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00:00Robert Young and Jane White, with Eleanor Donahue, Billy Gray, and Lauren Chapin in Father Knows Best.
00:22Now hear this. Now hear this. Low rocket ship for takeoff. Roger. Roger.
00:52I thought I told you to stay away from that machine. Oh, gee, Mommy, I was just washing out a few things.
01:10Well, you're going to wash it right out of clothes. Now, from now on, you rocket men, consider yourselves grounded.
01:16Oh, gee. Margaret.
01:20Those are orders. Coming, dear.
01:29Margaret, how come I can only find one of my new golf socks?
01:32Well, I don't know, dear. Did you look in the, uh... Oh, wait a minute.
01:35If it's what I think it is, you'd better find another pair.
01:38Well, you'd feel awfully uncomfortable wearing a wet sock.
01:41Oh, no. Not that flying machine again.
01:44She hasn't let it cool off since it was delivered.
01:46I'll be glad when the newness wears off.
01:48So will I.
01:49Man has to dress awful fast around here if he wants to go out fully clothed.
01:53Mother. Mother, will you be a lamb and pick the collar on this for me?
01:56I've got to have it right away.
01:57Right away?
01:59Well, sure. Don't you remember? It's Girls Week.
02:01What's Girls Week?
02:02Oh, Father, anyone knows that. It's like Boys Week. Only Girls.
02:06That sounds logical.
02:07We take over the city government for one day.
02:10Uh-oh.
02:10I'm the street commissioner.
02:12I never thought I'd raise my daughter to be a street commissioner.
02:16Is this what street commissioners are wearing these days?
02:18After all, Mother, I'm not going to sweep the streets.
02:21Please hurry. My official escort will be here any minute.
02:24Honey, the street commissioner wants you.
02:32It seems a crisis has developed in the department of snag-stocking.
02:36Oh, dear.
02:38I'll be happy when the street commissioner is thrown out of office.
02:41See you early, dear?
02:42I'll try.
02:43Bye, dear.
02:44Bye.
02:45Bye.
02:46Bye.
02:47Bye.
02:48Bye.
02:49Bye.
02:50Bye.
02:51Bye.
02:52Bye.
02:53Bye.
02:54Wait, Dad, wait. The paint's not dry yet.
03:11Well, I can't drive around town with that thing on there.
03:14What is all this nonsense?
03:15Well, it's part of a plan to save you $29.95.
03:19I'll bet. Come on, give me a hand.
03:21Remember that collapsible canoe I wanted you to buy me?
03:23Bud, I haven't time to go through all that again.
03:26Well, I finally decided against it, so you're saving the $29 it would have cost you.
03:29Good.
03:30Now all you have to do is take $5 out of the $29 that you're saving and rent a trailer and
03:35help us get the raft over to the river.
03:37What raft?
03:39The one me and Claude Mesner are building.
03:41See it over there?
03:42That's a raft.
03:44Well, we've got to tie it together yet.
03:46Yes, it's a little on the loose side, you might say.
03:51Boy, it's going to be real keen when we get her done.
03:53We're going to take a long trip down big stony river, explore some islands, ride the rapids.
03:58They might even write us up in the paper.
04:00And we might write a book on it ourselves.
04:02Then they make a picture out of it.
04:04Claude's got the title finished already.
04:06Mark Twain rides again.
04:08Claude says just because we made one hit picture, that doesn't mean we're great actors.
04:11We're keeping our feet on the ground about this thing.
04:13Yes, I can see that.
04:16So how about it, Dad?
04:17They've got good trailers to rent over.
04:18Look, son, I don't think that it's safe for you boys to take that raft out on a river.
04:23Well, sure it's safe, Dad.
04:24Those oil drums will keep us afloat in storm or anything.
04:27And besides, even if we do sink, I've got a waterproof sack for our food.
04:31Yeah, but it's a little hard to eat underwater.
04:33Wait, Dad.
