TV-G | 30min | Comedy, Family | Episode aired 27 March 1953
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers. In this episode, fearing that Ozzie is coming down with a cold, Harriet orders her husband to spend the evening convalescing and then goes shopping with a friend. Ozzie manages a rapid recovery when Thorny reminds him of a date they made to go bowling.
Director: Ozzie Nelson
Writers: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport
Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers. In this episode, fearing that Ozzie is coming down with a cold, Harriet orders her husband to spend the evening convalescing and then goes shopping with a friend. Ozzie manages a rapid recovery when Thorny reminds him of a date they made to go bowling.
Director: Ozzie Nelson
Writers: Don Nelson, Bill Davenport
Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
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00:00The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, starring the entire Nelson family.
00:04Here is Ozzie, who plays the part of Ozzie Nelson,
00:06and of course his lovely wife Harriet, as Harriet Nelson.
00:10The older of the Nelson boys, David, appears as David Nelson,
00:14and his younger brother, the irrepressible Ricky, played by Ricky Nelson.
00:19The Nelson's next door neighbor, Thorny, is played by Don DeFore.
00:22Did Wilford and Rick call here yet, Mom?
00:29Not that I know of, dear.
00:30We're supposed to pick him up.
00:32Since when?
00:32Well, I was talking to him just before dinner.
00:34What's this, you guys gonna go out someplace tonight?
00:36Or just go over to the gym to play some basketball?
00:39Remember now, don't stay out too late.
00:40What about your homework?
00:42Well, there's no school tomorrow, Pop.
00:43Oh yeah, that's right.
00:44Come on, let's go, Rick.
00:45Hey, wait a minute.
00:46You guys put your coats on.
00:47Be in there playing basketball and come out in the cold air and catch pneumonia.
00:51Oh, Mom, that's old-fashioned stuff.
00:53Well, maybe it is, but I'm not gonna have you catch cold.
00:55Remember what happened last year?
00:56You were sick in bed.
00:57Yeah, neat, boy.
00:59No school for two weeks.
01:00What are you playing tonight, Dave?
01:04It's just a practice game, Pop.
01:06Oh, well, don't get home too late now.
01:07We won't.
01:08No, and bundle up good, too.
01:09There are plenty of colds going around.
01:11Okay, Mom.
01:11Good night.
01:12Good night.
01:13There are a lot of colds going around, you know.
01:16Yeah, there sure are.
01:18I had lunch with Herb Dunkle today, and boy, he had a pip.
01:21I hope you didn't sit too close to him.
01:24Oh, no.
01:25I don't catch colds very easily anyway.
01:27Well, don't be too sure about that.
01:29I noticed you didn't eat very much for dinner.
01:31Well, I ate all I wanted.
01:33I just wasn't very hungry.
01:34I had quite a big lunch.
01:35You're sure you feel all right?
01:37Well, of course I do.
01:38What makes you think I don't?
01:40Your face is a little red.
01:42Well, it's kind of warm in here.
01:44I don't think so.
01:45Let me feel your head.
01:47Don't be ridiculous.
01:49I'm not being ridiculous.
01:50You know just as well as I do that the time to put a stop to a cold is when it's just starting.
01:54Why don't you go upstairs and gargle?
01:56But I tell you, I feel fine.
01:59A little tired perhaps, but I got up rather early this morning.
02:02You just admitted you feel tired, and you know very well that's the way these things start.
02:06Now, why don't you stop being stubborn and go over and lie down on the couch for a while?
02:12I'll get it.
02:13I promise you I won't stand in the open doorway.
02:16Oh, hi Mary, come on in.
02:20Hello, Ozzie.
02:21Is Harriet in?
02:22Yeah, sure.
02:22Hi, it's Mary Dunkle.
02:23Hi.
02:24Oh, hello, Mary.
02:25What a pleasant surprise.
02:26Well, thanks, honey.
02:28How's Herb?
02:28Ozzie tells me he has a cold coming on.
