1 00:00:02,402 --> 00:00:05,603 ♪ Thank you for being a friend 2 00:00:05,605 --> 00:00:09,207 ♪ Traveled down the road and back again 3 00:00:09,209 --> 00:00:12,044 ♪ Your heart is true 4 00:00:12,046 --> 00:00:16,948 ♪ You're a pal and a confidante 5 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:19,984 ♪ And if you threw a party 6 00:00:19,986 --> 00:00:23,822 ♪ Invited everyone you knew 7 00:00:25,525 --> 00:00:28,860 ♪ You would see the biggest gift would be from me 8 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:31,797 ♪ And the card attached would say 9 00:00:31,799 --> 00:00:38,035 ♪ "Thank you for being a friend" ♪ 10 00:01:04,263 --> 00:01:09,000 Oh my gosh. It's only one week till spring break? 11 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:11,502 And I have so much to do. 12 00:01:11,504 --> 00:01:16,341 I have to get new T-shirts for the wet T-shirt contest... 13 00:01:16,343 --> 00:01:20,278 You know, I'm actually looking forward to spring break this year. 14 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:21,513 College kids. 15 00:01:21,515 --> 00:01:23,582 America's best and brightest are coming to town. 16 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:27,552 It'll be nice to get mooned again. 17 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:29,020 It's more than that, Ma. 18 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:31,022 I'm talking about my school's project 19 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:33,791 to get kids to read during spring vacation. 20 00:01:33,793 --> 00:01:35,793 We're putting on a series of plays 21 00:01:35,795 --> 00:01:38,063 based on favorite children's stories. 22 00:01:38,065 --> 00:01:39,698 And guess what. 23 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:43,869 I have just been made producer of the first-grade production. 24 00:01:43,871 --> 00:01:48,173 This is all you have, Dorothy, so I'm going to be happy for you. 25 00:01:48,175 --> 00:01:50,274 No, you know, I'm really excited about this. 26 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:51,776 We're doing Henny Penny. 27 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:54,613 You know, "Help, help! The sky is falling." 28 00:01:54,615 --> 00:01:57,549 Oh, that was never one of my favorites. There's no prince in it. 29 00:01:57,551 --> 00:02:00,051 I like a fairy tale with a nice prince in it. 30 00:02:00,053 --> 00:02:05,891 A handsome prince with a big ol' codpiece and deep dark eyes 31 00:02:05,893 --> 00:02:07,992 and powerful thighs 32 00:02:07,994 --> 00:02:10,929 and muscles rippling beneath his tunic. 33 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:15,333 Blanche, you could get aroused by "Humpty Dumpty." 34 00:02:15,335 --> 00:02:20,271 Are you kiddin'? "All the king's horses and all the king's men." 35 00:02:20,273 --> 00:02:22,807 Handsome men with deep dark eyes 36 00:02:22,809 --> 00:02:24,509 and powerful thighs 37 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:28,680 and muscles and big ol' codpieces. 38 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:31,882 Blanche, how do you make it through an omelet? 39 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:35,520 78. Yes. 40 00:02:35,522 --> 00:02:37,988 64. Yes! 41 00:02:37,990 --> 00:02:40,358 81. Yes! Ma, what are you doing? 42 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,961 Reading the obituaries and checking out the people 43 00:02:42,963 --> 00:02:45,797 who died younger than I am now. 44 00:02:45,799 --> 00:02:48,166 83. Close one. 45 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:50,201 68. Whoa! 46 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:52,204 What is it? You. 47 00:02:52,206 --> 00:02:54,906 What about me? You're dead. 48 00:02:54,908 --> 00:02:56,675 Say what? I told you. You're dead. 49 00:02:56,677 --> 00:02:59,411 You must be. It says so in the paper. 50 00:02:59,413 --> 00:03:03,881 "Blanche Devereaux. Age 68." (gasps) 68? 51 00:03:03,883 --> 00:03:06,184 Oh, that's terrible. 