"Our Miss Brooks" Swap Week

1 00:00:00,042 --> 00:00:07,049 Good morning, dear. 2 00:00:15,057 --> 00:00:17,351 Good morning, Mrs. Davis. 3 00:00:17,476 --> 00:00:19,645 I have a surprise for you this morning. 4 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:20,354 Oh? 5 00:00:20,479 --> 00:00:23,023 Since you've been complaining about having boiled 6 00:00:23,148 --> 00:00:25,901 eggs every day, I need something a little different. 7 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:27,903 What is it? 8 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:28,737 Look. 9 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,697 Veal scallopini. 10 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:33,784 Veal scallopini? 11 00:00:33,909 --> 00:00:35,202 Breakfast? 12 00:00:35,327 --> 00:00:38,163 I prepared it last night while you were out. 13 00:00:38,288 --> 00:00:43,001 I thought you might like a snack before you hit the sack. 14 00:00:43,126 --> 00:00:46,797 If I had a snack like that, I'd never get out of the sack. 15 00:00:46,922 --> 00:00:49,174 No, I'll just have a piece of toast, please. 16 00:00:49,299 --> 00:00:53,637 Well, if you feel that way about it... 17 00:00:55,472 --> 00:00:59,935 It's garlic toast, Connie. 18 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,730 Garlic toast and veal scallopini go together. 19 00:01:03,855 --> 00:01:05,607 Well, I'm not going to be their maid of honor. 20 00:01:05,732 --> 00:01:08,902 I think you might at least try the scallopini, 21 00:01:09,027 --> 00:01:12,739 since I went to all the trouble to cook it for you. 22 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:16,660 I'm sure it's very delicious. 23 00:01:16,785 --> 00:01:18,370 Well, then why don't you eat it? 24 00:01:18,495 --> 00:01:19,329 Eat it? 25 00:01:19,454 --> 00:01:22,124 I have all I can do to look at it. 26 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:24,835 I guess I'd better give it to the cat. 27 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:26,795 I hope she has all her nine lives left. 28 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:27,504 She'll need them. 29 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:32,884 Too bad I can't take this to school this morning and swap it for something useful. 30 00:01:33,010 --> 00:01:35,053 It's swap week at Madison, you know. 31 00:01:35,178 --> 00:01:35,679 Swap week? 32 00:01:35,804 --> 00:01:39,391 It was started by a new boy in my class, Larry Clayton. 33 00:01:39,516 --> 00:01:42,269 The kids have really latched on to the idea. 34 00:01:42,394 --> 00:01:45,981 They're busy swapping everything from beanies to television sets. 35 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:51,153 By now, Madison looks like one big co-educational hog shop. 36 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:54,406 I think I met this Larry Clayton with Walter Denton. 37 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:56,742 He seems like a very intelligent boy. 38 00:01:56,867 --> 00:01:59,828 He's certainly got the art of bartering down, Pat. 39 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:02,831 Starting with a catcher's mitt and an old lawnmower, 40 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:06,043 he now has articles that are worth hundreds of dollars. 41 00:02:06,168 --> 00:02:08,170 Just imagine that. 42 00:02:08,295 --> 00:02:09,671 Oh, Connie. 43 00:02:09,796 --> 00:02:13,133 What do you think we could get with this deal, Scolopini? 44 00:02:13,258 --> 00:02:16,219 A dandy case of heartburn. 45 00:02:17,721 --> 00:02:20,807 Oh, that must be Walter to drive you to school. 46 00:02:20,932 --> 00:02:25,020 Oh, it isn't Walter, dear. 47 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:26,730 It's Larry Clayton. 48 00:02:26,855 --> 00:02:27,606 Come in, Larry. 49 00:02:27,731 --> 00:02:28,315 Hi, Mrs. Davis. 50 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:29,399 Good morning, Miss Brooks. 51 00:02:29,524 --> 00:02:30,859 Good morning, Larry. 52 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:32,861 Come right in, Larry, and sit down. 53 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,071 Sit here. 54 00:02:34,196 --> 00:02:34,988 I've finished. 55 00:02:35,113 --> 00:02:36,281 Okay. 56 00:02:36,406 --> 00:02:39,076 Say, this is a nice chair, Mrs. Davis. 57 00:02:39,201 --> 00:02:41,995 Would you like to swap it for a used birdcage? 58 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,999 Well, we rarely sit on birdcages. 59 00:02:46,124 --> 00:02:47,501 I'll throw in my penknife. 60 00:02:47,626 --> 00:02:51,129 We rarely sit on penknives either, if we can help it. 61 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:52,339 Okay. 62 00:02:52,464 --> 00:02:55,801 I guess I better explain why I'm here, Miss Brooks. 63 00:02:55,926 --> 00:02:58,261 You see, I swapped an old outboard motor in a 64 00:02:58,387 --> 00:03:00,972 football for 50% interest in Walter Denton's car. 65 00:03:01,098 --> 00:03:02,808 What a novel idea. 66 00:03:02,933 --> 00:03:06,686 We get to drive it on alternate days, and this is my day to pick you up. 67 00:03:06,812 --> 00:03:08,855 I'm sure I got the best of the deal. 68 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:10,357 Well, that's very sweet, Larry. 69 00:03:10,482 --> 00:03:11,066 Yeah. 70 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:14,194 The outboard motor doesn't work at all. 71 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:16,613 You've driven that car for a while. 