July 29, 2025 • 28 mins
A sitcom that portrays the everyday life of a typical American family, focusing on the father's guidance and wisdom. The show combines humor with moral lessons.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Mother, Why did daddy switch to post him? Your father says,
there's no caffeine in post him. Nothing does spoil your sleep,
and your father knows best.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yes, if father knows Best's transcribed in Hollywood, starring Robert
Young as father.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
A half hour visit with your neighbors.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
The Anderson brought to you by instant post them the
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(00:46):
is a fact well known to bird lovers that any
self respecting robin flies south for the winter, and if
he has any judgment at all, he stays south until
things blow over up north. A robin who violates this
attractive scheme is found to be suspect, And it is
also a good bet if you will disorganize everything in
his vicinity. If you don't believe that, let me cite
(01:07):
a case involving a certain family living in a white
frame house on Maple Street. It is a cold March
evening with little activity outdoors but much indoors, as the
various members of the Anderson family are milling around the
kitchen preparing to depart for various destinations like this, Patty.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
If you're going over to Patty's house tonight, you better
get upstairs and change your.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Clothes in a minute.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
Murmy, No, you'd better do it now. Don't just stand
there staring out the window.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
There's a third out there. Oh, that's a fairly normal
place for a bird. When you go upstairs.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
Tell Bud not to wear those disreputable looking blue jeans
when he goes over to Joe Phillips's house.
Speaker 5 (01:45):
He's standing on one lane, Buddy, is no that little
bird out there?
Speaker 1 (01:51):
I bet he's trying to keep warm. I'd better bring
him in the house.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
No, angel birds are maid to stand cold weather. Can
I get him a hot water to shit on him?
Speaker 1 (02:02):
No? No, and I'll please go upstairs.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Margaret, I don't believe I can wear this tuxedo tonight.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Do I have to wear it?
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Well? When missus Kirby invoted us, she said the other
man we're going to wear them.
Speaker 6 (02:13):
Wonder whose fool idea that was?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Personally, I think they look nice, makes a man.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
Look dressed up, yes, but there's a little matter of comfort.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
These trousers are too tight in the waist.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Hm. Now you know whose fault, that is.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
I think the cleaners shrug him.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Oh sure, gee, Mommy, he looks sort of out of sha.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
I do not.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
I think she's referring to a bird.
Speaker 6 (02:38):
A bird.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
There's a robin up there, and he's freezing, Daddy, Robin.
Speaker 6 (02:43):
There are no robins around this time of year. It's
too early.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Come here and look at him.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Might'll be another month and a half before Why George,
that is a robin?
Speaker 1 (02:53):
She there?
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Can I bring him in? Sign getting more?
Speaker 6 (02:56):
No, he's alright.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
He looks kind of ropes him out there? Can I
bring me in?
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Just so little?
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Have some company?
Speaker 5 (03:02):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (03:02):
I doubt if he's a very good conversationalist, Margaret, What
would happen if I didn't wear this tux?
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Wear it, Jim, You look fine in it. Besides, I
don't think it'll hurt you to suffer a little. It's
not often we have a chance to get out and
have some fun and relax.
Speaker 7 (03:19):
Yeah, if I relax in this outfit, there'll be buttons
flying all over the place.
Speaker 6 (03:24):
I better wear something else.
Speaker 5 (03:25):
No, wear that.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Well, you'll have to find my shirt studgs.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Then, well, just a minute, I'll find him just as
soon as I finished pressing Betty's dress.
Speaker 6 (03:33):
Is she going out tonight too?
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Ralph has taken me to some kind of a concert.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Ralph m probably gonna take her to the drug store
to listen to the jukebox.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Now this is quite a highbrow affair.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
I guess Ralph has convinced her that classical music is
the only thing in life worth living for em, I.
Speaker 6 (03:49):
Wonder how long that will last.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
I remember modern art had a fast day and a
half run, Persian philosophy lasted two days, and archaeology was
dropped cold after a couple of flowers when they discovered
that the ancient bones they had found had been buried
by a dog the day before.
Speaker 5 (04:06):
Mother, Is my.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Dress ready, Joseph?
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Bob?
Speaker 5 (04:09):
Betty half will be here soon?
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Well, it's almost ready. I think I'll wear your blue
tappity jats.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
I'm wearing that. Would you have to take it up
much for me?
Speaker 6 (04:19):
Betty?
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Ralph will be here soon.
Speaker 6 (04:21):
That's what I like.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Good brilliant conversation, Patty. Maybe you should bring.
Speaker 6 (04:26):
That burden here for a chat after all.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Oh, thank you, daddy, No, no, kitten, I was only kiddy.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Look, daddy, he doesn't fly away. I can kick him up, Patthy,
how many times do I have to tell you to
go upstairs and change your cothes? Look, Daddy, you likes
to happy? You know he looks like mister Quigley at
the drug store.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Mister Quigley just a little buzzing top of his heads. Well, yes,
there is a resemblance, same shaped legs.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Kathy, Okay, Mommy here, Daddy, you go mister Quigley.
Speaker 6 (05:05):
Well, no, wait, I don't want.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Georgie does seem awfully cold?
Speaker 1 (05:10):
Where do you think we ought to keepy?
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (05:12):
I don't know. He's probably better off outside.
Speaker 6 (05:14):
I guess we can't.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
Pretty mock Daddy, statthy, Honey, you've just got to get
your clothes change if.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
You're going over to Patties. Well, I don't think I'm
going what. I've gotta stay home and take care of
mister Quigley.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Well, you can't stay here alone and everyone else is
going out.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
I will be alone, mister Quigley will be here.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Well, I put mister Quigley in a shoe box or something,
and then run upstairs. And don't forget to tell Bud
to wear his good slacks.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
What's it's about wearing good slacks?
Speaker 5 (05:45):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (05:45):
I don't want you to go over to the Phillips
looking like a tram.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
But Mom, Joe and I are gonna be down in
his basement, working, working, Yo, We're gonna build it the
peak safe.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
What's that you got?
Speaker 7 (05:57):
Dad?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (05:58):
This is uh, mister.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
H this notch too, Mommy, I guess so I better
put some continent to make it nice and warm.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Well, I'm not too sure if it's good for a
bird to be inside like.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
This, but he sit, Daddy, Oh, maybe just hungry.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Try some bread crumbs on. Mister Quigley, mister Quiggly.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Holy cow, this whole family has slipped its way.
Speaker 6 (06:24):
You're just finding that out.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
I'm getting out of here while the getting is good.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
I wait, Bud, you can't go looking like that. But Mom,
I'll wreck my good slacks.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
We're gonna build a boat tonight.
Speaker 6 (06:35):
A boat. What kind of a boat? Uh?
Speaker 2 (06:38):
A twenty eight foot sloop. Don't you have to build
that out of doors?