52 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:10,388 They're almost as far off on your age as you are. 53 00:03:10,390 --> 00:03:13,258 I wonder how this could've happened. 54 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:15,927 I know how it happened, 'cause I know who took that picture. 55 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:18,529 Chugger Dietz, the obituary editor. 56 00:03:18,531 --> 00:03:21,900 I never dreamed when I dropped him he'd be so vindictive. 57 00:03:21,902 --> 00:03:25,670 68. Can you believe that? 68? 58 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:28,607 And dead. Don't forget dead. 59 00:03:28,609 --> 00:03:32,410 I'm going down to that newspaper this minute. 60 00:03:32,412 --> 00:03:34,479 Not only am I gonna get Chugger fired, 61 00:03:34,481 --> 00:03:37,848 if I hurry I can get 'em to print a retraction in this afternoon's edition. 62 00:03:37,850 --> 00:03:41,953 68. And dead. 63 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:44,022 What are people gonna think? 64 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:47,591 They'll think it's time to elect a new town slut. 65 00:03:59,705 --> 00:04:03,575 Mail call. Ah, Ma. 66 00:04:03,577 --> 00:04:05,644 Here's a letter for you from Palermo. 67 00:04:05,646 --> 00:04:08,579 Oh, it's the latest chess move 68 00:04:08,581 --> 00:04:11,516 from my old rival Serafina Gambrotsi. 69 00:04:11,518 --> 00:04:14,452 Ma, how long has this chess game by mail been going on? 70 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:16,454 What, it must be ten years now, huh? 71 00:04:16,456 --> 00:04:19,791 And it's going to keep on going until I beat Serafina at something. 72 00:04:19,793 --> 00:04:24,262 What are you talking about? Picture it. Sicily, 1920. 73 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:28,166 Serafina and I were both crazy about Marco the Goat Boy. 74 00:04:29,968 --> 00:04:34,472 In appearance, an Adonis. In behavior, horny as a toad. 75 00:04:36,776 --> 00:04:40,778 Little did I know he had a thing for hairy fat girls. 76 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:44,248 If I were fatter and hairier, Dorothy, 77 00:04:44,250 --> 00:04:49,354 Marco the Goat Boy could've been your father. 78 00:04:49,356 --> 00:04:53,158 I think we all grieve. 79 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,828 Ma, that was 70 years ago. I was sure you'd forgotten. 80 00:04:56,830 --> 00:05:01,966 I forget nothing. So, any mail? 81 00:05:03,001 --> 00:05:05,803 (doorbell rings) 82 00:05:08,674 --> 00:05:10,942 Oh, Frank. Come on in. 83 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:12,577 Ma, Frank Nann. Frank, my mother. 84 00:05:12,579 --> 00:05:14,512 Hello, Frank. 85 00:05:14,514 --> 00:05:17,081 Ma, Frank is directing the production of Henny Penny. 86 00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:18,582 Not anymore I'm not. 87 00:05:18,584 --> 00:05:21,085 One of the kids in the play came down with the measles. 88 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:23,488 Because the audience is going to be children, too, 89 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:26,224 the entire cast has been quarantined. 90 00:05:26,226 --> 00:05:28,927 Oh, what are we gonna do? I guess we'll have to cancel. 91 00:05:28,929 --> 00:05:30,628 Oh, no, we can't cancel. 92 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:33,464 First grade is when kids take an interest in reading. 93 00:05:33,466 --> 00:05:36,200 Why can't we recast it with adults? 94 00:05:36,202 --> 00:05:38,169 Where are we going to find an adult 95 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:40,538 with the childlike naiveté to play Henny Penny? 96 00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:42,941 Hi. 97 00:05:45,911 --> 00:05:48,713 Oh, you're not gonna believe it. 98 00:05:48,715 --> 00:05:53,084 I just saw a cloud that looked exactly like a cotton ball. 99 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:58,189 My God, she is Henny Penny. 100 00:05:58,191 --> 00:05:59,524 I beg your pardon? 