Julia (2022–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Bûche De Noël - full transcript
Julia is surprised by the sudden visit of Charles, Paul's twin, as she prepares for an interview with Life magazine.
- Ooh!
- Oh, oh, gosh, gosh.
I've got it. It's all right.
What a mess.
Oh, it's a day of all this.
It's scrambled this
morning, darling.
It's just the
advance team today.
We have plenty of
time to prepare.
Nervous?
Well, with you by my side,
I know I can't screw
this up too badly.
Thank you for being here.
I imagine Blanche
isn't too pleased.
As pleased as Blanche
gets about anything.
I'm your editor,
and "Life" magazine
interviewing you
is as big as it gets...
four million copies per week!
I'm supposed to be here.
It's my job, and besides
that, I-I want to support you.
Well, I appreciate it, but...
that numerical detail has
made me even more nervous.
Four million copies?
A great place to mention
"Mastering" part two.
Here you are.
Oh, yes. Thank you, Paul.
Well, uh...
you look exquisite today.
And you are exhausting.
- Fuck, they're early.
- Oof.
Cha...
What are you doing here?
Captain...
you look spiffy.
Hello, Ju-u-lia.
Charles...
To what do we owe the pleasure?
Well, I was in the area,
and I thought I'd drop
in on my baby brother.
Still counting those 90 seconds?
You do know it's polite
to call first, Charles.
We have quite a bit going
on in the house right now.
Are you planning on staying?
Uh, Charlie Child, and you are?
Judith Jones.
Allies in alliteration.
Judith is a dear friend,
brilliant editor,
and current houseguest.
Oh. Mm.
- It's so good to see you.
- Been too long.
- Do I smell coffee?
- Uh, uh, the finest.
I thought I'd surprise you.
See, my wife needed
a break from me.
- Again?
- Oh, I can't imagine why.
Little help with the
coffee, please, Paul!
Cream and sugar, Ju-u-lia!
He can't stay with
us. It's not possible.
With "Life" magazine and Judith
here and filming the show...
The timing is terrible,
I know, but it's family.
After all, he's my big brother.
Oh, for God's sakes,
you're the same age.
She can't even do
a little interview
without you, huh?
"Little interview"?
It's "Life" magazine.
Everyone reads it.
Ooh, not I. It's
a bit plebeian.
Oh, this house...
It seems smaller
than I remembered it.
Shall we bunk together?
I've decided I'm going to
check myself into a hotel.
"A hotel"? No, I
won't hear of it.
Oh, no, you must stay.
You're here to keep me from
bungling this whole thing.
I'll be here every day
and at GBH for rehearsals.
I promise.
There'll be no
bungling on my watch.
- But the cost is...
- Julia is right.
Don't leave on my account.
Not on your account,
on Knopf's account.
I want to, really.
I suppose it's settled, then.
Oh, it's settled.
Where are they?
I have a meeting with
Hunter about Season 2
that I need to get to.
Go.
Paul and I will man the fort,
get "Life" magazine set up.
I have plenty to read
while we wait for them.
Can you expense the room
for Charlie instead?
And voilà.
Oh, sunshine, that
looks perfect.
You look perfect.
- Mm.
- Mm.
I'm starving.
Me too.
This morning was...
Spectacular.
We really earned this.
Mm-hmm.
- Good morning, Benny.
- Morning, Julia.
Excuse me.
What is that?
This is the GE TCF
Spacemaker 2000.
Ah! You beat me
to the good news.
Product placement.
Companies will pay to see
their merchandise on TV.
You mean on "The French Chef"?
Of course on "The
French Chef."
No one's watching anything else.
We can fund all our new
programming this way.
GE has already
covered Alice's pilot.
But I've never even
used these before.
Well, they're cutting edge.
Oh, Hunter, I'm not
sure about this.
I'm not a salesman.
I'm a teacher.
But that's all you have to do.
- What?
- Teach.
Do exactly what
you've been doing.
Nothing will change.
Just use those,
also these and...
this.
You know, uh, you won't
even notice a difference.
I promise.
Don't worry about it.
Oh, Alice.
- Oh, those are lovely.
- Thank you, Julia.
Hunter, sorry to interrupt.
They are waiting for you
at the "By Women,
For Women" taping.
Oh, right. Uh, coming, coming.
Yes, break a leg.
After Russell's show,
this has to work.
It's going to.
- Right. There she is.
- Oh, okay.
- Who?
- Kathleen, our host.
It's progressive...
Okay...
just a little
final touch. Okay.
- Hey.
- Wow.
Look at this.
Okay, people, it's go time.
Um, hi, everyone.
I just wanted to say thank you
for all of your hard work.
Thank you to our
host, Ms. Gordon,
and to our panelists
for believing in this.
There are so many conversations
that happen between women
in this country secretly...
in office hallways,
in women's bathrooms,
whispered behind closed doors.
We are going to bring these
discussions to the forefront
to help us all feel
less alone out there,
or at least that's my hope...
that it will bring
us all together.
It is something that
I learned was possible
from watching Julia Child.
Television is a bridge...
Especially if you
can make it joyful.
Anyway, I am just...
I am just so thrilled
that we are all here,
and I will stop talking now.
So break a leg everybody.
Okay, and 3, 2...
I am a married woman,
and I was denied
contraception by my doctor.
I'm a married woman
with four children,
and I believe I have a right to
choose whether I have another.
Can state law
prohibit married women
from using contraception?
