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How will you make it on your own?

This world is awfully big.

Girl, this time you're all alone.

But it's time you started living.

It's time you let someone else do some giving.

Love is all around, no need to waste it. You can have a town, why don't you take

it? You might just make it after long.

You might just make it.

Because she's going to be living here. Won't that be fun, having Aunt Mary

living right upstairs from us?

She's not my aunt.

Well, that's right, Bess. I'm not really your aunt. Well, your mother and I have

known each other for a long time, and sometimes... Bess is right, Mary.

We try to be very truthful in our family. You're not her aunt.

That's right, Bess. I'm not. I'm not your aunt.

Phyllis, I just love it. It's charming.

upstairs that Beth likes. She's not your aunt, Beth.

That dumb Rhoda thinks this is going to be her apartment, so I signed a year's

lease for you.

You signed a lease before you even saw the place? When you see the view, it's

absolutely incredible.

Isn't it?

Aunt Rhoda? Oh, that dumb, awful girl. Don't pay any attention to her. I'm

to go get the owner. Come on, Beth.

Aunt Rhoda's really a lot of fun.

Mom hates her.

Hello.

Get out of my apartment.

Now, look, Rhoda, I don't know all the details, but Phyllis will be back in a

while, and then we can talk about it. I don't talk to her. And besides, there's

no discussion here. This is my apartment.

Would I be out in the snow washing the windows of your apartment? No. I did

for my apartment.

Would I spend an entire month's salary on brand new carpeting for you? I don't

know you. I never saw you before. That's for me. I did it.

for a few days, but his wife just... What'd you let her in for? I can't take

this. She spent a whole month on the new carpeting. Oh, that's old carpeting. It

comes with the apartment.

You lied to me? You betcha.

Okay, girls.

You want me to tell you the truth?

I'm gonna tell you the truth.

This is gonna be my apartment!

All right.

I'm gonna tell you why Mary... this apartment more than you do. Why she's

here to Minneapolis. No. No, no. No.

Tell me.

A beautiful romance just blew up in her face.

It did not blow up. I made the decision.

I was going with someone for a couple of years and now I'm telling her.

For two years, through his internship and then his residency at the hospital,

Bill let her almost support him. Phyllis, how about if I ask you very...

to stop this. For two years, he promised her that the minute he started his

practice, they would be married. Phyllis, would you please stop this?

long years.

Tell her what he said, Mary. Go ahead. After two long years, he said, why rush

into things?

That's why she's here, though, to start a new life for herself. That's why she

needs this apartment.

Compared to my life, that's a Walt Disney movie.

I'm going to get back to washing my windows.

All right, Mary, you can stay downstairs with us tonight. There's an extra bed

in Beth's room. Okay, well, listen, I've got a couple of job interviews to go

on, so I'll meet you later.

We'll settle this tomorrow, Rhoda. It's already settled, Phyllis. You, out.

You think that I'm some kind of a pushover, don't you? Yeah.

Well, then you're in for a little surprise.

Because if you push me, then I just might have to push back.

I beg your pardon. I wonder if you could tell me... Excuse me. Hello. Hello.

Hello. Hello.

Aren't you supposed to see Mr. Grant about a secretarial job? It's been

Since this young lady came to see Mr. Grant, why don't you let Mr. Grant

it? Right this way.

It's been filled.

Do you have any idea when Mr. Grant will be back?

Hi, Mr.

Grant.

You're back.

Look, miss, I was just about to have a drink and I wouldn't mind some company.

Want one?

No, thank you.

I said I wouldn't mind some company.

Well, all right. I'll have a brandy Alexander.

How about some coffee?

Oh, really?

I just moved in. Is it that nice?

Nice? Some of the best saloons in town are over there.

How old are you?

30. No hedging. No how old do I look?

Why hedge?

How old do I look?

30.

What religion are you?

Mr. Grant, I don't quite know how to say this, but you're not allowed to ask

that when someone's applying. for a job.

It's against the law.

Want to call a cop?

No. Good.

Would you think I was violating your civil rights if I asked if you're

Presbyterian.

Well, I decided I'd answer your religion question.

Divorced? No. Never married? No. Why?

Why? You type.

Mr. Grant, there's no simple answer to that question.

Yes, there is.

How about, no, I can't type, but yes, I can.

There's no simple answer to why a person isn't married. How many different

reasons can there be?

Sixty -five.

Words per minute.

My typing question.

Yes.

Look, miss, would you try answering the questions as I ask them?

