What could be more wholesome or natural?
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Dwight Babcock:
I dropped by the Bixby School. And what do I find? I find he isn't even registered there, he never has been. So I've been hunting through every low, crockpot school in this town, and I finally found him in the lowest of them all. Mame Dennis:
Mr. Page is a progressive educator... Dwight Babcock:
There they were, a schoolroom full of them: boys, girls, teachers, romping around stark naked, bare as the day they were born. Mame Dennis:
I assure you that the children under Mr. Page's care were engaged in normal, healthful, broadening pursuits. Dwight Babcock:
Broadening? You show them what you were doing when I broke into that place. Go ahead, show them. Patrick Dennis:
We were just playing Fish Families. Dwight Babcock:
Fish Families! Patrick Dennis:
It's part of "constructive play". Dwight Babcock:
Now, listen to this. Mame Dennis:
Show me now, darling, show me. Patrick Dennis:
Well, we do it right after yogurt time. Mrs. Page and all the girls crouch down on the floor under the sun lamps. And they pretend to be lady fishes, depositing their eggs in the sand. Then Mr. Page and all the boys do what gentlemen fish do. Mame Dennis:
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What could be more wholesome or natural?
I dropped by the Bixby School. And what do I find? I find he isn't even registered there, he never has been. So I've been hunting through every low, crockpot school in this town, and I finally found him in the lowest of them all. Mame Dennis:
Mr. Page is a progressive educator... Dwight Babcock:
There they were, a schoolroom full of them: boys, girls, teachers, romping around stark naked, bare as the day they were born. Mame Dennis:
I assure you that the children under Mr. Page's care were engaged in normal, healthful, broadening pursuits. Dwight Babcock:
Broadening? You show them what you were doing when I broke into that place. Go ahead, show them. Patrick Dennis:
We were just playing Fish Families. Dwight Babcock:
Fish Families! Patrick Dennis:
It's part of "constructive play". Dwight Babcock:
Now, listen to this. Mame Dennis:
Show me now, darling, show me. Patrick Dennis:
Well, we do it right after yogurt time. Mrs. Page and all the girls crouch down on the floor under the sun lamps. And they pretend to be lady fishes, depositing their eggs in the sand. Then Mr. Page and all the boys do what gentlemen fish do. Mame Dennis:
[pause]
What could be more wholesome or natural?
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I dropped by the Bixby school
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I find he isn't even registered there
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He never has been
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So I have been hunting through
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every low crackpot school in this town
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I finally found him in the lowest of them all
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Mr page is a progressive educator
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There they were a schoolroom full of them
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boys girls teachers
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romping around stark naked
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bare as the day they were born
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I assure you the children under Mr page's care
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were engaged in healthful broadening pursuits
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Broadening You show them
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what you were doing when I broke into that place
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We were playing fish family
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a part of constructive play
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Listen to this
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Show me darling
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We do it after yogurt time
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Mrs page and all the girls
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crouch on the floor under the sun lamps
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They pretend to be lady fishes
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depositing their eggs in the sand
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Then Mr page and all the boys
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do what gentlemen fish do
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What could be more wholesome or natural
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Movie Summary
An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.
Actors
Dwight Babcock
Mame Dennis
