I wanted to run away and join the circus. With your big talent, theyd grab you in a minute for the sideshow. I can just see your billing now. Ed the talking horse. Yeah, thatd put me with the freaks. Well, what do you wanna be with the circus . A trapeze artist. A trap. You . Whod catch you, an elephant . Wilbur. hiccups would you do me a favor . Please take me to see the circus. Oh, i cant do that. Itd be half price. Im under 12. Look, im going golfing with addison this afternoon. See, its his birthday, and i promised carol and kay that id, id get him out of the house while his presents being delivered. Its a big surprise id like to give old lemonpuss a gift. Wilbur you would . Yeah. A leaky skindiver outfit. Ed. You should try to like addison. After all, hes our neighbor. I would like him, wilbur, except for one thing. Ed, that is a very narrowminded attitude. ed hiccups you know, a lot of this could be in your own thinking. I feel that deep down inside, Roger Addison does not dislik
The office of your captain . I have a little business to transact there. Oh, well, its right over there in that big hut. Hey, id be proud to take you over there. Sir, you are the o. D. You must scout the island. Huh . Right. Yeah, well, ill see around. Uh, roger, over and out. Gee, i love that kind of talk. We are with the french underground. My identification, sir. I am general Renee Jacques henri bouchet at your service, mon capitan. Well, how do i know that general oray olay whatever that is youre saying here. Oh, i admire you for your caution, sir. It is no wonder they call you the jungle fox, sir. I dont care what they they call me the jungle fox . Do not be modest, everyone has heard of the famous captain binghamton, huh . Oh, yes, youre right. You see, sir, i keep telling you, youve become a legend in your own time. Perhaps this will convince you, sir. My orders direct from general de gaulle. Oh, de gaulle, what do you know about that . To our american allies, this is to introdu
I hope its a going away present. Why . What have you got against the kirkwoods . Plenty. Since they moved in, you spend all your time with them. Sometimes i feel like a motherless child. I know, ed. Good. I know ive been neglecting you a little bit the past week. Neglecting me . I dont hear a friendly voice all day. I know, ed. If it werent for huddley and brinkley, id be climbing the walls. Itll only be for a little while. Eh. After all, colonel kirkwood was my Commanding Officer in the air force, and now that hes our new neighbor, why. I feel obligated to help him get settled into his new house. Dont you feel obligated to me . Look how nice i shellac those, uh. Uhoh. Shellac what . laughs nervously youll excuse me. Im expecting a call from my bookie. Bookie . Yeah. Theres a track meet at the coliseum, and i got two bucks on a man running in the fourth. All right, ed. Stick around. I cant. cloth tearing sighs uh. Ed yeah. Excuse me, wilbur i. I got a few things to rinse out. woman tal
And im going to get rid of this thing. Ed hey thats mine ed chuckling thats not so funny. Hey youve lost your sense of humor. Oh, daddy . I am not your daddy. Oh, will you buy me a kite . A kite . Yeah, every kid has a kite. Youre not a kid. Im only 8 years old. Ed, i have very important work to do. Oh. Oh. Please. ed sobbing i want a kite. pounding on door look, will you lay off those crocodile tears . Who never had a kite. Okay, okay. Ill phone the toy store and get you a kite. L l with mr. Foster, i also recommended that his Construction Firm hire wilbur as their head architect. Oh, roger, youre so thoughtful and kind and generous. Oh, nonsense. Anyone would have done the same thing. That is, if they happened to be kind, generous, and thoughtful. And modest. Of course im modest. Only when youre filling out your income tax. Well, maybe if youd stop filling out your wardrobe closet, i wouldnt have to cut corners. Hi, hi, kay. Oh, wilbur. How are you coming with the foster sketches . I
That has never been seen before. You can play the bagpipes. You call that a novelty act . If you play em underwater, yeah. I could sure use that money. Hmm, wish i were houdini. There was a great act. You know, i saw a novelty act once, really a great one. Oh, this was a long time ago. Had everybody fooled. The fellow had a talking dog. A talking dog . Yeah, a German Police dog. But it talked with such a heavy accent, nobody could understand it. A talking animal. Yeah, the act broke up, though, in 1929, when they found out the fellow was a ventriloquist. Who squealed . His dog. A talking animal, uh, that would be a real novelty, wouldnt it . George burns would pay 25,000 for it in a minute. If there were such a thing. Well, ill see you later. Goodbye, carol. [birds twittering] to conclude our first french lesson, repeat after me je vois marie. I see mary. Uh, uh, je vois marie. I see mary. Tu vois marie. You see mary. Tu vois marie. You see mary. Remember, that is the familiar. [chuckl