Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005): Season 3, Episode 23 - Be Nice - full transcript

Ray and Debra try to be nice to each other.

- Debra, where's the paper?

Yeah, yeah.
Put her in a bikini!

- You brought the paper in.
Where'd you put it?

- Honey,
I'm on the phone.

I saw a bathing suit
that would be perfect for you.

- Could you just point
to the paper?

- Would you stop?
I'm on the phone.

- In the amount of time
it took you to say that,

You can tell me
where the paper is.

- Yeah, it's just
my husband.

- Well, who's that?



- It's jason's mom
from school, okay?

- You don't even
know her name.

Tell me her name.

- Shh!

Yeah, I have the catalog
here somewhere.

- Oh, so you're looking
for something

For somebody
you don't even know.

Where's my paper?

- Yeah. Here.
I've got the catalog.

You know what?

I'll give it to you
when I see you at the book fair.

Okay? Okay. Bye-bye.

God!
You are impossible!

I can't talk on the phone
for two minutes



Without you interrupting me.

- Where's the paper?

- Forget the paper.

You're taking the kids
to the park.

- Wh-whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
When did that happen?

- Last night, you said
you'd take the kids to the park

So that I could clean up
around here

And, you know, lay down
for a few minutes today.

- When you were watching
your stupid whatever show.

- "sportscenter"?

- Yes. I asked you,
and you said okay.

Or did I say,
"okay, okay, okay"?

- What, so you're not
gonna take them?

- [sighs]

How much time
do you need?

- I want an hour
and a half.

- All right, but I'm back here
in an hour and a half.

The hour and a half
includes travel time.

- Okay, fine.
Just go, okay?

- Okay. All right.

The hour and a half
starts right now.

Okay. I'm just gonna go
put on my sneakers.

- Uh, hi. Do you know
what time it is?

- Uh, let's see.

It's 11 1/2 minutes
since I put on my sneakers.

It's about 3:00.

- Thanks.

- I'm elise.

We've seen the kids here
with your wife, debra, right?

- Right.
- Is she okay?

- Yeah.
She's taking a nap.

- She gets to nap?

- And you're watching
all three kids?

- Well, I am their father,
you know.

- Wow.

- You could teach my husband
a thing or two.

- Well, have him call me,
and I'll set up some lessons.

- It's so great the way

I mean, my husband would rather
just sit and watch sports.

- Yeah. Ha-ha. Sports.

Sports is sports,
you know, but...

They grow up so quickly.

- The ice cream truck, daddy!
Can we have some?

- Oh, well, let's see.

You had all your lunch today,
so okeydokey.

Anyone else
want some ice cream?

- You know, I was gonna
get some, so I'll go.

- Oh.
- Come on, justin.

- Oh, you know what?
He's playing, so let him stay.

I'll watch him.

- You sure
you don't mind?

- Ah, what's one more?

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

You tell them rascals

We're fixing to get
some italian ices.

[mocks spitting]

- Oh, darn, this wheel.
- No, here, let me get it.

- It keeps falling off.
No, that's okay.

- No, no.
It's no trouble.

It should
just pop back on.

I've seen these.

- Oh, hi, there, debra.
- Hi.

- Oh, hi.

- Haley! No, no, honey,
we don't eat sand.

Excuse me.
Thanks, ray.

- Yeah. Don't thank me yet.
I haven't fixed it.

- What are you doing?

What are you doing here?
You're supposed to be sleeping.

- Yeah, well, you forgot
the twins' jackets.

It's cold out.
- It's not cold.

- Yeah.
You're wearing a jacket.

- There you go. Okay.
Good as new.

- Wow. Thanks.

He is so helpful.
Where did you find him?

- He's a...
Gift from heaven.

- Nice meeting you, ray,
and thanks again.

- Okay. No problem.

- [sighs]

- Oh, hey, justin,

Your mother's gonna
be right back, okay?

- Where is she?

- She's over there.

I'm keeping an eye
on justin for her.

- You're watching
additional children?

- Here we go. Oh, hey, debra.
- Hi.

- I got everybody
popsicles.

- Oh, great.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
5 popsicles.

- Thanks for watching
justin, ray.

- Pleasure, elise.

- You better hang on
to him, debra.

Come on, justin!

- See you later,
justin!

Well, you know,
this is silly.

We don't both
need to be here.

Maybe one of us should--
I don't know--

Go home and watch
the ball game.

