You, uh, want to pull a hair from eds tail . Mmmhmm. I was reading in this book called love charms, and it says right here, if you pluck a hair from the tail of noble steed, then love will come to a heart in need. Honey, you dont mind, do you . Im going to use it in a love potion. You be my guest. Ooh. There you are, dear. Oh, thank you, mr. Post. Dont mention it, emmy lou. Anytime at all. Thank you. Oh. If you pluck a hair from the tail of a noble steed. groans martha, i thought we had her adenoids out. What hurts me has nothing to do with my adenoids. George, dear, read your paper. What do you mean read my paper . Im a paidup member of this family. I have a right to know whats troubling her. Well, if you must know, daddy, ive been reading a book on romance, and i mixed a love potion. You what . Your daughter is the only girl in franklin high who isnt going steady. Oh. doorbell rings why doesnt he use the back door . Oh, look, mother. The man from the Grocery Stores here. mumbles uh, put it over here, sir. Uh, do you go to franklin high . mumbles oh, im a sophomore, too. Uh, how come ive never seen you at school . mumbles mother, isnt that interesting . He just moved into town. Must be an exchange student. Ask him what country he comes from . Where are you from . mumbles hes from new jersey. My names emmy lou harper. Whats yours . Huh . Whats your name . mumbles goodbye, arthur. How could she understand him . Hello, taffy . Taffy, guess who just walked into my life. Mr. Wonderful. Hes a dream. Huh. Thats a dream . Im going to get out of here before i go ape. Yes, hes wearing his own buckle. Yeah. Darn it. I wish this wasnt saturday. Now i have to wait all the way till monday to see arthur at school. Yeah, well, ill see you later. Bye. Emmy lou, honey, take the groceries in the kitchen for me. Sure. Thank you. Hello, mr. Bailey. This is mrs. Harper. Id like to order some more groceries, and have them delivered immediately, will you, please . Oh, mother, you and taffy are the two best girl friends ive got. Ill bet you think i was snooping. Oh, no, no. You were just looking at your reflection in the window to see if your mane was on straight. You know what that teenage little hairpuller is trying to do . She now has her mother ordering more groceries. I dont care. All i know is you broke your promise to me not to snoop. It wasnt a real promise. What do you mean . I had my hooves crossed. laughs do you really think arthur will like it . If he doesnt, dear, dont bother with him. Hes dead. Oh, wilbur, doesnt emmy lou look adorable . Emmy lou . I thought it was zsa zsa. Oh, mr. Post. chuckles here. A little here, there, and on the wrists there. Why waste time . Just drink it. laughs oh, look, mr. Post. I soaked a hair from your horses tail in the love potion for over 24 hours, what do you know . My horse is engaged. I just hope the charm works on arthur. Mmm. speaking fake french what does that mean . Ma cherie, you are irresistible. You really think so . Gee, arthurs never seen me in high heels. Just make sure he gets a whiff of this perfume. If it does what the bottle says, your problems are over. Really . Mmmhmm. tires squeal its arthur. doorbell rings you . Hello, arthur. Come in. More groceries, honey . He was just here an hour ago. You never can tell when people are going to drop in, right . And i like to be prepared for any emergency. It sounds more like a conspiracy. Arthur, emmy lou will take care of the groceries. mumbles oh. I guess delivering groceries, you run into a lot of girls from franklin high. mumbles you havent . mumbles oh, well, in that case, since youre new in town and dont know any girls. Man gina galuzzi. Gina galuzzi. See italys newest star at your neighborhood theater. Arthur, i. mumbles buon giorno, roberto. Oh, gina, sei giu. Buon, buon. Un vino. Fantastico. Grazie, gina. Gina, che bella che sei. Roberto. mumbles gina, cala. Oh, che bella. mumbles did you hear what he said . Oh, i dont know what he said, but its the first time i understood him. Arturo . Oh, emmy lou, more groceries . I think theres still a chance to make him notice me. Honey, if your father sees any more groceries come in. And besides, dear, theres a limit to chasing a boy. Now think of your pride. Pride . Pride comes after youre going steady. Oh. Poor arturo. Hes going to get it right in the old pasta fazool. So youre back here again, huh . Ed, you are positively incorrigible. Thanks, wilbur. Im glad we made up. Come on. Back to the barn. Ooh. doorbell rings we have moved. George. Come in, arthur. Emmy lou buon giorno, arturo. Buon giorno, arturo. mumbles prego, prego. Eh, arturo. Prego, prego . Oh, now george, i told you shes just going through a phase. She looks more like shes been through a swap. mumbles youre so right. Women should be so natural. mumbles mumbles oh, yes, id love to go to the movies. Very prego. Tonight . Volare dipinto di blu, arturo. Here. mumbles why cant he use the back door . Thats why i built a house with a front door and a back door. W wilbur. This is dirty pool. Im sorry, ed. Its the only way i can teach you to keep your nose out of other peoples business. But its such a drag. knock at door emmy lou mr. Post . Come in, emmy lou. It worked it worked ive got a date with arthur. And its all because of mr. Eds tail. phone rings hello . Would you mind repeating what you just said . If you said anything. mumbles its a young boy who doesnt speak english very well. Oh, that must be arthur. I