Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 2, Episode 11 - Thanksgiving Crossover: Part 1 - full transcript

Mr. Drummond's old friend, Larry Alder, visits New York on a business trip to present a business plan for purchasing a television station.

♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum ♪

♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some ♪

♪ A man is born He's
a man of means ♪

♪ Then along come two They
got nothin' but their jeans ♪

♪ But they got
diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes
to move the world ♪

♪ Everybody's got a
special kind of story ♪

♪ Everybody finds
a way to shine ♪

♪ It don't matter that you
got not a lot, so what ♪

♪ They'll have theirs and you'll
have yours and I'll have mine ♪



♪ And together we'll
be fine 'cause it takes ♪

♪ Diff'rent strokes to move
the world Yes, it does ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes
to move the world ♪♪

[Giggling] Ooh, boy!

I don't see any sign of
them through my telescope.

When is Ruthie and
everybody gonna get here?

Well, Arnold, it's a long
way from the airport.

Yeah, and the cab
drivers in New York...

all drive like they took
lessons from Evel Knievel.

Arnold, you're forgetting
that the cabbies in New York...

take people from the airport to
Manhattan by way of Cleveland.

Hey, why don't I take a
family picture of everybody.

Okay. Okay. That's a
nice idea. A family portrait.

Chins up, smile and
don't look right in the lens.



Oh, boy, get the
big photographer.

All that's gonna be in
the picture is your thumb.

Gimme that camera, and I'll show
you how to take some good pictures.

Listen, I saved all
year to buy this camera.

And you touch it, the only thing that's
gonna develop is a lump on your head.

I'll get even. I'll put a pair
of my shorts in your drawer...

so when you try to put them
on, you'll strangle yourself.

Okay, guys, cool it. Come on,
let's get the picture taken now.

Okay, now smile.

Okay, on three. One, two...

Arnold, you're
gonna ruin the picture.

- No, I'm not.
- Yes, you are.

You went like this.

No, he didn't.
He went like this.

- Okay, let's try again.
- You behave now, Arnold.

Okay, everybody say
cheese, on three. One,

two, three.

[Philip and Kimberly]
Cheese! Mozzarella.

[Camera Lens Whirs]
Let's see it, Willis.

It's takes a minute
to develop, dear.

Oh, you don't know
how to take pictures.

You're supposed to take them when
nobody expects it, and you surprise them.

Yeah, candid pictures like
in those gossip magazines.

You know, those Italian photographers
sure know how to surprise people.

- What are they called, Daddy?
- Oh, I think the word
is paparazzi.

Then I guess the lady
photographers are "mama-razzi."

It came out perfect. Hey!

You cut my head off.

That's my best part.

Don't be upset, Arnold.

One day you can take a picture of
Willis, and you can cut off his best part.

You can't take a picture
of Willis's best part.

He's always sittin' on it.

[Doorbell Chimes]
[Together] Hey, they're here!

Here they are.
Okay. [Chattering]

It is. Hi! Hi!

[Chattering]

You look just great.

Mr. Drummond, I hope your company
keeps having these broadcast conferences...

so we can keep getting
these trips to New York.

- I'm gonna work on that.
- Boy, I love these freebies
to the Big Apple.

Yeah. You know, Dad traded in
his and Morgan's first-class tickets...

for four cheapies so
we could come too.

Cheapies? We had everything
the first-class passengers had.

Except we were
strapped to the wing.

Sit down, everybody. Oh, good.

Now listen, about
where you're staying.

Uh-uh-uh, now hold it, Phil. Last
time we had this big argument,

and you insisted
that we stay here.

And you wined us and dined
us and you were the perfect host.

This time, no arguments...
I want the same deal.

You got it, Larry.

Uh, thanks, pal, but actually
we have a couple of rooms...

at a charming little hotel with lots of
little green things growing on the walls.

Not plants, just
little green things.

Hey, Mr. Alder, couldn't
Ruthie and Diane stay with me?

Please. We have the room.

Why not? And, Morgan, since Mrs.
Garrett's helping out at Kimberly's school,

why don't you stay in her room?
Oh, that'd be great. Thanks.

You'll love Mrs. Garrett's room.

She's got a picture of Rudolph
Valentino that glows in the dark.

Yeah, it'll be fun
staying together.

Okay, you twisted my
wallet. Oh, thank you.

Listen, Phil. I've got something to talk
to you about that's really important later.

- Yeah, it's really big.
- Sounds interesting. Okay.

And incidentally, Larry, we're bunking
together in my room like we did before.

Oh, this is terrific. Tomorrow night,
we'll all have a big Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving? But
that was last week.

When daylight savings
time ends, you're supposed

to set your clocks
back, not your calendars.

Well, when we found
out you were coming, we

figured... why settle
for one Thanksgiving.

