"Our Miss Brooks" Capistrano's Revenge

1 00:00:00,042 --> 00:00:07,049 Well, what's that, Connie? 2 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:21,188 Did the Board of Education pay your salary in cash this time? 3 00:00:21,313 --> 00:00:23,523 It looks like it, doesn't it, Mrs. Davis? 4 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:25,609 Now this is sort of a poor box. 5 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:27,778 It's a PTA project at school. 6 00:00:27,903 --> 00:00:30,572 I've been collecting funds for the needy for the past three days. 7 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:32,032 Oh, that's nice. 8 00:00:32,157 --> 00:00:34,076 How much have you collected so far? 9 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:37,037 76 cents. 10 00:00:37,162 --> 00:00:41,416 It should be 86, but Mr. Boynton borrowed a dime for a hot dog. 11 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:45,587 However, he promised to pay it back to me this morning. 12 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:50,968 My goodness, only 86 cents. 13 00:00:51,093 --> 00:00:53,804 Where's that chirping coming from? 14 00:00:53,929 --> 00:00:55,681 From the shoebox, dear. 15 00:00:55,806 --> 00:00:56,932 The shoebox? 16 00:00:57,057 --> 00:00:58,850 What are they doing, breaking themselves in? 17 00:00:58,976 --> 00:01:03,438 There aren't any shoes in there, Connie. 18 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:04,898 It's a bird. 19 00:01:05,023 --> 00:01:05,857 A bird? 20 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:08,860 Yes, the poor little thing has an injured wing. 21 00:01:08,986 --> 00:01:11,321 I found him out in the backyard this morning. 22 00:01:11,446 --> 00:01:16,326 Until he can fly, I thought I'd keep him in that shoebox so the cat can't get at him. 23 00:01:16,451 --> 00:01:17,536 I think that's a good idea. 24 00:01:17,661 --> 00:01:20,622 I don't think Minerva is any fonder of birds than I am. 25 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:23,208 I didn't know you disliked birds, Connie. 26 00:01:23,333 --> 00:01:24,209 Well, I do. 27 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:24,751 Why? 28 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:28,839 They get up too early. 29 00:01:28,964 --> 00:01:31,383 It dates back to my childhood, Mrs. Davis. 30 00:01:31,508 --> 00:01:33,468 I was once frightened by an eagle. 31 00:01:33,593 --> 00:01:37,931 Well, this poor little thing in the box is far from an eagle. 32 00:01:38,056 --> 00:01:39,433 Say, Connie, I have an idea. 33 00:01:39,558 --> 00:01:45,147 Why don't you take him to school with you and maybe Mr. Boynton can mend his wing? 34 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:48,692 Being a biology teacher, he should know plenty about birds. 35 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:52,946 He doesn't even know about the bees. 36 00:01:54,072 --> 00:01:56,325 No, the bird is your problem, Mrs. Davis. 37 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:57,492 I don't want any part of it. 38 00:01:57,617 --> 00:02:00,078 Now, then, aren't you being rather inconsistent? 39 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:01,955 You're always willing to help poor people. 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,208 This poor bird needs a helping hand, too. 41 00:02:05,334 --> 00:02:06,752 Oh, now, please, Mrs. Davis. 42 00:02:06,877 --> 00:02:09,296 There's a big difference between poor human beings 43 00:02:09,421 --> 00:02:11,715 and our little feathered friend in the shoebox. 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,592 Oh, now, you shouldn't feel that way, Connie. 45 00:02:13,717 --> 00:02:17,554 You should try to overcome your antipathy for birds. 46 00:02:17,679 --> 00:02:17,971 I know. 47 00:02:18,096 --> 00:02:23,894 Why don't you make believe the bird is human, someone you think a lot of? 48 00:02:24,019 --> 00:02:25,187 For instance? 49 00:02:25,312 --> 00:02:28,523 Well, um... Why don't you make believe you and 50 00:02:28,648 --> 00:02:32,319 Mr. Boynton are married, and the bird is your baby? 51 00:02:34,363 --> 00:02:35,530 Oh, fine. 52 00:02:35,655 --> 00:02:38,909 I can just see myself going up to Mr. Boynton and saying, 53 00:02:39,034 --> 00:02:42,621 congratulations, you're the father of an eight-ounce sparrow. 54 00:02:43,747 --> 00:02:45,791 Here, have a worm. 55 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,294 Well, it's just as I said before. 56 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:52,839 People can't show any compassion for those in 57 00:02:52,964 --> 00:02:56,426 need until they can see with their own eyes. 58 00:03:03,767 --> 00:03:04,518 Take a look. 59 00:03:04,643 --> 00:03:08,188 I'm not interested, Mrs. Davis. 