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starring tommy rettig as jeff miller

jan clayton as his mother ellen

george cleveland as gramps

and of course

lassie

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hey

what are you doing snooping around my

barn i'm not snooping mr miller you are

george miller

but whatever i am i'm with a spoon from

ethio i've come to inspect your farm the

barn's quite satisfactory and now i'd

like to see the house oh you would would

you

when i look here miss ephesus

if he's the organization that i'm field

examiner

what is it

i caught this woman snooping around the

bus

not snooping please inspecting well i

say snooping now wait a minute

i'm ellen miller i'm magnus witherspoon

field examiner for the international

farm youth exchange

oh yes you see there are some things we

like to inspect in person it's merely a

follow-up for mr miller's application uh

the final step so to speak

look at this some newfangled idea for

seven magazines mr miller i have your

application for a foreign boys stay on

your farm i don't need no farm boy i

said foreign not farm oh that's even

worse

do you deny that this is your signature

i've been tricked the thing i signed was

a 4-h paper for neighbors kids to go

back and forth and visit on each other's

farms mr miller you're very much

mistaken

a boy's already on his way to you

a boy from japan

japan

well this all looks very official and

final

it is

frankly i don't know what to do

the boy's already left japan he'll be

here in a few days

our preliminary investigation indicated

that

he were responsible people

i think you'll find we are come on

a japanese boy

land of mercy

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there it is

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i've expected a welcoming committee but

i didn't think people would deliberately

stay away even porky his pop wouldn't

let him come why mom i told you folks

around here ain't gonna cotton to know

japanese kids but why

oh never mind we'll cotton to him

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there he is

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is

no

i didn't know you could speak english i

was trying to say welcome please come

with me i got it out of the japanese

dictionary also forget this stupid one

ears have dust on many miles

well

you're here and i'm sure glad i don't

have to speak japanese i'm jeff

this is my mom my grands my dog lassie

and clay horton the constable hello

welcome haru we're awfully glad to have

you with us

i'm pleased to make known acquaintance

hi haru yamaguchi

well let's get going i bet you want to

see the farm oh yes

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is it not the custom in this country for

women to carry such things

it is definitely not the custom i have

much to learn

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honorable one this humble gift was

selected for you by my father

my fancy looking bathrobe excuse please

in japan no reborn and boss in japan

this robe is for occasions of happiness

and good will

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well you just son you like oh sure

it's king

and you may give this to the woman and

she is worthy oh she is mom look what's

for you

oh

isn't it beautiful

oh thank you

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i'll try to be worthy

the woman in your house is indeed

commendable

what's all the rest of this stuff

cherry blossom tea

stewed fish eggs

pickled crescent um

good idea

jetted monkey rivers

monkey livers whatever delicacy also

bottled spider eggs

bamboo

and very fine fish heads for big

japanese feast data

would you like to see your room now huru

oh yes jason this time i carry

i can't sound quick you see

there are no town visitors to greet me

at train would not happen so in japan

well you see uh folks who hear about

pretty busy during the day then they

will come tonight it is tradition

oh no i don't think so haru

ah this is good news now i am relieved

why what do you mean oh my father

customs traditions nonsense

such a speech he made me to learn now i

can forget hard as well

come on then hero

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what's that

i don't know

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we've been looking for something to

practice on

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uh

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we'll get even with you you just wait

so

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what you do to yourself

no little self attacked by two others

who why not sure i think because

i smart

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here comes trouble

you get in the bag

go on get

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all right miller that jab kid busted my

howie's arm where's he at

brook how is um yeah and my burt's got a

deep gash in his head you'll be out of

the field for weeks you're gonna pay for

it why you're talking crazy each of your

kids are twice as big as haru yeah

before dirty yeah that's sneaky judy

jitsu well now uh listen go on home and

uh simmer down and we'll deal with this

eh i hate to get that

say get off my lamb or i'll throw you

off

you and who else me

hari yamaguchi

feel no fear gram song i hear

we got no cause to be a feared hero

now get out of here

you pusillanimous polecats i'll not only

use the whip but the pitchfork too

come on art there's other ways

you ain't heard the last of this smeller

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my crossed over to your house gram song

maybe better if i go back to japan

what kind of talk is that ain't no

faulty orb why not like make trouble

you ain't causing no trouble

call themselves americans

you know what we're going to do

we're going to have a big party now are

you sure that you can cook that japanese

stuff you brought from japan with you oh

sure very good all right then shake a

leg and maybe if we hustle we can get

her ready before jeff and ellen come huh

i shake two eggs and we'll eat on the

floor by heck and we'll wear them fancy

bathrobes

you very fine man grandson

yeah stop that palabra and you little

limp

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everything was delicious

aren't you too proud of yourselves very

proud

this is a swell party even lassie thinks

so yeah she's

clean as a whistle

and so is mine

now i teach a japanese game okay

it came through the window

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get that nipped kid out of town by

midnight or suffer the

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this is consequences

do you hear

we can do as we please

much for next year we're gonna have a

great boy a dutch boy and maybe a zulu

boy and you ain't gonna stop us

i think it's about time you children

went to bed what time is it

it's almost midnight

oh good heavens i don't think they're

coming it's just a big block it looks

that way

can't we just finish the game mom

perhaps isn't any competition for you

he's half asleep you know come on knock

with you

you wish me still to sleep and just

sounds wrong you might as well cops in

there wouldn't that be fun you bet come

on hero good night mom

sweetheart good night

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good night

good night

you know i don't know why grown men want

to go out to hurt a nice little kid like

that

let's not talk about it

well i guess i'll get along night mr

miller nightly thank you so much for

staying with us it's all right good

night

good night

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you know i haven't been obsolete in a

long time

good night

good night

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down

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oh

all right she knows me

yeah but i heard what she did to matt

willis

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come on girl

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yeah

come on

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um

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why you do that

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hurry it up pour it on

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good

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are you all right

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whatever i don't know we call it

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you tighten it anymore please

i'm afraid not the arm's getting blue

now you picked a bad time to attack

elasti out doc stewart's operating in

preston and frank weaver's out of town

we have to do something to stop this

bleeding

have you got any allen

dad well maybe some in the barn i'll go

and see hold this

excuse breathe

don't move

my arm it's it's cold

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this is medicine please yes aru is

something in japanese ain't first father

give me when i'd eat japan

ancient remedy to stop river blood

powdered snake venom

very good

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i've heard about it i used it in the

army

what do you do with it poop potter

can't find noel

hell had some stuff powdered snake venom

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loosen the tourniquet clay

seems to be working

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take it easy out don't move

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stop

let this be a lesson to your heart you'd

have bled to death if it hadn't been for

the little japanese boy here

thanks

ain't many would have done what you did

after the way he treated you

sometimes strong enemy makes strong

friends

in the words of your father yes

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it will write one

with each new moon i will write

and you just some will some promise

leaders i sure will you better wait here

while i get the stuff on the train

here girl

you present me with too many gifts but

my family has time to appreciate

you tell them we appreciate you i just

got them you're welcome

don't you forget to send me them flower

seeds in japan young fella i not forget

grandson i not forget anything this

little head buddha's anxiety in america

my father will be proud

peru

you better get on board

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i must make a speech as haru but

i reckon you know how i feel

that was double for me oh

here's a little something special for

your paw i accept forehand with

gratitude

sorry boy it's time to go sayonara

corrections

it means we see each other again

one minute mystic pesos

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good luck bye mr pisa

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bye

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you