May 2, 2025 • 29 mins
A sitcom centered around a teenage boy and his family, capturing the trials and tribulations of adolescence with humor and heart. The show's relatable scenarios resonate with audiences.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Boy in just a minute, enjoy the Aldrich Family.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
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(00:24):
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NBC And now it's the Aldrich Family on NBC.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Henry, Henry Aldrich coming Mother.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yes, it's the Orridge Family.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Of Transcribe written by Cliff and Goldsmith.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Men who work with figures say that the average American
family consists of four point two persons, and that certainly is.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
True of the Aldrich family.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
For Sam and Alice, Mary and Henry always add up
to four point two. The extra two tenths is contributed
by Henry because he's a typical teenage boy plus a
little something extra. The scene opens in the Aldridge Hallway.
Speaker 5 (01:31):
The time is easy. Hey, Henry, what are you doing
looking for the phone book?
Speaker 4 (01:35):
Homer?
Speaker 5 (01:36):
Are you folks gonna be there tomorrow?
Speaker 6 (01:38):
Beware Homer at school if you've forgotten Henry tomorrow his
parents' day?
Speaker 4 (01:42):
Oh, we're not so loud.
Speaker 5 (01:44):
My folks are right there in the living room. Are
they going, Henry?
Speaker 4 (01:47):
No?
Speaker 5 (01:47):
Boy?
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Am I lucky they've forgotten all about it?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Well?
Speaker 5 (01:50):
How do you know? Well?
Speaker 6 (01:51):
The notice came two weeks ago when my mother put
it on the table. Then about three days later somebody
threw it out.
Speaker 5 (01:56):
I forget who?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Boy?
Speaker 5 (01:58):
I sure hope my folks forget. If there's one thing
I hate, it's parents' day.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Same here you go all the pieces to on that day, Henry.
Speaker 7 (02:06):
Yes, mother into the living room.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Well, I've gotta put in a call, mother, Who are
you gonna call?
Speaker 6 (02:13):
The go the Figner's worth? But you told me to
get a date for tomorrow night. Well sure, but what
do you want to take Viola for? Listen, Homer, she's
a darn good looking girl.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Please and two seven three?
Speaker 5 (02:25):
Yes, please, Henry?
Speaker 6 (02:25):
Didn't you ask Viola to go to something a week
ago and she turns you down?
Speaker 5 (02:29):
Didn't she home with.
Speaker 6 (02:30):
The reason she turned me down was because will you
please stop breathing.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Down my neck?
Speaker 5 (02:35):
Henry, She'll only turn you down again. Why embarrass yourself?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Homer?
Speaker 5 (02:38):
Do you hear me?
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Can't you go in the living room and read the
National Geographic?
Speaker 7 (02:42):
Okay, but don't say I didn't want you?
Speaker 5 (02:45):
Hello?
Speaker 6 (02:45):
Hello, this is hen hen don't you remember Henry?
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (02:51):
How are you? Viola?
Speaker 6 (02:53):
Hi?
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Henry? Who she wiss?
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Henry Aldridge?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (02:59):
Hello? Are you studying.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
Hard for tomorrow?
Speaker 5 (03:02):
You mean the parents? Yes?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yes?
Speaker 6 (03:05):
Well?
Speaker 4 (03:06):
Would you like to go to a dance tomorrow night?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
You?
Speaker 8 (03:09):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (03:09):
No?
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Thank you? Well you mean you can't? Yes? Would you
like to do anything Saturday night?
Speaker 4 (03:17):
No?
Speaker 5 (03:17):
Thank you?
Speaker 7 (03:18):
I'm going to be busy Saturday night.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
How about a week from Saturday night?
Speaker 5 (03:22):
You were like, can't we would?
Speaker 4 (03:23):
I'll be doing that far ahead?
Speaker 5 (03:25):
Oh well, I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
You will?
Speaker 5 (03:30):
All right?
Speaker 8 (03:31):
Good bye?
Speaker 5 (03:32):
Goodbye?
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Hey, Henry, don't bother me, Homer.
Speaker 5 (03:35):
Didn't I tell you you shouldn't ask her?
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Listen to Homie. You don't even know what she said
to me?
Speaker 5 (03:39):
All right, Henry, I.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
Wasn't gonna tell you because I was afraid it had
hurt your feelings. But oh, I happened, and Obiola doesn't want.
Speaker 5 (03:45):
To go out with you.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
How do you know that?
Speaker 5 (03:48):
She told Agnes Lawson she did, sure? Do you know
what she said? Her folks said, what that you want
the right kind of company for him? And they didn't
want her to be seen with you?
Speaker 6 (03:57):
Would you, mister and missus Farnsworth said that about me?
Why should you care what they say? Henry, You've got
lots worse.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
Things to worry about than that. What well, I'm not sure.
Speaker 6 (04:08):
But when I was in the living room just now,
I think I heard your father say something about coming
to school tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
You couldn't have all I know.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Henry, is what I thought I heard? She whiz, where's
my coach?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Right there on the floor.
Speaker 5 (04:21):
You want me to get a date for you tomorrow night?
Speaker 4 (04:23):
No, I don't well, so long, so long? And Homer,
when you see aguess, will.
Speaker 6 (04:29):
You please do it to stop spreading stories about Viola?
Speaker 5 (04:32):
What you say against Viola?
Speaker 4 (04:33):
You know what you just told me?
Speaker 6 (04:36):
Oh father, yes, father, could I ask you something?
Speaker 1 (04:42):
What's on your mind?
Speaker 5 (04:44):
Well? How's how's business?
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Isn't it quite good? Thank you?
Speaker 5 (04:50):
Henry? Have you done all your studying for this evening.
I'm getting my book out right now.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Mother.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I just.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Father, are you gonna be busy tomorrow?
Speaker 1 (04:59):
I expect to be where? What do you mean where?
Speaker 4 (05:02):
Well, at the office or around town.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
I'm going to my office in the morning, if that's
what you mean you are?
Speaker 5 (05:10):
And would you be quite busy down there?
Speaker 1 (05:12):
I hope so well.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
I'm I'm glad to hear the business is so good, and.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
I'm glad you feel that way.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Sam, Can I get you something?
Speaker 1 (05:19):
No thanks, I'm going upstairs a moment. Any please get
on with your homeworks.
Speaker 5 (05:23):
I am father. Mother?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Mother?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
Do you mind if I ask you something?
Speaker 5 (05:28):
If it hasn't anything to do with your algebra?
Speaker 4 (05:30):
She has anything to do with anything.
Speaker 6 (05:33):
You know my oldest mother and father, mister and missus Farnsworth,
I know them slightly.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Oh yes, mother?
Speaker 5 (05:40):
Did father say he was going to be busy all day?
Henrietne thought you were going to study?
Speaker 4 (05:45):
I am studying my lot. Look, I'm a page eighteen.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Well I suppose you keep right on then.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
O Nace, aren't why add you money? Do you know
what Agnes had somebody said about me?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
What?
Speaker 4 (05:59):
Never mind? Nothing?
Speaker 5 (06:01):
But gee?
Speaker 6 (06:02):
I don't see how our folks can jump to conclusions
when they don't even know me.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
Whose folks don't even know you? Anybody's anybody's she was?
Speaker 4 (06:10):
What's so terrible about me?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Henry?
Speaker 7 (06:11):
Are you translating Latin?
Speaker 5 (06:14):
Who may?
Speaker 8 (06:15):
Sure?
Speaker 5 (06:17):
Mother?
Speaker 4 (06:17):
Do you think Viola Farnsworth is so good looking?
Speaker 5 (06:19):
What's that?
Speaker 4 (06:20):
I mean? What right is Homer?
Speaker 5 (06:23):
God?
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Homer?
Speaker 5 (06:24):
Dear?
Speaker 6 (06:25):
Is there something in that book that confuses you?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
No?
Speaker 4 (06:28):
G whizz? Mother?
Speaker 6 (06:31):
Would you mind asking mister missus Farnsworth over here for
dinner sometime?