60 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:13,568 Oh, the poor little fella. 61 00:03:13,693 --> 00:03:17,280 Oh, he does look as helpless as a baby, doesn't he? 62 00:03:17,406 --> 00:03:18,573 Hello there. 63 00:03:18,698 --> 00:03:20,617 Hello, little Philip. 64 00:03:20,742 --> 00:03:21,743 Philip? 65 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:26,415 Well, that's Mr. Boynton's name, isn't it? 66 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:27,916 Philip Boynton, Jr. 67 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:34,047 Oh, I have a great idea, Mrs. Davis. 68 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:37,717 I'm going to take him to school and have Mr. Boynton mend his wings. 69 00:03:37,843 --> 00:03:40,178 Oh, good for you, Connie. 70 00:03:40,303 --> 00:03:44,224 And I'll put some breadcrumbs in the box so he won't get hungry. 71 00:03:44,349 --> 00:03:48,103 Oh, here, I'll give him a piece of toast. 72 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,897 Maybe he's teething. 73 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:53,024 Would you warm some milk for him, Mrs. Davis? 74 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:54,067 Oh, all right, dear. 75 00:03:54,192 --> 00:03:58,238 And meanwhile, I'll get some breakfast ready for Walter Denton. 76 00:03:58,363 --> 00:04:00,991 He ought to be by to pick you up for school any minute now. 77 00:04:01,116 --> 00:04:04,911 Now, you get some rest, you hear? 78 00:04:06,204 --> 00:04:07,581 Go to sleep. 79 00:04:08,707 --> 00:04:10,709 Come in, Walter. 80 00:04:10,834 --> 00:04:12,711 Top of the morning, Miss Brooks. 81 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:14,337 Well, same to you, Walter. 82 00:04:14,463 --> 00:04:15,338 Sit down. 83 00:04:15,464 --> 00:04:17,466 Mr. Davis is fixing your bite. 84 00:04:17,591 --> 00:04:20,343 Oh, that isn't necessary, but it's welcome. 85 00:04:20,469 --> 00:04:27,476 Excuse me, I seem to be hatching something. 86 00:04:30,770 --> 00:04:35,484 No, it's a little bird with an injured wing, Walter. 87 00:04:35,609 --> 00:04:36,610 His name is Philip. 88 00:04:36,735 --> 00:04:37,444 I'll show him to you. 89 00:04:37,569 --> 00:04:39,321 Oh, no, no, don't bother, Miss Brooks, now, really. 90 00:04:39,446 --> 00:04:40,822 I'm not much of a boy for birds. 91 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:42,741 Well, they're dangerous. 92 00:04:42,866 --> 00:04:44,743 Why, one almost flew under my windshield when 93 00:04:44,868 --> 00:04:46,661 I was driving past the hospital yesterday. 94 00:04:46,786 --> 00:04:48,788 And I was doing 55 miles an hour, too. 95 00:04:48,914 --> 00:04:51,917 That feathered idiot could have killed me. 96 00:04:52,042 --> 00:04:54,961 Look, Walter, it's just... No, no, no, don't bother. 97 00:04:55,086 --> 00:04:56,630 I was... 98 00:04:56,755 --> 00:05:00,425 Oh, the poor little fella. 99 00:05:00,550 --> 00:05:04,346 Oh, we've got to do something to help him, Miss Brooks. 100 00:05:04,471 --> 00:05:06,681 Well, just look at his face. 101 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,141 Why, it's remarkable. 102 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:08,934 What is? 103 00:05:09,059 --> 00:05:11,144 Well, I've never seen such a resemblance. 104 00:05:11,269 --> 00:05:17,817 Miss Brooks, this bird has Mr. Boynton's expression. 105 00:05:20,237 --> 00:05:22,531 I'll be using my inner apathy, Harriet. 106 00:05:22,656 --> 00:05:23,907 Yes, Daddy. 107 00:05:28,453 --> 00:05:30,372 Good morning, Mr. Conquest. 108 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:31,498 Here's the fund, sir. 109 00:05:31,623 --> 00:05:34,459 A PTA officer will pick it up right after school. 110 00:05:34,584 --> 00:05:35,377 Very well. 111 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:38,588 My, you seem happy as a bird this morning, Miss Brooks. 112 00:05:38,713 --> 00:05:40,048 As a bird? 113 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:41,550 Oh, that's very good, sir. 114 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:42,676 Bye now. 115 00:05:42,801 --> 00:05:44,469 One moment, please. 116 00:05:44,594 --> 00:05:48,014 I have seen you happy as a bird before, Miss Brooks, but 117 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:51,935 this is the first time I ever heard you chirp like one. 118 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:52,769 Chirp? 119 00:05:52,894 --> 00:05:55,397 Oh, I must have been doing it unconsciously, sir. 120 00:05:55,522 --> 00:05:58,066 I do a lot of things unconsciously at school. 