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Thank you very much.

I've had a request from an old customer to sing an old song,

and, uh, I'd like to bring out my old partner

once again to sing it with me. Benny Lessy.

Come on, Benji boy.

Here you go, now.

Steady, lad.

Steady, lad.

Steady, the singing is going to go on up here.

Benny, what are you doing?

Oh, the life of a gypsy.

The life of a gypsy?

Oh, it's good to have your youth back again.

Good to have your youth back?

You haven't got it back.

That's your second childhood.

Come on up here.

Benny, the microphone is here.

Shall we dance?

Captain, may I come aboard?

Please do.

(SINGING) I wander-- just a moment.

Hold it, hold it.

Wait a minute.

Wait-- Benny, let's start together, shall we?

I was carried away.

I see.

All right, take your time.

And we go, I wonder-- just a moment.

You're , kid.

Let's start it together.

Ladies and gentlemen, my partner,

being a former chorus girl, he, uh-- he naturally

can't start a song unless he gets a stock introduction.

Could we have a chorus girl introduction, please?

(SINGING) You simply--

(SINGING) I wandered today to the hills, Maggie.

Tell the band to place the cato,

and then you rag a little obbligato.

Oh, a drink on the creek, and old mill, Maggie.

To the music that you hear, but just rock your blues away.

On the spot, stop, swing, gettin' hot.

Oh, the green rolls down from the hill, Maggie.

Charming me.

It's a love boat, it's a love boat, just full of music

that you can't refuse.

I love you today.

And if you listen, just .

When you and I were young, Maggie, your blues.

When you and I were young.

It's over, it's over.

The song-- Thank you all.

Very good.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

Would you just step back here for a second?

Thank you.

I'd like to make one little announcement.

Don't get your feelings hurt.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a great treat in store for you.

Yep.

We're finished.

Two giant steps back, huh?

Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Carter and his fine dog, Willy.

Here we go.

Thank you very much.

I-- I see you've been having a little trouble

with your partner, Benny.

Now you see why I work with a dog.

Lucky you.

Go ahead.

Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to meet my partner, Willy.

Come on, Willy.

That's a good boy.

Now Willy, this is a big opportunity for you,

and I want you to pray that you make good.

Yeah.

I think you should get down there and say your prayers.

Now, come on. Up.

Up.

Say your prayers.

You know, Willy's trained very hard for this moment.

Bow.

Now that you feel better, let's go to work.

Come on, Willy.

Come up here.

Let's start at the beginning.

Will ya dance with me?

All right.

He needs to play the middle of the song

a little slower, that's all.

Well, I'll soften up the fiddles a little bit.

Come on.

-Hi, Danny. -Hi, Bob.

Hi, Benny.

How'd it go?

Swell. Great.

Three encores.

They wouldn't let us off.

Wonderful.

Listen, I can't understand-- you do such a great act.

You're getting along fine.

Why do you want to quit showbusiness?

Aw, look, Danny.

The act went great tonight.

It goes great every night.

So what?

I still have to struggle for bookings.

And when I get a booking, I have to struggle

for a decent salary.

They're just not booking dog acts,

and I'm tired of fighting it.

What are you gonna do?

Well, I'm going into business in the leather business,

with an old buddy of mine at Pughkeepsie.

Leather goods?

What are you gonna do, skin the dog?

Skin the dog.

Don't do it, Bob.

He's just a small dog.

The most you can get is a couple of pairs of gloves.

Oh, why don't you ?

Danny, they've been partners for years.

Would you skin me?

You're tempting me.

Now Danny, the thing that bothers me

about-- about breaking up the act is Willy here.

What about him?

Well, when I'm in business, I won't be able to spend the time

with him like I used to, and-- well, I

want to try and find a-- a nice home for him,

where he'll be appreciated.

Bob, you'll certainly find somebody to take that dog.

That's a great animal.

Oh, but Danny, I-- I don't want just somebody.

