Shall i compare thee with a summers day . Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may, and summers lease hath all too short a date. Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, and often is his gold complexion dimmed. And every fair from fair sometime declines, by chance, or everchanging course untrimmed. 22, hike kathy yes, mommy . Well, if you have to yell, yell softly. Im developing my lungs. Youre developing my nerves. What are you gonna do to get rid of me . Im gonna send you to the store for some bread. Can i get some raisins, too . Raisins . I want to build up my muscles for the football season. Okay, champ. Oh, really, mother, arent you a little old to be playing football . This belongs to kathy, not to me. When is she gonna start acting like a lady, anyway . Apparently not till after the football season is over. [ telephone ringing ] ill get it every time that phone rings, you act as though someones gonna run away with it. Im sorry, mother. Oh, signals 2, 4, 6, 8 margaret jim who never to himself hath said, this is my own, my native land, whose heart within him neer hath burned, at home his footsteps he hath turned. Jim, are you coming down with a cold . Nothing like that, my dear. And where is the little celebrity . Who . Kathleen who else . Shes down at the store buying raisins for her muscles. Mother, that was the newspaper. They hello, father wanted to talk to kathy. Theres nothing hello, betty surprising about that. They just probably want her predictions on the thanksgiving day football game. Why, father, what are you doing home at this hour of the day . I come bearing news of import tidings of great merit. Father, i just asked a simple question. An announcement of great magnitude hi, dad. You home . What do you think i am an ice cube . Bud, your fathers not in the refrigerator. Father, you havent answered my question yet. I just thought id drop in unexpectedly claude messners father dropped in unexpectedly one day and surprised everybody. Oh . The painter was there, and they forgot to tell him. When he walked into the hall, the painter was painting over the door on a stepladder. Boy, i guess everybody was surprised jim, what is the surprise . Well, kathleen wrote the prizewinning poem of her class, thats all. Kathy . mmhmm. She didnt say anything about it. Well, shes modest kathy modest . Won a contest. Never mind, bud. He was the only boy at springfield high that could hold a peanut between his toes and turn a handspring at the same time without losing it. Bud, we are discussing the subject of poetry, not claude messners toes. Your little sister has brought honor and fame to all of us, and this may be just the beginning. Next will be short stories, then a novel. Shell be famous, recognized the world over. I can see it now quiet, secluded. People will drive by, point to it, and say, there lives Kathleen Louise anderson. Well, what do you say to that . How soon do you think she can move out . You dont seem to realize that this is a memorable occasion. In fact, i think it calls for a celebration. I know. Tomorrow being thanksgiving, instead of eating here, well have our thanksgiving dinner at the most expensive restaurant in town. Not eat here . the littles are having a 15pound turkey for their dinner. Jim, ive already ordered ours. Cancel it, margaret. Well have a party with no fuss, no muss, and kathy will be our guest of honor. Suppose they dont have turkey. Its thanksgiving. Of course theyll have turkey. I suppose kathy would be very thrilled. Kathy mommy shes home stay where you are, kitten now, remember, listen when kathy tells us about the poem, and surprised. Sure, dad. You can count on me. Come on. Oh, welcome home, kathy come on in, sweetheart. Hello, kitten oh, hi, funny face. Hi, bud. I aint done nothing to nobody. [ chuckles ] this is a poet . Bud kathy, havent you got something to tell us . Whos been squealing on me . [ chuckles ] isnt becoming to someone in your capacity now. How about snitch . Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent. The poor estate scorns fortunes angry frown. Doesnt that remind you of something, sweetheart . Uhhuh. Youre mad about something. Mad . Kathleen, why dont you tell us about the poem you wrote at school . Oh, that [ chuckling ] oh, that, indeed. Oh, honey, were so proud of you. And surprised. Oh, kathy, you didnt you didnt im surprised im surprised my little sister im surprised im surprised bud you told me to be surprised. I didnt ask you to unravel. Why didnt you tell us about it, dear . cause its not much just an old poem. Well, i think its utterly fascinating. Wasnt it hard . No. There, you see . Comes naturally. Real genius are you gonna let us read it . Well, if you want to. Here it is. Just think the original manuscript. Its a poem, daddy. Its more than that, kathy. This is a great moment that moment in an authors life when talent is recognized. It must have happened to emily bronte and william shakespeare, and now to you. Tell me, kathleen, what gifts can i shower upon you . What prize can i lay at your feet . I want some football spikes on my shoes like buds got. They dont cost much, daddy. Ill go up and get buds shoes and show you what i mean. You hear what she said . What did you expect her to ask for the Encyclopedia Britannica . Dont you want to hear kathys poem . No, im awful tired from being so surprised. Thanksgiving day, by kathleen joy anderson. Kathleen joy anderson . Whats with that joy business . Her name is louise, not joy. Jim, she changed it some time