That's the question
facing the Supreme Court
in Griswold vs. Connecticut.
We'll take a close
look at that today
when we discuss birth
control in America.
It's a tough pill to swallow.
But we're going to have
a good time here today.
I promise.
I'm your host, Kathleen Gordon,
and this is "By
Women, For Women."
Wait. Wait. Wait. Why
are you moving that? I...
Come on.
I-I don't think this
so-called art director
has any understanding...
Hunter wants to do something
called product placement
on "The French Chef."
Companies will pay to have me
hawk their wares on the show.
Hmm. That's an
interesting idea.
They have changed
"The French Chef" set.
A new icebox... the GE
Space-whatever 3000.
Well, now, is a new
fridge so terrible?
Really, Paul?
Are you enjoying having
your artwork rearranged?
No, no, I...
Where is she going with that?
Steak au poivre.
It was Freddie who taught
me how to make the sauce.
Oh, shouldn't bring him up.
Oh, God!
Oh, darling, it's
wonderful. Mmm.
Might have taken it off
a bit earlier, though.
Mm, Charlie Bones approved
the blueprints for France.
I had some thoughts.
You can critique it
once it's finished.
Come visit us.
Oh, the French...
not my people.
Always there when they need you.
The house will be
quaint, though,
once you fix those
design issues.
Charlie is a talented architect.
Amateur architect.
Mm, I designed and built
my vacation home in Maine.
- Mm.
- I wrote a book about it.
It's very beautiful...
the book, too.
Charlie did all
the illustrations.
Captain, you're making me blush.
Okay. I got to ask...
why do you keep
calling Paul "Captain"?
Oh...
funny story.
- When we were five, six...
- Seven.
I blinded Paul in the
left eye with a needle.
Hilarious story, isn't it?
- Permanently?
- It was an accident.
Of course it was,
but Paul had to wear an
eye patch for months.
He looked like a little pirate.
We were obsessed with
"Treasure Island" as boys.
So I called him Captain One Eye.
- Charlie was Charlie Bones.
- Aye.
Yes, and then eventually
he just became Captain.
You know, it actually
made me feel better,
turning it into a game.
I had no idea, Paul.
You're such a gifted
visual artist,
painter, photographer.
That's remarkable.
Yes, he is a marvel.
Would you pass the
pepper, please?
Doesn't let anything
get in his way.
He was scared of heights, and
he decided to conquer his fear
by repairing stained glass
in the upper reaches
of great cathedrals.
They dubbed him
Tarzan of the Apse.
Oh.
Julia, tell me, why is it
you and Paul left Europe?
Why are you asking?
It must have been jarring
going from such an exciting
life to settling in Cambridge.
Why would you do that?
Where's this coming from?
Those are some questions
you should have answers to.
The interview questions?
Well, how did you get them?
I chatted up the art director.
She had very good taste.
Managed to grab them
while she wasn't looking.
Does he want it raw?
It was steak au poivre,
not steak tartare.
I took it off at
the decisive moment.
I don't know why you let
him get to you, Julie.
Thinks the sun shines
out of his ass.
Well, that's not his fault.
Mother thought that, too.
He's always been the favorite.
Oh, sure, blame the mother.
- And he stole the questions.
- It's useful having them.
Well, he could have
given them earlier.
And the questions themselves,
they're intrusive.
Don't you think?
It's nobody's business
why we left Europe,
and we can't just tell
the truth now, can we?
Not the whole bald truth.
People could use it
against us and twist it.
My, that's dark.
Is it really is
serious as all that?
Well, no, I only mean if we
don't figure out our story,
they'll tell it for us.
Right. And we can't whisk it.
No, Paul.
- No.
- All right.
All right, let's
figure this out.
How do we want to
approach "Life"?
What if I killed Charlie
during the interview?
You'd sell a lot of magazines.
Thank you for watching
"By Women, For Women."
Let's keep the
conversation going.
Till next time.
Ooh.
It's very good. Isn't it?
Yes, very, very good.
She did it.
I-I-I mean, this could
really be something.
- There's nothing else like it.
- It could be big.
Certain parts were
a little explicit...
the diagram, for instance...
but, yes, she did it!
- Whoa, man.
- Hey, grab lunch?
Um, I have to go
meet the sales reps
and then rehearsal.
Don't you have somewhere to be?
No.
No meetings, calendar is clear.
- Hmm.
- It's all right.
Marian wants me to watch Vicki
while she goes to Filene's...
there's a big sale, you know?
I-I should go home.
Okay, then.
Hey.
- So?
- Nice work.
It's fantastic.
You made something
special, truly.
- Russ loved it.
- And Hunter?
Well, we didn't really get
into it, but he seemed happy,
and all of the women in
the office loved it, too.
Elaine, it is good.
No, really, it is good.
We did it. We fucking did it.
I hope you're cooking up
something salty today.
Well, we're making
a lovely dessert.
There is a pinch.
Salt is always there
for you in a pinch.
Morton's is always there
for you in a pinch.
Say, that's pretty good.
- Can you fit that in there?
- Yes, of course.
Oh, uh, you must
be our man from...
"Life" magazine,
actually, Noel Winton.
Uh, "Life" magazine,
oh, oh, "Life" magazine.
Well, I'll leave
you to it, then.
Let me show you gents
where the magic...
- Julia Child.
- Noel Winton.
I'm only here to observe
today, Mrs. Child,
if that's okay with you.
The interviews start tomorrow,
but I want to watch you work
and see how the
sausage gets made.
