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[birds chirping]
(John-Boy) I LIKE TO THINK BACK ON MY BOYHOOD
B W
ES
E HARD,
THE LIFE WE LIVED WAS GOOD.
WE WERE NEVER HUNGRY FOR FOOD WAS PLENTIFUL.
WE TOOK IT FROM THE LAND.
BUT STILL THERE WAS A LACK OF MATERIAL THINGS.
AND I REMEMBER WITH WONDERMENT
THE WAY MY PARENTS WOVE A MAGIC AROUND US
THAT KEPT US FROM EVER FEELING POOR.
MAMA, JOHN-BOY'S HERE AND HE'S GOT IT!
[grunts]
COME ON, OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME. IT'S HEAVY!
[Erin giggling]
LOOK, HERE WE ARE. HERE IT IS, HERE IT IS!
(Erin) COME ON, JOHN-BOY, OPEN IT!
OH, IT'S HEAVY. I'M GONNA OPEN IT.
GIVE ME A CHANCE, WILL YOU?
I'VE GOT BUTTERFLIES IN MY TUMMY.
[all laugh]
WELL, HERE WE GO.
I GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHEN OPENING IT.
GET THAT SIDE.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT, HONEY.
OK.
WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THAT?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT DON'T PUT IT ON THE FLOOR.
HERE WE GO. IT'S HEAVY.
OH, MAMA, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
IT SURE IS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
WELL, DON'T JUST ADMIRE IT. OPEN IT UP.
I WANNA SEE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE SELLING.
(Erin) "PINKNEY'S BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER."
OH, MAMA, THE BOTTLE ALONE IS WORTH 25 CENTS.
HERE'S 10 MORE OF THEM, TOO.
YOU'RE GONNA BE RICH!
WELL, I SURE HOPE MY CUSTOMERS SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
(Erin) LOOK AT MARY ELLEN.
IF A HIGH WIND CAME ALONG, IT WOULD BLOW HER AWAY LIKE A KITE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I AM EXPRESSING THE ESSENCE OF THE ROOM.
YOU'RE DOING WHAT?
WELL, TO BE A DANCER, ISADORA DUNCAN SAYS
THAT YOU HAVE TO FEEL EVERYTHING AROUND YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA BE AN ACTOR.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A DANCER NOW?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET WHICH I HAVE THE MOST TALENT FOR.
WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU A THOUGHT.
HOW ABOUT DISHWASHING IN THE KITCHEN?
[all laughing]
SO THE SAMPLES FINALLY GOT HERE.
"PINKNEY'S BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER."
WHAT DOES IT BEAUTIFY?
WELL, BASICALLY, IT'S A BUBBLING SOAP PRODUCT.
BUT IT'S PURE ENOUGH FOR SKIN AND HAIR.
AND ACCORDING TO THIS,
IT ALSO TAKES CARE OF LINENS AND FINE SILVER.
[Reckless barking]
GET OUT OF THIS LIVING ROOM, YOU FILTHY RIDGE RUNNER!
COME ON, YOU GET OUT OF THERE!
GET OUT OF THERE!
(John-Boy) RECKLESS!
(all) COME ON! COME ON!
(John-Boy) RECKLESS!
ll shouting]
THERE HE IS. WE GOT HIM.
YOU DIRTY, FILTHY DOG!
HOW ABOUT FINE ANIMALS, MAMA?
WE GOT ONE HERE THAT COULD USE SOME BEAUTIFYING.
[Reckless barking]
WELL, IT'S A PRETTY BOX.
HOW MUCH ARE THEY GONNA GIVE YOU
I'LL MAKE 9 CENTS
SELL.
9 CENTS?
THAT'S ALMOST 2 WHOLE DOLLARS RIGHT HERE.
FOR WORK DONE IN MY SPARE TIME.
WHAT SPARE TIME?
THE SPARE TIME I'LL HAVE TO FIND, GRANDMA.
ANYWAY, IT ISN'T JUST THE MONEY.
IT'S AN ADVENTURE.
[birds chirping]
JOHN.
(Olivia) CAN YOU SPARE JOHN-BOY
AND THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS?
GO AHEAD, SON.
(John-Boy) COMING.
AND IF YOU'LL GIVE ME A BOWL,
I'D BE HAPPY TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FINE PRODUCT.
THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY, OLIVIA, DEAR.
WE'LL TAKE 4.
4?
WELL, THANK
U, LADIES.
BUT YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE WHAT IT DOES?
OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER IN THE LEAST.
WHATEVER IT DOES, I DOUBT IF WE NEED IT.
WELL, THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT THE BOTTLES FOR?
BECAUSE WE NEED THE BOTTLES, DEAR.
(Emily) HOW MUCH DID YOU SAY THAT WOULD BE?
UH, THAT'LL BE $1.
OH.
YOUR ARRIVING AT THIS TIME WAS ABSOLUTELY FORTUITOUS, OLIVIA.
MR. GODSEY WON'T HAVE HIS NEW SHIPMENT OF JARS FOR ANOTHER WEEK.
AND THERE IS PAPA'S RECIPE, JUST WAITING TO BE POURED
AND US 4 JARS SHORT.
WELL, THANK YOU, LADIES.
GOOD DAY.
SHE NEVER WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECIPE.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT, SISTER?
N'T IT?
AREN'T WE LUCKY, SISTER?
PINTS INSTEAD OF QUARTS.
I KNOW.
(Mrs. Brimmer) WELL, I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOU
VIA.
IT'LL MAKE A NICE PRESENT FOR ROSEMARY HUNTER'S BIRTHDAY.
YOU KNOW, SHE PRIMPS HERSELF ALL THE TIME
SINCE SHE AND REV. FORDWICK HAVE BEEN KEEPING COMPANY.
I'M SURE SHE'LL LIKE IT.