Speaker 3 (06:42):
Well, we thought of that, but the light's better in
the basement. We got the plans for it out of
the Boy Mechanics magazine. And uh, you plan to build
this boat tonight? Yeah? If I ever get over there
early enough, Uh huh. We're gonna sail around the world
in it this summer.
Speaker 5 (06:58):
Come on, mister Quigley.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
Gee, he doesn't seem hungry. No, don't, Parson, he's probably
frightened sail.
Speaker 6 (07:06):
Around the world. Huh what uh day are you leaving?
Speaker 3 (07:10):
July fifth? We didn't want to miss out on the
fourth of July.
Speaker 6 (07:14):
I see, got everything all planned out.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Uh, yep, gonna take two weeks of the trip.
Speaker 6 (07:20):
Two weeks the sail around the world.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Yeah, we don't wanna rush it. After all, that guy
doesn't make a trip around the world very often.
Speaker 6 (07:31):
Not in two weeks.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
He doesn't come on, mister quig eat.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
Mother.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Maybe he doesn't like white bread crumbs. Maybe he wants
whole week.
Speaker 6 (07:42):
Does look like he's been on a diet.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Mother, it's just about finished, Beddy. You never were going
to wear it?
Speaker 5 (07:51):
It makes he looks to party.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
What's Tula getting made up for?
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Who do you think I unawar this dress? I've been
pressing for the last half hour.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Well, I gotta get going. Joe's waiting for me. Hey, shrimps,
what are you doing.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Putting peanut butter on the bread crumbs? Maybe mister Quigley
doesn't like his bread plane.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
Oh brother, what a bird grain? And I'm not talking
about mister Quiggley.
Speaker 6 (08:18):
God c.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
Yeah, you're doing that all wrong. Just sprinkle the crumbs
in front of him and then go away.
Speaker 5 (08:25):
And leave them alone.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Say that's a good idea. That'll give you time to
get your coast change, Kathy.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
But I'm not going mummy.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Oh yes you are.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Lord Messinger said they had a sick bird once in
al Tuna, Pennsylvania, and they set him with an eye dropper.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
How could you get bread crumbs down an eye dropper?
Speaker 3 (08:44):
They were feeding him milk? Kno head?
Speaker 1 (08:46):
All right, let's not start an argument. We haven't time here.
Speaker 6 (08:50):
It is getting late.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
What time are we supposed to be at the Kirby
seven thirty? I think you better start getting ready, Margaret.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
Well, I'm trying to get everyone else squared away first.
Speaker 6 (08:59):
You were going to find those yes, dear, I know.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Mother.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Do you think you're gonna think he look cultural enough?
You know, in a sort of subdued chamber music mood?
Speaker 6 (09:09):
Yes, i'd say you look like a subdued chambermaid.
Speaker 4 (09:12):
And that other Betty, I thought you asked me to
press this dress for you, did I?
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Hey, daddy, you know where an eye dropper is. We
want to squirt some milking and mister Quigley.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
What you don't have squirt it in him? Shrimp?
Speaker 1 (09:29):
You just drip it down his feet? What in the
world a YouTube clown? Oh? Where'd you get the robin?
He's mine?
Speaker 5 (09:38):
Oh he's too.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
What's the matter with him?
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Doesn't he feel well?
Speaker 3 (09:44):
I doubt if you could pass the physical for the
Air Force right now?
Speaker 1 (09:48):
You know, I think that's the robin that had her
nest right outside the breakfast room window last summer.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Remember her nest?
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Remember she had some little robins and we used to watch.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Her feeding them.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
Watch her you're feeding them? You might have to change
his name to missus Quiggler.
Speaker 4 (10:04):
Well, everyone, please clear out of the kitchen. We'll never
get ready if we don't here. Betty, your dress is ready.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
I don't care whether you wear it or not. And Kathy,
you go upstairs and get your clothes. They're not going. Mommy,
I've got to take care of missus Quigley. But I
told you you can't stay home alone.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
Well, I might just sort of stick around with her.
I thought you were going to build a boat tonight.
Well we could build it tomorrow night. After all, we're
not sailing until July fifth.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Gee, she won't eat crumbs off my fingers. Well, that's
why I figured maybe I.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Better stick around and feed her. Well, we gotta get
some food into this kid.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
I think maybe you're handling her too much. Maybe she just.
Speaker 5 (10:43):
Wants to rest.
Speaker 6 (10:44):
No, it looks to me like it's wing is hurt.
That's probably why she didn't go south for the window.
Speaker 4 (10:50):
Gosh, that's Ralph out there. I wonder if I should go. Well,
certainly you want to go to the concert, don't you.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Yes, I guess so, Ralph says it. Classical music isn't
as bad as it sounds. But you must keep him waiting. Betty, Well,
all right, I'll see you later.
Speaker 7 (11:08):
Mother, goodbye, father, good bye, Princess Jim.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
We've just got to get going or we'll be late.
Speaker 6 (11:13):
I know it is she eating any more?
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Kathy, not yet.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
M We got a hurry, Margot, Yes, you're right.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Is there anything you can do about that wing?
Speaker 6 (11:22):
I was just wondering if we could fix up some
kind of a splint for it.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
Good heavens, look at the time we should have been
at the Kirby's ten minutes ago.
Speaker 6 (11:29):
I better call him, just do that.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
Tell him we'll be a little late.
Speaker 6 (11:31):
No, tell him to go ahead without us.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
What tell him something important has come up, But we'll
try to get there later on. But go look in
the medicine cabinet, see if you can find an eye dropper. Well,
that little bird is certainly getting lots of attention. And say,
(11:57):
here's a bird name of Ed Prentice who'd like your
attention for a minute.
Speaker 6 (12:00):
He has a personal question to ask ed.
Speaker 7 (12:03):
Say, friend, how have you been feeling these days? Have
you been sort of jittery on edge? Just not your
old self? Well, it could be the caffeine in your
coffee or tea that's been bothering you, stealing your sleep
and making you nervous. I know, because caffeine bothered me
plenty until I switched to post them good old instant postum. Now,
(12:24):
why don't you make that switch yourself? Believe you me
postum really works. It ought who It's absolutely caffeine free,
contains no caffeine none whatsoever.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
So you see, instant postum is.
Speaker 7 (12:36):
A good hot drink you can enjoy any time without
risking coffee nerves, without losing your sleep. Now, of course
caffeine doesn't bother everybody. Lots of folks can handle it, okay.
But if it troubles you, just make that simple easy
switch to post them.
Speaker 6 (12:52):
Try post them for thirty days.
Speaker 7 (12:54):
Why not see if you're not sleeping, better looking and
feeling better too thanks to instant postum. Oh and say
the kids will like post them too, see if they don't.
And of course you can give them post them often,
because there's nothing in post them to harm. Yes, sir,
post them's the drink for the whole family. Get a
jar to mark.