02:30Oh, it's nothing serious, but it sure is a nuisance for him.
02:33Oh, does he feel okay now?
02:34Oh, yes.
02:35He's sitting on the couch with the pillows all around him, propped up like a modger,
02:38a ha-ha, or whatever it is.
02:41Well, I've been telling Ozzie that's what he ought to do.
02:43Come on, sit down.
02:44Yeah, Harriet's been trying to convince me that I feel sick, but frankly, I never felt
02:48better in my life.
02:49Oh, maybe so, but you've got to watch out for those colds.
02:53See, I'll tell you why I stopped by.
02:54I was on my way downtown.
02:55I thought maybe you and Ozzie would like to go with me.
02:57Oh, where are you going?
02:58Well, the stores are open tonight, and I have to exchange a few things.
03:02Herb gave me a sweater and skirt, but they turned out to be the wrong size.
03:05Well, it's a shame.
03:06Are they too big or too small?
03:08Well, you know what an old flatterer Herb is.
03:11The sweater was too big and the skirt was too small.
03:16Well, anyway, I'm going down to the emporium to exchange them.
03:18They're open till 9 tonight.
03:20Oh, say, that gives me an idea.
03:22Why don't I take that lamp and those bookends and that shirt that you don't like down there
03:26and exchange them?
03:27Oh, Harriet, don't bother to exchange those things.
03:29They're okay.
03:30Well, as long as Mary's going down there anyway.
03:32Besides, the stores don't mind exchanging things.
03:34They're happy to do it.
03:36Well, I know, but it's embarrassing to walk in and exchange all those things in one evening.
03:40Why don't you sort of spread it out a little?
03:42Well, I did.
03:44I exchanged several things last week.
03:47Boy, I'll bet they're happy to see you walk in there.
03:49Oh, don't be silly.
03:50Come on, you can drive us downtown.
03:53Ozzie, you sound just like Herb.
03:55Oh, just a second, Harriet.
03:58You know, now that I think of it, I do have a little cold coming on.
04:01Oh, stop your faking.
04:03You said yourself you feel fine.
04:04Now, wait a minute, Harriet.
04:06I didn't say it with quite that inflection.
04:08If you recall, I said I feel a little tired, too.
04:11Then you do feel sick.
04:13No, no, no, I don't feel sick.
04:15I just don't feel quite up to exchanging...
04:17I mean, to...
04:18...exchanging all the way downtown.
04:20Well, I was right the first time.
04:22You have got a cold coming on.
04:23Oh, no, no.
04:24Come on.
04:24Well, what are you doing?
04:26I never saw two men more alike than Ozzie and Herb.
04:29Mary, would you hand me that pillow?
04:31Sure do.
04:31Goodness sakes.
04:34There.
04:35Now, take your shoes off.
04:36No, I can do that, Harriet.
04:39Just like Herb.
04:40He's even got a hole in his sock, just like Herb.
04:44Say, how would you like me to make you some nice lemonade?
04:47Oh, say, that would be kind of a nice idea.
04:50And maybe a plate of cookies.
04:51You could put them right on the table there.
04:52We wouldn't have to reach too far.
04:54Let me put this comforter over you.
04:56Might get a little chilly later on.
04:57Oh, thank you, Mary.
05:02Yes, that is comfortable.
05:04I think this may be the best thing after all, Harriet.
05:07Feel a cold coming on, there's no sense taking any chances.
05:11You sure you don't mind my going downtown?
05:13No, no, no, no.
05:14You go right ahead, dear.
05:16Though I do think this is best, just for me to stretch out here and relax.
05:21Yes, I think so too.
05:22Are you comfortable now?
05:23Oh, fine.
05:24All right.
05:24Well, the paper's here on the table, and so are some magazines.
05:26And I'll go make the lemonade now.
05:28Oh, thank you, dear.
05:29Hi, Pop.
05:30Oh, hello, fellas.
