"Our Miss Brooks" Do It Yourself

1 00:00:04,421 --> 00:00:11,386 Good morning, Mrs. Davis. 2 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:15,974 Good morning, Connie. 3 00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:18,435 Something new for breakfast? 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:19,603 Aren't they pretty? 5 00:00:19,728 --> 00:00:22,439 I had dinner at an Italian restaurant last night. 6 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:24,858 That's where I got the idea for the flowers. 7 00:00:24,983 --> 00:00:29,821 With an Italian dinner, you need flowers. 8 00:00:29,947 --> 00:00:32,866 I'll just set them over there, if I may. 9 00:00:32,991 --> 00:00:34,243 What are we having for breakfast? 10 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:36,328 Kippered herring. 11 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:47,339 You can have the kippers, I'll stick to antipasto. 12 00:00:47,464 --> 00:00:51,510 I've already had mine, dear, but I made some toast for you and there's some cereal. 13 00:00:51,635 --> 00:00:52,177 Thanks. 14 00:00:52,302 --> 00:00:55,222 I made that instant coffee about 20 minutes ago. 15 00:00:55,347 --> 00:00:56,890 Is it cold? 16 00:00:57,015 --> 00:01:01,770 Oh, that's all right, Mrs. Davis. 17 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:05,607 I'll just warm it up with this cream. 18 00:01:05,732 --> 00:01:07,901 Well, I guess I'll clean up the house a bit. 19 00:01:08,026 --> 00:01:14,241 Oh, by the way, Connie, what happened to that nightstand that was in your bedroom? 20 00:01:14,366 --> 00:01:16,535 I guess I'll have to buy a new one, Mrs. Davis. 21 00:01:16,660 --> 00:01:19,162 I got rid of that broken down old thing yesterday. 22 00:01:19,288 --> 00:01:20,956 You threw it out? 23 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:21,540 I had to. 24 00:01:21,665 --> 00:01:23,292 It was falling apart. 25 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:25,002 Aren't we all? 26 00:01:26,169 --> 00:01:28,297 Well, a new one costs money. 27 00:01:28,422 --> 00:01:31,341 Well, what's money to a schoolteacher? 28 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:35,762 You're cute. 29 00:01:35,887 --> 00:01:37,556 That's probably Walter Denton. 30 00:01:37,681 --> 00:01:44,688 I'll let him in, dear. 31 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:52,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 32 00:01:54,531 --> 00:02:00,871 May I have this rumba? 33 00:02:00,996 --> 00:02:03,123 Oh, hello, Walter. 34 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:05,625 If you're teething, sit down and have some toast. 35 00:02:05,751 --> 00:02:07,878 No toast, thanks. 36 00:02:08,003 --> 00:02:09,463 I just had breakfast, Miss Bruce. 37 00:02:09,588 --> 00:02:12,007 I'll just have some coffee, cake, and jelly. 38 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:15,093 Oh, that's watching the old calories. 39 00:02:15,218 --> 00:02:16,303 What's new, Walter? 40 00:02:16,428 --> 00:02:18,597 Well, nothing to do with me, Miss Brooks. 41 00:02:18,722 --> 00:02:22,017 Oh, but wait till I tell you the latest news about our beloved principal. 42 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:25,145 Luckily, no one was hurt, and I don't know what caused it, 43 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:28,565 but last night there was an explosion in Mr. Conklin's garage. 44 00:02:28,690 --> 00:02:29,649 An explosion? 45 00:02:29,775 --> 00:02:30,442 Really? 46 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:32,277 What was the extent of the damage? 47 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:33,570 Well, it's hard to tell. 48 00:02:33,695 --> 00:02:38,575 It was completely demolished. 49 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:40,577 Oh, that's terrible, Walter. 50 00:02:40,702 --> 00:02:41,703 Yeah. 51 00:02:44,873 --> 00:02:47,334 Hey, you'll get a chance to see the wreckage this morning, Miss Brooks. 52 00:02:47,459 --> 00:02:50,754 I promised Harriet Conklin we'd stop by and pick her up on our way to school. 53 00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:51,213 Oh. 54 00:02:51,338 --> 00:02:54,883 Well, if we're going to pick up Harriet, I'll let my shopping go until tomorrow. 55 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:58,011 I was going to buy myself a nightstand for my bedroom. 56 00:02:58,136 --> 00:02:58,720 Oh. 57 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,722 Well, why go to the expense of buying one? 58 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:04,267 Haven't you seen those do-it-yourself ads in all the newspapers? 59 00:03:04,393 --> 00:03:05,310 Yes, I've seen them. 60 00:03:05,435 --> 00:03:08,021 Well, according to the do-it-yourself companies, you can 61 00:03:08,146 --> 00:03:10,816 build everything from a kitchen chair to a complete home. 62 00:03:10,941 --> 00:03:14,528 Look, if you want to save yourself some loot, all you have to do is buy enough wood to make a 63 00:03:14,653 --> 00:03:18,365 nightstand and then go to Mr. Conklin and get his permission to use the tools in shop class. 64 00:03:19,366 --> 00:03:21,034 Oh, don't be absurd, Walter. 65 00:03:21,159 --> 00:03:25,247 I wouldn't know how to begin building a toothpick. 66 00:03:25,372 --> 00:03:26,832 But thanks for your suggestion. 