It'll be great for the piece.
Certainly.
Although, this episode
is buche de Noel,
and there's no
sausage in this buche.
But how perfect...
buche de Noel with Noel.
Perhaps you'd like
to see the kitchen.
Well, I took your advice.
Oh?
I let him in... Stanley.
And?
And it was very good
advice you gave.
Julia, hello.
When you open the container,
can you please say that
it locks in freshness?
Yes, I'll do my best.
And these, too.
- Excuse me.
- Yeah?
Judith Jones?
Yes.
Uh, Noel Winton.
Oh, hello.
And you're here to...?
I'm the person
interviewing Julia Child
for "Life" magazine.
- Oh, great.
- That's right.
I work there now.
"The New Yorker" let me
go after I took a year off
to write my novel,
"The Odor of Longing."
You don't remember?
You found it that forgettable.
Well, naturally, since
you turned it down
and, in the process,
gave me a life sentence.
Bad news, ladies.
The Tupperware guy, right?
The reporter from
"Life," Noel...
he's got a bone to pick with me.
Oh, fuck.
And you want to cut at an angle
to get a more tree-like visual.
Now, my miniature
chain saw makes me feel
like a true lumberjack,
the Paul Bunyan of yule logs.
Uh, how much do you stand
to make from all this?
- Quite a lot, actually.
- Hmm.
May not be the best episode
for that knife, though.
Gosh, that's...
And now it's time to
dress our naked buche
in festive Noel clothing.
Mm-hmm.
Julia, could you do that again,
but, uh, open the fridge
a little slower, please?
All right, everybody,
hold, pause.
Pause, everyone.
Julia, that was great. We
just have a sound issue.
Elaine, a moment.
You are the director.
You have to control
these people.
- I hear you.
- I hear the fridge.
I will fix it. I promise.
Russ wouldn't let this happen.
It's all going to
hell in a handbasket.
Calm down. This is what
rehearsals are for.
Yes. You're right.
I wish I could shrink you
and keep you in my pocket
to deliver advice all day long.
Do you think you could
be there tomorrow
for the interview, please?
Oh, uh, tomorrow, gosh, um...
I need support,
someone to lean on,
and it's always
you, Avis, please.
Um, I have plans
tomorrow with Stanley.
Well, bring him.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay. We'll be there.
Uh, Julia wanted me to tell
you she'll be right down...
wardrobe issue.
Too busy for the little folk?
Form rejection letter...
you couldn't even name it.
You know, it took months of
my life to write that book,
and then I pulled
every string I had
to get it to Alfred Knopf,
but the manuscript
ended up with you.
What were you, even,
then... an assistant?
I've been senior
editor for years.
The book is about the
trials of masculinity.
It is not a woman's book.
No.
99% of my job is saying
no to men just like you.
If you can't handle it,
that's your problem.
Also...
I haven't seen "The
Odor of Longing"
on any shelves.
I can't have been the only
editor to turn it down.
The rejection tainted
it, obviously.
Have you written anything new?
Lost my confidence.
Rather, it was taken from me.
Oh, come on, Noel.
Who puts "odor"
in a title anyway?
It automatically makes
you think it stinks.
Avis.
Ah, Julia.
Have you seen Avis?
I think she was
upstairs with Stanley.
- Oh.
- Shall we?
Hmm?
I think I'll sit with
you for the interview,
if that's okay, Julia.
Oh, good.
Okay, first question...
You spent half your
life traveling.
The wife of a diplomat,
you worked for the OSS.
Spent the war in Asia,
and then you traded
in all that excitement
for a sleepy college town.
You went from James
Bond to Mr. Chips.
Why?
Life happens, Noel.
You came to television,
something it seems
you were born to do,
rather late in life.
Why?
Well, in the Dark
Ages, when I was born,
TV hadn't been invented yet.
I had no choice but to wait.
Well, don't you wish
you'd started earlier,
when you were a young woman?
Life doesn't come to you...
when you're 6' 2"
and look like me.
I'm sure I don't
have to tell you
that I wasn't an obvious
choice for television
or even culinary
school, for that matter.
No.
I had to find what I love.
But I'm glad it
came to me later.
I wouldn't have been
able to handle all this
when I was young.
I had already learned
a lot about the world
before Simca and I
wrote "Mastering,"
and I needed those lessons
to get me through the book.
But writing is difficult,
which I'm sure I don't
have to tell you, Noel.
But thank goodness our
cookbook landed on the desk
of the brilliant Judith Jones.
Now we're working on a new book,
Simca, my co-author, and I...
"Mastering the Art of
French Cooking," part 2.
- How did it go?
- It was okay, I think.
Oh, I'm sure you
were incredible.
Now help me. Hmm?
I want it to read
confident but humble.
Dear, has an ascot
ever read humble?
Maybe a different color.
Yes.
Avis.
Where have you been?
Uh, um...
Your sweater's on inside out.
Thank you for allowing me
into your beautiful
home, Mr. Child.
Please, call me Paul.
I was just admiring
your kitchen.
Hmm.
Julia told me that you
designed the layout?
Mm-hmm.
Can you tell me a
little about that?
Well, uh, I had to
make adjustments
for Julia's height.
She's... she's
vertically gifted.
Thank God I had my brilliant
brother, Charlie, to help.
He taught me everything I
know about, well, everything.
See, Charlie is really the
brains of the operation.
Charlie.
Oops.
For heaven's sake.