101 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:02,360 Frank Nann, Rose Nylund. 102 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:05,096 Rose, my entire cast has been quarantined. 103 00:06:05,098 --> 00:06:07,298 We're in a real bind. 104 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:09,868 How would you like to play Henny Penny? 105 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:13,638 Well, I have enjoyed playing a hen in the past. 106 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,206 Oh, fill us in. 107 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:19,310 Parade, honeymoon or religious ceremony? Theater. 108 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:22,413 The St. Olaf Masquers' production of Hamlet. 109 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:26,017 I don't right off recall a hen in Hamlet. 110 00:06:26,019 --> 00:06:28,519 Oh, we set the play in a barnyard. 111 00:06:28,521 --> 00:06:32,289 Luckily the symphony was out of town at the time. 112 00:06:35,227 --> 00:06:38,463 Can I take it then that you will play Henny Penny? 113 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:41,166 I'm your chicken. 114 00:06:41,168 --> 00:06:44,735 Great, I'll set the oven for 425. 115 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,674 Well, Frank Nann. 116 00:06:50,676 --> 00:06:54,112 I haven't seen you since that weekend in Pensacola. 117 00:06:54,114 --> 00:06:57,549 Goosey Loosey. 118 00:06:57,551 --> 00:06:58,916 That's right. 119 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:02,954 We did have fun, Squeezy Wheezy. 120 00:07:02,956 --> 00:07:06,224 No, no, I mean you'd be perfect for the part of Goosey Loosey. 121 00:07:06,226 --> 00:07:08,559 We've had to recast Henny Penny. 122 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:10,462 I'm playing Henny. 123 00:07:10,464 --> 00:07:12,697 Oh, and Frank's directing? 124 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:15,333 Oh, what fun! I would love to. 125 00:07:15,335 --> 00:07:17,067 Oh, wonderful, wonderful. 126 00:07:17,069 --> 00:07:20,170 Then all we have to do is just order the costumes and change a few lines 127 00:07:20,172 --> 00:07:23,575 so that it makes sense that the two of you are playing those characters. 128 00:07:23,577 --> 00:07:26,777 Now, listen, Dorothy, since both of your housemates are going to be in the play, 129 00:07:26,779 --> 00:07:28,847 why don't you play Turkey Lurkey? 130 00:07:28,849 --> 00:07:31,916 Oh come on. No, no, no. 131 00:07:31,918 --> 00:07:33,918 No, that's out of the question. 132 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,920 Why? You'd be perfect. 133 00:07:35,922 --> 00:07:38,723 "Turkey Lurkey" was your nickname in high school. 134 00:07:38,725 --> 00:07:39,991 Ma, it was not. 135 00:07:39,993 --> 00:07:43,327 Really? That's what they called you at the PTA. 136 00:07:44,763 --> 00:07:47,198 Come on, Dorothy. It'll be fun. 137 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,166 Yeah, come on. Be a trouper. 138 00:07:49,168 --> 00:07:53,771 Well, I did once do a production of Showboat in high school, 139 00:07:53,773 --> 00:07:57,075 and everyone said I was pretty good. 140 00:07:57,077 --> 00:08:01,812 No one can sing "Old Man River" like my Dorothy. 141 00:08:03,682 --> 00:08:05,749 Then you're saying you'll do it? 142 00:08:05,751 --> 00:08:07,751 Well, it is my production, 143 00:08:07,753 --> 00:08:10,588 and as they say, "The show must go on." 144 00:08:10,590 --> 00:08:12,623 Aw, Pussycat. It'll be like the old days. 145 00:08:12,625 --> 00:08:14,893 Come on, just one more time. 146 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:17,428 ♪ Get a little drunk 147 00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:20,030 ♪ And you land in jail 148 00:08:27,740 --> 00:08:30,474 I still got it. 149 00:08:32,277 --> 00:08:36,314 Yes! I've got that tub of guts where I want her. 150 00:08:36,316 --> 00:08:39,416 My queen's knight attacks her king. 151 00:08:39,418 --> 00:08:40,618 Banzai! 152 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:42,519 Ma, how did two Sicilian peasant girls 153 00:08:42,521 --> 00:08:44,856 ever become interested in chess? 