I hope he didnt get it out of the wilsons garden. One thing i can count on, itll have a broken stem. Well, you can always throw it away. Not on your life. Close your eyes and dont open them till i tell you. All right. Okay. [music] bye, dennis. Bye, tommy. Its right in front of you, mom. Can i smell it . Do you want to . Of course, i do. Okay. Bend over. Now smell. Of course not. Open your eyes. Dont be scared, mom. Its not alive. Where did you get that . In somebodys trash box. I figured we could put it up in the dining room. Oh, dennis. I bet you never thought youd have one of these, did you . No. Would you rather put it up in your bedroom . What do you say, mom . Dennis, you shouldnt bring things like this home. It was a tough job, but i wanted to. You know why . cause youre the best mom in the whole world. Oh, thank you, dennis. Where are we gonna put it, mom . Well hey, dennis, the wilsons just drove up out front. Uhoh. Whats he, your lookout . Uh, just a minute young man. Its for mom, dad. Shes been trying to get me to do it all day. Dennis, you have to tell mr. Wilson sooner or later and you might as well do it right now. Can we call him on the phone . Come on, dennis. [music] hello, henry. How are you . Fine, thank you, mrs. Wilson. How are you . Im fine, too. Hey, mr. Wilson, youre wearing a smokey the bear hat, arent you . Uh, dennis. Smokey the bear. Oh, dennis, its good to see you. Its good to see you, too, mr. Wilson. I missed you. Dennis has something to tell you, mr. Wilson. Oh . Go ahead, dennis. Well, the day after you left on your trip, there was this swell little kid who was playing baseball. A swell little kid named dennis. Uhhuh. I hit a homerun. Right through your kitchen window. Oh . Oh. Well, i mean, boys will be boys. I mean, after all, whats a broken window . Well, that isnt all, mr. Wilson. Go ahead, dennis. Well, the ball sort of bounced across the kitchen and turned on the water faucet. Well, so we lost a little water down the drain. I mean, boys will be you didnt lose it down the drain, mr. Wilson. The baseball ended up in the sink, acting as a drain plug. So you lost all your water on the floor. Oh my goodness. I looked in through the window and saw what was happening, so i called mom and dad. Oh well, how could you look in the window . I climbed up on the trellis, dads already fixed it. Oh . Oh, then what happened . Well, alice and i came over and cleaned up the mess. It didnt hurt anything. Oh, thank you, henry. Of course, i had to jimmy the back door open to get in. Oh, you did . Of course, i fixed it later and the window, too. Wellwell, then everythings all right. I guess boys will be boys. Well, thats not quite all, mr. Wilson. Oh . Yesterday, dennis played baseball again. A homerun . Im a regular willie mays. Same window. Oh my lands. But it didnt hit the water faucet. What are you laughing about, mr. Wilson . Oh, thats a very funny story. Im happy you can see it that way, mr. Wilson. Oh, mitchell, you know, ive been an old grouch in the past, but thats all over. From now on, dennis and i are gonna be good friends. Really, mr. Wilson . Its gonna be right over in the park. Dennis. Well, by golly, i just might do that. Wow, that would be swell. Mr. Wilson, i hope you dont mind my commenting, but youre a changed man. I really think he is, henry. Well, i know i am. I mean, how could i be otherwise . Ive been communing with nature. Ive slept beside a babbling brook under the stars. Ive listened to natures creatures calling to me in the night. Did mrs. Wilson want a drink of water . Mrs. Wilson . No, idennis, i was referring to the animals and the birds. One night, i heard an owl hooting. [hooting] boy, you sure sound like one. Do it again. All righty. [hooting] and at that moment, all the primitive instincts of my ancestors came back to me. Oh, what did you do . Picked up my flashlight and went looking for him. Boy, youre just like daniel boone, mr. Wilson. Did you find him . Well, no. Now martha, that wasnt funny. Oh yes, it was. Fine. He was walking along, shining his light up into the trees, and he walked right into the brook. Thats cause you didnt wanna leave a trail, huh, mr. Wilson . Dennis, youre a good friend. You know, you ought to go camping sometime. Boy, that would be swell. Can i help you bring in the rest of your gear . Well, sure. Come on. Dad, can i sleep out in the backyard tonight . Dennis, i dont have a tent. Oh, dont be a killjoy, mitchell. He could borrow our camping equipment. Swell. Oh, thats very generous of you. Say, can i get tommy to sleep out with me . Ill envy you, dennis, being out there under the stars. You know, mitchell, thats the only trouble being home. Ill miss the sound of the wild creatures calling in the night. Can i wear your smokey the bear hat, mr. Wilson . Why, of course you can, dennis. Now im gonna go see if tommy can come. Oh, hes a wonderful kid. [ringing] hello . Oh, hi ted. Uh, henry, i was wondering if you and alice would like to come over tonight. Well, um, play a Little Bridge . You sure you wanna play bridge or you got another one of those crazy sound effect records you want to show off . Well, we might play a Little Bridge. Henry, wait till you hear this one. Its the greatest. Its a train wreck from the actual soundtrack of a motion picture. Well, how about it . Can you come over . Well, i dont think we better tonight, ted. Uh, dennis is sleeping out in the backyard, and weve got to keep an eye on him. Well, look, you could watch him just as easily from over here as you can from there. Uh, look right over the fence. Well, i suppose we could keep an eye on him just as easily over there. Any objections, honey . No, i guess not. Okay. Fine, ted. About 8 00 . Andand ted, i do wanna play some bridge tonight. Okay. Bye. So do i. Last saturday evening, we did nothing but listen to that crazy wild animal record of his. Dont blame him, honey. Hes only had that hifi a couple of weeks. Dennis im home. Alice in here, dennis. Tommy can camp out with me. Hell be here in a few minutes. Good. Hey, you better take that hat off so you can see where youre going, young man. Thats too big for you. No it isnt. Its perfect. Here. Tommy wishes he had one. Let me put a little paper in it and try it. I dont need it. Well, just try it, huh . Yeah. Hey, mom, how come you havent put up the reindeer . Oh, that isnt a reindeer, dennis. Its a moose. And i have a wonderful idea of where to put it. Where . Why dont we put it out in the backyard and then you can pretend youre right out in the wilderness tonight . Wow. And the tent can be your teepee. You mean, like were indians . Like real indian braves. You know what she is, dad . Shes the best squaw in the whole world. She is on my totem pole, too. Well, here i am. What do you got blankets for . We got sleeping bags. I know it. But my mom is afraid ill catch cold. I even got to wear my underwear under my pajamas. Boy, im glad my mom isnt like that. What are those for . For you. Oh, mom. Hon, do you know where the hot water bottle is . Holy baloney. Sheer ambrosia. Hey, mr. Wilson, you did shave and a haircut six bits. I most certainly did, dennis. Do it again, mr. Wilson. All right. Henry dennis, that will be enough knocking. Oh, mr. Wilson, how are you . Im sorry, mitchell, sheer animal spirit. Thats quite all right. Come on in. Oh, no thanks. I just dropped by to tell dennis the good news. Dennis, what would be the best possible news you could hear in the whole world . That im getting that twowheeler. Are you getting me one . Henry oh, dennis. Well, no, no. Its not that. Maybe this wish is second best. You see these two circus tickets . Well, were going to the circus. Oh, boy. I think you boys will be pretty comfortable out here. Sure, we will. Oh. Honey. Oh, henry, that moose head looked so real, it startled me. Thank you. Oh, you did a wonderful job of hanging him out here for the boys. Come on, dennis. Dennis im filling the hot water bottle. Honey, do you really think he needs it . Its pretty warm out tonight. Oh, he wants it. Are you sure . He said so. Well, here i am. Oh, hold on. I wanna see if its hot enough. Its hot enough. I dont know. Id have made it hotter than that, but i guess its all right. All right. Now, if you fellows want anything, you just sing out. Well be right behind the fence at the miltons. We wont want anything. Will we, tommy . Nah. Well, good night boys. Good night, mom. Good night. Good night, men. Night. Youre gonna have a wonderful time. Hey, dennis, what are we gonna do if we get thirsty . Hot root beer. Wow. [music] the kids are fine, theyre talking up a storm. I hope they get some sleep