72 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:19,157 Would you like me to fix you a waffle, Larry? 73 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:21,451 Oh, we'd love some waffles, Mrs. Davis. 74 00:03:21,576 --> 00:03:24,871 But please, no grated cheese. 75 00:03:24,996 --> 00:03:26,540 Would you like a piece of toast while you're waiting? 76 00:03:26,665 --> 00:03:28,291 Oh, all right. 77 00:03:31,461 --> 00:03:36,550 It isn't so bad if you eat it upside down. 78 00:03:36,675 --> 00:03:39,261 I saw Mr. Boyden while I was driving over here, Miss Brooks, 79 00:03:39,386 --> 00:03:42,055 and he said something about leaving town right after school. 80 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:43,557 Do you know anything about it? 81 00:03:43,682 --> 00:03:47,060 Well, if it'll set your mind at rest, Larry, he's going up to visit 82 00:03:47,185 --> 00:03:50,814 the head of the Board of Education in his cabin up at Eagle Spring. 83 00:03:50,939 --> 00:03:52,816 Mr. Stone went up there last weekend and he 84 00:03:52,941 --> 00:03:55,235 fractured his ankle, so he's been there ever since. 85 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:55,861 Really? 86 00:03:55,986 --> 00:03:57,320 How did he fracture his ankle? 87 00:03:57,446 --> 00:04:01,283 Probably tripped over my pan below. 88 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:04,870 Anyway, he's very anxious to keep in touch with Scholastic Affairs, so he's 89 00:04:04,995 --> 00:04:08,915 appointed several representatives to report to him there this afternoon. 90 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,585 Mr. Boynton is the delegate from Madison. 91 00:04:11,710 --> 00:04:14,004 Gee, it's funny he didn't appoint Mr. Conklin. 92 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:16,089 He made Mr. Conklin an alternate. 93 00:04:16,214 --> 00:04:17,799 Gosh, just an alternate? 94 00:04:17,924 --> 00:04:19,509 I bet you Mr. Conklin's pretty burned up 95 00:04:19,634 --> 00:04:21,470 playing second fiddle to one of his teachers. 96 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:23,930 As a matter of fact, he took it rather good-naturedly. 97 00:04:24,055 --> 00:04:28,143 He even offered to drive Mr. Boynton up in his own car. 98 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:32,189 Now, if I can step off the witness stand, I'd like to finish my coffee. 99 00:04:32,314 --> 00:04:35,233 I'm sorry, Miss Brooks, but there's really a motive behind all this questioning. 100 00:04:35,358 --> 00:04:40,489 Don't you think it would be a nice idea to give Mr. Boynton a little going-away gift? 101 00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:42,282 Oh, now, really... Tell you what I'll do. 102 00:04:42,407 --> 00:04:45,785 I'll swap you a slightly used briefcase for this table. 103 00:04:45,911 --> 00:04:46,745 For the table? 104 00:04:46,870 --> 00:04:48,705 And I'll throw in a bear trap. 105 00:04:48,830 --> 00:04:49,956 How about it? 106 00:04:50,081 --> 00:04:52,250 Well, let's see, I'd have to think about that. 107 00:04:52,375 --> 00:04:54,336 I guess I could do without the table. 108 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:56,630 It would mean eating my meals off the mantelpiece. 109 00:04:56,755 --> 00:04:57,547 That's right. 110 00:04:57,672 --> 00:05:01,843 But I wouldn't care for that unless I sat in your bear trap. 111 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:03,887 I'm sorry, Larry, no deal. 112 00:05:04,012 --> 00:05:05,805 Well, that's the way it goes, I guess. 113 00:05:05,931 --> 00:05:10,060 Some days it just doesn't pay to get up off the piano. 114 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:11,186 Off the piano? 115 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:14,606 I traded my bed for it. 116 00:05:14,731 --> 00:05:16,983 Here you are, folks. 117 00:05:17,108 --> 00:05:17,692 Oh, gee whiz. 118 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:19,611 Thanks, Mrs. Davis. 119 00:05:19,736 --> 00:05:21,488 Here's a ferry boat token. 120 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:23,698 Ferry boat token? 121 00:05:23,823 --> 00:05:27,869 If you're ever in San Diego, it'll get you to Coronado Island and back. 122 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:28,745 Hang on to that. 123 00:05:28,870 --> 00:05:31,122 I may head for there any minute. 124 00:05:31,248 --> 00:05:34,376 I'm sure it has about the same value as the waffle. 125 00:05:34,501 --> 00:05:36,211 You better keep it, Larry. 126 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,547 I wouldn't dream of charging you for it. 127 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:39,256 Oh, no, no. 128 00:05:39,381 --> 00:05:40,382 I insist, Mrs. Davis. 129 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:42,217 What I get, I pay for. 130 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:44,427 With me, business is business. 131 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:48,640 Yes, sir, I've always made it a policy never to accept something for nothing. 132 00:05:48,765 --> 00:05:51,309 You wouldn't want to accept something for nothing, would you, Miss Brooks? 133 00:05:51,434 --> 00:05:54,854 Well, no, but... Good, then we won't have any trouble coming to terms. 134 00:05:54,980 --> 00:05:58,567 Now, I own 50% of Walter Denton's car, right? 