All those mouths to feed. How are they . Theyre all teething. Oh. Well, bye, mrs. Mitchell. Goodbye, margaret. [music] there she goes, tommy. Yeah, dumb old margaret. She cant help it if shes a girl. Can i use your bathroom . Sure. Come on. Hey, mom. Im home. So i hear. Hello, tommy. Hes polite, mom. Hes just in a hurry. Okay. Do you know who was just here . Sure. It was margaret. But i was hiding in the bushes. Mrs. Mitchell why were you doing that . cause girls are no fun. em because theyre a girl. First thing you know, you end up playing house. True, true. No tv for you tonight. [phone ringing] ill get it. Im not complaining. I became interested in playing house when you stopped dennis hello. Making mud pies and began making apple pies. Guess what weve got out there on the phone, a longdistance call for you. Long distance . Hello. Daddy. Grandpa . How are you . Where are you calling from . Im at home. But if you can put me up for a few days, ill come for a visit. Of course, we can put you up. Grandpas coming to see us. Great. Yeah. When . When are you coming, daddy . I thought i could start early tomorrow morning, should be there by noon. I can hardly wait to see dennis. Oh, hes anxious to see you too. Hurry, honey. Istance, and you dont wanna run up a big bill, sohmm . Oh, all right. He wants to talk to you. Oh. Hello, dad. How are you . Good. Been working on any new inventions . No fooling. Hes invented a new carburetor. Really . Whats a carburetor . Dear, its long distance. Oh. Well, its good talking to you, dad. Well see you tomorrow. Yeah. Oh, sure. Just a second. He wants to say hello to dennis. Hi, grandpa. Whats a carburetor . Oh. Whats combustion mean . Oh, sure, i know what burning means. Thats what mom did to dads new shirt yesterday when she was ironing. Alice. Im sorry. It happened when i was trying to get dennis foot out of your ukulele. Whats his foot doing in my never mind. I dont wanna know. Hey, grandpa, do you still have all that hair in your ears . Dennis. When you get down here, can we show joey . I told him about it but he wouldnt believe me. Dennis, this is long distance. Do you still snore . Dennis. Whats your favorite tv show . Mine too. It was swell last night, all about that mysterious stranger. Dennis, hurry up. Hey, grandpa, you wanna hurry up and say hello to tommy . Please. Daddy, if we dont stop talking, you wont be able to afford the trip so wait a minute. I wanna make one more point. This trip, i dont want you to do any of your matchmaking. Well, how about that widow you brought around . What was her name . Mrs. Elkins. She about drove me crazy. Well, ill admit she was an unfortunate choice. All right, daddy, i promise. No more matchmaking. Goodbye. See you tomorrow. Well, ive got just about a million things to do to get ready. What can i do . Lets see. You will be a big help if youd clean the front walk. Hey, look, tommy, here comes a mysterious stranger. [music] thats just mr. Dorfman, the mailman. Cant you pretend . Sure i can pretend. Okay. Whos coming . A mysterious stranger. Thats right. And hes wearing a mr. Dorfmans disguise. Mr. Dorfman good morning, boys. Good morning, mysterious stranger. Oh, im mysterious all right. Good old mr. Dorfman wants to play the game with us. What do we do now . Dont you watch tv . When a mysterious stranger comes along, you follow him. Are you boys trying to play some kind of trick on me . You didnt read your Car Insurance policy. You just stuck it in a drawer somewhere and forgot about it. Until a dump truck hit your pickup truck and now you need a tow truck. Does your policy cover the cost of a tow truck . Who knows . You didnt read it. You cant even find it. The Liberty Mutual app with coverage compass . Makes it easy to know what youre covered for and what youre not. Call Liberty Mutual for a free quote today at coverage compass . 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Dorfman, anybody would think you were hiding. I wasnt really, miss cathcart. Then why did you tell us that you were shh. Now, you come back in the house. I have a cup of tea waiting. Yeah, but, miss cathcart, i have to deliver the mail. Oh, a cup of tea will only take a minute. Ill sing a nice rousing song to speed you on your way. She has a swell voice, mr. Dorfman. This morning, g for the milkma, he speeded up so much that he was practically running when he left her place. Oh. Oh, dad, its so good to see you again. Ill say, ive been up waiting since pretty early. Since 5 30 this morning, to be exact. Yes. You know why i was up so early . Why . Because i was worrying about a question i wanna ask you. Can i ask it . Sure. Did you bring me anything . Dennis. Young man, youre talking out of turn. Whose turn is it . Dennis, if grandpa has brought you anything, hell tell you about it. Well, i guess its your turn. You bet it is, and i did bring you something. It is in my suitcase. Swell. Why dont me and you go up and unpack . Good idea. Ill carry it up for you. [music] you know what i learned to do last week . What . When im pouring milk into my glass, i learned when to stop. You know, henry, father is so young and vital. Dont you think he should remarry . Oh, leave him alone, honey. But i could introduce him to someone nice. Like