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Dear?
Speaker 5 (06:34):
We don't even know mister and missus Farnsworth.
Speaker 6 (06:37):
That isn't the point, mother, You're just looking at things backwards.
Speaker 7 (06:39):
Have you ever met the Farnsworth?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Well, yes, but only.
Speaker 6 (06:42):
Under what you might call unfavorable circumstances. So why couldn't
you have over here sometime and let them see what
father is really like?
Speaker 1 (06:50):
What is what hen getting his work done?
Speaker 5 (06:52):
What's that? Father, Henry?
Speaker 3 (06:54):
I think you'd get a great deal more work done
if you take your book and go up to.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Your room now, now before my mother.
Speaker 6 (07:00):
That's my question, it's father. I'll go only first, Mother,
May I ask one thing? Well, Well, if you should
meet me on the street out of a clear sky.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
See, and you never met me before?
Speaker 5 (07:14):
What would you say? Why?
Speaker 3 (07:16):
I think I'd say, here comes a very fine.
Speaker 7 (07:19):
Looking young man.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
You would well, good night, good night.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Good night place. Yes, Sam, Why in the world did
he ask that?
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Now, Dear, didn't you ever wander the same thing about yourself?
Speaker 5 (07:34):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (07:34):
But I never went around asking people, Sam.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
How would you like to have mister and missus Farnsworth
over for dinner?
Speaker 5 (07:41):
Somy?
Speaker 1 (07:42):
What on earth?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
Well?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
If I read between the lines, Henry wants them to
see that his family is at least civilized.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
What are the Farnsworth's like?
Speaker 3 (07:50):
No, I'd like to know too, Dear. Why couldn't we
at least ask them to join us tomorrow?
Speaker 1 (07:55):
You mean when we go over to the school?
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Yes?
Speaker 5 (07:56):
Why, well, they've never been to parents day.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Well give him a ring only, Alice?
Speaker 9 (08:02):
Are you quite sure we shouldn't.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
Tell Henry that we're going to be there.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
And you know how nervous Henry got when we went
last year. I think it would be much nicer, just
ae surprising.
Speaker 7 (08:22):
I'll bring your bacony in just a moment.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Did you reach the fares worse?
Speaker 2 (08:25):
No?
Speaker 5 (08:25):
There, I just tried them again.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
They must be pretty social out last night. I'm busy
this morning. I guess they're out of our class.
Speaker 5 (08:32):
Will you call Henry please? Yes, father, I'm coming right now.
Could you sort of tighten this tye for me? Please?
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Are you wearing a bow typhi?
Speaker 6 (08:41):
I don't know.
Speaker 5 (08:41):
I just thought maybe it would make me look.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Different from what Please it down in eat your cerea, yes, father,
and don't spill anything.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
I've never seen you look so neat, and I'd like
to save the memory.
Speaker 6 (08:56):
Yes, sir, would you mind asking me some of the
questions in the history book while I'm meeting? Well?
Speaker 1 (09:01):
This is something you're going to have in school.
Speaker 5 (09:03):
Today, yes, sir, Well, in a way it is.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
When did the Civil War start.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
April twelfth, eighteen sixty one.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Did the move to c seed have general acquiescence among
the Southern States?
Speaker 5 (09:15):
What's that?
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Did the move to secede have general acquiescence among the
Southern States?
Speaker 5 (09:22):
Acquiescence? Will you pass the cream please? Here you are
How do you spell that word?
Speaker 1 (09:31):
A C Q U I E S C E n ce.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Oh, acquiescence? Sure naturally?
Speaker 1 (09:38):
What does it mean?
Speaker 5 (09:41):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (09:42):
That was when the war started.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
These things were sort of mixed up in there.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
And I suppose you're go in the living room and
look up the word in the dictionary.
Speaker 5 (09:48):
No, no, yes, father, acquiescence.
Speaker 7 (09:54):
Yeah, they're still visit the fas words. I just tried
to phone them again.
Speaker 5 (09:59):
So you sure we shouldn't tell Henry that we're trying
to get them to go down to.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
The high school with us.
Speaker 5 (10:04):
Dear, why not wait and make it a double surprise
your father. Acquiescence means to accept, that's fine.
Speaker 6 (10:11):
And Kentucky didn't do it, and Missouri didn't know what
to do.
Speaker 5 (10:14):
Hey, Henry, anybody home?
Speaker 4 (10:16):
She wasn't at you, homie.
Speaker 5 (10:17):
You know what time it is? Oh boy, I've got
to go.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
Mother.
Speaker 5 (10:20):
I certainly don't want to.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Be late on good by mother, take your banana there,
I've got it.
Speaker 6 (10:30):
She wishes that crooked again, and thanks very much, while
your mother help Fatherbye?
Speaker 5 (10:35):
Gee, Henry, am I sick. It's a matter of Homer.
My dying folks are coming to school. Oh boy, that's tough.
And you know what's gonna happen.
Speaker 6 (10:43):
My teachers are all gonna call on me and make
a fool.
Speaker 5 (10:45):
Of my whole family.
Speaker 6 (10:47):
Boy, I'm sure glad I'm not in your shoes, Homer.
Speaker 7 (11:01):
I've got a wonderful idea. Well, what you sit, Homer?
Speaker 5 (11:04):
As long as this.
Speaker 6 (11:05):
Is parents' day, don't you think it would be a
good idea if instead of my coming into English class
I act as sort of an usher.
Speaker 7 (11:11):
An usher for sure, I'll stand right outside the classroom.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
See, and whenever I see a parent that doesn't look
as though he knows where he's going, I'll say, wouldn't
you like to step in here and listen to English?
Speaker 5 (11:21):
That's very thoughtful of your home mother.
Speaker 10 (11:23):
We're going to need you in the spelling bee, in
the spelling be of course, it's better to be one
of the main features of the day. Some of the
boys are going to spell against some of the girls.
I think the parents would enjoy that.
Speaker 5 (11:39):
Don't you the fine minute mine? Won't you are in it?
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Oh boy, I.
Speaker 6 (11:45):
Know this sounds like an excuse, but frankly, I've got
a source throat.
Speaker 5 (11:49):
Man.
Speaker 10 (11:49):
I'm sorry, but I'm busy, and I shall have to
ask you to leave the room.
Speaker 5 (11:52):
Yes, I'll go, but my.
Speaker 7 (11:55):
Throat's getting worse severy second.
Speaker 4 (11:57):
Ay, Homer, plumbing alone, Henry Wiggan, how about the living
This note to Viola Farnsworth.
Speaker 5 (12:02):
No, please, Homer, Henry, why are you wasting time writing
her notes? I didn't write it.
Speaker 6 (12:06):
I didn't write a word of it. I just cut
it out of a book. Let's see it. It's just
a little write up, Homer. Here it's about my father.
She was what was that prendident in his college yearbook?
When he graduated, he was a big shot in his class.
Boy does he look different? What did they call him?
Dapper Sam?
Speaker 5 (12:27):
Sure, dapper Sam. And he read the whole thing, Dapper
Sam Aldridge.
Speaker 6 (12:32):
Perhaps a bit stuffy at times, but generous, brilliant and
most likely to.
Speaker 5 (12:36):
Succeed pretty good. Huh what do they mean by stuffy?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
My mother got him over that? How about it?
Speaker 6 (12:46):
Won't you please give it to Viola?
Speaker 5 (12:48):
If I will, will you do something for me? Sure?
Speaker 6 (12:50):
Okay, go in and tell miss Eglson you'd like to
take my place in the spelling bee.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
Oh I'll wait a minute, Homer. What spelling bee?
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Just a little spelling bee. It's gonna be a lot
fun fun for who Henry? My folks are going to
be there and yours aren't.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Homer. I've got a sore throat.
Speaker 8 (13:06):
Don't give me that.
Speaker 6 (13:07):
I thought you said you'd help me if i'd help you, and.
Speaker 4 (13:09):
Homer, you know what my spelling is like?