I JUST THINK I'LL TREAT MYSELF TO SOME, TOO.
YOU KNOW, ALL WORK AND NO TREATS CAN MAKE A WOMAN FEEL REAL CRANKY.
THANK YOU.
THERE.
WELL, I'VE GOT A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO SEE
BEFORE IT'S TIME TO GET HOME AND GET SUPPER STARTED.
NICE SEEING YOU, OLIVIA.
THANK YOU, MRS. BRIMMER.
SAY HELLO TO THE FAMILY.
I WILL. BYE-BYE.
BYE-BYE.
POUR IT IN, A
IT GO.
I DON'T SEE WHY THEY CALL IT BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER.
IT DON'T BUBBLE WORTH A POOT.
WELL, MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE STIRRING.
WHY?
IS IT SOAP OR SOUP?
WELL, LET'S TRY ANOTHER BOTTLE.
OH, NO, OLIVIA.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE 2 BOTTLES.
THANKS, MRS. GORMLEY.
BUT ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T YOU WANT ME TO DEMONSTRATE?
I'D BE HAPPY TO IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT CLEANED.
OH, YOU ALREADY DID!
LOOK, THAT STAIN IS OUT OF THAT OLD BASIN.
WELL, THAT OLD BASIN'S BEEN TARNISHED
SINCE I MADE LYE SOAP IN IT LAST MAY 15.
I'LL TAKE 3 BOTTLES.
I'LL TELL YOU, IF TODAY'S ANYTHING TO GO BY,
Y T T
BE LESMAN
IT'S BEGIN I THINK.
OH, DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF, MAMA.
JOHN-BOY, UH, COULD YOU LET ME OUT HERE?
ALK
WE'RE PRACTICALLY THERE.
I KNOW. BUT I--I'VE BEEN PUTTING ON A LITTLE EXTRA WEIGHT LATELY,
AND I THINK THE EXERCISE'LL DO ME GOOD.
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
JOHN-BOY, COULD YOU JUST LET ME OUT RIGHT HERE, PLEASE?
OK. ALL RIGHT. SURE.
(Grandpa) YOU DID IT.
(John) I KNEW WE COULD--
WIPE YOUR FEET.
OH, MA, NOW, YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT TO ME
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY SINCE I LEARNED TO WALK.
(Grandpa) I'VE KNOWN HER BEFORE YOU WERE BORN,
AND SHE'S STILL SAYING IT TO ME.
YOU'D THINK IT WOULD HAVE SUNK IN BY NOW.
HOW'S MY OLD TURKEY HEN?
TURN AROUND. GIVE ME A GOBBLE.
WHAT BEEN
O
GOOD NEWS, LADY, GOOD NEWS.
WE GOT OURSELVES A RAILROAD ORD FOR 150 TIES.
KEEP US IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
OH, PRAISE THE LORD.
PRAISE THE LORD, AND PASS THE CHICKEN FRICASSEE.
NOW, ZEB,
YOU PUT ME DOWN, YOU OLD FOOL!
THAT'S MY FAVORITE DISH.
YOU MUST'VE DONE IT ESPECIALLY TO PLEASE ME.
SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD.
I WANTED TO USE UP MY OLD DILL WEED
BEFORE THE NEW CROP WAS READY TO STORE. LEAVE THAT!
DMIT
THING.
HEY, SON. WHERE'S YOUR MA?
SHE'S ACTING FUNNY. SHE MADE ME STOP THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD A WAY.
SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO WALK THE REST OF THE WAY HERSELF.
I DON'T BLAME HER. IT'S A PRETTY DAY OUTSIDE.
NO, IT WASN'T THAT.
SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO TAKE OFF SOME WEIGHT SHE'S PUT ON LATELY.
I HAVEN'T NOTICED LIVIE PUT ON ANY PARTICULAR WEIGHT.
YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED YOU'VE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING EITHER.
FOR A MAN OF MY AGE, I AM CONSIDERED TO HAVE A REAL TRIM FIGURE.
I SOLD EVERY BOTTLE.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON I STOPPED TO SEE SAID YES.
WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO REFUSE SUCH A PRETTY SALESLADY, HUH?
I MADE ALMOST A WHOLE DOLLAR ALL BY MYSELF.
WHAT'S THAT AWFUL SMELL?
THAT'S SUPPER COOKING.
I'M SORRY.
I, UH, I GUESS I JUST DIDN'T WORK UP MUCH OF AN APPETITE.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR MAMA TO GET SICK OVER THE SMELL OF FOOD.
IT'S HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE.
WHEN WAS THAT?
WHEN SHE WAS CARRYING JIM-BOB
AND WHEN SHE WAS CARRYING ELIZABETH.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU ALL RIGHT, LIV?
I'M FINE.
I GUESS THAT SUN WAS HOTTER THAN I THOUGHT.
LIVIE, ARE YOU SURE THAT'S WHAT IT IS?
WHAT ELSE COULD IT POSSIBLY BE?
WELL, COULD IT BE THAT...
LIV, IS IT POSSIBLE?
ARE YOU PREGNANT?
YES, JOHN. I GUESS I PROBABLY AM.
WELL, HERE'S YOUR CALCIUM PILLS, LIVIE.
3 A DAY, AS USUAL.
I NEVER TOOK PILLS BEFORE.
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN, UH, WHAT, 7 YEARS FOR YOU, HASN'T IT, LIVIE?
7 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS.
IMAGINE THAT.
WELL, WE'RE LEARNING HOW TO T
RE
OF OUR MOTHERS THESE DAYS
AND 3 OF THESE ARE EQUIVALENT TO 3 GLASSES OF MILK.
IMAGINE THAT.
WELL?
OLIVIA'S IN GOOD SHAPE, JOHN.
ABOUT 3 MONTHS ALONG.
B Y
W THAT ALREADY.
SHE'S 3 MONTHS PREGNANT?
