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Shows that table manners are matters of courtesy, consideration for others and common sense.
11:20:37:00 – 11:21:47:00

MS young teenage boy running down living room stairs
he quickly walks over to the dining room table where his parents are sitting
he sits down, talking (china cabinet and flowered wallpaper in BG)
father passes him a plate of food
boy enthusiastically talks as he takes a bite of food
mother passes him a bowl of mashed potatoes
he sloppily scoops them onto his plate
CU mother talking to boy (o.s.) disapprovingly
boy, sarcastically grinning, takes a dollop of potatoes and puts them on his plate
he passes dish along
CU father talking to boy (o.s.)
MS family sitting at dinner table talking and eating
boy looks unhappy
boy takes a bite of food while talking
father yells
CU boys face, shocked
11:21:48:00 – 11:22:58:00

CU lighted lamp and book sitting on a living room table
boy’s hand enters frame and picks up book
pan up and track out to MS boy leafing through book
his mother walks down stairs behind him buttoning her coat
father walks across floor in front of him
they all stand at front door talking
parents, dressed up, leave
boy sits down on sofa with book
he looks at an invitation placed inside of book
CU invitation for dinner party, including where’s, when’s and why’s
MCU young man appears superimposed over the invitation, talking
CU boy rears back, surprised
MCU young man, superimposed over card, talking
card fades to wallpapered BG
young man, talking, walks by stairway to sofa where boy is sitting
boy and young man wearing identical clothing
they converse
CU boy talking
MS they sit on sofa together, talking
young man directs boys attention o.s.
11:22:59:00 – 11:33:37:00

MS dining room table with fruit basket centerpiece (china cabinet and flowered wallpaper in BG)
fade in father, mother and son sitting at table, eating
family reaching over one another, fussing and eating sloppily
shot blurs
focus in to MS same family at table eating neatly and pleasantly, having a conversation
family fades out to MS table with centerpiece
11:23:37:00 – 11:23:58:00

MS young man and boy, identically dressed, sitting on living room sofa, talking (window and door in BG)
CU boy talking
MS both converse
young man directs boys attention o.s.
11:23:58:00 – 11:24:38:00

MS dining room table (china cabinet and flowered wallpaper in BG)
table turns into a small restaurant table (same dining room setting)
waiter and couple enter frame
waiter seats young woman, young man seats himself
waiter gives them menus and awaits their order
fade out
fade in to CU young woman serving herself small portion of food from bowl that waiter is holding
track out as waiter walks to young man and he serves himself
11:24:39:00 – 11:25:08:00

MCU middle age man and young man sitting at dining room table eating lunch, talking (china cabinet and flowered wallpaper in BG)
older man looks o.s., irritated
MCU same two men sitting in opposite seats (stairway and flowered wallpaper in BG)
young man sloppily eating and talking
older man looks o.s.
MCU two men back in original seats, eating politely and talking
11:25:09:00 – 11:25:10:00

MS dining room table with fruit bowl centerpiece (china cabinet and flowered wallpaper in BG)
11:25:10:00 – 11:26:25:00

MS young man and boy, dressed identically, sitting on living room sofa, talking (window and door in BG, coffee table in FG)
they walk over to dining room table
young man reaches toward the table
CU his hand over the table
he snaps his fingers and a table setting appears
MS both standing over place setting, looking at it and talking (stairway and flowered wallpaper in BG)
CU 3 forks placed side-by-side
MS both standing beside place setting, talking
MCU young man talking
CU his hand picking up forks one at a time
both conversing
boy moves knife from one plate to another, confused
CU you man talking
MS both conversing
boy pretends to flip the pages of a book as he mischievously looks around
young man laughs
11:26:25:00 – 11:28:25:00

CU complete place setting at dinner table
man’s hand enters frame, snaps fingers and food appears on the plates
MS young man and boy, identically dressed, standing beside the table (stairway and flowered wallpaper in BG)
young man looks excited, boy looks surprised
they talk as young man sits down in front of food
he places a napkin in his lap as they discuss the food in front of him
MCU young man sitting at table, talking to boy (o.s.)
he picks up a piece of bread as he talks
MCU young man and boy talking
young man points to food on plate as boy licks his lips expectantly
CU man’s hand holding fork, pointing to each food item individually (pork chop, potatoes, beans and salad)
he cuts potato and spears a bite of food
MCU man lifts food toward his mouth
he begins talking to boy (o.s.), lowering food away from his mouth and laying fork on plate
picks up fork again
CU plate setting as he lays fork down on plate
MCU young man gets up and boy sits down
young man stands beside table as boy grabs fork in his fist and begins to cut meat
CU boy’s hands holding fork in fist, cutting meat
young man’s hands enter frame and places fork correctly in boys hand
boy cuts meat
MCU both talking, boy takes bite of meat and sets fork and knife on plate
CU young man’s hand enters frame and arranges fork and knife side-by-side on plate
hand reenters frame and snaps fingers
food disappears as bowl of soup appears
11:28:25:00 – 11:29:26:00

CU boy sitting at dining room table talking o.s. (sofa and coffee table in BG)
he takes a spoonful of the soup sitting in front of him
takes a bite
looks o.s., smiling
MCU young man standing beside boy at table (stairway and flowered wallpaper in BG)
young man and boy identically dressed
young man offers boy bowl of food
boy turns away, disgusted
he turns back around and politely rejects the food
they converse
boy gets up from table and they walk toward living room, talking (stairway and bookcase in BG)
young man points o.s.
CU table setting with left over food
male hand enters frame and snaps fingers
plates disappear and clean table with fruit basket and tapestry centerpiece appears
MCU young man and boy talking
track in boy looking away
he quickly turns back with shocked look on his face
11:29:27:00 – 11:30:30:00

MS 2 boys in suits standing against wall by door frame, talking
2 girls setting dining room table in BG
CU one boy looking around, fixing his tie
MS girl walks out door and invites everyone to come into dining room
several boys and girls walk in, find their seats and stand behind their chairs
MS boys walk behind girl’s chairs and seat them
boys seat themselves
all talking and eating
CU boy
track out to MS boys and girls sitting at dinner table, talking and eating
11:30:31:00 – 11:30:36:00

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