Now that you're all here, we
can have a second one tomorrow.

Right. Let's have two
Thanksgivings and two Christmases,

quickly followed by
two birthday parties.

Do it twice 'cause
presents are nice.

That's right, Arnold. And I'll
cook the turkey for tomorrow night.

And Ruthie and Diane
can help me stuff it.

I know how to stuff a turkey.

Just give Willis a big meal.

Cool it, Arnold, or I'll show
you how to stuff a brother.

Okay, that's enough, guys. Willis,
how about taking a picture of everybody?

Oh, yeah. Okay,
everybody over there.

[Chattering] Okay.
This all right?

Good. Great idea. I didn't know
you were a photographer, Willis.

He's not a photographer.
He's a butcher.

He's got all sorts of pictures in his
album of people with parts cut off.

I'll get you back
for that, Arnold.

Okay. A little bit closer. Okay.

Like this? Closer.

Closer and smile. Well...

Boy, I'll tell you, this is
what I call togetherness.

You think this is what it's
like to be one of the Waltons?

I don't know, but I have this compulsion
to keep saying, "Good night, John Boy."

Come on, Willis. Take
the picture already.

Yeah, I can't hold
this smile much longer.

Okay, say cheese.

Make mine a cheeseburger.

[Together] Cheese!

Oh, okay.

This is gonna be a good one.

You better not cut
my head off again.

Last time all you could
see was an inch of my hair.

Well, it's not my fault that where
you end everybody else begins.

Phil, wait till you
hear what Larry's

presenting at the broadcast
conference tomorrow.

It is fantastic. It's
brilliant. It's inspired.

Did I say that the
way we rehearsed it?

You left out "sheer genius."

Oh, the picture's
terrific, Willis.

Yeah. You cut my head off again.

Yeah. Ain't that too bad.

Morgan, would you like to
freshen up? Oh, I'd love to.

Hey, kids, how about showing the
girls and Morgan to their rooms, okay?

Sure. All right. Come on, girls.

Larry, I'll have my chauffeur
pick up your luggage at the hotel.

His chauffeur. Does
he know how to live?

Oh, what's the big deal? I had
a chauffeur once in Portland.

But I couldn't get used
to his cold handlebars.

Come on, Morgan. All right.

Okay, sheer genius, what's
this idea of yours all about?

Well, it's not just my
idea, Phil. It's our idea.

Don't you remember
the Korean War?

What we said while we
were sitting there while

those bombs were
exploding all around us?

Sure. We said, "Let's
get the hell outta here."

Phil, I'm talking about that dream
we both had about television, the tube.

And the potential
that it has to reach

millions of people and
make their lives better.

Of course. I remember.

Okay, Phil, there's a television
station for sale in Portland.

Now your company
has the money to buy it.

And I've got the experience
and the talent to run it.

This would be a good
investment for you,

and it could mean financial
security for me and my family.

Look. I got a breakdown on the
whole deal right here... facts and figures.

Wow, this took
a lot of research.

It must have cost
you a pretty penny.

Oh, who knows
what it cost? $612.19.

Well, tell me, what is the
total cost of this project?

Uh, that's that little insignificant
number there with all the zeros after it.

It looks like the national
debt. I'll tell you what.

Why don't you and
Morgan present this to my

communications group at
the conference tomorrow...

and just hope that they
see it the way you do.

But they're your underlings.
Where's the "overling" going to be?

He'll be talking to
some bankers he knows.

We're talking about millions
of dollars here, you know.

Phil, it's no problem. I've got
the financing all figured out.

- How?
- Sell your cuff links.

And Dad took these pictures of Diane
and me when we went skiing last week.

Gee, skiing looks
like fun. Oh, it is.

There's nothing like speeding
down a mountain on a clear, crisp day,

- with the wind in your face.
- How do you stop?

She uses a tree.

Ain't that dangerous? You could
wind up with a fractured knothole.

I'm only kidding, Arnold.

When Diane wants to stop,
she usually does what I do...

She falls on her fanny.

Oh, but you're lucky, Ruthie.
You've got more to fall on than I have.

Who's this pretty lady?

Oh, well, that's our mother.

I took it when my mom and
dad almost got back together.

Dad pretended he didn't care,
but I knew he was crushed.

- Oh, he was.
- I'm never getting married.

- Sure you will, Arnold.
- Not me.

I'm takin' 'em out, loadin' 'em up with
hot dogs and popcorn and dumpin' 'em.

Okay, Arnold, your bath is ready.
You can go put your ring around it.

Some brother.

He even takes his camera into
the bathroom so I can't use it.

Why don't you let
him use it, Willis?

You want me to give my
camera to Dr. Destructo?

He's just afraid that
I'm gonna show him up.

You can't take a picture of
anything that isn't standing still.

Why don't you go tell
the wall to say cheese?

