 Good evening. This is Jeep's father Dr. Allison. If I may take a moment of your time before our show tonight I want to express my very sincere appreciation For all the wonderful letters and cards so many of you have written to us telling us how much you like the show Even though we can't answer each one of you separately We enjoy hearing from you and we hope you will continue to let us know if you like Okay, son, I won't on behalf of mrs. Bixby and Peggy and the young man you've just heard Thanks from all us Allison's to all of you. We hope you'll be listening for a long time to come and Now for tonight's show. Do you know the best way to turn a bobcat into a wolf? Well, I'll be back in just a minute to tell you how one person accomplished that. That's right I mean my young offspring my son jeep Yes, it's my son jeep the warm-hearted adventures of the Allison family of Grove Falls and Starring Donald Cook as doc with young modern Houston as wonderful unpredictable 10-year-old jeep Allison I remember reading somewhere something about the best laid plans of mice and men going astray or something Anyway, whoever wrote it. I know what he means Jeep had some plans not long ago. They were good plans and he meant well But as usual something went astray it started one Friday afternoon with jeep's arrival home from school I know you're hungry. Well, if the kitchen still stand that the way you slam that door You'll find some apple pie in the icebox. Well, if you haven't got food on your mind. What do you want with me? That's no way to talk came all the way home from school just to do you a favor do me a what? Favor you know. Oh, listen, I'm busy the biggest favor you can do for me is to keep out of my way Oh gosh, that's not much of a good deed. I couldn't count that Jeep what on earth are you talking about? Saturday, isn't it? There's a scout meeting. Oh now I get it You mean your good deeds for the Cub Scouts sure and I'm for behind And I'll make them up before the meeting tomorrow something awful might happen such as what? Well, I might say a bobcat the rest of my life that would be dreadful Yeah, never get to be a wolf or bear a lion my goodness Well, what a loss a waterlose Trank you can be in the Cub Scouts. So please Mrs. Bixby Can I do a good deed for you? Well, I sure wouldn't want to keep you from being all them animals. So So I guess there is something you can do for me Well, you can take the big basket in the back porch and get the wash down off the line You mean all of it. Well now what it'd be the point of taking down part of it I suppose you're right. Anyway, it'll give you an appetite. We'll have to do it now Don't sound so enthusiastic Yes, do it now if you're gonna do it at all. Well, is there an awful lot of washing out there? There's quite a bit. Why? If there's that much wash couldn't we count that as two good deeds? Well, you you might but I wouldn't Not a very good one Hi pop. Oh, hello son. What are you doing home so early? I have some very important things to take care of Oh, by the way, Mrs. Bixby and Miss Miller won't be having supper with us tonight. She won't Well, how come? Well, she's going to a church supper or something. Hmm. I know them suppers chicken croquettes and can peas Gee pop, don't let her go. Well, listen you too. We don't own Miss Miller, you know Just because she works for me and eats with us doesn't mean she can't have a life outside And speaking of outside Jeep when you bring in the wash, don't forget to pick up all the clothes pins. I won't There must be something wrong with my hearing. I could have sworn I heard her say that you were going to bring in the wash Now I know I have to have my ears examined Have you been up to something course? Then how come this sudden flurry of goodwill? Oh, I do. Well, I'm sorry Jeep. I didn't mean to I I suppose I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth No, that's just an expression son Well, you you know the first thing a man does when he's buying a horse That's not the point before you buy a horse. You always open his mouth to look at his teeth That's so you can tell how old he is Well, I saw it in a movie once now just take it from me. It's true Anyway, well Where was I looking in the well the the expression means that when you're offered something for nothing Don't examine it too closely But if somebody gave me a horse now, that's got nothing to do with it. It's just a saying now drop the whole thing Now can I do you a favor? Why? Well, my scout minis tomorrow afternoon. I'm for a good deed behind. Oh, so that's what all this is about Now why did you let yourself get so far behind? You know how it is pop the week sort of slips by before you know it So please haven't you got a good deed I can do for you. Well, right now old boy. I can't think of any She's not even one. Well, don't get downhearted. You've got until tomorrow afternoon Yeah, but you don't know how hard it is to find good deeds to do for people Well, it's funny But I can remember times when there were jobs to do around the house and you never volunteered That was different. I wasn't behind in my good deeds then teach prayer. What's the matter with her? You're your sister is speaking French or a reasonable fact similar. She is a PM off you commerce of our I'm sorry, honey. I lost John that one Honestly father, I said I was glad to see you this afternoon. Oh, well, I'm glad to see you too, Peggy You're just jealous because you don't speak French I speak Pig