Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005): Season 4, Episode 24 - Robert's Divorce - full transcript

Flashback to when Robert got divorced.

-This is nice, isn't it?
- It's wonderful.

Where's the guy
with the water already?

I'm dying here.

Good. Before you go,
would you make a toast?

Okay...

here's to water.

The earth is covered with it.

Where the hell is my share?

Raymond, please,
make a toast.

All right, uh...

here's to Robert
being back on the job.



We all think it's great.

Way to go...

way to go.

- Cheers. There you go.
- All right, there you go.

Thank you.

This is a very special
night for me.

I finally feel like I've put
my bull wound behind me.

I said, "behind me."

Oh, I got it.

No, but I gotta tell you, it's been

a tough few months
getting back on my feet,

and now that I have
Amy at my side again,

and I'm back doing the job that I love,
I've never felt better.

And also I think I have
gotten over my anxiety



vis-a-vis public restrooms,

so if you'll excuse me,
I shall return presently.

- Oh my God.
- It's that awful woman!

- That's definitely her, right?
- It's her!

- Who?
- That's Joanne,

Robert's ex-wife.

What the hell?
She's got water!

Oh my God, so that's
Robert's ex-wife?

Yep, the infamous Joanne.

Mom, stuff's coming out!

I almost didn't
recognize her

without her broomstick
and flying monkeys.

When was the last time
Robert saw her?

Oh, not since the divorce
was finalized.

- You don't know this story?
- No, he never talks about her.

That's 'cause he's a nice boy.

- I'll tell you.
- Go ahead.

Okay. Ma, no spitting.

Let's see,
we had just moved in

across the street
from my parents, right?

I don't remember.
I've blocked that out.

Well, that's when it was,

'cause right about that time,

Robert and Joanne,
they had a little house...

No no, I'm serious.

I'm putting that movie
in my top five all-time.

Any movie with a cop
or a dog in it

goes into your top five.

Andthisone had both!

Hey, remember when the dog
cleaned himself in front of the mayor?

That was funny.
I'll give you that one.

You know what I liked best
about that movie?

We had to leave
our house to see it.

This is the first movie we've seen
since we had the twins!

Hey, you're the one
whose egg divided.

And you know what?
Your mother told me

they would babysit
the kids whenever we wanted.

It is just so great that we moved
across the street from them.

- Hey, Joanne.
- Hey, sweetheart.

- Hey, guys.
- What's happening?

- How was the movie?
- Oh, I'm telling you,

I wish you'd come with us.
I really liked it.

I'm thinking of putting it
in my top five.

Really? Because the preview
looked kind of stupid.

You know now that
I think about it,

the dog drove a car,
what is that?

That's why we can
never see movies together.

We have the exact opposite
taste in movies, books-- stop!

...Music, TV shows.

He likes the kind of thing
where someone steps on a rake.

- This movie had that too.
- Yeah, it was good.

It's funny.

Oh, no no no.
You can put your feet on our furniture.

That's all right,
I'm good right here.

No, really, it's okay.

Until Robert gets a raise,

we are blessed
with your parents' old stuff.

If you get really close,
you can still smell Frank's feet.

I'll pass.

Sorry.

I thought we weren't
doing that anymore.

- No crazy chin.
- Yeah, you're right, you're right.

Sometimes when I eat,
I do a little thing with my chin.

- That's all right. I didn't know.
- I didn't notice that.

So, Debra, your hair
is looking good!

Oh, thank you.

It's not as yuck as it was
when you were pregnant.

Thank you.

What are you doing?

- I am rubbing your shoulders.
- Why?

I don't know,
you're my mush-mush?

It's okay.

I'm sorry.
Was I hurting you?

Sometimes I don't know
my own strength.

You and your big mitts.

That's why we can't have pets.

My funny lady!

Oh, look out
for Mr. Big Hands.

Okay, I'm going to bed.

- We'll keep it down out here.
- Do whatever you want.

- Good night, guys. Good to see you.
- Okay, bye.

Bobby, tonight could you
not plop into bed?

Sometimes I wake up
in mid-air.

Okay, got it, no plopping.

Night, mushy mush-mush!

So, Robert,
I love what you've--

No no, seriously,
we've got to keep it down.

Ooh, ahh.

Whoo.

Ooh, boy.

I am tuckered out.

You guys wanna play
Monopoly or something?

Shouldn't you be
getting home?

