The Circus

Mother is Maxwell House really the only coffee in the world? Well your father says so and your father knows best. Yes, its father knows best. Transcribed in Hollywood starring Robert Young, his father. A half hour visit with your neighbors the Anderson.

Brought to you by America's favorite coffee. Maxwell House. The coffee that's always good to the last drop. When it comes to retribution, we all know dozens of interesting proverbs, don't we? I mean things like, as ye sow, so shall ye reap, or he the dig of the pit shall fall into it.

Things like that. Well, in Springfield, in a certain white frame house on Maple Street, father is about to make a bed. Not a real bed, of course, but knowing Jim Anderson as we do, the chances are six to an even that if he makes a bed, he'll wind up sleeping in it, like this.

like this. Never mind, Kathy. You can go to the circus some other time. But daddy says... Just a minute, kitten. The child's absolutely right, Margaret. We promised her a trip to the circus as part of her birthday present.

And Ed Davis had no right to go back an hour word. What was that again? Never mind. You just eat your breakfast. But how could Mr. Davis... Eat your breakfast, Betty, and don't bother about things that don't concern you.

Camping creepers. When a man says he's going to take somebody to the circus, he ought to take them. He has to go to the doctor's gym, I told you that last night. Honey, when you make a promise to a child...

But he didn't make the promise. You did. That's not the point. He said he was going to take Patty anyway, and I wouldn't have given my word to Kathy in the first place. If he hadn't said...