04:37Oh!
04:39What is it?
04:39What happened?
04:42Why, you...
04:43You little...
04:45Fiend?
04:48That scream sure had me scared.
04:50Yeah, we thought it was something important.
04:52Important?
04:53What do you call this?
04:55My whole political career is ruined.
04:58Mother, if you don't do something about this...
05:00This child...
05:01Now, calm down, Betty dear.
05:03I'll take care of Kathy.
05:04You've got lots of nice things you can wear.
05:06Not like this one.
05:08Now, Janie Little will look better than I, and she's only the...
05:10Sewer commissioner.
05:12What about that new blue suit of yours?
05:16You look very nice in that.
05:18That rag?
05:19That rag cost a considerable hunk of change.
05:22It's very cute.
05:24And besides, I think that a blue suit would be most appropriate.
05:27Mother, have you ever been in politics?
05:30Well, no, but...
05:31All right, then.
05:32Don't make outlandish suggestions about something you know nothing about.
05:37Blue suit.
05:38I don't think that's such an outlandish suggestion.
05:41I was down at City Hall last week and saw several of the commissioners wearing blue suits.
05:44They look rather nice.
05:45Father, you don't understand.
05:48This is very important.
05:50Well, if I was just a city clerk or something like that, it'd be different.
05:53If you were a city clerk, you could wear my green eye shade.
05:56Hey, maybe you could get transferred.
05:58Oh, keep quiet.
06:00A lot of cooperation I'd get around in here.
06:02Oh, boy, it means washing again.
06:07Oh, no, you don't, young lady.
06:09You've done quite enough washing for one day.
06:11Honey, I'm late now.
06:12I've got to run.
06:13Come on.
06:15I think maybe now is a good time to look in the washer
06:17and see what other little surprises you have in there.
06:19Mommy, I promised to help Patty with her washing.
06:22Not in this machine, you don't.
06:24Bud, please, I...
06:25But, Dad, if I don't get the raft to the river, it's no good.
06:27I can't sail it in the backyard.
06:29Well, maybe we'll have a heavy rain.
06:31Well, that wouldn't be enough water.
06:32Dad, all that stuff will just go to waste.
06:33Do you want to encourage your son to be wasteful?
06:36Certainly not, but they're waiting for me at the country club.
06:38Think of the investment we've got in those oil drums.
06:41All right, how much did they cost you?
06:44Got them for nothing.
06:45That's about what I figured.
06:47But you've got to figure out what our time is worth.
06:49All right, you figure it out and tell me what it comes to tonight.
06:52But, Dad...
06:58Kathy!
07:00Kathy, Kathy!
07:01What now?
07:02Oh, the mail.
07:03What?
07:05My gosh, why would anybody want to wash the mail?
07:09Hey, this is my bank statement.
07:12And all my canceled checks.
07:15Maybe you could iron them.
07:16Claude Mesner irons his dollar bills.
07:18Says he hates to carry around wrinkled money.
07:20I don't know how else you got a hold of him.
07:22I put them in my apron pocket when I...
07:23My apron's gone.
07:26Dad, about renting that trailer...
07:30Don't bother me now, bud.
07:32This looks like the bill for the washing machine.
07:35I don't know whether to pay it or sue them for damage.
07:39Here, this is for you.
07:40Near as I can make out.
07:41For me?
07:42Well, who's it from?
07:43You'll probably never know.
07:44Well, it's a sensational once-in-a-lifetime bargain.
07:50But I can't make out what it is.
07:51Junkin' catfish.
07:52It's from the police department and from me.
07:55What?
07:55Police.
07:56What do they want?
07:57It says I'm supposed to appear there within seven days.
08:00Oh, what for?
08:02I can't tell.
08:02The rest of it's been washed away.
08:04Let me see that.
08:05Report at this police station seven days from date.
08:09I can't make out the rest of it.
08:12Only seven days?
