Episode 49:
Rick's All Night Guest
Rick and Tracy are at the market.
" 'Orka'. ", Tracy says, as she points.
"Okra, that's right.", Rick says with a smirk, as he picks up a bag and puts it in the cart.
"Fried okra is my favorite vegetable.", a woman behind them replies.
Rick turns around to the familiar voice. "Jill Dunsworth.", he says surprised.
"Rick Nelson, it's nice to see you again."
"Same here. This is my little girl, Tracy." he says, as he picks her up.
"Hi, Tracy.", Jill greets her. "So you're married now?"
"Oh, yes. Believe me, if I wasn't, I'd have alot of explaining to do to my folks."
"I'm married as well. My husband's on a business trip, though. I'll see you later."
"Who's 'dat', Pop?", Tracy asks, once Jill had left.
"That was Pop's old girlfriend.", Rick tells her, as he puts her in the cart. "I dated her before I married Mommy."
As he's putting his groceries on the conveyor belt, Jill comes back in, with some unfortunate news. "I can't get my car started."
"I can take you home, that's no problem.", Rick tells her.
"I actually can't go home tonight. I have an exterminator coming."
"Why don't you stay with us for a night?", he suggests.
"Thank you. If you're sure it won't be any trouble."
"I'll have to call my wife, but I'm sure it won't be."
Kris is in the kitchen, talking to Rick, on the phone. "If she's your old girlfriend, then forget it!", she says, exasperatingly.
Just then, Ozzie and Harriet come in the back door.
"Hi, Kris", Harriet greets her. "I came to return this pan."
"And I came to return this golf club to Rick.", Ozzie says.
"Hold on, your folks just walked in. Mom, what would you say if Dad asked you if his old girlfriend could stay a night with you guys?"
"She'd say, I'd rather see a pig fly.", Ozzie tells her.
"That's what I thought.", Kris replies.
"On the other hand", Harriet says. "It wouldn't matter, if she was married, I'd let her come, then."
"Oh, I forgot to ask that question. Rick says she is, but her husband's on a business trip. OK, she can come.", Kris says, with a sigh.
With that, she hangs up the phone, where as Ozzie and Harriet leave the house.
Danny is sitting at the kitchen table, coloring a picture, when he takes a white crayon out of the box. He breaks it in half, only to have Dave and June come in the room.
"Daniel, did you break that crayon?", June asks firmly.
"I wanted to make it a baby one, Mommy.", he tells her.
"If you can't be nice to the crayons, Pop's gonna put them away for awhile.", David tells him, as he picks some crayons off the table and puts them back in the box. "No more coloring for three hours.", he says firmly. "You go find something else to do."
Danny starts crying.
"You need to dry up.", David tells him.
"If all you want'a do is cry, you can sit in your room and do that. I don't think you want'a do that. In fact, I know you don't want'a do that. June says, with emphasis.
Danny dries his tears.
"That's more like it.", David says.
With that, he takes the box of crayons and walks away.
Rick, Jill, and Tracy come in the back door, carrying bags of groceries.
"Mommy, 'dis' is Jill Dumbworse."
"That's Dunsworth, sweetheart.", Jill corrects her, with a laugh.
"Thanks for the introduction, Tracy.", Kris says. "Now give Mommy that loaf of bread and go play in your room. I'm Kris.", she tells Jill, once Tracy leaves.
"Nice to meet you.", Jill replies.
"So, you're Rick's old girlfriend, huh?"
"Yes."
"My very old girlfriend.", Rick replies with emphasis. "Not old in age or anything, I just mean old as in from the past. Oh, would you look at the time!", he says, as he quickly looks at his watch. "I think I'll stop over by Wally's. That little weasel probably needs to borrow some money from me again."
"I thought you just loaned him some money yesterday.", Kris says, confused.
"I did?"
"The five dollar bill.", she reminds him.
"Oh, that. Well then, I'll think of someplace to go."
"Oh, you're planning on walking someplace?", Kris asks him.
"No, I have a car."
"Yes. But, do you have keys?"
"Of course."
"With you?"