67 00:03:26,957 --> 00:03:29,626 I guess I'll just have to buy a nightstand. 68 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,128 Okay. 69 00:03:31,253 --> 00:03:33,839 It'll cost you $20 or $25. 70 00:03:33,964 --> 00:03:34,965 That much? 71 00:03:35,090 --> 00:03:36,466 At least. 72 00:03:36,591 --> 00:03:40,595 I just remembered I build a bird bath once. 73 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,055 Now, there's no use talking. 74 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:45,892 I'll have to ask Mr. Conklin's permission to use those tools in shop class. 75 00:03:46,017 --> 00:03:47,936 Yeah, one thing you've got to bear in mind though, 76 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:50,105 Miss Brooks, is that those tools are pretty valuable. 77 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:54,067 So, old marblehead... Mr. Conklin... 78 00:03:54,192 --> 00:03:58,071 We would never sanction their being used by a rank amateur. 79 00:03:58,196 --> 00:03:58,405 Oh? 80 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:00,073 Yeah, but don't let that worry you. 81 00:04:00,198 --> 00:04:03,326 We'll just tell them that you've had some experience at building things. 82 00:04:03,452 --> 00:04:05,954 Well, I... So look, it'll save you a lot of money. 83 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:09,541 And besides, once we get into shop class, I'll do most of the work for you anyway. 84 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:10,584 You will? 85 00:04:10,709 --> 00:04:11,877 Oh, well, that's different. 86 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:14,546 I'll ask Mr. Conklin's permission this morning. 87 00:04:14,671 --> 00:04:17,090 Though in view of what happened last night, I'm 88 00:04:17,215 --> 00:04:19,468 afraid he won't be in a very receptive mood. 89 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:21,470 Well, he might not be at that. 90 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:24,014 Yeah, I brought Harriet home from the movies last 91 00:04:24,139 --> 00:04:26,516 night, just a few minutes after the explosion. 92 00:04:26,641 --> 00:04:30,103 I've never seen Mr. Conklin looking so depressed. 93 00:04:30,228 --> 00:04:34,900 By this morning, there's no telling how low his spirit sunk. 94 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:36,318 Sunk? 95 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:42,199 Well, uh, half-sinked? 96 00:04:42,324 --> 00:04:43,658 Sank? 97 00:04:43,783 --> 00:04:48,288 Well, believe me, nothing could be lower. 98 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:49,247 I don't know. 99 00:04:49,372 --> 00:04:54,961 Wait till you see your mark in English this term. 100 00:04:58,256 --> 00:04:58,548 Good morning, Daddy. 101 00:04:58,673 --> 00:05:01,259 How do you feel? 102 00:05:01,384 --> 00:05:02,886 I feel super. 103 00:05:05,263 --> 00:05:06,431 How do I feel? 104 00:05:06,556 --> 00:05:08,099 How do I look? 105 00:05:08,225 --> 00:05:12,103 Oh, nobody could feel that terrible. 106 00:05:12,229 --> 00:05:15,273 When I want your opinion, I'll ask for it. 107 00:05:15,398 --> 00:05:18,944 They just loaded the remains of our garage on the truck, Harriet. 108 00:05:19,069 --> 00:05:21,571 It cost me $17 just to have it hauled away. 109 00:05:21,696 --> 00:05:23,448 $17! 110 00:05:23,573 --> 00:05:25,617 Oh, now calm down, Daddy. 111 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:28,453 Why, you should learn to take things in your stride like 112 00:05:28,578 --> 00:05:31,748 Mother does, when she's still in her room sleeping like a baby. 113 00:05:31,873 --> 00:05:35,585 If she had to pay the bills, I'd be in there playing with my block. 114 00:05:35,710 --> 00:05:38,922 I love your mother very much, Harriet, but 115 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:42,717 when that woman hits the sack, she's real gone. 116 00:05:44,636 --> 00:05:46,513 Don't begrudge her a little sleep, Daddy. 117 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:48,306 Mother needs all the rest she can get. 118 00:05:48,431 --> 00:05:50,559 She's going to have another bridge party tonight. 119 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:53,478 My heart goes out to her. 120 00:05:53,603 --> 00:05:56,648 This little gathering is really in honor of Mrs. Frank's birthday. 121 00:05:56,773 --> 00:05:58,942 She's one of the oldest players in the game, you know. 122 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:02,195 She's older than that. 123 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,448 Mother even bought a bottle of champagne for the occasion. 124 00:06:05,574 --> 00:06:06,324 Oh, yes. 125 00:06:06,449 --> 00:06:08,827 Yes, she always does. 126 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:12,205 Champagne-type wine. 127 00:06:12,330 --> 00:06:15,709 Same carbonated dishwater she bought before. 128 00:06:15,834 --> 00:06:18,253 Eighty cents a quart. 129 00:06:19,629 --> 00:06:23,842 I had a spoonful of this last year and I was ill for a week. 130 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:27,470 I'd better get rid of this bottle before she poisons somebody. 131 00:06:27,596 --> 00:06:30,307 Now Daddy, don't you do anything to spoil Mother's party. 132 00:06:30,432 --> 00:06:31,558 Spoil Mother's party! 133 00:06:31,683 --> 00:06:33,560 Spoil Mother's party! 