135 00:05:58,692 --> 00:06:01,695 On the day that I have the car, I'll have to pick you up, right? 136 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:06,324 So for my services, we've got to figure out what my compensation is going to be, right? 137 00:06:06,449 --> 00:06:08,910 You mean you're going to charge for picking me up? 138 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:10,495 Why, that's ridiculous. 139 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:12,914 Walter never charged a cent. 140 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:15,875 The Walters of this world don't go very far, Mrs. Davis. 141 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:17,711 I'm going places. 142 00:06:17,836 --> 00:06:19,462 Well, you dig me, don't you, Miss Brooks? 143 00:06:19,588 --> 00:06:24,342 Not completely, but if you'll swap me a shovel, I'll be happy to try. 144 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:26,011 Well, it's really very simple. 145 00:06:26,136 --> 00:06:29,347 All you have to do is buy a piece of the car from me to just 20%. 146 00:06:29,472 --> 00:06:33,476 That'll leave me with a controlling interest of 30% in our partnership. 147 00:06:33,602 --> 00:06:36,021 Of course, that'll include pickup and delivery to school. 148 00:06:36,146 --> 00:06:37,939 Well, suppose I want to go shopping? 149 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:39,566 Then you'll have to buy a greater interest. 150 00:06:39,691 --> 00:06:40,483 How much greater? 151 00:06:40,609 --> 00:06:41,735 I won't sell anymore. 152 00:06:41,860 --> 00:06:45,196 Of course, you don't have to lay out any cash for this, how you understand. 153 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:46,740 It'll be a swap. 154 00:06:46,865 --> 00:06:48,408 I never heard of such a thing. 155 00:06:48,533 --> 00:06:53,121 Neither did I. I'm not interested in owning any part of Walter's car. 156 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:55,707 All right, we'll just forget about the whole thing. 157 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:59,169 Only I sure hate to think of you walking to school during the coming months. 158 00:06:59,294 --> 00:07:01,921 The buses are still running, you know. 159 00:07:02,047 --> 00:07:06,134 You'll have to get up quite a bit earlier, Connie, if you catch a bus. 160 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:09,220 And you know how Mr. Conklin feels about tardiness. 161 00:07:09,346 --> 00:07:11,431 Oh, and there's some pretty bad weather ahead too, Miss Brooks. 162 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:13,224 We're in for lots of rain. 163 00:07:13,350 --> 00:07:15,435 You know what rain can do to your clothes. 164 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,897 And you do like to look nice when you get to school. 165 00:07:19,022 --> 00:07:23,318 Especially if Mr. Boyden is... Which side are you on? 166 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:23,943 Never mind. 167 00:07:24,069 --> 00:07:25,612 To your proposition. 168 00:07:25,737 --> 00:07:29,491 Well, I see you have a record player I could use very nicely. 169 00:07:29,616 --> 00:07:30,617 Tell you what. 170 00:07:30,742 --> 00:07:33,620 I'll swap you 20% of the car for this. 171 00:07:33,745 --> 00:07:36,206 But the whole car only cost about $100. 172 00:07:36,331 --> 00:07:37,332 My share would be 20. 173 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:39,668 That record player cost 40. 174 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:41,753 Well, I'll give you your change in merchandise. 175 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:44,798 I have some very useful objects out in the car, Miss Brooks. 176 00:07:44,923 --> 00:07:47,008 Believe me, I'll treat you right. 177 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:48,176 Is it a deal? 178 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:50,261 Oh, I don't know. 179 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:53,306 It's a deal. 180 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:56,726 You'll fill in this record with it, won't you? 181 00:07:56,851 --> 00:07:58,186 Let's see. 182 00:07:58,311 --> 00:07:59,771 Oh, by all means. 183 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:02,899 This'll never be more appropriate than it is this minute. 184 00:08:03,024 --> 00:08:04,984 What's the name of it, Connie? 185 00:08:05,110 --> 00:08:11,616 You've got me in between the devil and the deep blue sea. 186 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:15,370 Paul! 187 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:17,205 Oh, you got me! 188 00:08:18,289 --> 00:08:19,290 Harriet! 189 00:08:19,416 --> 00:08:23,002 Don't you know any better than to point yourself at somebody holding a gun? 190 00:08:23,128 --> 00:08:25,296 Oh, it's all right, Daddy. 191 00:08:25,422 --> 00:08:26,423 I'm not loaded. 192 00:08:26,548 --> 00:08:32,303 What's the gun for? 193 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:35,223 Well, I thought I might do a little hunting up at Eagle Springs. 194 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:38,309 I'm driving up there this afternoon for a conference with Mr. Stone. 195 00:08:38,435 --> 00:08:39,352 Yes, I know. 196 00:08:39,477 --> 00:08:41,479 Mr. Boynton told me you're going to give him a lift. 197 00:08:41,604 --> 00:08:43,481 That's what he thinks. 198 00:08:43,606 --> 00:08:47,610 Can you imagine Mr. Stone making me an alternate representative to that meeting? 