Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005): Season 4, Episode 9 - No Thanks - full transcript

Debra tries a new approach to Maries negative attitude.

Hey, what do you think
I should make for Thanksgiving?

What?

What are you...
what do you mean?

My mom's making
Thanksgiving, right? Isn't she?

She always makes
Thanksgiving, right?

What, you wanna...
should we call her?

- Maybe we... should we clear this up?
- Calm down, Ray!

Your mommy's
making Thanksgiving.

She just asked me
to bring something.

Oh. Oh, all right.
Yeah.

That's a good idea.
Yeah.



You could bring rolls.

Or folding chairs.

- Things you bring.
- Mommy.

What is it,
sweetie?

- The boys are bothering me.
- What are they doing?

They're gobbling.

Gobbling.

I told them to stop,
but they keep doing it.

Gobble gobble
gobble gobble...

gobble gobble
gobble gobble...

See?!

...gobble gobble
gobble gobble...

gobble gobble
gobble...

They're probably doing it
because it makes you mad.



If you pretend it doesn't
bother you, they'll stop.

...gobble gobble gobble...
- I don't know.

You know what you should do?
You should gobble, too.

Then they'll get bored,
and they'll leave you alone.

Nah.

Why, what do you got,
Ray?

...gobble
gobble gobble...

Hey, you two quit
gobbling, you hear me?

Or you will never
see ice cream again

for the rest of your life!

- There you go.
- Thank you, Daddy.

Daddy loves you.

Oh, did you
do that yourself?

They're coming!

That's so funny.

Okay okay.
I got one for you.

All right, there's
this old man, right?

He's sitting
on this park bench

and he's crying
uncontrollably, right?

This guy walks up,
he says,

"Hey, old man,
what seems to be the problem?"

And the guy says, "I just married
a beautiful 25-year-old woman," right?

"Every evening she cooks me
this great gourmet meal,

then we have a wonderful
night of passion,

and we fall asleep
in each other's arms," right?

So the guy says,
"Well, then why are you crying?"

And the old man...

So he...
okay okay.

So the old man says...

Come on,
spit it out.

The old man says...

Come on.

The old man says...

The old man says,
"I forgot where I live!"

Right? Forgot
where he lives.

That's a good one.
I love an old man joke.

I married one.

Another good one!

Everyone have wine?

Yeah, okay.
Thank you, Amy.

Thank you, Marie.

This was a terrific
Thanksgiving.

I just love it. You know,
there's that real family...

feeling, you know?

I love Thanksgiving.
I wish every day could be like this.

Yeah, me too.
I love turkey.

Well, it doesn't have to end
on Thanksgiving.

I mean, this Sunday
is my turkey tortellini day,

and I'm gonna teach Amy
how to make it.

So we can have
another family feast.

All right, I'm wearing
my stretchy pants to that one.

Sunday would be great.

Hey, Deb...

you should cook with me
and Marie Sunday morning.

Gosh, really?

Sunday I really have
my hands full.

That's bath day,
you know?

- The twins and... Ray.
- Well, you can count us in

- for the eating of the meal.
- Yeah.

No way. Your girl
doesn't cook, you're out.

Oh, stop it, Frank.

The dinner's
for everyone.

Yeah, and I'll try to come up
with another joke.

I got it.

Well, I'd better get started
with these dishes.

No no, you relax, Marie.
Ray.

Yeah, Ma, relax.

- Ray!
- Oh.

That went
pretty good, huh?

I could kill Amy.
Cooking with Marie.

Yeah.

Well, she's drunk.

Anyway, you were the one who went
on and on about how nice it was

- to be with everybody.
- Yeah, today was nice,

but I can't be in the kitchen
with your mother.

That's the belly
of the beast.

Yeah.

- Debra.
- Ah!

Hey, hi.

Wow. Those shoes
are quiet, huh?

Debra, I don't know why
your rolls are all left.

I like them.

The burnt part
gave them some flavor.

Don't worry about those
pots and pans, honey.

- I know how to do those.
- Well, cleaning is cleaning.

You'd think so.

All right.

There it is.
The raising of the pan.

Thanksgiving
is officially over.

And always with
that little smile.

- She's so good at that.
- Yeah.

That was like
a drive-by.

I should just
tell her to...

- You know what you could do.
- What?

Gobble.