134 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:36,104 Does she think for one minute of the party I'm going to have? 135 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:38,064 Paying the bills to erect a new garage. 136 00:06:38,189 --> 00:06:39,816 That'll be my party. 137 00:06:39,941 --> 00:06:42,110 This family must think money grows on trees. 138 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:44,321 Oh, I'm sorry about the garage, Daddy. 139 00:06:44,446 --> 00:06:46,406 How much is it going to cost to build a new one? 140 00:06:46,531 --> 00:06:49,743 The lowest estimate I received was $480. 141 00:06:49,868 --> 00:06:54,289 Gas! 142 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:57,459 Actually, the materials cost next to nothing. 143 00:06:57,584 --> 00:06:59,502 It's the skilled labor, the carpentry. 144 00:06:59,628 --> 00:07:02,339 That's what they soak you for. 145 00:07:02,464 --> 00:07:05,800 Oh, that must be Miss Brooks and Walter Dent to pick me up for school. 146 00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:07,344 I better finish getting dressed. 147 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:09,054 Will you let them in, please, Daddy? 148 00:07:09,179 --> 00:07:11,306 If I said it'll be a pleasure, I'd be lying. 149 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:13,016 Go ahead. 150 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:14,434 I'll tell them you'll be right down. 151 00:07:14,559 --> 00:07:20,732 Oh, thanks, Daddy. 152 00:07:20,857 --> 00:07:21,941 Good morning, Mr. Conklin. 153 00:07:22,067 --> 00:07:23,485 Is Harriet... Harriet's in dressing. 154 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:24,944 You may come in and wait. 155 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:27,238 Oh, thank you, sir. 156 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:34,496 Hey, that's quite an outfit you got on, Mr. Conklin. 157 00:07:34,621 --> 00:07:41,044 Yeah, I didn't know you were in the garage when it blew up. 158 00:07:41,169 --> 00:07:48,176 Say, I'll bet this little explosion's gonna set you back a pretty penny, huh? 159 00:07:50,053 --> 00:07:53,890 I like you, Denton. 160 00:07:54,015 --> 00:07:58,978 To show you how much I like you, here, take this champagne to your father. 161 00:07:59,104 --> 00:08:01,356 Oh, Walter's father doesn't drink, Mr. Conklin. 162 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:04,984 He just looks that way. 163 00:08:05,110 --> 00:08:05,527 Oh. 164 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:06,528 How about you, Miss Brooke? 165 00:08:06,653 --> 00:08:07,904 Never touch it. 166 00:08:08,029 --> 00:08:08,238 Oh. 167 00:08:08,363 --> 00:08:10,156 Well, I was just trying to get rid of it. 168 00:08:10,281 --> 00:08:12,909 Give it to someone who might like it. 169 00:08:13,034 --> 00:08:14,244 Well, sit down. 170 00:08:14,369 --> 00:08:14,911 Sit down. 171 00:08:15,036 --> 00:08:15,578 Thank you. 172 00:08:15,704 --> 00:08:16,788 You folks will excuse me. 173 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:18,289 I'll go and get cleaned up. 174 00:08:18,415 --> 00:08:21,000 Oh, before you go, sir, I want to build myself 175 00:08:21,126 --> 00:08:23,878 a nightstand, and I don't have the proper tools. 176 00:08:24,003 --> 00:08:26,548 May I use the tools in the shop? 177 00:08:26,673 --> 00:08:27,507 Certainly not. 178 00:08:27,632 --> 00:08:30,844 Many of those tools are precision instruments of great value. 179 00:08:30,969 --> 00:08:33,722 Why, if I were to permit them to be used by 180 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:36,808 every unskilled person... Unskilled, he says. 181 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:38,143 Sit down, Scotland. 182 00:08:38,268 --> 00:08:39,519 Sit down. 183 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:42,439 Oh, you're not talking to an amateur. 184 00:08:42,564 --> 00:08:44,691 Miss Brooks happens to be an expert. 185 00:08:44,816 --> 00:08:46,693 Easy, Walter. 186 00:08:46,818 --> 00:08:48,945 I wouldn't say I was an expert, Mr. Conklin. 187 00:08:49,070 --> 00:08:50,697 I've built a few things. 188 00:08:50,822 --> 00:08:51,990 Little things. 189 00:08:52,115 --> 00:08:53,283 Oh, little things, she says. 190 00:08:53,408 --> 00:08:56,745 I suppose you'd call that summer house in her backyard a little thing. 191 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:58,538 Please, Walter. 192 00:08:58,663 --> 00:08:59,038 Miss. 193 00:08:59,164 --> 00:09:02,667 Brooks, you built that lovely summer house? 194 00:09:02,792 --> 00:09:04,461 Well, I... Oh, that's nothing. 195 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:08,214 Oh, her skill in the art of carpentry is fabulous. 196 00:09:08,339 --> 00:09:11,009 When my folks added that big playroom to our 197 00:09:11,134 --> 00:09:13,887 house last winter, who do you think built it? 198 00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:14,637 Who? 199 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:15,722 Who? 200 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:19,350 Miss Brooks, that's who. 201 00:09:19,476 --> 00:09:21,519 You don't say. 202 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:24,272 No, I didn't say. 203 00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:26,191 Yeah, of course she had a couple of us help her 204 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:28,151 put it together, but she did all the brain work. 205 00:09:28,276 --> 00:09:30,862 Designed it, drew up the blueprints, everything. 