tonight. Oh, relax, honey. Its only quarter to nine. You know, martha, those old sleepless nights are gone forever, not even 9 00. Now what are you going to do . I think ill give dennis and tommy a thrill and do my owl imitation. [hooting] oh, come to bed, george. Wait a minute, martha. You know, i bet they think thats a real owl. [hooting] you know what that was, tommy . That was mr. Wilson doing his owl imitation. Hes pretty good at it. Yeah, thats because he heard owls and things all the time when hes out camping. Animals too . Sure, all kinds of them. I bet he was scared. Mr. Wilson . Heck, no. He said they calmed his nerves. Now that hes back, hes gonna miss them. [train whistles] what was that . He was gonna play a train record for mom and dad. [train whistles] george . Huh . Do you hear that train . Yes, its unusually loud tonight. Or else theyre using that old spur track over in the park. They must be. It sounds as if it was right next door. Must be some rare atmospheric condition. Martha, i know why theyre using the spur. That must be the circus train arriving in the park. Good heaven. That sounded like a headon collision. Boy, did you ever hear anything more realistic . I should say not. Now, can we play another rubber . Boy, that train wreck sure sounded swell. Well, how did you hear it . You got the speaker in the patio turned on. For heavens sakes, ted, i hope you didnt wake anybody up. Oh, dont be silly. Whod be sleeping at this time . Its barely 9 00. How about playing your wild animal record, so ill be like were camping out in the jungle . All right, dennis. And ill bet your folks would enjoy hearing that one again too. Oh, wed love it. We can play bridge later. Come on, tommy, lets get back to camp. [lion roaring] martha. That was a lion. Great scott, that was the circus train and the lions are loose. [elephants trumpet] and the elephants are loose too. Dennis and tommy are out in the yard. You cant go out there. Ive got to, martha. Those boys are in danger. Ill do what i can with my log sword. You call the police. Oh, good heavens, he forgot his glasses. Sure is swell being out here in the wilderness. Yeah. Dennis . What are you doing, mr. Wilson . Im going to save you from the lions. Boys, get back in your tent. Mr. Wilson must be playing hes out in the wilderness too. And please hurry, hey, mr. Wilson, here comes a fierce tiger. I hope martha phoned for help. George, i brought you your glasses. Steady, martha. Are you all right . Yes, so far. I havent met any of the lions yet, oh. You boys all right . Were pretty scared. Well, you stay where you are. Now, there might be a lion behind any bush, martha, so you stay right close to me. Here are your glasses, george. You come out to play too, mrs. Wilson . Dennis, go back inside. Dont you understand the danger . Didnt you hear the animal roars . Sure, i heard them. Thats because mr. Milton had the speaker in his patio turned on. What . Sure. They were on a record he was playing on his new hifi. Nonsense. What about that moose i decapitated . He wasnt playing that on his hifi. George, will you please put on your glasses. Well, i will. Oh, no. Martha, not a word of this to anybody. [siren] oh, lord, i feel so humiliated. Now, george, you were only doing what you thought was right. It was a very brave thing to do, mr. Wilson. Oh. Sure it was. You thought there were lions out there. Have the police left . Yes, dear. The reporters . Yes, dear. And that police psychiatrist . Yes, dear. You know what i heard him say, mr. Wilson . He said youre as nutty as a fruitcake. When did he say that . Right after i told him you do swell owl imitations and to think i dumped out all my nerve medicine. Oh, martha, take me home and put me to bed. Of course. Dennis hey, mr. Wilson, what time are we going to the circus tomorrow . Oh, that [applause] [music] alice. Whats this bill from detwilers Department Store . What does it say . I dont know. I cant read it. They always manage to get the amount clearly enough, but what youre paying for is a mystery. To keep husbands from knowing what their wives buy. Let me see. It says one dozen golf balls. Honey, that Television Sets got to be fixed. I dont play golf. I know, honey. That television dennis doesnt play golf. Honey, i know. I wonder who around here could have bought one