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GIN, BE A DOLL AND TOSS THAT OVER, WILL YOU?
A MAN CAN'T TAKE HIS MIDDAY NPY-NAP
WITHOUT HIS BLANKEY.
OKAY, MIDGE, GO AHEAD.
OF COURSE.
BUT BEFORE I READ YOUR FAVORITE STORY
YR FAVORITE STOBOOK..
OU?
NO, SCHEMER.
I WAS ONLY GOING TO SAY, "PAY ME FIRST
OR THIS STORY ENDS BEFORE IT BEGINS."
OH, IS THAT ALL?
MM-HMM.
OKAY.
THERE YOU ARE.
"ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WERE THREE LITTLE PIGS..."
NO, NO, NO, NO.
SKIP THAT PART ABOUT THE TWO *** PIGS WITH THAT WOLF.
PARAGRAPH THREE.
YEAH, PAGE EIGHT.
"AND SO THE FIRST LITTLE PIG SAID TO THE OTHER TWO
'YOU CAN CERTAINLY STAY IN MY HOUSE MADE OF BRICK.'"
I LOVE THIS PART.
"'BUT YOU'LL EACH HAVE TO PAY ME A NICKEL TO GET IN.
IT'S CALLED PROTECTION MONEY.'"
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
"THE TWO OTHER PIGS DIDN'T HAVE ANY NICKELS
"AND THEY SAID
"'BUT THE BIG BAD WOLF WILL EAT US
IF YOU DON'T LET US IN.'"
SO THE FIRST PIG SAID TO THE OTHER TWO PIGS..."
"'HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK--
"'I'M MADE OF MONEY?
LET THE WOLF EAT BACON.'"
SCHEMER! THIS IS THE MOST AWFUL VERSION
OF "THE THREE LITTLE PIGS" I EVER HEARD.
THERE'S ANOTHER VERSION?
I'M NOT GOING TO READ ANOTHER WORD.
OKAY, SCHEMER, WE DID EVERYTHING ON YOUR LISTS.
WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANY MORE.
WE WANT TO BE PAID.
AS YOU WISH.
THERE YOU ARE, PAYMENT IN FULL.
BUT THIS IS A PIECE OF PAPER.
"I OWE YOU FOR WORKING FOR ME"?!
THIS ISN'T REAL MONEY.
TUT-TUT! THAT IS KNOWN IN CONTRACTUAL LAW
AS A BLINDING AGREEMENT.
I WILL PAY YOU IN 60 DAYS HENCE.
HENCE I CAN PAY YOU WHENEVER I WANT TO.
HOLD IT!
OPEN MY EYES AND SHINE IN A FLASHLIGHT
S
THAT YOU HAVEN'T PAID ANYONE?
WELL, DEPENDS WHAT YOU MEAN BY "PAY."
PAY! WITH MONEY!
SCHEMER, IF I HEAR
THAT YOU HAVEN'T PAID ANYONE...
( engine revving )
IT'S MR. WINSLOW!
HEY, THERE, BARTON!
HEY, WHAT'S THE WORD, GINNY?
OKAY, SCHEMER, I GOT THAT GRUB YOU ORDERED
AND IT'S FOOD CITY.
YOU DIG?
WOW! CRAZY, CRUNCHY, CRISP CHIPS!
MM, PISTACHIO POPSICLES!
ANTHE PIECE DE RESISTANCE
A DOUBLE-WHAMMY, TRIPLE-CHEESE COWBOY BEEFBURGER
SWIMMING IN RELISH.
!
BUT... I DON'T TNK I CAN EAT THOSE.
I JUST HAD 15 CHILLY WILLY BARS.
NOW, SCHE-MAN, LET ME LAY IT STRAIGHT TO YOU.
I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU EAT IT OR NOT--
YOU'RE GOING TO PAY ME FOR IT.
BARTON, IT'S NOT MY PLACE TO SAY
BUT I HAVE IT FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE
THAT SCHEMER HASN'T PAID ANYBODY ANYTHING
EXCEPT IN I.O.U.s.
IS THAT TRUE, SCHEMER?
YOU'RE NOT PAYING ANYBODY?
WELL... I MEAN...
HAVEN'T YOU PEOPLE EVER HEARD OF CREATIVE FINANCING?
LET ME AT HIM!
UH-UH, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, BARTON!
THIS SLIMY, SCHEMING WORM IS MINE FIRST!
OH?
WELL, WHAT ABOUT OUR...?
( arguing simultaneously )
AS BAD
"THE THREE LITTLE PIGS"
IN A TERRIBLE VERSION...
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, WHERE'S SCHEMER?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HE'S RIGHT HERE.
OH!
OH! POP ME OUT OF A TOASTER--
THAT WEASEL TOOK A POWDER.