Hey, can I take a
picture of you three?

- Sure.
- Sure.
- Are you kidding?

My hair's a mess, and
I'm not even dressed right.

- Where should I stand?
- Right over there.

Okay.

Hey, that's not fair.
We weren't ready.

Isn't that what Arnold the Expert
said makes the best pictures?

Wait till you get a
load of this next picture.

What are you gonna do, Willis?

Stand by for a scream.

Hey, Arnold, say cheese!

[Arnold Screams]

Willis, that isn't nice.

You wanna see? Yeah. No!

It's only Arnold's
bare little rump.

Willis, that's a dirty trick!

Arnold, I thought you liked
those surprise pictures.

- Did you show that
to the girls?
- No, he didn't, Arnold.

- Honest.
- Honest. We didn't see
your bare little rump.

You saw it!

- He's really
embarrassed, Willis.
- Yeah. [Chuckles]

Don't be mean.
He's only a little kid.

[Clicks Tongue] Okay.

Hey, Arnold. There's
nobody in here!

Come on, Arnold. They
didn't see the picture. Honest.

Then how do they know
it was my bare little rump?

Arnold, honey, everybody
has a bare little rump.

But Willis didn't show us yours.
Honest. He just told us about it.

How much did he tell you?

Arnold, they couldn't have seen your
picture 'cause it's just now developing.

I-I'll tell you what. I'll slip it under
the door so you can tear it up.

You comin' out now? I'm not
comin' out for the rest of my life.

I'll tell you what, Arnold. You come
out, and I'll let you use my camera.

And you can take all
the pictures you want.

Will you run that by me again?

You can use my camera
whenever you want.

Hey, thanks, Willis.

I'll take pictures of everybody stuffing
themselves with turkey tomorrow night.

Well, we'll really have something
to be thankful for this Thanksgiving...

if your dad can pull
off that deal for my dad.

Won't it be great if they buy
that TV station we told you about?

What do you mean if? When our
dad wants to do something, it's done.

He's the head of
the whole company.

Yeah, that's right.
He is Mr. Big.

He can do anything he wants.

And if he doesn't wanna do
anything, he can do that too.

You guys don't know
how much this means to us.

If this deal goes
through, we'll even be able

to buy that house we've
been dreaming about.

Then you guys can all come
to Portland and stay with us.

Well, make sure you buy a
house with plenty of bathrooms.

- Why, Arnold?
- 'Cause I don't wanna share one
with Willis and his camera.

I'm too young to
be a centerfold.

Oh, Phil, you're just in
time for the celebration.

Too bad you couldn't
be at the conference.

Oh, sorry, but I was out
checking financing on your project.

Guess what.

[Philip] Well, Larry
presented his idea.

He was a big hit. The
creative guys loved it.

They called me
right after you left.

Well, the champagne is on Larry
and me. Oh, Phil, you're the greatest.

- Got it!
- Arnold!

The phantom
"poop-arazzi" strikes again.

Save some film for
the celebration, okay?

I'm gonna go get
the caviar. Whoop!

Hey, Dad, it's
coming out perfect.

Boy, she sure laid one on you.

Yeah. Yeah.

Uh, Dad, is something wrong?
Why do you look so unhappy?

Well, Arnold, I have a very
unhappy duty to perform.

Well, what is it?

Look, if I tell you now,
you have to promise...

not to say anything
to anybody just yet.

Well, okay. My lips are sealed,
unless there's food involved.

See, Arnold, when you're in business,
you have an obligation to the company.

And when you're dealing
with a friend and business,

you get torn between them.

So what tore you?

I'm afraid I'm going to have
to say no to Mr. Alder's project.

- Why?
- It's very complicated, Arnold.

I'll just have to find
the right time to tell him.

I'll have to be diplomatic.

What's diplomatic?

That's another word for chicken.

You guys should have been there.
When I got through with my presentation,

there was cheering and applause.

That's what you did.
How about the others?

Watch it, Daughter. I
made you. I can destroy you.

We're real proud of you, Dad.

Hey, Arnold, did you
hear the good news?

It looks like Mr. Alder's
deal with Daddy is all set.

Yeah. Now what did I tell you?

Didn't I tell you our dad can
do anything? Right, Arnold?

- Right.
- What you got there, Arnold?

Oh, just a picture of Dad and Morgan.
I took it when they weren't lookin'.

[Whistles] Boy, if you'd
have took it five minutes later,

this thing would
need French subtitles.

Whoa. Do you think there's something
between Morgan and Mr. Drummond, Dad?

Well, there could be. They're a lot
closer than the Lone Ranger and Tonto.

- Are you all right, Arnold?
- Yeah.

Hey, we wanna be alone. Why
don't you girls go down to the kitchen...

and start making that
stuffing for the turkey tonight.

What did you say, you
male chauvinist nerd?