199 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:49,195 Oh, now take it easy, Dan. 200 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:49,863 Me? 201 00:08:49,988 --> 00:08:51,406 Osgood Conklin? 202 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:54,367 Flunky to a frog analyst. 203 00:08:55,452 --> 00:08:58,455 To deliberate insult. 204 00:08:58,580 --> 00:09:02,375 Mr. Stone has been miffed at me ever since I sent him that gift last weekend. 205 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:03,293 What gift? 206 00:09:03,418 --> 00:09:06,629 I presented him with a beautiful pair of ice skates. 207 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:08,590 Why should that make him mad? 208 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:11,885 That's how he fractured his ankle. 209 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:13,553 Golly, that's not your fault. 210 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:16,222 Well, you and I know that, Harriet, but it's up 211 00:09:16,347 --> 00:09:18,975 to me to get back into Mr. Stone's good graces. 212 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:22,395 If Mr. Boynton doesn't show up for the meeting, 213 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,315 I will automatically become a top frog. 214 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,441 Dog! 215 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,652 Which is what it should be. 216 00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:30,987 It certainly is. 217 00:09:31,112 --> 00:09:34,240 This morning, I will inform Mr. Boynton that due to my 218 00:09:34,365 --> 00:09:38,828 additional equipment, there will be no room in my car for him. 219 00:09:38,953 --> 00:09:41,289 But Daddy, he depends on you. 220 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:43,541 You know he doesn't have a car of his own. 221 00:09:43,666 --> 00:09:48,213 That's true, and it's unlikely that he could borrow one on such short notice. 222 00:09:48,338 --> 00:09:53,885 Moreover, Mr. Stone's cabin is quite inaccessible to trains and buses. 223 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:57,514 Daddy, I think that scheme is positively nefarious. 224 00:09:57,639 --> 00:10:01,476 It is a little beauty, isn't it? 225 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:04,646 However, in the words of our newest student, 226 00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:07,315 Larry Clayton, business is business. 227 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:12,153 I must do everything in my power to prevent Boynton getting to Eagle Spring. 228 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:13,488 Come in. 229 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:16,449 Could somebody open the door, please? 230 00:10:16,574 --> 00:10:19,202 Miss Bruce! 231 00:10:19,327 --> 00:10:20,411 Oh, hi Harriet. 232 00:10:20,537 --> 00:10:23,581 Mr. Countenance. 233 00:10:23,706 --> 00:10:25,875 Going on maneuvers? 234 00:10:27,919 --> 00:10:32,799 No sir, I just made a little swap with Larry Clayton and this is my change. 235 00:10:32,924 --> 00:10:35,969 I wanted to ask you if I could store these in the supply room. 236 00:10:36,094 --> 00:10:40,932 Please be informed that the supply room is not the city dump. 237 00:10:41,057 --> 00:10:44,853 Just put them in that rat's nest you call a cloakroom. 238 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,312 You may both go now. 239 00:10:46,437 --> 00:10:47,313 Yes, Daddy. 240 00:10:47,438 --> 00:10:49,607 By the way, Miss Brooks, when you drop into Mr. Boynton's 241 00:10:49,732 --> 00:10:52,068 lab, please tell him that I should like to see him at once. 242 00:10:52,193 --> 00:10:53,194 Yes, sir. 243 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,491 Mr. Conklin, how did you know I was going to drop into Mr. Boynton's lab? 244 00:10:58,616 --> 00:11:00,952 Well, I'll tell you. 245 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:04,372 Through continued and careful observation, I have become aware 246 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:08,084 of a recurring phenomenon concerning your movements, Miss Brooks. 247 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:13,715 I have noticed particularly that you always drop into Mr. Boyden's lab every 248 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,343 day during those years in which the Swallows happen to return to Capistrano. 249 00:11:23,766 --> 00:11:27,770 I am reliably informed that they have returned again this year. 250 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:33,067 Oh, well be sure and say hello for me, sir. 251 00:11:37,488 --> 00:11:43,161 Hello, Walter. 252 00:11:43,286 --> 00:11:44,913 Oh, hi, Miss Brooks. 253 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:48,374 Well, you going on maneuvers? 254 00:11:49,417 --> 00:11:51,502 You've been seeing too much of Mr. Conklin lately. 255 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:55,506 Yeah, with him, any time is too much. 256 00:11:55,632 --> 00:11:57,175 Oh, if you're looking for Mr. Boynton, he had 257 00:11:57,300 --> 00:11:58,801 to run over to the supply room for a minute. 258 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:01,054 From there, he was going to Mr. Conklin's office. 