this is neighbours episode 696
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00:00Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours
00:05With a little understanding
00:08You can find the perfect blend
00:14Neighbours should be there for one another
00:21That's when good neighbours become good
00:29I've always admired people who practice karate
00:36Not that I'm into violence, mind you
00:38No, no, no, karate is only ever meant to be used as a means of self-defence
00:42But if someone does pick a fight in you
00:45You can sometimes pull them off by warning them that you know what you're doing
00:48It doesn't always work, of course
00:51But you can always give it a try
00:52Now the first thing is the basic stance
00:54I've always wondered if all that noise was totally necessary
01:02Well, for one thing, it's meant to unnerve your assailant
01:05Oh, right
01:06But you are a friend and I would value your opinion
01:18Well, whatever it is, I won't take sides
01:21Fair enough
01:23It's just that Beverly's got this bean upon it about having a baby
01:28A baby
01:30Frankly, I thought of becoming a father again at this time of life
01:35Doesn't appeal very much
01:36I can understand that
01:38But I can also understand how she feels
01:40I mean, you may have had your children, but she hasn't
01:43It's perfectly natural for her to want to have a child of her own
01:46I lost Anne in childbirth
01:47I don't want to lose Beverly
01:48Well, the chance of that happening again is a million to one
01:53And your worrying isn't going to help Beverly change her mind
01:57Well, something will have to
01:58Because I'm not going to give in on this one
01:59Of course, we travel a bit
02:01You wouldn't be stuck in the pub all the time, you know
02:03We could get somebody in for the winter months
02:05And head off to, well, the south of France
02:07That's if you like the south of France, of course
02:09Would I ever
02:10Then we could hop across to the States
02:12Check out New York
02:13A few top nightclubs, that sort of thing
02:14That sort of thing could be very hard to take
02:17Yeah, that's what I reckon
02:18But you could force yourself, couldn't you?
02:20Oh, I'd manage somehow
02:21Oh, it's a lovely dream, Luke
02:24Doesn't have to be a dream, Madge
02:26It's yours for the taking, you know
02:27Marry me and that's what life will be like, I promise
02:30What are you saying to her, carpenter?
02:31Oh, push off, Harry, will you? I'm busy
02:33You're the one that can push off
02:35I'm not having you stay around here
02:37Chasing my fiancée
02:38What are you going to do about it?
02:42I shall use force if necessary
02:43You're looking for another blood nose, Jelly Belly
02:46Jelly Belly?
02:47Yeah, you hated it when we went to school, didn't you?
02:49Well, it suited you then
02:50And it suits you now, Jelly Belly
02:51You've gone too far, carpenter
02:53Oh, please, would you both stop
02:53Look, will you just take off or accept the consequences?
02:55I think I should warn you
02:57I know karate
02:59Hi-ya-ya
03:00Harold
03:08It's okay, Madge, I know this one
03:10A bloke walks into a bar and he says, I'm warning you
03:13I know karate, judo and two other words of Japanese
03:16Well, I don't want myself, mate
03:17Sayonara
03:18I'm not the one who's leaving carpenter, no
03:20I am not a violent man
03:22But I do know how to look after bullies
03:24That's why I took on karate in the first place
03:27Can you hear that funny noise, Harry?
03:28That's my knees knocking
03:29Come on, you two
03:30Cut it out, for goodness sake
03:32Look, I didn't start this match
03:33No, and I've never run away from a fight in me life
03:36And if Harry hasn't learned his lesson after all these years
03:38I'm just the one to oblige
03:39Right, and I'm waiting for you
03:41Hi-ya!
03:42Oh, stop it right now
03:43I won't have fighting in here
03:44That suits me fine
03:45I'll see you outside
03:46I won't be held responsible for the damage
03:48These hands are lethal weapons
03:50Harold, what are you playing at?
03:52What's all this karate rubbish?
03:54Well, it's just a bluff
03:55Tony assures me that if anyone thinks you know how to do karate
03:59They'll run a mile rather than start a fight with you
04:01Run a mile? Harold, he's going to knock your block off
04:04Oh, why do you think he left first?