05:32How was the basketball game?
05:33Oh, swell.
05:34We got way ahead, so we let Ricky play.
05:35Yeah, I shot fine baskets, too.
05:37Wow, good for you.
05:39You got six fouls called against him, too.
05:41I couldn't help it.
05:42Ah, you got to watch that stuff, Rick.
05:44They had me guarding a real tall guy.
05:46He was about a foot taller than me.
05:48Did you guard him okay?
05:49It was the best I could.
05:51Heck, he tackled him twice.
05:52Well, that's a good thing.
05:53I mean, he's a good guy.
05:54He's a good guy.
05:55He's a good guy.
05:56He's a good guy.
05:56He's a good guy.
05:57He's a good guy.
05:57He's a good guy.
05:58He's a good guy.
05:58He tackled him twice.
05:59Well, you're not supposed to do that.
06:02Yeah, I kept forgetting.
06:03Well, you're not allowed to tackle on basketball.
06:05I kept thinking it was still football.
06:07What's the matter with you, Pop?
06:10Did you sprain your ankle?
06:11Oh, no, Dave.
06:12Your mother felt a cold coming on me.
06:17She thought I was catching a cold,
06:19so she suggested I stretch out on the couch and then rest.
06:22Gee, pretty soft.
06:24Hey, can I have a cookie, Pop?
06:26Oh, don't take too many.
06:28There's only one left.
06:30Come on, there's plenty more out in the kitchen.
06:32Okay.
06:33Don't stay up too late now, fellas.
06:45Come on in, Thorny.
06:48Hi, Oz.
06:49Hi.
06:51Well, well, what do we have here?
06:52Lawrence of Arabia?
06:54Well, I just feel a bit of a cold creeping out.
06:58Oh, don't be silly, Oz.
06:59I've never seen you look better in your life.
07:02Hey, what do you got here?
07:02Lemonade?
07:03Hey, you better not drink out of that glass, Thorny.
07:05You're no use taking any chances.
07:07Okay, Oz.
07:07You go ahead and drink out of the pitcher.
07:09Nothing high hat about me.
07:12Suddenly, I just sort of felt it sneaking up on me.
07:16Not bad.
07:16A little warm, perhaps, but not bad.
07:19Well, I'm sorry, Oz.
07:20What'd you say?
07:21Somebody sneaked up on you?
07:22No, I was just talking about this cold.
07:27Well, you look all right to me.
07:28You don't sound like you got a cold.
07:30Oh, well, I don't actually have a cold yet.
07:33But any doctor will tell you if you feel one coming on,
07:36the best thing to do is to get right off your feet,
07:38stop everything, get into bed, and get plenty of rest.
07:42Yeah, especially if you're independently wealthy.
07:47Don't be silly, Thorny.
07:48It's only common sense.
07:50Look, will you stop stalling and make up your mind?
07:52Now, you're going with me tonight, aren't you?
07:54Going where?
07:55Oh, now, don't tell me you forgot about our date for tonight.
07:58What date is that?
08:00Our date to go bowling.
08:02Well, I didn't know we had a definite date to go bowling.
08:06I thought we just discussed it casually a couple of weeks ago.
08:10Oh, now I get it.
08:12Oz, I'm surprised at you.
08:14If you're gonna chicken out,
08:15at least have the courage to chicken out like a man.
08:18What do you mean, chicken out?
08:19Do you mean to say you'd actually drag a man out of a sick bed
08:23and take advantage of his poor health
08:24just to win a couple of measly pennies at the bowling alleys?
08:28Come on, get off that couch.
08:31Any man who could get through a speech like that in one breath
08:33is well enough to bowl a few games.
08:34It's very cold out.
08:38Oz, it's like a balmy summer evening.
08:40Come on, you'll probably win the free ginger ale.
08:42Ginger ale?
08:44Well, yeah, didn't you know?
08:45They're giving you a free case of ginger ale
08:47for the high score each night this week.
