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You sure he'll only have to be here a few days?

Oh, the doctor said maybe not even that long.

Oh, good.

Is that tight enough?

Yeah, tight, tight.

Oh, good.

Now you stay there and be a good boy.

Stay there?

Where am I going?

Visiting hours are over, Mrs. Petrie.

Oh.

Darling, does it hurt very much?

Only when I do anything.

Would you hand me the microphone there?

Oh, Rob, you shouldn't be fooling
around with a tape recorder now.

You're supposed to be resting.

I'm resting.

Look, I want to get this thing down while the
memory and the pain are still fresh in my being.

I suppose I'm going to be the villain in this chapter.

A good writer does not set out to make a villain.

Villainy evolves.

I'm going to put the facts down and
we'll let the guilt fall where it may.

You're still angry with me, aren't you?

No, I'm not angry.

You look angry.

Well, it's just that I'll probably
have to have all my clothes altered.

I've been stretched four inches in here.

You know I love tall man.

Yes, how about swans?

Goodbye, darling.

I'll see you tomorrow.

OK, bye.

Goodbye, Ms. Taylor.

Goodbye, Mrs. Petrie.

Ms. Taylor, would you switch on that tape recorder?

On one condition.

What's that?

That I can stay and listen to the story.

OK.

[clears throat]

All right, let's see.

I am in the hospital.

I am in traction and having such pain
as would put a lesser man in tears.

Let's, for the time being, title this chapter how to put
your husband into the hospital without really trying.

Let me say this, my wife is responsible for my being here.

My injuries include a muscle spasm, a stiff
neck, a pinched nerve, and a sore nose.

It all started a few days ago in a very swanky
after-theater restaurant called Rocky Leon's.

ROB (VOICEOVER): The place was pretty crowded so we had to sit at the bar until our table was
ready, which I wasn't too happy about because there was a guy there who was flirting with Laura.

Honey, could I have a little more peanuts there?

- Sure, darling. - Thank you.

Sure, honey, give the monkey some
peanuts and then get rid of him.

Look, fella.

Look, fella.

Look, fella.

Hey, Vinnie, fill it up again, will you?

You've had enough, Mr. Cavendish.

I've never had enough.

Hi, honey.

I'm gonna belt that guy.

Rob, he doesn't mean it.

Well, I don't like him bothering you.

He's not bothering me.

Well, he happens to be bothering me.

Hi, Rob.

Well, Ed, how are you?

Good to see you. - Good to see you.

Laura, this is Ed Wilson.

Ed, this is my wife Laura.

How do you do?

I read your column every day.

Well, that's why I write it.

Well, Rob, anything new on "The Alan Brady Show."

Uh, no, matter of fact, not even the jokes.

Oh, good, I'll use that.

Don't you dare use that.

You have 'til the end of the evening
to come up with something better.

- OK, you got a deal. - See you.

You bet, Ed.

Nice meeting you, Laura.

Hey, monkey.

Hey, you on television, huh?

Honey, would you like a drink?

No.

That's where you met this little cutie
pus, dancing the chorus line, huh?

How about having a few steps with me, honey?

Uh, Rob, why don't you see if our table's ready, huh?

That's right, get rid of the monkey.

Now, look-- Rob.

Listen, you just leave us alone and keep your
mouth shut and there won't be any trouble.

[imitating monkey]

Oh, the monkey wants to fight, huh?

No, I didn't say I wanted to fight.

Oh, the monkey's afraid to fight.

Rob, why don't you let Vinnie handle this.

How do you like that?

They want Vinnie to handle me.

Ridiculous.

I'm your husband.

I'm going to handle this.

Rob, you are not going to fight.

I'm not gonna fight.

I'm just gonna try a little psychology.

The only thing good on TV are
little cutie pusses like you, huh?

You!

What's that?

I told you I didn't want to fight,
but I think I'd better warn you.

I'm a black belt karate expert and these hands are
registered with the police department as lethal weapons.

Now I'm obliged by law to tell you that first.

Well, thanks for the warning.

Hey, come on, baby, let's you and I go dancing.

[exertion sounds] - What the!

[thud]

What did you just do?

I don't know.

It looked like Judo.

Yeah, it was.

Well, where'd you ever learn Judo?

Well, when I was doing those army shows, we
learned, you know, well self-defense, kind of.

Darling, are you all right?

This is fantastic.

Your table is ready.

