James Thurber's The Night the Ghost Got In

[Music] [Music] [Music] it's me James what do you think you're doing there's some stairs [Music] Papa you aren't home yet no we're going back to bed [Music] it's all this noise grandfather's sleeping you know better than to wake him you've been running around downstairs I haven't been doing nothing why those footsteps I don't know [Music] [Applause] [Music] IIIi better stay with mother she's all excited don't go please please the phone is downstairs don't oh damn no skips listen to your mother I know a way to alert the authorities [Music] hello hello wake up wake up yo goop those asleep woman mother there must be a better way shush up I know what I'm doing woman police call the police want us to call the police that's not very neighborly please I think there's ghosts in the house not burglars you better not tell mother that [Music] [Applause] [Music] open up we're made from headquarters I'm good at Alette them in stitch on you picture down you you around back alright let's see to this door to sharpen don't tell you what might be around Ohio I live here what's the matter kid you're hot [Music] [Applause] what are you doing here I live here this is my room no sign of nobody lady wait you guys find anything down there yet [Music] please be more quiet there's an elderly gentleman sleeping I'm sorry lady look I want to know about this burglar what do you look like I didn't see any of them but there must have been three with all their whooping and carrying on slamming and banging doors and it looks pretty funny lady because everything downstairs a shut up tight as a tick then they must be still in here we're gonna give this place a real once-over all right you guys up here [Music] [Music] [Music] looky here this kid it's an old zipper are getting think used to sleeping no time [Music] yeah they found that when they're naked and the lady here seems historical [Music] what's that come on man let's check it out please don't go up there you can't wake him good night children grandfather will see to the police [Music] [Music] [Music] well what are you doing up there there's a stray so the uniform get much for the lines you men to the lines your little I have none of your concern us here I relax oh man it's alright take it easy nobody's gonna hurt you no quarter for me you gravel and scoundrels the boys of amazing [Music] [Applause] [Music] that's cute that's really cute I'm gonna get my gun back metal bird yeah you and who else you know things just don't seem right around here I don't like the layout you get a license for that animal yes we do you want to see it no no no forget it I'm from this table we can tell me what's going on here now what's happening anybody hey just what's a real load down huh we had ghosts go sad that's a good one okay man let's get back to headquarters something happened here you guys woke up half the neighborhood then with shots fired come on what happened chief come on can you tell me what happened can you tell me what happened chief hey we all have to fight it something [Music] boy I sure hope popular it will soon please get home safely grandfather's struck one but he'll be okay I'm sitting glad no one was seriously hurt I just couldn't understand why everyone was getting so excited me neither night mother [Music] [Music]