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Maybe the world is blind Or just a little unkind

Don't know Things you can't be sure

Of anything anymore Although

Thank you, Stanley.

Here's our summer special.

Funky pizza, pepperoni, sausage, and M &M's.

My idea. Great, huh?

How many of these have you sold today?

Counting this?

Yeah. One.

School is finally over. A toast to freedom. To summer vacation.

To the polo season.

I can't wait to get to Camp Kookalookee.

Kookalookee? What does that mean?

It's an Indian word. It means don't forget to write your name on your

I hope I don't get homesick there. This will be my first summer away from Camp

Kramer.

Where in that?

On our estate.

My parents built a bunkhouse and bust in the socially acceptable.

No wonder we weren't invited.

We will all be at camp together this year.

Maybe not all of it.

I'm not sure I can go this summer.

Why not?

I don't think Henry can afford it. He invested all of his money into Punky's

place.

That's right.

I keep forgetting.

You're poor.

Here you are, mocha ripples with sprinkles.

I don't want sprinkles.

Well, that's what you asked for. I don't care. I don't want them.

What? Do you want, Myron, darling?

Nuts.

Stanley, give the boy nuts.

Nuts.

You want nuts?

You got nuts.

It's ruined.

Come along, dear.

That does it. I quit.

Oh, Stanley, you can't quit. You're the only help I have.

Guys,

I think I'm getting an idea.

Next applicant, Harold Loomis.

Well, that's me.

Loomis is easy to remember because it rhymes with Goomis.

I'll keep it in mind.

I'm Henry Wernimont. Can I ask you a few questions?

Okay.

If they're multiple choice.

Tell me, why do you want to work here?

It's the first sign I saw.

I think it's fair to warn you that this job calls for lots of hard work,

personality, and intelligence.

Darn. On the other hand, I only pay minimum.

Good.

I don't want minimum.

I don't know if you're exactly what I'm looking for.

I don't either.

I'll get back to you.

Will you really?

No.

Okay.

I'll use you as a rest.

Hello,

how are you being?

Excuse me, aren't you a little old for this job, Mr.

Turdniak? Hello, how are you being?

Excuse me, do you speak English?

Hello!

job is taken.

Goodbye. How are you being?

I'll never find the right person.

How

do

you do? I'm applying for a position with your organization.

Bruce is the name. Service is my game.

Come on, Bunky.

Please, sir. Hear me out.

You look very businesslike.

I dress for success.

My resume.

That's a resume.

You're the boss.

Not yet.

Let's see.

Education.

Fifth grade.

Previous sales experience.

Five years.

I've been selling school candy bars since kindergarten.

I know. I bought them all.

Let's see.

Reference. Henry P. Watermont.

I believe you know the gentleman.

Thought of the earth? I can't say enough about him.

Handsome, smart, good posture, willing to give beginners a chance. Slow down,

Punky.

Why do you want this job?

Forget want it. I need it.

What for?

Summer camp.

This way I can pay for it. You wouldn't have to pay my way.

I don't know, Punky.

You named it Punky's place. Don't you think a Punky should work here?

I may not be easy to work for.

No, you're not easy to live with either.

And I only pay minimum.

I'm used to that. You know what my allowance is?

Punky, as much as I would enjoy working with you, I'm not sure that it's the

best thing.

Why not?

I'd be your father at home, your boss at work. I don't think mixing the two is a

good idea.

I'd better wait to see who else applies.

After careful consideration, the job is yours.

Oh, thank you. Just wonderful.

Is that father to daughter or boss to employee?

Both.

Now, let me explain a few restaurant procedures.

No need.

I've watched you. I've learned from the master.

Well, I admit, I did rather take to this business.

Now, I should tell you how to load the napkin holders and the dishwasher

and...

and be back for your order.

And might I add, we're honored to have your patronage.

Punky, you handled that very well.

This job's a piece of cake.

Are the customers happy?

goofed a lot.

Punky, you've been working here two and one half hours. At four dollars an hour,

that means you earned ten dollars.

Hey, all right.

And during that time, you cost me three hundred dollars in broken dishes and

ruined food.

Gee, you'll never make money that way.

I'm glad you noticed.

Punky, let's face it.

You're working here.

It's not working here.

You're saying I'm fired?

Let's call it an early return.

Brandon, will you ask Henry if he picked up milk last night?

Tell her I stopped by on the way home. It's in the refrigerator.

Tell him thanks.

She's welcome.

Can we stop talking through the dog?

Maybe we should just stop talking.

Look, if anyone should be upset about this, it's me. I expected you to act

an employee, not a two -legged wrecking ball.

Hey, I tried. I tried real hard. I mean, how is this going to look in a school

newspaper? Punky fired from Punky's place.

You insulted the customers.

You didn't give the proper change and you served more food on the floor than

did on the tables.

Those tables are too small.

What possessed you to put an entire frozen chicken in my blender?

The lady ordered a cold chicken salad.

I don't think there's anything more to say.

I guess there isn't two.

Nuff said.

see you in the morning don't

sit down Henry your three best customers are here

You have no idea how busy it was in here today.

I have aches in places where I didn't know I had places.

Well, you deserve those aches, you old meanie.

You broke your own daughter's heart.

Oh, Betty, get off my back. It hurts enough as it is.

Okay, okay.

I won't say who's at fault, even though it is you.

The one is for you and Punky to stop being mad at each other.

I'm flexible.

I'll accept her apology as soon as she offers it.

Now, shut up.

We're going to have Chicago's version of the Mideast Peace Talks right here and

right now.

And you two aren't leaving this table until this thing is settled.

But she has to be back in school by September.

Now, come on, you two.

You're going to negotiate a treaty.

in these chairs.

Hey, I'm good.

They could use me in Beirut.

We have enough tanks.

Come on, Cherry.

Let's leave them alone.

Why do we always have to go just when the schedule's good?

Okay, you want to talk first?

No, you want to talk first? No. Want to go home? Might as well.

easy on you because my father was so tough on me.

You worked for your dad?

My father came to this country in 1903 with 37 cents in his pocket.

Really? And $9 ,000 in the lining of his coat.

He used the money to build a shop and start doing what he was doing in the old

country. What was that?

He was a glassblower.

He would blow into a long tube, and the hot glass at the other end of the tube

would blow up into a beautiful bottle.

When I was 12 years old, I asked him for a job, and he hired me as an assistant.

What happened?

At the end of my first day's work, instead of bottles, all I had was 300

and a hernia.

A hernia?

No, I couldn't blow it. That's why he fired me.

You should have asked your father how to do it right.

I'm sure he would have taught you.

You're right.

And I think that anyone who takes on a new job should ask questions.

What do you think?

I think you're trying to make a point here.

I think you made the point yourself.

Yeah. I want to do such a good job for you.

I don't want to bother you with dumb questions.

The only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

Honey, I think you bit off more than you could chew.

Yeah, and I choked.

Well, Frankie, I'm going to do for you what I wish my father had done for me.

What? Give you a second chance.

Really?

Really.

Great! And this time I promise to ask questions that won't show up more than I

can bite.

I promise to explain things to you and to have more patience.

Deal?