All I said was get
going to the kitchen.

How would you like to have your second
Thanksgiving dinner at the Mercy Hospital?

What are you getting
so uptight about?

That old "woman's place is in
the kitchen" bit went out with bras.

You know, we're not
gonna do all the work.

You wanna eat, you're
gonna help in the kitchen.

I don't know anything
about cookin'.

You learned to eat.
You learn to cook.

Yeah! All right!

Be in the kitchen in 10 minutes.

Yes, sir!

Will you women leave?
This is a man's room.

Do you believe him? Two
and a half feet of macho.

Let's leave the two
men of the world alone...

so they can smoke their cigars
and talk tough to their goldfish.

They trip me. What's
the problem, Arnold?

I can't tell you.

It's so bad that I'd move to the
North Pole if I could speak Polish.

Come on, Arnold.
Why can't you tell me?

You know we always tell
each other our problems.

Well, this is different.

Somebody made
me promise not to tell.

Was it Kimberly? No.

Was it Mr. Alder or Morgan? No.

Was it Ruthie or Diane? No.

- Was it Dad?
- No comment.

Then it was Dad, huh?

Lucky guess.

And don't ask me
what the problem is...

because I don't understand
anything about the deal with Mr. Alder.

You mean the television deal?

Uh-oh.

Strike that from the record
and add another "no comment."

Oh, don't tell me Dad's gonna
turn Mr. Alder down on the deal.

Let me put it this way.

You can stop guessin', 'cause there's
nothing else left for me not to tell you.

Oh, wow. That's terrible.

And here we've been bragging about
how Dad can make anything happen.

[Clicks Tongue] We're gonna
come off like a couple of jerks.

Yep, and I'll never be able to
look Ruthie in the stomach again.

Listen, Arnold, I'm not
supposed to know about this,

so you've gotta try
to change Dad's mind.

What you talkin' about, Willis?

Well, you know how you
can get Dad to do anything...

when you give him that
long and sad face you use.

Which one's that?

The one where you look like a
hungry cat sniffing around a fish market.

Oh, that one.

That ain't it. Well,
how about this one?

Do I look hungry now?

No, you look constipated.

Well, how about this one?

That's it. Freeze your face.

I gotta start
numbering these looks.

We may never know when
I may need one in a hurry.

[Knocking] Uh, listen, fellas.

Now I mean this. I
just spoke to Kimberly.

You two be sure you help
out in the kitchen, okay?

Funny you should ask. I was
just on my way down there.

Good. See you later.

[Mouthing Words]

Dad, I gotta talk to you
about something important.

See how sad I am?

Are you sure you're all right?

You look constipated.

Uh-oh, wrong face.

Dad, could you please change your
mind about turning down the deal...

for Mr. Alder, please?

Arnold, nothing would
make me happier.

But I've checked it all out, and it is
just simply not a good investment.

But, Dad, we bragged
about how terrific you are.

We said you were the
best thing since junk food.

Arnold, it hurts me as much as it
does you to turn down my best friend.

But I'm afraid that's
just the way it's gotta be.

[Sighs] Well, how are
you gonna break it to him?

Very gently.

Oh, Dad, I hate to
see you so unhappy,

but I'll tell you one thing.

You've got a better sad
face than anything I've got.

[Traffic Noises] [Clears Throat]

Hundred dollars for your thoughts.
They're not worth that much.

Neither is a hundred
dollars with inflation.

You know, New York is
so lovely this time of year.

Yeah. You should see
it when it's not bankrupt.

Phil, I just love you for
making all this possible.

Well, thanks, but I
didn't discover New York.

[Morgan] No, you
know what I mean.

Our television
project. Thanks again.

Uh, let me guess.

You're rehearsing the balcony scene
from Romeo and Juliet Get the Hots.

Oh, Larry. You little devil.

Before you kissed
him on his couch.

Now you're kissing
him on his terrace.

What is left to tell?

Larry, it's not at all
what it seemed to be.

Hey, you don't have to
explain anything to me, pal.

I just saw the picture that Arnold took
of you two giving each other lip service.

We weren't exactly kissing.

Of course not. You're Siamese
twins joined in a funny place.

Okay, Larry, that's enough.

Hey, come on. You have
my blessings, my children.

He's impossible.

Well, what are you two so
uptight about? We're not uptight.

Morgan, there is nothing wrong
with kissing your future boss.

I mean, you don't have
to go behind my back.

Larry, behind your back? I don't
have to kiss anybody behind your back.

I can kiss him in
front of your back.

Besides, I wasn't kissing him. It was
just a peck. Can't you tell the difference?

No, Masters and Johnson, tell
me the difference and I'll take notes.

I'll do better than
tell you. I'll show you.

Phil, can I borrow your lips?

Be... Be my guest. All
right, Larry, this is a peck.

