TV-G | 30min | Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, TV Series | Episode aired 15 September 1965
Frankie Avalon's car breaks down in front of the the Lane house so he asks if he can use their telephone. Once Patty realizes who it is she is determined to spend some time with Mr. Avalon.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writers: Roswell Rogers, Sidney Sheldon, William Asher
Stars: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron
Frankie Avalon's car breaks down in front of the the Lane house so he asks if he can use their telephone. Once Patty realizes who it is she is determined to spend some time with Mr. Avalon.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writers: Roswell Rogers, Sidney Sheldon, William Asher
Stars: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron
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00:00The luau's off? Why? It's gonna rain tonight. Sally, they have typhoons in Hawaii, but did
00:15they stop living? Yeah, well, okay, thanks for letting me know anyway. Bye. How do you
00:21like that? Sally's calling off the luau because of the weather. I heard the predictions for
00:25rain. That means I'll have to sit around here all night. What's wrong with spending a quiet
00:29evening at home for a change? I remember when I was a girl. Mom, please, not again with
00:34the covered wagon days. Well, we used to have some pretty good times on a rainy Friday night.
00:40Fire in the fireplace, popping corn, roasting marshmallows. Scraping buffalo hides. Hey,
00:44maybe Richard would like to take me to a movie tonight. I'll give him a jingle. Patty, you
00:50can't call him and ask him to take you. Mom, I'm not gonna ask him. Richard may not be
00:56the greatest boyfriend in the world, but he has one redeeming feature. He can be conned. When
01:01you're through blackmailing, come help me with dinner. Okay. I think we'll have the rest of that
01:06corned beef tonight. Hi, Rich. Patty. I've been noticing lately you're getting very nervous. I
01:12think you should do something to relax. You know, like see a movie or read a good book. You what?
01:21You want to take me to a movie tonight? Richard, I can always count on you to come up with a great
01:28idea. 730. Check. Bye. Yeah? Pardon me, miss, but my car conked out on me and I was wondering if I
01:49could maybe use your phone? Yeah. My phone. Oh, don't go away. It's Frankie Avalon.
02:20Don't you come in? Thank you.
02:39Meet Kathy, who's lived most everywhere. From Zanzibar to Barkley Square. But Patty's only seen the sights a girl can see
02:48from Brooklyn Heights. What a crazy pair. But they're cousins. Identical cousins all the way. One pair of matching
03:00bookends. Different as night and day. Where Kathy adores a minuet. The Ballet Russe and Crepe Suzette.
03:11Patty loves her rock and roll. The hot dog makes her lose control. What a wild duet. Still they're cousins. Identical cousins and
03:22you'll find. They laugh alike, they walk alike, at times they even talk alike. You can lose your mind when cousins are two of a kind.
03:41That's right. Frankie Avalon. Right. Well, look, I'm scheduled on your 620 jet to Los Angeles. But I may not make it, so how soon can you
03:49put me on another plane? Who is at the door, Patty? No planes at all? Well, how come? Fogged in? Well, that's funny. The sun's shining out
04:03here in Brooklyn. You're not taking off from Brooklyn, I see. Is it that pesky little boy from next door again? Well, how long do you think it'll be
04:13before I can get another flight? Four or five hours? Patty, can't you hear me? Mom, it's Frankie Avalon here in person. Well, tell him to run on home.
04:28You have work to do. This number? It's 624-1098. Look, I'll be leaving here soon. Right. Well, then I'll tell you, I'll call you when I know where you can reach me, okay?
04:44All right, then. Thank you very much. Bye. Oh, brother, how do you like this mess? I love it. I mean, that's too bad. Patty, didn't I ask you to come out and help me?
05:02Uh, I'd like you to meet my mother, Mrs. Frankie Lane. I mean, I'd like you to meet my mother, Mrs. Lane. Frank... Mom, this is Mr. Avalon. How do you do? How do you do? Oh, gee, I didn't know that it was you when I told you to run home.