154 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:46,790 Chess is like war, only cheaper. 155 00:08:46,792 --> 00:08:48,792 It's the perfect game for Sicily, 156 00:08:48,794 --> 00:08:52,196 a country very warlike and dead-ass broke. 157 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:57,201 Well, they printed the retraction. 158 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:59,303 Let me see it. 159 00:09:02,041 --> 00:09:04,909 I can't find it. Of course you can't. 160 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:08,279 It's way down at the bottom in itty-bitty type. 161 00:09:08,281 --> 00:09:10,948 "Our ad in yesterday's paper should have read 162 00:09:10,950 --> 00:09:13,951 'Sit Well Cortisone Salve Prevents Hemorrhoids, ' 163 00:09:13,953 --> 00:09:16,420 not 'Presents Hemorrhoids.'" 164 00:09:18,223 --> 00:09:19,723 Below that. 165 00:09:19,725 --> 00:09:21,725 Oh, nobody's ever gonna even see it. 166 00:09:21,727 --> 00:09:24,162 Everybody's gonna still think I'm 68. 167 00:09:24,164 --> 00:09:27,999 And dead. Why does she keep forgetting dead? 168 00:09:28,001 --> 00:09:29,367 This is horrible. 169 00:09:29,369 --> 00:09:31,369 As Big Daddy used to say, 170 00:09:31,371 --> 00:09:35,239 "I'm feeling lower than the rent on a burnin' building." 171 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:38,609 That's funny. I used to live in a burning building. 172 00:09:40,412 --> 00:09:43,414 And it was cheap. 173 00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:46,184 It was Charlie's and my first house. 174 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:51,255 Well, scoff if you must, but it was warm and toasty. 175 00:09:52,725 --> 00:09:55,425 I'll never forget Charlie throwing me over his shoulder 176 00:09:55,427 --> 00:09:58,496 and dashing across the threshold. 177 00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:00,598 Oh, it was a beautiful place. 178 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,267 Three bedrooms, two baths. 179 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:06,236 Then two bedrooms and one bath. 180 00:10:08,140 --> 00:10:12,076 Eventually, we outgrew the place. 181 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:20,418 Rose, come on now. You haven't said a word since we left rehearsal. 182 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:24,522 Nobody told me Henny Penny ended that way. 183 00:10:24,524 --> 00:10:27,224 Nobody told me it was a tragedy. 184 00:10:27,226 --> 00:10:29,393 Rose, you've been rehearsing for three days. 185 00:10:29,395 --> 00:10:31,395 Why are you makin' a scene now? 186 00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:34,132 Well, that was the first time we rehearsed the ending. 187 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:37,201 I didn't know that Turkey and Henny and Goosey 188 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:40,304 were all eaten by Foxy Loxy. 189 00:10:40,306 --> 00:10:43,307 Oh, the humanity. 190 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:48,479 Rose, you mean you didn't even look at the end of the play until today? 191 00:10:48,481 --> 00:10:50,781 If there's one thing I remember about my wedding night, 192 00:10:50,783 --> 00:10:55,186 it's Charlie telling me it's impolite to peek. 193 00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:58,622 Rose, the play isn't real. It's a fairy tale. 194 00:10:58,624 --> 00:11:00,825 Not all stories end happily, 195 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:03,161 and children have to learn that. 196 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,129 You call yourself a teacher? 197 00:11:05,131 --> 00:11:07,131 It's people like you who are responsible 198 00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:09,901 for all the evil on this planet. 199 00:11:09,903 --> 00:11:13,104 I guess I had that coming. 