Latin. That's a lot harder I Don't don't make fun of Peggy. She's doing very well with the French. Thank you, father It's a relief that somebody in this family appreciates the finer things in life She talks why she was in college Father I have something I wish to say to you. Well, go ahead. Yeah, Mon Cher Papa La Demand a Prémédie la Cirque-la-François Projet on Cécyon de Notre-Maison And honey, I think you better take that in English. You see my French is pretty rusty My French Club is having a meeting here tomorrow afternoon. It's a very special occasion What's so special about a lot of girls jabbering in French? Father are you going to stand there and let him insult me? Now both of you stop it I'm going up to my room and practice my French women Do you understand them pop me I don't even understand ten-year-old boys Where you going speaking of women reminded me I gotta take in the water. You got a train to catch jeep Oh, don't gulp your milk that way. What's the rush? You've got all evening I've got a lot on my mind pop. Well, I don't see the connection. Take it a little easy May I be excused father? Well, sure, but can't you keep me company until I finish my coffee? Father I am the hostess tomorrow. I have to make a speech of welcome to the girls in French Don't they understand just plain English Okay, I apologize for your excuse Peggy never let it be said. I stood in the way of culture go on upstairs and practice Your excuse too deep if you want to be Guess I might as well start in clearing off the table you are going to clear the table Oh, oh, of course, you're good deeds. How many more do you have to go this is the last one? Well, you see I told you you'd get them all in it wasn't easy pop Do you realize this will be my fourth good deed since I got home from school this afternoon? Turn around a minute son. Why just want to see if you were beginning to sprout wings Well, every now and then I get off a good one, you know, doctor, I can't get over this boy He's been a real help to me tonight with his good deeds. That's the way to get to be a webilose Come again a webilose. That's the highest ranking can be in the Cub scouts You know if we grown-ups had any sense we take a tip from the Cub scouts If all of us went around doing a good deed every day, this might be a better world Oh, isn't that the truth? Oh, by the way, Mrs. Bixby. I meant to ask you What was that new casserole we had tonight? You noticed it, huh? Well, it tasted a little different. Yeah, how about the cake? I'll come to think of it. That was a little different, too That was one of the Jeep's good deeds He wanted to help the supper so I asked him to sprinkle grated cheese over the macaroni casserole and shredded coconut over the icing on the cake So he put the coconut in the macaroni You did Grated cheese on marshmallow icing. Oh, but pop you had two whole helpings. Oh, please don't remind me I better get the table clear off. Gee, don't you dare carry that many dishes all at once. Don't get scared. I can handle them All right Doctor, how many more good deeds does he have to do? This makes the last one. Thank goodness Oh, no Now that good deed just sets you back $3 Excuse me, doctor. I better go supervise This is the end the absolute end now now calm down, honey. What's the matter? What is it that was my diary wet, isn't it? Yeah, we'll get to the bottom of this jeep come here a minute. Oh my most secret opaque But I'm sure your brother didn't do it intentionally Yeah, how did Peggy's diary happen to get wet gosh? I don't know you do so Jeffrey Are you on your sister's room this evening son? Well, yes, I went in to do her a good deed See that big plan on our desk with the awful dry. So I gotta pitch your water Must afford too much You certainly did but I didn't know your diary was there Peggy. Why didn't you look I always keep it on the death I'm sorry. I'll buy in you and out of my allowance. Yeah, you see dear. Oh, that's so very what do you mean? Well that every night I write in my diary what I did during the day And now January is simply remember what I did last month But jeeps apologize dear and he's going to buy you a new diary. Don't you think you should forgive him? I Suppose so no no son. You did break all those dishes all but one. Oh, really? Well every cloud has a silver lining What should I count it you didn't accomplish what you set out to did you I guess not in that case We don't count it And I gotta find another good deed to do in that case we do count it Now that you're all caught up on your good deeds try to stay that way, won't you don't worry pop I will which reminds me. Are you caught up on your homework? Could I be with everything else? I've been doing well, then how about getting to it now? Well, we got my history lesson to read. Well, tell you what you read your history book I'll read my medical journal and here comes Mrs. Bixby with her knitting and we'll have a nice quiet evening Okay, oh, I always say there's nothing better than getting your days work done and sitting down and relaxing Hmm, you know history. I used to but we sort of lost track of each other. Why? Magnum must have been quite a guy Who? Charlie Magna. He was a French King. Oh, you mean Charlemagne. I like the way jeep says it better Important question to ask you. Oh fire away on it Would you consider a deregur to serve cocoa and sandwiches in the middle of my club meeting tomorrow? No, I think it'd be fine, but don't forget. I'm no authority. Oh, no, you