Speaker 5 (13:11):
Do you want me to give this note to Viola? Well, sure,
but that's entirely different.
Speaker 6 (13:15):
Or don't you wanted to know your father used to
be considered bright?
Speaker 3 (13:31):
Good morning students, before we begin our history, I think
it would be very nice if we introduced our visitors class.
This is Homer Brown's mother and father, mister and missus Brown. Now, then,
who would like to answer the first question? Well, that's fine,
(13:52):
but I think we should let Homer have the honor.
Speaker 5 (13:55):
Homer. Will you stand up please? Yes, Miss Barkley, here's my.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
Book now, Homer, in what year did the Civil War begin?
Speaker 4 (14:08):
Why are you well?
Speaker 5 (14:12):
In what year?
Speaker 7 (14:13):
In what year the Stivil War?
Speaker 5 (14:18):
Was having today's lesson? Miss Buckley? Yes?
Speaker 7 (14:20):
It was.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Oh well, I.
Speaker 5 (14:23):
Guess I'm not thinking very fast.
Speaker 7 (14:25):
Now, that's quite all right, Homer. Supposed we let you
sit down and give.
Speaker 3 (14:28):
You another chance later on, Yes, Miss Parker. Henry Audridge,
would you tell us the answer for me?
Speaker 6 (14:36):
Well, it was it was in eighteen sixty one, that
is correct, be exact April twelfth.
Speaker 5 (14:41):
Thank you, Henry. You may sit down yes, Miss Buckley. Well,
I see we.
Speaker 7 (14:45):
Have some more visitors.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
Class.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
We're glad to welcome mister and missus Audridge and mister
and missus Prin's Worth. I believe there's plenty of chairs
right here in Fry.
Speaker 7 (14:57):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (14:58):
Now, then suppose me that Viola Farnsworth answered this next question. Yes,
Miss Barclay, what were the basic causes of the Civil War?
Speaker 7 (15:08):
Slavery and economic different All?
Speaker 5 (15:09):
That's fine.
Speaker 7 (15:11):
Now the next question.
Speaker 5 (15:13):
I think we should let Henry Aldridge have the next one,
in honor of his parents. Henry, yes, Miss Buckley.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Did the move to secede have general acquiescence among the
Southern states?
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Well, I am, I'll tell you, Miss Barnes, I mean, miss.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
Buckley, take your time.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
Well, I guess I'm afraid, Henry you told me at
breakfast Kentucky and Missouri without those states.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Oh yeah, I'm sorry, mister Aldrich, but I'm afraid we'll
have to ask our visitors not to give any assistance.
I beg your pardon, Homer, you have yes, Miss Barklay,
that piece of paper that you just started to pass
to Viola, does that does that have anything to do
with our Civil War history?
Speaker 8 (15:59):
Well?
Speaker 5 (15:59):
It's around that time. That's fine.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
I'm quite sure then all of us will be interested
in hearing what it has to say.
Speaker 5 (16:12):
You mean, do you mean you want to say this?
Speaker 7 (16:14):
Will you stand up and read it?
Speaker 3 (16:16):
Please?
Speaker 5 (16:17):
The only thing is it's yes.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
Now, let's forget that we have visitors. Just stand up
and read it right out, right out. I think we
should keep up on everything that anyway pertains to history.
Speaker 5 (16:30):
But former, yes, ma'am, it says dapper sam Aldridge. Perhaps
some good stuff.
Speaker 8 (16:39):
In your time, Homer, Henry, you'll.
Speaker 5 (16:54):
Return to the old family and just them all.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
His voice has thrill millions. His curly locks have been
compared to gold. His background makes him a man among men.
Who is he none other than Phil Harris? And this evening,
why not join Phil and his long suffering wife Alice
Fay in another of the Funny Misadventures. And for another
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(17:20):
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Phil Harris Alice Fay Show, Theatre Guild on the Air,
and Meet the Press. Now getting back to the troubles
(18:01):
of Henry Organs, Henry, not knowing his mother and father
were planning to visit his school on Parents' Day, has
agreed to take part in a spelling bee in place
of Homer Brown. The scene opens in a school karda,
a few minutes before the contest is scheduled to begin.
Speaker 4 (18:16):
You wait, Homer, you just wait.
Speaker 6 (18:18):
I mean, could I help it? If she made me
read it? If you think I'm going to go into
that spelling before you, You're crazy.
Speaker 5 (18:23):
But Henry, you've got you.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Oh no, I don't.
Speaker 5 (18:25):
I'm gonna tell Miss Eggleston to.
Speaker 7 (18:26):
Put you back in. Listen, Henry, you gave me your word.
Speaker 8 (18:29):
You're in the spelling bee?
Speaker 6 (18:30):
Ray, yes, Father, May I speak with you please, I
know what you're gonna say, So long, Henry, I'm going
into the Arts and Crafts exhibit.
Speaker 5 (18:37):
Me.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
I don't believe I've ever been quite so embarrassed in
my life.
Speaker 4 (18:40):
Father, I didn't know Homer was going to read that
the whole thing was out of my control.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
That isn't what I'm referring to. And what is it
in history class? You're not remembering that it was Kentucky?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
But Father, my mind went blank.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
Didn't I send you into the living room during breakfast
to look up the keyword acquiescence?
Speaker 1 (18:57):
And didn't you come back and tell me the correct answer?
Speaker 5 (19:00):
Yes? Father, Then why did you act as though you
didn't have a tongue.
Speaker 6 (19:03):
Because right at that minute, I couldn't have told you
my own name, Henry?
Speaker 5 (19:06):
Yes, Mother, where's the Arts and Crafts exhibit? See?
Speaker 4 (19:10):
I don't think you and father would enjoy seeing that.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
Mother, don't you have anything in there? Well?
Speaker 6 (19:16):
Yes, but wouldn't you rather have me take you around
the building and show you the gymnasium or something?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
And what room is the exhibit?
Speaker 2 (19:23):
Well?
Speaker 5 (19:23):
I don't know the exact room.
Speaker 7 (19:25):
Well, will you please go down the hall and ask someone?
Speaker 5 (19:28):
Yes? Mother, I'll go Sam.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
Yes, I I'm not sure, but I don't think I
like the Fawnsworths.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Frankly, I don't like them either.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
Did you see mister Farnsworth's face when Henry couldn't answer
that question?
Speaker 1 (19:40):
I saw it, mother.
Speaker 4 (19:41):
The exhibits right here in room one oh one. Well,
let's go in, won't you?
Speaker 5 (19:45):
You won't like it?
Speaker 2 (19:46):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (19:47):
Yes, we will, my goodness. Look at all the things.
Speaker 1 (19:51):
Look at that card table, Henry did one of the students.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
Bill, Yes, sir, but that was sort of an advanced course. Henry,
look out, you're backing into someone, shewy.
Speaker 9 (20:00):
Was excuse me, that's all right, I hardly felt it.
Speaker 4 (20:04):
Oh is that you, mister Farnsworth?
Speaker 7 (20:06):
It is Henry your father?
Speaker 5 (20:07):
And I go to walk over and look at the mechanical.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Draw All right, young man, Yes, mister Farnsworth.
Speaker 9 (20:12):
Do you happen to know who built this model airplane?
Speaker 4 (20:15):
Well?
Speaker 5 (20:16):
Well, I was built by five or six of the boys.
Speaker 4 (20:18):
They all sort of got together on it.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Were you one of them?
Speaker 4 (20:22):
No?
Speaker 5 (20:23):
No, I wasn't.
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Now what did you build?
Speaker 5 (20:26):
Well?
Speaker 4 (20:26):
I sort of, I built this thing right here?
Speaker 1 (20:31):
What is it?
Speaker 4 (20:33):
What isn't anything?
Speaker 5 (20:33):
It's just a paper weight.
Speaker 11 (20:35):
Well, how did you happen to put your time in
on a thing like that? But it's nothing but a
brass ball.
Speaker 6 (20:41):
Well, I made it out of a square block, see
on a machine I got tough. It'd be fun to
see if I could make it perfectly wrong.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Yes, Viola, Hello, Viola.
