PHX TheFunOfBeingThoughtful (1950, color, excerpt)

[Music] thoughtfulness everybody tells  me to be more thoughtful well I'd like to be more thoughtful if I only knew what it meant why should I worry about being thoughtful what will it get me in this  world it's every man for himself how do you go about being thoughtful  what do you do every time I try I only make things worse is there some particular  method of being thoughtful that works every time yes everywhere you go people talk  about thoughtfulness well just what does thoughtfulness mean how does it fit into  your everyday life to discover some knowhow about thoughtfulness let's follow Jane Proctor  into her home for the Proctors are one family who have learned the art of thoughtfulness  if we watch carefully we'll see just what thoughtfulness is why the Proctors think  it is worth the effort and how they do it Mom oh Mom she's not here Jane oh hi  Eddie mom's downtown oh she left a note if you want to read it she always needes a  note Dear Jane and Eddie I've gone downtown to pay the insurance premium please take  say something's funny mom doesn't usually take care of the family business please  take the ground beef out of the freezing compartment so it will be ready for  supper ground beef I forgot I'll get it hello oh hello Amy he's  right here I'll take care to me thanks D hi Amy all set for the party tomorrow night well that takes care of it Eddie what  happened to you Amy's grandmother is sick they have to visit her over the weekend  oh I'm son I hope she gets better right away but tomorrow night the party you'll miss it  that's what I mean too late to ask another girl now well it'll be tough on am too  I wish I could help but tomorrow night tomorrow night I've got to do something about  a dress you girls have one track mine I hav't a thing to wear thought mine was going to  fix up the Blue Dress the one you used to say was a dream used to say it's right now  it's a nightmare oh well it's a dress you'll manage say your things are all over the  Place why don't you pick up oh and I forgot to straighten my room this morning that was  thoughtless of me take your jacket along save a trip yeah and the books too let's see jacket  book scarf upstairs first straighten the sofa pillow that's the way better than wasting time  flying from one thing to the next I'll get your book Eddie You Know M will most likely be late  let's get supper ready what do you say thought you had to straighten your room room oh don't  worry I will here's your jacket too listen if you peel the potatoes and set the table I'll  do the rest good deal I'll take your books too thanks well it's nice to see you working well  you better put napron on though all right say what are we going to have to eat let's see  mashed potatoes ground beef patties salad put lots of onion in my ground beef will you  uhhuh you like lots of onion the dad does ni any no how do you know that oh I don't know I  just seem to notice little things people like and dislike it's kind of handy when you want  to do something for someone you like I can see that yeah but I don't think I could learn  to do it though why Edie you do I'll bet when you meet a new girl you notice everything she  likes so you can be nice to her well you can do the same thing with your family marene Davis  huh the new girl at school she's in your English class isn't she oh yeah she is what about her  well they just moved into town the other day she won't have a date for tomorrow night either  you two should get together it's no reflection on her that she hasn't a date it would be the  thoughtful thing to do do I bet you'd be glad for the chance to get acquainted well I guess  it would be thoughtful to introduce her to the others but well it just won't be easy to  ask her well I'll go out and set the table now information I'd like the number of the Davis  family please they just moved in no never mind hi Eddie hi Mom here it is hi Ed  hi Dad boy I'm sure glad you got it she's out in the kitchen now could take  it upstairs you got the best of this deal the table all set almost  give a fell a chance will you boy Dad I'm sure glad mom  got it just wait till Jane eat ready you look worried Amy can't go to  the party tomorrow night there's another girl I could ask but you think it'd be a  bit late for asking anyone ain't oh that isn't it bad I mean well Marlene's just new  in town and I think she'd understand the late part of it all right if I explained well  then how would you feel if you were in her place I guess I'd be glad to go that's a  pretty good test son put yourself in the other person's place maybe you're right Dad  besides she's kind of ni I'd like to get a queen well now you tell her that she won't  feel like second choice at all Marlene well Marlene's folks will want to meet you why  don't you run down there after supper and meet her folks and explain the whole thing  good idea dad I'll do it Edie look at see if the folks are coming yet they're here now Seth  here oh come help me then M potato do something well here the last of them well I guess  mother and I can do the dishes yes it's certainly our turn after that nice dinner you  fix goodness what a wonderful surprise that was the most fun was watching your faces  when you saw dinner on the table oh yes that made everything worthwhile in fact  that's what makes sness worthwhile well I'll go outside and my homework now where'd  you put it mom on bed she'll find it in a minute it's the when she went it isn't it  mhm Mom Dad Eddie she's found it come on