I have to make sure that Joanne
is in a real deep sleep,

'cause I kinda
have the tendency

to plop into bed.

Yeah, mush-mush told us.

I know, how about Pictionary?

I'll get a sketch pad.

Don't you feel bad for Robert?

I feel bad for you,
'cause I'm going to bed.

Wait a minute.

Wait.

Listen, you've got
to talk to Robert.

He's so unhappy
with Joanne!

He's not unhappy.
What?

So she's a little bossy.
He seems fine with that.

She's always putting him down,
and he just sits there and takes it.

Hey, that's marriage.

Their marriage.

That's their marriage,
over there.

Just tell him that
he should talk to Joanne

about the way she treats him
and how that makes him feel.

How about I'll just
tell him to go home,

and then you and l
can go upstairs

and shake it up.

If you don't talk to him, I will.

No, don't, no!
Would you--

I'll talk to him, okay?
I know-- I know what to say.

Found a deck of cards!

Crazy Eights?

Listen, Robert,

you really--

you really should go home
to your wife, 'cause...

Debra's got to pump
breast milk.

Yeah, you know what to say.

I don't have to pump, Robert.

It's just that, um...

you and Joanne--
I mean, we think Joanne is great,

but just sometimes, uh,

you know, with you,
she can be not very nice,

and we were just thinking

that it would help you
if you told her h--

Robert, stop looking
at my breasts.

I'm sorry.

Listen, Joanne has to put up
with a lot from me.

I'm not the easiest person
to live with.

I'm hairy and smelly,

and I'm really
kind of like an animal.

- Hi, dear.
- Hey, Marie, hi!

Hey...

I told you two, you can't come in here
anymore if you don't knock.

Gotcha.

Hey, your old lady's
looking for you.

- Joanne?
- Yeah.

She was a little short
with me on the phone.

I think she's
worried about you.

I don't like that one.

Why can't you just be happy
that Robby found someone?

When are you gonna learn
it's not our place

to meddle in our
children's lives?

Marie, I don't think
it's meddling

if you love and care
about the person.

You know, you're just strolling
down the railroad tracks

and you don't hear
the "whoo-whoo!"

Robert, I think what your father
is trying to say

- is that sometimes Joanne is...
-...a nutcracker.

Dad, you're talking
about my wife.

Anutcracker!

Robby, you really should--

No.

No, I'm not butting in.

Live your life.

Robert, you just
seem so unhappy.

What is this, some kind
of intervention?

I happen to love Joanne.

She's strong,
she's independent.

You don't know
anything about her.

You don't know about our...

private life.

We have chemistry.

I remember...

when you took chemistry.

That was the year
you had no eyebrows.

I don't appreciate this.
I really don't.

Your family is not supposed
to be like this.

If no one is gonna
support me,

then I'd just rather
you all butt out!

Wow, he really hates
that chair.

What are you doing?
What are you doing?

You're supposed to be
studying for your sergeant's exam!

How are we ever gonna
afford anything nice

if this is how you study!?

I'm taking a cartoon break
and eating a banana!

That's great!
You're gonna put it off

till the last minute,
and then guess what?

You'll be watching
cartoons full time

and coming to me
for banana money!

You think you can
answer the door?!

- Hey.
- Hey.

What do you want?

Um...

well...

I wanted to come by

and apologize
for everybody yesterday.

Let me tell you something,

none of you know her
the way I do.

Yeah yeah,

I know, chemistry.

But um...

I gotta tell you,

I did just kinda
overhear about...

the banana money.

Bobby, if you're not gonna--

- Oh! Hey, Ray.
- Hi, Joanne.

Bobby didn't tell me
you were coming over.

That's 'cause Bobby
didn't even know.

You know, it's a surprise.

You know how we love it
when you come over, Ray,

but Bobby's got
a lot of studying to do,

and you know, you are not
the best influence on him.

Oh, okay.
All right, I'm sorry.

Ray, wait.

Don't talk to him like that.

Excuse me?

- It's okay.
- No no, it's not okay.

I want you to apologize
to Raymond.

- Apologize for what?
- For what you just said to him,

and for all the mean things
you've ever said about him.

She says mean things
about me?

Oh, sure sure. She's sweet to your face,
but as soon as you leave

she talks about how your voice sounds
like a wounded cow.

Or how when you run,
it looks like you're trying

to hold a pencil
between your cheeks.

Hmph.

I'm tired of the way
you treat him.

He's my brother. And I'm gonna
tell you something else, Joanne.