08:49Holy smokes, I'm sorry I drank so much lemonade.
08:52Oh, come on, Oz, I got the car right outside.
08:55Oh, wait a minute, I just happened to think of something.
08:58Harriet asked me to drive her downtown a while ago
09:00and I turned her down.
09:01What if she comes back here before we do
09:04and finds me gone?
09:05Well, where'd she go?
09:07She and Mary Dunkle went down to the Emporium.
09:10Oh, be reasonable, Oz.
09:11They'll probably stay at the Emporium
09:12until the door is closed.
09:14Then they'll either go to a movie
09:15or at least stop and get a soda.
09:17Well, yeah, we could go down to Monaghan's,
09:19roll a few games, and be back before they are.
09:21Atta spirit, Oz.
09:23Come on, let's go.
09:25You know, Thorny, it does a guy good
09:27to live a little dangerously every once in a while.
09:32Come on, get in your shoes.
09:34You know, I hate to admit this,
09:37but actually, I don't remember
09:39our making a date to go bowling tonight.
09:42When did we make it?
09:46That's what I thought, you know.
10:12Good, beat that old boy.
10:14That's fantastic.
10:15How do you like that?
10:17Get a load of this.
10:33I'm sorry, Thorny old boy,
10:34this just isn't your night.
10:35Oh, there's something wrong.
10:36I don't know what it is.
10:37You got the juju sign on me.
10:38I don't know what it is.
10:39Go ahead, you get another ball.
10:46Oh, I give up.
10:58It just isn't your night, old boy.
11:05Well, they certainly were nice
11:06about exchanging those things, weren't they?
11:07Oh, well, they're very blessed down there.
11:10Although, did you hear what that one clerk said?
11:12He said, madam, do you realize
11:13it's been three months since Christmas?
11:15Oh, well, but he said it with a smile.
11:17Oh, they're very nice.
11:20Say, how would you like to go to a movie?
11:22I don't know, Mary.
11:23I'm just not much in the mood for a movie tonight.
11:26Well, I kind of hate to go home
11:28as long as we're clear downtown.
11:31Say, I've got a wonderful idea.
11:33Some of the girls are going bowling.
11:35Why don't we go down to the alley
11:36and have a game with them?
11:37Well, you know, I'm ashamed to tell you, Mary,
11:39but I have never bowled in my life.
11:41Oh, there's nothing to it.
11:43In fact, the first time I bowled,
11:45it was the best score I ever made.
11:47Well, I'll be glad to go over and sit and watch.
11:49Oh, don't be silly, honey.
11:50You'll probably beat all of us.
11:52Look, there's nothing to it.
11:53You just take up the ball and throw it at the pins,
11:56then open your eyes and see if you hit anything.
11:58Hey, I'm willing to take a crack at it.
12:19How about that?
12:22Would you look at that?
12:23Another strike.
12:25Oh, you really took me to the cleaners tonight.
12:27Four games and I haven't won a one.
12:29How much do I owe you?
12:31You know darn well how much you owe me.
12:3320 cents. Come on, let's have it, boy.
12:35Except the check.
12:36No, no, let's keep this strictly on a cash basis.
12:39Oh, you drive a hard bargain, huh?
12:42It's a pleasure to do business with you.
12:4410 cents, 15.
12:46I'll give you back that dime.
12:47What's the matter?
12:48I'll let you have the beer.
12:49I'll take it.
12:52You know, I think this is the highest score
12:53I ever bowled in my life.
12:55We're not betting for anything I always win.
12:58You know, I think there's a little of a confidence man in you, Oz.
13:02Hey, it'd be pretty funny if I won the case of ginger ale, wouldn't it?
13:05The what?
13:05The case of ginger ale.
13:06You told me yourself to give a case of ginger ale
13:08to the guy with the high score each night.
13:10Oh, yeah, that's right.
13:12Well, I hate to brag.
13:13Oh, go on, Oz. Just this once.