Speaker 9 (20:49):
We were just looking at Henry's paper weight.
Speaker 5 (20:53):
Henry, did you make that? Sure? Would you like me
to show you some of these other things?
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (20:58):
No, it's almost time for the selling d the spelling bee?
Speaker 4 (21:02):
Are you in that too?
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Of course?
Speaker 9 (21:04):
Do you mean to say, young man, that you were
in it?
Speaker 5 (21:07):
Well, in a way I am.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
It ought to be quite a contest.
Speaker 9 (21:12):
Yes, I was just looking at this card.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
Here by your paperweight? Did you let her this?
Speaker 5 (21:18):
Yes, sir?
Speaker 11 (21:18):
It says spear made by Henry Aldrich and sphere is spelled.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
S p e R. How can you spell it that way? Henry?
You kill me? Listen, Viola. Anybody would think you never
made any mistakes? Henray?
Speaker 1 (21:36):
That the bell for the spelling bee?
Speaker 5 (21:38):
Yes? I think it is.
Speaker 11 (21:39):
Father, This is something I don't want to miss. Mister Aldrich.
Your daughter pretty good at spelling? Well, I'll certainly stake
her against any boy any time. Yes, well, just to
be a good sport, I'll stake Henry against any girl.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
Father.
Speaker 4 (21:53):
You don't really want to go in there.
Speaker 5 (21:55):
Do you.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
I'd like to see anyone keep me out.
Speaker 5 (21:58):
Come on, father, we're going to be late. Sam, wait
to me. Mother, are you coming to course?
Speaker 7 (22:04):
I am.
Speaker 5 (22:04):
Well. Look, you're to use for this paper weight on.
Speaker 6 (22:07):
Your desk, Henry, did you make that sure? Could you
just put it in your pocket book?
Speaker 2 (22:13):
Well?
Speaker 3 (22:13):
There, I can't very well carry a brass ball like
that around.
Speaker 5 (22:16):
Aren't you supposed to leave it here on exhibit?
Speaker 4 (22:19):
She was, No, don't know why I entered it here
in the first place.
Speaker 3 (22:22):
Sam, put this paper weight in your pocket and hurry up,
or we'll be late to the spelling bee.
Speaker 10 (22:36):
Now, then, please, the boys will stand on this side
of the room and the girls.
Speaker 7 (22:40):
On the other side.
Speaker 10 (22:42):
Yes, Incidentally, perhaps I should have said beforehand, how delighted
we are to have so many guests present. Mister and
missus Bondsworth, mister and missus Brown, mister Marshall, Missus Johnson,
that's Teresa Johnson's aunt took course, and mister and missus
Sam Aulbridge. Now then let's draw the first word for
(23:02):
the Girls Team.
Speaker 7 (23:04):
Betty Chase, your word is reconnoiter.
Speaker 5 (23:08):
Reconnoyan r e c O n n O I t.
Speaker 7 (23:12):
E r correct.
Speaker 10 (23:14):
And now the boys, Willie Marshall, I believe your word is.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
To be I e A r y s I p
e l a s wrong.
Speaker 10 (23:29):
Violas e r y s I p e l a s.
That's very good. Viola's one of our best fellows. We're
very proud of Viola. The next word will be spelled
by Henry Aldrich.
Speaker 6 (23:43):
Yes, miss Eggleston, biscuit biscuit, Yes, did you eat?
Speaker 5 (23:50):
Well, that's the way you.
Speaker 7 (23:51):
Think about it.
Speaker 6 (23:53):
B I s c U y t correct correct, spur.
Speaker 7 (24:06):
R r A s s e d correct.
Speaker 10 (24:09):
Well, there aren't quite as many standing as there were
a few minutes ago.
Speaker 7 (24:13):
Out there, not a b C.
Speaker 10 (24:16):
Toby Smith. The next word is psychology.
Speaker 1 (24:20):
That's the same psychology.
Speaker 5 (24:21):
P s y c h O l O g y. Sorry,
that's wrong, wrong, Betty Chase, when you spell it for
this psychology p s y th h O l O
g ro correct. But that's the way I spelled. Oh, no,
you did, Yes.
Speaker 7 (24:39):
He did, Toby.
Speaker 5 (24:40):
I should spell a little more slowly.
Speaker 10 (24:42):
You may remain standing and Betty, you'll have to have
another word. Your word is deceitful d e c e
I t f u w L wrong.
Speaker 5 (24:56):
Oh no, I wasn't.
Speaker 7 (24:57):
It's I before eh stac.
Speaker 5 (25:00):
But that isn't where you went wrong.
Speaker 7 (25:02):
Henry Aldrich.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
Yes, Miss Eggleston, D e c e I T f u
one l.
Speaker 2 (25:09):
Right.
Speaker 10 (25:18):
Well, now there are only two left standing, which makes
it very exciting.
Speaker 5 (25:22):
Viola Fonsmith and Henry Aldrich.
Speaker 10 (25:25):
The next word is for Henry U kallekle.
Speaker 5 (25:33):
U k.
Speaker 4 (25:35):
No u k.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
No.
Speaker 5 (25:39):
Well, which is it? U k u k u l
e l e ukulelely hi.
Speaker 10 (25:48):
No, Viola, your word is acquiescence.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
O g wins. I'm sorry, let's not have any remarks.
It's Viola's turn. Acquiescence A q u i e.
Speaker 7 (25:59):
S c e n c.
Speaker 10 (26:02):
Not just a moment, bio us not down unless Henry
spouts it correctly.
Speaker 7 (26:06):
Henry, it's up to you.
Speaker 5 (26:07):
Oh boy, come on, come on, come.
Speaker 10 (26:11):
On quiet now, please, let's not confusing acquiescence M.
Speaker 6 (26:18):
Acquiescence A c q u y e s c e
n C.
Speaker 5 (26:27):
Right the boys, will.
Speaker 1 (26:40):
Well Son, were you nervous?
Speaker 6 (26:41):
Well? I was at first, father, but all of a
sudden I forgot that you were in the room and
mother and mister missus Farnsworth, And then I remembered breakfast
and you're sitting there with my book and your boiled egg, and.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
Then an acquiescence came right back into my mind.
Speaker 6 (26:56):
The Farnsworth slipped word that they were driving on home alone.
Speaker 5 (27:00):
I think they prefer it going alone.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
Well is mutual?
Speaker 5 (27:04):
Hey, Henry, you're wanted the main office? Oh ge whiz?
Mister Bradley saw as the dude? What well didn't you
take that paperweight out of the Arts and Crafts exhibit?
Speaker 6 (27:13):
Sure, but it's mine, Homer. That doesn't make any difference.
He says, You're to take it right straight back and
leave it there until you.
Speaker 5 (27:18):
Get your award. My award, Well, that's what I'm trying
to tell you.
Speaker 6 (27:23):
You got third prize for form and precision, no kidding,
but what do you know?
Speaker 5 (27:30):
And Viola wants.
Speaker 6 (27:31):
An answer to a note she gave me the gift
to you, O from Viola?
Speaker 5 (27:34):
Where is it? Homer? I lost it? You lost it?
Speaker 6 (27:38):
I remember what she said, though, So what did she say?
Dear Henry?
Speaker 5 (27:42):
Would you please accept my humble apologies? Will Homer tell her?
Tell her?
Speaker 2 (27:49):
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Speaker 5 (28:05):
For instance, the.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
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give the United Way. The Old Rich Family is transcribed
as written by Clifford Goldsmith. Henry is played by Bobby
Ellis and Homer by Jack Grimes, Mister and Missus Aldridge,
a House Jamison and Katherine Rodd.
Speaker 1 (28:50):
Your announcer is Dick Dudley.