- I don't think
you want to go yet.

You're gonna miss
the awards ceremony.

- Huh?

- Yeah.

And the winner
for best performance

As a husband goes to...

[gasps]

Ray barone for "mr. Fantastic
visits a park"!

Yay!

- Oh, I have nothing
prepared.

I was thinking about

What we said at the park,
and you know what?

It's true.

We are nicer to other people,
even strangers,

Than we are
to each other.

- Yeah.

So?

Maybe we could both be
a little nicer to each other.

- Oh. Okay...Sure.

You'll be nicer?

- Yes,
and you could be nicer to me.

- Oh. Okay.

Like how?

- Oh, nothing,

Just, uh, a little
more consideration.

You know?
Appreciation.

- Oh. Okay.

- It's just
the little things.

You know, manners--
pleases and thank-yous.

- Got it. Got it.
Got it. Got it.

- Yeah. Just a little
courtesy, you know?

Like maybe you can
compliment me once in a while.

- I give you compliments.

- No, you don't.

I always have to ask,
say, "how do I look?"

Or, you know,
"what did you think of dinner?"

- So...Unassisted
compliments, huh?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

This being nice thing
is a two-way street.

What would you like
from me?

- Well, you could be
a little more polite--

You know, like, uh,

Not call me "idiot."

- Okay. That's fair.
- Yeah.

- No more "idiot."

- Okay.

- What would you like
to be called?

- Sweetie?

- Seriously?

- I don't know.
Try it.

- Okay...Sweetie.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sweetie. Yeah.

Yeah. Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Oh, you know what?
One more thing.

I was just thinking
that we could maybe

Not interrupt each other
when we're on the phone, okay?

- Right, right,
or, like,

If we're on the phone
and I ask for something,

We could take the time
just to say, "hold on, please,"

And tell me where it is
in the same amount of time

That it would take to say,
"I'm on the phone."

Just like that.
Do that.

- Okay.
Yeah.

Or...Like, when we're
having a baby together

And I'm in labor,

You could maybe
help me to the car

Instead of looking for magazines
you want to flip through

While you're
at the hospital.

- Okay.

And you'll work
on the phone thing.

- Right.
- Okay.

- Right.
- Okay. All right.

Ah! There it is.
There it is. See?

- You just called me
an idiot again.

- I did not.

- Yes, you did--
with your eyes.

Yes, I know
the shorthand of it.

- All right, fine.

- Yeah.
Buh buh buh!

- What, ray?
I wasn't gonna roll my eyes.

- You sure?

- Yes, I'm sure.

- All right.

- Good night.
- Good night.

I heard that.

Hey, huck-a-poo.

- Hey, listen, ray,

Thanks for taking that stuff
over to the book fair.

- Oh, you're welcome.

I think it's great
that you're doing this.

- Oh. You know what?

That makes
all the difference.

Ohh!

Just to be acknowledged.

You're acknowledging me.
That's nice!

- Well, thanks.
Nice to be nice.

- Yeah.

Okay. I'm gonna
check on dinner.

- Okay.

You know, I still need you
to box up all these books, okay?

- Sure.

Sure. Pleasure.

- Thanks.

- What are we having
for dinner?

- Fish.
- Great! Good. Great.

And I enjoyed them so much
that I, uh--yeah.

I was just saying,

"I can't wait to have fish
right away again."

- Oh, ray,
that's okay.

If you don't want the fish,
you don't have to have it.

What else would you like?
- Really?

Anything else.

- Okay.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- This is nice.

This is great.

- You want books?

They're all yours!

- Nothing dad likes better
than getting rid of knowledge.

- Hey, ray, how come
you're not watching the game?

- What game?

- You've got the dish.

Somebody's hitting
something somewhere.

- Whoa! Whoa!
Let me get that for you.

- Oh, thanks.
- There you go.

And if there's anything else
you need, let me know.

- Okay.

- What happened?

- Nothing.

- Come on.
Who are you kidding?

"if there's anything else
you need, let me know."

She's got your dice
in a vice.

- Frank, you took
all my books.

Where are
all my books?

- You never look
at those.

- Oh! My high school
yearbook, frank?

I want this.

- Well, I don't want it
in the house.

It's depressing.

- What are you
talking about?

I look beautiful
in those pictures.

- That's what's depressing.

- Here you go.

- What's this?