Yes, Mr. Grant, I will, but it does seem that you've been asking a lot of very

personal questions that don't have a thing to do with my qualifications.

for this job.

You know what?

You got spunk.

Well... I hate spunk.

Tell you what.

I'll try you out for a couple of weeks, see if it works out.

If I don't like you, I'll fire you. Right, right. You don't like me?

I'll fire you.

The job is that of associate producer.

Associate... Something wrong?

No, no, no, I like it.

Associate producer?

The job pays $10 less a week than the secretarial job.

That'll be fine.

If you can get by on $15 less a week, we'll make you producer.

No, no, I think all I can afford is associate producer.

You can start tomorrow.

Oh, well, that's just wonderful.

So I'll see you tomorrow.

Go see a producer.

Oh, you're doing a wonderful job there.

Thanks, Mom.

Phyllis, are you in there? Just a sec.

My key doesn't work.

Oh, I had the lock changed. You keep dumb awful...

regular secretary job?

And what's the matter?

You haven't even noticed that your furniture arrived.

Oh, great.

How about that? Hi, Bess. Well, listen, I didn't tell you about the job.

I got there a little bit late and, you know, I was kind of nervous and

everything.

Something's still the matter.

Bess arranged it for you.

Bess, it looks just great.

I really like it.

Really.

It's not quite as important as the title sounds, but didn't I think that's

enough?

It's just that I have some rather shattering news for you. Shattering

it can wait.

Shattering news? Tell me about your new job.

I'm only an associate producer. What's the shattering news?

Well, I got a long -distance call today.

I didn't realize you wanted to tell her, too, but that was Mother's news.

Bill is coming?

Bill is.

Yes, Bill's coming. He'll be here tomorrow night.

We'll leave you alone now. I know exactly how you feel.

I don't know how I feel. Well, I do. Come on, Beth.

I really didn't mind arranging the furniture.

Mother said it was the least we could do after what you've been through.

Uh, Beth, did Mother tell you exactly...

A little trick changing the lock, huh? Wait a minute. What's going on here? You

told me you lived here. Who's he?

A locksmith. What do you think? Here. Thank you very much. Oh, no, no, no, no.

I'm not going along with this.

If this is her place, I just helped you break in. That's exactly what you just

did. Look, even if you did, it's already done. So what can you do?

Let me see your driver's license.

Well,

if anything happens here, I want to know who you are.

I'm not going to show you my driver's license.

Well, in that case...

I'm going to memorize your face.

Low, low, left cheek.

Now that you see that I've moved in, would you leave?

Where do you come off looking that good in the morning?

Look, Rhoda, I'm starting a new job today, so... Who'd you get that nightie

from? Tricia Nixon?

So if you don't mind... I hear your doctor boyfriend's making a little house

call tonight.

Beth told me.

I hope everything works out for you. I really do.

Well, thanks.

Because if it does, that means you'll move out of here and this'll be mine.

Rhoda! You know, I left New York City because I couldn't find an apartment.

I'm not going to leave Minneapolis for the same reason.

You know what? What? In spite of everything, you're really a pretty hard

to dislike. I know what you mean. I'm having a hard time hating you, too.

We'll both have to work on it.

He'll do it. When I say somebody, I mean him.

Mr. Grant, I wondered, do you think you could find something for me to do? I'd

like to be a little busier.

I'm too busy to keep you busy.

Why did he hire me?

Why? Maybe he was bombed.

Oh, no, I mean it.

Hiya, fellas.

Here he is, the Marcello Mastroianni of Minneapolis newscasts.

Why, thanks, Bert. It's not a compliment. He has trouble speaking

You haven't met me. I'm Ted Baxter, the anchorman.

I know.

And I'm Mary Richards.

I'm the new... Wonderful.

I've been telling Lou we needed a new one.

Welcome to my six o 'clock news team. Thank you. Baxter, will you knock that

off?

Come on, let's get to the studio.

Newsroom. Baxter.

Just a moment, please. Mr. Grant.

Huh? It's Mrs. Grant. She's calling from the airport.

Oh, yeah. She's going to her sister's for a month.

I'll speak to her when she gets back.

Murray, give me that list of words that Baxter mispronounced on last night's

show. Check the top one, Lou.

The top one.

Chicago.

Come on, fellas.

Now take that makeup bib off.

Last night he wore it halfway through the show.

in the newsroom.

Associate producer, can you believe that?

Oh, yeah, they're keeping me really busy.

