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how are you fine thank you
we'll have a good let me take your
packages oh shoot
thank you very much we try to do our
best mr. Sheldon captain bong today I am
a man
Oh congratulations I just love the
tradition celebrating coming-of-age you
know what sort of like what we call
confirmation get away from there
I wasn't gonna put a bomb in it who
knows what you're gonna do I'll tell you
this but you're no Sheldon casting bombs
Waianae shelling captain bomb are you
kidding you're about the same age aren't
you you're both 13 then I can't help
so is Terrance you're still in the
seventh grade and Sheldon's in a second
your height fast item 1 item 2 3 4 & 5
I wouldn't waste my breath on all stupid
nothing I'm not as stupid as I used to
be ask me a question what the capital of
Idaho Boise spell meretricious what
meretricious for that you can call up
Sheldon Captain Bob when I'm hungry my
sister shouldn't ask such foreign words
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so if you got business in here alright
otherwise I had traveled enough with you
before you heard me
I'll say to jelly don't seizure die
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hi do you have to he's a friend of mine
who's he
Teddy O'Hara of course he's been thrown
out of school for time so smart well
he'd be a friend of little boy blue here
lay off he's not the worst guy in the
world
him and gave Godfather two big matters
he and gave dollar bill II know what
we're gonna say nothing just that we're
friends
his mother's dead and his old man's real
mean my like Teddy that's all
and it's no affair of hers hey don't
have many friends
heaven help that poor boy in a wretched
little sweater on a night like this
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I've been using that phone again and she
who said I was I said your eyes and I
heard you're putting it down to call ins
Brooklyn again huh
talking to your sweet aunt Agnes huh how
many lies you tell her this time what
did you dream up today huh Christmas
maybe huh
did you sweet aunty tell you what she
was gonna give me for Christmas did she
know I'll bet she didn't would you tell
her that I don't need her at all see
that we don't need it she never did like
me anyway any you think she likes you
will let me tell you something about
your sweet aunt Agnes let me tell you
something about her she's just too high
and mighty that's all
everything you say about is a dirty
rotten lie a liar and you're gonna stand
there and call your power I am well I'm
gonna give you something you'll never
forget as long as you live
all right Buster boy I'll take care of
you tomorrow I gotta go to work
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hello hi teddy
isn't it late for you to be phoning you
do your homework homework I said oh yeah
homework sure did all my homework was in
the library three hours that's right
what I said you don't even know where
the library is now don't just try to
make me feel good you and I have been
friends for a long time and if you
finished all your homework would be the
first time it ever happened now wouldn't
it wouldn't it be better if you and I
were honest with each other
that's better Teddy now let's talk about
something more pleasant
well Christmas for instance oh that's a
secret no I'm not gonna down I'll see
you then well of course
good night Eddie
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hey you seem pretty good
what are you Perry Como type with the
Elvis president I'm like almost like why
you want to make some of it nothing
nothing
hey where was Teddy today you know he
thing's real good didn't you hear the
guy's in trouble I'm in trouble
he stole a king who wants a cake who
couldn't steal a cake that's nothing for
Teddy spirit immediately cake hey wasn't
a Bar Mitzvah cake how do you know
never mind how I know wasn't a Bar
Mitzvah cake a great big one yeah shut
up
what's the matter I'm telling you
Charlie I'm telling you you should have
seen that cake a cop dress room this
time not his father cop the guy who owns
the bakery's got a warrant on his arrest
quiet please idle talk will gain you
nothing and scandal will get to know
where you look to your own sin fatiah
Sperling boys class has been dismissed
so please go party Edwin James Miller
and ebony Hayes would you be kind enough
to remain a moment
I have been to see Monsignor Donnell and
I had a chance to talk to him about that
surprise I spoke to you about edwin
gasps mother you and your partner here
have been chosen to sing with the choir
on Christmas Eve at midnight Ness well
is that a surprise yes sister
how about you be me so something the
matter hmm I have to go to my
grandmother's that night on Christmas
Eve
on Christmas Eve really Billy no sister
that's better isn't it you're going to
look very nice in your bright red
cassock with the Buster Brown color if
that's what you're worried about just
like a little cardinal well now boys you
may go and thank you for singing so nice
do I have to wear the Buster Brown
collar belly to please our Lord we all
have to do things sometimes that we
don't like to do Oh Billy just one more
thing you're a pretty good friend of
Teddy Oh horizont you well I'm worried
about him too you pray for I'm damn it
me yes you you were just as much trouble
once and with much less excused remember
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Oh what didn't they say the cops are
after him
the guy from juvenile court he's after
him grab a pencil and fishes Baker that
guy Herman you should see him murders
what he wants I know it's awful
I wonder how Teddy could have stole the
cake that big I mean how could he get
away with it they say he just walked in
and picked it up when everybody's him
back to the store and it's just one
