TV-G | 30min | Comedy, Family, Music | Episode aired 9 December 1964
Patty is looking forward to the father-daughter dance but is disappointed when her father gets called away on a newspaper assignment.
Director: Stanley Prager
Writers: Sidney Sheldon, William Asher
Stars: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron
Patty is looking forward to the father-daughter dance but is disappointed when her father gets called away on a newspaper assignment.
Director: Stanley Prager
Writers: Sidney Sheldon, William Asher
Stars: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron
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00:00Hello?
00:09Hello, Uncle Martin.
00:15He's here.
00:16Dad's here.
00:17Hooray!
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01:57Well, I suppose you're right.
01:58We, uh, we don't have to worry about Richard.
02:01Oh, uh, I won't be going with Richard.
02:04Now, wait a minute.
02:06If you think that we're gonna let you stay out half the night with some strange boy,
02:10forget it.
02:11Oh, but, Papa, I...
02:12No, Patty, and let's not discuss it.
02:13Now, we just stopped communicating.
02:15And, and I'm not gonna change my mind.
02:17I've been with Notam all my life.
02:20He's reliable.
02:22And handsome.
02:24And intelligent.
02:25He's a living end.
02:28He is, huh?
02:29Well, who is this paragon of virtue?
02:32You.
02:34It's the father-daughter dance.
02:47Meet Kathy, who's lived most everywhere
02:51From Zanzibar to Barkley Square
02:54But Patty's only seen the sights
02:56A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights
02:58What a crazy pair
03:00But they're cousins
03:03Identical cousins all the way
03:07One pair of matching bookends
03:10Different as night and day
03:13Where Kathy adores a minuet
03:16The Ballet Russe and Crepe Suzette
03:19Our Patty loves to rock and roll
03:21A hot dog makes her lose control
03:23What a wild duet
03:25Still they're cousins
03:28Identical cousins and you find
03:32They laugh alike, they walk alike
03:34At times they even talk alike
03:36You can't lose your mind
03:38When cousins
03:41Are two of a kind
03:50I've never seen Patty so excited.
03:52She hasn't stopped talking about the dance all week.
03:54Say, now, what about Kath? Couldn't I take her?
03:57Well, I suggested it to her, but she said she wants it to be Patty's night.
04:00Kathy has her own date.
04:02Gee, you know, it is a kind of a thrill
04:04Having a daughter old enough to take to a dance.
04:06Why, you'll be the handsomest couple there.
04:09Mmm, those steaks smell great.
04:11Yeah, they're almost ready.
04:14Hey, what's that for?
04:16I'm just proud of you.
04:17You mean because I make such great steaks?
04:19Because you're such a wonderful father.
04:22You know, a lot of fathers in the class aren't even coming to the dance.
04:26Why not?
04:28Oh, they're too busy.
04:30They don't know how much it means to the kids.
04:33Maybe they really can't make it, Patty.
04:36Well, I feel sorry for them.
04:39I can't wait to do the hully gully with you.
04:42The hully gully?
04:43Yeah.
04:44I'm not as young as I look.
04:45Oh, come on, it's easy. I'll teach you.
04:47I better get this out of here.
04:51Got a minute, Martin?
04:52Oh, come on in, Henry.
04:54I want to talk to you about the Publishers' Convention in Chicago Friday.
04:57How long will you be gone?
04:58I won't.
04:59But you're making the keynote speech.
05:01Not anymore.
05:02My wife has booked us on a Caribbean cruise.
05:04It's our 15th wedding anniversary, and I can't say no to her.
05:07We haven't had a vacation together in 15 years.
05:10What's this?
05:11The keynote speech for the convention.
05:12Better get ready to fly to Chicago.
05:14Give it everything you've got.
05:16What's this?
05:18Better get ready to fly to Chicago.
05:19Give it everything you've got.
05:21What's the date of that convention?
05:22It's this Friday, the 25th.
05:24The 25th?
05:26I'm afraid I can't go.
05:28Why not?
05:29Well, you see, there's this father-daughter dance at Patty's school,
05:32and I promised her that I...
05:33You can take her out dancing some other time.
05:35I'll have Miss Harvey book you on the noon plane.
05:37Yeah, but Henry...
05:38Yes?
05:40Well, it would really be better if you could get somebody else to go.
05:43Now, Al Marcus is very good at making...
05:45If I had Al Marcus to go, I would have sent Al Marcus.
05:48This is very important for the Chronicle.
05:50And it won't do you any harm, either.
05:52Patty's going to look so beautiful.
06:15I'm sure she will.
06:17Well, hello, darling.
06:20Hello, Uncle Martin.
06:21Hi.
06:22You're home early.
06:23Yeah, I, uh...
06:25I have something to tell Patty.
06:26You're making plans for the dance.
06:28Oh, that's sweet.
06:30Well, it's not exactly sweet.
06:32Uh, your dress shirt came,
06:34and wait until you see what Patty bought today.
06:37You don't have to wait.
06:38Look.
06:40Good evening, Papa.
06:44Gee, Patty, that's...
06:45That's beautiful.
06:48Do you really like it?
06:50Oh, yeah, I love it.
06:52You look so grown up.
06:54Doesn't she?
06:56Patty, you did say that this dance is on Friday the 25th, didn't you?
07:00Yep.
07:01It's my red-letter day.
07:03Poor Sue Ellen.
07:05Her father's flying to some banker's convention and won't be there.
07:08She's so mortified she stayed out of the malt shop all week.
07:11She can't face the other kids.
07:13Well, I'm sure her father couldn't help it, dear.
07:16That's right.
07:17Sometimes circumstances come up where you're trapped.
07:20Yeah.
07:21But when it comes to a choice between something else and your own child,
07:24there's not much excuse, is there?
07:28Well...
07:29Papa, there's gonna be this big reception in the auditorium before the dance.
07:33I'm on the reception committee.
07:35You'll get to meet all the other fathers.
07:37Then we go into the gym to dinner.
07:39I help plan the menu myself.
07:41We have a choice of meat or fish.
07:44I even arrange for artichokes because you love them.
07:47After dinner, we dance.
07:49I'm on the dance committee.
07:51We hear the band.
07:52We got Marty Morton and his marvelous maniacs.
07:54He plays at the ambassador room.
07:56He does?
07:57That's the wildest place in town.
08:01Patty, you've never been to the ambassador room, have you?
08:05You can't get in without a bank book.
08:07You know what?
08:08I'm gonna take you there.
08:10It'll be just the two of us.
08:13You mean it?
08:14I certainly do.
08:16It'll be the greatest night of your life.
08:18Are we invited?
08:19No, sir.
08:20Just Patty and me.
08:21Did you hear that?
08:22Where are we going?
08:24When I get back from Chicago,
08:26where I'm delivering the keynote speech at the publisher's convention,
08:28which is why I can't come to your dance on Friday.
08:39Oh, Martin.
08:42You see, it just came up this afternoon,
08:44and I tried to talk Anderson out of it, but I couldn't.
08:47Now, don't worry, Patty.
08:48I'll make it up to you.
08:50We'll go to the ambassador room and we'll dance.
08:52I don't want to go to the ambassador room.
08:54Oh, please understand, honey.
08:56I do understand.
08:58Excuse me.
09:02I'll go talk to her.
09:05Oh, Martin.
09:07Well, I hated to do that to her, but I can't help it.
09:09This dance is such a big thing to her.
09:11Well, the trip is a pretty big thing, too.
09:13I mean, actually, it's quite an honor
09:15having Anderson ask me to take his place.
09:17Congratulations.
09:19Boy, I wish everybody would stop treating my work
09:21as though it were some kind of a hobby.
09:23It does pay our bills,
09:25and I can't jeopardize my job to go to a dance.
09:28Of course not.
09:30Excuse me.
09:33I'm sure your father couldn't help it, Patty.
09:36You saw how disappointed he was.
09:41These things happen sometimes.
09:43I've been bragging to all the kids
09:45about how he was going to be there
09:47and how handsome he was going to look.
09:49There will be other dancers.
09:51I've never been to a dance with my father.
09:54You don't know how much it meant to me.
09:56I've never been to a dance with my father.
09:59You don't know how much it meant to me.
10:02It didn't mean a thing to him.
10:05Of course it did.
10:07Has he ever broken a promise to you before?
10:10No.
10:13No, he hasn't.
10:17You know something, Kat?
10:19Papo's never broken a promise to me before in his life.
10:23Do you know what that means?
10:25What?
10:27He's going to take me to that dance.
10:29Patty, he just told you why he can't.
10:32You're the one who's always talking about
10:34the power of positive thinking.
10:36Yes, but do you remember when your father promised you
10:39he'd come over here from Europe to visit with you for Christmas
10:42and everybody said he couldn't get here,
10:44but you knew he would?
10:46Yes.
10:48You never gave up.
10:50You believed in it, and it happened.
10:52Patty, all it takes is a little faith.
10:56If I can't have faith in my own father,
10:59who can I have faith in?
11:02I've got to go apologize to Papo.
11:06Good luck.
11:13Papo?
11:15Patty, I know how you feel.
11:17I feel wonderful.
11:19You do?
11:21You bet I do.
11:23Well, I can't tell you how much better that makes me feel.
11:27You know, I knew you'd understand.
11:30Oh, I do. Now.
11:32And I meant it about the ambassador room.
11:34We'll go there and...
11:35Oh, that won't be necessary.
11:37But I want to take you out dancing.
11:39We will.
11:41Bye.
11:42Bye.
11:45What happened?
11:47Oh, well, newspaper man developed certain instincts
11:50about the way people behave.
11:52I knew Patty wouldn't stay upset for long.
11:54Well, I'm so relieved.
11:56I was afraid she'd be terribly hurt.
11:58Well, it takes a man to understand the psychology of a woman.
12:14Bullseye!
12:15That's another game.
12:17That's $10,000 you owe me.
12:19Try for double or nothing?
12:21I hope you're not using a crooked dartboard.
12:25Your father's leaving. Do you want to say goodbye?
12:27Oh, sure.
12:29Patty, promise me you won't get upset.
12:32What's there to get upset about?
12:34He's not leaving.
12:36Because I positively know that my father
12:38is taking me to the father-daughter dance tonight.
12:48You will take care of yourself, won't you?
12:50Don't worry. And I'll phone you from Chicago.
12:53Well, I'm on my way, Patty.
12:56Are you?
12:57Maybe you could join Kathy on her date tonight.
13:00Oh, that won't be necessary.
13:02Well, the next father-daughter dance, I'll be there.
13:06I know you will.
13:08Well, I mustn't keep the plane waiting.
13:12I'll see you on Monday.
13:14Bye.
13:15Bye.
13:16Bye, Martin.
13:18Patty, I am really very proud of you.
13:22You behaved like a very understanding adult.
13:26Let's face it, I'm not a kid anymore.
13:28Well, I've got to get back upstairs.
13:30I'm $10,000 ahead.
13:34Meat, vegetables, fruit, juice, milk, eggs, and popcorn.
13:38Isn't Patty coming down?
13:40Yes, she's getting dressed.
13:42Why does it take girls so long to get dressed?
13:44Boy, when I'm grown up, I'm going to give my date three minutes,
13:47and if she's not ready, I just go on alone.
13:49You'd better plan on going a lot of places alone.
13:52Did she make a date with Richard for this evening?
13:54No.
13:56She said she already had a date.
13:59With whom?
14:02Her father.
14:05Do I look all right?
14:07Well, you look lovely, darling, but where are you going?
14:11To the father-daughter dance.
14:15Hello?
14:16Oh, hello, Martin.
14:18Yes, she's right here.
14:20It's your father.
14:21I told you.
14:22He's phoning from Chicago.
14:34It's really been bad, huh?
14:36Patty hasn't talked to anyone since Friday night.
14:38I don't understand it.
14:39When I left, she was so cheerful.
14:41She kept waiting for fate to step in and send you to that dance with her.
14:46Hello, darling.
14:49Good evening, Father.
14:52Well, I'm back.
14:54How are you?
14:56Just fine.
15:02The convention went very well.
15:04I was the hit of the evening.
15:06You remember what I promised you about the ambassador room?
15:09Well, next Friday night, you and I...
15:11Thank you, but I'd rather not.
15:14Why not, Patty?
15:15Well, you see, I've talked to some of the kids who've been there,
15:18and they say it's a big drag, and I don't think you'd like it very much.
15:22I'd simply hate it.
15:24Thank you, anyway, Father.
15:26If you'll excuse me, I have an awful lot of homework to do.
15:31I'm sorry, Patty.
15:32If you'll excuse me, I have an awful lot of homework to do.
15:36Oh, boy.
15:39Oh, boy, he's right.
15:43She's really deeply hurt.
15:45I had no idea that...
15:47Of course, there's nothing I could have done about it, anyway.
15:49I had to go to that convention.
15:51Oh, I know you did, darling.
15:52And Patty will know it, too.
15:54Just give her a little time.
15:56A young woman doesn't like to be rushed.
16:00You just gave me an idea.
16:01I know exactly how to snap Patty out of this.
16:03How?
16:04Well, it's the oldest technique in the world, but it always works.
16:12Flowers for Miss Patty Lane.
16:14Oh, I'll take them for her.
16:23Flowers for you, Patty.
16:24Me?
16:25That Richard, he shouldn't throw his money around like that.
16:32Are they from Richard?
16:33No.
16:38To Patty.
16:39The most understanding daughter in the world.
16:42Love, Papa.
16:49Candy for Miss Patty Lane.
17:02To sweeten up your day.
17:06Love, Papa.
17:50Package for Miss Patty Lane.
17:55Thank you, Father.
18:02It's funny, but I never realized
18:05how much I enjoyed hearing you call me Papa
18:07until you started calling me Father.
18:19It's beautiful.
18:21Why don't you read the card?
18:32To wear tonight at the Ambassador Room.
18:36Your best date.
18:39What do you say?
18:41It would mean a lot to me.
18:46To me, too.
18:49Oh, Papa.
18:52I feel like a new woman.
18:55Good.
18:57Tonight, you're gonna put on that beautiful formal
19:00and you and I are going to the Ambassador Room
19:02where we will hully-gully the entire evening away
19:05to the music of Marty Morton and his marvelous maniacs.
19:11Papa.
19:14You're the end.
19:16That's true.
19:24You know something?
19:26This is the third time I've put this dress on
19:28and I haven't worn it any place yet.
19:30They say the third time's the charm.
19:32Everybody at school's just drooling.
19:35Imagine having a ringside table at the Ambassador Room.
19:38How'll the kids at school know about it?
19:40Patty's been on the phone for the last five hours.
19:43All the kids who are making snide remarks
19:45because Daddy didn't go to the school dance
19:47are choking on their words.
19:49They've only read about the Ambassador Room.
19:52I'm going there.
19:54I can just see the maitre d'.
19:59Ah, good evening, mademoiselle.
20:01Monsieur, have you a reservation?
20:06No?
20:09I am so sorry.
20:15Non, non, non.
20:16Mademoiselle, are you not Miss Patty Lane?
20:22I saw you play Cleopatra at the Brooklyn Heights High School.
20:26It was nothing.
20:28Ah, you were.
20:31Magnifique.
20:33Oh, this is a very great honor.
20:35Allow me to give you and your escort a ringside table.
20:43Mama, this is the happiest night of my life.
20:49I'm sorry I acted like such a baby.
20:51I should have known Papa would make it up to me.
20:54This is a hundred times better than any old school dance.
20:58Where is Papa?
20:59I think he's getting dressed.
21:01Oh, I guess I'm ready.
21:03I better go get him.
21:05Thanks.
21:06Bye, Cat.
21:09Well, I'm glad everything turned out so well.
21:12So am I, but I wouldn't want to go through it again.
21:15Neither would I.
21:17I wouldn't want to go through it again.
21:19Neither would I.
21:21How long ago did it start?
21:24Was there any official word from the, uh, truce team?
21:28Uh-huh.
21:30All right, now I want you to find out when the shooting started and who started it.
21:33The whole works.
21:35And try to keep a line open to Kurdistan, at least until they overrun the telephone office there.
21:39And, uh, have Howard dig up all the background information in our files.
21:43Also, I want you to find out whether the rebels have captured the general
21:46and whether the government buildings have been taken over yet.
21:49And tell Otto to get set to run an extra, and I'll be down there in about 15 minutes.
21:53Oh, yeah, I want a full-page spread, plenty of pictures.
21:56I think if we move fast, we can get on the street before the record does.
21:59Now, I'm counting on you to handle everything until I get there.
22:02Right.
22:03Oh, and would you see if you can round up some of the day crew and have them stand by?
22:07All right, fine.
22:08Thanks, Pete.
22:09Papa.
22:11Patty.
22:17You're going to hate me.
22:18Listen, honey.
22:19Papa, I...
22:21I can't go to the ambassador room with you tonight.
22:24Why?
22:26I...
22:27You see, uh,
22:29tonight's the night of the big basketball game and...
22:32I forgot all about it.
22:34I already have a date with Richard.
22:36You have a date?
22:38Please don't be too unhappy.
22:40Maybe we can go to the ambassador room another night.
22:43I just can't break my date with Richard.
22:45He turns into a regular green-eyed monster.
22:48Well, can't have anything like that happen, can we?
22:53All right, honey.
22:55Uh, listen.
22:56As long as you're going out with Richard,
22:58maybe I'll take a run-on down to the Chronicle for a little while.
23:00They might just need me down there.
23:02And, uh, I'll see you later.
23:04Thanks, Papa.
23:08Bye.
23:09Bye.
23:16You don't really have a date, do you?
23:19Oh, you won't say anything to him, Mom, will you?
23:21Not a word.
23:23Thanks.
23:24I would have just killed him if he had to break another date with me.
23:28What are you going to do?
23:30I guess I'll call Richard and see if he can find a formal basketball game.
23:36Oh, geez.
23:48That's funny, Papa.
23:49Oh, thanks, honey.
23:50Listen, I'd better, uh, check the stage.
23:52Okay.
23:53I'll see you later.
23:54Bye.
23:55Bye.
23:56Oh, thanks, honey.
23:57Listen, I'd better, uh, check the stage.
24:00Say, uh, how was that basketball game last night?
24:04Wonderful.
24:05Yes, it was a very exciting game.
24:08Who won?
24:09Brooklyn Heights won.
24:10North High.
24:14It was a tie.
24:17I, uh, liked your story in the Chronicle, Martin.
24:19Oh, yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if we picked up a Pulitzer Prize for that.
24:22Wouldn't that be exciting?
24:24Yeah, that'd be great.
24:25I'll say where we put it.
24:28I think maybe we just give it to Patty.
24:31Do you mean you knew about last night?
24:34I told you a newspaper man has pretty good instincts about people.
24:37Honey, I have a great idea.
24:39Tonight, why don't you put on your formal?
24:40We'll go on down...
24:41Oh, no.
24:56Here's Kathy who's lived most everywhere
25:02From Zanzibar to Barkley Square
25:05But Patty's only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights
25:09What a crazy pair
25:11But they're cousins
25:14I bet they're good cousins and you'll find
25:18They laugh alike
25:19They walk alike
25:20At times they even talk alike
25:22You can lose your mind
25:24When cousins are two of a kind