TV-G | 30min | Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, TV Series | Episode aired 17 November 1965
Patty has to stay in bed because she is sick. But Patty simply doesn't have time to be sick. She has too many things to do.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writers: Ed Jurist, Sidney Sheldon, William Asher
Stars: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron
Patty has to stay in bed because she is sick. But Patty simply doesn't have time to be sick. She has too many things to do.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writers: Ed Jurist, Sidney Sheldon, William Asher
Stars: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron
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Short filmTranscript
00:00Uh-huh, this side is definitely swollen.
00:06Does it hurt when you swallow?
00:07No.
00:08Mom, I'm sorry you mentioned it.
00:11Honey, you're letting in too much air.
00:13How can I tell if it hurts in the air?
00:16Well, how's the patient?
00:18She's got something.
00:19One of her glands is swollen.
00:20I don't know what you were saying, but I'll defend to the death you're right to say it.
00:26I'll bet a million dollars it isn't one point over 98.2.
00:29It's 99.8.
00:30Pay up.
00:31Uh-huh.
00:32You have to stay home today, young lady.
00:33Mom, I can't stay home.
00:34I'm sorry, dear.
00:35There are just too many things going around.
00:36I'm going to call the doctor.
00:37Oh, Mom, 99.8 isn't even a temperature.
00:38You'll laugh.
00:39Mom, maybe I'm just more warm-blooded than the average person.
00:40This is a disaster.
00:41I can't afford to miss school today, Popo.
00:42You got a test?
00:43No, but I have a dramatic club rehearsal and a meeting with the dance committee at lunchtime,
00:44and somewhere I've got to score a perfect score.
00:45I've got to score a perfect score.
00:46I've got to score a perfect score.
00:47I've got to score a perfect score.
00:48I've got to score a perfect score.
00:50This is a disaster.
00:50I can't afford to miss school today, Popo.
00:53You got a test?
00:54No, but I have a dramatic club rehearsal and a meeting with the dance committee at lunchtime,
00:58and somewhere I've got to squeeze in my debating team partner.
01:01And that's all?
01:02Yeah, except for the jazz concert Richard's going to take me to tonight.
01:06So you see, Popo, I just can't afford to miss school today.
01:08Please explain that to Mom.
01:10Well, your mother would be a lot more sympathetic if you were worried about missing history,
01:13math, and English.
01:14Popo, I don't have to worry about history, math, and English.
01:17They'll still be there when I get back.
01:19I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't
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02:19Mom, you up here? Yes, dear. Yes? Mom, do you suppose I could come down and watch some
02:45television? Oh, you know what the doctor said, dear. You're to stay in bed until he
02:48gets here. That won't be until this afternoon. Well, that's when he makes his house calls,
02:53if there's no emergency. Well, if you'll excuse me, honey, I've got a lot to do.
02:59Mom? Yes? Could I have a cheese sandwich? After the big breakfast you had? That was over an hour
03:05ago. All right. Mom, if you wouldn't mind another pillow, please. Oh, sure.
03:19Thanks, Mom, you're an angel of mercy. Mom, you may as well go all the way. Why don't you make one
03:27of those great grilled cheese sandwiches with ham and tomato and a little Worcestershire sauce,
03:31you know those special ones? And some milk, naturally. Naturally. Anything else? Yeah,
03:37some olives. Is that all? Oh, yeah. I don't want to be any trouble, Mom.
03:49Mom? Yes? I forgot to ask you something. What is it? I don't want to yell, it might hurt my throat.
03:58Okay, I'm coming. Mom, do you think it would be all right if I used the phone?
04:09I really think it would be better if you just rested. And besides, who are you going to call,
04:13dear? Everybody's in school. Yeah, I guess you're right. If you'll excuse me, honey,
04:18I really have got an awful lot to do. I know. Why don't you take my temperature again?
04:25I really don't think it's necessary. I know! I'll take my pulse. Do that.
04:35Oh, no! Patty! What is it? My nail is chipped. Mom, would you get me the nail file, please?
04:55Thanks, Mom. Patty, why don't you make some phone calls?
05:02But you said nobody'd be home. Oh, Doris Hartley's home with a broken leg! Wonderful!
05:18Hello, Mrs. Hartley, this is Patty. May I talk to Doris, please?
05:21In school? What about a broken leg? Oh, yeah, I guess two months is plenty of time for a broken
05:29leg to heal. Uh, so, uh, what's new, Mrs. Hartley? The house must seem pretty empty without Doris
05:33around, huh? I got you out of where? Oh, well, uh, you better put something on, you'll catch
05:41your death of cold, and then the house really will be empty. Well? Boy, what a grouch.