customer
he is Trudel they think that Teddy is
working for fish when he picks up the
cake next thing no cake no teddy they'll
catch him they'll kill him I can feel it
gave honest you think so huh
you shouldn't have robbed Sheldon's cake
it's not as if it was just a cake but he
ruined a whole Bar Mitzvah no what do
you think they'll do when they catch him
don't kill him just like you say they'll
kill him first
then they'll send on to reform school
I'm right it's real awful I wish there
was something we could do say can you
get away tonight I don't know I think I
have to help my father the store I'll
ask
well let's meet here at Fisher's tonight
okay all right
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you can't hide you just can't come we're
too busy
my father would didn't me like a baby he
just gave me 20 minutes to come over
here and get a bite to eat and I gotta
get back to the store hear anything more
about kitty let me know yeah
hello wrap I'm glad you got here please
grab my curtain he sees me probably
wants to know why I'm friends with
another groom childen's bar mitzvah you
see what happened
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what do you know nothing much I just
left gabion and fishes where have my
cursor reserved I didn't want to hang
around
here
take the rest of them mix on yourself
who's hungry anyhow come on who you
kidding
you okay
hey I got an idea come on what makes you
think your mother won't be back right
away
I told you she went Christmas shopping
besides she came back she wouldn't even
snitch yeah guess she's like my aunt
Agnes you got an aunt
yeah you Tommy told me about her she
lives in Brooklyn she's always a bit
than broken teddy
yeah why just deal the cake
nevermind ah I took it that's all you
couldn't eat a cake like that nobody in
the whole world could eat it why'd you
really still a cake you wouldn't believe
me if I told you
you promise not to laugh I swear strike
me dead on the floor it was so beautiful
that's all I figured I could change the
writing on top of the cake and stash it
in the furnace room of the bowling hours
it's where I slept last night but why
would you want to stash cake like that
away so I could give it to my aunt
well Christmas you mean give her a Bar
Mitzvah cake
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I love her
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my old man is a teddy I don't care what
I say that's obscene your own father Ted
I was gonna take the cake to Brooklyn
because to my old man he don't even let
my aunt come near the house one time I
was a little kid she give me some trains
he busted him he hates her because she's
high-class like like your old lady then
last night couldn't bring her the cake
why not because I dropped it on the
furnace wound up bowling alleys I
dropped it on the floor I see what you
mean listen I gotta get out of here
there's no use trying tell me your old
lady won't be so on so long billion
thanks for the food so long and take it
easy
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Jesus Lord
help Teddy O'Hara he's braver than
anybody but he needs your help
I promised her that Buster Brown collar
and that don't be red tie and never to
complain about it once
no matter if it helped me not
please Jesus
please amen
now attention boy this is our last
chance to practice before mass tonight
now I don't want you charging into the
church like a pack of cavalry is that
understood
Stevie I think it's better to change hey
Teddy all right he's in the office right
now
Monsignor Donald's a rabbi Gerson even
here me bill yeah I hear ya mr.
fisherman the Baker how you like that
I spent attention please now let's try
to mind our own affair
Billy hey would you take your place
alongside of Edwin yes mother please
come on come in
how so is you yes Monsignor and I
brought you in here
well I wanted to talk to you about
something
anything that's such a Benedict our
rabbi Gerson kid here or mr. Cronin from
the Children's Court
you ever see this fella before oh yes I
know this one we spotted O'Hara leaving
his house last night and followed him
from there to the bowling alleys
oh so you harbor criminals too well that
wasn't like that no yeah what was it
like then you tell us teddy was cold and
and he was hungry and I gave him some
chestnuts and I took him home with me
she was he was so you've gotta help you
monsignor cuz nobody else is gonna
come now let's not break down did you
know that your friend was hiding in the
furnished room of the bowling alleys yes
Monsignor I see you shall be no attempt
to tell the proper authorities
did your son know Monsignor
all right here we go now
wait a moment
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tell me son what do you know that's good
about this O'Hara
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isn't there anything good about him he's
braver than anybody I know
he loves his man
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now that was good it's almost midnight
and in just a few moments we're going to
be marching into church now I don't Oh
Billy there I really wish I had a
picture to give your mother now we're
just about ready to go boys and there's
only one more thing oh good evening
Monsignor and a very happy Christmas to
you the same to you sister fine peck of
Ages you've got your sister well you've
got my sympathy I was wondering if you
couldn't use a first-rate Irish tenor
could you now because well are you I
tried him up yourself we'd be very happy
to
oh no the first guy that makes a crack
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I'm lonely with my hand in Brooklyn
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this was a Don W shark Warren Lewis
production
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