121 00:05:58,191 --> 00:06:03,572 That is... What are you smuggling into this school in that box? 122 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:05,282 Just my little baby. 123 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:09,160 I mean, it's a bird with an injured wing, sir. 124 00:06:09,286 --> 00:06:11,580 I'm taking it to Mr. Boyning's lab for repairs. 125 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:13,498 You will do nothing of the kind. 126 00:06:13,623 --> 00:06:15,792 No pets are permitted in this school, Miss Brooks. 127 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:17,210 Those are the rules. 128 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:22,382 You and Mr. Boyden know that I do not allow any form of wildlife on school premises. 129 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:29,514 Mr. Boyden and I don't go in for wildlife on any premises, sir. 130 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:32,684 But this is my little bird and I've got to take care of it. 131 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:35,103 You will take that feathered nuisance outside 132 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:37,439 into the street and dump him, Miss Brooks. 133 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:39,649 But Mr. Conklin, he can't fly. 134 00:06:39,774 --> 00:06:42,694 He'd be easy prey for any cats and dogs. 135 00:06:42,819 --> 00:06:44,529 Look, he wouldn't be in the way in my 136 00:06:44,654 --> 00:06:46,865 classroom, and I have a free period coming up. 137 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:50,910 I could go over to the shop and get some materials and make a nice cage for him. 138 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:52,954 You will do as I ordered at once. 139 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:55,957 And if I catch you with that bird in this school, you 140 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:59,169 may rest assured that I will deal very harshly with you. 141 00:06:59,294 --> 00:07:00,920 Is that clear, Miss Brooks? 142 00:07:01,046 --> 00:07:01,546 Yes, sir. 143 00:07:01,671 --> 00:07:04,674 But won't you reconsider, Mr. Conklin? 144 00:07:04,799 --> 00:07:05,467 Please? 145 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:06,801 No. 146 00:07:06,926 --> 00:07:09,346 Pretty please? 147 00:07:09,471 --> 00:07:10,472 No. 148 00:07:13,308 --> 00:07:14,809 Goodbye, sir. 149 00:07:16,853 --> 00:07:21,274 I finished filing those papers, Daddy. 150 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:22,942 Is there anything else I can do for you? 151 00:07:23,068 --> 00:07:28,031 I don't think so, Harriet. 152 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:30,575 What was that? 153 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:34,371 Why, it's a note tied to a piece of hard toast. 154 00:07:34,496 --> 00:07:35,080 A note? 155 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:36,456 What does it say? 156 00:07:36,581 --> 00:07:41,378 Says, um, pretty please with birdseed on it. 157 00:07:41,503 --> 00:07:48,510 Mr. Boynton? 158 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:51,137 Oh, Mr. Boynton? 159 00:07:51,262 --> 00:07:52,097 Oh, hi, Miss Brooks. 160 00:07:52,222 --> 00:07:54,057 Oh, phone snodgrass. 161 00:07:54,182 --> 00:07:56,393 You've scared me out of six months growth. 162 00:07:56,518 --> 00:07:59,771 Oh, I don't think you'll grow no more, Miss Brooks. 163 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:02,982 If you're looking for Mr. Boynton, he'll be back in a minute. 164 00:08:03,108 --> 00:08:03,316 Oh. 165 00:08:03,441 --> 00:08:05,652 What's in the shoebox? 166 00:08:05,777 --> 00:08:07,404 Does that answer your question? 167 00:08:07,529 --> 00:08:11,783 Yeah, but what are you doing with a mouse in your shoebox? 168 00:08:11,908 --> 00:08:14,411 It's a little bird with an injured wing, Bone. 169 00:08:14,536 --> 00:08:16,955 I'll show him to you, but you mustn't tell Mr. Conklin. 170 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,666 I brought little Philip in here against his orders. 171 00:08:19,791 --> 00:08:22,252 I won't say nothing, but I don't want to see the bird, Miss Brooks. 172 00:08:22,377 --> 00:08:23,336 I don't like birds. 173 00:08:23,461 --> 00:08:24,838 They're nothing but pests. 174 00:08:24,963 --> 00:08:25,964 Take a look, Bone. 175 00:08:26,089 --> 00:08:27,674 No, really, I... 176 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:31,678 Oh, the poor little fella. 177 00:08:31,803 --> 00:08:33,722 We gotta fix him up, Miss Brooks. 