dozen golf balls. Well, i could tell you, but my mother always said, son, never talk with your mouth full of crow. Your mother is a very wise woman. Seriously, though, honey, the bills this month are just fierce. Doctor, dentist, lights, water. Theres even a two month bill here from the quigley grocery store. How did that happen . Last months bill got jammed in the back of the drawer and i overlooked it. Im afraid theres Something Else you dont even know about yet. Whats that . Honey, im just sick about it. Here in the house . Well, i remember putting it up on the sink last night when i started to do the dinner dishes, and it must have gone down the drain. Well, im not paying a plumber to come and get it out. Ill borrow a wrench from mr. Wilson and check the drain myself. Im home. Hey, dad, the mailman left a letter for you. If its another bill, ill shoot myself. Shoot yourself . Hes only fooling, tommy. Dennis, have you seen my Engagement Ring . Ive lost it somewhere. No, mom. I havent seen it. Now, this is what ive been looking for. Harassed by creditors . Haunted by overdue bills . Borrow in confidence from the sincere loan company. Im gonna put this right up here where i can find it easily. Speaking of finding, i think ill go upstairs and look for my ring. Honey, while youre up there, you might as well change your clothes. Well be heading for downtown pretty quick. Do you need money, dad . But i thought we were rich. I always felt rich. Well, in the way you mean it, son, we are. See . But not where money is concerned. There were a long, long way from being rich. I knew it. Thats why i have to work my fingers to the bone. If i didnt, wed lose the house. You mean like mom lost her ring . No. You see, dennis, the bank owns the house and if i dont keep up the payments, theyll take it away from us. Jeepers. The same thing is true with the car. How about the tv set . Well, the store could take that. We make payments to them even though it only works about half the time. Youre a very important member of this family, and, well, you can help me by not wasting food and turning out lights when you leave the room. Things like that. Im gonna help you all i can, dad. And from now on, if mom puts it on my plate, im even gonna eat liver. While mom and dad are downtown, tommy . Were gonna make some money for good old dad by selling bottles. Youre gonna give the money to your dad . Id keep it. Thats cause youre just a little kid. Im a very important member of this family and dad needs my help. Were so poor, were right down to our bones. Jeepers, only two . Lets look in the refrigerator. Theyre all full. The bottles arent worth anything full. Thats all you know. Im gonna start up a root beer stand. Im gonna make so much money that ill probably take dad downtown and buy him a new car. How much you gonna charge for a root beer . A penny for all you can drink. You wont make much money that way. Tommy, you just dont understand business. Delicious root beer for sale root beer hey hello, tommy. Hi, mrs. Elkins. You wanna buy some root beer . Hes earning money to help his dad. Im sure mr. Mitchell doesnt need denniss help. Sure, he does. He told me so. Dennis is helping pay off the tv set so the store wont take it back. Oh, tommy. How much is your root beer . A penny for all you can drink. You wont make very much money that way. Yes, he will. You dont know dennis. How much do you think i can drink . About that much. 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Henry, and we have a dozen errands to run. Well, ill tell you, my son brought his car in for a lube job. You could use that this afternoon. Say, wed sure appreciate it. Well, there she is. Oh, im afraid we couldnt. What time did you say your hair appointment was, honey . Thats what i was saying. Im afraid we couldnt possibly make my hair appointment unless we used your car. Youre welcome to it. The keys are in the dash. Thanks a lot. Be it ever so humble, theres no place like transportation. Just in case we see anybody we know, [cloth rips] doggone it. I tore my jacket. Oh, well, that coat was ready for the Salvation Army anyhow. Say, mr. Mitchell. You may hot have noticed that sharp place on the door when you got in. Watch it or you could tear your clothes. Thanks a lot. Ill watch it. There we are. There are your peaches,