Fun Of Making Friends (1950)

[Music] dori of Joey the Boyd house but that isn't Joey playing on the sidewalk no Joey is in the house he likes to play alone or at least he says he does but you can always see him looking out the window whenever other boys and girls are playing outside why do you suppose he does that doesn't he friends is it a good idea to have friends would it be more fun to have friends to play with well Barney and Betty seem to be having a lot of fun don't they maybe having friends would be a good idea maybe it would be fun to have friends to play with but who how can you find friends Joey wonders why look there's someone Susie could she be a friend maybe oh she's just a little girl she's too young but she sees someone it's mr. Allan her old man he's too old for a friend at least that's what Joey thinks but wait why the little girl and mr. Alexander are friends what is in the sack look at that well well if they can be friends why maybe just about any person can be a friend yes how can you make friends Joey wonders Joey doesn't know does he he goes back to his toys playing by himself but keeps wondering how to make friends why here's ginger here is Joey's friend and becomes mother she's a friend too maybe mother knows how to make friends Joey asks her and mother does have some suggestions can you guess what they are do you know the secrets of making friends and Joey wants to remember them did he sell them out with his printing set mother thinks that's a good idea and ginger wonders what it's all about and here our mother suggestions can you read them smile and talk to people find good things in people tell them the good things do this all the time well that looks easy enough and Joey is going to try it out next day at school is his first chance Joey smiles and talks to the others say this doesn't look like the same Joey does it look Barney and Betty are smiling right back and the teacher - boy it's fun to make friends maybe mother knew what she was talking about smile and talk to people that's the first step but what is the second find good things in people let's see what about Fred what can Joey find that's good about him well that's a hard question for a fellow like Joey who hasn't watched other people much can you find something good about Fred see how busy he is he really likes to draw doesn't he and he does a good job that's a fine drawing Joey thinks so too now he knows something good about Fred what should Joey do now do you remember the third rule tell them but how can Joey do that he can't just up and say Fred that's a good drawing it's hard to do that maybe you don't need that rule to make friends but wait a minute Joey wants to make friends with friend and he hasn't done it yet better try it Joey say fit how do you make your horse look so good would you show me and Fred feels good about that of course he'll show Joey you'll be glad to it looks as though Joey has made a new friend all day things have been going better for Joey he's still smiling and talking to people finding good things about people and telling them about the good things it works look Barney and Betty are waiting to walk home with chili that's good going home isn't going to be too lonely this time and do you know what they decided on the way home in a little while Barney and Betty are coming over to play at Joey's house then they'll become even better friends now Joey sees someone coming up the walk Susie the little girl she's just a little girl Joey thinks no need to be friends with her but what else did mother say do this all the time that's right smile and talk to her well well this isn't going to be easy better try again look for something good about her Joey try to find something nice look Joey aren't those pretty mittens and see she is very proud of them isn't she what tell her what pretty mittens they are that makes her smile wouldn't it be fun if she could come in Joey's house and play would she like to of course she would but first she must ask her mother she'll come back right away Joey has certainly learned a lot about the fun of making friends hasn't he remember do you remember how Joey took the first step by spying and talking to other people how I used the second step and fun good things about Fred how he told Fred about these good things and made friends with him and remember Joey did this all the time yes this is the house where Joey lives now that Joey has made friends you don't see him looking out the window anymore for Joey has found how much fun it is to have friends to play with good friends Joey is also found that our new friends often come to like our old friends just as Joey's new friends like ginger it is fun to be with your friends and look barney is helping Susie work the toy and she likes that she's going to be his friend helping others is another way to make friends isn't it can you think of other things you can do to make friends [Music]