I apologize for my brother.
He just can't help himself.
Paul Child.
Could you tell me a little bit
about how you and Julia met?
Well, um, Julia
and I were friends
before it became romantic.
Uh, we met during the war,
and though that
was not a fun time,
I was most struck
by how much fun
we had together
and how much I wanted
to talk to her,
to hear what she had to say.
We... we really... we really...
did fall into love,
and it wasn't long ago
that she supported me
throughout my career.
Which leads me to
my next question.
You had an impressive
career as a diplomat,
but you stepped back from it
and just gave it all up...
To do nothing while
your wife worked?
I look at it this way.
Julia is the tip
of the iceberg...
exposed, shining,
making her mark on the world.
And I am down below,
holding her up, anchoring her...
supporting her.
And in that way,
we are partners,
connected.
I like it.
Drinking alone?
Someone's driven me to it.
Oh, Paul wouldn't
want me to drink that.
No, you're probably
right. He wouldn't.
He wants you to
have the very best.
He adores you.
Why do you treat
Paul the way you do,
belittling him, undermining him?
We're twins.
We have a certain dynamic
you wouldn't understand.
Wouldn't I?
You want to keep Paul in
your shadow all the time.
That's how he likes it.
He seeks out the shadows.
It isn't generous,
and it isn't kind.
Some people grow.
Paul prefers to shrink.
And that has worked
out very well for you,
now, hasn't it?
Life is just a bowl of cherries
So live and laugh at it all
Keep repeating, it's the berries
You know, the strongest
oak has got to fall
Nice.
The best things in life
to you are just loaned
- So how can you lose -
What you've never owned?
Life is just a bowl of cherries
So live it
- Love it - Here we go.
Wiggle your ears
Think nothing of it
- Can't do without it -
There's no doubt about it
There's no two ways about it
You live
And you laugh at it all
Life's a bowl of cherries,
just look out for the pits
- You wanted to see me, Hunter?
- Yes. Come in.
Sit down.
"By Women, For Women"...
it's really something.
I'm so proud of you.
And that... that
Kathleen Gordon...
- she's dynamite.
- Oh, she's the best.
The panelists too... all great.
Oh, you really think so?
That is such a relief.
It's what I asked for...
Totally ahead of its time.
- It's groundbreaking.
- Hmm.
But sometimes ground
is better left intact.
I mean that...
sometimes we aren't
ready to lose the ground.
You know, ground
is a good thing.
Oh, you mean we should
keep the show grounded?
Because I-I completely agree.
The whole focus is on issues
that women deal with
every single day...
divorce, sexism, abortion.
We're working on an episode
on inequality in
higher education.
Uh, no, what I actually mean is,
uh, "By Women, For Women" is
far ahead of its time, yes...
Too far ahead.
"Too far ahead"?
I was going to show
the pilot to Tilly
to see what she thought,
and then I realized I
already knew what she'd say.
She won't watch something
like "By Women, For Women."
Her friends won't either.
The material with that host...
it's too much.
Maybe in San Francisco
or Los Angeles.
I mean, Hal and the
board won't go for it.
WGBH, our audience...
they aren't ready for it...
not yet.
I'm sorry.
You did great work...
but we can't air it.
I mean, this is still Boston.
It certainly is...
As long as we let it be.
- Oh.
- Thank you.
So...
tell me the story of
"The French Chef."
How did it happen?
How did you come
up with the idea?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
You give me far too much credit.
Alice, Russ, we need you.
No, the people who make the show
must tell the story with me.
It was Alice Naman here,
a magnificent producer,
who first booked me on
"I've Been Reading,"
Albert Duhamel's hit
show, isn't that right?
Yes. Yes, I did book
you on that hit series.
And then Russ Morash,
our gifted director,
came up with this wild
idea for a cooking show,
isn't that right, Russ?
Russ, you saw something
in the first episode
of "I've Been Reading," perhaps.
That's true. I did.
Julia's talent was
undeniable, right off the bat.
Uh, and her chemistry with...
with Albert was palpable.
I knew we had something.
He encouraged me
to make a pilot.
Wouldn't take no for an answer.
Ha ha. Yeah, exactly.
I-it just all made sense.
"The French Chef," the TV show,
you could see it clear as day.
- Isn't that right, Al?
- Oh, yep.
Yep, that's right. He, um...
You wouldn't take
no for an answer.
Oh, I was unsure at first,
but their belief
made me believe.
And so, with the support of our
intrepid leader, Hunter Fox,
we tried it out,
and our little experiment
brought us here.
You really seem like a family.
Except we all like each other.
You're exactly right, Noel.
We are a family.
I'm Roland, by the way.
Hmm.
So what is the secret
to the show's success?
- You know...
- It's Julia.
It's all Julia.
Well, that was sticky, indeed...
and the good thing
about this yule log
is that after decorating
and trimming it,
you can sit and eat it, too,
which is more than you can
say for a Christmas tree.
Now, this is an economy-size log
meant for a festive party.
But if you're not
having that many guests,
then you can always tuck some
of your cake into one of these
- and save a slice for later.
- Mm-hmm.
Well, that's all for today
on "The French Chef."
This is Julia Child.
Bon appétit.
And cut.
Dig in, everyone.
Thank you, Danny.
Thank you, Lloyd.
Where's Terry?
Well done, Terry,
as usual. My thanks.
Come forward. Don't be polite.
So much to go around.
Julia, can I ask you something?
Yes.