BARTON, FIRE UP THAT OVERGROWN PAINT MIXER OF YOURS.
WE'RE GOING WEASEL HUNTING.
( engine revving )
SCHEMER, YOU COME BACK HERE!
SCHEMER'S IN A LOT OF TROUBLE THIS TIME.
DID SOMEONE SAY "TROUBLE"?
IF PEOPLE WERE JUST MORE CAREFUL THEY WOULDN'T WIND UP IN ANY...
MR. CONDUCTOR, LOOK OUT!
TROUBLE AT ALL.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
THIS IS A LITTLE TRICK OF MINE.
AND SPEAKING OF TRICKS, IT SOUNDS TO ME
LIKE SCHEMER'S BEEN TRICKING SOME GOOD PEOPLE.
HE SURE HAS.
HE BROKE HIS PROMISE TO PAY EVERYONE.
YEAH, HE'S B REALLY IRRES
HE CHEATED PEOPLE, AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.
IT'S A SHAME WHEN PEOPLE DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THINGS THEY SAY THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
YOU MEAN, LIKE HELPING BILLY WITH THE SHELF?
YES. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT THE HARD WAY.
I FORGOT TO HELP AUNT STACY.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
PERHAPS IF YOU'D DRAW NEARER, I CAN MAKE THINGS CLEARER
AND EXPLAIN SUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS MAGIC BUBBLE.
♪ I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS, SO I TAKE GOOD CARE ♪
♪♪ TO PULL MY OWN WEIGHT, TO DO MY OWN SHARE ♪
♪
♪ TO DO THE THINGS FOR ME THAT I CAN DO FOR MYSELF. ♪
♪ MY REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WILL COME IF I CALL ♪♪
♪ TO HELP ME IF I CAN'T MANAGE AT ALL ♪♪
♪ 'CAUSE I DO SOMETIMES NEED A LITTLE HELP ♪
♪ BUT MOST OF THE TIME I TRY TO DO IT MYSELF. ♪♪
♪ I CAN MAKE MY OWN ROOM NICE AND NEAT EVERY DAY ♪
♪ TAKE THE TOYS ROUND MY FEET AND PUT THEM AWAY ♪
♪ I CAN PICK UP ALL OF MY CLOTHES ♪
♪♪ SO THERE'LL BE ENOUGH ROM FOR MY HEELS AND MY TOES.♪
♪ I CAN WALK MY PUPPY MOST EVERY DAY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE IT'S MINE, THOUGH I'D RATHER RUN AND PLAY SOMETIMES ♪
♪ WE WALK ALONG THE STREET AND DOWN THE LANE ♪
♪ AND ROUND THE PARK AND BACK AGAIN. ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪♪
♪ I CAN DO IT MYSELF ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ I CAN DO IT ALONE MOST OF THE TIME ♪
♪ I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN. ♪
♪♪ SO IF YOU HAVE GOOD FRIENDS, I THINK YOU'LL FIND ♪
♪ THEY'LL HELP YOU IF YOU'RE IN A REALLY BIG BIND ♪
♪ OR IF THERE'S MORE THAN YOU CAN HANE ALONE ♪
ME . ♪
♪ YOUR REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WILL COME IF YOU CALL ♪
♪♪ TO HELP YOU IF YOU CAN'T MANAGE AT ALL ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE DO SOMETIMES NEED A LITTLE HELP ♪
♪ BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE TRY TO DO IT OURSELF. ♪
♪ I CAN WASH MY OWN DISHES CLEAN ♪
♪ IT'S A CINCH ♪
♪ PUT THEM IN THE DISHWASHING MACHINE IN A PINCH. ♪
OD ♪
ER
♪ I CAN MAKE MYSELF GOOD THINGS TO EAT. ♪
♪ LET ME THINK, I'D LIKE A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH ♪
♪ SOMETHING SWEET AND A DRINK. ♪
♪ I CAN SPREAD IT ON THE BREAD RIGHT OUT OF THE JAR ♪
♪ HAVE AN APPLE, POUR A DRINK, AND THERE YOU ARE. ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE. ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ I CAN DO IT ALONE MOST OF THE TIME. ♪
♪ I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN. ♪♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ I CAN DO IT MYSELF. ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE. ♪
♪ LA-LA-LA-LA-LA ♪
♪ I CAN DO IT ALONE MOST OF THE TIME. ♪
♪ I CAN DO THINGS ON MY OWN. ♪♪
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
N.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
U CAN DO ON YOUR OWN.
YOU CAN ADMIT WHEN YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE.
WELL, LOOK WHO WALKED IN!
YEAH, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU TWO GOT HERE.
AUNT STACY, BILLY
BECKY AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU.
YEAH, WE'RE REALLY SORRY
WE DIDN'T FNISH OUR JOBS.