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE.
BUT THERE IS ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOU BOTH.
LIVIE IS STRONG AND HEALTHY
BUT THIS BABY MAY GIVE US A LITTLE MORE TROUBLE THAN THE OTHERS.
HY IS THAT?
WELL, BECAUSE OF LIVIE'S ILLNESS A YEAR AGO, FOR ONE THING.
BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE,
WELL, SHE'S NOT A SPRING CHICKEN ANYMORE.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER.
SEE THAT SHE GETS SOME REST EVERY DAY.
I WILL, DOC.
(Dr. Vance) ALL RIGHT.
OH, AND, UH, ONE THING MORE.
WHAT'S THAT?
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, DOC.
COME ON, MAMA.
YOU RECKON GRANDMA WAS RIGHT ABOUT MAMA?
YOUR GRANDMA USUALLY CALLS IT STRAIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO A PREGNANCY.
[birds chirping]
SURE ISN'T THE BEST TIME FOR ME
TO BE GOING OFF TO COLLEGE, IS IT?
OH, AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE YOU WENT TO GET AS FAR AS YOU...
LISTEN, YOU DON'T WANT TO EVEN
LET YOUR MAMA HEAR YOU TALKING LIKE THAT.
I KNOW. BUT IT IS FUNNY.
YOU KNOW, THEY TEACH YOU IN SUNDAY SCHOOL THAT--
THEY TEACH YOU IN SUNDAY SCHOOL THAT EVERY NEW LIFE IS A GIFT FROM GOD,
BUT SOMETIMES YOU REALLY HAVE TO WONDER ABOUT THAT.
WONDER A
YOU KNOW, TIMES THE WAY THEY ARE.
PEOPLE GOING HUNGRY. IN THE CITIES, THEY'RE STARVING,
BEGGING FOR FOOD, AND SLEEPING ON PARK BENCHES.
YOU WONDER IF ANOTHER MOUTH TO FEED
IS--IS REALLY A BLESSING AFTER ALL.
I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ELSE?
I'LL BET YOU I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S ASKING IT.
"SHE'S NOT A SPRING CHICKEN ANYMORE."
NO, SIR, MR. WALTON.
YOUR WIFE MAY BE A GOOD OLD BROOD MARE,
W
LIVIE, WHY'D YOU WAIT SO LONG TO SAY SOMETHING?
I DIDN'T WANT EVERYONE GETTING UPSET UNTIL I WAS SURE.
SINCE WHEN DOES A NEW BABY IN OUR HOUSE UPSET EVERYONE?
SINCE THE DEPRESSION.
SINCE JOHN-BOY IS STARTING OFF FOR COLLEGE.
SINCE WE GAVE AWAY ALL OUR BABY THINGS,
SURE THAT OUR FAMILY WAS COMPLETE.
SINCE 7 YEARS HAVE GONE BY, AND I'M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE.
NOW, LISTEN HERE.
SURE, THERE'S A WRINKLE OR 2,
AND A COUPLE OF GRAY HAIRS.
AND, YES, 7 YEARS HAVE PASSED.
BUT THE WOMAN I HOLD IN MY ARMS AT NIGHT
FEELS BETTER NOW THAN SHE DID THEN.
I'M SORRY, JOHN. IT'S JUST THAT
IT COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME.
COME ON, LET'S GO HOME AND TELL THE CHILDREN THE NEWS.
I DON'T GET IT.
JOHN-BOY SAID MAMA HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR'S
WAY.
SHE'S NOT IN OUR WAY.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
JOHN-BOY WAS TRYING TO TELL US THAT MAMA'S PREGNANT.
WHAT'S THAT?
IT MEANS SHE'S GONNA HAVE ANOTHER BABY.
INSTEAD OF ME?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, INSTEAD OF YOU?
I'M THE BABY AROUND HERE. MAMA ALWAYS SAID SO.
IT'S NOT DEFINITE YET, ERIN.
MAMA'S JUST GOING TO THE DOCTOR TO FIND OUT.
HER BABY,
YOU'LL BE JUST ANOTHER KID IN THIS FAMILY, LIKE ME.
MAMA PROBABLY WON'T EVEN NOTICE YOU ANYMORE.
JIM-BOB!
WHY'D YOU HAVE TO DO THAT?
DO WHAT? I DIDN'T DO NOTHING.
[car approaching]
(Erin) COME ON, YOU GUYS. MAMA AND DADDY ARE HOME.
WHAT IS THIS? A WELCOMING COMMITTEE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING, MAMA?
I'M FINE, ERIN.
DID THE DOCTOR SAY ANYTHING?
WORD GETS AROUND FAST IN THIS FAMILY.
WELL, CHILDREN, YOUR MAMA IS GOING TO HAVE A NEW BABY.
[children cheering]
ANOTHER BROTHER!
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, YES!
JASON, PUT THAT BACK.
(John) GRACE. GRACE. GRACE.
(Grandpa) O MY DEAR LORD, WE THANK THEE FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS--
SORRY, I'M LATE BUT THE MOST FANTASTIC THING HAPPENED!
HUSH, CHILD.
SHH.
WHERE WAS I?
"BLESSINGS."
O LORD, WE THANK THEE FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS BESTOWED UPON US.
NEW LIFE
AMEN.
(all) AMEN.
YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT NEW SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, AT SCHOOL, MRS. McMILLAN?
SHE'S UGLY.
SHE'S FROM NEW YORK CITY.
PASS THE POTATOES, MARY ELLEN.
SHE'S NOT EVEN A REAL TEACHER.
WHAT SHE REALLY IS--
AREN'T YOU GOING TO EAT ANYTHING?
OH, YEAH, SURE.
WELL, SHE'S REALLY A
OH, LORD HELP US.
SHE SAW ME READING ABOUT ISADORA DUNCAN, AND GUESS WHAT?