178 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:35,640 What if I bring him over to my pop's pet shop? 179 00:08:35,765 --> 00:08:37,684 There ain't no bird my pop can't fix up. 180 00:08:37,809 --> 00:08:39,811 No, Mr. Boynton will take care of him. 181 00:08:39,936 --> 00:08:40,895 Mr. Boynton? 182 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:44,065 Gosh, I know he's a swell fella, Miss Brooks, but he only knows about 183 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:47,068 stuffed birds, like the ones he demonstrates with here in class. 184 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:50,029 Oh, bones, I have every confidence in Mr. Boynton. 185 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:51,030 Oh, but that ain't fair. 186 00:08:51,156 --> 00:08:54,033 We can't stand by and let this poor little fella kick off 187 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:57,036 when he could get expert care like my pop could give him. 188 00:08:57,162 --> 00:09:00,248 Honest, my Pop is a wizard at fixing up birds, Miss Brooks. 189 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:03,793 Used to be a vegetarian. 190 00:09:03,918 --> 00:09:05,503 You mean a veterinarian. 191 00:09:05,628 --> 00:09:08,590 Oh no, he eats everything. 192 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:11,301 Only he fixes birds up great. 193 00:09:11,426 --> 00:09:13,052 Hello, Mr. Boyden. 194 00:09:13,178 --> 00:09:13,428 Hello, Ms. 195 00:09:13,553 --> 00:09:14,262 Brooks. 196 00:09:14,387 --> 00:09:16,347 Bones, did you finish straightening up my closets? 197 00:09:16,473 --> 00:09:17,432 I'll do it right away, sir. 198 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:18,433 Thanks. 199 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:20,852 Oh, say, I want to pay you back the dime I took 200 00:09:20,977 --> 00:09:23,188 out of the pour box for my hot dog yesterday. 201 00:09:23,313 --> 00:09:23,813 Here. 202 00:09:23,938 --> 00:09:24,898 Here's a quarter. 203 00:09:25,023 --> 00:09:27,400 That's a $0.15 contribution with my compliments. 204 00:09:27,525 --> 00:09:28,443 Well, thank you. 205 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:32,113 And here's a Father's Day gift with my compliment. 206 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,282 It's a bird with an injured wing. 207 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:36,159 I want you to see what you can do for him. 208 00:09:36,284 --> 00:09:37,744 Oh, I'm afraid I can't do anything for him. 209 00:09:37,869 --> 00:09:39,496 I'm terribly busy this morning, Miss Brooks. 210 00:09:39,621 --> 00:09:46,252 I've got to check some examination papers, and oh, the poor little bird. 211 00:09:46,377 --> 00:09:50,006 I'd better get right to work on him. 212 00:09:50,131 --> 00:09:51,841 His heartbeat's subnormal. 213 00:09:51,966 --> 00:09:53,384 Nothing alarming, though. 214 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:55,678 I can check it more accurately with my stethoscope. 215 00:09:55,804 --> 00:09:56,971 Your stethoscope? 216 00:09:57,096 --> 00:10:01,100 Yes, I frequently check my frogs with it during injection experiments. 217 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:04,145 He apparently had a bad fall. 218 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:07,857 Probably clipped a wing flying into a telegraph wire. 219 00:10:07,982 --> 00:10:11,194 But barring serious internal injuries, I think I can pull him around. 220 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:12,529 Well, I hope so. 221 00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:15,073 I've certainly become attached to little Philip. 222 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:15,907 Philip? 223 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:19,911 Well, I had to name him something. 224 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:27,252 But now that you've taken over, I'm sure he'll come out all right. 225 00:10:27,377 --> 00:10:28,962 Nothing like one Philip helping another. 226 00:10:29,087 --> 00:10:34,717 Where have you been eating lunch lately? 227 00:10:34,843 --> 00:10:36,678 I think he'll be okay. 228 00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:39,180 He's an unusually large specimen, Miss Brooks, and 229 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:41,850 that added strength should help him recover quickly. 