- [voiceover] bud anderson. - he had his shoes off, and hean't g them back on. these shoes are too small. - no, they aren't. - push harder, bud. - it's no use. they w go on that's too bad. you seud's aery fine, deserving boy, and we're sorr that he's not here to receive his trophy. at bris us to our last award, carole bostic. carole? - thank you,ery, vy much i really feel i don't deserve th honor. - ohwe can't let him miss out on this. he's worked too hard for this momen cking feet. th would be fate worsthan d - the or boy's back there feeling just awful. - wait! empty that lunchbox. i have an idea. here, put these in there. that's it. kathy, won't you take these around to bud? put the top on that. now, hurry, run. - hurry. - remind me of the many friends i have the junior class. thk you. - thank you. (clapping) now that bris to a close our awards for this year. i'm sure that we all feel -- - oh, no, no, wait! there's one more. mean, he'll be here in a -- see, there he is now. ladies and gentlemen, our ightly late but most popular boy, bud anderson. (clapping) -

bud: get that, will you? kathy: hello? blonde woman: may i speak to james anderson junior please? kathy: who? oh, you mean bud! just a minute. for you. blonde woman: mr. anderson? i'm calling from the springfield times. i'd like to get a story on the high school junior class picnic. bud: well, i assigned nancy crail and barbara shane to get food, dutch miller to line up the entertainment, frank dennis for transportation, and earl paige to arrange for the park, ?4 dick harvey to get the refreshments. yes, it's going to be on saturday. blonde woman: you certainly seem to have it organized, mr. derson. thank you very much. itehat' alrigh goodb. th was the naper. planning to run a big story on me, i guess. say, dad, how old were you when you found out you were an executive? jim: i don't know. when it comes it will hit you just like that. incidentally, outside the house i am known as mr. anderson. jim: honey, are you sure that's our bud, the shrinking violet margaret: you wanted him to try his wings. in the middle of the kitchen? jim: good morning, kids. betty: good morning, father. kathy: good morning, daddy. bud:

bud anderson. the address is... 607... south... maple! the proverb... the proverb he has written... well, the young man has not stated it correctly. he has written... "never burn your bridges behind you before you cross them." [ laughter ] i think what the young man had in mind was... "don't cross your bridges before you come to them." miss florine, did i read the note correctly? you are completely and exactly correct! [ sighs ] man, what a mind. boy, what i wouldn't give to be able to do that. oh, he can't actually read minds. it's just a trick. what trick? you saw him read every word that i wrote down, and you know i'm not working for him. no. but that assistant is. did you hear her give him one single hint? he explained how he did it -- just makes his mind a complete blank and then gets the thought waves from somebody else. i'll bet i could do it if i practiced. oh, cut it out. no, i bet i could. look, let's try it. and i'll see if i can't get it. go ahead, think of something. i don't want... [ snaps fingers ] okay, i'll do it. all right, i'll think of something. tell me what i'm

- bud anderson, oh come in, come in. - it's nice to see you again, sir. mr. wickett, may i present my sister, betty? - how do you do, betty? - how do you do, mr. wicker, wickett. - well, come inside. mrs. wickett will be here in a moment. alan and sharon are around here some place. oh, i was so surprised when sharon told me it was bud who stopped on the highway -- - come here you little -- get up there and take your bath! - jamie, you get cleaned up! sharon, you leave him alone! (door slams) i have to apologize for my children. big sister, little brother, they can get into the darndest fights (chuckles). bud, how about you and betty? does she give you much trouble? (gentle music) joy into her life either. we have the usual amount of fights, i guess, just average. - [jim] well, how'd it go? - [margaret] where's bud? - oh, he's putting the car away. - [jim] well, tell us, what happened? - bud was wonderful. he could have destroyed me, absolutely destroyed me if he'd wanted to, i was so proud of him i could have cried. - thank goodness. - i'm not surprised. afte

anderson, why did mr. grausman to ask if it belonged to my son, bud. and it did. then he said that bud, in attempting to pick an apple from his tree-- - i object. he didn't know for sure it was bud. - oh, objection, what's the word? - [betty] sustained! - [father] overruled! - well, anyway, betty's right. mr. anderson, just what was the damage? and how was it caused? well, according to mr grausman, there was a stepladder standing under his apple tree near his garage. (glass breaking) - hey, you! boy! hey you! come back here! he brought the jacket here to me. just three things, mr. anderson. one, when mr.grausman brought the jacket to you this afternoon, he asked you if it was bud's, right? - that's right. a boy" through his upstairs window, he shouted, "hey, you boy!" is that right? - yes. - he did not say, "hey, bud!" - yes, but that was before he'd identified- - thank you. just answer my questions, that's all. three, did you see any of the events you've just described? - no. that's what mr. grausman told me. mr. anderson. with no eye witnesses, they're whipped!