SHE THINKS YOU LOOK LIKE HER.
NO. SHE STUDIED WITH ISADOR RAYMOND.
R,
OH, I KNOW ABOUT HIM. HE LIVES IN PARIS AND WEAVES HIS OWN CLOTHES.
WELL, SHE'S WILLING TO GIVE ME LESSONS.
FOR FREE?
WELL, NOT EXACTLY.
SEE, SHE'S ONLY TAKING A FEW STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL,
AND, WELL, SHE HAS TO CHARGE SOMETHING. BUT IT'S ONLY 25 CENTS.
SORRY, HONEY, WE CAN'T TAKE ON ANY MORE EXPENSES RIGHT NOW.
WELL, IF YOU'D BEEN HERE ON TIME, YOU'D HAVE HEARD THE NEWS.
THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW MOUTH TO FEED IN THIS FAMILY.
ANOTHER MOUTH TO FEED? IS SOMEONE COMING TO VISIT?
.
OH, JUST WHAT WE NEED.
(Grandma) MARY ELLEN.
IT'S JUST THAT I NEVER GET ANY...
OP, I'M SORRY, MAMA. REALLY.
I UNDERSTAND, HONEY.
I'M SORRY YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR DANCING LESSONS.
IT'S OK. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD ANYWAY.
IT' HAV
OUND.
I HOPE IT'S A GIRL. GIRLS ARE THE PRETTIEST.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I HEAR I WAS A REAL BEAUTY.
BESIDES WE'VE GOT TOO MANY GIRLS AROUND HERE ALREADY WRAPPED IN.
HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT? THERE'S 4 OF YOU AND ONLY 3 OF US.
THAT'S 3 TOO MANY. IF YOU WERE BOYS, WE'D HAVE A BASEBALL TEAM.
IF MAMA HAS MORE BABY BOYS, MAYBE WE STILL CAN.
BABIES! BABIES!
THAT'S ALL ANYBODY TALKS ABOUT. THAT DUMB OLD BABY!
WHAT'S SHE FUSSING ABOUT?
JIM-BOB, YOU DID THE SAME THING EXACTLY WHEN MAMA WAS CARRYING HER.
DID NOT.
DID TOO.
DID NOT.
YOU DID, TOO.
(Jim-Bob) I DID NOT!
(Ben) YOU DID, TOO!
I DID NOT!
DID TOO.
I DID NOT!
DID TOO!
I DID NOT!
YOU DID, TOO, JIM-BOB.
DID NOT.
YOU DID, TOO!
DID NOT.
DID NOT.
(Jim-Bob) DID TOO.
[all laughing]
[crying]
ELIZABETH?
JIM-BOB SAID I WON'T BE YOUR BABY ANYMORE.
YOU WON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO ME.
WELL, NOW, THAT'LL BE THE DAY.
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY BABY.
AND SO WILL JIM-BOB, AND BEN,
AND JASON, AND ERIN, AND MARY ELLEN, AND JOHN-BOY.
EVEN JOHN-BOY? HE'S ALL GROWN UP.
MMM-HMM.
SEE, ALL MOTHERS SEEM TO HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON.
THEY ALWAYS REMEMBER THEIR CHILDREN AS BABIES.
SO EVEN WHEN YOU' AND
,
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE RED-HAIRED BABY GIRL.
EVEN WHEN I'M VERY OLD, LIKE YOU?
EVEN THEN.
SEE, ELIZABETH,
IN ANY FAMILY A NEW BABY BELONGS TO EVERYBODY.
IN A FAMILY AS BIG AS OURS,
THIS BABY'S GONNA BE MORE YOURS THAN THE OTHER CHILDREN'S
LOSEST
YOU MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF LIKE MY BABY?
MMM-HMM.
AND I'M GONNA NEED A LOT OF HELP FROM YOU.
I'LL WASH IT, AND I'LL FEED IT,
AND EVERYTHING. JUST LIKE I DO WITH MY DOLLS.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU, ELIZABETH.
[sighs]
JASON SAID YOU WANTED US IN HERE.
(both) SHH!
IS IT MORE ABOUT THE BABY?
YES, IT IS.
AND IT'S ABOUT NOT TEASING ELIZABETH
AND IT'S ABOUT EVERYBODY PITCHING IN TO HELP MAMA WITHOUT BEING ASKED.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE A REAL PAIN IN THE NECK.
PREACHING ABOUT US ALL HELPING MAMA,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE OFF TO COLLEGE
BY THE TIME THE BABY GETS HERE.
I CAN JUST HEAR IT NOW:
"DON'T BOTHER YOUR BROTHER, GIRLS.
HE'S GOTTA STUDY FOR HIS EXAMS."
AND WHO'S GOING TO BE WASHING ALL THE DIAPERS HERE?
NOT ME. THAT'S FOR SURE.
SEE, THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BEING SMART-ALECKY AND RESENTFUL.
AND WHAT ABOUT BEING A KNOW-IT-ALL?
LOOK, I THINK THIS TIME IS GONNA BE HARDER FOR MAMA THAN THE REST.
I JUST WANTED US ALL TO GET TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR HER TO MAKE HER FEEL BETTER, THAT'S ALL.
AN IDEA.
WHEN MRS. WATKINS HAD HER BABY,
ALL HER FRIENDS GOT TOGETHER AND HAD A LITTLE SURPRISE PARTY FOR HER.
THEY EACH BROUGHT A GIFT FOR THE BABY.
I THINK THEY CALLED IT A BABY SHOWER.
HEY, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, JOHN-BOY.
LET'S HAVE A BABY SHOWER FOR MAMA.
IT SURE IS THE RIGHT PLACE, 'CAUSE IT SURE RAINS BABIES AROUND HERE.
THAT'LL BE REAL FUN.
I HAVE SOME WHITE FLANNEL LEFT OVER FROM THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.
