa?

Mike, you'll just have
to take my word for it.

They just do, that's all.

Then Opie likes Heather
better than me?

Well, in a different way, Mike.

Oh.

I'll see you, pa.

Oh, good morning, Mike.

Good morning, miss Taylor.

Is Opie in?

No, Mike, he isn't.

He left about minutes ago.

He went to Heather's.

I'm not sure whether
he's still there.

Oh. Well, I'll see.

I think I better
go give him his glove back.

Oh?

Yeah.

Well, bye.

Bye.

Oh, hi.

Oh, hi.

Is Opie here?

If that's the boy
from next door,

he went into town
with my sister.

You're Heather's sister?

Mm-hmm.
I just came this morning.

I had to stay
at my grandmother's

till they got settled.

Oh.

What's your name?

Mike. It's really Michael.

What's your name?

Claudia.

My mother's mother's name
was Claudia.

They were going
to name my sister Claudia,

but my father's mother's name
was Heather,

and they decided
to name Heather "Heather"

because my father's mother

didn't want her
to be named Claudia.

Then when I was born

my father's mother said
it was all right

if they named me
after my mother's mother.

Well, I just wanted
you to tell Opie

that I had a long talk with Mike

and I explained all about
why Opie's spending time

with that little girl.

I guess ope's got it
pretty bad this time.

Yeah, well, she's a cute
little girl, all right.

Did Mike understand?

Well, I'm not sure
whether he did or not,

but I think he'll be fine.

Mmm. Shame it had
to come so sudden.

Little bit of a shock.

Yeah. Well, Andy,
these things happen.

Hi, paw, hi, Mr. Jones.

Hi, Opie.

Just dropped Heather off
at her piano lesson.

I'm going to play
baseball with Mike today.

You don't have to do that.

Mike's going to be all right.

The important thing is that you
got that bully off his neck.

No. I'll play
with him.

It might be a good idea
for a little while.

That's what I think too, paw.

Well, I'll see you.

Hi, Mike.
Oh, hi, ope.

Want to play some baseball?

I can't right now, Opie.
Why not?

I'm showing Claudia around town.

Oh.

I'll see you.

See you.

Hi, pa.

Oh, hi, Mike.

Now I know what you mean
about human relationships.

Come on, Claudia.

These things
always adjust themselves.

Well, I'm glad to hear they
got it all straightened out.

Oh, yeah.
Everything worked out fine.

That sure is a cute girl
Opie's going with.

Heather? She's very nice.

Opie getting serious
with a girl.

Funny, ain't it?

It's about time for him.

I suppose.

Next thing you know,
he'll be shaving.

Mm-hmm.

Then off to college.

Yeah.

A job...Working...

Kids of his own...
Raising them.

Yeah.

Mm.
And when you think,

only yesterday he was nothing
but a -year-old kid.