206 00:09:30,987 --> 00:09:33,323 Well, I've seen the Denton's Playroom, Miss Brooks. 207 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:35,116 A masterful job. 208 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,910 And to think you built it. 209 00:09:37,035 --> 00:09:38,536 I am amazed. 210 00:09:38,661 --> 00:09:43,666 So am I. She's too modest to admit it, Mr. Conklin. 211 00:09:43,792 --> 00:09:47,462 But believe me, that woman can build anything. 212 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:51,049 Well, while I'm amazed to learn of your heretofore hidden talents, it strikes 213 00:09:51,174 --> 00:09:54,552 me that carpentry is rather an odd avocation for a female schoolteacher. 214 00:09:57,722 --> 00:10:01,100 Well, you see, Mr. Conklin, with the do-it-yourself campaign, 215 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:04,729 more and more women are building things with their own hands. 216 00:10:04,854 --> 00:10:06,147 Do-it-yourself. 217 00:10:06,272 --> 00:10:08,775 Yes, I've read about that project. 218 00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:10,318 Why didn't I think of it? 219 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:12,237 Miss Brooks, I've just decided. 220 00:10:12,362 --> 00:10:18,409 I'll draft a crew of workers, and I'll build my new garage with their own hands. 221 00:10:18,535 --> 00:10:21,913 Says that my knowledge of carpentry is practically nil. 222 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:24,040 Electrical work is my hobby. 223 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:25,083 Electrical work? 224 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:29,337 Yes, I did some wire splicing around the place only yesterday, matter of fact. 225 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:33,550 Yeah, I'll bet you did a bang-up job too. 226 00:10:33,675 --> 00:10:37,303 That's how the garage exploded. 227 00:10:37,428 --> 00:10:39,806 That was a bang-up job. 228 00:10:39,931 --> 00:10:41,266 Was it a short circuit, sir? 229 00:10:41,391 --> 00:10:43,768 That's what the fire chief told me. 230 00:10:43,893 --> 00:10:48,314 Fortunately, I'd driven out before the sparks reached the gasoline drum. 231 00:10:48,439 --> 00:10:51,067 Well, now that I think of it, perhaps it would be 232 00:10:51,192 --> 00:10:54,028 best if I were to step out of the picture completely. 233 00:10:54,153 --> 00:10:55,613 Step out of the picture? 234 00:10:55,738 --> 00:10:56,656 Yes, yes. 235 00:10:56,781 --> 00:11:04,330 Miss Brooks, I hereby appoint you foreman of the crew to build my new garage. 236 00:11:04,455 --> 00:11:08,543 Congratulations? 237 00:11:09,752 --> 00:11:12,422 After purchasing the raw material, I shall leave 238 00:11:12,547 --> 00:11:15,008 all technical details in your capable hands. 239 00:11:15,133 --> 00:11:17,427 But sir... Think of it, Miss Brooks, to you alone 240 00:11:17,552 --> 00:11:20,138 will go the honor of building Osgood Conklin's garage. 241 00:11:20,263 --> 00:11:23,641 But Mr. Conklin... No expressions of gratitude, please. 242 00:11:23,766 --> 00:11:27,270 Someday you may be able to do me a favor. 243 00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:30,481 But I just came in to get permission to build a nightstand. 244 00:11:30,607 --> 00:11:33,192 Tut, tut, you know the old maxim, Miss Brooks. 245 00:11:33,318 --> 00:11:36,112 Yes, I'm afraid I do, Mr. Conflin. 246 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:43,411 From tiny nightstands, great garages grow. 247 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:46,039 I was delighted to learn that Miss Brooks had 248 00:11:46,164 --> 00:11:48,833 selected you to serve on her crew, Mr. Boynton. 249 00:11:48,958 --> 00:11:51,920 I presume she briefed you on all the facts? 250 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:52,462 Yes, sir. 251 00:11:52,587 --> 00:11:54,547 She told me everything. 252 00:11:54,672 --> 00:11:55,924 Good. 253 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:58,176 Then you know as much about it as I do. 254 00:11:58,301 --> 00:11:59,302 More. 255 00:12:01,471 --> 00:12:02,347 There. 256 00:12:02,472 --> 00:12:06,142 Now, this will serve to refresh your memories 257 00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:09,395 as to the appearance of my old garage. 258 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:14,192 Is that before or after the explosion? 259 00:12:14,317 --> 00:12:16,027 This is just a rough sketch, Miss Brooks. 260 00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:19,072 Unfortunately, I'm not gifted with your skill. 261 00:12:19,197 --> 00:12:23,368 Now, first of all, I never did care for the type of roof we had before. 262 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:27,872 I want you to give me the triangular gable roof you put on your summer house. 263 00:12:27,997 --> 00:12:30,875 If I can rip it off, it's yours. 264 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,754 You seem to know exactly what you want, Mr. Conklin. 265 00:12:34,879 --> 00:12:38,007 Why don't you assemble a cruiser and build a garage yourself? 