06:02Hello, is this Brooklyn Heights High School? Is this the secretary? Hi, I wonder if you'd do me a
06:06very large favor. Is the absentee list made up yet? Oh, good, would you read it to me?
06:12Uh, no particular reason, I just want to see who's available for some phone calls.
06:16Me, uh, I am, uh, let's just say I'm a community-minded citizen who makes a hobby out of
06:22calling shut-ins. You're not allowed to give out students' phone numbers? I'll tell you what,
06:29why don't you give me the numbers without the names? Hello?
06:45Natalie? Say, what's been going on around there? I've been trying to reach you for an hour.
06:49I let Patty make some phone calls just to occupy herself. Well, who's she been calling? Aren't all
06:53her friends in school? Did you ever hear of the classified phone book? She's been poring over it
06:58like it was the book of the month club selection. In other words, she's feeling pretty good. She's
07:03fine. Now ask me how I am. You were the one who insisted that she stay home. Yeah. Honey, I haven't
07:11got any more time to talk to you. I've been trying to get the breakfast dishes done for the last
07:15three hours, but thanks for calling. It's, uh, it's good to talk to somebody without climbing the
07:19stairs. Goodbye. Mom! Yes? Can I get up for a minute just to get something for my dresser?
07:32Can't it wait until I get there? No, it's vitally important. I'll be up in a minute.
07:49Oh, Mom! Can I have an apple as long as you're coming up? I am up. Mom, there must be something
08:00wrong with this electric clock. Why? Because it only says five after eleven. Well, that's the
08:04right time. What do you want? My makeup tray inside. Boy, time certainly drags when you're
08:11home in bed. Certainly does. Mom, could I have some tissues over there? I thought we blew a fuse.
08:19Not yet. Oh, I, I guess I'll need my pencil sharpener for my eyebrow pencil. It's right
08:24there on the desk. Oh, and Mom, could I have the mirror over there in the dresser?
08:33Thank you. What's all this for? I have to do something to keep me from going wiggy. Mom,
08:38are you sure we can't get the doctor here any earlier? I told you, he just doesn't consider
08:41this an emergency. That lot, he knows. Mom, there's no rush about the apple. Any time you
08:50happen to be coming back upstairs. I have a feeling it'll be soon. Here's your apple, dear,
09:00and I brought a few other things for the rest of the afternoon so I won't be... What are you doing
09:04covered up? What have you done to yourself? It's the newest look. The magazine says it's
09:12going to be very big this year. Where, in Hong Kong? Look, this article says makeup can uncover
09:18your secret self. What do you think? I think you should put the cover back on. I'll get you a wash
09:26cloth. Oh, I think you're beautiful. All right, honey, here's a washcloth. Now get all that stuff
09:54off. All for one and one for all. I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied.
10:08Well, I don't suppose you'd consider doing a little schoolwork? In my condition?
10:15Scrub up.
10:24Hi, honey. Uh, no, no, no, you're not interrupting. I just wanted to get your advice, Martin. Do you
10:42think it would be all right if Bob Holton came over to visit Patty? He's the president of the
10:45Dramatic Club. Well, I really don't know. It's just that she's anxious to find out what happened
10:50at the rehearsal. And frankly, I don't know what to say. What do you think? Why don't you check the
10:54doctor? He already left the office. She seems in very good spirits. And frankly, I'd welcome
10:59anything that would occupy her. Well. Well, I just wanted to get your opinion. Thanks, dear.
11:07Anytime. Well, how'd it go? Well, what can I tell you, Patty? Without you, the rehearsal was a
11:16shambles, an absolute shambles. Oh, gee, that's too bad. Oh, try to get those kids quiet. I'm
11:22president of the club, and I'm playing the king, and they still wouldn't listen to me. Now, how can
11:28you do a play like St. Joan with everybody horsing around? Let's face it. Nobody can keep those kids
11:35as quiet as you can. Well, Bob. Nobody can yell as loud as you can. I have to watch my voice.
11:44You're consuming, Patty. I'm fine. Really fine.
11:52Those are glazed fruits. Glazed fruits. Just what I love. You want one?
11:57Hate them. How about some nuts or stuffed dates or fruit or candy? No, thanks.
12:03Mmm. What's in that box? Oh, I forgot.
12:11It's the St. Joan wig. Oh. I want you to try it on. Okay.
12:16You should have heard Gloria Peterson reading your part.
12:21It was really something else. Was he really that bad? Listen, you know in the play where I say,
12:28preposterous that this frail little girl should lead the armies of France. Yeah.
12:32It was preposterous, all right. She's two feet taller than me.
12:37Don't move. Don't move. What is it, a bee? You are she. Who? You are St. Joan.