I want to find a nice home for him.

Maybe-- maybe where there's a little boy.

Yeah, you're right.

A dog like this belongs with kids.

Sure.

A boy and a dog.

They go together.

Come on, get up here.

With all the money that dog's made,

you'd think he could afford to buy a boy of his own.

Don't mind him.

He's got a warped sense of humor.

Yeah.

Look, this happens to be a serious discussion.

How dumb can you be?

How dumb can you be, oh great white father?

What?

Oh, great white father of small boy who need dog.

Hey.

He ain't so dumb after all.

Rusty.

Why didn't I think of that?

Rusty would love to have Willy.

Oh, well that'd be great.

And Willy would be happy in our house, too.

I mean, a showbusiness dog with a showbusiness family.

I was hoping you'd say that, Danny.

As a matter of fact, that's why I came in here,

hoping you'd take Willy.

Well, you came to the right stand, kid.

We'll be very, very to have him in our house.

You don't know what this means to me, knowing that Willy

will have a good home.

It'll mean a lot to Rusty, too.

Rusty will learn plenty.

Believe me, that-- that dog-- that dog'll

teach Rusty a sense of responsibility.

Help build his character.

Rusty'll learn a lot taking care of Willy.

Sure.

He'll learn to roll over, play dead, and bark,

standing on his hind legs.

You know, on second thought, I think I will skin you.

Friend, upon close observation you will note it is too late.

I can't believe it.

I just can't believe it.

He's all mine?

He sure is, Rusty.

No kidding?

A real trained dog, and he's really all mine?

That's right.

He's all yours.

Can't I have a little bit of him?

Oh, you can pet him once in awhile.

Is it gonna have puppies?

Of course not.

His name is Willy, not Millie.

Hey, you really like him, eh, son?

Like him?

I love him.

Well, I'm glad to hear you say that,

because you're the one who's gonna have to look after him.

Gonna have to feed him, take him out for exercises,

keep him well groomed-- everything.

He's all your responsibility, Rusty.

Don't worry, I'll take good care of him.

Ha!

Look who's gonna take care of the dog.

You can't even take care of me.

What sort of a crack is that?

Well, you were supposed to take care of me

when Mommy went to the market, and instead you

took the piece of cherry pie I was saving in the refrigerator.

Rusty, I'm surprised at you.

You didn't eat Linda's pie?

Well, how was I supposed to know it was hers?

Besides, no one in their right mind

leaves a piece of cherry pie laying

around loose in a refrigerator.

It's all right.

Don't worry, Linda.

Rusty won't eat Willy's dog food.

I'm sure of that.

I'm not.

You're not?

That must be Benny.

We've got an early rehearsal today.

Hey.

Ah, good money, all.

Hello, Benny.

I just happened to be ringing your doorbell,

so I thought I'd drop in.

This is my new trained dog, Uncle Benny.

Willy, meet Uncle Benny.

I know the gentleman.

We used to work on the same bill.

That's right, Rusty.

Your daddy got him at the club from a man that worked there.

Oh.

Well Daddy, would you make him do some of his tricks?

Sure. I'd be glad to.

Would you like to see some tricks?

-Yeah. -All right.

Willy, let's go.

Uh-- let's do the one where you get up on your hind legs,

and you sing and you dance. All right, Willy?

Here we go.

Up, boy.

Yes, we go, Willy boy.

Here we go, Willy.

Here we go, Willy boy.

Up on the hind legs.

Up, up, Willy boy.

What's the matter with him?

Nothing's the matter with him, honey.

He'll do it. Now, come on, Willy boy.

Here we go.

The old high hurdle.

Over!

Yes sirree, bob.

Over, Willy boy.

Yes, sir.

There he did it.

Maybe he's bashful?

No, he's not bashful.

Those are just simple tricks, and he

can't be bothered with 'em.

I'll show you one he does real good.