Speaker 6 (13:22):
Well.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
Events at the Andersons have taking a strange turn.
Speaker 6 (13:25):
This blustery marchie. A few minutes ago.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Everyone was getting ready to go out, and then Kathy
discovered a robin huddled outside the kitchen window.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
How a things stand now?
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Well, Betty tore herself away to go to the concert.
Margaret and Jim and Budd and Kathy are staying home.
Speaker 6 (13:41):
The nurse, Missus Quigley.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
That's the robin right now, Head doctor Jim Anderson is
trying to interest the bird in some nourishment by means
of an eye dropper and a teaspoon of warm milk.
Speaker 7 (13:52):
Like this turn the shoe box around, kitten. I think
the light's bothering her right there.
Speaker 6 (13:56):
Yeah, that's better. Now, come on, bird, open your mouth, daddy.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
If her name is missus quickly.
Speaker 6 (14:03):
Muh open your beef. Missus Quigley.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
Uh they are you sure? Robins like milk?
Speaker 6 (14:07):
Certainly? All animals drink milk. Best nourishment there is. Come on,
missus q look up here.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Watch it dead. Don't drop it in her eye?
Speaker 6 (14:16):
Quiet, bud.
Speaker 3 (14:18):
I fed birds with an eye dropper before you were born. Okay, okay,
so far you've given her three drops of milk all
on top of her head.
Speaker 6 (14:28):
Yeh, she drank that one.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
She doesn't look very happy about it. Maybe she'd rather
have posed him.
Speaker 3 (14:35):
I think she's beginning to perk up a little. She
opened one eye, she.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Looked at God and closed it again. Oh it's bed
time for you angel. Oh no, mommy, I can't leave
Missus Quigley.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
We'll take care of Missus Quigley. You run along, kitten,
but I'll.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
Worry about her.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
She moved her tail feathers.
Speaker 6 (14:54):
There's no need to worry about her, kitten. She'll be
all right, are you sure? Yes? Of course? I run
the bed school.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Good night, missus quicking, don't touch her, she's asleep.
Speaker 4 (15:03):
How do you know?
Speaker 3 (15:05):
Well I heard her kind of snarling, a snarring bird.
Well I did kind of alright.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
Not run up to bed, angel. She doesn't look too good.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Well, she's tired kitting. Then she's warm and comfortable. Probably
want us to go to sleep. Come on, I'll take
you upstairs.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
Okay, take good care missus quickly.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
Don't worry if your imp will water her.
Speaker 1 (15:29):
I'll be up in a minute to talk your end.
Do you think she'll be all right?
Speaker 5 (15:33):
Daddy?
Speaker 6 (15:33):
Sure? Up the stairs now.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
She's my very own bird.
Speaker 6 (15:38):
You s yes, you're very own.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
Maybe we ought to put a dish of water in
the box. She might get thirsty.
Speaker 7 (15:44):
We'll take care of her now. Uh, get in your
pajamas and climbing bed.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
But what if something happens to her?
Speaker 6 (15:51):
Nothing will happen, now, you just stop worrying?
Speaker 1 (15:54):
You sure?
Speaker 6 (15:54):
I promise?
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Geez, thanks daddy, you promise?
Speaker 6 (15:59):
Well? Yes, uh, I promise.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
Oh boy, tomorrow she'll be singing and hopping around my
very own price.
Speaker 6 (16:08):
Well luck, kitten, I meant that, I.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Uh will Will she stand on my finger and sing? Daddy?
Speaker 6 (16:14):
Well, we'll see. It depends.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
I got a hurry and get to sleep so I
can hurry and wake up. Good night, Daddy, Good night, kitten,
say good night.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
And missus Quigley for me, I will good night night, Jim.
I'm coming. Where are you, honey?
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Where is that?
Speaker 3 (16:35):
I was? Missus Quigley looks pretty droopy. We brought her
in here thought it might be warmer.
Speaker 7 (16:40):
What do you think, dear mm I don't know, but
somehow we've got to pull this bird through.
Speaker 6 (16:45):
Margaret. Before I thought, I promised.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
Kathy, dare you didn't?
Speaker 6 (16:50):
Well?
Speaker 3 (16:51):
She was worried and I had to tell her something.
Lucky thing we got.
Speaker 6 (16:54):
The verd in.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
She'd have frozen out in that wind.
Speaker 6 (16:56):
The question is whether we got her in soon or not.
Speaker 5 (16:59):
Where there?
Speaker 1 (17:00):
I hope you read your bird books. If Kathy's counting,
aren't you?
Speaker 6 (17:03):
Well? What else could I do? Margaret? This was the
first live fat she's ever had.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
I wonder if it would help any if we put
a hot water bottle under the box. Oh, she's warm enough,
all right. She just looks poopy, Margaret. What are those
smelling salts you used to have around?
Speaker 4 (17:21):
I think missus Quigley needs more than smelling sauce.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Say, uh, she's all right, kitten. I'll go to sleep.
I think I'll call up Joe. He had a parrot one.
Oh what a person goes through to bring up children?
Speaker 6 (17:34):
Do you not only have to be.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
A diplomat and a pediatrician and a magician and a psychologist,
you also have to be a bird doctor?
Speaker 1 (17:41):
Well there it was your idea to stay home and
take care of the bird.
Speaker 6 (17:44):
Well what else could I do?
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Hello, Joe? But I couldn't come over tonight. We got
a bird, No, not a parrot, sick. Rob and Kathy
found it outside. Hey, what did you do with your
all right? When he drooped? Yeah?
Speaker 6 (18:03):
What do you say, bud?
Speaker 3 (18:04):
He says? He held the cat up to the cage,
made the parrots saw a pert right up, hang u Joe,
we don't have a cat.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
No cage either, No kitting buds talking to Joel.
Speaker 6 (18:24):
Now go to sleep. She's all right. I'll get back
in bed.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Okay, Joe. I'll keep in touch with him.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
What's Joe's opinion?
Speaker 3 (18:34):
He said, if he was in our shoes, he'd be worried.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Well that's what I like about Joe, always ready to help?
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Or what do you think, Margaret, you suppose I should.
Speaker 6 (18:45):
Call the vet.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Now, don't get upset, dear.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Oh sure, that's easy for you to say. I'm personally
responsible for this bird. We've got to do something. Hey,
she ruffled her feathers.
Speaker 7 (18:55):
I think she's waking up. Get the milk and the
spoon and the eye droppers, because.
Speaker 6 (19:04):
Get the phone.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Un Hello, hello, mother, Betty, where are you? It's Betty?
Speaker 6 (19:10):
Who's that?
Speaker 5 (19:11):
Daddy?