05:23Oh, that's okay. A lot of mothers have told me that. Look, I'm awfully sorry for barging in on you like this, but, you see, my car, well, actually, it's not my car. It's a car I rented to see some friends of mine in Connecticut. But on the way to the airport, it kind of, well, just stalled on me and... Oh, well, look, my husband will be home soon. He can drive you to the airport.
05:42No, he won't. I mean, no, he can't, because the airport's fogged in for hours. So I guess you'll just have to wait around here. Oh, no, look, I wouldn't want to impose on you. I'll just call the car rental place and have him... Oh, no, uh, it would take him days to get here. Hey, I know a groovy mechanic nearby. I'll call him and he'll fix the car for you. And look, while I'm calling, you just go on and sit over there and make yourself at home. Relax.
06:12Hello?
06:19Richard? Hi. Would you be a doll and come over and do a tiny little favor for me? I want you to fix a car for... for a friend of the family.
06:29Gee, Patty, I just got out of my work clothes and started to clean up for our date. What do you mean forget our date?
06:37Richard, stop being difficult and just come over. But don't hurry.
06:44What did you just talk... Hello? Hello?
06:52That was the mechanic. He'll be right over. Oh, thank you.
06:56Um, Mother, don't you think Mr. Avalon would like some tea? Oh, good idea, Patty. Run and put the kettle on.
07:04Really?
07:06Mother, you know how terrible I am in the kitchen. I burn everything. Oh, all right. We certainly wouldn't want any burned tea.
07:18Well, here we are.
07:26Look, Patty, I know you must have a thousand things to do, so just... Oh, no. As a matter of fact, I just happen to have a free evening.
07:32And, you know, there's nothing I like better than a quiet, rainy evening at home, don't you?
07:39Hey, Patty! Don't go away.
07:48Hi, Patty. Can I come in? Who ever heard of fixing a car in the house?
07:54How did you get here so fast? I hurried over to find out why you didn't want me to hurry.
07:59So, exactly who does this car belong to? Uh, a rental company. Well, then why don't they fix it?
08:04Richard, you're never going to get anywhere asking a lot of useless questions. Oh, boy, it sure looks styled up in there.
08:09Yeah, well, first you got to... Wait a minute. Here it is. It's a loose distributor wire. I can fix that in a minute.
08:16Oh, no, you can't. It's got to be more serious than that. Why did the wire jiggle loose? Because what it jiggled loose from is defective, right? Right.
08:23Wrong. Well, just take it out and take it home and fix it. And don't worry. Just take all the time you need.
08:28Wait a minute. What about our date? I'll be looking forward to it.
08:39That was the mechanic. Oh, good. Will it take him long? Well, he's not one of those fly-by-night mechanics. He's very thorough.
08:47He took some little thingamajig home to his shop to work on it. Oh, no. I should have called the car rental place and they would...
08:52Oh, well, it's too late now. It's done. Why don't we just sit down and relax? It won't take long. Hardly a couple of hours.
09:02A couple of hours? So I guess you'll just have to stay and have dinner with us.
09:06Look, wait a second. I can't move in on you people, put you to all that bother. Oh, it's no bother. We have to eat anyway.
09:12Why, of course. All we have to do is put on an extra plate. It's no trouble, really.
09:17Well, all right. But only on one condition. Promise you don't go to any extra fuss for me, huh?
09:24I don't have to promise that. You're just going to have to take part in love.
09:28Oh, I hope you like corned beef. Wonderful. Love it.
09:32Mother, I think I'll help you get dinner.
09:40Now, look, this is perfectly good food and I don't intend to waste it.
09:43Mom, he's a star. A Hollywood star. He probably eats lobster Commodore for breakfast.
09:48Commodore.
09:49Whatever it is. Certainly not leftover corned beef.
09:51You know, now that I look at this, there's not as much left as I thought.
09:54No. Maybe we had better have something else.
09:56Now you walk into space. I'll call the butcher and see what he's got that's nice.
09:59And expensive. Get some caviar, too.