Willy, play dead!

Can he do a somersault?

Can he do a somersault?

You know that's one of the toughest tricks

for any dog to do a somersault?

Watch how quick he does it.

From a sitting position he can do it.

Willy, somersault, babydoll.

Here we go.

I'll show him how.

See?

I can't figure it out.

At the club he does all those tricks.

He won't do anything here.

He's a professional.

Maybe you have to discuss salary with him first.

Maybe if you hold a piece of liver in front of him,

he'll do something?

Well, hold up a piece of liver to me.

I'll do something.

I'm starved.

Arf!

Arf!

Arf!

Well, Rus, when he gets used to the house and all of us,

believe me, he'll do lots of tricks for ya.

Well Daddy, he doesn't have to do any tricks for me.

He just has to love me like I love him, and be a dog.

Gee, this is the greatest gift I ever got.

I'm sure glad you like him, son.

And how I do.

Come on, Willy, I'll show you our room.

Come on, boy.

Daddy?

Yes, sweetheart?

Do you want me to do another somersault?

No, I don't want you to do another somersault.

OK, I'm gonna do one for the dog, then.

All right, go ahead.

Well, tricks or no tricks, Willy sure made a hit with Rusty.

Oh, he certainly did.

It's true, Danny.

A boy does need a dog.

That's right.

I'm awful sorry about Bob Carter busting up his act,

but at least the dog has a good home.

I'll change clothes, and we'll go to rehearsal.

-Danny? -Yeah?

When we break up our act, will ya see that I get a good home?

Yeah, I'll call the Humane Society.

Won't you come to me, Willy?

Please come here?

Pretty please?

Come here, Willie.

Wait there.

Ah.

You must be Rusty.

Willy.

Willy, boy.

Good boy.

That's a good dog.

I'm so glad to see ya.

Who are you?

I'm Bob Carter.

This dog used to belong to me.

Let me look at ya, boy.

That's-- oh, that's a good dog.

Am I glad to see you.

Let me look at ya, here.

Looks like he's glad to see you, too.

That's because this is the first time

we've ever been separated.

Is your father home?

No.

He's out rehearsing with Uncle Benny.

Oh.

Well, I-- I put off leaving town till tomorrow,

so I just thought I'd drop around and see

how Willy was getting along.

How do you like your new dog?

He's the best in the world.

You bet he is.

Oh, uh, would you make him do some of your tricks,

like he did in the act?

We can't get him to do any of them.

Would you show me how?

Why, sure.

Now Willy, how are you getting along, here?

How are you gettin' along, here?

Sit up and tell me.

Sit up and tell me.

That's good news.

I'm glad to hear it.

That's wonderful.

Daddy tells me he can say his prayers.

Can he?

Well, you just watch.

Come on, now, Willy.

Say your prayers.

How's that?

Fine.

You know, he wouldn't do anything for daddy or me.

He wouldn't?

Well, that's strange.

I'll have to fix that.

Now listen here, Willy, I want you to do what Rusty says, see?

This is Bob talking.

From now on, you listen to him.

You're his dog now.

You're not my baby anymore.

You belong to Rusty.

He is like a baby to you, isn't he?

He always was.

Many a night I sat up while he had a tummy ache.

Daddy's done that with me hundreds of times.

Yeah, I guess so.

What did he do, eat too much ice cream, like me?

Ice cream?

Of course not.

Oh, you never give a dog ice cream.

You've gotta be very careful about what you feed him.

As a matter of fact, that's one of the reasons I stopped by.

I-- I wanted to give you this list of the things he can have.

Mondays, pound of ground round.

Be sure it's sirloin tip.

Have butcher grind it.

Tuesdays, can have roast beef, cup up with warm grave.

Wednesdays, liver with a few pieces of celery.

Thursdays, raw egg mixed with lamb chunks,

half teaspoonful of olive oil, sprayed lightly over same,

and add dash of pepper.

