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00:00Neighbors, everybody needs good neighbors. With a little understanding, you can find the perfect blend.
00:16Neighbors should be there for one another. That's when good neighbors become good friends.
00:34It's not the dancing I mind so much, it's this wretched competition.
00:38Trust Henry to enter us, I could strangle that boy.
00:40Now, now, Madge.
00:42Don't you now, now, mad me. I trust you said no.
00:46Uh, not in as many words, exactly.
00:49Harold, there is only one word, no.
00:52Well, he caught me at a bad time.
00:54I was more interested in getting a reasonable explanation about that indecent display put on in front of the neighbors this morning.
01:00Did you get one?
01:01No.
01:02Well, Katie came in and told us about young Toby going missing from school and, well, we got sidetracked.
01:07Well, you know how it is.
01:08No, Harold, I do not know how it is.
01:10All I know is we're stuck with this stupid dance competition.
01:13Now, that's what I thought at first, too.
01:16But then the strangest thing happened on the way home.
01:18Oh, did it, Nell?
01:19Guess what they played on the wireless?
01:22Bessa Mamoutio.
01:24You remember that one, eh?
01:26Bessa Mamoutio.
01:27Yes, Harold, of course I remember it. What about it?
01:29Bessa Mamoutio.
01:30Well, then suddenly I could see the two of us out there on the floor, the bishops, showing them just how it should be done, eh?
01:36Oh, yeah, which bits? The dum-dums or the da-da's?
01:39All of it. Our whole 50-50 repertoire.
01:42Madge, with a bit of practice, a little one, two, three.
01:45You know, who knows? It could be a lot of fun.
01:47Oh, yeah, it's a regular barrel of laughs.
01:49Oh, Madge!
01:50Oh, come on, Harold. We out there making complete fools of ourselves. What a hoot.
01:53Well, there's no need to be so negative about it.
01:56Yeah, we cut a very fine figure on the dance floor, even if I do say so myself.
02:00And you can still trip the light fantastic with the best of them?
02:03Trip, definitely. Hmm.
02:06Oh, love, I'm sorry. It's just that I haven't got a thing to wear, and I haven't danced in front of a crowd for years.
02:12Well, it's not the Grand Central Ballroom we're talking about. It's Anson's Corner Community Centre.
02:18Oh, we can do it, Madge. I know we can.
02:23Oh, all right. When?
02:27Oh.
02:30Friday, actually.
02:31Friday?
02:32Well, I know it's not a lot of time to prepare, but we can do it.
02:35Well, you'd better start practising then, hadn't you?
02:40We will wipe the floor with the Madge.
02:43So long as you don't wipe the floor with me.
02:45Oh, Harold, please, could we leave it? My feet are killing me.
02:49Oh.
02:50Oh!
02:51All right, put them up for half an hour, but no more than half an hour.
02:54We haven't got much time.
02:56They are my feet. You are dismissing. We're going to need them.
02:59But, if wiping the floor is the purpose of the exercise, then I suggest you practise with this.
03:04Eh?
03:05I'll go.
03:06I'll go.
03:07That's all for you, too.
03:08OK.
03:09Don't either lose your head about it.
03:11I was then going to ask you for an ounce.
03:12Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
03:15Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
03:17You'd be game, wouldn't ya? Coming in here after what you've done.
03:42Seen Skinner?
03:43Why?
03:44Look, he must have been here. Feel that?
03:47No one important. Just get to catch that Simpson guy easy.
03:51Where is he, Whitey?
03:52Who wants to know?
03:53Look, I've just got to talk to her about something, that's all.
03:56Well, he might lob in later. Don't know.
03:58Yeah, well, I'll be back.
04:00You want me to tell him anything?
04:02Only that I'll be back later.
04:04It's your funeral, Anders.
04:06Yeah.
04:14Matt Madge, wriggle the hips, come on.
04:17It's not my hips, Harold, it's my arches.
04:19They've just fallen, they've given up a ghost.
04:21Oh, right, come on, one more time.
04:23And wait for the beat.
04:25Oh, welcome, stranger, whoever you are.
04:29Oh!
04:36Oh!
04:37Don't tell me.
04:38Mrs Chubb, right?
04:39That's right.
04:40Sharon and Bronwyn's arms.
04:41Yes, of course.
04:42Oh, please, come in, come in.
04:44Matt and I were just practicing there.
04:46Matt, you remember Mrs Chubb, don't you?
04:48Yes, yes.