Why did you lie about
"The French Chef"?
It was entirely your idea.
In fact, you single-handedly
made it happen.
Well, you helped quite a bit.
I did what I could, but,
really, it was all you.
Russ didn't even want to
try. He tried to stop it.
It's so hard to get credit
for anything as a woman.
I guess what I want to know is,
why did you give
your own credit away?
Well, Alice, no one
likes an ambitious woman.
It isn't ladylike.
There are games we have
to play to be heard.
That's just how it is.
Very good.
I love what we have...
long artichokes.
I love the table.
I love the light.
Julia, you may do the chicken.
You may pull it out of the
oven, and you just assist.
Yes.
Actually, move in
a little closer.
All right, good, and a smile
from Julia and a smile.
She looks like a
linebacker next to him.
Smile, or whatever that is.
Very good. Good.
Very good, natural.
You see that out there? That
is a very pretty picture.
That's it, there. Perfect.
Do not mess with it.
If your article has even
a hint of a hit piece,
I'll make sure you spend
the rest of your days
in the "Reader's
Digest" holiday section.
Got it?
Paul, maybe a little
salt on those potatoes.
Let me do this, and you salt
the... maybe the chicken...
Very good.
Now, if you would sprinkle
the salt, but go high.
Start low and go
high, because...
Careful, sunshine.
It's her fault.
She tickled me.
- I...
- You did.
Unbelievable.
Avis, we need you here.
Can you smell that?
Isn't that wonderful?
Hold the back.
Oh, goodness.
Like this? Yeah.
That's nice.
Hold on. Hold on. Here you go.
Take this.
Two, three, cheers.
Fabulous, just like that.
"Life" magazine! Looks
pretty good, doesn't it?
- Should we do another toast?
- Yes.
Here we go.
You know, you might
not believe me,
but I know something
about fiction.
We tell stories about our lives,
and over time, our lives
become those stories.
You've been telling
yourself a story...
that I'm the reason
you stopped writing.
Stop doing that.
If you want to be a novelist,
you have to keep going.
It took Julia a decade
to write "Mastering."
Just get out of your own way.
If you do write
something, send it to me.
- Thank you.
- Enjoy.
Thank you.
My question is, what is
the ratio between wattage
that you would need and
area that you would have?
Is there a formula that you use?
I think Stanley enjoyed
this more than anyone.
He can't get enough of
the glitz and the glamour.
So sweet, my little sunshine.
Oh, I feel like
a teenager again.
- Mmm.
- Yes.
What?
Oh, please.
You're one to talk.
You and Paul wrote the book on
public displays of affection.
There's a time and a place.
Holiday cards? Restaurants?
You were here to
support me as my friend,
and you spent the
whole time canoodling.
I came here today
because you asked me to,
even though I already
had plans with Stanley.
And if I wasn't by your side
every moment, I'm sorry,
but I almost always am.
Besides, Judith
is here and Paul.
But in front of the
crew, Avis, the writer,
it's embarrassing.
You know...
friendship is a two-way street.
Put up with me.
I put up with you.
- Thank you.
- Have a good night.
Thank you. Thank you
for all the photos.
- What are you doing?
- I'm off.
Now?
At least wait till tomorrow.
I was hoping for
another jam session.
No, no. I spoke with Freddie.
All seems forgiven.
I don't want to miss
her window of goodwill.
It was... that was quite
a photo back there.
Thank you.
Very skilled lighting crew.
You weren't in Julia's
shadow, for once.
Of course I was.
It's a lovely place to be.
I know it's not
easy being my twin.
Oh, I thought it was
the other way around.
I don't measure myself by you,
but I play your game
because it matters to you
and I love you.
I've always wondered...
whether Mother favored you
because she knew
you needed it more,
or maybe she was just sadistic.
Well, I thought it was
just because I'm older.
Either way...
here we are.
I'm glad you came.
I love you, too, brother,
and so does your wife,
for what it's worth.
I look forward to reading
your article on the crapper.
That's nice.
Oh, and please say goodbye
to Ju-u-u-u-lia.
Delicious.
People don't really
know us, do they?
They don't, and
they don't need to.
They said they wanted
female programming...
nothing else like it on TV.
Yeah, it's terrible.
Yeah, it's goddamn terrible.
I mean, aren't you angry?
Of course I'm upset. I'm
just as upset as you are.
I'm just not as surprised.
Oh, that makes sense.
Too far ahead of
its time, he said.
With that host?
Still Boston, he said.
So fucking racist.
Cowards.
Mmm.
Good morning.
Julia.
- You were great yesterday.
- Oh.
GE is pleased as punch.
Uh, Tupperware already
called to do another spot.
Hunter...
people watch our show because
the audience trusts me.
I'm not selling them something,
if you see my meaning.
We're all selling
something, Julia.
Well, I'm not.
No more product placements.
I'm covering all the labels.
From now on, we go
back to how it was.
We can't do that.
There's too much money at stake.
I-i-it's not just about
you and "The French Chef."
Product placement saves the
station, funds new shows.
Like Alice's?
Yes, I heard about that.
My neck is on the line here.
"The French Chef"
is the one show
at this station that works.
You won't save your
job by changing it,
and besides, I won't do
it... it's that simple.
Am I clear?
The only brand I'm selling on
"The French Chef" is honesty.
Now, if you'll excuse me...
I have a show to make.
- Oh, oh, gosh, gosh.
I've got it. It's all right.
What a mess.
Oh, it's a day of all this.