13:15I rolled some pretty good games tonight.
13:18You were pretty lucky if you ask me.
13:19What do you mean lucky?
13:20I beat you fair and square and you know it.
13:22Oh, listen, Oz.
13:23When I see a bowling ball go down the alley,
13:25drop in the left gutter, bounce out.
13:26Drop in the right gutter, bounce out.
13:28Ricochet off the pin boy's foot and knock down 10 pins.
13:31That is lucky.
13:33Well, I told you I gave a little extra flick of the wrist.
13:40Wait, Oz, Oz.
13:41Please, I'm tired out of this score.
13:42Oz, do my eyes deceive me?
13:44Look, look over at the entrance.
13:45What's the matter?
13:46For sure it's Harry and Mary.
13:49Holy smokes, you're right, Tony.
13:50I'm supposed to be home sick at bed.
13:51Come on, get your stuff.
13:53Keep going.
14:08Morning, young fella.
14:09Morning.
14:09This the Nelson residence?
14:10Yes, sir.
14:11I got a case of ginger ale here for you.
14:13Oh, boy.
14:14Hey, David, this man's got a case of ginger ale for me.
14:17Well, I'm not sure it's for you.
14:18Didn't you say it was for Nelson?
14:20Yeah.
14:21That's me, all right.
14:22That's everybody in this house, dopey.
14:24Who ordered it, sir?
14:25Nobody ordered it, sonny.
14:26It's sent over courtesy of Monaghan's Bowling Alley
14:29for high score last night.
14:30Hey, nice people, boy.
14:32I can't even bowl and they sent me a prize.
14:34It's not you, it's Pop.
14:36What's going on, boys?
14:37Oh, this man's got a case of ginger ale for us, Pop.
14:40Ginger ale?
14:41Wait a minute.
14:42Don't tell me it's from Monaghan's Bowling Alley.
14:44Yes, sir.
14:44For high score last night?
14:45That's right.
14:46Well, how about that?
14:47Congratulations, Pop.
14:48Oh, gee, thanks.
14:49I'll get a bottle opener.
14:51Gee, you know, I just said as a joke
14:55to my friend and neighbor, Mr. Thornberry,
14:57we were bowling together last night.
14:59I said, wouldn't it be funny if I won the case of ginger ale?
15:02And by golly, here I won it.
15:03Congratulations.
15:04I'm glad you did.
15:05Gee, thanks.
15:05What was your score, Pop?
15:06Uh, well, I don't think I know.
15:10You don't happen to know what my score was, do you?
15:12No, I don't know anything about that part.
15:13They just tell me where to deliver the ginger ale
15:15and I deliver it.
15:16Oh, oh, fine.
15:17Well, gee, I'm what you'd call just an average bowler,
15:21you know?
15:22But last night, somehow, the pins just
15:25seemed to drop down right and left.
15:26I just couldn't seem to miss.
15:27That's the way it goes sometimes.
15:29Hey, would you stand right there, please?
15:30Oh, yeah, sure thing.
15:32The first time out, I had to make a split to pick up my spare.
15:37Pretty tough shot.
15:38Yeah, it's the funniest thing.
15:41I'd heard about this, but I'd never done it before in my life.
15:44And I kind of zoomed the ball a little to the side.
15:46And I hit that left end pin.
15:48I don't know the numbers of them, even.
15:49And it just flipped right over and got the other corner
15:53spin for the spare.
15:57My neighbor, the fellow I was telling you about,
15:58he got to laugh and he fell back in his chair.
16:01I got to laugh and I fell right down on top of him.
16:03It's the funnest thing.
16:05It's been tough to see, all right.
16:07Oh, I gave you a pencil.
16:08Yeah, yeah.
16:09And the next time, I figured, well, if I can get a strike
16:13following a spare, I'm in good shape.
16:15So usually, I roll a pretty fast ball.
16:17In fact, I think that's one of my faults.
16:19I roll a ball too fast.