266 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:38,633 Wonderful! 267 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,260 You'd have loads of fun, Mr. Conklin. 268 00:12:41,386 --> 00:12:44,973 It isn't fun I'm looking for, Miss Brooke. 269 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:50,979 After the explosion last night, I had enough laughs to hold me for the year. 270 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:54,148 Well then why not call in a professional crew, sir? 271 00:12:54,273 --> 00:12:58,069 I'm sure that for a reasonable fee... The lowest estimate I got was $480. 272 00:12:58,194 --> 00:13:01,280 This way, thanks to the talent of Miss Brooks, I 273 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:04,575 simply have to lay out the money for the lumber. 274 00:13:04,701 --> 00:13:08,121 This way, you simply have to lay out Miss Brooks. 275 00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:11,082 That is, it's a back-breaking job for a woman. 276 00:13:11,207 --> 00:13:15,003 I have a world of confidence in your back, Miss Brooks. 277 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:18,131 You can build that lovely summer house, you can build a garage. 278 00:13:18,256 --> 00:13:19,007 Yes, sir. 279 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:22,385 Now, in my inner office files, I have some correspondence 280 00:13:22,510 --> 00:13:25,847 from some lumber firms that made overtures to the school. 281 00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:33,062 If you'll excuse me, I'll go and check on them right now. 282 00:13:33,187 --> 00:13:36,274 Now listen, Miss Brooks, to let Mr. Conklin go on thinking that 283 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:39,402 you're an architectural wizard can only lead to more trouble. 284 00:13:39,527 --> 00:13:41,946 Couldn't you simply confess that you lied to him this morning? 285 00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:43,406 Yes, I could. 286 00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:47,577 But I love life, and I want to live. 287 00:13:47,702 --> 00:13:52,665 Anyway, I think I'm too far out on Walter Denton's limb to crawl back now. 288 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:54,751 What instructions did you give Walter? 289 00:13:54,876 --> 00:13:58,087 I told him we're to meet in shop class during lunch period, and 290 00:13:58,212 --> 00:14:01,591 to bring in every book on carpentry he can dig up in the library. 291 00:14:01,716 --> 00:14:04,260 Personally though, I'm afraid those books won't be of much help. 292 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:05,303 Wait a minute! 293 00:14:05,428 --> 00:14:07,889 Maybe we won't have to meet in class. 294 00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:10,099 The shop instructor, Mr. Gorman. 295 00:14:10,224 --> 00:14:12,769 There's nothing that man doesn't know about carpentry. 296 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:16,022 We'll put him on our crew and we won't have any problems. 297 00:14:16,147 --> 00:14:18,232 Hey, that's a fine idea. 298 00:14:18,357 --> 00:14:19,108 Oh, hi, folks. 299 00:14:19,233 --> 00:14:19,567 Hello, Harriet. 300 00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:20,485 Where's Daddy? 301 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:21,486 He's in his inner office. 302 00:14:21,611 --> 00:14:23,237 He'll be out in a minute, Harriet. 303 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:25,948 We're assembling the crew to build the new garage. 304 00:14:26,074 --> 00:14:28,242 I'm going to ask Mr. Gorman to join us. 305 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:29,619 Mr. Gorman? 306 00:14:29,744 --> 00:14:32,246 Oh, he won't lift a finger to help you, Miss Brooks. 307 00:14:32,371 --> 00:14:34,415 He considers you unfair competition. 308 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:36,042 Unfair competition? 309 00:14:36,167 --> 00:14:37,210 Oh, sure. 310 00:14:37,335 --> 00:14:39,962 Mr. Gorman's the fellow that gave Daddy the estimate of $480. 311 00:14:40,088 --> 00:14:47,095 We'll meet in shop class during lunch period. 312 00:14:57,396 --> 00:15:01,317 Girl, the librarian said these were the simplest books on carpentry she had. 313 00:15:01,442 --> 00:15:03,236 Good, the simpler the better. 314 00:15:03,361 --> 00:15:04,821 How does that one look, Mr. Boyden? 315 00:15:04,946 --> 00:15:05,822 Pretty good. 316 00:15:05,947 --> 00:15:09,325 The preface says, the instructions contained herein are expressed in such simple, 317 00:15:09,450 --> 00:15:12,954 easy-to-understand terms that they are comprehensible to even a 10-year-old child. 318 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:16,165 That sounds pretty rugged. 319 00:15:16,290 --> 00:15:19,794 Haven't they got one for an 8-month-old baby? 320 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:21,462 What does yours say, Walter? 321 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:25,216 It says, an invaluable guide for professional architects who are desirous of supplementing 322 00:15:25,341 --> 00:15:28,594 their accumulated knowledge with advanced metallurgical and technological data. 323 00:15:34,058 --> 00:15:34,642 We're in that. 324 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:36,727 It's subversive. 