Speaker 1 (19:11):
It's Betty? Now go back to bed. Angel. Hello, Hello, dear,
I'm calling from the auditorium. Husband's Quigley. Well she's just
about the same. Should I come home, daddy?
Speaker 5 (19:23):
She is alright?
Speaker 1 (19:25):
She is Angel, she is, she is flat. I was
talking to Kathy.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
Kathy still out.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
No, she's in bed, or supposed to be. You sound worry, mother.
Speaker 5 (19:35):
I think I'll come home.
Speaker 1 (19:36):
Well, there's no need to Betty. There's nothing you can do, Holly,
right now, I'll be home.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
In a little while.
Speaker 1 (19:42):
Alright, bye bye. What did Betty say she's coming home?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Get some more cotton, bud, let's pad the sides of
the box a little.
Speaker 1 (19:51):
Did you eat anything?
Speaker 7 (19:53):
I don't know any I'm afraid missus Quigley's in bad
shape just shakes her head once in a while.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Such a pretty bird.
Speaker 6 (20:02):
I don't know what to do.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
If anything happens to her, Kathy will be heartbroken. Look
out here comes to shrimming.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (20:09):
Is she daddy a kitten? Why aren't you in bed?
Speaker 1 (20:12):
I couldn't go to sleep. I'm worried about missus Quigley.
You mustn't worry. Angel. Is she gonna live?
Speaker 3 (20:20):
Daddy?
Speaker 6 (20:21):
Well, I don't know, kitten. We're doing everything we can.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
You said you'd be alright. I know, but sometimes you
just can't tell.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Maybe if I took her up to bed room, No, no, no,
she she's better right here in the box.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Could I hold her?
Speaker 3 (20:39):
I think you better leave her there, Kitten, she's resting.
Speaker 4 (20:41):
She's gonna be okay, Shrimp, Come on, Angel, I'll talk
to you back in bed.
Speaker 5 (20:46):
Take care of.
Speaker 6 (20:47):
Her, Daddy, I will, kitten. Don't you worry? Gee?
Speaker 3 (20:53):
She sure looks scoopy.
Speaker 5 (20:54):
Dad.
Speaker 6 (20:55):
I don't know what to do, but well.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Could we give her artificial respiration?
Speaker 6 (21:01):
I doubt it? Give me the phone button.
Speaker 3 (21:04):
Who you gonna call?
Speaker 6 (21:05):
Doctor Evans? He raises birds. I can't think what else
to do?
Speaker 2 (21:12):
He oh, ed, uh, this is Jim Anderson ed, I've
got a real problem. No, all the family's alright, but
we've got a bird in here, Robin Kathy found outside.
Speaker 6 (21:23):
Yes, it looks pretty sick.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
I wanna pull it through if possible, for Kathy's sake.
Speaker 6 (21:28):
You understand you're talking to you.
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Then doctor Evans, Well, it ate a little, but it
doesn't seem to have much life.
Speaker 6 (21:37):
There isn't man.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
Well, thanks anyway, Ed, you know I What did he say?
Speaker 6 (21:43):
Dad?
Speaker 7 (21:44):
He says there's nothing we can do a wild bird.
He said, we'll just have to wait and see poor Kathy.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
He's up in her bed right away? Is that you, Betty?
Speaker 5 (21:55):
Yes, I'm hollem.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
How is she any change?
Speaker 6 (21:58):
Can't tell? Pretty such?
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Dad? Just talk to doctor Evans.
Speaker 5 (22:01):
What did he say?
Speaker 6 (22:02):
That'll be truthful? There isn't much hope.
Speaker 1 (22:05):
Well, there must be something somebody can do. Is she worse? Daddy?
Speaker 6 (22:10):
Oh? Kitting?
Speaker 1 (22:11):
I couldn't stay in bed? Who missus?
Speaker 6 (22:14):
Quickly?
Speaker 1 (22:16):
Angel?
Speaker 5 (22:17):
She doesn't move?
Speaker 4 (22:18):
Mommy, Well she's sleeping there.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
That's the best thing for her.
Speaker 5 (22:23):
Kathy sleep.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Will she wake up?
Speaker 6 (22:28):
Sure? Sure she will.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
You must go to bed, Angel, Mommy? Yet there could
I see my prayers down here?
Speaker 6 (22:37):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (22:37):
I guess all before I sleep, I pray God, we'll
keep us close to him, shelter and guide us in
the night, in the day, and if you could, please
God help messus clicky, she's a good bird.
Speaker 8 (22:55):
Thank you God, Amen, Margaret?
Speaker 6 (23:08):
What time is it?
Speaker 5 (23:10):
M M?
Speaker 1 (23:11):
I don't know?
Speaker 6 (23:13):
Sunshiny?
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Hey, Mom, Dad, come downstairs.
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Hey, Kathy, Oh, I wonder if something's happened.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
To missus Quickney.
Speaker 6 (23:19):
I'm afraid to go down and.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
Look, here's your robe. We'd better go.
Speaker 5 (23:23):
Hime me here quick, I'm coming.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Hi.
Speaker 4 (23:25):
She is she all right?
Speaker 3 (23:27):
All right?
Speaker 4 (23:28):
Yuh?
Speaker 6 (23:29):
Where are you come on?
Speaker 3 (23:30):
Daddy?
Speaker 5 (23:32):
What's he doing in the nighting here?
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Look it's Missus Quiggley. She's up, little father, perched.
Speaker 5 (23:38):
On the power plot by the window.
Speaker 6 (23:40):
Well, I'll be done.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
My bird a robbin at the window. If we only
had a picture of that. She was sitting right there
when I came down here, Missus Quicky. Look Look how
tinge she is jumped right in my finger. She was
sitting right there in the sunshine. Are we gonna keep her?
Speaker 3 (23:59):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (23:59):
I'm gonna keep brick. She's my very own bird kitten.
Speaker 7 (24:03):
If we keep Missus Quigley, we'll have to put her
in a cage.
Speaker 3 (24:09):
I know.
Speaker 2 (24:10):
I suppose we could put the cage by a window
where she could look out through the bars. I guess
she'd be able to see the other robins hopping from
branch to branch, and the big old tree. She could
look through the glass and watch all the other birds
flying free, singing, building their nests.
Speaker 3 (24:28):
But I wonder if missus Quigley will be happy just watching.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
She, I wonder.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Being a child, you should know, kitten, the robins are
nature's little children.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
She made them for the trees and the sky and
the lawn in the morning.
Speaker 1 (24:46):
What do you think, open the window of candy. There
she goes, find missus Quigley.
Speaker 4 (24:58):
That was a nice thing to do in Yeah.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
Smell that air.
Speaker 2 (25:03):
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Speaker 6 (26:13):
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Speaker 2 (26:27):
Saturday afternoon at the Blight Frame House on Maple Street
is the time for doing all the little odd jobs
that accumulate during the week, and so on this Saturday
afternoon we find Jim Anderson with hammer and saw, a
few pieces of wood, some nails and a step ladder,
engaged in some project outside the back porch like this.