04:06He wants a head start
04:08No
04:08I don't think we'll have any more trouble for Mr. Lou Carpenter
04:12This is going to be just like old times, Harold
04:19All those hidings I gave you when we were kids
04:22Must have done something to your brain
04:24Come on, Jelly Belly
04:26No, stop it
04:27Right!
04:28That is it!
04:29No!
04:30Well, this is your last chance
04:31Come on, what are you waiting for, Harold?
04:33No, stop it, the pair of you
04:36Give up, come on
04:37No, Ron
04:38You were born a wimp, but you'll die a wimp
04:40I'm warning you
04:41Come on, show us what you're made of
04:43I'll tell you what, why don't you plant one on me?
04:45No!
04:46Right there, Harold, go on
04:47Mr. Bishop!
04:53Born a wimp, eh?
04:55Come on
04:55Get a fight like a man
04:57Come on
04:58He's unconscious
04:59Pardon?
05:00Oh, Mr. Bishop, how could you?
05:02A gentleman like you
05:04Well, he called me a Jelly Belly
05:06What's happened?
05:08Harold hit him
05:09Come on
05:10This man is a guest here
05:11Well, yes, but
05:12How could you?
05:15So now, take it easy, Mr. Carpenter
05:17What's my fault, Matt?
05:20You pushed me too far
05:21Go away, Harold, that's all
05:23Just go away!
05:27Why don't you come and sit over here, Mr. Carpenter?
05:28Yeah, yeah
05:29Oh, boy
05:30Oh
05:32I'll get you a glass of water
05:34Why don't you ring Beverly and get her to come and take a look at his jaw
05:36No, no, I'm all right
05:38I think
05:39Now, are you sure you don't want me to get the doctor to come and take a look?
05:42I really think you should
05:43No, I'm fine
05:44It's not the first time somebody's planted one on me
05:46Just never thought I'd see the day it was Harry Flamin' Bishop, that's all
05:49Yeah, I can't understand how it happened
05:51Neither can I
05:52A lucky punch, I reckon
05:53But Harold resorting to violence, I mean
05:55Oh, you're going to flaw me too
05:57What am I saying?
05:58He did flaw me, didn't he?
05:59Yeah
05:59Imagine that, I ain't been punched at by a psycho pudding
06:01I'd laugh if I wasn't so humiliated
06:05We're home
06:09In the kitchen
06:10Smells great, doesn't it?
06:13Not that yours doesn't, my love
06:14Oh, I don't know what you mean
06:16Thanks for filling in tonight, Helen
06:18I really could do with a break
06:19My pleasure
06:20Have you seen Eileen today?
06:21She seems much brighter
06:22But I don't want to risk a backwards slide by letting her get home too soon
06:25Is it nearly ready?
06:26I've got to go out soon
06:27It's not fair
06:29I told you, you had to talk to Jim about that
06:31What's up?
06:32Oh, well, some of the kids from school are going to the pictures tonight
06:35And Emma asked me if I wanted to go
06:37Emma asked me if I wanted to go
06:39All right, Katie
06:40How much do you need?
06:41Oh, no, it's okay
06:42Scott gave us ten bucks for working in the garden with him the other day
06:45And Henry said he might be able to give us a job sometime too
06:48Well, it has to be a first round here
06:49Someone who doesn't need money
06:51Is that reasonable?
06:53It's not fair
06:54Katie
06:55Well, Liz, why can I go too?
06:58No way
06:58I have to look after you every day after school
07:01Yeah
07:02And I took you over to Emma's today, didn't I?
07:04That's right, Katie
07:05Wouldn't have to stay home with us tonight
07:07It's not fair
07:09Oh, I'm sure I've broken a knuckle or something
07:13Does that look swollen to you?
07:20I prefer not to look at it, thank you
07:21They are not the hands I thought they were
07:24Sorry?
07:25They're the hands of a common hooligan
07:27A man who involves himself in street brawls
07:30Oh, let me see
07:34Uh, Kevill
07:35I have no sympathy for you, Mr Bishop
07:38Put it in here for a moment
07:41You know how I feel about violence
07:45I always thought you felt the same way
07:47I do
07:48Oh, it certainly looked like it
07:50No, you don't understand
07:51Keep it under the water
07:52I always knew no good would come with your association with that woman
07:57No, it isn't Madger's fault
07:59He provoked me until I snapped
08:03It was just like being back at school again
08:07All that bullying and showing off
08:09Oh, that's no excuse
08:10But
08:11I betrayed everything I believed in today
08:14Well
08:16Sometimes a person does have to stand up for the things they care about
08:21Mind you, I'm not saying that I think that you did the right
08:25And I don't know, Mrs Mangle
08:25There is no justification for violence
08:28All I did was drag myself down to his level
08:32And for what?
08:35Now it looks as if he's the one that's been
08:37Badly done by
08:38Well, Madger'll never forgive me
08:40Well, you saw the way she looked at me
08:41Lou Carpenter
08:45The only time in my life
08:48I've ever got the better of him
08:50And he still comes out looking like the winner
08:54Yeah, afternoon
08:58Paul, I want you to know
08:59I had nothing to do
09:00I tried to stop them
09:01In fact, I could ring their necks, both of them
09:03Hang on, hang on, hang on
09:04I must have missed something back at the start
09:05What are you going on about?
09:06You mean you don't know?
09:08Oh
09:08I thought Nell Mangle had come scuttling over here as fast as her scrawny little legs could carry her
09:14I think you'd better sit down and tell me exactly what's going on, man
09:18Yes
09:19Harold and Lou had a fight outside the waterhole
09:23They what?
09:26Harold knocked Lou out
09:27Hang on, Harold knocked Lou out?
09:32Yes, nobody can believe it
09:33We are talking about the same Harold, I mean, aren't we?
09:36I mean, he actually knocked Lou out as in unconsciously not
09:38Stone cold unconscious
09:40Oh, I don't know
09:41Oh, Madge
09:43Lou is a guest here
09:45I mean, apart from the fact that he is a very important businessman
09:49That is in a position to bring a lot of business our way
09:52I don't like the idea of guests brawling over the barmaid here at Lasseners
09:56Oh, I am as angry about this as you are
09:58I didn't invite them to come and see me
10:01In fact, it was all I could do to stop them fighting inside the waterhole
10:04All right, all right
10:04I'm sorry, I can hardly blame you
10:06Where's Lou now?
10:08I mean, I suppose if she don't talk to him smoothly
10:10No, no, I wouldn't bother
10:11I left him with Gail
10:12If I know Lou and if I know Gail
10:13By now she's probably got him eating out of her hand
10:15At the risk of starting to sound like a broken record
10:19I wish you would at least let me arrange an x-ray
10:21X-ray of what?
10:23Your jaw
10:24Oh, that!
10:25You know, sitting here, was talking to you
10:27I'd forgotten all about that
10:28Well, Lasseter's would pay for it, of course
10:30You're pretty good at this, aren't you?
10:32I bet they send you to calm down all the difficult get-head organists
10:35You're not difficult, are you, Mr Carpenter?
10:38I said you were good
10:39No need to ask whether you're feeling better
10:41Right, well, I guess I owe you an apology
10:43Whatever for?
10:45Embarrassing me in front of Harper Bear and Spur
10:47Or almost costing me my job?
10:48Yeah, well, we did behave like a couple of clowns, all right
10:50Well, I don't know
10:51I would have thought all that old rivalry stuff
10:53Would have gone by the board now
10:54Having you involved seems to make it worse
10:56I've got news for you
10:57I am not involved with either of you
10:59Now, my relief will be here soon
11:01So if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and close off my till
11:03Oh, boy
11:05I might have to get to you
11:07Some more smooth talking on her one day
11:09From what I've seen, you're pretty good in that department yourself
11:12Let's just say we're both good at what we do, eh?
11:17You know, it's a pity that the Carpenters and the Daniels Corporation
11:19Couldn't get together sometime
11:20Well, I've already spoken to Paul about this new car yacht, am I?
11:23Oh, I had something much more interesting in mind
11:26But this probably isn't the time to talk about it
11:28There's two things in life I'm really interested in
11:31One is beautiful women
11:33And the other is M-O-N-E-Y
11:36You put them together and I'm all ears, love
11:38How long do you want me to stir this for?
11:45Until the tomatoes are blended in
11:46Oh, I need some yoghurt for cucumbers
11:48Oh, I'll get it
11:49Thank you
11:50Come on, Katie, look out
11:51Why don't you set the table?
11:53It's Tom's turn
11:54Just because he's going out
11:55Doesn't mean I have to do his stuff
11:57Katie
11:57It's all right, Jim
11:59Come on
12:01Now, come on
12:02What's wrong?
12:05That doesn't sound like the Katie I know
12:07Boing, boing, boing
12:10Is the real Katie home?
12:13Could I speak to her, please?
12:14Don't
12:15Oh, I think I saw a smile
12:17Don't
12:19That's better
12:20Now, come on, tell me what's wrong
12:21Is it Todd?
12:23He's changed
12:24He never wants to be with me anymore
12:26That's not true, Katie
12:28It is
12:29All he wants to do is hang around with Emma and the other kids
12:31He was with you today
12:32Yeah, but he's going out tonight, though, isn't he?
12:35Well, everyone needs friends of their own
12:37Now, but tell you what
12:39We'll all go out and do something together tomorrow
12:41How about a picnic?
12:43We could go to the National Park and hire a boat
12:45Promise?
12:48Oh
12:48Jim?
12:50Come on up
12:51That'll be ace
12:53Todd, guess what?
12:57You don't mind, do you?
12:58No, it'll be ace
12:59Rather you than me
13:01I'm glad all that sort of thing is behind me
13:04And some people should be glad they don't ever have to go through it
13:07Is that it?
13:08Hmm?
13:09Jim hasn't been talking to you about an argument over the baby by any chance?
13:12Well, I may have mentioned it in passing
13:14In passing
13:15Hi, Helen
13:17Beverly and I have been fighting about whether to have a baby or not
13:20Oh, no, no
13:21It was nothing like that
13:23No
13:23In any case, that wasn't what I was talking about
13:25I wouldn't dream of being so underhand
13:27It's all right, Helen
13:28I wanted to talk to you about it anyway
13:30Yes, well, talk is one thing, but don't expect me to take sides
13:33Either of them or not
13:34This is something you have to sort out for yourselves
13:36Paul?
13:43Hmm?
13:43Mr. Carpenter would like to have a word with you
13:45Oh, Mr. Carpenter, please come and sit down
13:48Thanks
13:48I want you to know that Lasseter's is very upset about what's happened to you, Mr. Carpenter
13:52Lou, remember?
13:54Lou, yeah
13:54You see, Harold isn't really connected to Lasseter's in an official capacity
14:00So you can't really hold us responsible for what's happened
14:03Couldn't I...
14:03Relax, Paul, Lou isn't here to sue us
14:07Gail's been telling me all about this factory deal you've got going
14:09Now, if it's as good as she says it is
14:11It could be something I'll be interested in
14:13That's great
14:14No, no, that's great, that's fantastic
14:16I'll get out the feasibility study then, shall I?
14:20Yeah, you do that
14:21He's been doing a great PR job, mate
14:24I hope you realise what a good asset you've got there
14:26Oh, I'm sure he does
14:27I just couldn't believe them
14:32Talk about Tweedledum and Tweedledee
14:35They were behaving like a pair of middle-aged luts
14:37And of course, Mrs. Manguel had to walk past in the middle of everything
14:41I don't know, I think it's kind of flattering
14:43Having them both of them fighting over you
14:45I'm glad you think it's funny
14:46Oh, come on, Mum
14:47Harold isn't exactly Jeff Fenwick, is he?
14:50He's not funny, Charlene
14:51And I can tell you Paul was none to impress either
14:53He knows it wasn't your fault
14:55That's not the point
14:56And I do wish you'd stop putting these in with the rest of the washing
15:00The smell of petrol goes everywhere
15:01Mum, it's not me you're mad at, remember?
15:05And would you please clean out your pockets?
15:07There was tissue everywhere last time
15:09Fifty dollars, where did you get this?
15:12You didn't have enough of the housekeeping this morning
15:14Um, actually Lou gave it to me
15:17Lou?
15:19Yeah
15:19Well, these figures look pretty good to me
15:22Well, I always like to put them past my accountant
15:24Of course
15:25Let's see, at past five
15:27Clary's probably still teed up in the 19th hole, if you know what I mean
15:30I'll give him a call at home in an hour or so and see what he thinks
15:34Fine
15:34In the meantime, there's something else I've got to take care of
15:37Where will you be in about an hour or two?
15:39Oh, we can wait here for you if you like
15:40Okay, see you then
15:41Thank you
15:41Like I say, there's something I've got to take care of first
15:43See you later, Graeme
15:45Bye, Lou
15:46I win, come on, pay up
15:49Oh, what do you mean, you win?
15:51I was the one that did all the talking
15:52Oh, come on
15:53I heard it's all sewn up before I even got here
15:55And if it wasn't for me, he'd be suing us now
15:58I'm not talking about going to business with us
16:00Sure, it looks good
16:01But don't get too cocky
16:02I mean, he hasn't signed anything yet
16:04Oh, but, uh, he will
16:06Hmm
16:07I've got to admit, it does look good
16:08So I win
16:10No, you don't win
16:12Lou Carpenter is the sort of man that doesn't do anything without checking it out first
16:15Besides, I was the one that sold in the idea
16:18That's cheating
16:20All right, I'll call it a drawer if you will
16:23All right then
16:27A team effort
16:28Team effort
16:30Mum, I only had lunch with Lou because I like him
16:35I actually thought I was doing him a favour
16:37You mean you were interfering again
16:39It's not you, it's Henry
16:40What do you do?
16:41You should both stay out of my business
16:43I didn't know he was going to cross-examine me
16:45Well, why do you think he wanted to see you?
16:46And he certainly paid you well enough, didn't he?
16:48That's not fair
16:49I didn't want to take the money
16:51But you know what Lou's like?
16:53Yes, I do
16:54That's the trouble
16:55I just didn't realise he could be so sneaky
16:56Come on, move
16:57I want to clean the floor
16:58Mum, I am sorry
17:01Yes, well let's just drop the subject, shall we?
17:05I know that when Lou goes after something
17:07It's very hard to say no
17:09At least I don't feel so bad about Harold hitting him now
17:12Harold's no saint either
17:14All right, Charlene
17:15Well, it keeps you dangling for months
17:17And expects you to jump through a hoop when he says so
17:19He even admitted himself he shouldn't put up with it
17:22What on earth are you talking about?
17:26Nothing
17:26I'd better let you do the floors
17:28Charlene
17:29All right
17:33May as well know
17:34There
17:39Read that
17:40What?
17:41Digital jet
17:42Oh, come on, Charlene
17:43You know what I think about advice, Collins
17:45Just read the third letter
17:45Who wrote this?
17:55Oh, we all did
17:56Me, Scott and Henry
17:58How dare you
17:59How dare you parade Harold's and my problems in front of everybody like that?
18:04Yeah, but nobody knew it was you
18:05Anyone who knew us had recognised that
18:08Harold didn't
18:09You mean he's read it?
18:10Read the reply where Georgette reckons you two should split up
18:14I have no interest in what this frustrated dried up old biddy's got to say
18:17Mum
18:18Harold is Georgette
18:20So the prince lifters are up in the back of the horse behind him
18:26And they rode off towards the Rainbow Kingdom
18:28Very good, Katie
18:29This shirt's all creased
18:32There's a stack of fresh ironing in the laundry
18:34You'll probably find one there
18:35Oh, thanks
18:36Todd, I can read this really well now
18:39Do you want to hear me?
18:40Not now
18:41Katie, why don't you go out and play in the backyard for a while?
18:46Go on, I'll call you when dinner's ready
18:48Okay
18:48I've found it
18:50Good, but before you go
18:52It wouldn't hurt you to listen to Katie for a little while, you know
18:56Yeah, but I've got
18:57I know it can be a pain having a little sister dragging around behind you all the time
19:01Sure is
19:02But Todd, you've both been through a big change in your lives recently
19:05You're older than she is, it's easy for you to adjust
19:08You've made new friends, but Katie hasn't yet
19:11You're the only real friend she's got
19:13I guess so
19:14It's not that I want you to stay home all the time or anything
19:17I'm really proud of the way you've settled in Erinsborough, but
19:20I know
19:21Don't forget about Katie
19:22Hmm
19:23Oh, I don't have to get changed yet
19:26So I can go muck around with Katie for a little while
19:28Good boy
19:35Thanks, mate
19:44You keep the tracks
19:45Well, well, well
19:49If it isn't the karate kid
19:50And what do you think you're doing here?
19:52Well, Madge was so embarrassed about the way you carried on today
19:55I've just come over to cheer her up
19:56The way I behaved?
19:58Yeah
19:58Bit in a bloke, but he wasn't even looking
20:00You know it, it should have been two years ago
20:03Now listen, mate
20:04You got lucky once, but don't go pressing your luck
20:06I just don't believe anyone can be so blind to themselves
20:11If he can't see the truth when it's spelt out to him
20:14Then he's never going to see it
20:15But anyway, this time he's condemned himself out of his own mouth
20:18I think dear Georgette was spot on
20:21I'll see either of them again
20:23You're going to have to keep your eyes closed for a while
20:26Why?
20:27Because they're outside now
20:29Having a full-on argument in the driveway
20:31Right
20:38Listen, Jelly Belly
20:41Why don't you do everybody a favour and go out while you're still going to chance
20:44Wait, wait, you once, carpenter, I'll do it again
20:46You couldn't get that lucky again in a million years
20:48Oh, don't let me interrupt
20:49It was just getting interesting
20:50I told him it wasn't welcome, Madge
20:52But he won't listen
20:53It's you who isn't wanting, carpenter
20:55Tell him, Madge
20:56I just don't believe what has happened
21:07Well, you better believe it, Harold
21:09But, Madge, it's so...
21:12It's always undignified
21:15Oh, is it?
21:16I suppose the way you two were behaving was very dignified, wasn't it?
21:19Oh, you can hang your head all right
21:21Behaving like a pair of pimply-faced adolescents
21:23But, Madge
21:25Think it's funny, do you?
21:33Absolutely, don't you?
21:34No, I don't
21:36And neither do I
21:37Well, the kids are getting a laugh at it, that's for sure
21:42Yes, well, I can tell all of you right now that I've had enough, do you understand?
21:46Harold?
21:47Yes
21:47Actually, I think you've made your point, don't you?
21:51Lou?
21:52I understand your love, yes
21:53Yeah, it hasn't caught my interest, though
21:55It'll take more than a bucket of water to do that
21:57Right
21:58Next time, I'll throw the bucket as well
22:01Now, would you both please go away and leave me alone?
22:04What a woman
22:05This morning, I literally had two men fighting over me
22:09I'm here now
22:09Here I am, alone
22:12Neighbours
22:16Everybody needs good neighbours
22:20Just a friendly wave each morning
22:24Helps to make a better day
22:29Neighbours
22:33Need to get to know each other
22:37Next door is only a footstep away
22:44Neighbours
22:50Everybody needs good neighbours
22:53With a little understanding
22:57You can find the perfect plan
23:03Neighbours
23:06Should be there for one another
23:10That's when good neighbours
23:13Become good friends