ago. Its just a middle name. Changed it . Why . She didnt like the name louise. Well, its my mothers name, for my mother, its good enough for her. Dear, its just a middle name. My grandmother and her mother were both named louise, and theres no reason why she should want to change it. And shes not going to change it. Read the poem, father. You can fight over the name later. You read it. Youre the actress in the family. And read it with feeling. Thanksgiving is a happy day for all the girls and boys. It isnt just like christmas, it isnt even like easter, when you get an easter bunny, or even like your birthday, when your uncle sends you money. Wait a minute. Sends her money . Shes 9 years old. Hes never sent her a box top. Jim anderson, i know you dont like him, but hes been very good to my sister. Santa claus, the easter bunny, and now your brotherinlaw what a combination. Go ahead, betty. Where was i . Your uncle was sending us money. It isnt like the fourth of july, or deco decoration day, or Summer Vacation or halloween. I thought this was a poem about thanksgiving. Shell get to it pretty soon. Its the only holiday she hasnt mentioned. Mother, make father be quiet ill be quiet. Where shall i start . Start after the funny part where your uncle sends us money. Thanksgiving is a different day, the day i like the best. Its even better than sunday, which is called the day of rest. cause thats the day when i get to eat the drumstick of a turkey. Aww, you see . Its about thanksgiving. [ telephone rings ] oh, ill get it. Well. Oh, shes only in the fourth grade, dear. What did you expect shakespeare . So i expected too much. Thats the privilege of being a father. Its a very sweet poem. Its just that i expect a thanksgiving poem to be about thanksgiving, thats all. Not about some moneysqueezing, pennypinching uncle ng to do with it, and you know it. Whats bothering you . Nothings bothering me. Jim, what is it . Oh, its just that i called practically everybody in town and bragged a little too much. Father, that was the newspaper calling again, and they said the School Thanksgiving programs going to be televised televised . Well, thats very nice. And they want kathy to recite her poem this poem . tomorrow at 2 30. You mean she has to read this this nonsense thats right. Why . Because its the best poem in the fourth grade oh, no. Jim anderson, ive never seen you so unreasonable well, i guess its better than watching her play left end for notre dame. [excited scream] you just won a Million Dollars 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. Secure home wifi to connect all your devices. Saving on 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. What are you doing . Moving out . I just thought id borrow your suitcase, thats all. I have to have something to carry the football letters in. Theyre gonna give them after the dinner, and take it back where you got it. Well, its not going to hurt anything. You have no right to take anything without asking first. Well, you were busy. I tried to a while ago when you were shaving. I said, dad . And then you said you thought it would be wonderful for us to have thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant for a change. And then i said, dad . And you said, its about time margaret got a vacation from cooking. And i said, dad . And then you said bud . Yes, sir . Take the suitcase. And next time, ask me first. I tried to i said, dad bud wonder. Wait a minute. If buds gonna have dinner with the football team, how can he eat with us . I forgot to tell you. He said that as long as we were eating out, hed like to have dinner with the team. Oh. Well, then there are just the four of us. The three of us. The littles asked betty to eat with them. Oh . Oh, she didnt think youd mind as, uh, as long as we were eating out. Oh, no. Of course not. Eating out. Oh, i do, too. [ sighs ] quiet, isnt it . Very. It does us good to get the kids out once in a while. It gives us a chance to, uh, relax and take things easy, read the papers. Things. I know what you mean, dear. All that shouting and excitement, running up and down stairs, i suppose so. You standing over a hot stove all thanksgiving day. I never minded that, dear. Basting the turkey. It was always sort of fun. Good heavens, the programs started man thank you very much, deborah grady. That was very nice. [ applause ] our next winner is a young lady by the name of kathleen. Kathleen joy no, i guess its louise. Kathleen louise anderson. Miss anderson will read the poem that won her the competition in the fourth grade. Oh, why dont they just do it and get it over with . Dont be so impatient. Youd think she was Henry Wadsworth longfellow the way hes introducing her. Ladies and gentlemen, [ applause ] shes only half on the screen maybe shell just read half the poem. Jim, she looks scared. Take a look at me. Come on, little lady. Now, read your poem, kathleen. Thanksgiving is a happy day. Go ahead. Why doesnt she Say Something . Go ahead, kathleen. You cant shut her up at home. Im sure you can do it, kathleen. I dont like the way hes talking to her. After all, he doesnt have to force her. Please, miss anderson, Say Something. I want my mommy and daddy. Aww, my poor little baby. Oh, jim, how awful. Oh, the poor darling. Miss anderson just remembered a previous engagement. In the meantime. Wheres my hat . I dont know where your hat is. [ marching band music plays ] no wonder she didnt know what to say, the way they scared her half to death youd think that announcer had better sense