I'LL MAKE SOME SHIRTS.
I'LL KNIT HER A BLANKET.
I'LL GIVE HER MY RAG DOLL.
I COULD CARVE
I DO
ME, EITHER. LET'S DO SOMETHING TOGETHER, BEN.
YEAH.
HOW ABOUT YOU, JOHN-BOY?
I'LL TELL YOU, THE OTHER DAY I WA
AND I REMEMBERED THAT WHEN ELIZABETH STARTED TO GROW UP,
MAMA GAVE AWAY ALL THE BABY THINGS.
SO THE BABY'S GOT NO PLACE TO SLEEP.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D MAKE A CRADLE FOR IT.
OH, THAT'S GREAT, JOHN-BOY.
I PICKED OUT THE WOOD ALREADY. IT'S GONNA BE REAL NICE.
I'LL MAKE IT REAL STURDY SO IT'LL LAST A LONG TIME.
MAYBE EVEN GENERATIONS. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, JOHN-BOY.
WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE FROM ALL OF US.
DADDY? I'M GLAD THAT'S YOU.
WHAT AR DOING U
COME UP HERE. I'LL SHOW YOU.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN WORKING ON THIS?
OVER A WEEK.
MAMA THINKS I'M IN HERE WRITING THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL.
THAT'S A FINE PIECE OF WORK.
THANK YOU.
(Olivia) JOHN-BOY.
YES, MA'AM!
COMING!
I HAVE TO SELL THE REST OF MY SAMPLES TODAY. CAN YOU DRIVE ME?
UH...
I'D--I'D LIKE TO, BUT I THINK DADDY'S COUNTING ON ME
HELPING HIM WITH THE RAILROAD TIES.
I'LL GET JASON.
LIVIE.
YOU REALLY THINK YOU OUGHT TO GO SELLING TODAY?
YES, I DO.
YOU HAVE TO SELL ALL YOUR SAMPLES
BEFORE YOU CAN ORDER MORE. I'LL NEED SOME NEXT WEEK.
I'M SETTING UP A DEMONSTRATION
AT THE LADIES AID MEETING WEDNESDAY.
SHOULD SELL 20 BOTTLES RIGHT THERE.
HONEY, YOU LOOK ALL TIRED OUT.
$2 WILL BUY A LOT OF BOOKS FOR JOHN-BOY.
WE'LL MANAGE.
I WANT TO, JOHN.
[birds chirping]
DON'T BE LONG.
(John-Boy) DADDY, SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE RUNNING AROUND
IN HER CONDITION, IS SHE?
YOUR MOTHER'S A WOMAN WITH A LOT OF STRENGTH, JOHN-BOY.
I DON'T INTEND TO INTERFERE WITH IT.
YES?
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M OLIVIA WALTON
AND I'M REPRESENTING THE PRODUCT CALLED PINKNEY'S BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER.
IT'S A VERY FINE SOAP--
OH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE INTERESTED.
I'D LIKE TO SHOW IT TO YOU, IF I COULD.
NOT TODAY.
UH, WHAT--
WHAT'D YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?
OLIVIA WALTON.
I KNOW YOU. YOU HAVE A GIRL, DON'T YOU?
I'VE GOT SEVERAL OF THEM.
WELL, ONE OF YOURS GOES TO SCHOOL WITH ONE OF MINE.
I'M JONELLE BRECKENRIDGE.
NANCY BRECKENRIDGE'S MOTHER.
ERIN WALTON'S.
HOW DO YOU DO?
WHAT'D YOU SAY YOU HAD IN THERE?
IT'S CALLED PINKNEY'S BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER.
AND, UH,
IT'S A VERY FINE SHAMPOO
FACE SOAP, AND-- AND IT EVEN WASHES LINENS.
I'LL JUST TAKE THE TOP OFF THIS SAMPLE HERE.
(Jonelle) IT CERTAINLY IS A PRETTY BOTTLE.
OH, YES. YOU'LL FIND MANY USES JUST FOR THE BOTTLE ALONE.
I'M SO SORRY. JASON!
MAMA?
OH, I'M SO SORRY.
I HAVEN'T BEEN FEELING VERY WELL LATELY.
JASON, COULD YOU...
NO, DON'T YOU BOTHER.
WON'T YOU COME IN AND SIT DOWN?
NO, THANK YOU. I THINK I'D BETTER GET HOME.
THANK YOU, JASON.
COME ON, MAMA.
I'LL BE FINE. I'M...
NOW, THOSE THERE ARE REAL NICE.
VERY NICE.
THANKS, GRANDMA.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THESE HERE?
WELL, THOSE WELL, OR TH
IT'S--IT'S A LOVELY BLANKET.
NOW, DON'T MAKE ME EXPLAIN EVERY WORD.
I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU GIRLS THAT I'M PROUD OF YOU.
MAMA BE EXCITED OPENS UP SENTS?
YEAH, I IMAGINE SHE WILL BE.
MARY ELLEN.
WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO?
MMM, I'M PONDERING MY DESTINY OF BEING BORN A WOMAN.
OH, GOOD HEAVENS. THAT'S NO DESTINY.
THAT'S JUST A SIMPLE FACT OF NATURE.
NO, I THINK IT'S MORE.
I MEAN, JUST THINK OF ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO ALL OUR LIVES,
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE WOMEN.
I IMAGINE, IF THE MEN WERE SITTING HERE,
THEY'D SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THEMSELVES.
NO, THAT'S NOT STRICTLY TRUE.
I MEAN, THE LAWS ARE MADE
THAT'S WHAT ISADORA DUNCAN SAYS.
YOU MEAN THAT DANCING GIRL?
[scoffs]
FROM WHAT I READ ABOUT HER IN THAT MAGAZINE,
SHE DOESN'T STAY LONG ENOUGH IN ONE PLACE
TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAWS.
WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S A FREE SPIRIT.
