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[theme music]

And furthermore, young lady, you're not going to watch

television for one whole week.

Then I ran away from home.

All right, miss Smart Aleck, no television for two weeks.

Two weeks?

I'll ran so far away.

You'll never see me again, not even my whole life.

Three weeks, and go to your room.

I promise to visit you once in a while

if you change it back to one week.

[laughter]

No deals.

The punishment stands.

That's mean.

How can you do that to your sweet little girl?

My girl.

My sweet little girl has turned into a sour ball lately.

I have not.

I'm just as sweet as I always I'm.

It's just that you don't love me anymore.

All right, young lady, we'll just have your father

handle this situation.

Daddy darling.

[laughter]

Yeah, well, how do you like that

for a greeting, Uncle Charlie?

Ain't I as sweet as I always was, daddy darling?

Well, now just let me see.

Mm, even sweeter.

Care for a bite, Uncle Charlie?

No, thanks.

I'm on a diet.

I love you, daddy.

You know I love you too, sweet heart.

And but somebody in this family loves me.

Oh, for goodness sakes.

Well, nope.

Don't anybody tell me.

Just let me guess.

I would guess that Linda's in the doghouse with mommy.

Well, mommy started hollering at me

and she said I was a sour ball and that I

couldn't watch television for three whole weeks.

Mommy doesn't love me, but you do.

don't you, little sweetie pie?

I may be ill.

Daddy, I don't have to go three weeks without watching

television, do I?

Well, uh, sweetheart, uh, uh, darling,

I'm afraid we're going to have to obey mommy.

Then you don't love me either.

Of course, I love you.

No, you don't.

Linda, stop saying that.

Nobody loves me.

We all love you.

I bet you think I'm a sour ball too.

No, but you're beginning to convince me.

[laughter]

You don't love me and mommy doesn't love me

and nobody loves me.

Can you stop that.

And everybody's always hollering at me,

so I don't want to live in this family anymore

and I'm going to run away.

All right, run away.

Go ahead but don't head for Florida.

The prizes are murder this time of year.

[laughter]

Run away, how about that?

You're a big help encouraging her.

Encouraging her?

To run away.

Oh come on, Clancy.

You're not taking the baby seriously, are you?

Well, this isn't the first time she said it.

Every time she doesn't get something she want, she says,

"I'm going to run away from home."

All kids say that.

Forever more, kids have been saying,

"I'm going to run away from home.

If you make me my spinach, I'll run away from home."

If you don't buy new bike, I'll run away from home."

When I was a kid, I would run away from home every week.

When you were a kid didn't you run away from home?

No.

[laughter]

My parents ran away from me.

You know, I can't believe that.

I'm in no mood for a couple of comics.

And if you are not going to do something about it, I will.

Honey, there's nothing to do about it.

Please trust my judgment.

I know enough about kids.

All of a sudden you're a child psychologist?

I don't have to be a child psychologist

to know my own kids.

And I know Linda she's not going to run away.

Never in a million years.

She's only bluffing.

Daddy, why is Linda packing?

What?

Parking?

Yeah, where's she going?

Nowhere.

She's packing to go nowhere?

Yeah, yeah, you see your father hasn't told you

yet that she's only bluffing.

[laughter]

I don't have to tell her.

She knows it better than I do.

Oh, I see.

She's still on that running-away kick.

That's right.

You know, you could be a help in this situation.

- OK, daddy, I'll help. - God boy.

I'll help her pack.

Right.

[laughter]

Well, I'll pack some sense into her head.

Sweetheart, you're playing right into her hands.

What's the matter with you?

She wants this kind of a-- sit down, will you?

Oh, Danny, I don't feel like sitting down.

Wash yourself, huh?

Be calm.

You've raised children long enough to know what goes on

in their fiendish little minds.

Look, these kids will use every weapon they

can get their hands on to win.

They're constantly forever testing to see what works best.

And if they can aggravate you, they got you.

Now, just relax.

Ignore her.

Let's show her that we're smarter than she is.

Just ignore her.

You mean let her run away?

She's not going to run away.

But she's packing.

Sweetheart, if you pay her no attention, she'll stop packing.

You're right, she'll stop packing.

She's all finished.

[laughter]

Let me leave, but I always loved you.

Danny.

Come back here, young lady, instantly.

What is this bag you're pulling?

Some day there isn't going to be anybody to make me come back

and then you'll see.

You go to your room.

I'll deal with you later.

How do you like that?