guess my mother told him i was here. Hello, arthur . mumbles oh, arthur, thats terrible. mumbles oh, please dont call off the date. Please. mumbles what happened, honey . Arthurs left rear tire blew out, and he doesnt have a spare. Look, its times like this that a woman has to be brave. Yeah, but its tough to be brave when youre pushing 15 and your best years are behind you. You just dont understand us teenagers. Oh, boy. But, daddy, we dont want your whole car. Just one tire. Just one tire . George, couldnt you let them have the spare . But, daddy, you and mom dont need to go out. Youre married. Im married. Darling, its arthurs car, so i think its his responsibility. But, daddy, arthur doesnt have enough money to take me to the movies and buy a tire. Well, maybe if hed quit eating apples for a while, he could afford both. Oh, daddy, you just dont understand. Im sorry to bother you again, mr. Post. Honey, id like to help you, but, i mean, if your own father wont let you have a spare tire, it would be wrong for me to. But, mr. Post, daddy just doesnt understand. He thinks im too young to be going steady. Well, youre not exactly over the hill, you know. Well, juliet was only 13 when she was going steady with romeo. Yeah, but look at the mess those two kids got into. Ick. Besides which, i think your fathers right, dear. I mean, after all, why should you give arthur a spare tire just so you can get a date . Arthur just has enough money to take us to the movies. Why doesnt he sell that loud muffler of his . Id give him 5. 00 myself. Sell his muffler . Without that muffler, there would always be a piece of arthur missing. Honey, this isnt the end of the world. It is for me. Ive just got to get that tire for arthur. I feel sorry for her, ed, but if i were to help her without her father knowing, i could never face him. mister ed sputters ed, i thought at least you would understand. Its easier to understand arthur. Going, going, gone. Sold to gloria for 60 cents. Your money . Oh, here you go. And now girls. Girls. All oh, wow. This brandnew bikini bathing suit that my father wont let me wear. What are my bids . Ill bid 10 cents. Gloria, how could you only bid 10 cents for this brandnew bikini . Well, my father wont let me wear it, either. Anybody have an understanding father . Sold to gloria for 10 cents. I wonder how id look in a bikini. Theres nothing else to auction, and im still a dollar short. Wait a minute, girls. This last item is this bobby dexter record. Who needs that . Who needs it . This bobby dexter records a collectors item. Its the only flop he ever made. Ill bid 25 cents. Only 25 cents for i wonder whos sharing your straw . There were only seven of these records sold in the whole world. Its the worst record bobby dexter ever made. He wasnt even bobby dexter then. He was still elmer diggins. Hmm, maybe that would make a good souvenir. 55 cents. Its worth a dollar. 65. 70. 80. 90. 1. 00. Sold. It was a rotten trick, but emmy lou needed the dollar. I sure hope arthur likes the tire. Here, try this. phone rings hello . Oh, no, arthur. mumbles what happened . Emmy lou mr. Post. Emmy lou, were right back where we started with the tire. If your father wont give you a battery, then i cant, either. Well, in that case, you might as well have this hair ring back. I guess your horse wasnt very lucky for me after all. I just cant. You already said no. You dont have to rub it in. See . Now my buddy thinks im a jinx. Maybe you are a jinx. I mean how come arthurs tire blew out and then his battery went dead . Why do you guilty people always yell . I am not yelling. Me thinks he doth protest too much. Well, im not going to stand around here arguing with a screwball horse who has no right to be talking in the first place. And you are a jinx. Doesnt your father or mr. Post understand how important your date is . Well, they think theyre doing right. Its just that grownups are so mixed up today. phone rings hello . Oh, mr. Post. Oh, oh, oh, thats wonderful, mr. Post. Oh, thank you. No, dont mention it. After all, thats what neighbors are for. Byebye. mumbles mumbles arthur, it just wouldnt be right to kiss you. Well, gee, were not even going steady. mumbles well, in that case. True love always finds a way, knock at door come in. Mr. Post, i want to thank you again for lending me your horse last night. Even my father said it was a fair compromise. Oh, think nothing of it, dear. I knew if i put my mind to it, thank you. Brilliant solution, huh . That was my idea. mumbles what did you say . You just dont understand us teenagers. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. O. Im mister ed. A horse is a horse, of course, of course and no one can talk to a horse, of course that is, of course, unless the horse is the famous mister ed ah what a beautiful morning its great to be a horse on a day like this. Ah, ah. Now for a little breakfast. No, not under c. Uh, lets see. Where would i hide carrots if i were a human being . Nope. Now, where would i hide them if i was wilbur . Yep that figures for wilbur. Well, while wilburs having his breakfast, ill have mine. Carol oh, good morning, folks. Both hi, kay. Guess what i read in the paper this morning. Theres a rabinski piano recital tonight. Why dont we all go . Wonderful idea, kay. Yeah. Uh, not for me, carol. Oh. Well, look what happened the last time you dragged me to a concert. He snored so loud, they asked us to leave. That must have been very embarrassing