Speaker 2 (28:58):
Tonight it's the Phil Harris Alice Fay Show and thirty
Guild on the air over NBC m H
Boy in just a minute, enjoy the Aldrich Family.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
But first, Tomorrow Night, Theater Guild on the Air brings
you Anne blythe Basil Rathman and Jeffrey Lynn starring in
John Patrick's comedy of the Supernatural Law and Behold. Then
for the mystery fans, Jack Webb brings you another case
history from the files of the Los Angeles Police Department
on the award winning Dragnet. And then Barry Craig, Confidential
(00:24):
Investigator for the chance to sit in on America's only
public press conference. You'll want to tune into the station
when Meet the Press comes your way. Just listen to
NBC And now it's the Aldrich Family on NBC.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Henry, Henry Aldrich coming Mother.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yes, it's the Orridge Family.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Of Transcribe written by Cliff and Goldsmith.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Men who work with figures say that the average American
family consists of four point two persons, and that certainly is.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
True of the Aldrich family.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
For Sam and Alice, Mary and Henry always add up
to four point two. The extra two tenths is contributed
by Henry because he's a typical teenage boy plus a
little something extra. The scene opens in the Aldridge Hallway.
Speaker 5 (01:31):
The time is easy. Hey, Henry, what are you doing
looking for the phone book?
Speaker 4 (01:35):
Homer?
Speaker 5 (01:36):
Are you folks gonna be there tomorrow?
Speaker 6 (01:38):
Beware Homer at school if you've forgotten Henry tomorrow his
parents' day?
Speaker 4 (01:42):
Oh, we're not so loud.
Speaker 5 (01:44):
My folks are right there in the living room. Are
they going, Henry?
Speaker 4 (01:47):
No?
Speaker 5 (01:47):
Boy?
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Am I lucky they've forgotten all about it?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Well?
Speaker 5 (01:50):
How do you know? Well?
Speaker 6 (01:51):
The notice came two weeks ago when my mother put
it on the table. Then about three days later somebody
threw it out.
Speaker 5 (01:56):
I forget who?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Boy?
Speaker 5 (01:58):
I sure hope my folks forget. If there's one thing
I hate, it's parents' day.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Same here you go all the pieces to on that day, Henry.
Speaker 7 (02:06):
Yes, mother into the living room.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Well, I've gotta put in a call, mother, Who are
you gonna call?
Speaker 6 (02:13):
The go the Figner's worth? But you told me to
get a date for tomorrow night. Well sure, but what
do you want to take Viola for? Listen, Homer, she's
a darn good looking girl.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Please and two seven three?
Speaker 5 (02:25):
Yes, please, Henry?
Speaker 6 (02:25):
Didn't you ask Viola to go to something a week
ago and she turns you down?
Speaker 5 (02:29):
Didn't she home with.
Speaker 6 (02:30):
The reason she turned me down was because will you
please stop breathing.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Down my neck?
Speaker 5 (02:35):
Henry, She'll only turn you down again. Why embarrass yourself?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Homer?
Speaker 5 (02:38):
Do you hear me?
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Can't you go in the living room and read the
National Geographic?
Speaker 7 (02:42):
Okay, but don't say I didn't want you?
Speaker 5 (02:45):
Hello?
Speaker 6 (02:45):
Hello, this is hen hen don't you remember Henry?
Speaker 7 (02:51):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (02:51):
How are you? Viola?
Speaker 6 (02:53):
Hi?
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Henry? Who she wiss?
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Henry Aldridge?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (02:59):
Hello? Are you studying.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
Hard for tomorrow?
Speaker 5 (03:02):
You mean the parents? Yes?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yes?
Speaker 6 (03:05):
Well?
Speaker 4 (03:06):
Would you like to go to a dance tomorrow night?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
You?
Speaker 8 (03:09):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (03:09):
No?
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Thank you? Well you mean you can't? Yes? Would you
like to do anything Saturday night?
Speaker 4 (03:17):
No?
Speaker 5 (03:17):
Thank you?
Speaker 7 (03:18):
I'm going to be busy Saturday night.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
How about a week from Saturday night?
Speaker 5 (03:22):
You were like, can't we would?
Speaker 4 (03:23):
I'll be doing that far ahead?
Speaker 5 (03:25):
Oh well, I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
You will?
Speaker 5 (03:30):
All right?
Speaker 8 (03:31):
Good bye?
Speaker 5 (03:32):
Goodbye?
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Hey, Henry, don't bother me, Homer.
Speaker 5 (03:35):
Didn't I tell you you shouldn't ask her?
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Listen to Homie. You don't even know what she said
to me?
Speaker 5 (03:39):
All right, Henry, I.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
Wasn't gonna tell you because I was afraid it had
hurt your feelings. But oh, I happened, and Obiola doesn't want.
Speaker 5 (03:45):
To go out with you.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
How do you know that?
Speaker 5 (03:48):
She told Agnes Lawson she did, sure? Do you know
what she said? Her folks said, what that you want
the right kind of company for him? And they didn't
want her to be seen with you?
Speaker 6 (03:57):
Would you, mister and missus Farnsworth said that about me?
Why should you care what they say? Henry, You've got
lots worse.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
Things to worry about than that. What well, I'm not sure.
Speaker 6 (04:08):
But when I was in the living room just now,
I think I heard your father say something about coming
to school tomorrow.
Speaker 4 (04:13):
You couldn't have all I know.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Henry, is what I thought I heard? She whiz, where's
my coach?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Right there on the floor.
Speaker 5 (04:21):
You want me to get a date for you tomorrow night?
Speaker 4 (04:23):
No, I don't well, so long, so long? And Homer,
when you see aguess, will.
Speaker 6 (04:29):
You please do it to stop spreading stories about Viola?
Speaker 5 (04:32):
What you say against Viola?
Speaker 4 (04:33):
You know what you just told me?
Speaker 6 (04:36):
Oh father, yes, father, could I ask you something?
Speaker 1 (04:42):
What's on your mind?
Speaker 5 (04:44):
Well? How's how's business?
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Isn't it quite good? Thank you?
Speaker 5 (04:50):
Henry? Have you done all your studying for this evening.
I'm getting my book out right now.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Mother.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I just.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Father, are you gonna be busy tomorrow?
Speaker 1 (04:59):
I expect to be where? What do you mean where?
Speaker 4 (05:02):
Well, at the office or around town.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
I'm going to my office in the morning, if that's
what you mean you are?
Speaker 5 (05:10):
And would you be quite busy down there?
Speaker 1 (05:12):
I hope so well.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
I'm I'm glad to hear the business is so good, and.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
I'm glad you feel that way.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Sam, Can I get you something?
Speaker 1 (05:19):
No thanks, I'm going upstairs a moment. Any please get
on with your homeworks.
Speaker 5 (05:23):
I am father. Mother?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Mother?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
Do you mind if I ask you something?
Speaker 5 (05:28):
If it hasn't anything to do with your algebra?
Speaker 4 (05:30):
She has anything to do with anything.
Speaker 6 (05:33):
You know my oldest mother and father, mister and missus Farnsworth,
I know them slightly.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Oh yes, mother?
Speaker 5 (05:40):
Did father say he was going to be busy all day?
Henrietne thought you were going to study?
Speaker 4 (05:45):
I am studying my lot. Look, I'm a page eighteen.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Well I suppose you keep right on then.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
O Nace, aren't why add you money? Do you know
what Agnes had somebody said about me?
Speaker 5 (05:58):
What?
Speaker 4 (05:59):
Never mind? Nothing?
Speaker 5 (06:01):
But gee?
Speaker 6 (06:02):
I don't see how our folks can jump to conclusions
when they don't even know me.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
Whose folks don't even know you? Anybody's anybody's she was?
Speaker 4 (06:10):
What's so terrible about me?
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Henry?
Speaker 7 (06:11):
Are you translating Latin?
Speaker 5 (06:14):
Who may?
Speaker 8 (06:15):
Sure?
Speaker 5 (06:17):
Mother?
Speaker 4 (06:17):
Do you think Viola Farnsworth is so good looking?
Speaker 5 (06:19):
What's that?
Speaker 4 (06:20):
I mean? What right is Homer?
Speaker 5 (06:23):
God?
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Homer?