08:13Well, at least they were nice enough to give you notice
08:15before sending you to Alcatraz for life.
08:18Jail.
08:19Jumpin' hooligans.
08:20They'll never take me.
08:21Bud, come back.
08:22It won't do any good to hide in the basement.
08:24I've got to.
08:25I'm a fugitive.
08:25Stall them off as long as you can, Dad.
08:28I tell you, I don't know.
08:30I don't know.
08:31Bud, you can tell me the truth.
08:34I'm trying to help you.
08:36Now, think hard.
08:37What did you do?
08:39The police wouldn't send you this thing for nothing.
08:41Gee, Dad, I can't think of any crimes I've committed.
08:44Lately.
08:46The only thing for us to do is go down to the police department
08:49and find out what this is all about.
08:51Come on.
08:52Wait, Dad.
08:53Are you ready to talk now?
08:54About what?
08:55Bud, I can't help you if you don't confide in me.
08:59Now, what did you do?
09:00Break a window?
09:01No.
09:02Steal some apples?
09:04No.
09:05Sneak into the ballgame?
09:07Of course not.
09:08Besides, they boarded up that hole.
09:10Well, come on.
09:11Let's get going down the station.
09:12But, Dad, I haven't done anything.
09:14Honest.
09:14In that case, you have nothing to fear.
09:17Now, remember, the police are your friends.
09:20Their job is to protect the innocent, to help people.
09:24Gee, I remember when I was a kid.
09:26The cop in our neighborhood was our best friend.
09:28Whenever we had a problem, he was the fellow we went to.
09:31And you can do the same thing.
09:34Now, come on.
09:34The sheriff was our pal, too.
09:36He used to take us camping.
09:37The sheriff?
09:38Really?
09:39Wild Bill Hickok?
09:42Just how old do you think I am?
09:52We're going to the police station.
09:55Oh.
09:58Bud, you better go change your clothes.
10:00There's no point going up there looking like a criminal.
10:07Hey, I'll bet I know.
10:09Yeah?
10:10No, couldn't have been that.
10:12They were all rusty.
10:12What are you talking about?
10:14Those oil drums for our raft.
10:15Oh, where did you get them?
10:16But they were all rusty.
10:17I know that, but where did you get them?
10:20Well, we sort of picked them up in an alley.
10:23In back old man Trumbull's place.
10:27Oh, Trumbull's place, huh?
10:30But I'm sure he threw them away.
10:31That's not for you to decide.
10:32You should have asked him.
10:33Chances are he might have given them to you.
10:35But as it is, well, you might as well face it.
10:38It's stealing.
10:39Oh, Jim, I can't believe that a grown man
10:41would make this much fuss of some rusty old oil cans.
10:44You don't know Trumbull.
10:46He's ingrown.
10:48Remember all that trouble Ed Davis had with him
10:49over the property line?
10:51Well, that might have been Ed's fortune.
10:52Oh, no.
10:53Trumbull's just that kind of a fellow.
10:55I sent him a detailed fire insurance plan for his warehouses,
10:58and he didn't even have the courtesy to acknowledge it.
11:00Oh, they're closing in on me.
11:03Oh, it isn't going to do you any good to run down to the basement again.
11:07I'll get it.
11:10Hello?
11:11Yes, just a minute.
11:13It's Claude Messner.
11:14Have they got him, too?
11:17He wants to know if he should come over and work on the raft.
11:20Uh, tell him Bud will call him back later.
11:22He'll call you later.
11:23How much later?
11:24I guess that will depend on how long the sentence it gets.
11:29Oh, didn't you hear?
11:30He got arrested for stealing oil cans.
11:33Kathy, hang up.
11:35Okay, I'll tell him.
11:36Bye.
11:38He said he would send you a postcard as soon as he gets your cell number.
11:44I'm surprised Trumbull didn't report Claude, too.
11:46Wasn't he in on this deal with you?