Yeah, if you gobble,
then she'll get bored,

and she'll just
leave you alone.

Thanks.

Oh, Debra, I envy you,

the way you can just
roll out of bed

and put on anything
and not even care.

Gobble gobble
gobble gobble.

You know what?
You might be right.

What?

Everything I told Ally about
pretending it doesn't bother her,

why haven't I tried
that with your mother?

Because that's how
you deal with children.

Yeah, okay...

but normal children.
This one's big

and a little off
her nut.

No no.

Every time Marie says something
mean or insulting, I get mad.

Maybe that's why
she keeps doing it.

I should just change the way I react
to her. God, that's in every book.

Books.

There's nothing wrong
with how you react.

Ray, I wanted to hit her
with a frying pan.

Get in line.

Your father's
on the couch.

And he thinks from
a lying down position

he can eat more
mashed potatoes.

- Hey hey, Marie.
- Yeah.

I would love to cook
with you guys on Sunday.

Really?

Belly of the beast.

And you know what?

Ray's gonna be at the auto show,
so we could do it at my house.

We can hang out there
all day. It'll be fun.

Are you all right,
dear?

Yeah, I'm just super excited
about Sunday.

Okay, wonderful.

This should be
educational for you.

Educational.

That's a good one.

What are you doing?

A whole day cooking
with my mother.

Hey, look, unless I make an effort
to change my behavior,

I can't expect your family
to change theirs.

And you could
try this too, you know?

Why?

I'm used to them.

It's like getting
into a hot bath.

At first it's so hot

that you don't think
you can take it,

but then, you know,
once you get your luggage in,

it's not that bad.

You did a wonderful job
of kneading, Amy.

Thanks.
I needed to hear that.

Adorable.

Okay, next we're going
to roll the dough.

Now it can't be
too thick or too thin.

It's not easy.
It needs a light touch.

Shall we let
Amy continue?

Yeah, go ahead, Amy.

I mean, she's
already on a roll.

Okay, yes, all right.

So that's good.
See?

Back and forth.
Just like ironing.

Oh.

I know. It's true.
I can't iron.

Well, where were we?

Okay okay.

Amy, you continue
doing that,

and I'm gonna need
some help with the sauce.

How does stirring
sound to you?

Whatever you say, Marie.
You're the master.

What?

You're the master.
I mean, I'm just happy to be here.

You're a brilliant cook.

Thank you.

Those are such
lovely earrings.

Oh, thank you,
Marie.

You always have
such nice taste.

Are you
all right, dear?

Yes, I've just
never seen...

such lovely earrings.

- Oh, yeah, you like those?
- Yeah.

- Mommy, the boys keep blocking the TV.
- Yeah, honey.

Well, remember
what we talked about?

Pretend it doesn't bother you
and see what happens.

When's Daddy
coming home?

Just try it.
Trust me it works.

Did you want
to say something, Marie?

I don't want
to butt in, dear.

No, you go ahead.
Butt.

Well,
your advice...

I'm not saying
it was wrong, dear,

but well,
it's not right.

No?

No, see, I've been
mothering for 40 years.

And I just think that if
Ally pretends it's fine,

then the twins are going to behave
worse than you already let them.

I never thought
of it that way.

You're right.

God, you know, it's just
sometimes I am so scattered.

You know?
Gobble gobble!

Hey.
There they are.

So how was
the car thing?

It was great...
Ferraris, Lamborghinis.

Yeah, Dad was told
to stop touching some

of the finest
automobiles in the world.

Okay, dinner's
almost ready.

Appetizers first.
Gentlemen,

- if you'll follow me into the lounge...
- Ahh.

- And, Marie.
- Yeah.

I'll keep an eye
on that sauce.

Ooh, okay, dear.

Okay.

- Bad day?
- Yep.

Didn't you even
enjoy the cars?

I would have
if I could have

backed one over
those two idiots.

They had a field day.

They made fun
of my corduroy pants.

"Svee svee svee
svee."

And some woman spilled soda on me,
and they're laughing.

It was like they were
at Disneyland.

How was your day?

You can't even imagine.

I imagine name-calling
and someone throwing a shoe.

It was fantastic.

Your mother did start out
with her usual little remarks,

but I just let it roll
right off of me.

I laughed.
I joked. I did it.

Yeah, well,

I tried it, too,
and it didn't work.