anderson. who? (audience laughter) bud: mom! kathy: daddy look, look at my warts. they're getting smaller aren't they daddy? jim: by george i believe they are. stonehauser, how do you suppose he ... well, sageman how about it? is this the sign you were talking about? sageman: well i'll leave that to the lady. margaret: well i, i, i ... i still don't believe this. well i mean i, i ... except i hope you like lamb stew. (audience laughter) come on mr. sageman, you've just turned me into a cook and a believer. jim: sageman? you seem to be taking this all pretty much in stride. tell me, are you always this successful? sageman: well, you know, a lot of acorns i recon it, it depends on to, on to what kind of soil they fall. margaret: mr. sageman? sageman: coming ma'am. jim: well kitten, you better get on to bed. you and your disappearing warts. (audience laughter) you too bud. bud: yeah, okay dad. bud: yeah. say dad, would it be okay if i, uh, left the light on in my room for a little while? i got a little work to do. uh, do you have a mr. stonehauser registered there? oh

however, we'll withdraw the name "bud" for now. mr. anderson, just what was the damage? and how was it caused? well, according to mr grausman, there was a stepladder standing - hey, you! boy! boy! hey you! come back here! come back, you! he brought the jacket here to me. would you say no to a lot more money? [excited scream] you just won a million dollars! no thanks. nice balloons, though! or no to more vacation days? janet, i'm giving you an extra week's vacation! oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. call now. and don't forget the free tv app. internet with secure home wifi to connect all your devices. saving on mobile data fees, helps big time. switch to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month you'll get free hd channels, 100 meg internet and unlimited calling to half the world. we can call aunt rose as much as we want now. switching is easy. get our exclusive 1-hour arrival window, a money-back guarante

. - [bud] what are you going to call it, dad? the anderson building? (jim laughs) - (chuckles) no, it's not my building. the insurance company's putting it up, not me. i couldn't afford that. - [bud] why not, a little short this week? (audience laughs) (jim chuckles) - well now, that property's out near betty's college. shouldn't an office building be downtown? of parking space, ventilation, fresh air, and enough room. (opens door) those drafty, dingy cubicles we're in now, it's so crowded you get crushed every time you pull out a filing cabinet door. - well it sounds wonderful! what's this little black square on the very corner of the property? - oh, that's the one thing that's been holding up the deal. (shuts door) a fellow holds a lease on that building, he could've renewed it for another five years if he had made certain improvements, so his lease is now expiring. - well, will you have to tear that building down? - no, a good, stiff wind would blow it down. it's sort of a off campus coffee hangout for the college kids. - oh, i know the place, betty

bud shrieks) - i don't know! (telephone rings) - hello? yes, this is mrs. anderson. yes, we live on maple drive. kathy? oh, just a minute. - hey don't get that polish all over the patio or mom will skin ya. - i wont, i'm almost through, how do they look? - me? - i think it's one of your shoe-shine customers. - oh, i have so many. how would you like to be my secretary? - how would you like a hit in the head? - it's a mrs. avery. you remember that name among your customers? - hmm, i don't remember it. well i have so many. i picked up 13 pairs of shoes. the only customer i really know is mrs. davis next door. the others, i just went up and rang the doorbell. - well, i think you've done very well. - thank you. yes, this is kathy. - dear, i gave you mr. avery's shoes to shine. are they finished? - oh they must be. i'm working on the last pair right now. - and you think we can have them in about a half an hour? - oh sure, they'll be right over, mrs. avery. goodbye. that was one of my customers who wanted her husband's shoes. you know, like that customer that just phoned. which pair of shoes did she give you?

bud: oh, i'll get it! jim: now wait a minute, kids! hey hey! kathy: hello. muley: is this where betty anderson lives? kathy: she's eating dinner, come on in. muley: i'm sorry, i'm early i guess. just tell her i was here. bud: well no, don't go away. hey betty, muley's here! say, how are things on the team? betty: run along, children. you're just a little ahead of time, merle. i didn't expect you until seven or seven thirty. muley: yeah, i'm early. i'll come back later. betty: you may as well come in i'll just wait out here. betty: you can't stand out here, come in the house. muley: i'll just sit down on the step and read or something. betty: you're not going to sit out here and read now come in the house right now. go in the living room and sit down. i'll be finished with dinner in just a minute. now this paragraph's important. it explains the social forces which motivated the writings of this particular period and-- merle, please pay attention. just look at the book. no, here, right here. the romantic era is typified by the shorter works of such writers at the time as-- there's no use trying to do an