mrs. Elkins . She made his last visit miserable. I guess this is just about the swellest present anybody ever gave me. Say, why dont me and you walk around the block and show it to everybody . Im a bit tired after my trip. Id like to take a nap first. You know, dennis, you slow down a little when you reach my age. Would you like to be speeded up . I sure would. I know somebody that can do it. She sings to people. Well, dennis, if its a friend of yours, id like to meet her. I bet shed like to meet you too. [singing] oh, i was expecting the laundryman. So, dennis, how are you today . Fine. I brought you my shell to listen to. Ill listen to it for just a minute. Im pretty busy vocalizing. Oh, thats the sea, isnt it . Well, thats nice. Dennis my grandpa brought it to me. Oh, is he visiting you . He sure is. Well, is your grandmother with him . He doesnt have one. Why dont you come in and have a cookie while we have a little chat . Okay. Will you let me see you spin . Spin . Sure. Thank you. Would you say no to a lot more money . [excited scream] no thanks. Nice balloons, though or no to more Vacation Days . Janet, im giving you an extra weeks vacation oh, ah. Nooo. What . No way. Who says no to more . Time warner cables all about giving you more. Like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. Call now. And dont forget the free tv app. Get ultrafast internet with secure home wifi mobile data fees, helps big time. Switch to time warner cable. For 89. 99 a month youll get free hd channels, 100 meg internet and unlimited calling to half the world. We can call aunt rose as much as we want now. Switching is easy. Get our exclusive 1hour arrival window, a moneyback guarantee with no contract to sign. Plus get free installation, tv equiment and epix included. Really . Honest. No. [music] hello, margaret. Hello, mrs. Mitchell. Is dennis home . No, im sorry, he isnt. The trouble with playing house alone is that theres no husband. I know. The only time dennis will play house with me s to be a cowboy that never comes home. Is his grandfather here yet . Yes, he is. He just came down from his nap. Gee, has dennis been telling me some stories about him. Can i meet him . Of course, you can. Come in. Wait. Ill get my dolls. Daddy, id like you to meet a very nice young lady. Oh, alice. Oh, daddy, this is margaret wade, a friend of dennis. How do you do, margaret . Im always glad to meet any friend of dennis. So are we friends . Sure, we are miss cathcart. And are you gonna introduce your friend to your grandfather . Sure. Are you gonna sing for him . Well, of course, i am. Now why dont you go over and get him right away. Ill just take a cookie with me some poor kid thats hungry, okay, miss cathcart . I enjoyed meeting you and your babies, margaret. Will you come back to see me some time . I will if my babies are well. Have they been sick . Its been just awful. Yesterday, they were all teething, and today, theyve all got the croup. Oh. What are you doing for them . I rub their chests with liniment. Smell. Hi, grandpa. You up from your nap . I sure am. Ive been waiting for you. Say, you missed a friend of yours, little margaret. I know. I saw her buggy out in the front. Thats why i came in the back way. Hey, grandpa, you wanna meet another friend of mine . The one that sings . I sure do. Wait. Ill get my jacket. Im looking forward to it. So is she, boy. Shes even gonna change her dress. Arent you afraid your friend will wanna play house with you . Heck, no, not this one. She just sings and gives me cookies. Oh, what a surprise. This is my grandpa. How do you do . Im charlie perkins. Im so glad to meet you. Im esther cathcart. Wont you come in . Thank you. Well, you have a very nice place here. Well, its my little nest and i try to make it cozy. Any special place you want me to sit . Oh, well, perhaps youd like to go out and play. No, i think id rather stay with my grandpa. Well, wouldnt you like to sit over there . No. I think id rather sit on my grandpa. Why dont we have some refreshment swell. For you, i have a piece of candy. I thought your friend lived here. She does. Good boy, good boy. Thank you. Thank you. I made it myself. Its delicious. Oh, im so glad you like it. Of course, i suppose i really should give credit to my mother. You know, she believed that a girls place was in the home, making her husband happy. She prepared me very carefully for marriage. Thats nice. Oh, im looking forward to meeting dennis little friend. What little friend . The little girl. Your daughter. Well, i have no daughter, and im not married. But who sings . She does and shes gonna do it for you. That is if youd like to hear me. . Just a song at twilight when the lights are low . Isnt she swell . . Softly come and go . Esther cathcart . Though the heart be weary . . Sad the day and long still to us at twilight . Hours of it, henry. Two whole hours. Shes not a singer. Shes an air raid siren. It must have been murder. Well, dennis was at least an accomplice. Boy, what he got me into. With such good intentions, i dont know how he always manages to get such bad results. Well, i didnt wanna hurt his feelings about good old miss cathcart, so as far as he knows i enjoyed myself. Well, its over now, and alice isnt gonna do any matchmaking so you can just relax you tell your Insurance Company they made a mistake. The check they sent isnt enough to replace your totaled new car. The guy says they didnt make the mistake. You made the mistake. 