Your Family (1948)

today we're going to see a story about one family and how they lived together about Tony and his dog fluffy about it sister Nancy about mother who takes good care of the whole family and about father who works hard for his family our story begins one afternoon after school Tony he's been outside playing with fluffy now he can hardly wait to get off his boots to tell his mother something mother mother he cries look what the mailman brought movies movies of us oh yes Tony the pictures father took mother could we see them tonight oh I'm afraid not Tony dinner will be late tonight mother said because Nancy can't help me she's taking her music lessons and after dinner and the dishes it'll be time for bed well it's too bad not to see the pictures tonight these are Tony's hooks father made this place for wrap so the children can help keep the house meat it's Tony's job to keep for these things put away to it's time for him to prepare fluffy supper that's another one of his regular jobs well Tony works preparing the dog food just as he does every evening but he's thinking all late dinner tonight no chance for fun together before bedtime but maybe if things go right ear fluffy Tony calls good old fluffy once you suffer stand up for it but suddenly Tony stops playing look at the dirt from Fluffy's muddy paws and Tony's mother she too is unhappy about those muddy paws because see what fluffy is done to the clean kitchen floor oh my my such a dirty floor by the time mother claims that up dinner will be even later now there will be no time to see the movies together mother is sorry oh that's too bad what could Tony do what would you do mother Tony says if I wipe the floor and help you get dinner the way Nancy does do you think dinner be early enough to see the movies together oh maybe Tony gets busy right away maybe if he does some extra work helping his mother maybe dinner will not be so late after all and if father gets home on time then Tony looks at Fluffy's pause and he thinks wish you wore boots fluffy but I'll wipe your paws anyway so you won't track up the kitchen anymore and make dinner late then as Tony washes his hands he says mother could I help with dinner I could show the rest of the peas mother thanks Tony for helping with the floor and brings over the bag of peas so Tony and his mother are busy getting dinner working together is fun and you get more done have you ever done this well the time seems to go fast as Tony and his mother work together now let's look in the dining room to see well here's Nancy home from a music lesson and she's setting the table this is one of her regular jobs she likes arranging a pretty table for the whole family to enjoy during dinner then before long the tables all set ready for dinner and out in the kitchen the dinner's all ready to set on the table and mother says we'll be ready to eat as soon as father comes home my I hope he's not late don't you and here's father now coming home from his daily work hello Nancy how are you tonight father says then he calls out hello everybody in the kitchen and Oh is towing happy father's home dinner's ready there's time isn't there mother there's time yes Tony says mother there's time hi look what came look what came the movies we took Tony shouts and father says that's fine pictures of shoveling snow and what else shall we see them after dinner how soon do we eat right now says mother earth as soon as you're ready and so they all work together to get dinner on the table but even though they're thinking about their fun together after dinner they're not going to hurry through the meal itself they make sure that everything is on the table in just the right place they take time to pray together giving thanks for their meal dinner time is happy time for this family they talk about the good things that happen each day sharing their fun with each other Nancy tells us something pleasant that her music teacher said today mother says how helpful Tony was this afternoon Tony tells of a new trick that fluffy learned father tells of helping a man whose hat blew off and went sailing down the windy Street well now dinner is finished and mother and Nancy are working together washing and drying the dishes here comes father were the last things from the table Tony works with his father helping him splice in the titles and put the movies in the right order well it's about time to set up the screen I'll do it says Tony hope mother and Nancy will be finished soon Tony hurries with excitement they are going to see the movies together the dishes are finished the dishes are finished is everybody set ready light action oh that's a picture of the first snow of the year about a month ago look at mother's sweeping the snow and cleaning the sidewalk is one of fathers regular jobs but this time he's taking the pictures there's Tony shoveling to and Nancy helped by chipping the I saw yes work goes fast when the whole family works together and tonight it's exciting seeing the pictures Tony's family does have fun together Oh pictures of ice skating Nancy looks cute in that outfit and Tony that's his first pair of real skates oh he does well when Nancy helps him don't they skate smoothly together there's mother isn't it fun to see her on ice skates she's enjoying it isn't she their neighbor took this movie of the whole family skating down the pond together my that was fun wasn't it doing things together is fun it can be in your family too whether it's seeing movies is this family does or working and playing together in other ways as other families do tony is glad he offered to clean the floor and help with dinner when everyone does his regular job and helps out by doing extra work then things go better for the whole thing