11:48Yeah, but I was the one who actually took the drums.
11:50See, I volunteered.
11:52Oh, you did, huh?
11:53Well, first we matched, I lost, then I volunteered.
11:59That was a brilliant maneuver.
12:00Well, you see, I...
12:01Oh, my goodness.
12:03They're here already.
12:12Yikes.
12:13Oh, Bud, don't go down the basement again.
12:15Stall him off, Dad.
12:17Let him go.
12:18I want to find out just how serious this is.
12:21I've got to get a hold of Trumbull.
12:22He's gone too far this time.
12:30How do you do?
12:31Mr. Anderson?
12:32Yes.
12:33You have a youngster named, uh...
12:34Bud.
12:36Says Betty here.
12:38Betty?
12:39She involved, too?
12:40She's the new street commissioner.
12:42I'm supposed to escort her to the city hall.
12:45Oh, yes, yes.
12:45Come right in.
12:46Oh, yes.
12:47I'll call her for you.
12:49All right.
12:49Uh, Betty, your escort's here.
12:52I'll be down in a minute.
12:53She'll be ready in a minute.
12:55Won't you sit down?
12:57Much obliged.
12:58Will you excuse us, sir?
12:59Yeah.
12:59Girl's week.
13:07Shh.
13:07Well, why didn't you ask me about Bud's case?
13:12Well, he wouldn't know anything about that.
13:14Besides, I don't want to give anyone the wrong idea.
13:16I'm looking for special favors.
13:18Trumbull's the one I want to talk to.
13:19We've got to get him to drop these charges.
13:21Shall I call Bud?
13:22No, not yet.
13:24If Trumbull is in, I'm going to take Bud down there and have him admit he took the oil drums and apologize.
13:28Oh, that's going to be very difficult for him to do.
13:30I know it.
13:31I know it.
13:31I'd hate to have to do it.
13:33As a matter of fact, I hate to go to his office myself after the way he ignored me on that insurance deal.
13:38But if we let Bud slide through this, it'll weaken him.
13:41These are the things that build a boy's character.
13:59Dad!
14:00Dad!
14:02Dad!
14:03Is the coast clear?
14:05Are the cops gone?
14:29Dad!
14:29Hello, Claude?
14:42Hey, kid.
14:45The heat's on.
14:46Can I bunk with you till this blows over?
14:49No.
14:50It's rotting back, searching.
14:52So long, Claude.
15:02So long, Claude.
15:10Yikes!
15:10Hurry up, Bud.
15:18I told Mr. Trumbull we'd be right down.
15:21Yeah, okay, Dad.
15:22Dad.
15:22Nobody's here, Dad.
15:47Let's go.
15:47Oh, come back.
15:48Don't worry.
15:48Oh, I called a little while ago.
15:58I'm Mr. Addis.
15:58Yes, Mr. Anderson.
16:00Yes, Mr. Trumbull is expecting you.
16:02Just be seated.
16:03I'll tell Mr. Trumbull you're here.
16:11Golly, Dad, she scares me.
16:18She looks just...
16:19He's talking to Pittsburgh.
16:24You'll have to wait.
16:25Uh, nice weather.
16:37I don't care for it.
16:38Too humid.
16:39Too humid.
16:39Dad.
16:56Now, don't worry, Bud.
16:57Just remember, I'm on your side.
16:58Tell me again what to say.
17:00Well, just tell him the truth.
17:02Tell him you were wrong, and then leave it up to me.
17:06I think he's deliberately making us wait.
17:08Then let's go.
17:09No, no, no.
17:11What, uh, what day did this happen?
17:13Do you remember?
17:14Oh, sure.
17:15It was the same day I got my bicycle license.
17:17Claude and I were just coming back.
17:18Well, what day was it?
17:20I don't remember.
17:21Oh, fine.
17:22Wait, the date would be on my license slip.
17:24I've got that right here in my wallet.