Say, you know, this last one sounds pretty good.

I think maybe I'll eat with him on Thursdays.

You've gotta be very careful about a dog's diet

if you want to keep him healthy.

How long have you had him, Mr. Carter?

Ever since he was born.

I owned his mother.

I'll show you some pictures.

Gee, you've got a lot of 'em.

Yeah.

Now, here he is when he was three days old.

And this is when he was, uh, six weeks old.

This is when he was six months old.

Oh, and here he is when he-- this

was his first birthday party.

He was a year old.

Aw, that's cute.

A dog biscuit with a candle in it.

And I got him a-- a new patent leather collar, and a lead,

and a new currie brush, and we invited all

the dogs in the neighborhood.

I'll bet you must have missed him last night.

Yes, I did.

As I-- as I told you, it's the first time

we were ever separated.

My daddy missed me the first time I stayed

overnight at my Aunt Marsha's.

Well, I guess I'd better be going.

Now Willy, you listen to me, now.

I want you to be a good boy, do you hear?

I know you miss me, and I miss you, too.

But a deal's a deal, and we're going to stick with it.

You've got a good home here, fella.

I want you to try and act real nice,

and don't do anything wrong.

If he-- if he does, Rusty, I'll take him back.

You know, you don't have to keep him if you don't want to.

You understand that, don't you?

Yes, I-- I think I understand.

Well, so long, Willy.

Oh, and, uh, Rusty-- you will take good care of him,

won't you?

Sure.

I'll take real good care of him.

Goodbye, baby.

I know how you feel, Willy.

I'd feel the same way if Daddy gave me to somebody.

Hi.

Hi, son.

Hey.

Didn't you see the dog?

Yeah, I saw him.

Well, don't just walk by him.

That's your pal.

Can't you say hi to your pal?

He's no pal.

He's a pest.

He's a pest?

Yeah.

He just gets in the way.

Gets in the way?

Yeah.

He's not smart.

You should see Steve Bershad's dog.

He chases sticks, catches balls, does all kinds of tricks.

Well, Willy would do tricks, too, if you'd take him out

with you when you go to play.

He's a real smart dog.

He'll catch on like that.

Aw, I think he's too stupid.

Too stupid?

Hey, what is it with you?

Yesterday he was the greatest dog in the whole world, today

he's stupid.

Oh, he's all right.

But Steve's dog is a dog.

I'm going out and playing with my .

So long, mutt.

So long, mutt?

Did I hear Rusty?

No, honey, you didn't hear Rusty.

You just heard the junior member of the firm of Jekyll and Hyde.

What are you talking about?

That kid just did the fastest change on record from dog lover

to dog hater.

Rusty hates Willy?

I can't understand.

Everything with that boy is a fly by night sensation.

You give him something, he plays with it for 24

hours, that's the end of that.

He doesn't need a dog to help build his character,

he needs a tiger.

Rusty loves Willy.

He's just not demonstrative.

Not demonstrative?

If he'd been anymore demonstrative,

he'd have hit the dog with a club.

Danny, aren't you making too much of it?

I'm not making enough of it, honey.

It was a mistake bringing that dog here.

I knew it.

Now, Rusty does not want this dog.

I don't believe it.

I'll show you.

Rus.

Rus?

RUSTY: Yes, sir?

Come down a minute, will ya?

You'll believe it when you see it.

Son, uh, it's time to feed the dog, you know,

and that's your job.

Let's get to it, huh?

Do I have to?

No.

No, you don't have to.

Not for long, anyway.

I'm going to call Bob Carter and tell him

to come and take his dog back.

But in the meantime, please get him a meal.

Is that an order?

Well, Rusty, the poor animal has to eat.

Well, I'll toss him a bone after supper.

Speaking of bones, that gives me a very good idea.

I know.

You're going to break every one in my body.

I'm sorry, Willy boy.

