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Isn't that neat?

Okay, that about does it.

I've got a little surprise for you.

So you don't bump into doors at night.

Okay, feet in. Arms in or out?

Out.

Out. There you go.

Snug as a bug in a rug.

Good night, baby.

Every night I dream you're next to me

Tenderly

You say my name

You know everybody's watching me

And what they see

Is me watching you

Bad dog, Hucklebee. Bad dog.

Bad dog.

No.

No, no.

Feel so jagged

Oh, what a sweet dog. Mama,

you didn't tell me you had a pet.

Hey, Travis. How are you?

All right, Travis, you're a boy

again. Go sit at the table and eat breakfast.

Better do what she says, Travis.

Grandma stuffs bad little dogs.

Any calls?

Any messages we get will be

right on that bulletin board there.

All right, y'all. Dig in here.

Bernice, you remember Travis, don't you?

He visited us in Chicago.

What was it?

Two Christmases ago?

He chewed my

Little House on the Prairie.

Where's Aunt Desiree?

Uh...

Aunt Desiree's living in Hollywood now.

Isn't she, Travis?

Feel so jagged

She's doing a pilot.

Oh, really? And what's he like?

That is a show for television, smarty.

Oh.

Aunt Desiree's gonna be on television?

Oh, well, l was on TV too.

A fat lot of good it did me.

Well, l am proud of both

of my television daughters.

Birdee, you looked so beautiful

on that TV.

I mean, everybody thought so.

Who's everybody?

Well, everybody in Smithville,

that's for sure.

Well, honey, if you didn't want people

to see you, why did you go on television?

Because, Mama, l wanted--

I wanted a free makeover,

that's all.

You got one.

Just a different kind, that's all.

So, Bernice, what are your plans?

Stop that, Travis.

My name is Aunt Birdee.

Well, stop that, Aunt Birdee.

I don't know.

Well, l think it's time you made some.

You know,

you're starting a whole new life here.

Anything you wish is possible.

Is that marmalade over there?

Oh, no, excuse me.

Travis, l said stop it.

If anything's possible like Grandma says,

then l want more friends.

What if they don't like me here?

Bernice, sweetheart,

you worry too much.

You're a likeable girl, Bernice.

You are.

You want more friends?

Is that what you wish for? Yeah? Yeah?

Granted.

Bernice, telephone.

Where we used to make big plans

Bernice?

Hey, Daddy. l miss you so much.

Nothing I say is cool

Nothing l think is bright

Nothing's good enough for you

Daddy says hi. He really misses me.

I'm sure he does, sweetheart.

Well, I'm glad you only

missed six weeks here, huh?

I'm sure the schools in Chicago

are way ahead of here.

Keep it up, keep it up.

Keep that Tiger spirit up. l said keep it up.

You sure you don't want me

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