325 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:38,771 Well, I guess we'll just have to struggle 326 00:15:38,896 --> 00:15:41,065 along with your 10-year-old stuff, Mr. Bynum. 327 00:15:41,190 --> 00:15:42,859 Oh, it might not be difficult at all. 328 00:15:42,984 --> 00:15:46,779 I found a chapter here entitled, Easy Steps on How to Build a Garage. 329 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:47,947 Well, what are we waiting for? 330 00:15:48,072 --> 00:15:49,490 Let's get with it, shall we? 331 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:49,782 All right. 332 00:15:49,907 --> 00:15:52,577 Diagram the following instructions on miniature 333 00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:55,580 scale, noting indicated measurements step by step. 334 00:15:55,705 --> 00:15:56,998 Secure pencil and ruler. 335 00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:59,167 Pencil and ruler. 336 00:15:59,292 --> 00:15:59,750 Here we are. 337 00:15:59,876 --> 00:16:02,003 Pencil and ruler. 338 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:02,795 Got them. 339 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,256 Now I'll diagram while you read. 340 00:16:05,381 --> 00:16:08,551 After setting framework, see framework page 341 00:16:08,676 --> 00:16:12,054 97, lay toned and grooved flooring, 12 by 16. 342 00:16:12,180 --> 00:16:16,642 Obtain rafter bevel, marking for head and foot cuts. 343 00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:20,646 Dot center line, shape the notch, make sprocket pieces, drive four penny nails... Drive four penny nails into 344 00:16:20,771 --> 00:16:24,775 post with 15 inch overhang, using metal corner brackets and one and a half by one inch tenon to carry joists. 345 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:33,367 Well, what have you got so far, Miss Brooks? 346 00:16:33,492 --> 00:16:35,870 A pencil and a ruler. 347 00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:39,624 Don't give up, Miss Brooks. 348 00:16:39,749 --> 00:16:41,792 We're bound to understand something in there. 349 00:16:41,918 --> 00:16:42,960 Keep reading, Miss Poynton. 350 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:44,170 Okay. 351 00:16:44,295 --> 00:16:46,547 We are now ready for the roofing. 352 00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:49,133 Fit facing boards to roof, boarding at eaves. 353 00:16:49,258 --> 00:16:53,304 Fit ridge pieces, nail barge boards, and cut out slot for finial. 354 00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:54,847 After which... 355 00:16:54,972 --> 00:16:59,852 3 quarter by 2 inch mold may be set, which means we shall soon be ready for the door. 356 00:16:59,977 --> 00:17:03,522 I'm ready for the door right now. 357 00:17:03,648 --> 00:17:05,983 Want to make a run for it? 358 00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:09,237 Well, this is rather discouraging, but if you're going to build his garage, 359 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:13,366 Mr. Conklin will have to give you ample time in which to assimilate these instructions. 360 00:17:13,491 --> 00:17:15,284 How much time do you think you'll get? 361 00:17:15,409 --> 00:17:18,371 I'll throw myself on the mercy of the court. 362 00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:19,789 Oh, you mean to build it? 363 00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:22,875 Well, I guess I could stall for about... Stall nothing. 364 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,503 Well, didn't Mr. Conklin tell you about the weather report he got this morning? 365 00:17:25,628 --> 00:17:26,212 No. 366 00:17:26,337 --> 00:17:29,799 Well, it seems a big storm's expected to hit this area tomorrow morning. 367 00:17:29,924 --> 00:17:33,469 And he wants a roof over his car before nightfall. 368 00:17:33,594 --> 00:17:34,720 Nightfall? 369 00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:37,723 Well, if we're in the North Pole, we might make it. 370 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:38,516 Hold it a second. 371 00:17:38,641 --> 00:17:39,475 I've got an angle. 372 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,686 The only solution is prefabs. 373 00:17:41,811 --> 00:17:44,480 Look, Walter, your next class is right here in shop, right? 374 00:17:44,605 --> 00:17:45,273 Right. 375 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:48,359 Now, most of your shop classmates also take English from Miss Brooks. 376 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,152 And I'm sure they'd like to help her out. 377 00:17:50,278 --> 00:17:51,904 What are you driving at, Mr. Boyden? 378 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:52,905 Just a second, Miss Brooks. 379 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:55,992 Walter, if those kids could put together a prefabricated roof 380 00:17:56,117 --> 00:17:59,078 and the walls, all we'd have to worry about is the framework. 381 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:01,330 Can you talk them into rushing them through before school's out? 382 00:18:01,455 --> 00:18:03,332 When they find out it's to save Miss Brooks' neck, 383 00:18:03,457 --> 00:18:05,251 they'll work like a bunch of hopped up beavers. 384 00:18:05,376 --> 00:18:06,502 Save! 385 00:18:06,627 --> 00:18:08,004 See framework, page 97. 