I MEAN, SHE KEPT HER 2 BABIES BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO, NOT BECAUSE SHE HAD TO.
WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT KEEPING BABIES?
NO ONE.
IT'S JUST WHAT I WAS THINKING.
I MEAN, SUPPOSE YOU HAD A BABY AND YOU DIDN'T WANT IT?
IS THERE A LAW THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT?
OF COURSE THERE IS, MARY ELLEN.
THERE IS MAN'S LAW, AND GOD'S.
NOW, IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO REMEMBER
THAT YOU'RE A YOUNG LADY, MARY ELLEN.
YO AB
D RESPONSIBILITY.
OH, GRANDMA.
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(John) GOT BACK KIND OF EARLY, DIDN'T YOU?
MAMA GOT SICK.
SEE, THE FIRST 3 MONTHS ARE THE HARDEST.
I'LL GO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING SHE NEEDS.
HEY, BEN, I GOT US AN IDEA.
♪[playing harmonica]
HOW IS SHE, GRANDMA?
WELL, YOUR MAMA'S FEELING A MITE DOWN.
COME ON, LET'S START SUPPER, GIRLS.
(Grandma) GIRLS.
GRANDMA, IF MAMA'S FEELING DO
WHY DON'T WE GIVE HER HER PRESENTS NOW?
MAYBE IT'LL CHEER HER UP.
WELL, NOW,
YOU GIRLS GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
JASON, YOU TELL JOHN-BOY TO BRING IN THAT CRADLE.
OK.
I'LL GET MY RAG DOLL.
YOU SURE DO THAT BETTER THAN GETTING SUPPER READY.
IT'S HOPELESS, JOHN.
I'M TOO SICK NOW TO DO ANYMORE SELLING.
AFTER THE BABY, I'LL BE TOO BUSY.
[knocking on door]
(Olivia) COME IN!
SURPRISE!
SURPRISE!
IT'S FOR THE NEW BABY FROM ALL OF US. I MADE IT.
JOHN-BOY, THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!
AND I MADE HER A BLANKET.
I MADE HER SOME SHIRTS.
AND I MADE HIM A RATTLE.
JASON, THAT'S WONDERFUL!
I'M GIVING MY BABY MY RAG DOLL.
[all laughing]
WE DIDN'T MAKE ANYTHING, MAMA,
BUT JIM-BOB AND I HAVE A PRESENT ALSO.
ONLY OUR PRESENT IS FOR YOU, NOT THE BABY.
(Ben) WE FIGURE SINCE SPRING VACATION'S STARTING MONDAY,
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME,
SO WE'RE GONNA SELL THE REST OF THE SOAP FOR YOU.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
(Mary Ellen) ARE YOU CHEERED UP?
WELL, I COULDN'T BE CHEERIER.
NOW, DOWNSTAIRS TO GET READY FOR SUPPER.
OK, BYE-BYE.
BYE-BYE.
THAT'S A GREAT JOB, SON.
(John-Boy) THANK YOU.
YOU COULD'VE FOOLED ME.
WHAT?
BEING CHEERY IS NOT EXACTLY HOW I'D DESCRIBE YOU NOW, HONEY.
I LOVE YOU, JOHN.
YOU'RE NOT ONLY MY HUSBAND, YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN ANYBODY IN THE WORLD.
I DO?
SO WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
MAYBE IT'S JUST MOODINESS. I...
[laughs] SOMETIMES I'M SO HAPPY, I COULD EXPLODE
AND OTHER TIMES I'M SO SAD, I--I-- ALL I CAN DO IS CRY.
THEN I GET TO WORRYING ABOUT NEEDING MONEY,
AND JOHN-BOY'S SCHOOLING, AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
[sobbing]
SHH.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
(Olivia) ♪ I GAVE MY LOVE A CHICKEN ♪
♪ THAT HAD NO BONE ♪
♪ I GAVE MY LOVE A STORY ♪
♪ THAT HAD NO END ♪
♪ I GAVE MY LOVE A BABY WITH ♪
7 YEARS IS A LONG TIME.
I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN.
SHE DID, TOO!
DID NOT!
MAMA, DIDN'T YOU SAY
I WAS THE MOST IMPORTANTEST PERSON TO THIS BABY?
WELL, YES, I DID,
IN AGE.
SO I GET TO NAME HER, RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS HER TURNS OUT TO BE HIM?
MY BABY'S NOT GONNA BE A HIM.
IT'S GONNA BE A HER.
AND HER NAME'S GONNA BE JOYCE.
PEE-U.
OH, JIM-BOB!
THERE'S THIS REAL PRETTY GIRL AT SCHOOL,
AND SHE'S REAL PRETTY, AND SHE SMILES ALL THE TIME.
AND THE KIDS CALL HER JOY.
JOY. THAT'S A PRETTY NAME.
IF IT'S A BOY, I GET TO NAME HIM SEYMOUR.
(both) PEE-U.
COME ON, BLUE.
(Jonelle) SO YOU'RE ERIN'S BROTHERS, ARE YOU?
YES, MA'AM.
MAMA'S GONNA HAVE A BABY, SO WE'RE SELLING HER SOAP FOR HER.
WELL, NOW, ISN'T THAT A FINE THING FOR YOU BOYS TO DO.
YES, MA'AM. HOW MANY WOULD YOU LIKE?
WAIT A SECOND. WE GOTTA DEMONSTRATE IT FIRST.
WOULD YOU PLEASE BRING A BOWL OF WATER AND A HANDKERCHIEF OR NAPKIN, PLEASE?
OH, YES, I--I SURELY WILL.
WHY DON'T YOU BOYS WAIT RIGHT INSIDE HERE?
I'LL, UH, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[birds chirping]
I GOTTA TEACH YOU A LOT ABOUT SELLING, JIM-BOB.
YOU GOTTA SET YOUR CUSTOMER UP JUST RIGHT.