200 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:16,406 I'm not gonna stand by and see innocent children exposed 201 00:11:16,408 --> 00:11:20,143 to that horror story of unprovoked violence 202 00:11:20,145 --> 00:11:22,447 and ghastly death. 203 00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:25,650 Rose, the play goes on in two days. 204 00:11:25,652 --> 00:11:27,351 Well, I can't do this. 205 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:30,321 You're just gonna have to get yourself another Henny Penny. 206 00:11:39,231 --> 00:11:40,898 Rose, honey, 207 00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:44,902 there's no reason to be upset about Henny Penny. 208 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:48,572 Fairy tales just show kids how complicated life can be, 209 00:11:48,574 --> 00:11:50,641 and it does it on their terms. 210 00:11:50,643 --> 00:11:53,644 I remember when I first read Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 211 00:11:53,646 --> 00:11:57,014 it had a profound influence on me. 212 00:11:57,016 --> 00:12:00,952 Seven lonely men... 213 00:12:02,888 --> 00:12:05,456 ...livin' in the woods, needin' a woman. 214 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:09,761 All of 'em with Napoleon complexes, somethin' to prove. 215 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:12,063 And jobs, Blanche. They all had jobs. 216 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:14,332 In a diamond mine. 217 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:18,435 All I'm trying to say is we had fairy tales in St. Olaf 218 00:12:18,437 --> 00:12:19,937 that weren't violent, 219 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:22,206 and they had positive role models. 220 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:25,509 Like Gus and the Recliner... 221 00:12:28,247 --> 00:12:31,849 ...Gunilla Gets a Catalog, 222 00:12:31,851 --> 00:12:36,921 and Ilsa, the Girl Who Could Make Bad Food Good. 223 00:12:36,923 --> 00:12:40,057 Look, Rose, if you don't do the part, there won't be any play. 224 00:12:40,059 --> 00:12:42,893 Now, this is a project that I care about deeply, 225 00:12:42,895 --> 00:12:45,863 but I don't want you doing it for my sake, Rose. 226 00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:47,865 Do it for the kids. 227 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:50,201 It's a chance to get them reading. 228 00:12:50,203 --> 00:12:54,004 All right, all right, I'll do it. 229 00:12:54,006 --> 00:12:56,274 And not just for the kids. 230 00:12:56,276 --> 00:13:00,343 I just feel it's time I gave something back to the chicken community. 231 00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:05,082 After all, a chicken once saved my life. 232 00:13:07,486 --> 00:13:12,289 They are the stupidest birds. 233 00:13:18,830 --> 00:13:21,132 Any mail for me? Mm, no. 234 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:22,767 No condolence cards? 235 00:13:24,135 --> 00:13:27,537 Well, where's the outpouring of grief 236 00:13:27,539 --> 00:13:29,539 from all the many, many men 237 00:13:29,541 --> 00:13:33,444 whose lives I have left barren and empty? 238 00:13:33,446 --> 00:13:37,147 Maybe they just don't know you by your real name. 239 00:13:38,951 --> 00:13:41,318 Well, here it is! Serafina's next chess move. 240 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,954 Perfect. I already know my next move. 241 00:13:43,956 --> 00:13:48,659 And when Serafina sees it, her hair will fall out, her heart will stop, 242 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:51,562 her eyes will burn like a thousand red-hot suns. 243 00:13:51,564 --> 00:13:53,264 (cackles) 244 00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:57,068 Ma, why do you keep playing this game if you hate her so much? 245 00:13:57,070 --> 00:14:00,337 To relax. (doorbell rings) 246 00:14:05,076 --> 00:14:07,745 Flowers for Blanche Deverucks. 247 00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:09,880 No, that's "Devereaux." 248 00:14:09,882 --> 00:14:12,949 It's only pronounced "Deverucks" in limericks. 