04:49We only met briefly, but I feel as though I know you.
04:50The girls talk about you all the time.
04:52I do sit down.
04:53Yes.
04:54All good things, aren't they?
04:55Oh, yes, yes, of course.
04:56Two cup of tea or something?
04:57Oh, no, thank you all the same.
04:59Er, yes, well, was there anything in particular that you wanted to see us about, or was this
05:04just a social visit?
05:06Well, actually, it's a little of both.
05:08I understand that Bronwyn has taken up with your Henry, and, well, it seemed appropriate
05:12to me that we three should get to know each other.
05:15Well, how charming, eh?
05:17People so often forget the old proprieties these days.
05:21Oh, not me, Mr Bishop.
05:22Good for you.
05:23Mrs Chubb, forgive me for asking, but, um, why did you feel it necessary to come over
05:28here and check up on Henry's background?
05:30Eh?
05:31Well, you see, I don't know Henry very well, and I wanted to make sure that Bronwyn wasn't
05:36getting mixed up with the wrong type.
05:38Oh, did you now?
05:39Oh, yes.
05:40Of course, I did come into contact with him briefly last time I was here, but otherwise,
05:44this morning is the only time I've ever seen him.
05:47You saw him this morning?
05:48That's right.
05:49Um, it wasn't very early this morning, was it?
05:54Oh, yes, indeed.
05:55He was tending my ferns.
05:57I must say he's industrious, getting up and doing his gardening a crack of dawn.
06:01Oh, yes, he's industrious all right, isn't he, Harold?
06:06Takes to work like a duck to water.
06:08Uh, Matt, shouldn't you check the stove?
06:11Dinner is on, remember?
06:12I'm so sorry, how rude of me.
06:14You know, it didn't occur to me I might be interrupting anything.
06:17No, no, no, no, you misunderstood me completely.
06:19No, it's perfectly all right.
06:20You're sure?
06:21Yes, of course.
06:22In fact, why don't you stay and have dinner with us, and we can get to know each other
06:26better?
06:27Oh, well, if you're sure you've got enough.
06:30Oh, Harold, Mrs Chubb comes from the country.
06:32She probably hates vegetarian food.
06:34Oh, I love it, actually.
06:36Do you really?
06:37Oh, yes, you know, of course, I still have the occasional steak, but there's nothing in the
06:41world I enjoy more than cooked fresh vegetables.
06:44Well, what do you know about that, eh?
06:46They're splendid.
06:47Splendid.
06:48Don't forget, Toby, there'll be six of us.
06:51We're not all Dad's friends, are we?
06:54No.
06:55I work with Gail, and Katie's the one who was supposed to be showing you around school today.
07:01Todd is her older brother, and they're both really nice.
07:04I'm sure you'll like them.
07:06At least I hope you will.
07:07Why should you care?
07:09Because you, Toby Mangle, are my little cousin.
07:12So what?
07:13So I want you to be happy here.
07:15You're about all the family I've got.
07:17What about your Mum and Dad?
07:19They live in Hong Kong.
07:21You see, my Mum left me behind just like yours did.
07:24Why'd she do that?
07:26Well, she had lots of reasons.
07:28Not too many good ones, though.
07:30It stinks, don't you reckon?
07:32Yeah.
07:33It was a bit grim at first.
07:35But then I made some friends and it all got easier.
07:38And that'll happen to you too, you'll see.
07:40I hope so.
07:41Kids at school didn't seem to like me much.
07:45Do you like me?
07:47You bet I do.
07:48And you wait.
07:49Once you get to know your way around Erinsborough a bit better, you'll find that a lot of other
07:53people do too.
07:54Well, if they don't, it's their bad luck.
07:58I'm used to being by myself anyway.
08:01Hmm.
08:02I was a bit like that too.
08:04But now I've got lots of friends.
08:07I've got one.
08:10I think.
08:11Yeah, and who's that?
08:15Hmm?
08:16Who might that be?
08:18You.
08:19You're my friend, aren't you?
08:21As well as being my cousin and all that.
08:23You'll bet I am.
08:25Hmm.
08:26Ugh.
08:27Custard.
08:28You have to keep stirring it.
08:29It all gets all gluggy.
08:30Can I help?
08:31Sure.
08:32You'll have to show me what to do, bud.
08:34Well, why don't you just pop this on first?
08:37So that you don't get your clothes all dirty.
08:46It's a bit big, isn't it?
08:47Sure is.