sit still doctor. I'll get it Dr. Allison's residence. Oh, hello there miss Roberts. Well, what was that? Pajamas Well, no, of course. We aren't missing any. Oh, uh-huh They did my land. Oh, that's a shame miss Roberts. Oh, I hope you find out who it all belongs to Yes, and well, goodbye What was all that about? Oh some poor family around here had all their wars blown all over the neighborhood Oh, I sure pity whoever has to do it over Miss Roberts found some miss Cress across the street in the harbors in back of us All the neighbors are trying to find out who it belongs to but how could a thing like that happen? Well, maybe somebody took down their wash and forgot to bring it in a Wait a minute Jeep Alice. Yes, ma'am. Did you bring our wash in? Why sure, don't you remember? I went out and took it off the line and then I Just what I thought you left the wash outside. Jeep, if any of my clothes are locked. What you mean That's our stuff all over the neighborhood Come on now everybody we got work to do I pegged you run over to the harbors and see how much they picked up and Doctor you go cross the street to miss Cress and I'll go to mrs. Roberts and Jeep Yes, mrs. Big speed You go up and down the block child and ask at all the other houses now everybody get your coach in hats I'm going to feel absolutely ridiculous going up to mrs. Cress and saying excuse me madam I just dropped by to pick up some of my laundry Oh, now just dump the clothes down here by the stairs doctor. I'll throw them in the machine in the minute, okay? Well when the children get back I'll check everything to be sure nothing's missing. This has been one of the weirdest days We've spent in a long time mrs. Big speed. Well, here's Peggy All I can say is it's a good thing. It's dark outside. Here's what I collected Can you imagine what would happen if any of my friends had seen me with all that watch? I'd be absolutely finished socially listen if we didn't get that wash back I'd be finished financially What it was taken deep so long. Maybe he stopped along the way to do a few more good deeds. Oh my lands I better warn the name no, no, I was just kidding Now he's all finished. Are you sure father? Well pretty sure let's see he spread the wash all over town. He put the cheese on the marshmallow icing And then he broke the dishes and ruin Peggy's diary. Yeah, that's for good deeds. He's all caught up What's this mrs. Big speed over here with all the rest of it. Did you look everywhere? Don't worry? I picked up everything. Oh, there's my very best school dress. Thank goodness. You didn't lose that Well, I'm not in unless it's a patient. Don't stay a minute I just dropped by to find out how you were coming along with your good deeds It's got them all done. You did I didn't think you'd ever catch up sure What's all that laundry doing in the hall? That's one of my good deeds. You mean getting it dirty I'll tell you about it later. Did you good to get your good deed in today? Yeah What'd you do helped an old lady across the street? Gosh all the way home from school I look for an old lady too. I couldn't find even one. Well, it took a lot of time I had to stand on the corner a half an hour before one came along even then I had trouble I'll come she didn't want across the street I Can't count that fool sure I can I took her across the street and then I brought her back again But I can't figure out how you could do five good deeds all in one afternoon. What do you mean five? You mean four. I mean five look Monday I took out the ashes that left Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday four days. I Did four good deeds today. You took out the ashes Sunday. I did not And I helped you didn't I yeah, it was Sunday So you still got money's good deed to do well, I gotta get on home Just like I thought it was all finished. What do you want son? Can I tell you something certainly? I made a mistake. I still have one more good deed to do Jeep I had a long day, and I'm tired For once I'm going to put my foot down. I don't care if you have 50 good deeds left do them tomorrow Jeep went to bed about nine that night and probably to dream about becoming a webulose or whatever It is and the rest of the evening passed very quietly The next day was Saturday right after lunch. Mrs. Bixby and Peggy went out shopping for her party And I had to run over to the hospital to visit a patient a Jeep and his friend boots were left alone in the house Look, we've only got half an hour before the scout meeting. Come on boys. Think of something. I'm trying ain't I Only one good deed. Do you think that'd be easy enough to find I keep telling you we're not gonna find it here We've been off of the house from top to bottom I got an idea. Let's go over to your house. Oh, no, my mother's got a rule No, good deeds inside the house What I'll get out the vacuum cleaner and clean the rug here in the living room. It's clean already Boots that might be clean enough for you and me, but it's not clean enough for Peggy. What's she got to do with it? She's got a big party coming over here this afternoon. The whole French Club's coming over. What for it's a lot French What else do they want to do that for who knows come on? Help me get the vacuum cleaner. You think it's fair to count this for your good deed Sure, it's for Peggy, isn't it? Yeah, I guess it's all right. Give me a hand with this and watch out for the cord This will be easy a couple of times over the rug and we'll be all through