- Ginger ale.

- For me?
- Yeah.

I made you a nice, big, juicy
turkey sandwich for dinner.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome,
sweetie.

- Sweetie.
[chuckles]

- All right, really,
what's going on here?

- Nothing,
we're just trying

To be a little bit nicer
to each other.

- Nice?

I tried it once.
Didn't care for it.

- Did the same thing happen
with smart?

- We could all be
a little nicer to each other.

I mean, doesn't your own family
deserve the best of you?

- You know,
I think debra's right.

You have to be kind.

That's how I try
to spend my life.

Kindness--that's always
been my motto.

- Hmm...

That's a slightly different
motto than, "bah bah bah bah!"

- So kindness
isn't just what you say.

Sometimes
it's what you don't say.

I mean, it's like,
for instance,

Most of my friends,
you know,

They do nothing but criticize
their daughters-in-law.

Me? No.

I hold my tongue.

Because restraint
is important.

Right, dear?

- Yes.

- Ah, cut the crap!

You're playing
with fire here.

You got to let steam off
on each other,

Because if you let it off
on a stranger, he gets mad.

He punches you.
You punch him.

He pulls a knife.
You pull a gun.

Guys jump in. Wars start.
It's a mess!

The spouse is the perfect
escape valve.

- He read that
at our wedding.

- Okay, thanks
for stopping by.

- Billy smith, frank.
Billy smith. Look.

"have a great summer."

I could have married
billy smith.

- There's still time.

- Robert,
you're a policeman.

Try to find billy smith.

And it doesn't have to be
this billy smith.

- Listen, I didn't want
to get involved

In your
little experiment here,

But actually
I think dad has a good point.

- Oh, you can't possibly
think that's healthy.

- Wait. Let me finish.

There is such a thing
as too nice.

- Take it
from the divorced man.

You know,
I was nice to joanne

Every single day
of our marriage.

I was nice right up to the day
she walked out on me.

I carried her bags
out to the car.

I still even send her
a birthday card.

And you know
what I got for it?

Spastic colon.

Make of it
what you will.

[burps]

Good night.

- You know
they're wrong, ray.

- I know. Come on.

What are we listening
to them for?

Why is it that the last people
who should talk

Are always my relatives?

- Come on.
Your sandwich is ready.

Let's go eat.
- Okay.

Where are the kids?

- They're at the parkers'.

- Oh, I love turkey.

- Yeah.
You want some chips?

- No.
Just your sandwich.

Yes!

- How is it?

- It's great.

Do we have chips?

- Yeah, sure.

Why?
What's the matter?

- No, nothing.

There something new in here?
Something new?

- Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I made
my own dressing yesterday.

- Hmm!
- You like it?

- I--you know,
I think it's marvelous

That you're trying
the new dressings, yeah.

- Wait a minute.
What is that?

- What? Nice.

- No, no, no.
That's not nice.

That's, like, fake nice.
That's your mom.

- All right, all right, now,
that's not nice right there.

- Come on, ray,
don't patronize me, okay?

If you don't like my dressing,
just say so.

I'm fine with honesty.

- You're fine if I tell you
that it's bad?

- Well, yes,
because that's--

What do you mean
it's bad?

- I didn't say
that it was bad.

I said, "you're fine
if I say that it's bad?"

- Oh, don't give me
that crap.

Why don't you just say
you hate it?

- All right, look,
maybe I'm wrong,

But I don't think
this is a sandwich problem.

I think somebody's letting off
a little steam at me.

- Well, you know what?

I think I have the right

To let off a little steam
at you,

Because I made some fish,
and you didn't want that,

And then I make you
this special sandwich,

And now you're having
a problem with that!

- I didn't say I had
a problem with it, all right?

I'm just trying
to be nice!

- Yeah, fake nice.
- What's the difference?

Wait. You know what?

Forget about it.
I'm eating the sandwich.

- All right, no!
Don't eat the sandwich.

- No, I'm gonna eat
the sandwich.

You made it for me special,
and I'm going to eat it.

- Oh, so now you're just gonna
hold everything in

Like your brother.

- No. It's a perfectly
good sandwich.

You made it for me,
and I appreciate it. That's all.

I'll make a deal
with you.

I throw this out...

And you can call me
an idiot.

- Deal.

Idiot.

- All right, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Come on.
Let's go to the bedroom.

Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!

- Right behind you.