No, no, no, I'm not too busy to talk.

Well, how long will you be in town?

Well, sure, drop over tonight.

It'll be good seeing you, too.

Bye, Bill.

Well,

I just, you know, switched a couple things.

Well, it's your apartment.

Until you're married, anyway.

Well, now, look, Phyllis, just because Bill is coming tonight, it doesn't mean

we're getting married.

I want to see you married, Mary.

Well, me too.

Because I'm married.

And I know how beautiful it can be if you look at it realistically. I mean...

Realistically, face the fact that it means a certain amount of sacrificing,

unselfishness, denying your own ego, sublimating,

accommodating, surrendering.

Willis, say it.

You're hurting my hand.

I'm sorry.

Try and remember what I told you. I will. Believe me.

of the furniture still hasn't arrived.

Of course, curtains at the window, you know, will help.

And I really don't know why you're here, Mr. Grant.

Well, I was in the neighborhood visiting one of my favorite

spas.

Oh, my wife left today.

She's going to be away for a...

He said he'd find something for you to do.

First, we didn't get the job because of your personality.

You know, you got a great caboose.

There it is. You got the job because of your great caboose. But not as great as

my wife's. She's got the greatest caboose ever.

She left today.

She's going to be away for a whole month and I miss her already.

I miss her so much.

I am going to write her a letter and tell her.

Good.

Where's your typewriter?

Well, I tell you, Mr. Grant, you know, I just moved in and, you know, I'm not

really sure where everything is.

Ah, there's a little portable devil.

You know, Mr. Grant, there's a whole slew of typewriters down at the office.

yeah.

Wouldn't you be more comfortable there?

Oh, no.

That's my boss, down at the newsroom. Oh, is there a big news story here?

No, he's writing to his wife.

I miss you more than... Did you ever get roses in winter?

Roses in winter?

That's beautiful.

Oh, um, you, uh, you don't want to read that.

Oh? Why, did you have a weak moment and get mushy?

No, no, it's just that... Too late, too late, it's already out.

It's not as if I stole them. I had to promise Uncle Buddy a free nose job.

Hey, you know, I don't know about you, but I don't like being in separate

Hey, I don't know about you.

You know, it's a little difficult to talk with... Is it possible to...

I'll go tie her along.

Oh, that's kind of a weird boss you've got there.

Oh, I don't know. I think that's kind of sweet.

You know, a man misses his wife that much.

Oh, you just couldn't wait, could you?

Couldn't wait for what?

To bring up marriage.

Well, I waited to... Two years, Bill. That's not exactly... Couldn't wait.

That's waited.

That's really long.

Okay, okay. You're right, and I'm wrong.

Now, there's no need to talk about it anymore.

That's not why I'm here.

Oh?

Why are you here?

Well, I haven't seen you in a month or so, and, uh... Oh, no.

Oh, you didn't think that the only reason that I was here was to... No, no.

I'm here because I love you.

How come I never noticed that before?

Wait, that I love you?

That you don't say that very well.

Something kind of catches in there and it just,

it doesn't come out too well.

Well, maybe you can give me some lessons then, huh?

You see, that you say very well.

Hey, come on, Mary. Look, we got the whole night.

ahead of us and we're getting all hung up on words.

Why don't you get us out of this? You say everything so well.

No, I don't.

I say a lousy goodbye.

Hi.

You got a stamp?

Did you just say goodbye?

Uh -huh.

That's what I thought you said.

Yeah, well, I'll see you.

Take care of yourself?

I think I just did.

Bye.

This is a Christmas seal.

Is that a stamp?

Yes, it is. Thank you.

That guy, you didn't lose much.

But he sure did.

He missed out on the best wife.

Boy, it's funny how you can see things differently in just a couple of weeks.

You know, I could have married him.

I'd get a basket of flowers. I'd wonder if he stole them from Uncle Buddy's

sickbed.

Listen, if I were you, I'd find out what Uncle Buddy was sick with.

You know, I'm really lucky. I am so lucky.

You feel good now, huh?

Yeah.

No, I feel rotten.

But lucky.

Look, about the job, I'll find plenty for you to do tomorrow at the station.

thank you, Mr. Grant.

If I show up.

Hi.

Hi.

In fact, Bill, you didn't lose much.

Isn't that funny? That's what everyone says.

It didn't work out, huh? Did Bess tell you? No, I figured it out for myself.

I got this tremendous sensitivity, and you've got... This heating duct that

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