The Danny Thomas Show - Season 6, Episode 4 - Terry Goes Steady - Full Episode

thank you this is really important now what's the matter what's the world coming to what's it I'm worried that's what's the matter about about Terry I'm reading an article here on teenage marriages what has that got to do with Terry honey maybe nothing now but she's living in a crazy mixed up generation kids her age and young are running off and getting married 16 and 17 year olds getting married while they're still in school it's horrible horrible oh come on Danny you don't have to worry about

Terry give your child credit for some common sense well maybe Common Sense she's got but experience immaturity she hasn't enough it's our duty as parents to keep our eyes on her and to guide her properly this is abominable you should read this stuff youngsters running off getting married breaking their parents Hearts ruining their own lives you get married before you're 21 I'll break every bone in your body it's still wet behind the ears running off and getting married not you know honey somebod

y really goofed when they let you learn to read don't be such a wise guy you should read this you'll open up your eyes let me read it no oh Rusty can you read your school books go on now honey do your homework okay off the Siberia you know darling life with you is never dull if there isn't a crisis every day you manufacture one I didn't manufacture this one it's here in black and white the whole paragraph here on how how our parents think that a 16 year olds is just children but the 16 year olds

don't think of themselves as just children oh no they're completely grown hi Daddy I like you to meet Walter oh hi son we're gonna do our homework together oh hello Walter honey you can shrug off you absolutely cannot you've got to keep your eyes open one step ahead of your kids at all timers someday to your shocked your daughter comes home with some blonde blue-eyed Casanova and she says hi you folks this is your new son oh daddy where are you going who's wrong no kazanova I know the boy he's

been here before how many times before oh four times three or four he practically lives here why don't you tell me because I didn't think it was important it was important that's what it says in this article parents don't think it's important and one day Boom the daughter's gone and elope don't know honey me oh just because you read an article in a magazine you think that every boy is a monster trying to steal your daughter Walter is not a sneak he's a perfectly nice clean-cut boy that's the wor

st kind of sneak how are you going to go and learn with me and talk to this boy or not I read I read any part of that okay okay that takes care of that one now how do we do the next problem we use the same formula for that one too well can we do it with a slide rule no we're supposed hi what you studying trig trig trigonometry oh we've got some awfully tough problems too well life is full of problems find that out after you get married hey boy yeah I guess so you guess so you have any idea how m

uch a cautious supporter family well I haven't taught much about it will you expect to do your thinking for your father-in-law gotta know where he's going in life where you going boy daddy Walter knows where he's going he does yes he's going to become a doctor yeah a doctor a doctor huh I had to go to school a pretty long time for that don't you yes sir a good 10 or 12 years Mr Williams 10 or 12 years oh that's wonderful fine I'll be seeing much of you then eh I mean is uh uh you're going to stu

dy to be a doctor that's a serious business you've got to study a lot be alone concentrate I mean you got no time to think about anything as silly as getting married is that right right good boy good boy study hard boy see you in about 12 years hey Doc well has he proposed yet proposed kind of a silly question is that boy's a fine boy want to be a doctor Brian doctor too yes sir you got no time to think about getting married a lot of studying ahead of him he's a fine boy I like that boy Kathy ye

s sir I like that boy suddenly he's not a sneak anymore a sneak that kid oh no I like that boy Kathy I like him that's the kind of boy I want Terry to know nice kid studious ambitious intelligent I'm gonna be away for 12 years I like that boy I like him a lot uh Kathy is it all right if I want to have dinner with us tonight of course darling your father likes that boy daddy do you really Terry I'm glad you brought him over it's the kind of boy I want you to know very intelligent young man May a

leader in the community someday as I like that boy a lot oh what a relief did you think I would well I didn't know that's why I was afraid to tell you that we're going going steady I don't know there was something about that boy I didn't like down listen he just told you that he's going to go to school for 12 years he's going to be a doctor he can't afford a wife it costs a lot of money to go through medical school that's it that's it I told you he was a snake she wants to marry my daughter so I

