Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Page #2

Oh, Rog, the way you talk, people would | think that you don't love your children.

Oh, I love 'em dearly, | just from different distances.

For instance, I've never loved Katey | as much in my life...

as I have since she enrolled | at that school 900 miles away.

Has it ever occurred to you | that maybe Katey needs you?

Needs me? She gets sick at her stomach | every time she looks at me.

That's exactly what I mean. We're losing our | children, and do you know whose fault it is?

- Ours. | - All right. Where did we fail?

Well, we haven't kept in close touch | with our children.

We haven't actually shared with them | in all of their problems and pleasures.

Honey, I don't know about that.

All I know is that Katey | doesn't need me...

and Susie doesn't need me, | and Janie doesn't need me.

Danny only needs me to pick up | a copy of Playboy for him every month.

That must be Susie.

Hello? Hello, Susie!

She had to talk to Stan about it first.

- You mean you're asking them too? | - Yes, I'll hold it.

Did you notice how pale those children | looked in these last pictures?

Honey, everybody looks pale | in snapshots, even cannibals.

The whole thing's getting out of hand, | with a whole pack of babies joining in.

What do you mean, "whole pack"? | She's got exactly two children.

You sure?

- Come in, Brenda. | - Oh, hello, Brenda.

What did he say, darling?

Oh, he did? | But that would spoil the whole idea.

Your father simply lives | for those children.

And Janie's bringing Junior.

They can all play on the beach together. | How's Peewee?

Oh, she is? Well, she didn't | hurt herself, did she?

As Mr. Hobbs counted up his tribe...

his spirits began to rise | in eager anticipation...

of that happy reunion by the sea.

Doesn't this remind you | of Finland, Brenda?

- Worse. | - Oh, just you wait.

You're going to love it.

Aren't you beginning | to get excited too, Rog?

- Yeah, I think it's gonna be all right. | - You know what we've got to do?

- What? | - This month, while we're all together-

the whole family really living | and playing together-

we've got to teach our children | what a family really is...

that the members of a family aren't | separate people like passengers on a bus...

but a single unit- | one for all and all for one.

- Don't you think? | - You bet.

And if we can do that, it wouldn't | surprise me one bit if this trip...

brought us all closer together | than we ever dreamed we could be.

You little beast!

- Then keep your big foot off my television set! | - It isn't on your TV!

- You're scratching- | - Mother, have you no control over this child?

- Danny, cut it out! | - All right, break!

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