You and your child psychology.

Danny, if I ever have a child and I

call you on the phone for advice as a father, hang up on me.

[laughter]

All right, it was a one in a million shot.

You were so sure about Rusty when he was Linda's age,

and he ran away too.

OK, so it's a two in a million shot.

But I don't like the odds and I

don't like my own child constantly

threatening to run away.

And you've got to do something about it.

OK, OK, I'll do something about it.

What's that?

Let her run away.

What?

You're going to let your own child run away from home?

That's right.

Yeah, for what?

To save on your milk bill?

[laughter]

Oh, Danny are you--

No, to knock some sense into her little head.

Are you serious?

Of course, I'm serious.

Danny, I'll pay for the milk.

Oh no.

Danny, you must be out of your mind.

She's only a baby.

You can't let her wander around this city alone.

Why not?

Why not?

Let her experience the cold world.

Let her know what it is to be outside without the protection

of her mother and her father.

Let her feel the pangs of hunger and the pangs of loneliness.

I guarantee you she'll learn a lesson she won't

forget as long as she lives.

Oh, you're sick.

Oh, you're sick.

Danny is sick.

Certainly he's sick.

It's-- it's a ridiculous idea and I'm not going to have it.

I'm sick.

You mean you don't know that-- you think I'm serious?

I don't mean for her to really run away,

it's just an experiment.

Danny, you're not going to experiment with my children.

Kathy, please just trust me.

Will you let me do it? - No, Danny.

No.

It is out, O-U-T no.

[laughter]

You spell real good.

OK, N-O out.

Let's have it your way.

Let's do it the way you want to do it.

That's the way I intend to do it.

I'm going through with this experiment.

You know?

Yeah, I'm going to let her run away.

You're going to let her run away?

- And I need your help. - Oh no.

No, no, not me. Don't get me involved in this.

- But Charlie-- - No but Charlie.

Charlie, I can't do it without you.

- I don't care. - You're going to help me.

I'm not going to do it.

My grandfather always used to say a guy who

get in the middle between a husband

and his wife is out of his mind.

You hear me?

He's out of his mind.

Aren't we supposed to negotiate

my new contract next week?

You know-- you know, that's-- that's going pretty low, Danny.

I mean, that's big and I mean, I would expect from another,

but from you, and all these years, I didn't--

I repeat, aren't we supposed to negotiate

my new contract next week?

How should I know?

I'm out of my mind.

Good boy.

[laughter]

Danny.

Oh.

Where have you been?

Oh, well, we were at the costumers, honey.

We're Putting on a new number at the Copa.

You know, we have to get some cash to do something.

Well, did you have to be out so long?

Louise isn't here today and I've got to go to the market

and I have to keep an eye on Linda.

All right, dear. All Right

Well now listen, will you give her her lunch

and don't let her out of your sight?

I won't.

I won't.

You know what you're supposed to do?

Yeah, I'm supposed to have something

of the back out of this before it's too late, but I haven't.

I'll wait downstairs and I won't let her out of my sight.

Here, take your bundle.

- Daddy? - Yeah.

Do you this will work?

Of course, it'll work.

Linda, come on down here.

You know if you let her out of your sight for a minimum,

I'll never forgive you.

Don't worry about it.

Now your sister is going to think

she's running away from home, but actually

she'll be on a guided tour.

Now just let me handle this, will you?

Rusty, would you excuse us?

Your sister and I have to have a man-to-man talk.

Still planning to run away, I see.

Why shouldn't I?

Nobody loves me.

Everybody hates me.

They do, huh?

How about all the nice clothes mommy

buys for you and all the food and the nice things

I get for you and how we worry about you when you're sick,

is that hate?

How about when everybody hollers at me

and punishes me and doesn't let me watch television,

is that love?

I don't suppose I could convince you that we

punish you because we love you.

Sure you could convince me, but I wouldn't believe it.

[laughter]

See, well, young lady, you might be interested to know

that mother and I talked this over

and we have come to a decision.

You did?

Yeah.

Yes, we feel that since you don't want

to live with us anymore, it isn't fair for us

to stop you from leaving.

So you may leave any time you wish.

This is some kind of a trick.

Why would I play a trick on you?

So you can catch me running away and holler at me.

No, there's no trick.

You're free to leave any time you want.

I am?

You am.

Goodbye.

It was nice having you for a few years.

[laughter]

Oh, don't you want to talk over your plans

before you leave?

Plans?