Maybe if you just showed
a little warmth to people,

they wouldn't be
so scared of you.

And maybe if you just gave me
a clue that you still cared about me,

I wouldn't spend so much time
hiding out at Ray and Debra's.

And you wanna know
something else?

Things are gonna have
to start changing around here.

I want a divorce.

What?

Ah, that felt good.
I've been waiting

for the right time.
Thank you.

I'll get that.

I'm glad we talked.
How much time

do you think you'll need
to get your stuff out of the house?

- Hello, Raymond.
- Hi, Ma, listen, could you

drive me to the mall?
'Cause I could really use a sweater.

Okay, we'll go Saturday.

- No no.
- Oh, hello, Joanne.

How nice to see you!

Robby, I made you
a bundt cake!

What's the matter?

Joanne just...

dumped me.

I don't understand.

You know what, Ma?
I'll tell you about it in the car.

- It's chilly, I can use a sweater.
- Joanne dumped you?

Joanne dumped you?

You!

You!

You never appreciated
my Robby!

- I could use a sweater.
- You never loved him

for the decent
delightful boy he is!

You never realized
how lucky you are

to be a part
of this wonderful family.

I have held my tongue

for two years,

and I have given you
every benefit of the doubt.

That's the kind
of person I am!

The kind of person you are?

You are an angry,

pushy, manipulative

- bitch.
- Oh!

- Oh, you!
- No, Ma, stop it!

- You monster, you!
- She didn't mean it.

No, you're not a monster,
you're a creature!

I'm not the one being
restrained right now.

And I'm not the one
who danced topless in Atlantic City!

That's right.

I know all about you,

Cinnamon.

But as long as my son
seemed happy,

I decided to let him live
in blissful ignorance.

I knew she was
a showgirl, Ma.

- You knew?!
- Yes.

You knew this and you
still married her?!

You didn't tell me?!

Could have saved money
on the bachelor party.

Oh, come on,
enough enough!

I don't want to hear
this kind of thing anymore!

Someone has to protect
this family,

and I'm through
sitting idly by!

And as for you...

nobody dumps my son!

You think
you're dumping my son?

- Okay, let's calm down.
- Well, let me tell you something--

my son is dumping you!
That's right!

It's time to take out the trash!

Three minutes ago I was watching
cartoons and eating a banana.

- She still there?
- No.

What's scary is, I think
I just saw a bat fly away.

You knew
she was a showgirl?!

Raymond, I hope
you're not keeping

this kind of a secret
about Debra.

You mean "Peppermint"?

I don't like that, Raymond.

Thank God I live
across the street from you.

And now...

we all need to have
a piece of this cake.

What do I do now?

I'll tell you what you don't do.

You don't call Mom a bitch.

Oh my God!

I usually don't get that way,

but you know how strong
maternal instincts are.

Yeah, I know.

Still hurts when it rains.

Shh-shh-shh, here he comes.

Oh my God,

did you see who's sitting
over there? Joanne!

- Get out of here!
- Really? She is?

Do you think she saw me?
Should I go say hi? What do I do?

- No, you don't have to go.
- She's a horrible person.

- She's a creature.
- Hi.

- Hey, Joanne!
- Hey, look at this!

You were here?

- Hi, Bobby.
- Hi.

Oh, what a pleasant surprise!

Oh, how have you been?

Oh.

Thanks, good.

Yeah, good to see you.
You're looking well.

Ow! What?

Oh, Amy, my girlfriend.
My girlfriend Amy.

- Oh, nice to meet you.
- Hi!

Quite a grip you got there.

So, um, ahem, I guess

I'd better be getting back
to my table there.

Sure sure, yeah.

Uh, listen, now that
I'm back in town,

it might be fun
to catch up, if you want.

Here's my number.

Uh, so...

it was really good
to see all of you again.

- You, too.
- Nice meeting you.

It was a really
nice surprise!

What?

She went back
to her maiden name.

Glotz.

Cinnamon Glotz?!

Joanne, Joanne Glotz.

Biggest mistake of my life.

It could be worse, Robert.

Some mistakes
last 43 years.

I don't see what's wrong
with itemizing the bill,

- so we each pay for what we ate.
- It's just easier

to split it up equally, Dad.

Yes, easier for those of you
who had appetizers!

You know what? I'll catch up with you.
I wanna check Dad's tip.

You don't tip
on the tax or the liquor!

All right, all right.

Get in the car,
you're drunk.