- Uh-huh.
- This is a kiss.

- Oh, yes.
- Well, in case you missed it,
I'll do it again.

And again.

Thank you, Phil. I just
had to make a point.

[Clears Throat] Anytime.

Morgan. Uh, Larry. If we
can just get past this kissing.

Which I didn't mind.

- On a scale of one to 10,
you're an 11.
- Thank you.

But I have something very
important to tell both of you.

This is very hard
for me. [Sighs]

And I wish I didn't
have to say this.

Believe me, I have
no other choice.

Phil, you sound like my dentist before
he told me I needed root canal work.

What is it, Phil? And why do I have
the feeling I'm not gonna like the answer?

Well, I have to pass on
your TV project, Larry.

Pass on it? Hey, no way.

I mean, I can't take the
champagne back. I got it on sale.

You're putting us on, right?

You're not putting us
on. No, I don't think he is.

I wish I were putting you on.

Phil, I don't understand. At the
conference, they all liked the project.

What the hell happened?

Well, creatively,
I loved it too.

But I just had to
overrule them, Larry.

What do you mean you had to?

It's just it's not a good deal
for our company at this time.

Now believe me, I looked
at every other possible angle.

Especially the old
stab in the back angle.

Larry, that's not fair. Would
you please keep out of this?

Look, Larry, please,
try to see my side of it.

I have to answer
to my stockholders.

With interest rates where they
are, with the economy all screwed up,

it just doesn't make good business sense
to go ahead with the project right now.

Aw, poor little, Philsy.

He's down to his
last 20 million bucks.

Larry, can't you see how hard it must
be for him to turn down his best friend?

Best friend? He not only
turns down my TV deal,

he kisses my producer right
under my nose, behind my back.

Will you get off that
"behind my back" routine?

And to think once during
the war I let you save my life.

Never again.

Well, I'm sure that
Phil did his best for us.

Yeah, his best to put my
future right in the toilet.

Come on, Larry.
You're being irrational.

Oh, so now I'm crazy?

No, he didn't call you crazy.
He called you irrational.

Change my
irrational to certifiable.

Phil, I'm sorry I ever met you.

I'm sorry I ever bunked
with you in the army.

And that goes for
you too, Morgan.

Okay, now, I'll be back
when you calm down.

Look, Larry, I feel
just awful about this.

Hey, just forget
it, Phil. Forget it!

I'm not gonna have
Thanksgiving dinner with you.

I'm gonna take my
kids and we're leaving.

Aw, come on. You
don't mean that.

Try looking for me.

Well, that figures.

Nice going, Scrooge. You not only
kick me and the kids out of your house,

you arrange it so that we
have to leave in the snow.

[Chattering]

I can't believe
what I just heard.

A lot of business
double-talk. [Scoffs]

Hey, Phil, don't you
walk away from me.

This is my house. I
will walk where I please.

Well, excuse me for trying to point
out to you that you've got a conscience.

And at the same time,
try to make you a fortune...

and get a little
security for my kids.

Larry, my conscience
is perfectly clear.

This is no time to buy a television
station. Now excuse me, please.

What happened to Korea?
What happened to our dreams?

At today's interest rates,
I can't afford to dream.

I am tired of arguing. Oh, sure.

Walk away. Don't face
anybody. Don't talk about it.

That's what...

- What are you kids
doing up there?
- Watching a fight.

Dad, you guys
shouldn't be fighting.

Yeah, you were
in the war together.

I'm not even sure
he was on our side.

Kids, go pack. We're leaving.

Where we goin'?
Nobody's going anywhere.

I suggest we calm down
and discuss this later.

Listen, there is nothing to
discuss later. We are leaving.

But, Dad, I don't wanna
leave. We just got here.

Yeah. And I don't wanna
leave 'cause I live here.

Yeah. And I don't wanna
leave because I eat here.

There's got to be some kind of a
hotel room in the whole city of New York.

Look, I know it's the
Thanksgiving holiday.

Hey, pal, my ancestors
came over on the Mayflower,

and they got a hotel room.

Look, there's gotta be a room.

Tell 'em you're a friend of Phil
Drummond. You'll get a room.

I can get a room on my own.

I'm a friend of Phil Drummond's.

It didn't do any good, big shot.

Look, would you let
me talk to the manager?

Yeah, all right, I'll wait.

Mr. Drummond's sure
angry in there. Yeah, Dad.

He's drinking his instant coffee
and forgot to add the water.

I guess you're not gonna get
the television station, huh, Dad.

We can't even get a hotel room.

Hello? Hello.

[Scoffs] There's
gotta be another hotel.

Uh, here, Ruthie, hold this. Oh.

Hello? Uh, yes, I'm the
secretary to Sheikh Abdullah.

Mm-hmm. And he's looking for a room for
himself and his two very, very young wives.