17:26Hey, my wallet's gone.
17:27I better go home and get it.
17:28No, you don't.
17:31Mr. Trumbull will see you now.
17:33Just a moment, Sonny.
17:40Not you.
17:41He's with me.
17:42Well, Mr. Anderson.
17:56Mr. Trumbull.
17:57Well, uh, this is my son, uh, Bud.
18:02As you undoubtedly know.
18:04Yes, yes.
18:05Won't you be seated?
18:12Nice weather we're having.
18:14A little too humid for me.
18:17There.
18:18So, this is your boy.
18:20Following in Dad's footsteps, eh?
18:24Mr. Anderson, I know it took a lot of courage for you to come down here today.
18:29Well, I, uh...
18:31A lot of courage.
18:33Probably you think that my methods are a little drastic, but they're not without purpose.
18:38I ignored you deliberately and waited to see whether you have the drive to follow through.
18:44Because that's just the kind of man I want to do business with.
18:48Wait, Mr. Trumbull.
18:49What are you...
18:50Now, uh, this insurance program you've drawn up, and don't think I haven't gone into it very carefully.
18:56In general, it's, uh, top drawer.
18:59But there are a few changes.
19:01I've, uh, made a few notes there.
19:02I think they're self-explanatory.
19:04All right, uh, work this over with those in mind, and I think you and I can do business.
19:09Dad, what about...
19:10Bud, come on.
19:11Let's not take up any more of Mr. Trumbull's time.
19:13But what about the oil drums?
19:15Oil drums?
19:16My, George, I wish you'd asked me a couple of weeks ago.
19:18I had a couple of rusty old drums, but I set them out for the trash man.
19:27That's all there was to it.
19:29Before we left, I had Trumbull eating out of my hand.
19:32Well, that's wonderful, dear.
19:33Yeah, we sure handled him.
19:34It's like I always say, Margaret, the only way to solve a problem is to face it squarely and directly.
19:39Well, that's fine.
19:40The only trouble in this case is the problem isn't solved yet.
19:44We still have this.
19:45Huh?
19:45Bud's letter from the police.
19:48Oh, my gosh, I forgot all about that.
19:50Now, listen to me, Bud.
19:51I don't know, I tell you, I don't know.
19:54Come on in.
19:57Yikes!
19:57Oh, Mother, it's the darlingest day.
20:02I think politics are so cute.
20:05And Sergeant Rice has been so sweet.
20:09Is that the one?
20:10Yes, Sergeant.
20:17Bud, I had the Sergeant check into that police letter of yours.
20:23Oh, here it is.
20:26Next time you go down to the police station to get your bicycle license, don't leave your wallet lying around.
20:31Oh, uh, by the way, Mr. Anderson, I have a message for you from the chief of police.
20:44For me?
20:45Yeah.
20:46Wants to see you in his office first thing Monday morning.
20:49Hello, Mr. Anderson.
20:50Bye.
20:54Hey, Dad, hurry, I'll stall him off as long as I can.
20:56Jim, what's the matter?
21:05Why would the police want me?
21:07I haven't done anything, I tell you.
21:08I haven't done anything.
21:10Oh, darling.
21:12Are you still worrying about that?
21:13Well, it's the uncertainty, the not knowing.
21:17Have you driven through a red light recently?
21:19No.
21:20Ignored a parking ticket?
21:21No.
21:22Stolen any oil drums?
21:23No, besides they were put out in the alley for the trash man.
21:26You're the only one I'm saying.
21:28Oh, darling, you're hardly the criminal type.
21:32You've done nothing, so you've got nothing to fear from the police.
21:35They're your friends, remember?
21:38So forget it and go to sleep.
21:40Yeah, you're right.
21:41It was kind of silly of me.
21:44Probably just want me on some kind of a committee or something.
21:48I'm sure of it.
21:50Good night, dear.
21:52Good night, honey.
21:53Good night.
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