249 00:14:17,589 --> 00:14:21,092 Well, Blanche, here you are. You say nobody cares about you? 250 00:14:21,094 --> 00:14:23,127 What do you say now? 251 00:14:23,129 --> 00:14:27,064 Oh! From Mel Bushman. Good ol' Mel. 252 00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:30,368 The only person I can always count on. 253 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:33,303 "Dear Blanche, when I heard of your death, 254 00:14:33,305 --> 00:14:38,776 "it made me realize you don't know what you have till you've lost it. 255 00:14:38,778 --> 00:14:43,047 So I'm back with my ex-wife. Love, Mel." 256 00:14:44,449 --> 00:14:46,784 Now that is the most insensitive thing 257 00:14:46,786 --> 00:14:48,853 I have ever heard. 258 00:14:48,855 --> 00:14:55,159 "P.S. Sorry I missed your birthday. Happy 68th." 259 00:14:55,161 --> 00:14:58,396 It doesn't say that. 260 00:14:58,398 --> 00:15:01,165 I know. I made that part up. 261 00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:03,935 Ma, why are you always trying to aggravate everyone? 262 00:15:03,937 --> 00:15:06,203 To relax. 263 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:10,608 (♪ piano) 264 00:15:12,511 --> 00:15:14,478 (children cheering) 265 00:15:26,291 --> 00:15:28,492 "Once upon a time 266 00:15:28,494 --> 00:15:31,494 "on a beautiful spring day, 267 00:15:31,496 --> 00:15:36,200 "Henny Penny was waking up from a nap under an oak tree 268 00:15:36,202 --> 00:15:38,068 "when an acorn fell from the tree 269 00:15:38,070 --> 00:15:40,704 and hit her on the head." 270 00:15:42,908 --> 00:15:45,743 Funny, when I was a little girl in Sicily and they told this story, 271 00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:48,546 it was a safe that fell on her head. 272 00:15:48,548 --> 00:15:52,215 "Anyway, Henny Penny being a chicken, 273 00:15:52,217 --> 00:15:55,051 "not the brightest bird in the world, 274 00:15:55,053 --> 00:15:57,755 immediately jumped to the wrong conclusion." 275 00:15:57,757 --> 00:16:01,225 Oh, dear. 276 00:16:01,227 --> 00:16:04,795 ♪ A piece of blue sky just fell on my head 277 00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:08,532 ♪ The wherefore and why is best left unsaid 278 00:16:08,534 --> 00:16:12,035 ♪ But I have a hunch and it's appalling 279 00:16:12,037 --> 00:16:17,307 ♪ That like it or not, the sky is falling ♪ 280 00:16:18,577 --> 00:16:20,644 "Henny decided to take action." 281 00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:23,781 I should go and warn the king! 282 00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:25,749 "And off she went. 283 00:16:27,885 --> 00:16:34,692 "On her way, Henny came upon Goosey Loosey..." 284 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,994 "...one of the most popular birds in the barnyard." 285 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,830 The most popular. 286 00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:42,199 And the eighth graders are seeing a play today 287 00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:45,402 about how to be that popular safely. 288 00:16:46,738 --> 00:16:49,039 Well, Henny Penny, I do declare, honey, 289 00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:50,875 where are you rushing off to? 290 00:16:50,877 --> 00:16:53,511 The sky is falling. I'm off to warn the king. 291 00:16:53,513 --> 00:16:55,645 Are you sure? Of course I'm sure. 292 00:16:55,647 --> 00:16:59,517 I don't need something to hit me in the head in order to get the message. 293 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:03,320 Actually, in this case, it did hit me in the head. 294 00:17:03,322 --> 00:17:04,621 Oh, dear! 295 00:17:04,623 --> 00:17:08,259 ♪ A piece of up there just landed down here 296 00:17:08,261 --> 00:17:11,762 ♪ You better beware, the message is clear 297 00:17:11,764 --> 00:17:15,599 ♪ Though millions may find the prospect galling 298 00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:20,671 ♪ It's run for your life, the sky is falling ♪ 299 00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:26,043 This is terrible. I think we best both go warn the king. 300 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:27,644 "And off they went. 301 00:17:27,646 --> 00:17:31,215 "On their way, Henny Penny 302 00:17:31,217 --> 00:17:33,284 "and Goosey Loosey 303 00:17:33,286 --> 00:17:35,919 came upon Turkey Lurkey." 