Speaker 6 (26:46):
What are you doing, saws selling a house?
Speaker 5 (26:50):
A house?
Speaker 3 (26:52):
What do you make a dad?
Speaker 1 (26:53):
The house?
Speaker 5 (26:54):
The house?
Speaker 6 (26:56):
Hand me that sack of nails there, will you?
Speaker 7 (26:58):
What are you doing, daddy building a house? Hummuse, hello, dear,
I'm building a house.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Well good?
Speaker 6 (27:08):
Aren't you going to ask me? Why?
Speaker 5 (27:09):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (27:10):
I can guess knowing you? Who is the houseboy?
Speaker 4 (27:13):
Daddy?
Speaker 6 (27:14):
Tell her?
Speaker 4 (27:14):
Honey, Angel I'm quite sure it's to be a summer
home for mister and missus Quigley. Right, dear, oh your
soul Clepper, Join us again next week when we'll be
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is a fact well known to bird lovers that any
self respecting robin flies south for the winter, and if
he has any judgment at all, he stays south until
things blow over up north. A robin who violates this
attractive scheme is found to be suspect, And it is
also a good bet if you will disorganize everything in
his vicinity. If you don't believe that, let me cite
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a case involving a certain family living in a white
frame house on Maple Street. It is a cold March
evening with little activity outdoors but much indoors, as the
various members of the Anderson family are milling around the
kitchen preparing to depart for various destinations like this, Patty.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
If you're going over to Patty's house tonight, you better
get upstairs and change your.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Clothes in a minute.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
Murmy, No, you'd better do it now. Don't just stand
there staring out the window.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
There's a third out there. Oh, that's a fairly normal
place for a bird. When you go upstairs.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
Tell Bud not to wear those disreputable looking blue jeans
when he goes over to Joe Phillips's house.
Speaker 5 (01:45):
He's standing on one lane, Buddy, is no that little
bird out there?
Speaker 1 (01:51):
I bet he's trying to keep warm. I'd better bring
him in the house.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
No, angel birds are maid to stand cold weather. Can
I get him a hot water to shit on him?
Speaker 1 (02:02):
No? No, and I'll please go upstairs.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
Margaret, I don't believe I can wear this tuxedo tonight.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Do I have to wear it?
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Well? When missus Kirby invoted us, she said the other
man we're going to wear them.
Speaker 6 (02:13):
Wonder whose fool idea that was?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Personally, I think they look nice, makes a man.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
Look dressed up, yes, but there's a little matter of comfort.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
These trousers are too tight in the waist.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Hm. Now you know whose fault, that is.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
I think the cleaners shrug him.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Oh sure, gee, Mommy, he looks sort of out of sha.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
I do not.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
I think she's referring to a bird.
Speaker 6 (02:38):
A bird.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
There's a robin up there, and he's freezing, Daddy, Robin.
Speaker 6 (02:43):
There are no robins around this time of year. It's
too early.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Come here and look at him.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Might'll be another month and a half before Why George,
that is a robin?
Speaker 1 (02:53):
She there?
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Can I bring him in? Sign getting more?
Speaker 6 (02:56):
No, he's alright.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
He looks kind of ropes him out there? Can I
bring me in?
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Just so little?
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Have some company?
Speaker 5 (03:02):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (03:02):
I doubt if he's a very good conversationalist, Margaret, What
would happen if I didn't wear this tux?
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Wear it, Jim, You look fine in it. Besides, I
don't think it'll hurt you to suffer a little. It's
not often we have a chance to get out and
have some fun and relax.
Speaker 7 (03:19):
Yeah, if I relax in this outfit, there'll be buttons
flying all over the place.
Speaker 6 (03:24):
I better wear something else.
Speaker 5 (03:25):
No, wear that.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Well, you'll have to find my shirt studgs.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Then, well, just a minute, I'll find him just as
soon as I finished pressing Betty's dress.
Speaker 6 (03:33):
Is she going out tonight too?
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Ralph has taken me to some kind of a concert.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Ralph m probably gonna take her to the drug store
to listen to the jukebox.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Now this is quite a highbrow affair.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
I guess Ralph has convinced her that classical music is
the only thing in life worth living for em, I.
Speaker 6 (03:49):
Wonder how long that will last.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
I remember modern art had a fast day and a
half run, Persian philosophy lasted two days, and archaeology was
dropped cold after a couple of flowers when they discovered
that the ancient bones they had found had been buried
by a dog the day before.
Speaker 5 (04:06):
Mother, Is my.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Dress ready, Joseph?
Speaker 3 (04:08):
Bob?
Speaker 5 (04:09):
Betty half will be here soon?
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Well, it's almost ready. I think I'll wear your blue
tappity jats.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
I'm wearing that. Would you have to take it up
much for me?
Speaker 6 (04:19):
Betty?
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Ralph will be here soon.
Speaker 6 (04:21):
That's what I like.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Good brilliant conversation, Patty. Maybe you should bring.
Speaker 6 (04:26):
That burden here for a chat after all.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Oh, thank you, daddy, No, no, kitten, I was only kiddy.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Look, daddy, he doesn't fly away. I can kick him up, Patthy,
how many times do I have to tell you to
go upstairs and change your cothes? Look, Daddy, you likes
to happy? You know he looks like mister Quigley at
the drug store.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Mister Quigley just a little buzzing top of his heads. Well, yes,
there is a resemblance, same shaped legs.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Kathy, Okay, Mommy here, Daddy, you go mister Quigley.
Speaker 6 (05:05):
Well, no, wait, I don't want.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Georgie does seem awfully cold?
Speaker 1 (05:10):
Where do you think we ought to keepy?
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (05:12):
I don't know. He's probably better off outside.
Speaker 6 (05:14):
I guess we can't.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
Pretty mock Daddy, statthy, Honey, you've just got to get
your clothes change if.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
You're going over to Patties. Well, I don't think I'm
going what. I've gotta stay home and take care of
mister Quigley.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Well, you can't stay here alone and everyone else is
going out.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
I will be alone, mister Quigley will be here.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Well, I put mister Quigley in a shoe box or something,
and then run upstairs. And don't forget to tell Bud
to wear his good slacks.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
What's it's about wearing good slacks?
Speaker 5 (05:45):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (05:45):
I don't want you to go over to the Phillips
looking like a tram.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
But Mom, Joe and I are gonna be down in
his basement, working, working, Yo, We're gonna build it the
peak safe.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
What's that you got?
Speaker 7 (05:57):
Dad?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (05:58):
This is uh, mister.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
H this notch too, Mommy, I guess so I better
put some continent to make it nice and warm.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Well, I'm not too sure if it's good for a
bird to be inside like.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
This, but he sit, Daddy, Oh, maybe just hungry.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Try some bread crumbs on. Mister Quigley, mister Quiggly.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Holy cow, this whole family has slipped its way.