With that, Rick quickly walks away to get his keys.
June is sitting on the couch, looking at a magazine, when Danny comes in the room.
"Mommy, can I color now?", he asks her.
"No, I'm sorry, Dear. You still have another hour to go.", June tells him, as she looks at the clock on the wall.
"I can't tell time yet. How long is that?"
"It's how long Mommy takes in the shower.", Dave says, as he comes in the room.
"I do not.", June replies in a 'don't be ridiculous' tone.
"Just kidding. It's how long Uncle Rick used to take. I'm not kidding about that.", Dave says with, emphasis.
"Did he really take that long?", June asks, surprised.
"Yeah. Then Mom straightened him up."
"How did she do that?", June wonders.
"She said, you take that long of shower again young man, you're grounded for a whole weekend."
"Danny, go play and Mommy will tell you when you can color again, OK?", June tells him.
"OK.", Danny replies, with a sigh.
That being said, he walks away.
Rick, Jill, and Tracy are sitting down to dinner, when Wally knocks on the back door and Rick answers it.
"Hi, Rick.", Wally greets him. "Here's that album I borrowed from you the other day."
"Thanks.", Rick says, as he takes it from him.
"Hi there, I'm Wally.", he says, in a smiley, flirtatious voice.
"Wally, this is my old girlfriend, Ginger."
"Jill.", she corrects.
"I'm sorry, Jill.", Rick says, editing. "Ginger is Wally's girlfriend. She is still your girlfriend, isn't she?", Rick asks, as he eyes him, suspiciously.
"Yes. Kris, I've gotta hand it to you.", Wally says.
"Why?"
"You're so understanding. You let your husband's old girlfriend be company. Ginger and I aren't even married and if she even saw me with another girl, she would probably..."
With that, Rick puts a big spoonful of mashed potatoes into Wally's mouth. As if to say, shut up! We don't want'a hear it.
"It's Mommy's turn to give you a bath and get you ready for bed tonight, isn't it?", Kris asks Tracy, once dinner is finished.
"Yeah.", Tracy says.
"Can I do it?", Jill asks Kris.
"No, you not 'fenly'.", Tracy tells her.
"What do you mean, I'm not friendly?", Jill wonders.
"I think what she's trying to say, in her own little way, is since you're not exactly a friend of ours, she doesn't know you.", Rick tells her.
"I'll tell you what? Let Jill give you a bath and get you ready for bed and Mommy will be in there the whole time, OK?", Kris tells Tracy.
"OK.", Tracy replies.
After Tracy is given a bath and gotten ready for bed, Kris tells Jill, "Wait here and I'll go make up your bed for you."
"Mommy.", Tracy says, in a whiny voice.
"Sorry. Come with me and I'll make up your bed for you.", Kris corrects herself.
"I'll help.", Jill replies.
With that, she and Kris leave to go make up the hide a bed.
Kris had just put the last pancake on the plate, when Tracy wakes up crying.
"Tracy's awake.", Kris tells Rick. "It's your turn to change and dress her."
"Of course you can be in there, but is it OK if I do those things?", Jill asks him.
"Sure.", Rick replies.
Once Tracy is changed, and dressed, and carried to the kitchen for breakfast, Jill asks Rick and Kris if she can talk to them privately, in the other room.
"Sure.", Kris says.
"You're probably wondering why I've been wanting to take over for you guys, with Tracy.", Jill begins. "You see Kevin, that's my husband, and I are trying, but we don't have any kids yet. I think Tracy's so cute. Kids at her age are so sweet and innocent."
"Thank You.", Rick says. "She definitely is, but she also has her moments of keeping us on our toes."
Just then, they hear a crash in the kitchen. Rick, Kris, and Jill come in to see cocoa powder all over the floor.
"I make hot 'chockit' for 'eveybody'.", Tracy says.
"No. You don't get hot chocolate, unless it's a really cold day.", Kris reminds her, as she sweeps it up.
Then Rick looks at Jill, as if to say, 'See what I mean? She keeps us on our toes.'
Jill leaves, after enjoying a breakfast of pancakes and orange juice.