It's scrambled this
morning, darling.
It's just the
advance team today.
We have plenty of
time to prepare.
Nervous?
Well, with you by my side,
I know I can't screw
this up too badly.
Thank you for being here.
I imagine Blanche
isn't too pleased.
As pleased as Blanche
gets about anything.
I'm your editor,
and "Life" magazine
interviewing you
is as big as it gets...
four million copies per week!
I'm supposed to be here.
It's my job, and besides
that, I-I want to support you.
Well, I appreciate it, but...
that numerical detail has
made me even more nervous.
Four million copies?
A great place to mention
"Mastering" part two.
Here you are.
Oh, yes. Thank you, Paul.
Well, uh...
you look exquisite today.
And you are exhausting.
- Fuck, they're early.
- Oof.
Cha...
What are you doing here?
Captain...
you look spiffy.
Hello, Ju-u-lia.
Charles...
To what do we owe the pleasure?
Well, I was in the area,
and I thought I'd drop
in on my baby brother.
Still counting those 90 seconds?
You do know it's polite
to call first, Charles.
We have quite a bit going
on in the house right now.
Are you planning on staying?
Uh, Charlie Child, and you are?
Judith Jones.
Allies in alliteration.
Judith is a dear friend,
brilliant editor,
and current houseguest.
Oh. Mm.
- It's so good to see you.
- Been too long.
- Do I smell coffee?
- Uh, uh, the finest.
I thought I'd surprise you.
See, my wife needed
a break from me.
- Again?
- Oh, I can't imagine why.
Little help with the
coffee, please, Paul!
Cream and sugar, Ju-u-lia!
He can't stay with
us. It's not possible.
With "Life" magazine and Judith
here and filming the show...
The timing is terrible,
I know, but it's family.
After all, he's my big brother.
Oh, for God's sakes,
you're the same age.
She can't even do
a little interview
without you, huh?
"Little interview"?
It's "Life" magazine.
Everyone reads it.
Ooh, not I. It's
a bit plebeian.
Oh, this house...
It seems smaller
than I remembered it.
Shall we bunk together?
I've decided I'm going to
check myself into a hotel.
"A hotel"? No, I
won't hear of it.
Oh, no, you must stay.
You're here to keep me from
bungling this whole thing.
I'll be here every day
and at GBH for rehearsals.
I promise.
There'll be no
bungling on my watch.
- But the cost is...
- Julia is right.
Don't leave on my account.
Not on your account,
on Knopf's account.
I want to, really.
I suppose it's settled, then.
Oh, it's settled.
Where are they?
I have a meeting with
Hunter about Season 2
that I need to get to.
Go.
Paul and I will man the fort,
get "Life" magazine set up.
I have plenty to read
while we wait for them.
Can you expense the room
for Charlie instead?
And voilà.
Oh, sunshine, that
looks perfect.
You look perfect.
- Mm.
- Mm.
I'm starving.
Me too.
This morning was...
Spectacular.
We really earned this.
Mm-hmm.
- Good morning, Benny.
- Morning, Julia.
Excuse me.
What is that?
This is the GE TCF
Spacemaker 2000.
Ah! You beat me
to the good news.
Product placement.
Companies will pay to see
their merchandise on TV.
You mean on "The French Chef"?
Of course on "The
French Chef."
No one's watching anything else.
We can fund all our new
programming this way.
GE has already
covered Alice's pilot.
But I've never even
used these before.
Well, they're cutting edge.
Oh, Hunter, I'm not
sure about this.
I'm not a salesman.
I'm a teacher.
But that's all you have to do.
- What?
- Teach.
Do exactly what
you've been doing.
Nothing will change.
Just use those,
also these and...
this.
You know, uh, you won't
even notice a difference.
I promise.
Don't worry about it.
Oh, Alice.
- Oh, those are lovely.
- Thank you, Julia.
Hunter, sorry to interrupt.
They are waiting for you
at the "By Women,
For Women" taping.
Oh, right. Uh, coming, coming.
Yes, break a leg.
After Russell's show,
this has to work.
It's going to.
- Right. There she is.
- Oh, okay.
- Who?
- Kathleen, our host.
It's progressive...
Okay...
just a little
final touch. Okay.
- Hey.
- Wow.
Look at this.
Okay, people, it's go time.
Um, hi, everyone.
I just wanted to say thank you
for all of your hard work.
Thank you to our
host, Ms. Gordon,
and to our panelists
for believing in this.
There are so many conversations
that happen between women
in this country secretly...
in office hallways,
in women's bathrooms,
whispered behind closed doors.
We are going to bring these
discussions to the forefront
to help us all feel
less alone out there,
or at least that's my hope...
that it will bring
us all together.
It is something that
I learned was possible
from watching Julia Child.
Television is a bridge...
Especially if you
can make it joyful.
Anyway, I am just...
I am just so thrilled
that we are all here,
and I will stop talking now.
So break a leg everybody.
Okay, and 3, 2...
I am a married woman,
and I was denied
contraception by my doctor.
I'm a married woman
with four children,
and I believe I have a right to
choose whether I have another.
Can state law
prohibit married women
from using contraception?
That's the question
facing the Supreme Court
in Griswold vs. Connecticut.
We'll take a close
look at that today
when we discuss birth
control in America.
It's a tough pill to swallow.
But we're going to have
a good time here today.
I promise.
I'm your host, Kathleen Gordon,
and this is "By
Women, For Women."