Speaker 6 (06:24):
You're just finding that out.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
I'm getting out of here while the getting is good.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
I wait, Bud, you can't go looking like that. But Mom,
I'll wreck my good slacks.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
We're gonna build a boat tonight.
Speaker 6 (06:35):
A boat. What kind of a boat? Uh?
Speaker 2 (06:38):
A twenty eight foot sloop. Don't you have to build
that out of doors?
Speaker 3 (06:42):
Well, we thought of that, but the light's better in
the basement. We got the plans for it out of
the Boy Mechanics magazine. And uh, you plan to build
this boat tonight? Yeah? If I ever get over there
early enough, Uh huh. We're gonna sail around the world
in it this summer.
Speaker 5 (06:58):
Come on, mister Quigley.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
Gee, he doesn't seem hungry. No, don't, Parson, he's probably
frightened sail.
Speaker 6 (07:06):
Around the world. Huh what uh day are you leaving?
Speaker 3 (07:10):
July fifth? We didn't want to miss out on the
fourth of July.
Speaker 6 (07:14):
I see, got everything all planned out.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Uh, yep, gonna take two weeks of the trip.
Speaker 6 (07:20):
Two weeks the sail around the world.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Yeah, we don't wanna rush it. After all, that guy
doesn't make a trip around the world very often.
Speaker 6 (07:31):
Not in two weeks.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
He doesn't come on, mister quig eat.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
Mother.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Maybe he doesn't like white bread crumbs. Maybe he wants
whole week.
Speaker 6 (07:42):
Does look like he's been on a diet.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
Mother, it's just about finished, Beddy. You never were going
to wear it?
Speaker 5 (07:51):
It makes he looks to party.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
What's Tula getting made up for?
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Who do you think I unawar this dress? I've been
pressing for the last half hour.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Well, I gotta get going. Joe's waiting for me. Hey, shrimps,
what are you doing.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Putting peanut butter on the bread crumbs? Maybe mister Quigley
doesn't like his bread plane.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
Oh brother, what a bird grain? And I'm not talking
about mister Quiggley.
Speaker 6 (08:18):
God c.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
Yeah, you're doing that all wrong. Just sprinkle the crumbs
in front of him and then go away.
Speaker 5 (08:25):
And leave them alone.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Say that's a good idea. That'll give you time to
get your coast change, Kathy.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
But I'm not going mummy.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Oh yes you are.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Lord Messinger said they had a sick bird once in
al Tuna, Pennsylvania, and they set him with an eye dropper.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
How could you get bread crumbs down an eye dropper?
Speaker 3 (08:44):
They were feeding him milk? Kno head?
Speaker 1 (08:46):
All right, let's not start an argument. We haven't time here.
Speaker 6 (08:50):
It is getting late.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
What time are we supposed to be at the Kirby
seven thirty? I think you better start getting ready, Margaret.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
Well, I'm trying to get everyone else squared away first.
Speaker 6 (08:59):
You were going to find those yes, dear, I know.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Mother.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Do you think you're gonna think he look cultural enough?
You know, in a sort of subdued chamber music mood?
Speaker 6 (09:09):
Yes, i'd say you look like a subdued chambermaid.
Speaker 4 (09:12):
And that other Betty, I thought you asked me to
press this dress for you, did I?
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Hey, daddy, you know where an eye dropper is. We
want to squirt some milking and mister Quigley.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
What you don't have squirt it in him? Shrimp?
Speaker 1 (09:29):
You just drip it down his feet? What in the
world a YouTube clown? Oh? Where'd you get the robin?
He's mine?
Speaker 5 (09:38):
Oh he's too.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
What's the matter with him?
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Doesn't he feel well?
Speaker 3 (09:44):
I doubt if you could pass the physical for the
Air Force right now?
Speaker 1 (09:48):
You know, I think that's the robin that had her
nest right outside the breakfast room window last summer.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Remember her nest?
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Remember she had some little robins and we used to watch.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Her feeding them.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
Watch her you're feeding them? You might have to change
his name to missus Quiggler.
Speaker 4 (10:04):
Well, everyone, please clear out of the kitchen. We'll never
get ready if we don't here. Betty, your dress is ready.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
I don't care whether you wear it or not. And Kathy,
you go upstairs and get your clothes. They're not going. Mommy,
I've got to take care of missus Quigley. But I
told you you can't stay home alone.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
Well, I might just sort of stick around with her.
I thought you were going to build a boat tonight.
Well we could build it tomorrow night. After all, we're
not sailing until July fifth.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Gee, she won't eat crumbs off my fingers. Well, that's
why I figured maybe I.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Better stick around and feed her. Well, we gotta get
some food into this kid.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
I think maybe you're handling her too much. Maybe she just.
Speaker 5 (10:43):
Wants to rest.
Speaker 6 (10:44):
No, it looks to me like it's wing is hurt.
That's probably why she didn't go south for the window.
Speaker 4 (10:50):
Gosh, that's Ralph out there. I wonder if I should go. Well,
certainly you want to go to the concert, don't you.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Yes, I guess so, Ralph says it. Classical music isn't
as bad as it sounds. But you must keep him waiting. Betty, Well,
all right, I'll see you later.
Speaker 7 (11:08):
Mother, goodbye, father, good bye, Princess Jim.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
We've just got to get going or we'll be late.
Speaker 6 (11:13):
I know it is she eating any more?
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Kathy, not yet.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
M We got a hurry, Margot, Yes, you're right.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Is there anything you can do about that wing?
Speaker 6 (11:22):
I was just wondering if we could fix up some
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Speaker 4 (11:25):
Good heavens, look at the time we should have been
at the Kirby's ten minutes ago.
Speaker 6 (11:29):
I better call him, just do that.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
Tell him we'll be a little late.
Speaker 6 (11:31):
No, tell him to go ahead without us.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
What tell him something important has come up, But we'll
try to get there later on. But go look in
the medicine cabinet, see if you can find an eye dropper. Well,
that little bird is certainly getting lots of attention. And say,
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He has a personal question to ask ed.
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Speaker 6 (13:22):
Well.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
Events at the Andersons have taking a strange turn.
Speaker 6 (13:25):
This blustery marchie. A few minutes ago.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Everyone was getting ready to go out, and then Kathy
discovered a robin huddled outside the kitchen window.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
How a things stand now?
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Well, Betty tore herself away to go to the concert.
Margaret and Jim and Budd and Kathy are staying home.
Speaker 6 (13:41):
The nurse, Missus Quigley.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
That's the robin right now, Head doctor Jim Anderson is
trying to interest the bird in some nourishment by means
of an eye dropper and a teaspoon of warm milk.