230 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:46,229 You know what they say in fishing, the big one always gets away. 231 00:10:46,354 --> 00:10:48,189 Oh, here we are. 232 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:52,902 Hey, he's on his last legs if you ask me, sir. 233 00:10:53,027 --> 00:10:55,947 Well, we're not asking you, Bones, but thanks a lot for helping me. 234 00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:58,157 You'd better run along to your first class now. 235 00:10:58,283 --> 00:10:59,951 Okay. 236 00:11:00,076 --> 00:11:02,495 I'll see you later, Miss Brooks. 237 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:03,162 Bye. 238 00:11:03,288 --> 00:11:05,874 You'd better be running over to your class, Miss Brooks. 239 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:07,041 I'll take care of Philip. 240 00:11:07,166 --> 00:11:08,543 Oh, I still have a few minutes. 241 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:11,754 Let me wait, huh, and watch? 242 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:11,963 All right. 243 00:11:12,088 --> 00:11:12,672 Good morning, Marlin. 244 00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:15,592 Just checking a few classrooms. 245 00:11:15,717 --> 00:11:17,677 Why aren't you in yours, Miss Brooks? 246 00:11:17,802 --> 00:11:19,262 Oh, that's a wonderful idea, Mr. Congressman. 247 00:11:19,387 --> 00:11:20,597 Shall we walk over together? 248 00:11:20,722 --> 00:11:24,183 Unhand me. 249 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:31,983 If you think you can loiter in here at the expense of... of... Uh-huh, Miss Brooks. 250 00:11:32,108 --> 00:11:35,653 Isn't that the bird-bearing shoebox you had in my office? 251 00:11:35,778 --> 00:11:38,489 If the shoebox fits, I'll wear it. 252 00:11:38,615 --> 00:11:39,657 Get it out of here! 253 00:11:39,782 --> 00:11:42,201 Oh, sir, this bird is badly in need of medical aid. 254 00:11:42,327 --> 00:11:45,830 Then let him fly to the Mayo Clinic. 255 00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:48,374 I am running a school, not an aviary. 256 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:50,043 That bird is... His name is Philly. 257 00:11:50,168 --> 00:11:52,045 I don't care what his name is. 258 00:11:52,170 --> 00:11:54,339 Well, if you won't throw him out, I'll have to do it myself. 259 00:11:54,464 --> 00:12:01,054 Oh, the poor little fellow. 260 00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:02,180 He's helpless. 261 00:12:02,305 --> 00:12:05,391 Like a tiny, innocent baby. 262 00:12:06,768 --> 00:12:09,354 Mrs. Brooks, I hereby grant you permission to 263 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:12,190 leave little Philip here in Mr. Boynton's care. 264 00:12:12,315 --> 00:12:13,107 You do? 265 00:12:13,232 --> 00:12:15,985 Moreover, I think it would be a good idea if you went over 266 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:18,947 to shop class and got the material to build a cage for him. 267 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:21,699 You mean... It will do you no good to argue. 268 00:12:21,824 --> 00:12:23,868 That is an order. 269 00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:24,702 Yes, sir. 270 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:27,163 But I trust you realize that I can't take this 271 00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,499 sort of discipline lying down, Mr. Conklin. 272 00:12:29,624 --> 00:12:33,878 And to show you exactly how I feel about you, sir, 273 00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:35,546 Thank you. 274 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:40,885 Not bad, huh? 275 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:46,641 As quickly as possible, Boykin. 276 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:52,689 We are still primarily an institution of learning, you know. 277 00:12:52,814 --> 00:12:56,192 I am afraid he's beyond fixing up, Mr. Conklin. 278 00:12:56,317 --> 00:12:59,404 Philip is... He's dead. 279 00:12:59,529 --> 00:12:59,821 What? 280 00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:00,488 Are you sure? 281 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:01,406 Positive. 282 00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:03,700 There's not the faintest sign of a heartbeat. 283 00:13:03,825 --> 00:13:05,451 Oh, this is terrible. 284 00:13:05,576 --> 00:13:07,453 It'll be quite a blow to Miss Brooks. 285 00:13:07,578 --> 00:13:08,121 It certainly will. 286 00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:11,332 I don't know how we're going to break the news to her. 287 00:13:11,457 --> 00:13:13,584 Yes, we'll just have to sneak up on it. 288 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:16,379 Tell her a few jokes first. 