And a bottle of wine, compliments
of the house, for you and the champ.

Oh, thank you.

I didn't know this could work.

I never tried it.

Excuse me!

I've never seen anything like it.

ROB (VOICEOVER): At first, I was a little embarrassed
that my masculine supremacy had been dented.

But by the time we got home, I agreed it was pretty funny.

The next day at my office, I found out differently.

- Hi. - Oh, hi, Rob.

How's your nose? - Fine.

Fine?

I thought it was busted.

How did you know about my nose?

It was in the paper.

Didn't you read it?

My nose is in the paper?

Are you kidding?

Your schnoz is more famous than that Cyrano de Burgundy.

Yeah, it was in Ed Wilson's column.

Oh, by the way, how's the adorable Amazon?

Who?

Laura, the adorable Amazon.

Oh, boy, what does it say?

OK, rest your nose, I'll read it.

"Last night at Rocky Leon's, Rob Petrie, head scribe of the Alan
Brady video madness introduced me to his lovely femme Laura.

I made note that she was a knockout.

And about two minutes later, she proved it."

Is all this correct according to the record?

It's reasonably accurate.

I did introduce him to Laura.

Proceed.

"A lush got fresh with the little lady and
Rob stepped in to do the Sir Galahad bit.

He was promptly flattened with a shot in the snoot and would have been mauled if
his adorable Amazon hadn't decked the bar fly with a perfectly executed judo flip.

Note to Alan, laugh at Petrie's
jokes or his wife will flatten you."

Oh.

Hey, Rob, come on, don't be upset.

My wife Pickles once saved me from getting shot.

What do you mean?

She married me.

Oh, this is terrible.

No, I don't know about you,
but I kind of think it's adorable.

Well, you would, you're a woman.

Don't you understand what this thing says?

It says that Laura defended you like
any good two-fisted wife should.

Yeah, what are you worried about, Rob?

She's on your side, you married a bodyguard.

Don't you realize what a ribbing
I'm gonna get on account of this?

Oh, a lot more vicious than you're getting
right now because nobody loves you like we do.

Thanks, but I just don't think Ed Wilson
should have put this in his column.

You're right, it should be on the sport pages.

Oh, by the way, Rob, where's Laura fighting tonight?

Oh!

You see that?

Boy, it's already blown up all out of proportion already.

She catches one guy off guard, all of a sudden she's
the adorable Amazon and I'm a 98-pound weakling.

You only weigh 98 pounds?

You know, Rob, I think you're just sore
because Laura was able to save your life.

Oh, no.

I'm proud that Laura can take care of herself.

And still be able to beat you up.

She didn't beat me up, she beat the other guy up.

Yeah, but he beat you up and she beat him
up, which means that she can beat you up.

He's right, Rob.

She's got a legitimate shot at the title.

What title?

Man of the house.

Oh, that's very cute.

That's very cute.

Listen, you two keep it up, and I am going home.

Now, wait a minute, this could make a funny sketch, you know,
about a dopey guy whose wife is always beating him up.

Or-- Or nothing.

Listen, that's not a bad idea.

We could do this sketch about this dopey guy whose
wife always beats him up after an argument.

And instead of her saying, I'm going home to mother,
she gives him a Judo-- we could go on a picnic.

I'll bring the sandwiches.

Yeah, I'll bring the jams and jellies.

Hello?

Yeah, this is Petrie.

My wife in what?

In the Olympics, huh?

Who is this?

Oh, hi, Alan.

Right, yeah, kind of a funny item, wasn't it?

[laughs] Well, yeah, that was pretty much-- you know,
Ed Wilson, he kind of exaggerates a little bit.

Yeah.

What?

Well, we could think it over.

Yeah, well, I tell you, we'll talk
about it and let you know, Alan.

Yeah.

OK.

Hey, listen, very funny about the Olympics.

[laughs] That's cute.

Bye.

He wants us to write a sketch about
a wife who can beat up her husband.

Well, we can't do it, we're going on a picnic.

[phone rings]

I don't want to be a stool
pigeon, but the phone is ringing.

You feel a little tingling in your fingers?

Well, aren't you gonna answer it?

Why?

I know what's coming.

I'm gonna get another harpoon.

[phone rings]

OK, Moby Dick, I'll answer it.

Hello?

LAURA (ON PHONE): Hi.

Oh, hi, tiger, how's the old arm?

You saw the article, huh?

Yeah, he was funny.