Yeah, have you got plans?

Oh sure, I have plans.

Well, fine.

What kind of plans are they?

Well, I thought I'd find a way and whatever happens happens.

It's pretty a good plan.

[laughter]

What about making a living?

You know, you have to pay room and board,

and look after yourself, how to get a job, you know.

Well, I thought maybe I could run away to Hollywood

and become a movie star in pictures.

Sounds like a good idea.

I'll see you around.

Say hello to Donald Duck if you see him.

[laughter]

How do you get to Hollywood?

Well, shortest way we go right across the street

and through the park.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Who's going to take me across the street?

[laughter]

Oh, I think I can help you there.

Rusty?

Yes, sir.

Your sister's running away to Hollywood.

Would you take her across the street?

[laughter]

I know you'd be sorry that you hollered at me.

[laughter]

[music playing]

Yoo hoo!

Cindy Lou!

You wouldn't be Cindy Lou Flugelheimer,

would you, honey child?

Who is Cindy Lou Flugelheimer?

My little daughter.

Don't you even know what your own little daughter looks like?

Not any more.

She ran away from home 30 years ago,

and I haven't seen her since.

Had you lunch?

No.

You might as well have half of this.

Yep, I've been looking for her ever since.

If she really knew how me and her

mom I miss her and love her--

are you positive you aren't Cindy Lou Flugelheimer?

Mama and papa may, but I'm sure I'm not her.

That's exactly the way Cindy Lou felt 30 years ago.

Just because me and her mama hollered out and punished her.

Why did you punish her?

Why?

Because instead of doing the homework,

she would sit around watching television all the time.

But they didn't have television 30 years ago.

[laughter]

That's right.

That's why we didn't want her to it.

She was straining her eyes, looking for the set.

You might as well have the other half.

Oh, thank you.

Yeah.

She just couldn't understand that we punished

her because we loved her.

That's why today, Mrs. Flugenheimer and me just

sit around and cry and cry.

- Really? - Yeah.

Yeah, really.

All mamas and papas do that when their little child

runs away from home. - They do?

Mmm. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

If every little girl's only knew how they make their mamas

and papas cry and worry when they run away from home,

they'd come right back and never run away again.

Well, I guess it's time for me to go on home

and join Mrs. Flugenheimer in a little bit of crying.

She hates to cry alone.

Cindy Lou!

Cindy Lou!

Go back!

Cindy Lou!

Hey, mama mia.

Hey, papa.

Hey, mama mia.

Mama!

Oh, hello, little kid.

Can you see my mama and my papa coming to

Is your name Flugenheimer?

No.

I use to know Flugenheimer.

He's a castagnetti.

[speaking italian] I look everywhere for them.

I no couldn't find them.

Did they lose you?

No, no, I'm lose them.

I runned away from home.

Why did you run away?

I runned away because my mom used to holler on to me

all the time.

[speaking italian]

What does that mean?

That mean you're going to get a nice hit on you head.

That was mean.

Yeah.

That's what I thought.

I thought that was a mean when I was a little like you.

But later on, I find out that my mom hit me on to my head

because she loved me.

Yeah?

And my pappi loved me 10 times more than my mom.

He kicked my brains out.

Say, I bet you like to have a little milk with that thing,

would you? - Hmm.

Would I? - You like to have some?

All right, I happen to have a little somethin'

right over here.

Here, you hold the cup.

- Mm-hmm. - That's nice.

Yeah.

Nice girl, you drink that milk.

That's a good feel.

Yeah.

that was a 50 year ago, I run away from home.

50 years?

You haven't seen your mama or papa for 50 whole years?

That's right.

For 50 years, I no see them.

Every place I go, I call, hey, mom, hey, pa.

Nobody answer.

Every night when I go to sleep, I sing, I sing, I sing oh,

my papa.

Sometimes I sing oh, my mom.

And sometimes, I sing oh, my uncle, oh, my cousin,

oh, my brother, oh, my sister.

That's why I can't sleep.

I'm too busy singing.

Yeah.

When I think about, I wanna cry.

I will run away from home and them a nice people.

I cry all the time.

See, that's no nice to run away.

Drink your milk, Could you?

Yeah.

I said to myself, Giuseppe, that was not nice

that you run away from home.

No, no, no, eating the candy, kid.

Drink the milk.

Give me back my candy.

No, you're drink the milk and I--

Oh, you--

I want my candy.

You drink the milk first.

- Give me my candy! - Drink the milk.