16:21So this time, I figured, I think I'll just layer down gently,
16:24you see, with just a little bit more right hand.
16:26So I aimed a little over to the side,
16:28laid her down, and gave it just a little bit of a twist
16:31right into the old groove for a strike.
16:33Now, that's the thing to do, all right.
16:36Oh, yes.
16:37Oh, I'm sorry.
16:38I've been talking and talking to you.
16:40You probably have lots more important things to do.
16:42That's all right.
16:43It's very interesting.
16:44Oh, thanks a lot.
16:45And gee, thanks for the ginger ale.
16:47Thank Mr. Monaghan.
16:48And thank you for being such a tolerant listener
16:51to all this ear bending I've been in.
16:53That's all right.
16:54That's all right.
16:54Happens every time I deliver a case of stuff.
16:56All right.
16:59Bye.
17:08Yeah, boys.
17:08Here, cart this out the kitchen for me, will you?
17:10Okay, Pop.
17:11And don't drink all that ginger ale up
17:13before your mother gets a whack at it.
17:14We won't.
17:29Hello?
17:30Hello, Thorny.
17:31This is Oz.
17:32Hi, Oz.
17:32What's up?
17:34I have a little news for you.
17:35Yeah, a little surprise.
17:38Remember last night I said,
17:40wouldn't it be funny if I won the case of ginger ale for high score?
17:44Yeah.
17:45Well, the man delivered it five minutes ago.
17:49No, honest.
17:50You can ask David and Ricky.
17:53Yeah, thanks, Thorny.
17:55I just thought I'd tell you the news.
17:59So long, old pal.
18:02What did Mr. Thornberry say, Pop?
18:04Oh, he still thinks I'm kidding.
18:10Who are you calling now?
18:13Uh, Mr. Dunkle.
18:16Just remembered he sprained his ankle,
18:17and I think I ought to call up and see how he is.
18:19That was a couple of weeks ago, wasn't it, Pop?
18:23Oh, yes, I know.
18:23But it's still a neighborly thing to do.
18:25Oh, hello, Dunk.
18:27This is Ozzie.
18:29How's the old ankle?
18:31Oh, that's good.
18:33Say, now that you're up and around again,
18:34we'll have to go bowling some night.
18:36Yeah.
18:38Uh, speaking of bowling,
18:41the funniest thing happened.
18:43Monaghan gives away a case of ginger ale
18:45for the high score for each night, see?
18:50Hello, Bill.
18:52This is Ozzie.
18:55Say, Harriet and I certainly got a kick
18:57out of that card you sent us at Christmas.
19:00Oh, oh, well, thanks.
19:03Uh, how's been bowling lately?
19:08Hello, Harry.
19:14This is Ozzie.
19:22Hello, Tom.
19:24Uh, this is Ozzie Nelson.
19:27Ozzie Nelson.
19:29You probably don't remember me.
19:30We went to high school together.
19:38Oh, hello, dear.
19:38Hiya, Mom.
19:39Want a bottle of ginger ale?
19:41Ginger ale?
19:42Yeah, Pop got a case of it today.
19:43What's this?
19:45Well, I might as well tell you.
19:46You'll find out soon enough anyway.
19:48The news seems to have spread all over town.
19:53You know how it is.
19:54You just can't keep a thing like that secret.
19:56Yeah, especially with a telephone in the house.
20:00Well, tell me more about it.
20:02Well, uh, last night, right after you left...
20:06Oh, uh, pardon me.
20:07There's the telephone.
20:12Hello?
20:13Mr. Nelson?
20:14Yes?
20:15This is the operator.
20:16Oh, yes.
20:17I just talked a long distance,
20:19and we can't seem to reach Mrs. George Nelson
20:21in Tenafly, New Jersey.
20:24Oh, well, uh, no, thank you.
20:27Just cancel the call, please.
20:29All right, sir.
20:30And congratulations on winning the ginger ale.
20:32Well, thank you very much.