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I got him right in my house. Oh, i wish i had him in mine. But daddy, just because dennis saw mrs. Elkins out front doesnt mean shes going to bother you. I hope not. Shes an intelligent woman, dad. She knows if you were interested, youd be in touch with her. [phone ringing] ill get it. Hello . Sure. Just a minute. Hey, grandpa, guess what weve got out there on the phone, too intelligent, huh . Oh, dont blame me if you have an irresistible personality. Very funny. Daddy, maybe she just wants to say hello. If thats all she wants to say, shes a changed woman. [music] oh, hello, mrs. Elkins. Tter writer. You write swell letters to us. Shh. Oh, whats that . No, im afraid i cant make it tonight, mrs. Elkins. Oh, no, its not that. Youre a fine cook. Shes on the prowl again. Oh, she is not. Well, she asked him for dinner. What if she does . Its probably just because shes very polite and wants to be nice to somebody from out of town. Im afraid im gonna be busy for dinner tomorrow night, polite like a bulldozer. I expect ill be pretty well tied up for the rest of my visit. If shes made some cookies, i could come. Shh. Oh, pardon me . Well, as a matter of fact, there is someone else. I spent most of the afternoon at her house. Shes a singer. Dennis introduced me, and she made an immediate impression. I never met anyone quite like her. Thank you very much, mrs. Elkins. I wish only the best for you too. Goodbye, mrs. Elkins. Hey, miss cathcart. Guess what grandpa said about you. [music] thats what he said. And everybody said i was wasting my time taking those singing lessons. Im home, and look who ive got with me, good old miss cathcart. Grandpa, where are you . Dennis, dont shout. Hello, miss cathcart. Hello, mrs. Mitchell. Wheres grandpa . I thought he was in here. Irs . I havent seen him. Hello, miss cathcart. Hello, mr. Mitchell. Well, if you dont mind, ill just sit and wait. Margaret dennis. Oh, dennis. Oh, no. Margaret dennis. Grandpa, what are you doing in here . [music] [music] hi, mom. Hi, dad. Dennis, how many times have i told you not to slam are those the clean overalls mrs. Mitchell i put on you this morning . I put them on, mom. All you did was hand them to me. Never mind that. How did it get that way . On account that mr. Wilsons got a dirty tree. Ask her. Oh, yeah. Is it 10 00 yet . Just about. Wait a minute, fellas. Ive got a lot of figuring to do. Gee whiz, dad. This is the day captain blast is gonna land on mars. And the mars guys got a real mean king and hes real mean and everything. All right. Keep the sound low. Tommy, did you just sit in some mud . Yeah, mrs. Mitchell. But its okay. I just now washed it off with the hose. Hey, lieutenant peep, can you think of a way out of our dilem . Why, thats a wonderful idea, lieutenant. Boys and girls, lieutenant peep has a wonderful idea and well tell you all about it captain blast right after this word from our sponsor. [music] oh, im sorry, dear. Ill wait till captain blast is finished. No, thats all right, martha. Do you know what that middleaged nincompoop is telling the poor kids today . Well, if he annoys you so, every saturday . Because hes so scientifically inaccurate he fascinates me. Hes got those children believing that his partner, a monkey, came all the way from venus. He ought to be horsewhipped. I tell you, martha, if i now, now, george, its only fantasy. After all, the fairy stories we learned as children didnt hurt us any. Yeah. Well, if i could find the legal grounds, id sue that fathead. Martha oh, george hmm . A mr. Sandy loomis called. Where you bought your new telescope. President . Nothing. Hes just an eager beaver clerk. Oh, what did he have to say . He said hes bringing over the new telescope today. Thats just great. I thought youd be pleased. Are you through watching your program . Forever. Captain blast and that come the corner of first and maple. 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Shh. I think the martians are coming back. Now, dont forget shoot those guns tonight. We wont forget. We wont forget. Well, let me look. Its my telescope. Simply checking the adjustments, mr. Wilson. After all, this is a and not a spyglass. I know what it is, mr. Loomis. I picked it out and paid for it. If you recall, i traded a smaller telescope in on this one, so im not entirely new to the field. You should see the beautiful penumbra on this sunspot. Well, let me see. Its hard to believe that a penumbra could has such majesty. Well, let me look. Mr. Wilson, youre jiggling the wait until tonight. Wait until tonight when the entire universe is in blossom. Oh, how i envy you. You might even be the very first to see our new satellite. My golly, i might at that. Has there been any word . Well, canaveral thinks its in orbit and say, why dont i come over tonight and ill oh, no, thanks, loomis. I can handle it myself, thanks and goodbye. You can come over and visit her someday. Bye. 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