Sorry you're--

Well, what are ya gettin' sore at me for?

Well, that's the whole story, Bob.

I guess I'm just going to have to do something else to help

build Rusty's character.

And believe me, brother, it could use some building.

Aw.

I wouldn't be too hard on the boy, Dan.

Well, don't concern yourself with that.

He's my problem.

Right now you've got enough trouble of your own.

You're gonna have to find a home where

they'll appreciate that dog.

Oh, no.

Nothin' doin'.

I knew I made a mistake the first night

I spent away from him.

We're never going to be separated again.

You mean you're gonna keep him?

You bet I am.

Well, I guess that's the best thing.

Oh.

You're taking Willy back?

Of course he's taking him back.

You don't want him, why shouldn't he take him back?

I'll get his leash.

All right, Dan.

So you and Willy couldn't-- couldn't get to be friends,

huh, Rusty?

No.

I just haven't got time for him.

I got my bicycle, and football, and skates to keep me busy.

They're much more fun than a dog.

Oh, I-- I see.

Look, Mr. Cater, do you mind if I take a picture of Willy?

Well, if you don't like him, why do

you want to take his picture?

Well-- I like to use my camera.

I might be a photographer when I grow up.

Oh.

Well, OK.

If you want to take his picture, go ahead.

Look over here, Willy.

Smile.

Oh, that's one thing he can't do, Rusty.

What a dopey dog.

Here you are.

Well, thanks, Dan.

You know, I'm not sorry it worked out this way.

Well, I'm glad of that, anyhow.

Yep.

So long, Dan. -So long, Bob.

Goodbye, Rusty.

Goodbye.

Oh, and, uh, Rusty?

If that-- if that picture you took of Willy turns out good,

will ya send me one?

Sure.

Thank you.

Goodbye, Dan.

All right, Willy.

Come on, we're going home.

You took a picture of Willy?

Yeah.

What for?

Well-- it's my camera, and I can use

it to take pictures if I want.

Too bad you didn't like that dog.

You'd have been great pals.

Well, how could I help it if he's a dumb, dopey dog?

What are you crying about?

Cause you had to go and get me such a dumb, dopey dog!

That's why you're crying?

You had to get me a dog that's so dopey,

all he cared about is the guy who raised him.

Oh?

And Mr. Carter is just as dopey about him.

And two dopes like that belong together.

You should have seen them this afternoon.

Bob Carter was here this afternoon?

Yeah, and you should have seen the fuss

they made over one another.

It was sickening.

You'd think they were father and son, or something.

It was the dopiest thing I ever saw.

Yeah.

I bet it was.

They belong together, the two dopes.

He shouldn't have tried to give the dog away.

He's his baby.

You wouldn't try to give me away, would you?

I admit, I gave it some thought this afternoon,

but-- now I wouldn't.

Not for all the money in the world.

Oh, Daddy.

I'm proud of ya, boy.

Real proud of ya.

KATHY: Danny, is that you?

Yeah, yeah, honey, it's me.

Yeah, lover.

Hi, Danny.

Hi, baby.

Gee, sweetheart, you know, I'm just so proud of Rusty.

What he did yesterday-- I mean, what

a beautiful, beautiful gesture to return Bob Carter's dog.

It certainly was.

I, mean I got to thinking about it, honey, and an unselfish act

like that should be rewarded.

Oh, I absolutely agree with you.

Hi.

Hi, Dad.

Hello, sweetheart.

Hi, fella.

Sit down.

Close your eyes.

Big surprise for ya.

Close your eyes, now.

Don't peek, Rus.

I won't.

I'll be right back, Rusty.

Here you are.

Oh!

Two puppies!

Well, honey, weren't you--

Oh, well you didn't tell me that you

were going to get a dog.

Let me see 'em.

Well, gee, honey, I don't think he can have two dogs.

Oh, no, Rusty, you can't manage two.

Come on, come in.