20:38What call did you have canceled?
20:40Oh, uh, it's really not important.
20:42I can make it again tomorrow.
20:44But, uh, listen, you'll get a kick out of this.
20:47Last night, right after you and Mary Dunkle left,
20:50Thorny came over,
20:51and he pleaded with me to go bowling with him.
20:54You went bowling last night?
20:56Yeah, I didn't want to,
20:57but you know Thorny when he gets his mindset on something.
21:00I imagine you put up quite a struggle.
21:03Well, uh, actually, I didn't.
21:06Oh, which reminds me,
21:07Thorny said he saw you and Mary Dunkle
21:09come into the alleys last night.
21:11Yes, he did.
21:12Well, how come?
21:14Well, I just figured it was about time I learned how to bowl.
21:18Oh, gee, that's swell, Harriet.
21:20We can go bowling together, have a lot of fun.
21:22It's not too hard to learn, you know.
21:24That's so I hear.
21:26And, uh, if you don't mind my bragging a little,
21:29you'll be bowling with last night's high score man.
21:32That's how come we got the ginger ale.
21:34For what?
21:36Well, the man from Monaghan
21:38just brought it over about a half hour ago.
21:40You see, they give a prize of a case of ginger ale
21:43to the man who bowls the high score for each night.
21:45Well, that's wonderful, dear.
21:47Congratulations.
21:50Oh, thanks.
21:51I think it's kind of a nice idea.
21:54You know, they also give a case of ginger ale
21:56for the lady with a high score.
21:58Who knows, you may win that some night.
22:00Do you think so?
22:01Well, sure.
22:02You never can tell.
22:04Not right away, of course,
22:05but maybe in a couple of years if you keep bowling.
22:09Oh, say, I want to go and see Gordon Bensfield.
22:11I'll be right back.
22:13Why don't you just call him on the phone?
22:15Well, he doesn't have one.
22:17I'll be right back.
22:18♪
22:44Hello, Mary.
22:46This is Harriet.
22:48Yes, it was fun, wasn't it?
22:52Oh, well, thanks, Mary,
22:53but I'm sure it was just beginner's luck.
22:55In fact, that's why I'm calling you.
22:57Whatever you do, don't tell Ozzie
22:58about my winning the case of ginger ale.
23:00♪
23:18Hi, Oz.
23:19Oh, hi, Thorny.
23:20I was going to come over after a while
23:21and have a glass of ginger ale with a champ.
23:24Oh, well, I'm glad you mentioned that, Thorny.
23:27It's been bothering me a little bit.
23:29Yeah?
23:30You remember last night
23:31when we scurried out of the bowling alley
23:33because Mary Dunkle and Harriet came in?
23:36Yeah.
23:37Well, I understand they bowled a few games after we left.
23:40And I was just wondering, you know,
23:42there is a possibility
23:43that this case of ginger ale was supposed to be for Harriet.
23:47Well, it's one way of finding out.
23:48Why don't you call the bowling alley and see?
23:50Well, you see, that's just it.
23:51If I did call them,
23:53I'd find out definitely
23:55whether the case was supposed to be for Harriet or for me.
23:59Now, the point of it is,
24:01I kind of think that Harriet thinks it was supposed to be for her.
24:04So it would be such a terrible disappointment
24:07if I found out for sure if it were for me,
24:11which, of course, you and I know that it is for me.
24:13Yeah.
24:13It'd be such a terrible disappointment for Harriet.
24:16I think maybe we'd best just let the thing go
24:18and stay this quo with the use of acid.
24:22Yeah, well, I can see, Oz,
24:24the workings of the legal mind.
24:26That's what I call it.
24:26Maybe you're right.
24:28I don't know.
24:40Mary Dunkle was played by Paula Winslow.
24:42The delivery man was Herb Bygren.
24:46Don't forget that a completely different episode
24:48of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
24:50is heard every Friday night on radio.
24:53Consult your newspaper for time and radio station.