Wait. Wait. Wait. Why
are you moving that? I...
Come on.
I-I don't think this
so-called art director
has any understanding...
Hunter wants to do something
called product placement
on "The French Chef."
Companies will pay to have me
hawk their wares on the show.
Hmm. That's an
interesting idea.
They have changed
"The French Chef" set.
A new icebox... the GE
Space-whatever 3000.
Well, now, is a new
fridge so terrible?
Really, Paul?
Are you enjoying having
your artwork rearranged?
No, no, I...
Where is she going with that?
Steak au poivre.
It was Freddie who taught
me how to make the sauce.
Oh, shouldn't bring him up.
Oh, God!
Oh, darling, it's
wonderful. Mmm.
Might have taken it off
a bit earlier, though.
Mm, Charlie Bones approved
the blueprints for France.
I had some thoughts.
You can critique it
once it's finished.
Come visit us.
Oh, the French...
not my people.
Always there when they need you.
The house will be
quaint, though,
once you fix those
design issues.
Charlie is a talented architect.
Amateur architect.
Mm, I designed and built
my vacation home in Maine.
- Mm.
- I wrote a book about it.
It's very beautiful...
the book, too.
Charlie did all
the illustrations.
Captain, you're making me blush.
Okay. I got to ask...
why do you keep
calling Paul "Captain"?
Oh...
funny story.
- When we were five, six...
- Seven.
I blinded Paul in the
left eye with a needle.
Hilarious story, isn't it?
- Permanently?
- It was an accident.
Of course it was,
but Paul had to wear an
eye patch for months.
He looked like a little pirate.
We were obsessed with
"Treasure Island" as boys.
So I called him Captain One Eye.
- Charlie was Charlie Bones.
- Aye.
Yes, and then eventually
he just became Captain.
You know, it actually
made me feel better,
turning it into a game.
I had no idea, Paul.
You're such a gifted
visual artist,
painter, photographer.
That's remarkable.
Yes, he is a marvel.
Would you pass the
pepper, please?
Doesn't let anything
get in his way.
He was scared of heights, and
he decided to conquer his fear
by repairing stained glass
in the upper reaches
of great cathedrals.
They dubbed him
Tarzan of the Apse.
Oh.
Julia, tell me, why is it
you and Paul left Europe?
Why are you asking?
It must have been jarring
going from such an exciting
life to settling in Cambridge.
Why would you do that?
Where's this coming from?
Those are some questions
you should have answers to.
The interview questions?
Well, how did you get them?
I chatted up the art director.
She had very good taste.
Managed to grab them
while she wasn't looking.
Does he want it raw?
It was steak au poivre,
not steak tartare.
I took it off at
the decisive moment.
I don't know why you let
him get to you, Julie.
Thinks the sun shines
out of his ass.
Well, that's not his fault.
Mother thought that, too.
He's always been the favorite.
Oh, sure, blame the mother.
- And he stole the questions.
- It's useful having them.
Well, he could have
given them earlier.
And the questions themselves,
they're intrusive.
Don't you think?
It's nobody's business
why we left Europe,
and we can't just tell
the truth now, can we?
Not the whole bald truth.
People could use it
against us and twist it.
My, that's dark.
Is it really is
serious as all that?
Well, no, I only mean if we
don't figure out our story,
they'll tell it for us.
Right. And we can't whisk it.
No, Paul.
- No.
- All right.
All right, let's
figure this out.
How do we want to
approach "Life"?
What if I killed Charlie
during the interview?
You'd sell a lot of magazines.
Thank you for watching
"By Women, For Women."
Let's keep the
conversation going.
Till next time.
Ooh.
It's very good. Isn't it?
Yes, very, very good.
She did it.
I-I-I mean, this could
really be something.
- There's nothing else like it.
- It could be big.
Certain parts were
a little explicit...
the diagram, for instance...
but, yes, she did it!
- Whoa, man.
- Hey, grab lunch?
Um, I have to go
meet the sales reps
and then rehearsal.
Don't you have somewhere to be?
No.
No meetings, calendar is clear.
- Hmm.
- It's all right.
Marian wants me to watch Vicki
while she goes to Filene's...
there's a big sale, you know?
I-I should go home.
Okay, then.
Hey.
- So?
- Nice work.
It's fantastic.
You made something
special, truly.
- Russ loved it.
- And Hunter?
Well, we didn't really get
into it, but he seemed happy,
and all of the women in
the office loved it, too.
Elaine, it is good.
No, really, it is good.
We did it. We fucking did it.
I hope you're cooking up
something salty today.
Well, we're making
a lovely dessert.
There is a pinch.
Salt is always there
for you in a pinch.
Morton's is always there
for you in a pinch.
Say, that's pretty good.
- Can you fit that in there?
- Yes, of course.
Oh, uh, you must
be our man from...
"Life" magazine,
actually, Noel Winton.
Uh, "Life" magazine,
oh, oh, "Life" magazine.
Well, I'll leave
you to it, then.
Let me show you gents
where the magic...
- Julia Child.
- Noel Winton.
I'm only here to observe
today, Mrs. Child,
if that's okay with you.
The interviews start tomorrow,
but I want to watch you work
and see how the
sausage gets made.
It'll be great for the piece.
Certainly.
Although, this episode
is buche de Noel,
and there's no
sausage in this buche.
But how perfect...
buche de Noel with Noel.
Perhaps you'd like
to see the kitchen.
Well, I took your advice.
Oh?
I let him in... Stanley.