386 00:18:08,129 --> 00:18:10,923 All right, on the ball men, this is it. 387 00:18:11,048 --> 00:18:12,842 Pencil, ruler, read. 388 00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:14,385 Framework, garage. 389 00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:17,888 After nailing simple framework, see simple framework, page 390 00:18:18,014 --> 00:18:22,059 97, fasten assembly with single lag screw to panel plate. 391 00:18:22,184 --> 00:18:25,563 Check roof pitch, line length, plumb cut, seat cut, 392 00:18:25,688 --> 00:18:28,816 tail cut, and overhang before trimming mortise. 393 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:31,902 Do not use an old mortise. 394 00:18:36,032 --> 00:18:39,410 Sometimes you will find that old mortises have become 395 00:18:39,535 --> 00:18:42,788 so worn that it is impossible to get tight joints. 396 00:18:42,913 --> 00:18:46,250 Above all, do not neglect required side cuts in valley rafter, hip, and jack rafter 397 00:18:46,375 --> 00:18:49,879 because faults of this nature often make it impossible to keep the garage door shut. 398 00:18:54,175 --> 00:18:57,970 Should this occur, simply file down latch slot after removing the strike and clamping it in vice so that it can 399 00:18:58,095 --> 00:19:02,183 then be replaced and the screws put in the same holes without plugging and respotting them or enlarging the mortise. 400 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:08,856 Well, what have you got now, Miss Brooks? 401 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:13,194 I think it's peanut butter and jelly. 402 00:19:19,784 --> 00:19:20,785 Hi. 403 00:19:21,952 --> 00:19:23,371 What's the wheelbarrow for? 404 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:26,540 I just thought you might need it for something. 405 00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:29,627 Say, Walter, those pre-fab things look great. 406 00:19:29,752 --> 00:19:32,671 Oh yeah, the guys were delighted to make them for you, Miss Brooks. 407 00:19:32,797 --> 00:19:35,299 And they want absolutely nothing from you in return. 408 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:37,885 Why, they didn't even think of the fact that 409 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:40,763 there's an exam coming up in your English class. 410 00:19:40,888 --> 00:19:42,890 And some of them aren't too good in English, you know. 411 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:45,559 And I'm sure you like them. 412 00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:46,477 Like them? 413 00:19:46,602 --> 00:19:50,189 I love the ground I'll plunk them on. 414 00:19:50,314 --> 00:19:53,401 I'll think of some other way to repay them though, Walter. 415 00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:55,820 Say, that whole thing looks a little lopsided. 416 00:19:55,945 --> 00:19:57,655 Can't you push it up a bit? 417 00:19:57,780 --> 00:19:59,698 Oh yeah, we had a little trouble with the mortars. 418 00:19:59,824 --> 00:20:04,912 I'll just give it a couple of whacks. 419 00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:10,209 Gosh, I'm afraid I knocked part of the foundation loose. 420 00:20:10,334 --> 00:20:12,837 Holy smoke, don't let go or the whole thing will fall down. 421 00:20:12,962 --> 00:20:15,381 I'll drive a few stakes in there and she'll be all right. 422 00:20:15,506 --> 00:20:19,093 No time for stakes now. 423 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:24,390 Walter, lean against it, put your weight on it, and don't you dare move. 424 00:20:24,515 --> 00:20:26,767 Well, still hot at work, I see. 425 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:28,811 Fine, fine, fine. 426 00:20:28,936 --> 00:20:31,439 Say, I've been thinking, when this is all over, 427 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:34,066 I wonder what I can do to show my appreciation. 428 00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:37,611 I dread to think of the possibilities. 429 00:20:37,736 --> 00:20:40,156 That is, I don't want any reward, Mr. Countess. 430 00:20:40,281 --> 00:20:41,115 Oh, nonsense, nonsense. 431 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,324 I'll think of something. 432 00:20:42,450 --> 00:20:44,994 I already have your reward in the house, Boyden. 433 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:45,828 My reward? 434 00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:48,622 Yes, I'm going to give you a nice bottle of champagne. 435 00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:51,625 I don't drink. 436 00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:54,712 Oh. 437 00:20:54,837 --> 00:20:57,590 Well, why is everyone so solemn? 438 00:20:57,715 --> 00:20:59,133 Aren't you enjoying your work? 439 00:20:59,258 --> 00:20:59,550 Oh, come on. 440 00:20:59,675 --> 00:21:00,968 Let's have some jokes around here. 441 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:03,304 Brighten things up a bit, eh? 442 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:04,680 What are you doing, Denton? 443 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:07,558 Holding up the building? 444 00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:12,021 Holding up the building? 445 00:21:12,146 --> 00:21:16,066 I think that's pretty... Yeah, I guess it is pretty old, isn't it? 446 00:21:16,192 --> 00:21:18,611 I think it's right up to the minute. 