304 00:17:38,756 --> 00:17:42,192 Yes, poor lonely Turkey Lurkey. 305 00:17:42,194 --> 00:17:46,063 Poor dateless, hopeless, self-basting - 306 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:47,498 Ma! 307 00:17:49,301 --> 00:17:52,236 And where are you two featherheads fluttering off to? 308 00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:55,506 Terrible news. The sky is falling! What?! 309 00:17:55,508 --> 00:17:58,709 A piece of it hit me in the head. Are you sure? 310 00:17:58,711 --> 00:18:01,846 Doesn't she act as if something hit her in the head? 311 00:18:01,848 --> 00:18:04,582 We're off to warn the king. 312 00:18:04,584 --> 00:18:06,750 Oh, dear! 313 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:10,654 ♪ A piece of blue sky just did what they said 314 00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:12,523 ♪ Don't stand there and sigh 315 00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:14,492 ♪ Get under the bed 316 00:18:14,494 --> 00:18:18,094 ♪ Don't stop to complain, it's no good grumbling 317 00:18:18,096 --> 00:18:23,767 ♪ 'Cause this isn't rain, the sky is crumbling ♪ 318 00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:25,903 Oh, this is terrible news. 319 00:18:25,905 --> 00:18:28,772 I think we best all go warn the king. 320 00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:31,941 "And off they went." 321 00:18:33,878 --> 00:18:36,980 "On their way, Henny Penny, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey 322 00:18:36,982 --> 00:18:40,817 came upon Foxy Loxy." 323 00:18:40,819 --> 00:18:44,688 Ladies, ladies, why are you in such a hurry? 324 00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:47,625 Stop and smell the flowers. 325 00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:50,127 We can't. The sky is falling. 326 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:51,829 Run that by me once again? 327 00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:54,298 Ohh. 328 00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:56,099 ♪ A piece of blue sky 329 00:18:56,101 --> 00:18:58,001 ♪ Just fell on her head ♪ Just fell on my head 330 00:18:58,003 --> 00:19:01,838 ♪ The wherefore and why are best left unsaid 331 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,576 ♪ But we have a hunch, and it's appalling 332 00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:09,547 ♪ That like it or not, the sky is falling ♪ 333 00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:10,914 Help! 334 00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:13,284 ♪ Disaster is near 335 00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:14,851 Help! 336 00:19:14,853 --> 00:19:16,687 ♪ We're tremblin' with fear 337 00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:18,354 Help. 338 00:19:18,356 --> 00:19:20,491 ♪ The outlook is drear 339 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:24,295 ♪ We're dreadin' Armageddon may disrupt our career 340 00:19:24,297 --> 00:19:31,001 ♪ And though he may refuse the news we bring 341 00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:40,410 ♪ We must fly and try to warn the king ♪ 342 00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:42,512 (applause) 343 00:19:45,250 --> 00:19:47,218 This is terrible news indeed. 344 00:19:47,220 --> 00:19:49,386 But it is good luck for all of us that we ran into each other. 345 00:19:49,388 --> 00:19:53,257 It so happens I know a shortcut to the palace. 346 00:19:53,259 --> 00:19:56,627 Really? Yes. Through my den. 347 00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:58,662 There's a service entrance in the rear. 348 00:19:58,664 --> 00:20:00,196 Oh, thank you... 349 00:20:00,198 --> 00:20:01,698 Thank you so much. 350 00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:03,967 We'll never forget this. 351 00:20:06,004 --> 00:20:08,605 You're right. I lied. There is no service entrance. 