. - [bud] what are you going to call it, dad? the anderson building? (jim laughs) - (chuckles) no, it's not my building. the insurance company's putting it up, not me. i couldn't afford that. - [bud] why not, a little short this week? (audience laughs) (jim chuckles) - well now, that property's out near betty's college. shouldn't an office building be downtown? of parking space, ventilation, fresh air, and enough room. (opens door) those drafty, dingy cubicles we're in now, it's so crowded you get crushed every time you pull out a filing cabinet door. - well it sounds wonderful! what's this little black square on the very corner of the property? - oh, that's the one thing that's been holding up the deal. (shuts door) a fellow holds a lease on that building, he could've renewed it for another five years if he had made certain improvements, so his lease is now expiring. - well, will you have to tear that building down? - no, a good, stiff wind would blow it down. it's sort of a off campus coffee hangout for the college kids. - oh, i know the place, betty

you just surprised a young budding television set -- young sasha, just going to show sasha here and sunny anderson, our good pal helped out too. sasha, all the best. >> wren: after some morning drizzle our main conce >> after morning drizzle, the main concern is the king tide that is in relation to the super moon. minor coastal flooding is a possibility. high tide is going to be at noon, and we're looking at similar to yesterday. patchy drizzle. fading out to mostly cloudy skies this morning. and temperatures moderate. with a few peeks of sunshine possible. >> nobody told me. we're taking today's turkey trot featherlite bus one more place tomorrow, and then friday. we're not done yet. big surprises still ahead. back to you. >> you've been doing great, mr. >>> up next, can you guess who lives here? we're going to reveal the celebrity when we take you -- >> that's your guest house, isn't it? >> yeah, that's my barbie playhouse. we'll tell you the real celebrity who lives in i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine

bud: women. kathy: yeah, and to think that's what i have to grow up into. teacher: adams. adams: here. teacher: alcorn. alcorn: here. teacher: anderson, betty. betty: here. teacher: anderson, margaret. margaret: here. teacher: bailey. gistrar's office. your request for transfer to another literature class has been granted. you are to go to the registrar's office after class and get your new schedule. well betty, i'm very sorry this schedule didn't work out for you. i don't like losing a good student, they're hard to come by. and if you leave, your mother will probably flunk the course. (class laughs) let's see, where were we. oh yes? would you say no to a lot more money? [excited scream] you just won a million dollars! no thanks. nice balloons, though! or no to more vacation days? oh, ah... nooo. what? no way. who says no to more? time warner cable's all about giving you more. like the most free hd channels and virtually unlimited movies and shows on demand, so you can binge all day. call now. and don't forget the free tv app. get ultra-fast internet with secure home wifi to connect all your devices. saving on mobile data fees, helps big time. switch to

bud]: i remember how she conned me into wearing patched pants by telling me, patches were badges of honor. (laughter) - recognize that voice? that's the pickpocket you met on a bus in albany. (laughter) - hi mrs. anderson. - sir, i understand you knew mrs. anderson back in the year of the big rain? - uh, oh. uh, oh yes. ome from school, joe phillips and i got so interested in building a dam that i forgot all about my paper route. i rushed home, knowing i'd be fired and feeling terrible. then i found out that this character had gone out in the storm and delivered all my papers for me. i'm sure i never told her, but i was so grateful. with the national boy's best friend trophy. - oh. it's a shaving mug, just what i've always wanted. (laughter) - uh, in spite of all this, you struggled on. and soon your third child is born. (laughter) kathy! - [kathy]: i forgot what i was supposed to say! (laughter) - our best joke, too. (laughter) come on in. now you recognize that voice of course, scarlett o'hara. scarlett, would you tell us about the time-- - well one day in school, i was the only one in the-- (laughter) my mother would bake for the pta bake sale, so our teacher made a big speech about how dependable m

you just surprised a young budding television set -- young sasha, just going to show sasha here and sunny anderson, our we wish you all the best. and her twin sister, >> nobody told me. we're taking today's turkey trot featherlite bus one more place tomorrow, and then friday. we're not done yet. big surprises still ahead. roker, fantastic. >>> up next, can you guess who lives here? we're going to reveal the celebrity when we take you -- >> that's your guest house, isn't it? >> yeah, that's my barbie playhouse. we'll tell you the real celebrity who lives in i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled l medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death f