259 00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:01,596 Oh, good. 260 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:04,182 Then I won't need to deliver the message. 261 00:12:04,307 --> 00:12:08,144 You look like you're waiting for shipping out orders yourself. 262 00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:11,522 Oh yeah, this Swap Week jazz has really got me jumping. 263 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:13,566 My locker's bulging with stuff. 264 00:12:13,691 --> 00:12:17,111 I got a busted slingshot, six billiard balls, 265 00:12:17,236 --> 00:12:20,698 a teething ring, I even got a lady's girdle. 266 00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:26,412 That should make a nice slingshot for the billiard ball. 267 00:12:26,537 --> 00:12:29,624 This lute I have is my change from Larry Clayton. 268 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:31,459 I made him a swap. 269 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:34,462 My record player for 20% of your car. 270 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:35,672 Of my what? 271 00:12:35,797 --> 00:12:37,799 Your jalopy, your crate. 272 00:12:37,924 --> 00:12:41,511 Better known as from here to eternity. 273 00:12:41,636 --> 00:12:44,555 Well gosh, I'd have given you 20% for a record player, Miss Brooks. 274 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:46,975 You see, the radio in my room is busted and I 275 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,560 just can't seem to get to sleep without music. 276 00:12:49,686 --> 00:12:51,562 You don't happen to have another record player, do you? 277 00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:54,941 No, but I may have several before the day's over. 278 00:12:55,066 --> 00:12:56,776 Oh good, well if you run across anything 279 00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:59,028 musical, just let me know and we'll make a deal. 280 00:12:59,153 --> 00:13:00,863 Well, I better run over to the gym now. 281 00:13:00,989 --> 00:13:01,698 I'll see you later. 282 00:13:01,823 --> 00:13:04,617 All right, Walter. 283 00:13:10,373 --> 00:13:10,873 Hello, Ms. 284 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:11,708 Brooks. 285 00:13:11,833 --> 00:13:12,917 How are you, Mr. Bynum? 286 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:14,877 I'm miserable, thanks. 287 00:13:15,003 --> 00:13:16,963 Mr. Conklin just told me that he'll be unable 288 00:13:17,088 --> 00:13:19,132 to drive me up to Eagle Springs this afternoon. 289 00:13:19,257 --> 00:13:20,466 This is a terrible blow, Ms. 290 00:13:20,591 --> 00:13:21,259 Brooks. 291 00:13:21,384 --> 00:13:24,887 Honestly, if I were a woman, I think I'd break down and bawl. 292 00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:25,722 Oh, don't do that. 293 00:13:25,847 --> 00:13:29,225 You'll rust my canteen. 294 00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:31,769 You don't realize the gravity of this situation. 295 00:13:31,894 --> 00:13:34,063 Last week, Mr. Stone hinted to me that I might be 296 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:36,524 appointed head of our biology department next term, 297 00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:39,110 I felt that given the opportunity to chat with him in his 298 00:13:39,235 --> 00:13:41,612 cabin today, that I might succeed in clinching matters. 299 00:13:41,738 --> 00:13:42,488 Oh, I see. 300 00:13:42,613 --> 00:13:45,324 And if you don't show up, you're afraid you'll forget about the appointment. 301 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:45,950 Exactly. 302 00:13:46,075 --> 00:13:47,285 Out of sight, out of mind. 303 00:13:47,410 --> 00:13:50,496 I've just got to do everything in my power to get to Eagle Springs. 304 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:53,041 Well, maybe I can help you, Mr. Boynton. 305 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:56,919 Whatever happened to that portable radio you used to listen to in your free period? 306 00:13:57,045 --> 00:13:58,671 Oh, it's right here in the chair. 307 00:13:58,796 --> 00:14:00,923 I got new batteries for it only yesterday. 308 00:14:01,049 --> 00:14:02,508 But I'm afraid I don't understand. 309 00:14:02,633 --> 00:14:04,802 Well, you change the batteries, and I'll explain. 310 00:14:04,927 --> 00:14:06,971 Oh, sit down. 311 00:14:07,096 --> 00:14:10,641 Thanks. 312 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:11,559 Here. 313 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:14,395 If we put our heads together, we'll get it done in half the time. 314 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,858 If we put our heads together, who cares? 315 00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:20,777 That's business before pleasure. 316 00:14:20,902 --> 00:14:24,614 I think I can work a swap with Walter Denton. 317 00:14:24,739 --> 00:14:27,450 20% of his car for your portable radio. 318 00:14:27,575 --> 00:14:29,410 Well, I paid $30 for this radio. 319 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:30,119 Well, don't worry. 320 00:14:30,244 --> 00:14:31,704 I can get you some change. 321 00:14:31,829 --> 00:14:34,749 You see, I've already secured 20% of Walter's 322 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:37,543 car in a little deal with Larry Clayton. 323 00:14:37,668 --> 00:14:40,880 So I'll turn that over to you, and then you'll have 40%, right? 324 00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:41,964 Well, that's right. 