08:48Makes you look like a slightly short chef.
08:50Smells fantastic.
08:52Struth.
08:53What's going on here?
08:55Get that thing off.
08:57He's only helping me.
08:59Playing house?
09:00Looks like a flaming girl.
09:01You, get it off.
09:02Joe, leave him alone.
09:03You stay out of this.
09:08Hurry up.
09:09Toby, get back in here and clean up this mess.
09:26Should have just left the sulky little devil alone.
09:28He'll get over it.
09:29It's not my fault he goes to water every time you look at him.
09:32Yeah, well, scaring him half to death isn't going to help, is it?
09:35What's that supposed to mean?
09:36Toby is nine years old.
09:38He's a long way from home and he doesn't know a soul.
09:40I mean, you could try being a bit more understanding.
09:42Ah, bull.
09:43He got plenty enough of that from Noleen when she had him.
09:47It made him soft.
09:48I want to turn him into a man, not some little wimp.
09:51Needing love doesn't make someone a wimp, Joe.
09:53Oh, love is it?
09:54Love.
09:55There was a precious little of that around when I was a kid.
09:59But I didn't sit around whinging about it, did I?
10:02I got tough and I stayed tough.
10:04And that's what you want for Toby?
10:06Yeah.
10:07Well, I don't even get in the rough end of the stick all his life, do I?
10:12That's what's going to happen if he doesn't smarten up.
10:14I've got to pull him into line.
10:16Ranting and raving isn't going to do it.
10:18It's just going to make him withdraw even further.
10:20Well, what do you expect me to do?
10:22Well, quit the aggro for starters.
10:25Try talking to him like a normal human being.
10:28Who knows?
10:29You might even find that you like each other.
10:31Huh.
10:32I dunno.
10:33Yeah, well, look at it this way.
10:35Couldn't make things any worse, could it?
10:37I'm going to get changed for dinner.
10:39I might think about doing the same.
10:41Nag.
10:42Nag, nag.
10:46For what we are about to receive,
10:51may the good Lord make us truly thankful.
10:53Amen.
10:54Amen.
10:55Right then, you help yourself, Mrs Jobb.
10:57Oh, thank you, I will.
10:58Oh, would you like a juice or some cordial?
11:00I don't suppose you drink wine.
11:01Oh, what on earth gave you that idea?
11:03Oh, I don't know if to tell you the truth.
11:04Well, pass your glass over and pour yourself.
11:06Oh, undoubtedly.
11:07Oh, no, I enjoy the occasional drop.
11:10Of course, you know, I try not to go too far with it.
11:13You know the old saying?
11:14Too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
11:16Oh, yes, my word.
11:17Here we are.
11:18You're not having any, Mr Bishop?
11:20No.
11:21No, no, no, no.
11:22I've been a confirmed tea-totaler since my youth.
11:24Well, I am impressed.
11:25Well, I'm not the paragon of virtue, as it were, but I do my best.
11:29There you are, Harold.
11:30There you are, Harold.
11:31You were saying earlier you've been rehearsing.
11:33Do you do much competition dancing?
11:35Oh, no, no.
11:36This is the first time Henry interested me, Harold.
11:38Oh, how thoughtful of him.
11:39He must have known that you enjoy it.
11:41Yeah.
11:42Do you dance, Mrs Bishop?
11:44Oh, well, I used to.
11:46Nothing as sophisticated as competition dancing, you know.
11:49In the country, it's mainly wall shed dancers and club balls,
11:52but I was never short of a partner.
11:54There was always a queue of young gentlemen raving.
11:56Ah, splendid.
11:57We shall have to take you to our church social group.
12:00They often hold dancers.
12:01Um, you do attend church, Mrs Chap, don't you?
12:04Well, I'm not as regularly as I'd like to.
12:06It's a bit difficult, you know, living out on a property, but...
12:09Well, I make the effort to go at Easter and Harvest Sunday and Christmas, of course.
12:13Well, we shall have to introduce you to our Reverend Samson
12:16and our little flock one Sunday.
12:18Oh, how kind of you both.
12:21It was silly of me, wasn't it, to worry about Henry.
12:25I mean, he must be such a nice and moral young man,
12:27coming as he does from such a wholesome family.
12:30Oh, he is, isn't he, love?
12:34Oh, anyone for seconds?
12:36Yeah, yeah, just some meat, Ty.
12:38I want to leave plenty of room for the sweets.