Speaker 7 (13:52):
Like this turn the shoe box around, kitten. I think
the light's bothering her right there.
Speaker 6 (13:56):
Yeah, that's better. Now, come on, bird, open your mouth, daddy.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
If her name is missus quickly.
Speaker 6 (14:03):
Muh open your beef. Missus Quigley.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
Uh they are you sure? Robins like milk?
Speaker 6 (14:07):
Certainly? All animals drink milk. Best nourishment there is. Come on,
missus q look up here.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Watch it dead. Don't drop it in her eye?
Speaker 6 (14:16):
Quiet, bud.
Speaker 3 (14:18):
I fed birds with an eye dropper before you were born. Okay, okay,
so far you've given her three drops of milk all
on top of her head.
Speaker 6 (14:28):
Yeh, she drank that one.
Speaker 1 (14:30):
She doesn't look very happy about it. Maybe she'd rather
have posed him.
Speaker 3 (14:35):
I think she's beginning to perk up a little. She
opened one eye, she.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Looked at God and closed it again. Oh it's bed
time for you angel. Oh no, mommy, I can't leave
Missus Quigley.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
We'll take care of Missus Quigley. You run along, kitten,
but I'll.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
Worry about her.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
She moved her tail feathers.
Speaker 6 (14:54):
There's no need to worry about her, kitten. She'll be
all right, are you sure? Yes? Of course? I run
the bed school.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Good night, missus quicking, don't touch her, she's asleep.
Speaker 4 (15:03):
How do you know?
Speaker 3 (15:05):
Well I heard her kind of snarling, a snarring bird.
Well I did kind of alright.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
Not run up to bed, angel. She doesn't look too good.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Well, she's tired kitting. Then she's warm and comfortable. Probably
want us to go to sleep. Come on, I'll take
you upstairs.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
Okay, take good care missus quickly.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
Don't worry if your imp will water her.
Speaker 1 (15:29):
I'll be up in a minute to talk your end.
Do you think she'll be all right?
Speaker 5 (15:33):
Daddy?
Speaker 6 (15:33):
Sure? Up the stairs now.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
She's my very own bird.
Speaker 6 (15:38):
You s yes, you're very own.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
Maybe we ought to put a dish of water in
the box. She might get thirsty.
Speaker 7 (15:44):
We'll take care of her now. Uh, get in your
pajamas and climbing bed.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
But what if something happens to her?
Speaker 6 (15:51):
Nothing will happen, now, you just stop worrying?
Speaker 1 (15:54):
You sure?
Speaker 6 (15:54):
I promise?
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Geez, thanks daddy, you promise?
Speaker 6 (15:59):
Well? Yes, uh, I promise.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
Oh boy, tomorrow she'll be singing and hopping around my
very own price.
Speaker 6 (16:08):
Well luck, kitten, I meant that, I.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Uh will Will she stand on my finger and sing? Daddy?
Speaker 6 (16:14):
Well, we'll see. It depends.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
I got a hurry and get to sleep so I
can hurry and wake up. Good night, Daddy, Good night, kitten,
say good night.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
And missus Quigley for me, I will good night night, Jim.
I'm coming. Where are you, honey?
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Where is that?
Speaker 3 (16:35):
I was? Missus Quigley looks pretty droopy. We brought her
in here thought it might be warmer.
Speaker 7 (16:40):
What do you think, dear mm I don't know, but
somehow we've got to pull this bird through.
Speaker 6 (16:45):
Margaret. Before I thought, I promised.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
Kathy, dare you didn't?
Speaker 6 (16:50):
Well?
Speaker 3 (16:51):
She was worried and I had to tell her something.
Lucky thing we got.
Speaker 6 (16:54):
The verd in.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
She'd have frozen out in that wind.
Speaker 6 (16:56):
The question is whether we got her in soon or not.
Speaker 5 (16:59):
Where there?
Speaker 1 (17:00):
I hope you read your bird books. If Kathy's counting,
aren't you?
Speaker 6 (17:03):
Well? What else could I do? Margaret? This was the
first live fat she's ever had.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
I wonder if it would help any if we put
a hot water bottle under the box. Oh, she's warm enough,
all right. She just looks poopy, Margaret. What are those
smelling salts you used to have around?
Speaker 4 (17:21):
I think missus Quigley needs more than smelling sauce.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Say, uh, she's all right, kitten. I'll go to sleep.
I think I'll call up Joe. He had a parrot one.
Oh what a person goes through to bring up children?
Speaker 6 (17:34):
Do you not only have to be.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
A diplomat and a pediatrician and a magician and a psychologist,
you also have to be a bird doctor?
Speaker 1 (17:41):
Well there it was your idea to stay home and
take care of the bird.
Speaker 6 (17:44):
Well what else could I do?
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Hello, Joe? But I couldn't come over tonight. We got
a bird, No, not a parrot, sick. Rob and Kathy
found it outside. Hey, what did you do with your
all right? When he drooped? Yeah?
Speaker 6 (18:03):
What do you say, bud?
Speaker 3 (18:04):
He says? He held the cat up to the cage,
made the parrots saw a pert right up, hang u Joe,
we don't have a cat.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
No cage either, No kitting buds talking to Joel.
Speaker 6 (18:24):
Now go to sleep. She's all right. I'll get back
in bed.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Okay, Joe. I'll keep in touch with him.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
What's Joe's opinion?
Speaker 3 (18:34):
He said, if he was in our shoes, he'd be worried.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Well that's what I like about Joe, always ready to help?
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Or what do you think, Margaret, you suppose I should.
Speaker 6 (18:45):
Call the vet.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Now, don't get upset, dear.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Oh sure, that's easy for you to say. I'm personally
responsible for this bird. We've got to do something. Hey,
she ruffled her feathers.
Speaker 7 (18:55):
I think she's waking up. Get the milk and the
spoon and the eye droppers, because.
Speaker 6 (19:04):
Get the phone.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Un Hello, hello, mother, Betty, where are you? It's Betty?
Speaker 6 (19:10):
Who's that?
Speaker 5 (19:11):
Daddy?
Speaker 1 (19:11):
It's Betty? Now go back to bed. Angel. Hello, Hello, dear,
I'm calling from the auditorium. Husband's Quigley. Well she's just
about the same. Should I come home, daddy?
Speaker 5 (19:23):
She is alright?
Speaker 1 (19:25):
She is Angel, she is, she is flat. I was
talking to Kathy.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
Kathy still out.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
No, she's in bed, or supposed to be. You sound worry, mother.
Speaker 5 (19:35):
I think I'll come home.
Speaker 1 (19:36):
Well, there's no need to Betty. There's nothing you can do, Holly,
right now, I'll be home.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
In a little while.
Speaker 1 (19:42):
Alright, bye bye. What did Betty say she's coming home?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Get some more cotton, bud, let's pad the sides of
the box a little.