447 00:21:18,736 --> 00:21:21,447 We'll fix the slanting framework later, sir. 448 00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:23,824 After all, Rome wasn't built in a day, you know. 449 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:26,535 Well, I don't care about the Roman cars. 450 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:30,414 I want this garage over mine before that storm hits tomorrow. 451 00:21:30,539 --> 00:21:32,833 It'll be too dark to work pretty soon. 452 00:21:32,958 --> 00:21:33,751 That's what you think. 453 00:21:33,876 --> 00:21:35,961 Fortunately, I have a floodlight. 454 00:21:36,086 --> 00:21:40,883 And I have absolutely no objection to your working until all hours of the night. 455 00:21:41,008 --> 00:21:43,719 That's what I call a good sport. 456 00:21:43,844 --> 00:21:46,764 It shouldn't take you long to finish, Miss Brooks. 457 00:21:46,889 --> 00:21:51,644 I still marvel at the speed with which you constructed these pieces. 458 00:21:51,769 --> 00:21:52,561 Gasp! 459 00:21:52,686 --> 00:21:57,399 What an architectural wizard you are! 460 00:21:57,525 --> 00:21:58,484 Wizard, huh? 461 00:21:58,609 --> 00:22:01,862 Mr. Thompson, don't you think you ought to go 462 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:05,616 in the house and have a nice cup of coffee, sir? 463 00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:09,036 Oh, you're trying to get rid of me, eh? 464 00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:10,871 Oh, I wouldn't say that. 465 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:13,374 No, but I can take a hint. 466 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:16,919 I don't have to have the roof fall on me. 467 00:22:17,044 --> 00:22:19,046 No, huh? 468 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:20,839 Mr. Conran, you can see the garage later. 469 00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:22,174 When will you be finished? 470 00:22:22,299 --> 00:22:23,759 As soon as you see the garage. 471 00:22:23,884 --> 00:22:26,387 That is, around 8 o'clock, sir. 472 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:27,763 I'll walk you to the house. 473 00:22:27,888 --> 00:22:28,806 Just a minute. 474 00:22:28,931 --> 00:22:31,016 Why are you so eager to get rid of me? 475 00:22:31,141 --> 00:22:34,937 After all, it's my garage, and I... I... Oh, of course. 476 00:22:35,062 --> 00:22:36,063 Of course. 477 00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:37,565 I understand, my dear. 478 00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:41,902 Many gifted craftsmen are reluctant to reveal their trade secrets. 479 00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:42,987 Trade secrets? 480 00:22:43,112 --> 00:22:44,780 Oh, come now, admit it. 481 00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:47,825 You wish me to leave because you want as few people as 482 00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:51,412 possible to find out how much you know about building a garage. 483 00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:52,288 Now, isn't that it? 484 00:22:52,413 --> 00:22:57,585 You're not just beating your mortise, Dad. 485 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:03,424 Let's go in, Mr. Conklin. 486 00:23:03,549 --> 00:23:05,676 How does it look? 487 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:06,552 Beautiful. 488 00:23:06,677 --> 00:23:07,303 Yeah, I'll say. 489 00:23:07,428 --> 00:23:10,806 Would you like to have one like that in your backyard, Miss Brooks? 490 00:23:10,931 --> 00:23:13,267 I've been looking for one like that all my life. 491 00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:19,023 Bravo, bravo! 492 00:23:19,148 --> 00:23:20,691 You finished it! 493 00:23:20,816 --> 00:23:21,734 Isn't it a beauty? 494 00:23:21,859 --> 00:23:24,987 It's worth every cent I laid out for the lumber. 495 00:23:25,112 --> 00:23:28,866 Incidentally, I want to thank you folks for volunteering 496 00:23:28,991 --> 00:23:32,036 to work on this project without compensation. 497 00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:32,911 Don't mention it. 498 00:23:33,037 --> 00:23:34,204 Please don't. 499 00:23:34,330 --> 00:23:35,914 Well, fellas, let's run along. 500 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,333 Not so fast. 501 00:23:37,458 --> 00:23:40,210 This is a red-letter day in my life. 502 00:23:40,336 --> 00:23:42,463 This is not just a garage. 503 00:23:42,588 --> 00:23:45,924 To me, it's like a newborn baby. 504 00:23:46,050 --> 00:23:49,511 Miss Brooks, since you are the one who mothered it along, the one who literally brought 505 00:23:49,637 --> 00:23:53,057 this sturdy infant into the world, I want you to have the honor of christening it. 506 00:24:00,814 --> 00:24:04,568 With this bottle of champagne. 507 00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:07,821 Bye-bye, sir. 508 00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:11,033 Denton, Denton, back over there, please. 509 00:24:11,158 --> 00:24:13,118 Attention, men. 510 00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:19,541 I'm here by Chris New, Mr. Conklin's garage. 511 00:24:41,855 --> 00:24:48,862 Anybody got a pencil and ruler? 511 00:24:49,305 --> 00:25:49,547 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org