'll Finance him through medical school cleaners and those are my face he marries my daughter I pay his way through medical school he becomes a doctor then I get a slight headache he prescribes two aspirins next day sends me a bill me his own father-in-law who paid his way through Medical School Mr Williams could I use the phone to tell my mother I won't be home for dinner [Music] yeah saving you from that quack humiliated in all my life honestly oh no don't give me that Frozen push stuff we've g

ot a lot of time to be thinking about getting married you want to thank me for that your whole life to live yet a lot of years to enjoy your life like to learn after you're through learning after you're through enjoying your life then you can get married I beg your pardon I didn't mean it that way dear treated Walter honey any boy who took a girl to your agent to go instead I mean you want to get married what's all this talk about marriage got to do with it he said you're going steady and my day

going steady was a serious thing well this is not your day you can say that again okay let's talk about your day what do you do after you go steady for a while you break up and go study with somebody else for a while you mean a it doesn't mean you're going to be engaged and get married of course not all it means is that while you're going with one boy you don't go out with any others it has nothing absolutely nothing to do with getting married I'm sorry you're sorry he throws my boyfriend out l

ike a sack of potato and he says he's sorry Walter probably never speak to me again oh come on don't make a federal case of it he's not the only fish in the sea well maybe not but look any fish you want to hook not after a while he tells the fellas about this oh the word will be out if you go study with Terry bring your own track shoes oh I'm I'm never never oh now Tara you're upset you don't know what you're saying I'd be upset don't you realize I'll never have a steady boyfriend after this oh

no Terry I'll just be the new Thai fight Mary [Music] okay don't talk to me cheers it doesn't matter can't you break through the Iron Curtain she won't talk to me your own father won't talk to me well it shouldn't be a surprise she said she'd never speak to you again never never I know about two hours never never has never been two hours well don't feel like I don't have a reason I say she's too young to be going steady oh honey going steady doesn't mean the same thing it did when you were in sc

hool here we go again the old man from the mountain I'm so different about today going steady simply means the security of steady companionship doing your homework together going to parties and dances together walking to classes together and if you don't have a steady you're sort of out of things and Terry doesn't want to be out she wants to be like the other kids really darling it's perfectly harmless and innocent all right all right I don't like it but I'll go along with it if that's the way i

t's being done today I won't fight it next time hello hello can I please speak to Terry Williams who's calling please this is John Smith it's Walter hold the line please wants to talk to Terry well let her talk to him what letters you won't come out of a room oh don't be silly I've been trying for two hours haven't I leave this to Mother Dear I stick a dynamite won't budge you Terry you want it on the phone I'm gonna stay in my room as long as I live I don't want to speak to anybody it's Walter

Walter can't you say so much stronger than Dynamite now listen honey tell Walter I'm sorry I'll be very happy to apologize I'll even be happy to pay his way through medical school that's all right with you I just as soon not mention your name may I please have the phone hello look Terry I left in kind of a hurry and I forgot my books oh well I'm sorry about what happened this afternoon look Terry I don't blame you it doesn't change anything between US just because your father's a little nuts why

don't you come over now and get your books to your house with him there oh well Daddy said he's terribly sorry and he said he'd be happy to apologize or he's just trying to get me back there so he can finish the job Walter boy just because a fella goes near his daughter I don't mind going study with you Terry but I won't go near that relic of the Dark Ages [Music] the relic of the Dark Ages you asked me he's a medieval Dragon I beg your pardon I saw the fire shooting out of his nose I don't thi

nk I want to go study with anyone who talks that way about my father's nose goodbye goodbye hey wait what about my books you can come and get them tomorrow after school my father will be at rehearsal and I'll make it a point not to be home goodbye sweetheart I'm proud of you you defended your father when he called him names I'm proud of you sweetheart don't speak to me you [Music] [Applause] did you call Phil yes I called him and told him you'd be late for rehearsal good good good I can't unders

tand well you're going through all this Walter will never come in this house when he knows you're here honey he's coming to get his books isn't he just leave it to me will you please not everything how's the pie it's staying in the oven keeping hot good the ice cream in the freezer staying cold there he is now let him in go on what's the good of it he'll only start running when he sees you please that's why you're gonna let him in now go on let him in and tell him to come back here and get his b

ooks nuts candy cookies fruit potato chips lemonade thank you I'm excited you're not supposed to be here [Music] Williams isn't this against the law nothing to be afraid of son nothing at all no reason for you to be afraid there isn't certainly not then why am I afraid I don't know why you're afraid look all I want to do is shake hands and be friends foreign I just want to shake hands and be friends I can't we'd be friends without shaking handsome will you please relax now be a nice father and g

et no will you stand still for it I'm not gonna hurt you I wanted you to come here today to tell you that I'm sorry I want to apologize to you really really apologize to me yes you apologize to me yes to me you apologize yes to you I apologize apologize do I to you okay [Laughter] wow now that's the way I like to see your accent like potato chips fill up on a boy there why won't Tara be surprised when she comes back here and finds us two together Pals especially after what I said about you the o