Speaker 1 (19:51):
Did you eat anything?
Speaker 7 (19:53):
I don't know any I'm afraid missus Quigley's in bad
shape just shakes her head once in a while.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Such a pretty bird.
Speaker 6 (20:02):
I don't know what to do.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
If anything happens to her, Kathy will be heartbroken. Look
out here comes to shrimming.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (20:09):
Is she daddy a kitten? Why aren't you in bed?
Speaker 1 (20:12):
I couldn't go to sleep. I'm worried about missus Quigley.
You mustn't worry. Angel. Is she gonna live?
Speaker 3 (20:20):
Daddy?
Speaker 6 (20:21):
Well, I don't know, kitten. We're doing everything we can.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
You said you'd be alright. I know, but sometimes you
just can't tell.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Maybe if I took her up to bed room, No, no, no,
she she's better right here in the box.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Could I hold her?
Speaker 3 (20:39):
I think you better leave her there, Kitten, she's resting.
Speaker 4 (20:41):
She's gonna be okay, Shrimp, Come on, Angel, I'll talk
to you back in bed.
Speaker 5 (20:46):
Take care of.
Speaker 6 (20:47):
Her, Daddy, I will, kitten. Don't you worry? Gee?
Speaker 3 (20:53):
She sure looks scoopy.
Speaker 5 (20:54):
Dad.
Speaker 6 (20:55):
I don't know what to do, but well.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Could we give her artificial respiration?
Speaker 6 (21:01):
I doubt it? Give me the phone button.
Speaker 3 (21:04):
Who you gonna call?
Speaker 6 (21:05):
Doctor Evans? He raises birds. I can't think what else
to do?
Speaker 2 (21:12):
He oh, ed, uh, this is Jim Anderson ed, I've
got a real problem. No, all the family's alright, but
we've got a bird in here, Robin Kathy found outside.
Speaker 6 (21:23):
Yes, it looks pretty sick.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
I wanna pull it through if possible, for Kathy's sake.
Speaker 6 (21:28):
You understand you're talking to you.
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Then doctor Evans, Well, it ate a little, but it
doesn't seem to have much life.
Speaker 6 (21:37):
There isn't man.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
Well, thanks anyway, Ed, you know I What did he say?
Speaker 6 (21:43):
Dad?
Speaker 7 (21:44):
He says there's nothing we can do a wild bird.
He said, we'll just have to wait and see poor Kathy.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
He's up in her bed right away? Is that you, Betty?
Speaker 5 (21:55):
Yes, I'm hollem.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
How is she any change?
Speaker 6 (21:58):
Can't tell? Pretty such?
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Dad? Just talk to doctor Evans.
Speaker 5 (22:01):
What did he say?
Speaker 6 (22:02):
That'll be truthful? There isn't much hope.
Speaker 1 (22:05):
Well, there must be something somebody can do. Is she worse? Daddy?
Speaker 6 (22:10):
Oh? Kitting?
Speaker 1 (22:11):
I couldn't stay in bed? Who missus?
Speaker 6 (22:14):
Quickly?
Speaker 1 (22:16):
Angel?
Speaker 5 (22:17):
She doesn't move?
Speaker 4 (22:18):
Mommy, Well she's sleeping there.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
That's the best thing for her.
Speaker 5 (22:23):
Kathy sleep.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Will she wake up?
Speaker 6 (22:28):
Sure? Sure she will.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
You must go to bed, Angel, Mommy? Yet there could
I see my prayers down here?
Speaker 6 (22:37):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (22:37):
I guess all before I sleep, I pray God, we'll
keep us close to him, shelter and guide us in
the night, in the day, and if you could, please
God help messus clicky, she's a good bird.
Speaker 8 (22:55):
Thank you God, Amen, Margaret?
Speaker 6 (23:08):
What time is it?
Speaker 5 (23:10):
M M?
Speaker 1 (23:11):
I don't know?
Speaker 6 (23:13):
Sunshiny?
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Hey, Mom, Dad, come downstairs.
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Hey, Kathy, Oh, I wonder if something's happened.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
To missus Quickney.
Speaker 6 (23:19):
I'm afraid to go down and.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
Look, here's your robe. We'd better go.
Speaker 5 (23:23):
Hime me here quick, I'm coming.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Hi.
Speaker 4 (23:25):
She is she all right?
Speaker 3 (23:27):
All right?
Speaker 4 (23:28):
Yuh?
Speaker 6 (23:29):
Where are you come on?
Speaker 3 (23:30):
Daddy?
Speaker 5 (23:32):
What's he doing in the nighting here?
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Look it's Missus Quiggley. She's up, little father, perched.
Speaker 5 (23:38):
On the power plot by the window.
Speaker 6 (23:40):
Well, I'll be done.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
My bird a robbin at the window. If we only
had a picture of that. She was sitting right there
when I came down here, Missus Quicky. Look Look how
tinge she is jumped right in my finger. She was
sitting right there in the sunshine. Are we gonna keep her?
Speaker 3 (23:59):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (23:59):
I'm gonna keep brick. She's my very own bird kitten.
Speaker 7 (24:03):
If we keep Missus Quigley, we'll have to put her
in a cage.
Speaker 3 (24:09):
I know.
Speaker 2 (24:10):
I suppose we could put the cage by a window
where she could look out through the bars. I guess
she'd be able to see the other robins hopping from
branch to branch, and the big old tree. She could
look through the glass and watch all the other birds
flying free, singing, building their nests.
Speaker 3 (24:28):
But I wonder if missus Quigley will be happy just watching.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
She, I wonder.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Being a child, you should know, kitten, the robins are
nature's little children.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
She made them for the trees and the sky and
the lawn in the morning.
Speaker 1 (24:46):
What do you think, open the window of candy. There
she goes, find missus Quigley.
Speaker 4 (24:58):
That was a nice thing to do in Yeah.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
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that accumulate during the week, and so on this Saturday
afternoon we find Jim Anderson with hammer and saw, a
few pieces of wood, some nails and a step ladder,
engaged in some project outside the back porch like this.
Speaker 6 (26:46):
What are you doing, saws selling a house?
Speaker 5 (26:50):
A house?
Speaker 3 (26:52):
What do you make a dad?
Speaker 1 (26:53):
The house?
Speaker 5 (26:54):
The house?
Speaker 6 (26:56):
Hand me that sack of nails there, will you?
Speaker 7 (26:58):
What are you doing, daddy building a house? Hummuse, hello, dear,
I'm building a house.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Well good?
Speaker 6 (27:08):
Aren't you going to ask me? Why?
Speaker 5 (27:09):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (27:10):
I can guess knowing you? Who is the houseboy?
Speaker 4 (27:13):
Daddy?
Speaker 6 (27:14):
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