12:41Can I be excused, Ruth?
12:43Where are you going?
12:44Just down to the library, Gail Centre.
12:46Don't be too late, Ty.
12:47No, I won't.
12:48Thanks a lot for the dinner, John.
12:49See you later.
12:50Bye.
12:51See you, mate.
12:52Well, we can have dessert as soon as Uncle Joe's finished.
12:55I suppose.
12:56Thanks, Jane.
12:57There are a lot of things to do around here that might interest you, Toby.
13:00I mean, Mr Bishop across the road, he runs a scout troop.
13:03Toby's too young.
13:04There's always cubs.
13:05Do you like that, Toby?
13:06Don't know.
13:07Maybe.
13:08What about horses?
13:09Do you like riding?
13:10You've got horses.
13:11No, well, we hire them.
13:12I ride and Katie rides.
13:14I've got photos.
13:15Do you want to see?
13:16Sure.
13:17Are you trying to get my album?
13:18I was just about to serve up dessert.
13:19I'll show you after.
13:20I won't until you see how gorgeous they are.
13:22Can you ride?
13:23I like horses, but...
13:25We'll have to teach you then, eh?
13:27How long's he staying for?
13:28I don't know.
13:29But if Noeline says she'll be back, she'll be back.
13:32Till then, we're all stuck with him.
13:39Oh, thank you both for a lovely evening.
13:42Any time, Mrs Chuck.
13:44Yes, feel free to drop in for a couple whenever you like.
13:47Oh, I wonder if you'd indulge me a little favour before I go?
13:51I'd love to watch you practise, and the Foxtrot's one of my favourites.
13:55Certainly.
13:56Oh, no, we're not very good, you know.
13:57Of course we are, mate.
13:58Come on.
13:59Come on.
14:00That's it.
14:03Oh!
14:04Oh!
14:05Oh!
14:06Oh!
14:07Oh!
14:08Oh!
14:09Oh!
14:10Oh!
14:11Oh!
14:12Oh!
14:13Oh!
14:14Oh!
14:15I'm sorry.
14:16Oh!
14:17Oh, it's that corn again.
14:18Move that furniture.
14:19Oh!
14:20You should have that look there.
14:21It must be meaning to.
14:22Oh, Harold, I am sorry.
14:23Oh, if we don't brush up, I shall never be ready for Friday.
14:26I wonder if I could help.
14:27Oh, anything.
14:28In what particular way?
14:30Simple.
14:31I stand in for Madge.
14:32But, Precious, why didn't I think of that?
14:34Madge?
14:35Oh, go on, go on.
14:36Are you ready, Mrs Jubb?
14:37Raring to go, Mr Bishop.
14:38Oh!
14:40Right.
14:45Oh, Mrs Jubb, you've saved my life.
14:48Oh!
14:49Yes, thank you.
14:50Thank you very much.
14:59Take that, Simpson.
15:01You jerk!
15:08Good game.
15:11Well, look who's here.
15:13Have you got a death we slander us?
15:14Look, I just came to tell you what happened.
15:17You know about the cops and stuff.
15:18What's to tell?
15:20You dobbed on me, mate.
15:21Yeah, okay, I dobbed on you.
15:23What else did you expect me to do?
15:25Just show up and let Nick wear it all.
15:27Look, he's a real good mate of mine.
15:28I thought I was a real good mate too.
15:30You are, that's why I'm here.
15:32It's just Nick's our family.
15:35That'd be right.
15:36You and your precious family.
15:38I'm surprised they're not down here looking for you.
15:40But don't they know, little Toddy, what he's run off to play pennies with the big boys?
15:44Huh?
15:45Maybe I should give them a call.
15:47Dob, you in for a change?
15:48Look, they're gone out.
15:49I just wanted to say I'm sorry, okay?
15:51Sorry.
15:53Sorry.
15:54Tell me about it.
15:55Listen kid, I lost heaps of bucks on account of you.
15:59If you're a real good mate, Nick hadn't stuck his stupid face.
16:02You not have those phones now.
16:03I couldn't help it.
16:04Shut up!
16:05You owe me a favour, Landers.
16:07A real big one.
16:09And now you're gonna pay me back.
16:11Understand?
16:12Understand?
16:15Might?
16:26Oh!
16:27Terribly sorry.
16:28No!
16:29Perhaps we should try something a little less complicated.
16:32Oh, yes, please.
16:33Something else to date.
16:34I'm afraid I'm not as quick as I used to be.