Speaker 5 (06:24):
Dear?
Speaker 6 (06:25):
Is there something in that book that confuses you?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
No?
Speaker 4 (06:28):
G whizz? Mother?
Speaker 6 (06:31):
Would you mind asking mister missus Farnsworth over here for
dinner sometime?
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Dear?
Speaker 5 (06:34):
We don't even know mister and missus Farnsworth.
Speaker 6 (06:37):
That isn't the point, mother, You're just looking at things backwards.
Speaker 7 (06:39):
Have you ever met the Farnsworth?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Well, yes, but only.
Speaker 6 (06:42):
Under what you might call unfavorable circumstances. So why couldn't
you have over here sometime and let them see what
father is really like?
Speaker 1 (06:50):
What is what hen getting his work done?
Speaker 5 (06:52):
What's that? Father, Henry?
Speaker 3 (06:54):
I think you'd get a great deal more work done
if you take your book and go up to.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Your room now, now before my mother.
Speaker 6 (07:00):
That's my question, it's father. I'll go only first, Mother,
May I ask one thing? Well, Well, if you should
meet me on the street out of a clear sky.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
See, and you never met me before?
Speaker 5 (07:14):
What would you say? Why?
Speaker 3 (07:16):
I think I'd say, here comes a very fine.
Speaker 7 (07:19):
Looking young man.
Speaker 5 (07:21):
You would well, good night, good night.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Good night place. Yes, Sam, Why in the world did
he ask that?
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Now, Dear, didn't you ever wander the same thing about yourself?
Speaker 5 (07:34):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (07:34):
But I never went around asking people, Sam.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
How would you like to have mister and missus Farnsworth
over for dinner?
Speaker 5 (07:41):
Somy?
Speaker 1 (07:42):
What on earth?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
Well?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
If I read between the lines, Henry wants them to
see that his family is at least civilized.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
What are the Farnsworth's like?
Speaker 3 (07:50):
No, I'd like to know too, Dear. Why couldn't we
at least ask them to join us tomorrow?
Speaker 1 (07:55):
You mean when we go over to the school?
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Yes?
Speaker 5 (07:56):
Why, well, they've never been to parents day.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Well give him a ring only, Alice?
Speaker 9 (08:02):
Are you quite sure we shouldn't.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
Tell Henry that we're going to be there.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
And you know how nervous Henry got when we went
last year. I think it would be much nicer, just
ae surprising.
Speaker 7 (08:22):
I'll bring your bacony in just a moment.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Did you reach the fares worse?
Speaker 2 (08:25):
No?
Speaker 5 (08:25):
There, I just tried them again.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
They must be pretty social out last night. I'm busy
this morning. I guess they're out of our class.
Speaker 5 (08:32):
Will you call Henry please? Yes, father, I'm coming right now.
Could you sort of tighten this tye for me? Please?
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Are you wearing a bow typhi?
Speaker 6 (08:41):
I don't know.
Speaker 5 (08:41):
I just thought maybe it would make me look.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Different from what Please it down in eat your cerea, yes, father,
and don't spill anything.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
I've never seen you look so neat, and I'd like
to save the memory.
Speaker 6 (08:56):
Yes, sir, would you mind asking me some of the
questions in the history book while I'm meeting? Well?
Speaker 1 (09:01):
This is something you're going to have in school.
Speaker 5 (09:03):
Today, yes, sir, Well, in a way it is.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
When did the Civil War start.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
April twelfth, eighteen sixty one.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Did the move to c seed have general acquiescence among
the Southern States?
Speaker 5 (09:15):
What's that?
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Did the move to secede have general acquiescence among the
Southern States?
Speaker 5 (09:22):
Acquiescence? Will you pass the cream please? Here you are
How do you spell that word?
Speaker 1 (09:31):
A C Q U I E S C E n ce.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Oh, acquiescence? Sure naturally?
Speaker 1 (09:38):
What does it mean?
Speaker 5 (09:41):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (09:42):
That was when the war started.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
These things were sort of mixed up in there.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
And I suppose you're go in the living room and
look up the word in the dictionary.
Speaker 5 (09:48):
No, no, yes, father, acquiescence.
Speaker 7 (09:54):
Yeah, they're still visit the fas words. I just tried
to phone them again.
Speaker 5 (09:59):
So you sure we shouldn't tell Henry that we're trying
to get them to go down to.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
The high school with us.
Speaker 5 (10:04):
Dear, why not wait and make it a double surprise
your father. Acquiescence means to accept, that's fine.
Speaker 6 (10:11):
And Kentucky didn't do it, and Missouri didn't know what
to do.
Speaker 5 (10:14):
Hey, Henry, anybody home?
Speaker 4 (10:16):
She wasn't at you, homie.
Speaker 5 (10:17):
You know what time it is? Oh boy, I've got
to go.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
Mother.
Speaker 5 (10:20):
I certainly don't want to.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Be late on good by mother, take your banana there,
I've got it.
Speaker 6 (10:30):
She wishes that crooked again, and thanks very much, while
your mother help Fatherbye?
Speaker 5 (10:35):
Gee, Henry, am I sick. It's a matter of Homer.
My dying folks are coming to school. Oh boy, that's tough.
And you know what's gonna happen.
Speaker 6 (10:43):
My teachers are all gonna call on me and make
a fool.
Speaker 5 (10:45):
Of my whole family.
Speaker 6 (10:47):
Boy, I'm sure glad I'm not in your shoes, Homer.
Speaker 7 (11:01):
I've got a wonderful idea. Well, what you sit, Homer?
Speaker 5 (11:04):
As long as this.
Speaker 6 (11:05):
Is parents' day, don't you think it would be a
good idea if instead of my coming into English class
I act as sort of an usher.
Speaker 7 (11:11):
An usher for sure, I'll stand right outside the classroom.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
See, and whenever I see a parent that doesn't look
as though he knows where he's going, I'll say, wouldn't
you like to step in here and listen to English?
Speaker 5 (11:21):
That's very thoughtful of your home mother.
Speaker 10 (11:23):
We're going to need you in the spelling bee, in
the spelling be of course, it's better to be one
of the main features of the day. Some of the
boys are going to spell against some of the girls.
I think the parents would enjoy that.
Speaker 5 (11:39):
Don't you the fine minute mine? Won't you are in it?
Speaker 1 (11:43):
Oh boy, I.
Speaker 6 (11:45):
Know this sounds like an excuse, but frankly, I've got
a source throat.
Speaker 5 (11:49):
Man.
Speaker 10 (11:49):
I'm sorry, but I'm busy, and I shall have to
ask you to leave the room.
Speaker 5 (11:52):
Yes, I'll go, but my.
Speaker 7 (11:55):
Throat's getting worse severy second.
Speaker 4 (11:57):
Ay, Homer, plumbing alone, Henry Wiggan, how about the living
This note to Viola Farnsworth.
Speaker 5 (12:02):
No, please, Homer, Henry, why are you wasting time writing
her notes? I didn't write it.
Speaker 6 (12:06):
I didn't write a word of it. I just cut
it out of a book. Let's see it. It's just
a little write up, Homer. Here it's about my father.
She was what was that prendident in his college yearbook?
When he graduated, he was a big shot in his class.
Boy does he look different? What did they call him?
Dapper Sam?
Speaker 5 (12:27):
Sure, dapper Sam. And he read the whole thing, Dapper
Sam Aldridge.
Speaker 6 (12:32):
Perhaps a bit stuffy at times, but generous, brilliant and
most likely to.
Speaker 5 (12:36):
Succeed pretty good. Huh what do they mean by stuffy?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
My mother got him over that? How about it?
Speaker 6 (12:46):
Won't you please give it to Viola?
Speaker 5 (12:48):
If I will, will you do something for me? Sure?
Speaker 6 (12:50):
Okay, go in and tell miss Eglson you'd like to
take my place in the spelling bee.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
Oh I'll wait a minute, Homer. What spelling bee?