10:06This is Mrs. Lane. Do you have any rock cornish game hymns? Wonderful.
10:11Uh, we'll need six. And could you send them over right away, please? Thank you.
10:15Oh, that's great. He'll love those rock cornish game-ish things.
10:18Mom, now would you run next door and borrow Mrs. Marlowe's good silverware?
10:21Oh, Patty, I'm not going to put on airs just because he's a celebrity.
10:25Mom, he's not just a celebrity. He's Frankie Avalon.
10:29Please. I've got to get back in there. Please, Mom.
10:33For goodness sake. Our tableware is plenty good enough for...
10:40For us. But not for Frankie Avalon.
10:53Your phone's ringing. It's nothing important.
10:56It might be the airport calling. Oh, I'll get it. Don't go away.
11:01Yes? Hi, Patty, this is Roz.
11:04Listen, Gloria's having some of the luau kids over to her house tonight, and you're invited, so bring Richard.
11:08And I want to borrow back my orange pants, so I'll drop by and...
11:12What do you mean, no?
11:15But I want to wear them tonight.
11:17Okay, so I'll, uh, I'll put them on the porch for you.
11:21Right? Oh, I'll put them in a plastic bag.
11:25But I want to keep you out of the house.
11:28Roz, have you got a crack in your wig?
11:31There's no boy here. I've got to go now. Goodbye.
11:36I have to put Roz's orange pants on the porch.
11:38I mean, she lent them to me, and now she wants them back. Don't go away.
11:41All right.
11:49Man, you sure took care of Roz's pants in a hurry.
11:52I didn't know anyone was here.
11:57Frankie Avalon.
12:00Oh, you...
12:05Oh, my ankle.
12:07Are you all right? I think so.
12:09Which ankle is it?
12:11Oh, it doesn't matter.
12:19Easy now. Do you think you could stand on it?
12:22I'm not sure, but I do think you should let go of me.
12:25Well...
12:27What?
12:29She's Patty, and I'm Kathy, her cousin.
12:33For a minute there, I thought I was getting a little wiggy.
12:36Kathy, for heaven's sake, stand up.
12:39It's hardly ladylike.
12:41Oh, uh, she hurt her ankle.
12:43Here, Kathy, we'd better get you over to the couch.
12:48I really don't think we should take any chances.
12:50Why don't I get her upstairs and into bed and out of the way?
12:53She'll be more comfortable.
12:56That's very thoughtful of you, Patty, but I'll be fine, thank you.
13:00Down here.
13:05Take it easy.
13:07Be careful.
13:12Boy, that guy.
13:14If it wasn't his ball.
13:20Lost another game.
13:22That stupid quarterback.
13:24Oh, Ross, this is Frankie Avalon.
13:27Hi.
13:28Hi.
13:29Hi, Tommy.
13:31Fourth down, 37 yards to go,
13:34and he calls for a quarterback sneak.
13:37Oh, what an afternoon.
13:45Frankie Avalon.
13:51It is you.
13:53Eww!
13:55Ross, flake off.
14:00Now, uh, if someone can tell me where I can find a basin,
14:02we'll start soaking that ankle.
14:04Oh, well, there's one in the kitchen under the sink,
14:06but really, you shouldn't do all this for me.
14:12Hey, Eddie, guess what we got at our house.
14:15You'll never be able to guess what I'm thinking.
14:18What do you think you're doing?
14:20You blabbermouth, shh.
14:21I don't want a whole bunch of kids swarming all over here, bugging him.
14:24As a matter of fact, there are a couple here now I'd like to get rid of.
14:27Can I just tell, Eddie?
14:28He's always bragging about the time Fabian stopped at his dad's gas station.
14:31No, I don't want you to tell anybody.
14:34Now, why don't you just go upstairs and do your homework or something?
14:45Where'd he go?
14:47He's in the kitchen.
14:50Imagine Frankie Avalon taking care of me.
14:54Yeah.
14:58Oh, no.
15:00Here, Frankie, I'll do that.