16:36Well, we have to do an old-time waltz in the competition.
16:39So let's try that.
16:40Oh, splendid!
16:41I love that.
16:42I so love the way my partner, you know, twirled me.
16:45There.
16:46Oh, yes.
16:47And...
16:48Wonderful, wonderful.
16:49You're almost as good as Madge, eh?
16:50Oh.
16:51Now let's try something with a little passion and zest, shall we?
16:53Eh?
16:54Eh, shall we?
16:55Oh, you're right.
16:56Oh!
16:57Oh!
16:58Oh!
16:59Oh!
17:00Oh!
17:01Oh!
17:02Oh!
17:03Oh!
17:04Oh!
17:05Oh!
17:06Oh!
17:07Oh!
17:08Oh!
17:09Oh!
17:10Oh!
17:11Oh!
17:12Oh!
17:13Oh!
17:14Oh!
17:15Oh!
17:16I'm sorry.
17:17Oh, dear.
17:18Oh, dear.
17:22Oh, dear.
17:23Oh, dear.
17:27You want to get away with this, you know?
17:29Try and stop me.
17:30Listen, because of you, I've not only got the cops on my back, but the guy that wants
17:34those phones, as well.
17:35And he's a real mean dude, Todd, a real man.
17:38You just do as I say, and no one will get hurt.
17:41Look, if you have anything that's mine,
17:42but leave all the rest of the stuff.
17:44I need to flog enough stuff to get me out of the state, Landis,
17:46so I'll take what I like.
17:49You just sit there and keep your big mouth shut,
17:50or I'll give you a smack over the ear.
17:52No, Katie, run!
17:55Let me go, Todd!
17:57Leave my sister alone, you scab!
17:58No more step, and she's history, understand?
18:00Yeah, OK, but let her go.
18:02If you do what I tell you.
18:04No, Todd, don't!
18:05Be quiet, Katie, let her go!
18:08OK, what do you want?
18:12You want a hand with those?
18:13No, we'll just leave them.
18:15Take the coffee through, huh?
18:16I thought Katie would be back by now.
18:19She's probably tearing the place apart,
18:20trying to find that photo album.
18:22If she's not back in a minute, I'll go and give her a hand.
18:24You two coming?
18:26Hang about.
18:27We'll be with you in a sec.
18:30Pull up a pew, mate.
18:32Now that the women are gone, we can have a bit of a yarn.
18:34Good tucker, that, eh?
18:38Jane's a nice cook.
18:39It's all right.
18:40Can I go now?
18:42Oh, look, they'll just be in there talking about babies or recipes at them.
18:47Katie will be back soon.
18:48I want to see the photos.
18:50You don't want to talk the old man, eh?
18:52Not much.
18:55What's your problem, mate?
18:57I don't like being stuck with you either.
19:00Oh, that's what's eating you.
19:02Forget it, mate.
19:03I didn't mean nothing.
19:04You don't want me here.
19:06No, it's not like that.
19:10Oh, hell.
19:11Let's face the facts, boy.
19:13You don't like being dumped, and I don't like being dumped on.
19:16But there's no point crying about it.
19:17I wasn't.
19:18Oh, next best thing, Chuck and Wobbly's like a big girl.
19:21You've got to get over that.
19:24Look, there you go again.
19:25You've got to cut that out.
19:27I'm not saying it's your fault, mate.
19:29I think your mum's got a lot to answer for there, but...
19:32Well, you've got to pull your socks up.
19:34You've got to get rid of that doll thing.
19:36Stop hanging around the kitchen.
19:38Then we can be roommates.
19:40I don't want to be your mate.
19:42I hate you.
19:46Let me go!
19:48You're hurting me a bit, boy!
19:50Shut up!
19:51You won't get away with this, Skinner.
19:53I'm going to come after you.
19:54Yeah?
19:55You and who else?
19:56The police.
19:58Just shut your rotten little face, Landers, and get on with it.
20:00I don't want the album and...
20:00Not another move, lady.
20:02I don't want the album and...
20:06Neighbors.
20:08Everybody needs good neighbors.
20:12Just a friendly wave each morning.
20:17Helps to make a better day.
20:23Neighbors.
20:25Need to get to know each other.
20:28Next door is only a footstep away
20:36Neighbors, everybody needs good neighbors
20:45With a little understanding
20:49You can find the perfect plan
20:55Neighbors should be there for one another
21:01That's when good neighbors become good friends
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