Speaker 6 (12:57):
Just a little spelling bee. It's gonna be a lot
fun fun for who Henry? My folks are going to
be there and yours aren't.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Homer. I've got a sore throat.
Speaker 8 (13:06):
Don't give me that.
Speaker 6 (13:07):
I thought you said you'd help me if i'd help you, and.
Speaker 4 (13:09):
Homer, you know what my spelling is like?
Speaker 5 (13:11):
Do you want me to give this note to Viola? Well, sure,
but that's entirely different.
Speaker 6 (13:15):
Or don't you wanted to know your father used to
be considered bright?
Speaker 3 (13:31):
Good morning students, before we begin our history, I think
it would be very nice if we introduced our visitors class.
This is Homer Brown's mother and father, mister and missus Brown. Now, then,
who would like to answer the first question? Well, that's fine,
(13:52):
but I think we should let Homer have the honor.
Speaker 5 (13:55):
Homer. Will you stand up please? Yes, Miss Barkley, here's my.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
Book now, Homer, in what year did the Civil War begin?
Speaker 4 (14:08):
Why are you well?
Speaker 5 (14:12):
In what year?
Speaker 7 (14:13):
In what year the Stivil War?
Speaker 5 (14:18):
Was having today's lesson? Miss Buckley? Yes?
Speaker 7 (14:20):
It was.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Oh well, I.
Speaker 5 (14:23):
Guess I'm not thinking very fast.
Speaker 7 (14:25):
Now, that's quite all right, Homer. Supposed we let you
sit down and give.
Speaker 3 (14:28):
You another chance later on, Yes, Miss Parker. Henry Audridge,
would you tell us the answer for me?
Speaker 6 (14:36):
Well, it was it was in eighteen sixty one, that
is correct, be exact April twelfth.
Speaker 5 (14:41):
Thank you, Henry. You may sit down yes, Miss Buckley. Well,
I see we.
Speaker 7 (14:45):
Have some more visitors.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
Class.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
We're glad to welcome mister and missus Audridge and mister
and missus Prin's Worth. I believe there's plenty of chairs
right here in Fry.
Speaker 7 (14:57):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (14:58):
Now, then suppose me that Viola Farnsworth answered this next question. Yes,
Miss Barclay, what were the basic causes of the Civil War?
Speaker 7 (15:08):
Slavery and economic different All?
Speaker 5 (15:09):
That's fine.
Speaker 7 (15:11):
Now the next question.
Speaker 5 (15:13):
I think we should let Henry Aldridge have the next one,
in honor of his parents. Henry, yes, Miss Buckley.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Did the move to secede have general acquiescence among the
Southern states?
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Well, I am, I'll tell you, Miss Barnes, I mean, miss.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
Buckley, take your time.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
Well, I guess I'm afraid, Henry you told me at
breakfast Kentucky and Missouri without those states.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Oh yeah, I'm sorry, mister Aldrich, but I'm afraid we'll
have to ask our visitors not to give any assistance.
I beg your pardon, Homer, you have yes, Miss Barklay,
that piece of paper that you just started to pass
to Viola, does that does that have anything to do
with our Civil War history?
Speaker 8 (15:59):
Well?
Speaker 5 (15:59):
It's around that time. That's fine.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
I'm quite sure then all of us will be interested
in hearing what it has to say.
Speaker 5 (16:12):
You mean, do you mean you want to say this?
Speaker 7 (16:14):
Will you stand up and read it?
Speaker 3 (16:16):
Please?
Speaker 5 (16:17):
The only thing is it's yes.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
Now, let's forget that we have visitors. Just stand up
and read it right out, right out. I think we
should keep up on everything that anyway pertains to history.
Speaker 5 (16:30):
But former, yes, ma'am, it says dapper sam Aldridge. Perhaps
some good stuff.
Speaker 8 (16:39):
In your time, Homer, Henry, you'll.
Speaker 5 (16:54):
Return to the old family and just them all.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
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compared to gold. His background makes him a man among men.
Who is he none other than Phil Harris? And this evening,
why not join Phil and his long suffering wife Alice
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Phil Harris Alice Fay Show, Theatre Guild on the Air,
and Meet the Press. Now getting back to the troubles
(18:01):
of Henry Organs, Henry, not knowing his mother and father
were planning to visit his school on Parents' Day, has
agreed to take part in a spelling bee in place
of Homer Brown. The scene opens in a school karda,
a few minutes before the contest is scheduled to begin.
Speaker 4 (18:16):
You wait, Homer, you just wait.
Speaker 6 (18:18):
I mean, could I help it? If she made me
read it? If you think I'm going to go into
that spelling before you, You're crazy.
Speaker 5 (18:23):
But Henry, you've got you.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Oh no, I don't.
Speaker 5 (18:25):
I'm gonna tell Miss Eggleston to.
Speaker 7 (18:26):
Put you back in. Listen, Henry, you gave me your word.
Speaker 8 (18:29):
You're in the spelling bee?
Speaker 6 (18:30):
Ray, yes, Father, May I speak with you please, I
know what you're gonna say, So long, Henry, I'm going
into the Arts and Crafts exhibit.
Speaker 5 (18:37):
Me.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
I don't believe I've ever been quite so embarrassed in
my life.
Speaker 4 (18:40):
Father, I didn't know Homer was going to read that
the whole thing was out of my control.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
That isn't what I'm referring to. And what is it
in history class? You're not remembering that it was Kentucky?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
But Father, my mind went blank.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
Didn't I send you into the living room during breakfast
to look up the keyword acquiescence?
Speaker 1 (18:57):
And didn't you come back and tell me the correct answer?
Speaker 5 (19:00):
Yes? Father, Then why did you act as though you
didn't have a tongue.
Speaker 6 (19:03):
Because right at that minute, I couldn't have told you
my own name, Henry?
Speaker 5 (19:06):
Yes, Mother, where's the Arts and Crafts exhibit? See?
Speaker 4 (19:10):
I don't think you and father would enjoy seeing that.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
Mother, don't you have anything in there? Well?
Speaker 6 (19:16):
Yes, but wouldn't you rather have me take you around
the building and show you the gymnasium or something?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
And what room is the exhibit?
Speaker 2 (19:23):
Well?
Speaker 5 (19:23):
I don't know the exact room.
Speaker 7 (19:25):
Well, will you please go down the hall and ask someone?
Speaker 5 (19:28):
Yes? Mother, I'll go Sam.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
Yes, I I'm not sure, but I don't think I
like the Fawnsworths.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Frankly, I don't like them either.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
Did you see mister Farnsworth's face when Henry couldn't answer
that question?
Speaker 1 (19:40):
I saw it, mother.
Speaker 4 (19:41):
The exhibits right here in room one oh one. Well,
let's go in, won't you?
Speaker 5 (19:45):
You won't like it?
Speaker 2 (19:46):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (19:47):
Yes, we will, my goodness. Look at all the things.
Speaker 1 (19:51):
Look at that card table, Henry did one of the students.
Speaker 6 (19:54):
Bill, Yes, sir, but that was sort of an advanced course. Henry,
look out, you're backing into someone, shewy.
Speaker 9 (20:00):
Was excuse me, that's all right, I hardly felt it.
Speaker 4 (20:04):
Oh is that you, mister Farnsworth?
Speaker 7 (20:06):
It is Henry your father?
Speaker 5 (20:07):
And I go to walk over and look at the mechanical.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Draw All right, young man, Yes, mister Farnsworth.
Speaker 9 (20:12):
Do you happen to know who built this model airplane?
Speaker 4 (20:15):
Well?
Speaker 5 (20:16):
Well, I was built by five or six of the boys.
Speaker 4 (20:18):
They all sort of got together on it.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Were you one of them?
Speaker 4 (20:22):
No?
Speaker 5 (20:23):
No, I wasn't.
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Now what did you build?
Speaker 5 (20:26):
Well?
Speaker 4 (20:26):
I sort of, I built this thing right here?
Speaker 1 (20:31):
What is it?
Speaker 4 (20:33):
What isn't anything?
Speaker 5 (20:33):
It's just a paper weight.