12:48Listen, do you feel up to a little rehearsing? I feel fine. Now, why don't we do the scene where
12:56the king comes to visit Joan in her cell? Good idea. We haven't gotten to the meat of that scene
13:02yet. I think we've gotten to the ham. Please be serious. Yeah, sorry about that. Okay, I start, right?
13:17The king flatters me by his presence. Wait a minute.
13:21Give me a chance to get into the mood. I can't become a cruel tyrant like that. I'm sorry.
13:33I'm a bitter old man, old before my time. Life, life is cruel. I'm unloved, despised, not well liked.
13:52What play is that?
13:53God! You broke the mood. I'm sorry. All right. Well, that's the cell door. I'm just coming in.
14:08You are the king, the king of France, even if you are bitter and old, hated and despised
14:17by friend and foe alike. But why are you hated and despised? Because you're rotten,
14:23because you're cruel. Can you feel everybody?
14:34Bob? Bob?
14:36Bob, I think you went in the wrong cell. Who's that? Bob, he's my leading man in the play. Where'd he go?
14:48At the front door. Hey, do you think he'll be okay without a keeper? Ho, ho, ho. What do you want?
14:54Freddie Marshall's here, and in case you don't feel well enough to see him, he sent these up.
14:58They're just after dinner mints. Of course I feel well enough to see him. I have to talk to him about
15:01that speech for the debate. Hello? I got it, Mom. Oh, hi, Emma. How'd it go? Oh, you need my opinion, huh?
15:11Well, look, Freddie's here now, and Bob just left, and I doubt if he'll ever be back.
15:15Uh, why don't you come by, and we'll talk about the dance committee in about a half hour. Okay, bye.
15:23Tell Freddie you can come back. You want one? One!
15:25Dear, I just want to warn you, the doctor called. He'll be here at four o'clock.
15:33Gee, Mama, I don't think I can work a minute till 4 30.
15:41And so I say to you, ladies and gentlemen, that my worthy opponents have utterly and completely
15:47failed to show us why the voting age should not be lowered. We of the affirmative, however,
15:53have amply demonstrated that today's teenager is fully equipped
15:58to take his or her place in the national scene. And in conclusion, let me just say this.
16:05We teenagers are tired of being future citizens. We want to contribute here, and now, and not in
16:11the hereafter. I thank you. Hey, that speech is great, Freddie. Thanks. And now what about your
16:19speech? Huh, I'm working on it. Oh, you better get cracking. The debate's Monday. Hey, uh, do you
16:24think you'll be all right by then? I'm fine now, Freddie. The only reason I stayed home was because
16:28my mother insisted.
16:42Now, what is all this? What are you doing home so early? Well, you called and said Patty was giving
16:46you such a rough time. I thought maybe I'd come home and help, but, uh, it's like a congressman's
16:51lobby. What are all these kids doing? Oh, they're waiting to see Patty. That's Bob. He's the president
16:56of the Dramatic Society. Now, that's the dance committee. Uh, Richard, you know, uh, the girl he's
17:01talking to is Gloria Peterson. Who's the man on the phone? The doctor. The doctor? You mean you let
17:07Patty keep him waiting? Of course not. He had to call his office. I was just going to go up and
17:11tell Patty that he's here and to get rid of Freddie. Freddie? Debating team. Natalie, I don't understand
17:18you. I mean, how can you let all these kids come here when Patty is sick? I asked you and you said
17:23it was okay. Well, you mentioned one, not a whole congregation. Here, put that in the refrigerator,
17:29would you? What is it? That's some ice cream for Patty. I'm going up and clear out her room.
17:34Uh, excuse me, girls. Uh, pardon me, I'm coming through. Excuse me, fellas, I just live here.
17:44You sure you don't want one for the road? No, thanks. I really got to get going. Besides,
17:47it's too close to dinner. Dinner? It's funny, I'm not even hungry. So, uh, do you want me to tell
17:52the dance committee to come on up? Nope. Hi, Popo. This is Freddie Marshall. He was just leaving.
17:57I know he is. When you get downstairs, tell the rest of the group that visiting hours are over.
18:02Oh, but Popo, I haven't seen the dance committee yet. And Richard's here, and I hear Bob got back,
18:06and Gloria Peterson. Boy, is she going to be disappointed. Yeah, well, I'm afraid the doctor
18:10takes precedence over all of them. Oh, is he here already? Yeah, I'm just going to bring him right
18:14up. Popo, do you want a chocolate-covered pretzel? Lemonade? I am a loyal subject of the king.
18:29Are you friend or foe? Are you with Joan? No, I live here. How long is Paddy going to be tied up?
18:37Till the doctor leaves, I guess. Stand aside. I must take my leave. Okay, but you better stop
18:45by the gas station and have them tighten your bolts. Well, you must be a very popular young
18:51lady to judge from the number of visitors down there. That's when she's homesick. You can imagine
18:55what it's like around here when she's well. How's her pulse? Perfectly normal for a girl her age.