289 00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:22,635 We'll treat the whole thing as lightly as possible. 290 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,303 Oh, hi, Mr. Conklin, Mr. Boynton. 291 00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:25,513 How's the bird? 292 00:13:25,638 --> 00:13:26,180 The bird? 293 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:31,102 Well, uh, Miss Brooks, I, uh... How do you like the cage for little Phillip, sir? 294 00:13:31,227 --> 00:13:33,312 Oh, very nice. 295 00:13:33,438 --> 00:13:36,399 Miss Brooks, I wanted... Yeah, the bars are solid aluminum, you know. 296 00:13:36,524 --> 00:13:38,276 The shop class didn't have very good material, so 297 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:40,194 Miss Brooks went out and bought this one for $20. 298 00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:40,862 $20? 299 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:45,867 Well, Mrs. Davis will just have to wait for my rent again. 300 00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:46,951 But it's worth it. 301 00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:50,621 Little Philip has to have a nice place to convalesce in. 302 00:13:50,747 --> 00:13:52,206 What were you saying, Mr. Countess? 303 00:13:52,331 --> 00:13:55,501 Oh, well, we wanted to suggest a routine you might 304 00:13:55,626 --> 00:13:58,755 use in your next dramatic club show, Miss Brooks. 305 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:00,131 A routine? 306 00:14:00,256 --> 00:14:02,759 Mr. Boynton and I saw it on TV. 307 00:14:02,884 --> 00:14:06,304 These two men are talking, and the first one says, 308 00:14:06,429 --> 00:14:09,974 do you happen to know why I buy so many new hats? 309 00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:12,602 Then the second one says, you buy a lot of new hats, you say. 310 00:14:12,727 --> 00:14:14,562 Well, I'd like to ask you a question. 311 00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:15,146 A question? 312 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:15,897 What is it? 313 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:16,647 How's the bird? 314 00:14:16,773 --> 00:14:18,524 How's the bird? 315 00:14:22,570 --> 00:14:25,531 How come I buy so many new hats, you ask? 316 00:14:25,656 --> 00:14:27,033 Well, I'll tell you. 317 00:14:27,158 --> 00:14:30,244 I buy a new hat whenever I'm down in the dumps. 318 00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:32,205 I wondered where you bought those hats. 319 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:35,416 How's the bird? 320 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:37,168 Everything's all right, isn't it? 321 00:14:37,293 --> 00:14:37,794 All right? 322 00:14:37,919 --> 00:14:39,253 Everything's perfect. 323 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:40,254 Isn't it, Mr. Conklin? 324 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:41,589 It couldn't be better. 325 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:43,341 Oh, well, that's good. 326 00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:46,677 Maybe we can use that hat joke in our next minstrel show. 327 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:49,931 I think this paint's a little too dark for the inside of the cage, Miss Brooks. 328 00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:52,725 Oh, well, I'll run over to the paint shop and pick up something a little brighter. 329 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:53,976 Excuse me. 330 00:14:59,273 --> 00:15:02,693 I'm afraid you needn't bother painting that cage, Denton. 331 00:15:02,819 --> 00:15:08,241 Little Philip has shuffled off this mortal coil. 332 00:15:08,366 --> 00:15:12,286 What what you mean he's he's yes walter he's gone to that big aviary in the sky miss brooks has become 333 00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:16,332 so attached to it it's difficult to break it to her well gosh i wouldn't have the heart to tell her 334 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:24,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 335 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,260 Hey, wait a minute. 336 00:15:27,385 --> 00:15:27,760 Wait a minute. 337 00:15:27,885 --> 00:15:29,387 Maybe nobody will have to tell her. 338 00:15:29,512 --> 00:15:31,806 Maybe we can make her think that little Philip recovered. 339 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:32,932 What do you mean, Walter? 340 00:15:33,057 --> 00:15:35,184 Well, all sparrows look practically alike. 341 00:15:35,309 --> 00:15:37,186 Why can't we pick up a sparrow in the park 342 00:15:37,311 --> 00:15:39,355 and tell Miss Brooks that it's little Philip? 343 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:44,861 You mean you want us to pilfer a live stand-in for a dead sparrow? 344 00:15:44,986 --> 00:15:47,655 Sure, she'll never know the difference. 345 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:50,324 And besides, it'll save her a lot of grief. 346 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:53,244 I'm afraid that's a pretty dishonest way out, Walter. 347 00:15:53,369 --> 00:15:55,246 I couldn't be a party to such subterfuge. 348 00:15:55,371 --> 00:15:58,249 Nor could I. Miss Brooks must be told the truth. 349 00:15:58,374 --> 00:16:01,377 One of us will have to tell her now. 350 00:16:01,502 --> 00:16:04,922 Well, let's have a volunteer. 351 00:16:05,047 --> 00:16:05,840 Oh, come, come, come. 352 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,925 Are we men or mice? 353 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:09,552 I'm not a mouse, sir. 354 00:16:09,677 --> 00:16:11,262 Good, you tell her. 355 00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:12,430 I'm not a man either. 356 00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:16,893 I'm just an emotional beardless youth. 357 00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:22,732 How about you, Boyden? 358 00:16:22,857 --> 00:16:28,196 Well, I shave, sir, but I wouldn't tell her either. 359 00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:33,201 Well, I plucked my mustache, so I'll tell her. 360 00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:35,286 Well, that didn't take very long, did it? 361 00:16:35,411 --> 00:16:36,871 Now I can get right to work. 362 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:40,333 Now, about Philip, Miss Brooks... Oh, excuse me, Mr. Conklin, but I wanted to 363 00:16:40,458 --> 00:16:44,003 show you this little cushion I had made for Philip by the home economics class. 364 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:49,842 Well, he won't need a pillow, Miss Brooks. 365 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:53,221 He's pretty relaxed now. 366 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:55,598 Oh, no, this will be nice for him, Walter. 367 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:57,808 Now he can take nice long naps. 368 00:16:57,934 --> 00:17:03,022 Speaking of nice, long naps... Shut up! 369 00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:03,606 Shut up! 370 00:17:03,731 --> 00:17:06,192 That is, I was about to say something. 371 00:17:06,317 --> 00:17:08,152 Oh, I'm sorry I interrupted you, Mr. Conklin. 372 00:17:08,277 --> 00:17:11,489 What were you going to say about little Phillip? 373 00:17:11,614 --> 00:17:16,118 Uh, that, uh... that he's coming along nicely. 374 00:17:16,244 --> 00:17:17,745 Oh, fine. 375 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,330 I have to hurry back to my office right now. 376 00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:21,415 You can fill her in on the details, Boynton. 377 00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:23,292 Goodbye. 378 00:17:23,417 --> 00:17:23,751 Goodbye. 379 00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:27,171 Well, now, he isn't completely recovered yet, Miss Brooks. 380 00:17:27,296 --> 00:17:31,467 As a matter of fact, I don't know when you'll be able to remove him from my lab. 381 00:17:31,592 --> 00:17:32,426 Lab, schmab. 382 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:34,804 What's the difference as long as he's healthy? 383 00:17:34,929 --> 00:17:36,347 Yeah. 384 00:17:36,472 --> 00:17:39,892 Well, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to work. 385 00:17:40,017 --> 00:17:40,768 I'll see you later. 386 00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:42,687 All right. 387 00:17:42,812 --> 00:17:47,733 Walter, I think a two-tone paint job would be nice for this type of cage, don't you? 388 00:17:47,858 --> 00:17:48,401 Yes, ma'am. 389 00:17:48,526 --> 00:17:50,069 How about if we paint the roof red? 390 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:51,279 Oh, that'll be fine. 391 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:51,737 Uh-huh. 392 00:17:51,862 --> 00:17:55,157 And around the bottom, how about a nice black border? 393 00:17:55,283 --> 00:17:59,203 Oh, that'll be very appropriate. 394 00:17:59,328 --> 00:18:00,329 Goodbye, Harriet. 395 00:18:00,454 --> 00:18:02,540 I have to come back to get my biology book. 396 00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:04,250 Something for Mr. Boynton? 