As guests leave one scene and arrive at the next, they find John is once again sitting in his kitchen. Wires and new electric machines are all over the room, and instead of sitting on a rocking chair John is now sitting on a smaller kitchen chair. Although a dog still lies on the floor, the dog has changed colors and presumably breeds. When John stops singing, he tells guests that things have changed a lot in the last twenty years. He then proceeds to tell guests the new accomplishments of the era. These include:
*Charles Lindbergh, who is about to fly over the Atlantic Ocean by himself (the Father John says he will never make it).
*Sports stadiums that are being built all over the United States. He also says Babe Ruth is the country's best baseball player.
*People can travel by train from New York to California in 3 days.
John then tells guests that Thomas Edison has brought electricity to his home. At this point all of the electronic machines in the kitchen, including: a refrigerator, a toaster oven and other cookware turn on. Since all the machines are running at the same time they blow a fuse. This not only shuts out the power in the family's house, but the whole neighborhood loses power as well. One of the neighbors can be heard telling her husband that, "They did it again!” And and that she wants her husband to go over and confront John (but this never happens). John then tells Jimmy, his son, to go put in a new fuse. Jimmy remarks that his father blows a fuse every time he has company over, before the lights come back on.
With the power in the house restored, the scene shifts to the mother who is sitting on the front porch. She is outside sowing a George Washington costume for John to wear. John then tells the guests that Sarah's Ladies Club is in charge of the town’s town's 4th of July celebration and that the whole family will be performing in their presentation (with John and Sarah going as George and Martha Washington). As John begins making a joke that being the, "father of our country suits me", Sarah interrupts him to say how happy she is that they put electric lights on the porch. John then tries to make another joke about going to the 4th of July next year as Benedict Arnold, when Sarah interrupts him again, saying how excited she is about her firework show. As she is talking, Rover begins barking and John tells him not to interrupt while Sarah is interrupting. Sarah then tells John that Jimmy has volunteered to pick the music for the celebration. Jimmy then appears with his grandmother in one of the left rooms, dressed in a colonial outfit and standing next to a radio, which is playing patriotic music. John then tells guests that they can now get news and entertainment on their radio from all over the country (even Pittsburgh!). The radio then says that people have begun gathering downtown for the 4th of July.
After hearing this, John tells his daughter Patricia that she better hurry up and get ready. Patricia is sitting in a room on the right, wearing a Statue of Liberty costume. She tells her father that she hopes her new boyfriend doesn't see her in it and run away. John makes another joke, saying she can "always carry that torch" for him. He then tells guests that the family now has indoor plumbing which is great for cold days, especially for Uncle Orville, their constant house guest. Orville is then shown sitting in a bathtub on the left side of the stage. John informs guests that he has set up an air cooling system. While Orville sits in the bathtub, a fan sits in front of a block of ice, blowing on him. As John tells guests that Orville has no job, Orville responds by saying, "No privacy at all around this place". At this point, Sarah calls John and tells him it’s time to go. John concludes the scene by telling guests with all the conveniences they have, they are really on easy street. He then begins to sing It's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow, as guests move on to the next scene.
* Note: The line about Charles Lindbergh flying across the Atlantic Ocean has led many to assume that this scene takes place on July 4, 1927.
===Halloween (1940s)===