shouting at her shes just a youngster. Children have to be treated differently. Jimmy durante would be upset on that program. He was practically screaming at her jim, you dont have to go. Why not . Theyre going to send her home from the studio in a studio car. Oh. Oh, i feel terrible. [ tv clicks off ] oh, kathy will be all right, dear. By the time shes working on her second drumstick, shell have forgotten all about it. Ill get my coat, and well be all ready to leave the moment she arrives. Margaret . Yes, dear . I dont mind, dear. I know i promised you dinner, but, well, id just. Rather eat here. Im afraid there isnt anything to eat. I saw some hamburger in the icebox. Hamburger on thanksgiving . well, to be perfectly honest, it just doesnt seem like thanksgiving. It was always a a special sort of day to me, even when i was a boy, un. I know. We used to do that, too. In fact, there were so many of us, we had to eat in shifts. [ chuckles ] we used to play games after dinner. So did we. Then wed gather around the piano and sing. There is Something Different about thanksgiving. Its more than just a holiday. I think thats what kathy was trying to say in her poem, jim. She did say that, didnt she . She said, thanksgiving is a happy day for all the girls and boys. It isnt just like christmas, when your parents give you toys. It isnt even like easter, when you get an easter bunny, or even like your birthday, when your uncle will you, honey . Ill be, uh, Reception Committee for kathy. Hello, kitten. Hi, daddy. Hello, darling. Hi, mommy. Oh, there, there, honey whats an old poem, anyway . [ crying ] daddy didnt think it was any good oh, kitten, thats not true yes, it is i heard him say it listen to me, honey. Youre right, i i didnt think it was too good. But i was wrong. You see, i i expected it to be perfect. Let me tell you something that happened to me once when i was in school. I was asked to give my opinion of a poem. I said it was the worst thing i ever heard in my life. Obably one of the greatest poets that ever lived. [ chuckles ] i never did live that down. Then i guess you dont know too much about poetry, do you, daddy . Not a thing. Thats okay. I forgive you. Bud anybody home . Hi, sis. Hi, bud. Bud, what are you doing home . oh, i dont know. Bunch of goofs sitting around, talking about football what good is that . What about your dinner with the team . Guess i just wasnt hungry. Wasnt hungry . You . I am now, though. Betty anybody home . Hi, sis. Hi. Betty have you had dinner . Nope. Jim i thought you were going to tackle turkey with the littles. Well, i was, there were too many people around, and so after the program was over, i decided id come home. Did they watch me on television . Mmhmm. Did they laugh at me . Of course not. I better not hear anybody laughing at you. 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And let healthmarkets find the right medicare plan for you without cost or obligation. Kathy, you sit there. Bud, pull up a chair. Theres nothing like hamburgers for thanksgiving. Oh, im starving. So am i. You know something . This is the happiest unhappy thanksgiving ive ever spent. [ light laughter ] i feel id like to say thanks in a rather special way. Oh, lord, we give thee thanks from the depths of our Humble Hearts and the roof which covers our head. We thank thee for the privilege of living as free men in a country which respects our freedom and our personal rights to worship and think and speak as we choose. We thank thee for making us a family, for giving us sincerity and understanding. But most of all, dear lord, we thank thee for giving us a family may know the gift of love for one another. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com [ dorothy ] mmm. This is nice. Yes, its the best part of the day. Harolds in bed, and my business problems seem a million miles away. Just the two of us sitting here, relaxing. Its perfect. Alone in our own private world. Boy, i love stuffing. Thats the best part of the turkey. Oh . I thought the leg was the best part. I guess theyre both the best part. All depends whether you want to eat it with your fingers or a fork, huh . [ chuckles ] no, hes out of luck. Turkey bones aint good for dogs. [ phone rings ] mmm. Never knew it to fail get in a bathtub or a turkey, and the phone rings. Ill keep putting in the stuffing. No, you go wash your hands first. [ ringing ] baxter residence. Long distance for hazel burke . Thats me. Oh, hi, sis. Happy thanksgiving. Oh, thanks. I guess the family started to gather already, huh . Mary there and the kids . No his first step . Oh, gosh. Well, give them my love. I wish i could be there, but you know, i cant walk out on the baxters. Okay, jenny, happy thanksgiving. Hey, jenny, be sure and give my love to everybody. Bye. I just got something in my eye for a minute. Come on, sport, out of the way. Hazel, have you seen my skate key . It was right here on the table. Oh, for petes sake. You gonna have to unpack . Unpack . What do you think this is, a suitcase . Do you feel it . No. Now, im gonna have to take everything out. You know, skate keys aint chestnuts. This table . Im positive. Oh, here it is. [ phone rings ] excuse me, harold. Somebody probably wants me to do my act on television. [ ringing ] baxter residence. Oh, hi, miss burkett. Happy thanksgiving. Its your aunt phyllis. Happy thanksgiving to you too, hazel. Im certainly looking forward to another one of your marvelous dinners. Oh, and, hazel, uh, you stay on the phone, too, will you . This will concern you.