SHE WAS SET UP JUST RIGHT WHEN SHE HEARD WE WERE SELLING FOR MAMA.
SHE WAS READY TO BUY.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. YOU GOTTA PROVE YOUR PRODUCT.
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT YOU SELL.
THERE. HERE WE ARE.
THANK YOU.
HERE WE GO.
NOW WE'RE GONNA WATCH THE BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER GO TO WORK.
S IT BUBBLE?
NEEDS A LITTLE MORE.
IT NEEDS A
OF COURSE, THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST STEP.
IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER WORK,
IT HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO BUBBLE FOR.
HERE WE GO.
BOYS.
YES, MA'AM.
THAT WHITE HANDKERCHIEF'S STARTING TO TURN GREEN.
I CAN SEE THAT, YES, MA'AM.
AFTERNOON, BOYS.
AFTERNOON.
TOLD YOU WE SHOULD HAVE SOLD BEFORE.
(John) YOU SUR FOR A
(Olivia) IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE DID THIS.
I KNOW.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORK DAY.
.
I JUST WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.
GET OUT HERE IN THE SUNSHINE.
JUST YOU AND ME TOGETHER.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING, SWEETHEART?
I FEEL VERY HAPPY NOW, A I
TELL YOU.
YOU HAD ME WORRIED.
I KNOW.
BEING OLDER, I--I LET THE FEARS CROWD INTO MY MIND
AND PUSH AWAY THE GOOD FEELINGS.
BUT THAT'S ALL STRAIGHTENED OUT NOW
AND I FEEL VERY PROUD, AND VERY SAFE, AND VERY HAPPY.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
[birds chirping]
YOU KNOW, LIV,
I MISS HEARING THE SOUND OF BABIES' VOICES IN THE HOUSE.
CO
A ROW.
HOLDING THE WARM BUNDLE IN MY ARMS.
CHANGING DIAPERS AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
LAYING THERE IN BED, WATCHING YOU GET UP TO FEED IT.
LYING AND WA GET UP A
WAIT A MINUTE, WE NEVER DID THAT BEFORE.
WE DID WITH ELIZABETH.
NO, WE DIDN'T. ELIZABETH, SHE WAS SLEEPING
WHEN SHE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN JIM-BOB.
THAT'S RIGHT, IT WAS JIM-BOB.
BUT HE WAS TOILET-TRAINED FIRST.
WHO WAS IT THAT HAD THE COLIC SO LONG?
MARY ELLEN.
YOU GOTTA ADMIT IT, LIV.
ERIN, SHE WAS THE PRETTIEST OF THEM ALL, WASN'T SHE?
SHE SURE WAS A BEAUTY.
EVERYBODY AT THE HOSPITAL CALLED HER T
I DON'T LIKE TO TELL THE BOYS THIS,
BUT I HOPE IT'S A LITTLE GIRL.
WHY?
WELL, I KIND OF LIKE THE NAME JOYCE WALTON.
A JOY FOR OUR MIDDLE YEARS.
I MUST ADMIT, IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN A ZEB FOR OUR MIDDLE YEARS.
WHO DECIDED ON ZEB?
GRAN
NOW...
ZEB'S NOT A BAD NAME,
UNLESS YOU PREFER EUNICE.
[both laughing]
♪♪[music playing]
WHAT DO YOU THINK JOY WILL BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP?
HE WILL PROBABLY INHERIT GRANDPA'S VOICE AND BECOME A FAMOUS SINGER.
OR SHE'LL BE A DANCER.
THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR ONE DANCER IN THIS FAMILY, AND THAT'S ME.
[boys guffawing]
I THINK SHE'LL BE A ROPE WALKER
LIKE THAT ONE THAT WAS HERE, REMEMBER?
DON'T YOU THINK IT'S A LITTLE EARLY FOR THAT?
YOU ALL DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BE.
JOHN-BOY DOES.
MAYBE THE NEW BABY WILL BE A WRITER.
IF IT'S A GIRL, MAYBE SHE COULD WRITE ABOUT THE FEMALE POINT OF VIEW.
WHY? IS IT SO DIFFERENT FROM YOURS, JOHN-BOY?
WELL, M IT'S A
JOHN-BOY, EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU WRITING IN THAT JOURNAL OF YOURS?
OH, GRANDMA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.
I NEVER TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL.
THERE ARE NO SUCH TALES TO BE TOLD ABOUT THIS FAMILY.
(Grandpa)
A THING
WOULD BRING
.
(Grandma) OLD MAN, IF YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE
AS WILD AS YOU LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN, YOU'D--
WELL, YOU'D NEVER HAVE SURVIVED AS LONG AS YOU HAVE.
WHILE THERE'S LIFE, THERE'S HOPE.
OLD MAN, NOW WILL YOU JUST HUSH UP?
GRANDMA.
[grunts]
JOHN!
IT MAYBE NOTHING MORE THAN JUST A TWINGE IN HER SIDE.
IS MAMA OK?
GRANDMA IS TAKING CARE OF HER.
CAN SHE STILL HAVE THE BABY?
I DON'T KNOW YET.
[clock ticking]
WELL, IS SHE-- IS SHE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, SHE JUST NEEDS REST.
I SURE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GRANDCHILD.
I KNOW, MA.
SOME THINGS JUST WEREN'T MEANT TO BE.
I KNOW THAT, TOO.
I BETTER GO TALK TO THE CHILDREN.
MAMA'S FINE.
SHE'S RESTING.
YOU CAN SEE HER IN THE MORNING.
IS THE BABY ALL RIGHT?
YOUR MAMA LOST THE BABY.
THERE WAS NOTHING ANYONE COULD DO ABOUT IT.
NOW, YOU LISTEN HERE.
AS HARD AS IT IS,
IT IS A KIND OF A BLESSING.