Hello.

No luck? I've got an
empty safe you can sleep in.

Go kiss a bankbook.

I'm gonna find a
room if it kills me.

Kids, would you get
me some coffee, please?

Dad, you and Mr. Drummond
will patch things up.

Just get me the coffee.

Ruthie, uh...

Here's a dollar.
Leave it on the table.

I'm not taking
anything from that man.

You want some cookies too?

No, he's making
enough on the coffee.

[Together] Hi, everybody. Hi.
Your dad still mad at our dad?

Yeah. Your dad
still mad at our dad?

Yeah. Are you guys
still gonna leave?

So far we're lucky. He
can't find a hotel room.

Do you know they don't
even have one for a sheikh?

Well, maybe if Dad realizes
how hard we worked on the turkey,

he won't have the
heart to disappoint us.

Good idea. Start
stuffin' him. Where?

Here.

Boy, when you're a turkey,
all dignity goes out the window.

Boy, I hope our dads make up.

Well, the pilgrims made
up with the Indians.

Maybe there's hope for them.

You know, there wouldn't
even be a Thanksgiving

if our dads had been
at Plymouth Rock.

Yeah, they would have
thrown it at each other.

[Foreign Accent] This
is Sheikh Abdullah,

personal friend of
Philip Drummond.

Are you sure you
do not have a room?

Look, pal, if I'm willing to come
clear to New Jersey to get a room,

the least you can do
is come up with one.

Oh, yeah? Well, I hope a
thousand camels fertilize your lobby.

Larry, I just spoke to Phil.

Now, I'm as disappointed as you
are about the deal falling through,

but don't you think
you're overreacting a bit?

No. Killing is overreacting.

What I am doing
is perfectly normal.

Oh, come on. Come
on, smile, Larry.

Hey, get that scowl off
your face. Hey, why should I?

So far I've been turned
down by Drummond...

and 135 hotels.

Look, Morgan, you know
how much this all meant to me,

and my best friend killed it.

All right. Just calm down,
Larry, okay? We'll talk about it.

Now, can I get
you a cup of coffee?

Uh, no. I already
paid a dollar for one.

Where is it?

Well, is Mad Dog
Alder still here?

Oh, Phil, don't be like that.
He's a very disappointed man.

Disappointed? He chased me up and
down those stairs like a mountain goat.

The man is crazy.

You know, you of all people
should understand how he feels, Phil.

You're the best friend he
ever had. Don't you know that?

Morgan, do you think it makes
me happy to turn him down?

Well, no, of course not.
You're too fine a man.

I'm glad to be talking
to a logical person.

Can we sit down and
discuss this for a minute, Phil?

Sure. Listen.

I would never try to talk
you into a bad venture.

But the truth is, Portland could
use another television station.

And this one is
practically up for grabs.

That's all Larry
was trying to say.

Morgan, I explained to him that
with the economy the way it is,

it's just not the time to
make a major investment.

Now, I told him
that three times.

I know, but I am surprised at that kind
of conservatism from a man like you.

During the war, didn't they
call you Daring Drummond?

Fearless Phil. But
that's close enough.

Listen, the two of you have
been friends for such a long time.

This would mean so much
to Larry, Phil, and to me too.

Well, I can't promise you anything, but
I'll look over the numbers one more time.

Oh, thank you. You are an angel.

Yeah. Where you going?
Oh, I can't wait to tell Larry.

Larry? Oh!

- He put you up to this.
- Put me up to what?

Oh, don't act Miss Innocent
with me, Morgan Winslow.

Larry Alder, you are the lowest.

I paid for this.

Look, I have been buttered up and stroked
by experts, but you two take the cake.

Stroke you? I wouldn't stroke
you if you were a chinchilla coat.

Why didn't you just
send in 50 dancing girls?

What the hell are
you talking about?

Larry, the man thinks you sent
me to kiss him and play up to him.

You played up to him?

She buttered me up
like an English muffin.

Well, wait a minute. Who
asked you to play up to him?

I can handle him myself.

You wanna kiss
him? He's all yours.

I don't even like his coffee.

Morgan, listen, will
you do me a favor?

- Will you just
stay out of my life?
- I'll do that right now, pal.

And mine too. Very good.

Gentlemen, I'm going out
into the snow now and the cold,

and I may get pneumonia...

and a 105 fever and have to
spend weeks on end in the hospital,

hovering between life and death.

But compared to knowing
you two, it would be a pleasure.

You know, you really
handled that badly, Larry.

Hey, let's get
something straight, Phil.

I wouldn't bother bringing
in a girl to play up to you.

I couldn't find an
actress that good.

You know your problem, Larry?

You're a jackass.

Phil, why don't you take your
little Thanksgiving turkey and stuff it.

Okay, you lay down on the
platter. I'll go and get the chestnuts.