325 00:14:42,090 --> 00:14:44,300 And it'll leave Larry and Walter with only 30% each. 326 00:14:44,425 --> 00:14:45,384 Exactly. 327 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:48,721 Your 40% will be the controlling interest in the car. 328 00:14:48,846 --> 00:14:53,810 Consequently, you'll be able to drive up to Eagle Springs this afternoon. 329 00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:55,686 Well, that's wonderful, Miss Brooks. 330 00:14:55,812 --> 00:14:59,649 And it certainly is sweet of you to turn over your share of the car to me. 331 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:01,692 I don't know how I can repay you. 332 00:15:01,818 --> 00:15:05,363 I think I can arrange a swab. 333 00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:09,742 You can take me to dinner Saturday night, and then to the dance at the country club. 334 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:14,122 And then, since you'll have Walter's car, we can park up on Outpost Road. 335 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:15,748 Park? 336 00:15:15,873 --> 00:15:18,751 Well, the scenery is rather beautiful on Outpost Road. 337 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:21,379 I suppose we could park there for a few minutes. 338 00:15:21,504 --> 00:15:23,464 Just for a few minutes? 339 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:25,007 Mr. Boynton? 340 00:15:25,133 --> 00:15:26,050 Yes, Miss Brooks? 341 00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:30,638 Don't be surprised if I ask for change. 342 00:15:38,062 --> 00:15:43,526 Oh, Daddy, I forgot. 343 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:46,445 Where did you get all that junk? 344 00:15:46,571 --> 00:15:48,614 This is my change. 345 00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:52,410 I just made a little deal with Walter Denton. 346 00:15:52,535 --> 00:15:53,578 With Walter? 347 00:15:53,703 --> 00:15:57,832 What I'll do with a lady's girdle, I'll never know. 348 00:15:57,957 --> 00:16:01,586 You see, Miss Brooks had already secured 20% of his car, Harriet. 349 00:16:01,711 --> 00:16:04,589 I just traded him out of his remaining 30. 350 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:05,548 You what? 351 00:16:05,673 --> 00:16:08,009 We can use an extra car in the family for marketing. 352 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:08,926 Now, run along. 353 00:16:09,051 --> 00:16:11,762 I told Walter to send Larry Clayton in here on the double. 354 00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:13,264 What do you want to see Larry about? 355 00:16:13,389 --> 00:16:19,562 He owns 30% of that car, and I'm going to get it if I have to swap him senseless. 356 00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:23,232 That will give me a total of 60% to controlling interest. 357 00:16:23,357 --> 00:16:26,694 If Boynton thinks he's going to drive that car up 358 00:16:26,819 --> 00:16:30,573 to Eagle Springs, he's got test tubes in his head. 359 00:16:30,698 --> 00:16:35,161 Well, of all the ridiculous... Just a moment. 360 00:16:35,286 --> 00:16:37,121 Now, please, I want... I know, Daddy. 361 00:16:37,246 --> 00:16:40,458 Out the other door, Harriet. 362 00:16:44,921 --> 00:16:46,672 You wanted to see me, Mr. Conklin? 363 00:16:46,797 --> 00:16:48,466 Indeed I did, my boy. 364 00:16:48,591 --> 00:16:50,968 So good of you to come. 365 00:16:51,093 --> 00:16:52,929 Please, make yourself comfortable. 366 00:16:53,054 --> 00:16:54,555 Charming lad. 367 00:17:00,728 --> 00:17:02,563 Well, I made the deal with Walter. 368 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:03,689 Here's your change. 369 00:17:03,814 --> 00:17:04,982 You did? 370 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:10,196 Now if you can find a boxing canary who can play the ukulele, you're set. 371 00:17:10,321 --> 00:17:12,198 I've got to hand it to you, Miss Brooks. 372 00:17:12,323 --> 00:17:14,700 When you make up your mind to do something, you do it. 373 00:17:14,825 --> 00:17:19,330 About that Saturday night on Outpost Road. 374 00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:20,998 Oh, you brought me some lunch. 375 00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:22,208 Yes, I hope you like it. 376 00:17:22,333 --> 00:17:23,334 It's a little surprise. 377 00:17:23,459 --> 00:17:24,377 Oh, what is it? 378 00:17:24,502 --> 00:17:26,337 Veal scallopini. 379 00:17:29,090 --> 00:17:29,382 Oh, veal scallopini. 380 00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:32,009 Well, I've lived a full, happy life up till now. 381 00:17:32,134 --> 00:17:34,053 Oh, it's very tasty. 382 00:17:34,178 --> 00:17:36,889 You know, you're making it possible for me to get to Eagle 383 00:17:37,014 --> 00:17:39,642 Springs will probably clinch my promotion, Miss Brooke. 384 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:41,602 And, well, I've been thinking. 385 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:44,397 In the past, my finances have been such that 386 00:17:44,522 --> 00:17:46,274 I've been forced to live alone. 387 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:48,025 Yes? 388 00:17:48,150 --> 00:17:50,444 And the solitudinous existence of a bachelor 389 00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:52,530 isn't always a happy one, Miss Brooks. 390 00:17:52,655 --> 00:17:55,366 It's bad to live alone, don't you think? 