How long did you
try it for?

None of your business,
all right?

- It doesn't work.
- It does work.

It's all
about attitude.

You didn't change your attitude,
you had a bad day.

I changed my attitude
and voila.

Don't say viola.

You're just mad

because I found out
a way to get along

with your family,
and you never have.

Well, you think
you figured them out?

You can't change them,
you dizzy broad.

Debra, I knew it.
Your canap?s are a big hit!

I'll be right in.

My canap?s
are a big hit.

Yeah, are you sure
she said "hit?"

- Shall we?
- Yeah yeah, but I'll tell ya,

if I hear one more thing from them,
I'm gonna go Batman on their ass.

Or...

or...

- maybe you could just try...
- Yeah yeah.

- Can I sit here, Marie?
- Oh, come on, honey.

So, boys, what was your
favorite part of the auto show?

Ray taking a Coke
in the lap.

All right, Frank,
leave him alone.

Yeah, you weren't with
the sourpuss all day.

My day wasn't
so easy, either.

What?

Nothing.

You had a nice time today,
didn't you, Marie?

Oh, of course.

What, Marie?

Nothing.

It's just
that sometimes

if you have to spend
an entire day with a person,

that you need
to make an effort.

It was an effort
to be with me today?

No, I didn't say that.

This was a very
pleasant day.

Yes, because
I made an effort.

I was nice.
It was me.

Okay, dear.

- I don't know what she's talking...
- No no no no.

No no no.

No no no, wait.

L... you...

Amy, you were there.
You saw us.

Who was nice?

I thought
you were both nice.

You're both
very nice people.

Wine anyone?

Marie, you were
criticizing me,

asking me if I knew
how to stir,

explaining
a rolling pin to me.

No, I was just offering you
useful advice like I always do.

- "Advice."
- Of course.

It's one of the joys
of my life.

But today
for some reason,

you seemed
to take it so badly.

What?!

Excuse me one second.
Hold on.

Can you pass
the canap?s, please?

Badly?

I was laughing.

I was making jokes
about myself.

I know,
and to be honest,

I found that
terribly sarcastic.

What do you mean,
sarcastic?

Well, it means a sort
of phony facade.

I think I know
what sarcastic means.

Scooch over
a little, will ya?

If you didn't want to spend the day
with me, Debra,

I think at least you should have
been honest about it.

I was being nice!

I was trying to be nice.
That was nice in there. Today was nice.

And I was nice,
damn it!

See, now you're getting
a bit emotional.

Gee, I wonder why.

Ah, back to sarcastic.

If you didn't think
I was being nice,

then why were you
nice back to me?

Well, when in Rome...

How could you?
You are a...

A priest and a rabbi
walk into a bar.

Ha ha!

And one of them
has a parrot.

Parrot.

And he says to...

Aw.

Can I have
some wine, Amy?

No.

Wait, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

Answer me this.
Ray, Robert.

Listen, I know you
weren't there today.

But wouldn't you agree
that sometimes,

and I'm not saying
all the time,

but sometimes Marie
can be critical of me?

Frank?

Come on!

Ray.

I told you not to do this.

- Ray, look at me.
- No.

- Look at me.
- No.

- Look at me!
- No!

All right, Deb,
we're gonna, all right.

We've had... in the past,
we've had our share of tiffs...

but I truly believe it's because
you misunderstand me.

I am not interested

in a relationship
of artificial pleasantries

and phony smiles.

You never ever have
to pretend with me.

I'm always honest
with you, aren't I?

And if I see something

that you desperately
need help with,

like...

cooking...

cleaning...

the children...

your hair,

I care so much

that I have to
say something

'cause I want to help.

Oh, honey. You don't have
to be worried, dear.

I forgive you
for today.

And I'm always
here to help.

Voila.

Ladies, whatever you went through
today was worth it.

An excellent meal.

I give it two buttons
and a zip.

What kind of ice cream
you got there, Ray?

Chocolate swirly.

What's that?
I can't hear you over your pants.

Yeah, Noisy Pants.

These aren't the same pants.
I changed them before dinner.

Then you better
see a doctor.

Noisy luggage.

Ha ha!

Very funny.
Very funny.

Sounds to me like
nobody wants any ice cream.

Sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

Yeah.

See that?

That is how it's done.

It's not funny!