And--

What's the matter little girl?

This man took away my candy bar.

You don't know this man?

No.

I've heard of stealing candy from a baby,

but I never saw it tried.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself--

Excuse me--

--a grown man.

I-- I-- I could explain.

No bend them my neck.

I could explain it.

You're going to explain it to the judge.

You'll come along with me.

Wait, actually, you don't-- you don't understand.

- Come along. - Shh.

Ix nay, ix nay. See, I could--

I-- I got a witness.

Hey, Mr. Flugey!

Mr. Flug!

CHARLIE: What is it, Giuseppe?

Hey, this nice officer, he think I'm gonna

steal the candy from the babe.

He wanna arrest me, take me to jail.

You tell him. - Oh, no, no.

Come on, now.

Unhand that man, officer.

I got somebody influential friends in Congress, sir.

Interfering with an officer in the commission of his duty.

I am-- - That's right, sir.

Come along, too. She's getting away.

Come on.

Wait.

[music playing]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Yes?

Oh, Hello, Mrs. Anderson.

What?

Oh, Mrs. Anderson, I can't talk to you right now.

My little girl is missing.

Yes, yes, well she--

she was in the park with her father, and she got lost.

Over two hours ago.

Everybody's looking for her.

Yes, yes.

Thank you.

I'll let you know.

Bye-bye.

No news?

No.

Charlie and the rest are still looking.

I came home to see if you heard anything.

Not that word.

Danny, how could you have done such a thing?

Honestly, how could an intelligent person

let-- let a little girl get loose in a city.

It was an accident.

Oh, it was an accident when I bailed you out of jail.

I-- I should have let you stay there

until you had a long gray beard.

Well, you're trying to make me feel

worse than I feel bad enough.

She's my kid, too, remember?

Oh, it was such a ridiculous scheme.

You said that you were going to forget all about it.

It was working, Kathy.

It was working beautifully.

We had her convinced.

Charlie and I worked real hard on her.

And we-- we fed her, and we made jokes.

And we had her convinced that it was

a wrong thing to run away, wrong for her, wrong for her parents.

And the policeman came along, and the whole thing blew up.

He was only trying to protect her.

He didn't know you were her father.

I know, I know.

But look, I understand you're arguing.

Look, I got to file out before it gets too dark.

You know, if I ever bring up child psychology to you again,

you have my permission to hit me over the head

with the heaviest book you can find.

Well, that's over here.

Linda!

[GASPS] Linda, oh, my baby!

Where have you been?

We've been looking everywhere for you.

Well, I was gonna run away from home.

But then-- then I met this real nice Mister, uhm,

Guiseppe and Mr. Flugelheimer.

Yeah.

They were real, real nice to me.

And they gave me, uhm, sandwich and some milk.

And then they-- they made me realize

how terrible it was to leave you and, uhm, daddy here.

And so, I came home, and nobody was here.

And-- and so, I went to my bedroom.

And I think I fell asleep.

And then, I heard you talking.

I came down.

And boy, was I glad to hear your voices.

My baby.

Oh you mean, ah, those two men in the park kind of like taught

you a lesson, huh?

They sure did.

Right, Doctor Spark, wipe the canary feathers off your chin.

Come here, baby.

You've had kind of a busy day, haven't you?

I sure have.

Now, I'll tell you what you do.

You go up and take a nice warm bath,

and get into your pajamas.

Then you and I'll have a talk like we should

have had in the first place.

And then you can come down and stand up to a nice dinner, OK?

Why stand up for dinner?

Because after we have our talk,

you're not going to be able to sit down for a while.

[music playing]

[SINGING] Be kind to your parents

though they don't deserve it.

Remember their grown ups, a difficult stage of life.

They're apt to be nervous and over excited, confused

from their daily storm and strife.

Just keep in mind, though it sounds odd, I know,

most parents once were children long ago.

Incredible!

So treat them with patience and sweet understanding.

In spite of the foolish things they do.

Someday you may wake up and find you're a parent, too.

Oh, no!

Oh, yes.

All right.

Ah, ah, are we friends?

Yes.

DANNY: Friends.

I promise you I'll never run away again.

That's good, darling, because next time,

you might not be so lucky and run

into such nice men like those two fellows that--

what were their names?

Ah, you mean Mister, uhm, Flugelheimer and Mr. Giuseppe?

That's right.

By the way, which one of them did you like the best?

I think I like Uncle Charlie.

[music playing]