Speaker 11 (20:35):
Well, how did you happen to put your time in
on a thing like that? But it's nothing but a
brass ball.
Speaker 6 (20:41):
Well, I made it out of a square block, see
on a machine I got tough. It'd be fun to
see if I could make it perfectly wrong.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Yes, Viola, Hello, Viola.
Speaker 9 (20:49):
We were just looking at Henry's paper weight.
Speaker 5 (20:53):
Henry, did you make that? Sure? Would you like me
to show you some of these other things?
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (20:58):
No, it's almost time for the selling d the spelling bee?
Speaker 4 (21:02):
Are you in that too?
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Of course?
Speaker 9 (21:04):
Do you mean to say, young man, that you were
in it?
Speaker 5 (21:07):
Well, in a way I am.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
It ought to be quite a contest.
Speaker 9 (21:12):
Yes, I was just looking at this card.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
Here by your paperweight? Did you let her this?
Speaker 5 (21:18):
Yes, sir?
Speaker 11 (21:18):
It says spear made by Henry Aldrich and sphere is spelled.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
S p e R. How can you spell it that way? Henry?
You kill me? Listen, Viola. Anybody would think you never
made any mistakes? Henray?
Speaker 1 (21:36):
That the bell for the spelling bee?
Speaker 5 (21:38):
Yes? I think it is.
Speaker 11 (21:39):
Father, This is something I don't want to miss. Mister Aldrich.
Your daughter pretty good at spelling? Well, I'll certainly stake
her against any boy any time. Yes, well, just to
be a good sport, I'll stake Henry against any girl.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
Father.
Speaker 4 (21:53):
You don't really want to go in there.
Speaker 5 (21:55):
Do you.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
I'd like to see anyone keep me out.
Speaker 5 (21:58):
Come on, father, we're going to be late. Sam, wait
to me. Mother, are you coming to course?
Speaker 7 (22:04):
I am.
Speaker 5 (22:04):
Well. Look, you're to use for this paper weight on.
Speaker 6 (22:07):
Your desk, Henry, did you make that sure? Could you
just put it in your pocket book?
Speaker 2 (22:13):
Well?
Speaker 3 (22:13):
There, I can't very well carry a brass ball like
that around.
Speaker 5 (22:16):
Aren't you supposed to leave it here on exhibit?
Speaker 4 (22:19):
She was, No, don't know why I entered it here
in the first place.
Speaker 3 (22:22):
Sam, put this paper weight in your pocket and hurry up,
or we'll be late to the spelling bee.
Speaker 10 (22:36):
Now, then, please, the boys will stand on this side
of the room and the girls.
Speaker 7 (22:40):
On the other side.
Speaker 10 (22:42):
Yes, Incidentally, perhaps I should have said beforehand, how delighted
we are to have so many guests present. Mister and
missus Bondsworth, mister and missus Brown, mister Marshall, Missus Johnson,
that's Teresa Johnson's aunt took course, and mister and missus
Sam Aulbridge. Now then let's draw the first word for
(23:02):
the Girls Team.
Speaker 7 (23:04):
Betty Chase, your word is reconnoiter.
Speaker 5 (23:08):
Reconnoyan r e c O n n O I t.
Speaker 7 (23:12):
E r correct.
Speaker 10 (23:14):
And now the boys, Willie Marshall, I believe your word is.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
To be I e A r y s I p
e l a s wrong.
Speaker 10 (23:29):
Violas e r y s I p e l a s.
That's very good. Viola's one of our best fellows. We're
very proud of Viola. The next word will be spelled
by Henry Aldrich.
Speaker 6 (23:43):
Yes, miss Eggleston, biscuit biscuit, Yes, did you eat?
Speaker 5 (23:50):
Well, that's the way you.
Speaker 7 (23:51):
Think about it.
Speaker 6 (23:53):
B I s c U y t correct correct, spur.
Speaker 7 (24:06):
R r A s s e d correct.
Speaker 10 (24:09):
Well, there aren't quite as many standing as there were
a few minutes ago.
Speaker 7 (24:13):
Out there, not a b C.
Speaker 10 (24:16):
Toby Smith. The next word is psychology.
Speaker 1 (24:20):
That's the same psychology.
Speaker 5 (24:21):
P s y c h O l O g y. Sorry,
that's wrong, wrong, Betty Chase, when you spell it for
this psychology p s y th h O l O
g ro correct. But that's the way I spelled. Oh, no,
you did, Yes.
Speaker 7 (24:39):
He did, Toby.
Speaker 5 (24:40):
I should spell a little more slowly.
Speaker 10 (24:42):
You may remain standing and Betty, you'll have to have
another word. Your word is deceitful d e c e
I t f u w L wrong.
Speaker 5 (24:56):
Oh no, I wasn't.
Speaker 7 (24:57):
It's I before eh stac.
Speaker 5 (25:00):
But that isn't where you went wrong.
Speaker 7 (25:02):
Henry Aldrich.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
Yes, Miss Eggleston, D e c e I T f u
one l.
Speaker 2 (25:09):
Right.
Speaker 10 (25:18):
Well, now there are only two left standing, which makes
it very exciting.
Speaker 5 (25:22):
Viola Fonsmith and Henry Aldrich.
Speaker 10 (25:25):
The next word is for Henry U kallekle.
Speaker 5 (25:33):
U k.
Speaker 4 (25:35):
No u k.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
No.
Speaker 5 (25:39):
Well, which is it? U k u k u l
e l e ukulelely hi.
Speaker 10 (25:48):
No, Viola, your word is acquiescence.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
O g wins. I'm sorry, let's not have any remarks.
It's Viola's turn. Acquiescence A q u i e.
Speaker 7 (25:59):
S c e n c.
Speaker 10 (26:02):
Not just a moment, bio us not down unless Henry
spouts it correctly.
Speaker 7 (26:06):
Henry, it's up to you.
Speaker 5 (26:07):
Oh boy, come on, come on, come.
Speaker 10 (26:11):
On quiet now, please, let's not confusing acquiescence M.
Speaker 6 (26:18):
Acquiescence A c q u y e s c e
n C.
Speaker 5 (26:27):
Right the boys, will.
Speaker 1 (26:40):
Well Son, were you nervous?
Speaker 6 (26:41):
Well? I was at first, father, but all of a
sudden I forgot that you were in the room and
mother and mister missus Farnsworth, And then I remembered breakfast
and you're sitting there with my book and your boiled egg, and.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
Then an acquiescence came right back into my mind.
Speaker 6 (26:56):
The Farnsworth slipped word that they were driving on home alone.
Speaker 5 (27:00):
I think they prefer it going alone.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
Well is mutual?
Speaker 5 (27:04):
Hey, Henry, you're wanted the main office? Oh ge whiz?
Mister Bradley saw as the dude? What well didn't you
take that paperweight out of the Arts and Crafts exhibit?
Speaker 6 (27:13):
Sure, but it's mine, Homer. That doesn't make any difference.
He says, You're to take it right straight back and
leave it there until you.
Speaker 5 (27:18):
Get your award. My award, Well, that's what I'm trying
to tell you.
Speaker 6 (27:23):
You got third prize for form and precision, no kidding,
but what do you know?
Speaker 5 (27:30):
And Viola wants.
Speaker 6 (27:31):
An answer to a note she gave me the gift
to you, O from Viola?
Speaker 5 (27:34):
Where is it? Homer? I lost it? You lost it?
Speaker 6 (27:38):
I remember what she said, though, So what did she say?
Dear Henry?
Speaker 5 (27:42):
Would you please accept my humble apologies? Will Homer tell her?
Tell her?
Speaker 2 (27:49):
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Speaker 5 (28:05):
For instance, the.
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need clinic care, nursing service are a chance to learn
a new skill in order to support themselves, and for
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(28:30):
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as written by Clifford Goldsmith. Henry is played by Bobby
Ellis and Homer by Jack Grimes, Mister and Missus Aldridge,
a House Jamison and Katherine Rodd.
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