ther side I had it coming here have a banana we're in here Derek come back and have some refreshments because the towels now hey look who's here David Walter I'm Danny never mind what I'm doing here what's he doing here never mind what I'm doing here if we're going steady what's he doing here what am I doing here we're going study I thought you told me you and Walter broke up well we did well then how come your father's hugging you I thought you said she was so crazy to have me back oh yeah then

how come she's all ready to go study with another fella when I'm not even cold yet hey boy women Mr Williams you can have back your banana you can have her what do you mean I can have her I don't want her just because you don't want it well it's not that I don't want her but I wouldn't take a girl away from the pal neither would I what kind of a rat do you think I am well what kind of a rat do you think I am I never thought you were any kind of rat you didn't no then what are we arguing about I

don't know let's go bowling good idea you can use the exercise women [Music] I think I'll go bowling too I thought I was doing what was right for you would you say you sounds right yeah I think it's right why did you try and understand us Terry don't go locking yourself up in your bedroom Terry Terry Terry now Terry oh she got sore he must have gone out what happened did it work all right with Walter you know I didn't do too good with David either no Danny you didn't do it again yeah yeah I did

it again I did it again I'm guilty I am guilty of a horror horror crying so locked me in solitary confinement and throw it a key I did it again I did it I I'm guilty of loving my child and worrying about a future welfare I did it did it again kids they drive you a half out of your mind he says why don't Parents try to understand us you know I've heard that so much lately it's making me sick why don't Parents try to understand us what is this understanding better one-way Street doesn't it go bot

h ways one of the kids going to try to understand their parents why can't they try to understand that what we do we do for them because we love you why can't they understand that we're human beings too we can make mistakes just like they can I try to accept this going steady bit I didn't approve it but I tried she wouldn't even give me credit for trying I don't know Kathy I just don't know you think after all the years of love and devotion I have invested in that child should try to understand m

e a little bit too sweetheart why are you telling me all this why don't you tell her she didn't give me a chance to tell her she ran up tell her she's rejected me again oh honey no no she's locked me out of her life completely I am a fizzle a failure as a father starting the way you talk sometimes who else do you want me to talk try the best I can to please my daughter but I guess my best is not good enough Daddy Jerry Oh Daddy I'm ashamed I'm so ashamed oh honey I heard everything you said and

it was just beautiful well I agree with everything you said that's Sora it's all right sorry yes John there's just one little thing I want to know what's that guys did you know I was hiding in the closet ah that's a silly question sweetheart go up and wash your face your eyes are all red we will talk about it later everything is all right sweetheart I promise you all right Danny yes two did you know she was in the classroom what difference does it make what kind of an answer is that it's a sensi

ble answer didn't everything I say sound legitimate to you course darling and I meant every word of it I know you did and I I'm ashamed of myself for asking why well I I shouldn't have asked you if you knew that you were in the closet because that way I was sort of accusing you of being insincere and you may have a lot of Falls honey but insincerity is not one of them so I apologize you're sweet Kathy honey did you know she was in the car yeah you'll never know Willie [Music] be kind to your par

ents though they don't deserve it remember they're grown-ups a difficult stage of life the rap to be nerves and over excited confused by their daily storm and stride just keep in mind though it sounds odd I know most parents once were children long ago [Music] them with patience and sweet understanding in spite of the foolish things they do [Music] someday they wake up wake up and find you're a pain [Music] oh that was cute Daddy thank you dear you know one of these days I'm gonna write a song f

or you you are yes and it's going to be called be kind to my boyfriends okay oh honey don't worry about that that'll never happen again I just lost my head one time believe me your boyfriends are welcome here anytime I'll get it hi Walter could I have my books now all right come in doctor come in nice to see you glad to see you Lauren Terry tells me everything is just fine now and I want you to know I'm I'm proud that you're going steady with my daughter yes sir all a young man like you who is g

oing to be a credit to the medical profession oh well I've changed my mind about that Mr Williams oh I'm not going to be a doctor after all I mean it's not going to take you 12 years of school no sir get out of here just a minute just a darn minute now what I was trying to tell you was that I've decided to become a nuclear scientist that takes even longer did you hear that Kathy it takes 15 years I like this boy [Music] all right [Music] foreign [Music]