I GUESS WE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIBLE.
WELL, THE FIRST STEP
INECOMING MORE RESPONSIBLE
IS LEARNING TO DO BETTER.
YOU AND DAN, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW HOW I KNOW?
RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE REALIZE WHEN THEY'RE WRONG.
MM-HMM, AND YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO ADMIT IT...
WHICH IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR SOME
Schemer: HE'S ABSOLUTELY SCHEMER, AND HE'S ME...
SCHEMER! WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK.
MISS JONES
I AM SO FAR AHEAD OF YOU, I ALREADY AM.
YOU'RE READY TO START
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURURLF?
TAKE RE...
H-A, H-A, H-A.
GOOD JOKE, JONESY.
NO, I JUST REALIZED THAT I HAD OVERESTIMATED
THE INTELLIGENCE OF MY EMPLOYEES.
BUT HEMER HAS RECTIFIED THAT SITUATION.
Dan: "TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE I WROTE I.O.U.s:
HOW I'M WILLING TO REPAY THEM."
A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP TO SCHEMER'S ARCADE
AND I READ: "FOR EVERY NINE TIMES
"SOMEONE USES ONE OF THE MACHINES
"THEY GET ONE FREE MACHINE USE ONCE A WEEK, EVERY OTHER MONTH
LEAP YEAR EXCLUDED."
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO COME
BEFORE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THEM BACK.
463 YEARS, TO BE EXACT.
MISS JONES, I'M ALWAYS THINKING.
AND REMEMBER ONE THING:
IF IT'S NOT IN HERE...
IT'S IN HERE.
OH, SCHEMER, I DON'T THINK ALL YOUR EMPLOYEES
ARE GOG TO BE SO HAPPY WITH THAT IDEA.
YOU THINK THAT I AM SCARED
OF MIDGE SMOOT, BARTON, WINSLOW AND GINNY?
WHO'S THAT LADY WHO JUST GOT OFF THE TRAIN?
GINNY AND MIDGE SMOOT ARE TALKING TO HER.
THE LADY HAS A GREAT BIG HAT
WITH FLOWERS ON IT AND A PLASTIC SKUNK.
A PLASTIC...
A PLASTIC SKUNK! UH-OH-HO!
WHAT!
OH, NO, IT'S MY MOMMY!
SHE'S COME HOME EARLY.
I GOT TO STRAIGHTEN THIS PLACE UP.
OOH!
MISS JONES, I HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN THIS PLACE UP.
I TOLD MY MOMMY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MYSELF
SO PLEASE COME HELP ME QUICK.
I PROMISE YOU
A TWO-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO MY PLACE.
NO, NOT THIS TIME, SCHEMER.
NO, SCHEMER, YOU GOT YOURSELF INTO THIS;
YOU HAVE TO GET YOURSELF OUT OF IT.
I TOOK THE FAMILY SCHEMER PLEDGE.
I GOT TO FIX THIS PLACE UP.
I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
SHE'LL NEVER KNOW IT.
I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
SHE'LL NEVER KNOW.
SHE WILL NEVER KNOW.
IT'S TOO LATE, SCHEMER, SHE KNOWS ALREADY.
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE SAID ONE OF THESE DAYS
YOU'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
AND HOW TO BE KIND TO OTHERS
EVEN WHEN SHE'S NOT HERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
OH, WHERE IS SHE NOW?
OH, SHE'S AT HOME, WAITING FOR YOU.
SHE WANTED TO BE THERE WHEN YOU GOT HOME
SO THAT SHE COULD HELP YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH
AND FIND YOUR BLANKEY
AND TUCK YOU INTO YOUR BEDDY-BYE.
OH, GOOD.
GUESS THAT MEANS I'M FINISHED CLEANING UP AROUND HERE, ANYWAY.
MOMMY!
Captioned by The Caption Center WGBH Educacaonal Foundation
♪ REACH FOR THE SPEED, REACH FOR THE WHISTLE ♪♪
♪♪ GO WHERE THE RAIL MAY RUN. ♪
♪♪ REACH FOR THE WORDS, REACH FOR THE STORY ♪
♪ FOLLOW THE RAINBOW-SUN. ♪
♪ TO A SHINING TIME STATION ♪
♪ WHERE DREAMS CAN COME TRUE ♪
♪ WAITING THERE FOR YOU. ♪
♪ SO MUCH TO SEE, SO FAR TO TRAVEL ♪
♪ SO MUCH TO LEARN TO KNOW. ♪
♪ FRIENDS BY YOUR SIDE, HOPES TO HOLD ON TO ♪
♪ WHO KNOWS HOW FAR YOU'LL GO? ♪
♪ TO A SHINING TIME STATION, WHERE DREAMS CAN COME TRUE ♪