15:02Oh, that's all right.
15:03Hey, Patty, Roz is here to see you.
15:06Roz?
15:07Oh, no.
15:08Don't go away.
15:11Hi, Roz.
15:12Hi.
15:13You said you'd leave my orange pants on the porch,
15:15but I didn't see them there.
15:16Oh, well, they're right in here.
15:18Come on, I'll get them.
15:19Let me get a glass of water.
15:20No.
15:21The water's been turned off.
15:23You know what this kind of weather does to the porch.
15:26They're right in here.
15:43What are you doing here?
15:45I mean...
15:46Kathy sprained her ankle a little,
15:47and we're trying to keep the swelling down.
15:49Oh, for heaven's sake, you shouldn't be doing that.
15:52Where's Patty?
15:53She's, uh, whoops.
15:54Oh!
15:55Oh, no, is that thing leaking again?
15:57My husband just fixed it last week.
15:59Oh, don't you get down there.
16:01You'll get sopping wet.
16:02But maybe I can fix it.
16:03You got some wrenches?
16:04Well, yes, but don't you do that.
16:06I'll call the plumber.
16:07We may be flooded by then.
16:08I think we better get some wrenches.
16:10Well, all right.
16:24Oh, good.
16:25You fixed it.
16:26No, not really.
16:27I just shut the water off.
16:29You see, the problem is in this valve here.
16:32It, uh, isn't really much,
16:34but I think I can take care of it.
16:36Oh, that little tiny leak?
16:37Well...
16:38Oh, for goodness sake, I'll call the plumber.
16:40You don't have time for that.
16:41No, no, no, really.
16:42We can just keep a bucket under there.
16:44No, I've got a budget.
16:45Oh, that's ridiculous.
16:47No, I'm pretty good at destroying stuff.
16:49I'll take care of it.
16:51Hello, dear.
16:53I'd like you to meet Frankie Avalon.
16:58I'm sorry, Nat, but I can't help it.
17:01A man comes home from work
17:02and finds his wife under the sink
17:04with a strange man,
17:05and she says,
17:06Dear, I'd like you to meet...
17:09Frankie Avalon.
17:13I guess there must be a logical explanation for that.
17:16Frankie Avalon.
17:18Frankie Avalon.
17:20I guess there must be a logical explanation for this.
17:22Actually, you know, it's your fault.
17:24Mine?
17:25Well, if you'd fixed the plumbing properly,
17:26we wouldn't have had to be under there.
17:28No, no, really, it's my fault.
17:29You see, my car stalled on the way to the airport,
17:31and, well, your daughter was kind enough
17:33to let me use your phone, and...
17:34Oh, Patty, I should have known she'd be involved in this.
17:37Then I had to wait here
17:38because the airport called and said it was fogged in.
17:41Well, she's maneuvered a lot of things,
17:43but this is the first time she ever managed fog.
17:46Well, anyways, very nice to meet you, Frankie.
17:48Mr. Avalon, Frankie Avalon.
17:51Oh, well, listen, let me take over here.
17:53This isn't a way to treat a guest.
17:55Oh, no, look, I might as well finish.
17:56Anyway, I'm pretty good at this sort of thing.
17:59Well, the least I can do is give you a hand.
18:06Natalie!
18:10Oh, I thought you might like to borrow my samovar
18:13along with the other things.
18:14It makes a nice little dinner touch
18:16when you're having special guests.
18:18Who did you say it was?
18:19Oh, nobody at all, just a little family gathering.
18:22Oh.
18:24Well, for heaven's sake.
18:27Isn't that...
18:29Well, of course it is.
18:32Hello there.
18:34Hi.
18:35I watch you all the time on TV.
18:38Oh, thank you.
18:40We'd like to tell Marvin I saw Frankie Lane.
18:44Oh, no.
18:46Papo, come out from there.
18:48You'll hurt yourself.
18:49Oh, don't be ridiculous, Patty.
18:51I know how to handle tools.
18:53Oh!
18:55Oh!