391 00:17:55,491 --> 00:17:58,077 Nope. 392 00:17:58,202 --> 00:17:59,287 Terrible. 393 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:00,538 What have you got in mind? 394 00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:03,207 The promotion will mean a raise in salary, Miss Brooks, 395 00:18:03,332 --> 00:18:05,626 and with that extra money... Yes, yes, yes, yes? 396 00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:10,756 Well, I've been thinking of buying a dog. 397 00:18:10,881 --> 00:18:12,174 A dog? 398 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:13,134 Well, yes. 399 00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:13,676 What's the matter? 400 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:15,428 Don't you think I should have a dog? 401 00:18:15,553 --> 00:18:19,390 I beg your pardon? 402 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:20,224 Hi, folks. 403 00:18:20,349 --> 00:18:21,934 Oh, hi, Walter. 404 00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:24,395 Who's your hairy friend? 405 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,647 Mr. Conklin gave him to me with his shotgun. 406 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:28,649 I swapped him 30% of my car for it. 407 00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:29,275 What? 408 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,401 Yeah, I made a very nice deal. 409 00:18:30,526 --> 00:18:31,444 I'll tell you about it later. 410 00:18:31,569 --> 00:18:33,612 I want to ditch this stuff in my locker. 411 00:18:33,738 --> 00:18:34,780 I don't like this. 412 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:35,990 I don't like it at all. 413 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:38,492 Yes, but Mr. Conklin has only 30%. 414 00:18:38,617 --> 00:18:39,410 You'll have 40%. 415 00:18:39,535 --> 00:18:40,911 That's the controlling interest. 416 00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:42,872 But why should he want any interest in it? 417 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:44,248 I just don't get it. 418 00:18:44,373 --> 00:18:45,458 Oh, hi, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Boynton. 419 00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:46,584 Do you mind if I sit down? 420 00:18:46,709 --> 00:18:47,668 Oh, not at all, Larry. 421 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:49,962 Thanks. 422 00:18:50,087 --> 00:18:53,507 Gee, now that I've got this chocolate eclair, I'm not hungry. 423 00:18:53,632 --> 00:18:55,426 If anybody would be interested, I'd be very 424 00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:57,470 happy to swap it for some inedible commodity. 425 00:18:57,595 --> 00:19:00,348 How about the veal scallopini? 426 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:02,558 Now, haven't I seen that knapsack before? 427 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:05,144 But I just picked it up in Mr. Conklin's office. 428 00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:07,355 His wife was in there to get the keys to the car. 429 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,358 Her mother's not feeling so hot, so she's driving up to Montrose to see her. 430 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:11,567 Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 431 00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:12,902 So is Mr. Conklin. 432 00:19:13,027 --> 00:19:16,280 He says now we'll have to drive Walter's car up the Eagle Springs. 433 00:19:16,405 --> 00:19:16,947 Huh? 434 00:19:17,073 --> 00:19:21,660 Yes, he swapped me all this junk for my remaining 30% interest in the old heap. 435 00:19:21,786 --> 00:19:22,745 Oh, no! 436 00:19:22,870 --> 00:19:23,537 That does it! 437 00:19:23,662 --> 00:19:27,875 Now Mr. Conklin has gained 60% of the car, the controlling interest. 438 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,126 What's so terrible about that? 439 00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:30,419 I'm dead! 440 00:19:30,544 --> 00:19:32,088 That's what's so terrible about that. 441 00:19:32,213 --> 00:19:34,590 Well, don't write your epitaph yet, Mr. Boynton. 442 00:19:34,715 --> 00:19:38,052 I have an idea, and if I can work out the details, you and not 443 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:42,598 Mr. Conklin will drive that car to Eagle Springs this afternoon. 444 00:19:42,723 --> 00:19:45,309 I don't know what you're thinking of, but believe 445 00:19:45,434 --> 00:19:47,812 me, Mr. Conklin has his mind pretty well set. 446 00:19:47,937 --> 00:19:48,396 Quiet, Larry. 447 00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:48,687 When Ms. 448 00:19:48,813 --> 00:19:51,565 Brooks sets her mind to do something, she does it. 449 00:19:51,690 --> 00:19:52,358 Now keep thinking, Ms. 450 00:19:52,483 --> 00:19:52,900 Brooks. 451 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:56,070 I know you'll come through for me, you always do. 452 00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:57,780 I've got a world of confidence in you. 453 00:19:57,905 --> 00:20:00,199 Yes, ma'am. 454 00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:05,246 Oh, I'm off to Eagle Springs with my banjo on my knee. 455 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:11,627 Oh, I'm off to Eagle Springs, good old Mr. Stone to see. 456 00:20:11,752 --> 00:20:14,755 Oh, Susanna. 