397 00:18:04,375 --> 00:18:07,169 No, just something for the bird. 398 00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:08,671 Mr. Boynton isn't around? 399 00:18:08,796 --> 00:18:10,715 No, and I don't think he'll be back, Miss Brooks. 400 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,676 Just before last class, I overheard him asking the janitor to 401 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:16,846 drop in here after school today and dispose of something for him. 402 00:18:16,971 --> 00:18:17,471 Oh. 403 00:18:17,596 --> 00:18:19,223 Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Miss Brooks. 404 00:18:19,348 --> 00:18:20,725 OK, Harriet. 405 00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:39,702 Come in, Walter. 406 00:18:39,827 --> 00:18:43,331 Miss Brooks, I'm happy to announce that Phillip is completely recovered. 407 00:18:43,456 --> 00:18:44,749 And here he is. 408 00:18:44,874 --> 00:18:46,709 That's Phillip? 409 00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:47,918 Well, of course. 410 00:18:48,044 --> 00:18:51,297 You don't think I'd steal a sparrow in the park, do you? 411 00:18:51,422 --> 00:18:53,215 Well, you don't have to convince me, Walter. 412 00:18:53,341 --> 00:18:54,967 I'd recognize that bird anywhere. 413 00:18:55,092 --> 00:18:56,677 Oh, you would? 414 00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:57,470 Certainly. 415 00:18:57,595 --> 00:19:04,143 He has Mr. Boynton's head and the police commissioner's eyes. 416 00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:05,269 Come in. 417 00:19:06,645 --> 00:19:09,482 I brought Phillip, Miss Brooks. 418 00:19:09,607 --> 00:19:12,902 Well, I think you gentlemen know one another. 419 00:19:13,027 --> 00:19:15,571 Mr. Boynton, meet Mr. Denton. 420 00:19:15,696 --> 00:19:18,949 Phillip, meet Phillip. 421 00:19:19,075 --> 00:19:21,786 It seems to me there's been a slight misunderstanding. 422 00:19:21,911 --> 00:19:25,998 Yeah, that's the way it hits me too. 423 00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:29,251 Just fly in. 424 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:35,091 Well, here's Phillip, Miss Brooks. 425 00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:41,597 Copycat? 426 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,852 I think that you gentlemen should know something. 427 00:19:46,977 --> 00:19:51,774 I dropped into the biology lab after school and viewed the remains of the real Philip. 428 00:19:51,899 --> 00:19:53,150 Then you know. 429 00:19:53,275 --> 00:19:55,903 Oh, Josh, we didn't want you to find out, Miss Brooks. 430 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,823 That's why I suggested that we ring in a substitute. 431 00:19:58,948 --> 00:20:02,159 Well, here's Philip. 432 00:20:02,284 --> 00:20:03,452 Naturally. 433 00:20:03,577 --> 00:20:05,329 Why should you be an exception? 434 00:20:05,454 --> 00:20:08,124 Sorry I done what I done to you, Mr. Boynton, but 435 00:20:08,249 --> 00:20:10,960 I trust my pop with birds more than I do anybody. 436 00:20:11,085 --> 00:20:13,170 What on earth are you talking about, Bones? 437 00:20:13,295 --> 00:20:16,507 Oh, well, while you and him was looking for a stereoscope thing there this 438 00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:20,302 morning, I took Philip out of the shoebox and drung him over to my pop's pet shop. 439 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,431 Fixed him up as good as new. 440 00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:24,598 Oh, just a minute. 441 00:20:24,723 --> 00:20:27,476 What about that bird I examined in the shoebox? 442 00:20:27,601 --> 00:20:32,440 Oh, that was one of your old stuffed birds I threw in there. 443 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:36,861 You probably thought something was wrong with your stereoscope. 444 00:20:36,986 --> 00:20:39,196 Then this is the real Philip. 445 00:20:39,321 --> 00:20:40,197 Good work, my boy. 446 00:20:40,322 --> 00:20:43,242 I'm sure Miss Brooks is deeply grateful. 447 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:44,994 Oh, I am, Bone. 448 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:46,245 I'm grateful to all of you. 449 00:20:46,370 --> 00:20:49,832 And if you don't mind a rebroadcast, Mr. Conklin, 450 00:20:49,957 --> 00:20:53,377 I'd like to show you exactly how grateful I am. 451 00:20:56,797 --> 00:21:03,804 Well, it's just like in fishing, the big one always gets away. 452 00:21:35,461 --> 00:21:42,927 The. 453 00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:44,053 The. 453 00:21:45,305 --> 00:22:45,387 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm