PEYTON PLACE
Episode 6.
10-01-64
Saturday night, date night in Peyton Place.
WA: Saturday night, date night, in Peyton Place. The tribal
ritual of the young braves preparing for the weekly dances
of courtship and mating.
Intro: The waterfront. The Harrington house. The white telephone
rings in Rodney's bedroom in the Harrington house, and
Rodney answers.
Written by Robert J. Shaw
Directed by Walter Doniger
MEL: The well-to-do generally had more than one phone, and
they evidently paid the dollar-a-month surcharge for white.
Back in those days, the general public was not considered
competent to install their own telephone, or extension.
Scene 1: The phone call is from Andrea Nichols who asks to speak
with Norman. She makes a really lame request for help with
her trigonometry homework. Norman just puts her off.
After they finish talking, Norman accuses his brother of
trying to set him up with a date. Rodney fails to deny it.
Rodney and Norman chat about Allison. [This is the scene
that is used in many of the promos: "I don't know what I'm
going to do with Allison Mackenzie ..."].
Scene 2: At the Mackenzie house, Allison comes down the stairs to
talk with her mother, Constance. Allison shows her mother
the dress that she has selected for her date with Rodney at
the Shoreline teen hangout. She asks her mother what
"Uncle Matt" is fixing for supper that night. Allison
deprecates herself using the perjorative "Ice Queen".
Scene 3: At the Anderson house, George is calling upstairs for Julie
and Betty. Julie comes down and tells George that Betty is
dressing for her date tonight with Bud. Betty asks if her
earbobs go with her dress. Julie assures her that they do.
Rodney had given her the earbobs. Betty and her mother
discuss the probability that Rodney will be there. A
number of Betty's close friends had told her that they had
seen Rodney being with Allison the previous evening. Julie
tells Betty she should make an appointment to see Dr.
Rossi. The door chimes ring.
Julie asks George to answer the door. George invites Bud
in the house. George pretends to be hospitable. George
tells Bud that all the kids look alike to him. Betty comes
down the stairs and George tells them to have a good time,
but to be home early. Betty and Bud leave and George talks
with Julie about his myriad problems.
Scene 4: Saturday night in the Mackenzie kitchen. Matthew Swain,
Constance' purportedly "second cousin twice removed," is
cooking. Constance and Matthew's faithful dog, Rip, watch.
Matthew mentions having learned to cook in Hong Kong.
Matthew gives Constance advice about Allison. He tells her
that Allison should be told about her father. He suggests
that Allison should have a life and Constance should also
have a life.
Scene 5: Dr. Rossi and Laura Brooks leave the Peyton Professional
Building and he thanks her for working late and asks her to
dinner at the Colonial Post Inn. She seems reluctant at
first. She talks about the Founders Day Festival and about
Sam Peyton. She says that old Sam Peyton imposed his will
on the colonists. Laura eventually agrees to have The
Blue Plate Special with the doctor. [Sam Peyton was
Martin Peyton's father but in this scene it is inferred
that he lived in the 1600's or 1700's. In Episode 114
Rodney Harrington looks at the statue of Samuel Peyton
which has a plaque which indicates that Samuel lived from
1845 to 1912.
Scene 6: Cars are arriving at the Shoreline Cafe teen hangout.
Inside the building, youths are dancing to a juke box.
There are no live musicians this evening. Outside, Bud
arrives with Betty Anderson. Back inside Rodney is trying
to teach Allison to dance.
Allison and Rodney Betty and Bud
At the Shoreline At the Shoreline
Scene 7: Allison and Rodney sit at a small table in the raised area of
the Shoreline Cafe and Allison observes Betty and Bud, her
date. Marge, the waitress, comes over and is introduced to
Allison. Allison and Rodney order cheeseburgers, rare. Rodney
tries to make small talk. At the other table, Betty tells Bud
that she feels like dancing. Betty drags Bud over to a raised
platform to dance. She wants to force Rodney to look at her.
She does her impression of a re-incarnated Jezebel. Rodney and
Allison watch the dancers a while and then Rodney goes over to
select a record. Betty follows him over to the jukebox. She
tells Rodney that she must talk with him.
Rodney makes it crystal clear that he doesn't want to talk with
her. A slow tune begins playing and Allison is sitting alone.
Rodney is attempting to get shed of Betty. Norman goes outside
and observes Rodney and Betty. Betty is still insisting.
Norman asks Betty if there is anything that he can do to help.
Betty declines and goes back outside. Betty demands that
Rodney talk with her. Norman goes back inside and sits down at
Allison's table.
Preview: George Anderson rants at Julie. Norman asks Betty if she wants
him to get Bud. She replies that she wants to go home.
GA: Don't kid me Julie. You're not talking about yourself.
You're talking about me, aren't you?. I'm not crazy. I
know I can lose my temper and I can even hurt somebody.
But I may be have a reason. The reason may be you keep
forgetting I am your husband.
NH: Is there anything you want me to do?
BA: I can't go back in there.
NH: Do you want me to go get Bud?
BA: No.
NH: Well what do you want to do?
BA: I want to go home.
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