WHEN A WOMAN LOSES A BABY THIS EARLY ON,
IT'S KIND OF NATURE'S WAY OF SAYING THAT THINGS AREN'T GOING RIGHT.
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO BELIEVE
THAT, UH, THIS BIRTH WASN'T MEANT TO BE.
[sighs]
[Elizabeth whimpering]
[crickets chirping]
ELIZABETH, HONEY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHY NOT?
JOY IS NEVER GONNA GET BORN.
[sighs]
I FEEL SAD ABOUT THAT, TOO.
LISTEN, ELIZABETH, WE HAVE EACH OTHER.
THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BETTER, DOESN'T IT?
JOHN-BOY, READ ME A STORY.
A STORY?
HOW ABOUT IF I TELL YOU A POEM, OK?
"AMARANTHA SWEET AND FAIR
"AH, BRAID NO MORE THAT SHINING HAIR!
"AS MY CURIOUS HAND OR EYE HOVERING ROUND THEE
"LET IT FLY!
"EVERY TRESS MUST BE CONFEST BUT NEATLY TANGLED AT THE BEST
"LIKE SOME CLEW OF GOLDEN THREAD MOST EXCELLENTLY RAVELLED
"DO NOT THEN BIND UP THAT LIGHT
"IN AND
"LIKE THE SUN IN 'S EARLY RAY
BUT SHAKE THY HEAD AND SCATTER DAY!"
GO TO SLEEP.
JOHN-BOY, WHEN I HAVE A BABY, I'M GONNA NAME IT JOY.
AND SHE'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL JUST LIKE YOU.
GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.
GOOD NIGHT.
[door closes]
(Jason) WHEN ARE WE GONNA GIVE YOU A BATH?
[all shouting]
WHO DID THAT?
laughing]
[all chattering]
HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE SQUEALING FOR?
[laughing]
HEY, LIVIE, THEY'RE BAPTIZING OLD BLUE.
(John-Boy) OK, BRING HIM OVER HERE. BRING HIM OVER HERE.
LIVIE, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN GET YOU?
NO, THANK YOU, GRANDPA.
DEAR, DEAR, LIVIE.
GOD DOES WORK IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.
I KNOW THAT, GRANDPA.
YOUR FAITH SHOULD BE OF CONSIDERABLE HELP TO YOU NOW.
I KNOW THAT, TOO,
BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY THE LESS MY FAULT.
HUH? WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE SAYING?
MAYBE I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE--
LIVIE, I NEVER REALIZED YOU HAD SUCH AN EXALTED OPINION OF YOURSELF.
YOU'RE ENDOWING YOURSELF WITH POWERS
THAT EVEN US COMMON FOLKS WOULDN'T DREAM OF TAKING ON.
GRANDPA.
CHILD, THERE ARE MYSTERIES IN THIS LIFE
THAT NONE OF US CAN UNDERSTAND AS YET.
AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THE LIBERTY OF COMING UP WITH ANSWERS
SE
SELF
F
LIVIE, BLAMING YOURSELF IS THE EASY WAY OUT.
IT'S A MUCH HARDER WAY TO THINK THAT
WHAT HAPPENED HAPPENED FOR THE BEST.
IT'S A MORE TRUTHFUL WAY.
IT JUST TEACHES US THAT WHEN WE DO GET KNOCKED DOWN
IT GIVES US DIGNITY TO GET UP AND WALK ON.
I DO BELIEVE I'LL GET YOU A REFILL FOR THIS.
COLD TEA IS COLD COMFORT.
IF YOU WEREN'T SUCH A GOOD BAPTIST,
I' WI
O SPIKE IT
ttering]
OVER HERE, BRING HIM OVER HERE. BRING HIM OVER HERE.
(Mar YOU'L
(John-Boy) THAT CAN'T BE DONE.
OK, RIGHT OVER HERE. COME ON.
ildren squealing]
(Jim-Bob) MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY PINKNEY'S BUBBLE BEAUTIFIER ON HIM.
(John-Boy) MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TRY IT ON YOU!
[all shouting]
(Jim-Bob) NO!
(John-boy) HEY, HOLD ON TO HIM.
(Jason) I GOT HIM.
(Jim-Bob) NO!
[children squealing]
(John-Boy) AS THE YEARS WENT ON
AND WE ALL WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS,
WE WERE TO PROVIDE MY MOTHER AND FATHER WITH SO MANY GRANDCHILDREN
THAT THEIR LIVES WERE NEVER WITHOUT THE SOUND OF A BABY
OR A GROWING CHILD'S VOICE.
AND ALL THOSE GRANDCHILDREN
OF THE EXTRAORDINARY LOVE
THAT WAS GIVEN TO US DURING THOSE YEARS
WE SPENT ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.
[crickets chirping]
(Olivia) MARY ELLEN, DO YOU STILL WANT TO TAKE DANCING LESSONS?
(Erin) IF SHE DOES, I WANT TO, TOO.
(Elizabeth) ME, TOO.
NOW, CHILDREN, MARY ELLEN ASKED FIRST.
(John) DANCING LESSONS?
THERE'S A PERFECTLY GOOD PIANO DOWNSTAIRS.
WHY DOESN'T SOMEBODY LEARN TO PLAY THAT?
(Erin) YUCK!
(Elizabeth) ME, TOO, YUCK.
(Olivia) WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER DO, MARY ELLEN?
(Mary Ellen) NEITHER, MOM.
I JUST STARTED READING ABOUT FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
I THINK I'D LIKE TO BE HER.
THAT SOUNDS SENSIBLE.
(Mary Ellen) AND HEROIC, TOO.
GOOD NIGHT, MAMA. GOOD NIGHT, ERIN.
(Erin) FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE? YUCK!
GOOD NIGHT, MARY ELLEN. GOOD NIGHT, ELIZABETH.
(Elizabeth) YUCK! GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.