Listen, Laura, I got a date with Herman tonight.

You want to come along for protection?

Oh, come on, Sally, you can handle Herman.

Oh, I can handle Herman.

It's not Herman, it's his mother White Fang.

Wait a minute, here's Rob.

Hi, honey.

Hi.

Listen, isn't this item in the paper a riot?

Rob, I tell you, the phone hasn't stopped ringing all day.

Yeah, well, I have had a few phone calls myself.

Listen, Millie said this adorable Amazon thing
was an insult. I don't think so, do you?

Oh, of course not.

I think he meant it with the utmost respect.

LAURA (ON PHONE): Rob, you sound upset.

Why should I be upset?

Well, the way it was written, it sounds
like I saved your life or something.

Well, honey,
I-- [laughs] I think it's funny.

As a matter of fact, Alan wants us to do a sketch about it.

Yeah, but we'll change your name to protect you.

My gosh, Rob, everyone in this
whole town must read that column.

Listen, I stopped at the market to get some meat, and
Marty behind the counter wanted to Indian wrestle.

Gee, that's funny.

Marty sure is a funny butcher.

LAURA (ON PHONE): And darling, Ritchie was so cute.

He was still here when Millie came over with the paper.

Mm-hmm.

And so I told him to finish drinking his milk.

And he said sure, because he wanted to grow
up and be big and strong like his mommy.

Ah, that's funny, honey.

Listen, I gotta be getting back to work.

LAURA (ON PHONE): OK.

Oh, how's your nose?

My nose is fine.

Looks a little out of joint from here.

Honey, I'll call you a little later.

LAURA (ON PHONE): OK, bye, dear.

Bye.

Sally, what do you think that look means?

Well, I'd say he was seriously thinking
about killing the next person who ribs him.

Or sending Laura to kill the next person who ribs him.

Watch it, these hands are registered with a junkyard.

ROB (VOICEOVER): Things got worse as the day went on.

I was the target for every wise cracker in show business.

And by the time I got home, I was looking for trouble.

Hi, darling.

Hi.

Anything wrong?

Darling?

All right, why play games?

You're tough, you can take it.

Rob, what happened?

If they took all the bad days in my life and piled 'em one on top of another, that includes
the day I fell out of a tree and broke my cheek, if they piled all those together,

they could not equal the badness of this day.

Because of you and your barroom brawling, I have been the butt
of the worst jokes and telephone calls and telegrams and this.

A feather?

Yeah, that's a white feather.

It's symbolism.

You know, another anonymous rat had a
good idea, he sent me a live chicken.

Oh, come on, darling.

They're just having fun.

Well, I'll admit, I saw the humor in all this
for a little while, but to a point, that is.

I think maybe it was a chicken that did it.

Yeah, that was a bit much.

I mean, after all, you did try to defend me.

I mean, you did, you did defend me.

It was never a question of bravery.

Just ability.

Oh, Rob, you're being silly.

How come you never dress like a girl?

What?

Well, honey, I mean, shirts and slacks, shirts and
slacks, that's all I ever see when I come home.

But you love me in slacks.

Well, yeah, but whatever happened to dresses?

I wear dr-- Rob, you know, this is about
the stupidest conversation we've ever had.

I mean, just because your male ego took a beating
today is no reason to attack my femininity.

Well, I'm sorry.

Honey, you gotta face the fact that today
men and women compete in everything.

And people see something like that in the
newspaper, they're gonna jump right on it.

Yeah, well, in this house,
man is still man and woman is still woman.

And you don't have to be a
caveman to prove your masculinity.

Well, I'm glad you feel that way, honey.

Well, I couldn't feel any other way.

And I'll guarantee you something, the men who teased you the
most are the ones who are the least secure in their own homes.

Boy, oh boy, are you right about that.

It takes a lot more than muscle to make a man, right?

Right.

You know, some of these guys had the nerve to come up to
me and say, well, I understand your wife can beat you up.

And what difference does it make?

Yeah, what difference-- What
difference does it make?

That I can beat you up, it doesn't matter.

That you can beat me up?

Do you mean to say that you think that you can beat me up?

Oh, Rob, this is silly.

No, answer me.

You think you can beat me up?

Darling, until this moment, I never really thought about it.

Thought?

What in the world is there to think about?

I could flatten you with one hand behind my back.

Yeah, darling, I guess you could, if you wanted to.

Well, I don't want to.

Good.