457 00:20:17,007 --> 00:20:20,428 ♪ With my banjo on my knee ♪ I'm off to Eagle Springs ♪ Good 458 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:24,014 old Mr. Stone to see Oh... That song is really catching on. 459 00:20:28,853 --> 00:20:30,354 Please don't disturb me now, Miss Brooks. 460 00:20:30,479 --> 00:20:31,480 It's five after three. 461 00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:33,357 I have to rush off to Eagle Springs. 462 00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:34,859 This won't take very long, sir. 463 00:20:34,984 --> 00:20:37,153 Just a little car inventory. 464 00:20:37,278 --> 00:20:38,571 Car inventory? 465 00:20:38,696 --> 00:20:40,531 Yes, Walter and Larry are out in the hall. 466 00:20:40,656 --> 00:20:42,158 They've offered their services. 467 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:45,286 But I... All right, fellows, let him have it. 468 00:20:45,411 --> 00:20:47,079 Two fenders. 469 00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:49,874 Fenders? 470 00:20:49,999 --> 00:20:51,083 Two doors. 471 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:54,879 I demand an explanation. 472 00:20:55,004 --> 00:20:56,714 When we finish, sir. 473 00:20:56,839 --> 00:20:59,675 One motor hood. 474 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,218 Two more fenders. 475 00:21:01,343 --> 00:21:05,848 Just a minute. 476 00:21:05,973 --> 00:21:07,224 One spare tire. 477 00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:10,811 One car seat. 478 00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:14,106 One beaver tail. 479 00:21:15,316 --> 00:21:18,027 That's the end. 480 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:24,200 Well, Miss Brooks, now will you explain? 481 00:21:24,325 --> 00:21:25,075 Yes, sir. 482 00:21:25,201 --> 00:21:28,621 That's your 60% of the car, Mr. Conklin. 483 00:21:28,746 --> 00:21:29,455 My 60%? 484 00:21:29,580 --> 00:21:35,669 Mr. Boynton is driving his 40% up to Eagle Springs. 485 00:21:37,087 --> 00:21:38,130 Miss Brooks! 486 00:21:38,255 --> 00:21:39,673 I know, Daddy, out the other door. 487 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:41,884 No! 488 00:21:47,723 --> 00:21:50,726 I don't imagine there was much left of 489 00:21:50,851 --> 00:21:54,730 Walter's car when Mr. Boynton drove away in it. 490 00:21:58,692 --> 00:22:02,071 It looked like a leftover turkey, Mrs. Davis. 491 00:22:02,196 --> 00:22:06,283 Nothing but a big bear carcass on wheels. 492 00:22:06,408 --> 00:22:09,245 You know, just before Mr. Boynton drove away, he said he 493 00:22:09,370 --> 00:22:12,414 was going to buy me a little gift to show his appreciation. 494 00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:15,751 But with all the excitement and everything, he probably forgot about it. 495 00:22:15,876 --> 00:22:18,504 Oh, he might remember, you never can tell. 496 00:22:18,629 --> 00:22:21,465 Maybe he'll surprise you one of these days. 497 00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:26,387 Or better still, maybe he'll surprise me one of these nights. 498 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:29,640 Like Saturday night when we park up on Outpost Drive. 499 00:22:29,765 --> 00:22:34,436 I know a wonderfully romantic spot up there, Mrs. Davis. 500 00:22:34,562 --> 00:22:40,234 Oh, so do I. You? 501 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:44,947 I'll never forget the night I drove up there with Mr. Hirsch from our market. 502 00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:48,534 The only trouble with a spot like that is, it's so conducive 503 00:22:48,659 --> 00:22:52,079 to romance that it tends to make a person terribly fresh. 504 00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:59,336 I know that's what ended everything for Henry and me that night. 505 00:22:59,461 --> 00:23:00,796 What happened, Mrs. Davis? 506 00:23:00,921 --> 00:23:06,343 He just got out of my car and walked home. 507 00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:07,469 Oh, well. 508 00:23:07,595 --> 00:23:11,181 Oh, well, there are other fish in the sea, I always say. 509 00:23:11,307 --> 00:23:13,350 Oh, stay where you are, dear. 510 00:23:13,475 --> 00:23:14,852 I'll get it. 511 00:23:18,272 --> 00:23:20,566 I have something for Miss Constance Brooks. 512 00:23:20,691 --> 00:23:21,984 Will you sign for it, please? 513 00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:22,693 Why, certainly. 514 00:23:22,818 --> 00:23:23,986 Did he say something for me? 515 00:23:24,111 --> 00:23:27,906 It's a messenger with a gift for you, Connie. 516 00:23:28,032 --> 00:23:29,116 A gift? 517 00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:30,909 Oh, Mr. Boynton remembered. 518 00:23:31,035 --> 00:23:33,621 Oh, it isn't from Mr. Boynton, dear. 519 00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:37,708 The receipt said it's from Mr. Conklin. 520 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:39,543 Mr. Conklin? 521 00:23:39,668 --> 00:23:43,005 Well, like Larry Clayton said this morning, some 522 00:23:43,130 --> 00:23:46,675 days it just doesn't pay to get up off the piano. 523 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:54,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 524 00:24:22,670 --> 00:24:29,677 The. 525 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:32,721 The. 525 00:24:33,305 --> 00:25:33,857 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm