Episode 12:
Imagination
Danny and Tracy are sitting at the kitchen table coloring pictures. Danny's picture consisted of a boy walking his dog on a leash.
"I'm gonna color my doggy this color.", Danny announces as he takes it out of the box.
"Blue huh?", That's creative, Kris tells him.
"Mommy, are doggies 'boo'?", Tracy asks.
"Not usually, no.", Kris tells her. "But you can make something any color you want."
"You can?", Tracy asks, confused.
"Sure. It's called using your imagination."
With that, Danny and Tracy continue to color their pictures.
Ozzie and Harriet are in the kitchen, when Wally knocks on the back door, and Ozzie lets him in.
"Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.", Wally greets them. "Would you guys like to hear a joke?"
"A joke?", Harriet asks.
"Yeah, I got a new joke book today.", he explains as he holds it up for them to see.
"Sure, we love a good laugh every now and then.", Ozzie tells him.
"OK.", Wally says enthusiastically as he opens the book up to the first page. He then proceeds to read the joke to them.
Q. What did Morning say to Afternoon?
A. Night
"Maybe you'll like this one better.", Wally says, once Ozzie and Harriet gave him a look like he was nuts.
Q. What did the fruit say to the bowl and spoon?
A. Put me in loops and eat me for breakfast.
"There's gotta be one joke in here that's funny.", Wally says as he turns the page. "Here's one you might like."
"Wally? Wally?", Ozzie says, putting up his hand to prevent him from going any further. "Listen, have you read anyone else those jokes yet?"
"I was gonna try my hand at reading some to Rick and Kris next.", Wally lets him know.
"Good. I'll bet they would love them.", Ozzie replies as he opens up the back door and gives him a slight push.
"Do you really think they'll like them?", Harriet asks, confused, once Wally had left.
"I don't even think Tracy's dolls and stuffed animals would like them.", Ozzie admits.
Tracy is sitting at the kitchen table coloring something. What it was was an assignment of Rick's for History class. He had to draw a map, put on there the states where the presidents were born, and color it in highlighters.
"Tracy!", Rick says firmly. "Give me this.", he instructs as he takes a pink highlighter out of her hand. "What's this?", he asks in a similar tone as he points to the now scribbled on map with the highlighter.
"I was using my dalmatian.", Tracy tells him.
"Your what?" Rick asks, confused.
"Mommy said you can 'cutter' something any 'cutter' you want.", she explains.
"I think you mean imagination, right?"
"Yeah.", Tracy replies.
"That would be fine if it was yours, but it was Pop's." he tells her. "Can you tell me you're sorry?"
"Sorry.", Tracy replies quickly as she gets up from her chair.
She's about to run off when Rick goes after her and picks her up.
"Put me down, Pop. I want'a go 'pay'."
"You can play after you sit quietly and watch Pop draw another map." Just then, he hears a knock at the back door. "Which I'm gonna start on after I answer the door.", Rick lets her know.
"Hi, Rick. Hi, Tracy.", Wally greets them.
"Wally, I'm kind of busy right now.", Rick tells him.
"OK, I just want you to hear a couple jokes."
He then proceeds to open up the book to the page he wants and reads the jokes.
Q. What did Yo say to Gurt?
A. Let's get together and become a snack.
"Here's another one.", Wally says.
Q. What did the picture say to the wall?
A. Hang me up. I'd look pretty on you.
"Fine, party pooper.", Wally says, once he saw that Rick wasn't laughing. "I'll go over to Dave and June's and read them some."
Once Wally leaves, Rick proceeds to start on the map with a less than thrilled Tracy sitting beside him.
Dave and June are in the kitchen when June asks him something. She had just bought some navy blue curtains for their room and wanted to know when he was going to hang them up.
"I'll get to it.", Dave tells her.
"Can it please be today?", June asks him. "You've been saying that ever since I bought them and that was two days ago. Danny's only three and I would like to have them hung up before he graduates high school."
"I'd like to have them hung up never.", Dave replies under his breath.
"What was that?", June asks him.
"Oh, I said, it would be better if I hung them up as soon as possible."
Wally knocks on the back door and Dave lets him in.
"Hi guys.", Wally greets them. "I got a new joke book. Would you like to hear some jokes?"
"Sure.", June says.
Q. What did Teddy's Mom say to him when he threw a fit?
A. What a bear.
Q. What did the spiral say to the pen?
A. I don't want to be empty inside anymore.
"So much for that clerk knowing what he's talking about.", Wally says exasperatingly, once he saw that Dave and June weren't laughing.
"What do you mean?", Dave asks him.
"The clerk at the store told me that in this book, there was some of the funniest jokes. I'll keep trying, I guess." Wally says with a sigh as he leaves.
"That clerk knowing what he's talking about. Now that's funny.", Dave says to June, after Wally leaves.
Wally comes into the malt shop.
"Hi, Jack.", he greets him.
"Hi, Wally. What kind of malt would you like today?", Jack asks him.
"I don't want a malt. Would you like to hear some jokes?"
"Well, I just heard one for sure.", Jack replies.
"What do you mean?", Wally wonders.
"You not wanting a malt. What could be funnier than that?", Jack asks him rhetorically.
Q. What did the desert say to blue water?
A. I'd like to sea you on me.
Q. What did the theater say to the movie?
A. You wanta come play.
"Are you sure you don't want a malt?", Jack asks him.
"No thank you. Just get me a peanut butter cup sundae.", Wally says with a roll of his eyes.
"Coming right up."
Tracy is still sitting at the kitchen table, bored as can be.
"I don't like 'dis'.", Tracy says in a pouty voice.
"Yeah well, that makes two of us, because Pop doesn't like how you scribbled on his map either.", Rick tells her as he colors a state with a green highlighter. "There, it's all done."
"I get your 'tar'. I want'a hear 'Taving' Man."
"Freeze.", Rick says, pointing. "You know the rules about getting my guitar. You don't get it because it's too heavy for you."
"I 'sibble' on your map again.", Tracy tells him in a sassy tone.
"Would you like to sit in your crib until dinner time for a month?", Rick asks firmly.
"No.", Tracy replies with emphasis.
"I didn't think so. You be a good girl and let Pop get the guitar.", Rick tells her.
"I will."
Rick gets his guitar and plays and sings, Traveling Man, for Tracy.
"I'm ready to hang up the curtains now.", Dave says as he carries them into the room. "What's wrong?", he inquires, once he saw the expression on June's face.
"I was just thinking.", June tells him. "I like it when we had shades better. I mean, we've lived here ever since we got married and that was four years ago."
"I'm glad you mentioned that.", Dave lets her know. "Because, actually, I like it better when we had shades as well. That's why I've been so reluctant to hang them up. I just didn't know how to tell you without hurting your feelings or anything."
Danny comes in the room. "Hey, I like these.", he says, noticing the curtains on the bed.
"You do?", Dave asks him. "Do you want Pop to hang them up in your room?"
"OK.", Danny replies enthusiastically.
Dave takes the curtains and goes to hang them up in Danny's room.
Kris and Tracy are in Tracy's room.
"Mommy, I want'a 'pay' a game.", Tracy says.
"OK, how about hide and seek?", Kris suggests.
"OK.", Tracy replies excitedly.
"You hide in your crib and I'll come find you in the morning.", Kris tells her as she picks her up and puts her in her crib. "We can pretend I can't find you, OK. Remember how we talked about using your imagination? Using your imagination is the same as pretending."
Tracy takes something from her crib and throws it at Kris. What it was was a gray and white stuffed kitten with a pink furry nose.
"Tracy Kristine, do not do that again. Mommy is not a toy chest.", Kris says firmly.
"I was petending you were. I was using my... what's 'dat' word again?"
"Imagination.", Kris tells her. "Something you don't always get to use. Especially when it's doing something rude, like throwing things at someone."
With that, Kris says, "I love you. Good night.", turns off the light, and leaves the room.