But I mean, where in your wildest dreams you
ever get the idea that you could beat me up?

I didn't.

Oh no, that guy beat up on me and you beat up on him,
so you think that you can therefore beat up on me?

Hey, how about that?

Oh, come on.

You believe in your publicity?

Look, the guy caught me a little off guard.

He caught you-- You caught him off
guard, and that's all there is to it.

No, not quite, I do happen to know a little Judo.

Now, come on, Mr. Moto.

You mean, you think you could toss me
around the way you toss that drunk around.

Of course not, Rob, now let's forget it.

No, no, wait a minute, you think you can
toss me around, I'd like to see you try.

Come on.

Well, I didn't to say I could toss you around.

I said I could toss you down.

Oh, oh-ho-ho!

Is that so?

All right, let's see you try that.

- Well-- - Come on.

Oh, Rob, now this is silly.

It is not silly.

You think you can beat up on me, and I say you can't.

Now, come on, I'm ready to attack.

You mean, you're gonna hit me?

No, just make believe.

Oh.

Now come on, let's go, I'm coming.

Ah!

Ah!

Yay for mommy!

I survived the initial encounter pretty well.

I think the only thing that's
seriously damaged was my male ego.

But of course, my wife was pretty
magnanimous with our son Ritchie.

She told him that she didn't throw me,
that I was just showing her a little trick.

I think Richie believed her, all right.

Only thing was, she knew and I knew the truth.

I was married to a little girl who could deck me.

So you challenged her to another fight?

Well, of course not, that would have
been a childish, immature thing to do.

But I had to get even.

I gotta get back at people.

The only thing, I didn't know how.

And didn't believe it or not,
the Marine Corps came up with the answer.

Yeah, you see now, in the opening number,
Alan Brady lands in this space capsule.

And he can either be greeted by the boy dancers or the
girl dancers, whichever will be easier to do jokes with.

You kidding?

Girl dancers.

Right, right.

Listen, as soon as Buddy and Sally get back,
we'll go right to work on it. - Good, good.

Oh, hey, how's your nose?

Oh, it's fine.

And oh, that reminds me, Alan said you guys are working
on a sketch about that thing with Laura and Rocky Leon's.

Probably not, Tony.

Well, if you do, be sure and give me
a little advance notice, will you?

I have to work with the actors on the Judo move.

Uh, you know Judo?

Yeah, I was a Judo instructor in the Marines.

No kidding.

Black belt.

Wow.

Yeah, I'll see you later.

Well, hey, Tony.

Uh, hey, you might be able to help me
with a little bit of a problem I've got.

Sure, Rob, what?

Well, you heard about the thing
with Laura the other night.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, to tell you the truth,
I'm feeling-- it's bothered me.

Yeah, I know, you've taken quite a ribbing.

Yeah, well not only that, but the other
night at the house, she threw me, plow.

[laughs]

Yeah, see, you're laughing.

Well, what do you want me to do?

You want me to go over to your house and rough her up?

No, not exactly, but I thought maybe you could, you know,
show me how to-- You want me to show you how to throw her?

Well, no, but I thought I at least
ought to know how to defend myself.

Defend?

You mean, she attacked you?

Oh, no, I don't think she ever really would, you know?

The thing is, you know,
she knows she can and I know she can.

And I think it's better for our
marriage if we both know that she can't.

You want to learn some counter holds?

Yeah, yeah.

OK, well, what does she do?

Well, in the bar, she just took that guy like that.

That's all it was.

With me, let's see, she grabbed me like that
and put-- then did like that, and over I went.

Yeah, yeah. Well, those are basic.

They're easy to stop.

Oh, good, yeah.

Show me.

OK, now, but before you can stop them though, Rob, you
gotta know how to-- you gotta know how to do them.

Yeah, good.

So you better stand right over here.

Yeah.

OK, now the one she did with you is basically a hip throw.

I see.

It's all done with leverage.

Yeah.

OK, now come at me as if you're going to attack me.

- OK. - OK.

What like this?

Yeah, right, now watch, I grab this arm.

- Yeah. - And I pull.

Yeah.

I step into here and swing the hip out.

Yeah.

And then yank.

Wow.

Now, of course, that was all slow motion, Rob.

But it's all done with leverage, you see.

Yeah, I see.

With the hip.

You want to try it on me?

Well, listen, I don't want to hurt you.

Oh, no, no. don't worry about that.

You won't hurt me. - All right.

I know how to land.

Now go ahead, I want you to do it for real.

- OK. - OK?

- So it's all leverage? - Yeah.

Around the hip there.

The hip.

OK.

OK?

- All right, you ready? - Ready.

OK, here we go.

Hey.

Hey?

Wow.

[laughs] Yeah, I see what you mean.

It's all leverage.

You want to try it again? - Yeah.

- Good. - OK.

Yeah. Ha!

Oh-sha!

No, no, that's [japanese]

Oh, [japanese]!

- OK. - OK, you ready?

Yeah, I'm ready.

OK, here we go.

Ha!

What did I do wrong?

I did something wrong.

No, no, no, you didn't do anything wrong.

I was just countering your move.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, now come at me again, I'll show you another one.

OK.

OK?

OK.

You ready? OK.

OK.

Ha!

Beautiful, it's beautiful.

You see, Rob?

Now if you knew how, you could even reverse this hold on me.

Oh, that's great.

Listen, it must give you a great feeling of self-confidence.

Yeah, serenity is more like it, really.

You know, when you know your stuff,
you never feel you have to prove yourself.

Right.

Right, now come on, I want to show you another one.

- OK. - OK.

All right, we'll do it very slowly this time.

- Slow? - Slow.

OK, now come at me.

Now take this hand, step into here,
and grab this leg, and just straighten up.

Wow, look at that.

I can't wait to get home and show Laura this.

I don't think they're gonna let you on the train.

Honey, I'm home.

Hi.

Oh, sayonara.

My, aren't you in a good mood?

No, I am serene.

Oh?

How many serenes did you have?

No, no, honey, I took a Judo lesson today.

Oh, Rob, isn't this whole thing
getting just a little bit out of hand?

Wait just a second, it just so happens that Tony Daniels
was in the office today, and he is a Judo instructor.

Oh, so you asked for some instructions in wife beating?

No, more like-- more like husband saving, I'd say.

Anyway, that's why I'm serene.

You can't touch-- You can't hurt me anymore.

Rob, I never real--

I never could.

Well, honey, I know, it just bothered me
that you knew something that I didn't know.

And now you don't.

So what are you going to do about it?

Well, I'm not gonna do anything about it, honey.

Now, I'm just gonna kiss and make up.

Rob, if this is a sneak attack--
No, honestly.

Look, no hands, behind my back.

And I don't know any lip throws.

There.

Well, I admit, when I came home I
intended to throw you right on your head.

But you know, Tony was right, knowing that you
can do something is better than doing it.

Right.

You want to see me do it?

I thought you just said you didn't have to.

I don't have to, honey, but it's fun.

You know, Tony and I threw each
other around that office for an hour.

That's nice.

Well, aren't you even interested in seeing what I can do?

Not in the least.

Honey, you know something, that's kind of small of you.

Boy, you're just dying to let me have it, aren't you?

Oh, of course not, honey, I love you.

I wouldn't do anything in the world to hurt you.

Good.

So don't you want me to do it?

I'm dying to do it.

Not with me.

But honey, I'd like to show you.

I need a victim.

I know. - Where are you going?

Ritchie's room.

Don't you touch that child.

All right, buster, you asked for it.

You know, you're crazy?

You have really flipped.

Chimpo is just perfect to show you.

Now watch.

All right, hurry up, get it over
with so we can have some dinner.

OK, now look.

I'm-- I'll-- see, I'll be you and the monkey will be me.

Good casting.

[laughs]

OK, now look, it's all leverage.

See?

Yeah.

You came at me, grabbed that arm, put this
under, and this arm around here, right?

Yeah.

Now you thought you had the hip leverage to throw me over.

Yeah.

And all I had to do was break this
grip, get like that, right?

Yeah.

Then all of a sudden, you're on the floor and I'm standing
looking at you with my foot on your throat, right?

Yeah.

Watch!

[shattering]

Oh, Rob!

You broke my good dishes!

So even though it was me that fell with the monkey, it's Laura's
fault that I got involved with a monkey in the first place.

I guess you're right.

Well, now I understand how you got all those
injuries, except for those scratches on your arm.

Yeah, well, I was just thinking about that.

Those, as a matter of fact, are Laura's fault too.

How?

Well, when the guys from the ambulance came to carry me out, they
asked her how I got hurt and she said that I was thrown by a monkey.

So?

So they laughed so hard they dropped me in the rose bushes.

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