352 00:20:10,041 --> 00:20:13,810 ♪ A piece of good luck just fell in my lap 353 00:20:13,812 --> 00:20:17,147 ♪ Three strangers who cluck, well, it's their mishap 354 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:21,018 ♪ These friends who dropped in don't look suspicious 355 00:20:21,020 --> 00:20:26,223 ♪ But check out my grin, they look delicious 356 00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:28,993 ♪ To me these feathered fools are so much meat 357 00:20:28,995 --> 00:20:31,395 ♪ I and mine shall dine 358 00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:37,201 ♪ Bon appétit ♪ 359 00:20:37,203 --> 00:20:38,835 (laughing) 360 00:20:38,837 --> 00:20:40,804 (applause) 361 00:20:40,806 --> 00:20:43,073 "And from that day to this, 362 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:45,342 "Turkey Lurkey, Goosey Loosey and Henny Penny 363 00:20:45,344 --> 00:20:46,944 were never seen -" Stop! 364 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:50,113 Children, kids, it's up to you. 365 00:20:50,115 --> 00:20:52,182 I mean, if you want to save us 366 00:20:52,184 --> 00:20:56,320 and not have us eaten by Foxy Loxy, applaud. 367 00:20:56,322 --> 00:20:58,122 I mean it! 368 00:20:58,124 --> 00:21:00,156 I mean, clap now if you want to see 369 00:21:00,158 --> 00:21:03,961 the goose and the chicken and the turkey live. 370 00:21:03,963 --> 00:21:07,364 Come on, put your little hands together. 371 00:21:07,366 --> 00:21:10,968 Save us, and you won't have bad dreams. 372 00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:12,836 Clap, you miserable - 373 00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:14,838 Come on, Henny, let's get it over with. 374 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,174 But what about their bad dreams? Let's go. Come on. 375 00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:18,642 Fine. But I just want you all to know 376 00:21:18,644 --> 00:21:21,611 there are monsters living under all your beds. 377 00:21:27,018 --> 00:21:28,886 Uh-oh. 378 00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:31,855 I don't think Serafina's a worthy opponent for me anymore. 379 00:21:31,857 --> 00:21:34,591 Why not, Sophia? I'm afraid she's losing it. 380 00:21:34,593 --> 00:21:36,626 I just got her next chess move. 381 00:21:36,628 --> 00:21:39,396 She bid four spades. 382 00:21:42,334 --> 00:21:46,236 Well, the reviews are finally in. 383 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:51,608 And according to the elementary school paper, the show was a big hit. 384 00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:52,943 They have their own newspaper? 385 00:21:52,945 --> 00:21:55,546 How cute. Read it, Dorothy. 386 00:21:55,548 --> 00:21:59,149 "I saw the play yesterday. It was good. 387 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:01,184 "It was called Henny Penny. 388 00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:05,422 The actors were good, especially Turkey Lurkey." 389 00:22:07,859 --> 00:22:09,559 "And the others were good, too. 390 00:22:09,561 --> 00:22:12,162 My friends and I all liked it." 391 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:14,898 See, Dorothy? I knew my ending wouldn't hurt the play. 392 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:17,134 Oh, no, the show was a big success. 393 00:22:17,136 --> 00:22:20,137 In fact the library's been busier than ever. 394 00:22:20,139 --> 00:22:23,273 The kids are really getting excited about reading. 395 00:22:23,275 --> 00:22:26,276 Where's Blanche? She should see this review. 396 00:22:26,278 --> 00:22:29,179 Oh, yes, and I hope it makes her feel better. I've been worried about her. 397 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:31,948 Ever since she got those flowers from Mel Bushman, 398 00:22:31,950 --> 00:22:33,917 she hasn't been herself. 399 00:22:33,919 --> 00:22:36,620 Well, I'm off to the Rusty Anchor. 400 00:22:38,590 --> 00:22:43,226 Spring break comes but once a year.