Kids, I'm going out
to cool off a little while.

I'll be back for dinner.

Keep your eye on the silverware.

Where are you going, Dad?

I'm not gonna eat
Thanksgiving dinner with him.

You kids enjoy
yourselves. I'll be back later.

Man, your dad's
sure got a bad temper.

[Scoffs] You don't
blame it on him, do you?

You know, your dad
called my dad a jackass.

Well, you should have heard
what your dad said to my dad.

Don't you point your finger at
my sister, Kimberly Drummond.

She can point her finger
at whoever she likes.

- Now you hold it, buster!
- Don't you go pointing
at anybody.

Cool it, Ruthie. No girl
yells at Willis Jackson.

Oh, yeah? Well, a girl just did.

Belt him, Ruthie.

Now you wait a minute, Diane. I
can't believe you'd say a thing like that.

I think you both oughta
remember something.

You're living in our house, sleeping
in our beds and eating our food.

And using our bathrooms.

Well, pardon me. From now
on, you'll all get a dime a flush.

Well, what are you sitting
there for? Say something.

You're the mouth of the family.

Think I wanna get killed?

I'm savin' my mouth for eatin'.

I'm getting out of here.
Come on, Ruthie. Yeah!

Oh, in case we said
anything to offend you...

Think it over!

Come on, guys.

Come on, Arnold.
Well, are you comin'?

I don't know, Willis.
Maybe later, okay?

Oh. Are you all right, Arnold?

Mm, I don't know.

Then why do you look mean?

That's not my mean face.

This is my mean face.

Well, that other face sure
wasn't your happy face.

Of course not. That's
not what I'm feeling.

- What are you feeling?
- I'm feeling my low face.

Hi there, turkey.

It's me, Arnold.

Man, you think you got troubles.

We just had a fight in the other
room that would pop your stuffing.

I'll tell you how
bad everything is.

It's got me talking to a turkey.

But listen, you're not the only one running
around this house with your head cut off.

Hi, Arnold.

Listen, I'm... I'm really sorry
about what I said just now.

I really am. I was just awful.

Okay. Ruthie? Yeah?

Something terrible has
just happened to me.

- What?
- With all this fighting
going on,

my mouth has lost its drool.

Really? What does
that look like to you?

Oh, a delicious, cooked turkey.

What does it look like to you?

A dead bird.

You think I should see a doctor?

I know how you feel, Arnold.
I hate it when people fight too.

I came to baste the turkey.

Me too. Me too.

As soon as I figure
out what basting means.

Diane, you're the
oldest one here.

Why do people yell at each
other like we did just now?

I don't know, Ruthie. Maybe
we caught it from our folks.

Yeah, but why do
they yell at each other?

I mean, why can't
they just talk?

This way we say rotten
things, and then we

have to take them
back and say we're sorry.

Like I'm doing now.

Oh, I am sorry too, Ruthie.

Yeah, me too. Me too.

You know, I shouldn't have
offered you the flush money.

It was very rude.

Well, we were all rude.

Yeah. Well, it's
all over now. Yeah.

Well, turkey, the kids made up.

All I have to do is just wait for Dad
and Morgan and Mr. Alder to make up.

It ain't gonna be much
of a dinner without them.

You know, if you were
in a better condition,

I'd tell you to get
up and walk out.

Charlie. I'll have
another brandy.

Coming up, Mr. Drummond.

What are you doing
out in this blizzard?

I had a knock-down, drag-out
battle with an old buddy of mine.

But I'll spare you the gory
details. Whatever you say.

I've known the guy for 30 years.

We were in the war
together. I saved his life.

I invite him to my house.

Well, then when he wants my
company to invest money foolishly...

and I turn him
down, he gets mad.

Put a coffee cup
down on my best table.

The guy won't use coasters.

Sometime we'll get together,
and I'll tell you the story.

I can't wait to hear it.

And to think that I was best
man at the bum's wedding.

He's still using my blender!

Well, some people
don't appreciate anything.

What weather. Oh, man.

- It's miserable out there.
- Now it's miserable in here.

Scotch and water, please.

Ah, yes, sir.

Hey, I haven't seen
you around here before.

Well, I'm only here 'cause it's
three snowdrifts, two garbage cans...

and a frozen wino from
the Drummond estate.

Here's two bucks.
Keep the change.

I'm sure it's your
first tip of the night.

The drink is 2.50.

Ha!

Here's another buck.
Some people are sports.

I had a buddy
once, a millionaire.

A millionaire 10 times over.

Gave me a lousy
blender for my wedding.

If you didn't like it, you
could have taken it back.

They don't take
returns at garage sales.

You're wasting your
time. I'm not making up.

I'm only here for the pretzels.

That figures. They're free.

- You want 'em, you can have 'em.
- No, I don't want to deprive you
of your pretzels.