18:57See, I told you.
18:59You better go put some antiseptic on that right away.
19:02Yeah, I guess I better.
19:07What do you want me to do?
19:09Take this wrench.
19:11All right, now.
19:13Clamp your...
19:14Yes.
19:15...wrench next to mine.
19:17That's it.
19:18And pull in opposite directions.
19:21Couldn't we pull in the same direction?
19:24We could, but we'd never get this job done.
19:28Oh, yeah.
19:30Hey, Patty.
19:31Richard's here.
19:32Mm-hmm.
19:34I'll be right back.
19:37Don't go away.
19:45What do you think you're doing?
19:47I did what you told me to do.
19:49I took the distributor out, I checked it, I put it back in,
19:52and everything runs fine.
19:54So you can tell your friend he can go home now.
19:56Can I come in and wash up?
19:58No.
19:59Why not?
20:00Because my father and Frankie...
20:02Why not?
20:03Because my father and Frankie...
20:05My father's fixing the water. It's out of condition.
20:08Oh, what are you talking about?
20:09Richard, will you stop arguing and go home and wash up?
20:11You're a mess.
20:17Hello?
20:23Who's calling?
20:25The airport?
20:27Which Mr. Avalon did you want to talk to?
20:31Is that the airport?
20:33Just a minute. Here he is.
20:35Oh, thank you.
20:36Hello?
20:37Yes, speaking.
20:39Oh, good. How soon?
20:42Oh, sure, I can make that.
20:43Right, thank you.
20:45Well, the fog's lifting and my plane takes off in 45 minutes.
20:47I can just about make it if I hurry.
20:49Oh, the car, Patty. What about the car?
20:52It's fixed.
20:53Oh, how can I ever thank you?
20:56That's okay.
21:00And Mrs. Lane, I'm awfully sorry to miss out on your corned beef.
21:03I really am.
21:04But at least you didn't go to any extra fuss for me.
21:06Oh, no, no fuss at all.
21:08Kathy?
21:09Goodbye.
21:10You take care of that ankle.
21:11I will, thank you.
21:12Bye now.
21:14Mr. Lane, you have a wonderful family.
21:16I don't know when I felt more at home.
21:18And listen, if you have any more plumbing problems, give me a call.
21:22These prices don't think I won't.
21:25And Pat, thanks for everything.
21:30Bye.
21:31Bye now.
21:40Well, if anybody's still interested in Cornish game hens by silver canthalite,
21:46you better go wash.
21:48Wash?
21:50I'll never wash this cheek again as long as I live.
21:56Well, come on, Patty.
21:58What are we going to do?
21:59Are we going to the movies or to Monica's?
22:02I don't know, Rich.
22:03I really don't feel like doing much of anything.
22:06Why don't we just stay home and listen to some records or something?
22:09Well, that's cheaper than going to the movies.
22:12What do you want to hear?
22:14Um, let's see.
22:16Let's see.
22:17Let's see.
22:18Let's see.
22:19Let's see.
22:20Let's see.
22:21Let's see.
22:22Let's see.
22:23We can hear.
22:24Um, the stones, the animals, the beasts.
22:28Um, Rich, how about something more like, um, what's-his-name, Frankie Avalon?
22:37Frankie Avalon?
22:40What a way to spend an evening.
22:53These are the good times, while we are young, no chance untaken, no song unsung.
23:20These are the good times, life goes your way, loving each moment of each new day.
23:43While the meadows are green, free as the wind are we, sharing a dream, living our destiny.
24:04These are the good times, long as you care, and all of the good times we'll always share.
24:35Wow!
24:39Now what?
24:41You never kissed me like that before.
24:48Here's Cathy, who's in limos everywhere, from Zanzibar to Barclays Square.
24:56But Patty's only seen the sights a girl can see from up the heights.
25:00What a crazy pair!
25:02But they're cousins, identical cousins, and you'll find they laugh alike, they walk alike, at times they even talk alike.
25:14You can lose your mind when cousins are two of a kind.