19:00Of course it's normal. I'll bet my temperature's normal too. Paddy. Hmm. Has it gone up? No, down.
19:06It's normal. See? Can I get up and get dressed? As far as I'm concerned, you can. You see, that's
19:11what we need in the world. More doctors like you. Mom, would you have...
19:26Matt, you know it couldn't be anything too serious. I mean, she doesn't even have a temperature.
19:34And I say she has. But you heard the doctor. Martin, I felt her forehead. Are you going to
19:40compare a thermometer with a mother's hands? Risk being called un-American? Certainly not.
19:49I guess I might as well forget about Paddy going to the jazz concert tonight with me, huh?
19:53Oh, I'm afraid so, yeah. Poor Paddy. She used to love jazz.
20:02Now, Richard, if you'd like to run on along home, I'll be happy to phone you later.
20:07You mean you're throwing me out? No, you can stay if you want to.
20:11I sure would like to hear the doctor's verdict.
20:13Well? What is it? The worst case of the sweets I've seen in a long time.
20:29You turn that candy store back into a bedroom and she'll be fine.
20:32Thank you very much, doctor. I'll take care of that right away. You're welcome.
20:36Care for a chocolate-covered pretzel?
20:39Thank you, doctor. Richard? Yeah? I want you to do me a favor. You name it.
20:51I want you to go to that jazz concert tonight with somebody else. Oh, nothing doing. Please,
20:57Richard. You can't tie yourself down to me. But Paddy... Richard, I'd feel much better if I thought
21:06you were having a good time. What kind of a good time can I have without you?
21:11I might as well tear these tickets up. No way! Uh, you sure you don't want to go without me?
21:18I'm positive. Besides, who can I get at this late hour? Um, how about Gloria Peterson?
21:28Paddy, in the first place, she's too tall. And in the second place... Yes? You break my arm.
21:35You better believe it. There's only one girl I'm sure would be free now,
21:41and that's Dusty Higgins' kid sister. I guess she'd get a big kick out of going with me.
21:46Fair! She sounds perfect. Why don't you take her? Well, I don't know, Paddy. Richard, I insist.
21:52But Paddy, I... Please, Richard. I must rest now. Oh, sure.
21:59Richard? Yeah? You know, I finally understand what Joan means when she says in the play,
22:14only through our own suffering can we know the suffering of others.
22:19Do you understand? Yeah, but I don't think the concert's going to be that bad.
22:30You feeling better, honey?
22:35I'm glad that you told Richard to go to that concert with somebody else. I was very generous
22:39of you. That's okay, Papo. I didn't see any point in wasting two good tickets, and Dusty Higgins'
22:44little sister will have a great time. You know, I'll bet it's her first date with a grown man.
22:50Grown man? Believe me, Papo, to a kid, Richard's a grown man. You know, I can still remember my
22:57first date with an older man. Up until then, I guess I had been to two Saturday movies with a boy.
23:03And one day, out of the clear blue sky, Jack Nordstrom called and asked me to go to the museum.
23:08He was ancient. Must have been 15. I almost fell off my shoes.
23:13Paddy, Richard's here. He forgot the tickets. That clunk.
23:19Oh, there they are. Would you give them to him, Papo? Yeah. Thank you.
23:23I'd forget my head if it wasn't tacked on. You said it. I didn't.
23:33I'm sorry, Paddy, but I gotta go. Where's Dusty's kid sister?
23:37She's waiting in the car. Oh, why don't you bring her up? I'm dying to meet her.
23:41Well, I know, Paddy. You know how embarrassed she is. I mean, knowing that you're my girlfriend,
23:46and well, you know that whole story. She must be excited, huh?
23:49Well, you can, uh, you can imagine. Yeah.
23:52Well, I better get back to the car. Richard.
23:57Richard. Richard.
24:00She must be calling you because my name's Paddy.
24:04Huh? Open the door, Richard.
24:06The door? Oh, yeah. The door.
24:10Yeah? You forgot my present for Paddy.
24:12Oh. Uh, she, uh, didn't know she brought you some candy. Well, I've got to split.
24:21Richard, where are your manners? Ask her to come in.
24:23Paddy, it's getting late. That's ridiculous. Come on in.
24:30Hi.
24:33Paddy, I would like you to meet Eve, Dusty's kid sister. Eve, I would like you to meet Paddy,
24:38my friend. Eve, I'd like you to meet Richard, the rat.
24:43What a crazy pair, but they're cousins. Identical cousins and you'll find.
24:58They laugh a like, they walk a like. At times they even talk a like.
25:02You can lose your mind when cousins are two of a kind.
25:12Thank you very much.