Keep 'em. No, thanks.
They give me hives.

You got a lot of friends, pal?

Yeah, I guess so.

Me too. But I lost one today.

Anybody I know?

I don't think you'd recognize
him, Phil. He's changed a lot.

This was the kind of
man that would take the

shirt right off his back
and hand it to you.

Funny thing.

The guy I'm thinking of would
take the shirt off his back too.

Why don't you two
exchange shirts and go home?

Listen, can I use your phone?

- Yeah, it's in the corner.
- Oh, look who's here...

Laurel and Heartless.

Morgan, uh...

Morgan, I'm sorry that I yelled
at you. Can I buy you a drink?

Uh, sit with me, Morgan. You'll find
the conversation much more intelligent.

No, actually, I am just looking for a
phone to get a flight back to Portland.

And, uh, would you be so kind as to bring
my suitcase with you when you come, Larry?

Come on, Morgan. Now
this is silly. Now just sit down.

Don't manhandle the lady.
She can sit where she pleases...

Next to me.

He won't buy a television station. What
makes you think he'll spring for a drink?

Oh, I can't believe this.

Never mind how you
treated me. I should have

expected that behavior
from two dummies.

But what about Ruthie and Diane, Larry.
They were so excited about this trip.

And Arnold and Willis and Kimberly,
they couldn't wait till we got here.

And now you've got
five children sitting at

home waiting for their
fathers to come back.

She's right, Larry. You're
terribly inconsiderate.

Well, you're not exactly
Father of the Year yourself.

I mean, you're spoiling
Thanksgiving for three kids.

I only have two.

That's the spirit, Larry.

Thank you. Okay. Okay.

I don't know about him, but I'm big enough
to declare a truce for the kids' sake.

Not a long one.
Just till after dinner.

Right. I'll try to force some food
down just in the spirit of the season.

Morgan, maybe
you'd better come too.

I mean, it would be nice
if I had one adult to talk to.

Yeah, Morgan, please join
me and my childish friend.

Somebody has to be
there to cut up his food. Oh.

All right, I'll go for
the sake of the kids.

And because you two
probably need a referee.

Here, keep the change, Charlie.

Twenty bucks. Big deal.

[Chuckles] Doesn't impress me.

It impresses me.

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Chattering] I smell
something great.

[All] Oh!

Look what just flew in.

Oh, you're a great
cook, Kimberly.

Hey, man, that sure beats the
turkey we used to get in Harlem.

Yeah, a piece of meat
loaf with a feather in it.

[Clinking] Attention, please.

I would like to welcome you
all to our home and to our table.

Even you.

Can you make it short? This is not
one of your stockholder meetings.

Would you two please behave yourselves?
Or it's back to the bar and pretzels.

Okay.

Arnold, I'll bet you could eat
that whole turkey all by yourself.

Not tonight.

What's the matter, Arnold?
Aren't you feeling well?

- Yeah, I'm okay.
- No, he's not.

He's got no appetite,
and neither have I.

Me neither. I couldn't get
a drumstick past my lips.

Dad, I feel like I'm gonna cry.

Well, honey, don't
look at me. Blame him.

I'm sorry, Dad, but we're gonna
have to blame it on both of you.

You know, we postponed our
Thanksgiving dinner a whole week.

Now there's nothing
even to be thankful for,

because two old friends
can't even give an inch.

That's the problem.

I'm with Arnold. Gentlemen?

Larry, I'm sorry that the
television deal didn't work out.

But the economy's gonna pick up.

And maybe later on things
will be different, okay?

But I'll give you my word...

that as soon as
interest rates go down...

and the stock market
straightens out,

I'll look at the
whole deal again.

I remember my friends.

Okay, Phil. I remember
my friends too.

Hey, carve the turkey, will
ya? That sucker died for all this.

- Shall we say grace?
- Yeah, but make it a quick one.

I think my appetite is back.

You took the words
right out of my mouth.

Which leaves more
room for the turkey.

Right. Larry, would you
do the honors? Thank you.

Dear Lord, we struck
out in New York...

because you didn't choose to
show Phil Drummond the light.

- Larry!
- Just a little
editorial prayer.

The Bible says a
child shall lead them.

And today these children made me realize
that I was imposing on a friendship,

when all I should expect from my
dear friend is his love and, uh, respect.

Thank you for the
bounty of this good food...

and for the love and friendship that brings
us here in the joy of the holiday season.

Amen. [Together] Amen.

Like the Bible says, a
child shall lead them.

Make way for hungry child.

♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum ♪

♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some ♪

♪ A man is born He's
a man of means ♪

♪ Then along come two They
got nothin' but their jeans ♪

♪ But they got
diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes to
move the world Yes, it does ♪

♪ It takes diff'rent strokes
to move the world ♪

♪ Mmm ♪♪

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