who's way. This is your good deed Well, you can plug in the plug at least Okay, it's plugged in turn the switch on What are you waiting for? Working then put the vacuum cleaner away. What are you talking about? I'll fix it. How? Well There's electricity in the socket, isn't it? I don't know Well, there is and it comes through the cord the cord is all right So the trouble must be in the switch your Jimmy or scout knife. What are you gonna do? It's a switch, of course What's at this end Jeep? That's where the dirt bag is maybe the troubles in there. Hey, don't touch that All the dirt might now look what you did boots shorts at your little machine could hold touch a lot of dirt Don't track it all over the place. I'm sorry Jeep. That's okay Let's put the bag back in As soon as I get this working I can get that pile of dirt up in no time What's saying? What is it? Oh? This little screw here is loose. I'll just tighten it Now it all the work Nothing That's funny. This is big speed was using it yesterday Wait a minute, maybe it fuses blown well so to check the fuses when I yell you turn the switch on Okay, but make it snappy. We'll be late Hello boots. Well, are you here alone? Oh, hi, Dr. Allison. Oh, where's G? What's that dirt doing on the floor? What well what for what are you kids up to okay? Hey, what's going on here? She's doing Peggy a favor. Well, huh? Will you please stop all this yelling back and forth and get this dirt cleaned up before Peggy and mrs. Bixby see it. We're trying to the vacuum cleaner isn't working Will you please tell me why you took it out in the first place Jeep come up here this minute? Well, I think so come up here now boots. Let's hear your version of all this Well, you see jeep still had one good deed to do. Oh, why didn't he just set fire to the house? Oh, but go on That's pretty obvious. How did all this dirt get on the road? That was my fault, doctor No, it was my pop, but I spilled the dirt sheet. You wouldn't have if I hadn't gotten the vacuum cleaner out I'm the one to blame. Well, I'm not blaming anyone but But who I get the vacuum cleaner out in the first place the living room is perfectly clean or I mean it was Well to tell the truth. I was getting a little desperate Here's time to go to the scout meeting and gosh pop unless I live up to all the rules I'll be a bobcat and turn an old man unless that mess is cleaned up before Peggy gets home You may not live to be an old man Yeah, well, she'd be mad wouldn't she that's a mild way of describing it the house wouldn't be a fit place for either Of us. This is a big party jeep. I know come on jeep fix the vacuum cleaner if you're gonna and let's get to the meeting Yeah, okay, but you take hold hold it both of your boots. Yes, sir. Sit down over there Yes, sir and jeep you sit over here. I'll fix the vacuum cleaner Sure, you know how Of course, I know how What's wrong with it? It doesn't work. Thanks for the tip I Switches, all right. Well, let's check the cord. Oh Well, no wonder it won't work. What's the matter? Well, nothing much the plugs just not in all the way I thought I plugged it all the way in Yeah, now I'll turn the switch on Well quick somebody turn off the switch you can't got the cord hurry it up Well, how did it happen? I I didn't touch it Somebody think of something fast here. They come so if you get the cocoa ready. Mrs. Bixby. I'll go see a live What happened the hose was on the wrong end? What oh doctor you got a watch out for those things. I was spraying with it yesterday. Oh, what am I going to do? Now darling, it's no such thing. We'll get the room cleaned up Well, we'll just have to work as fast as we can now I'll handle this Peggy You go on and then start making the cocoa and boots take that hose off that and put on the other and jeep Go get a dust pop out of the kitchen and doctor You stay out of my way No, I feel I ought to help then get the attachments out of the whole closet. Oh, there's some of my guests now I guess keep them out in the hall. I do Talk French to them till we get the room cleaned up All the trouble we went to to clean up the living room for Peggy's party Boots didn't think I ought to count it as a good deed. Well, did you count it jeep? I'll clean it up. Didn't I? Anyway, Pop, it wasn't me who made the mess Are you insinuating it was me am I what are you saying? It was my fault Well, you turn on the vacuum cleaner. Well, isn't that exactly what you were trying to do, but I didn't Okay, you win you can count it. I already have What is it now? Won't hear something only if it's good news. What's real good news? Well, don't keep me in suspense. I am now a wolf. Oh Oh, I remember that's one step higher than a bar cat. Yep Just think pop pretty soon. You'll be able to tell all your friends that your son is a web allows That jeep will be the proudest moment of my life My son jeep was created and written by Walter Black and William Mendrick and directed by Dan Sutter Music selection by John Geller tonight's cast included Leona Powers as Mrs. Bixby John Lazarus Peggy Dick Wigginton as boots and featured young Martin Houston as ten-year-old jeep Starring in the role of doc is one of America's finest actors and most versatile comedians Donald Cook and Now this is Fred Collins inviting you to be with us again next week same time same station for the next delightful visit with dr. Allison and My son jeep my son jeep has been a presentation of the United States Armed Forces radio and television service