And?
And it was very good
advice you gave.
Julia, hello.
When you open the container,
can you please say that
it locks in freshness?
Yes, I'll do my best.
And these, too.
- Excuse me.
- Yeah?
Judith Jones?
Yes.
Uh, Noel Winton.
Oh, hello.
And you're here to...?
I'm the person
interviewing Julia Child
for "Life" magazine.
- Oh, great.
- That's right.
I work there now.
"The New Yorker" let me
go after I took a year off
to write my novel,
"The Odor of Longing."
You don't remember?
You found it that forgettable.
Well, naturally, since
you turned it down
and, in the process,
gave me a life sentence.
Bad news, ladies.
The Tupperware guy, right?
The reporter from
"Life," Noel...
he's got a bone to pick with me.
Oh, fuck.
And you want to cut at an angle
to get a more tree-like visual.
Now, my miniature
chain saw makes me feel
like a true lumberjack,
the Paul Bunyan of yule logs.
Uh, how much do you stand
to make from all this?
- Quite a lot, actually.
- Hmm.
May not be the best episode
for that knife, though.
Gosh, that's...
And now it's time to
dress our naked buche
in festive Noel clothing.
Mm-hmm.
Julia, could you do that again,
but, uh, open the fridge
a little slower, please?
All right, everybody,
hold, pause.
Pause, everyone.
Julia, that was great. We
just have a sound issue.
Elaine, a moment.
You are the director.
You have to control
these people.
- I hear you.
- I hear the fridge.
I will fix it. I promise.
Russ wouldn't let this happen.
It's all going to
hell in a handbasket.
Calm down. This is what
rehearsals are for.
Yes. You're right.
I wish I could shrink you
and keep you in my pocket
to deliver advice all day long.
Do you think you could
be there tomorrow
for the interview, please?
Oh, uh, tomorrow, gosh, um...
I need support,
someone to lean on,
and it's always
you, Avis, please.
Um, I have plans
tomorrow with Stanley.
Well, bring him.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay. We'll be there.
Uh, Julia wanted me to tell
you she'll be right down...
wardrobe issue.
Too busy for the little folk?
Form rejection letter...
you couldn't even name it.
You know, it took months of
my life to write that book,
and then I pulled
every string I had
to get it to Alfred Knopf,
but the manuscript
ended up with you.
What were you, even,
then... an assistant?
I've been senior
editor for years.
The book is about the
trials of masculinity.
It is not a woman's book.
No.
99% of my job is saying
no to men just like you.
If you can't handle it,
that's your problem.
Also...
I haven't seen "The
Odor of Longing"
on any shelves.
I can't have been the only
editor to turn it down.
The rejection tainted
it, obviously.
Have you written anything new?
Lost my confidence.
Rather, it was taken from me.
Oh, come on, Noel.
Who puts "odor"
in a title anyway?
It automatically makes
you think it stinks.
Avis.
Ah, Julia.
Have you seen Avis?
I think she was
upstairs with Stanley.
- Oh.
- Shall we?
Hmm?
I think I'll sit with
you for the interview,
if that's okay, Julia.
Oh, good.
Okay, first question...
You spent half your
life traveling.
The wife of a diplomat,
you worked for the OSS.
Spent the war in Asia,
and then you traded
in all that excitement
for a sleepy college town.
You went from James
Bond to Mr. Chips.
Why?
Life happens, Noel.
You came to television,
something it seems
you were born to do,
rather late in life.
Why?
Well, in the Dark
Ages, when I was born,
TV hadn't been invented yet.
I had no choice but to wait.
Well, don't you wish
you'd started earlier,
when you were a young woman?
Life doesn't come to you...
when you're 6' 2"
and look like me.
I'm sure I don't
have to tell you
that I wasn't an obvious
choice for television
or even culinary
school, for that matter.
No.
I had to find what I love.
But I'm glad it
came to me later.
I wouldn't have been
able to handle all this
when I was young.
I had already learned
a lot about the world
before Simca and I
wrote "Mastering,"
and I needed those lessons
to get me through the book.
But writing is difficult,
which I'm sure I don't
have to tell you, Noel.
But thank goodness our
cookbook landed on the desk
of the brilliant Judith Jones.
Now we're working on a new book,
Simca, my co-author, and I...
"Mastering the Art of
French Cooking," part 2.
- How did it go?
- It was okay, I think.
Oh, I'm sure you
were incredible.
Now help me. Hmm?
I want it to read
confident but humble.
Dear, has an ascot
ever read humble?
Maybe a different color.
Yes.
Avis.
Where have you been?
Uh, um...
Your sweater's on inside out.
Thank you for allowing me
into your beautiful
home, Mr. Child.
Please, call me Paul.
I was just admiring
your kitchen.
Hmm.
Julia told me that you
designed the layout?
Mm-hmm.
Can you tell me a
little about that?
Well, uh, I had to
make adjustments
for Julia's height.
She's... she's
vertically gifted.
Thank God I had my brilliant
brother, Charlie, to help.
He taught me everything I
know about, well, everything.
See, Charlie is really the
brains of the operation.
Charlie.
Oops.
For heaven's sake.
I apologize for my brother.
He just can't help himself.
Paul Child.
Could you tell me a little bit
about how you and Julia met?
Well, um, Julia
and I were friends
before it became romantic.
Uh, we met during the war,
and though that
was not a fun time,
I was most struck
by how much fun
we had together
and how much I wanted
to talk to her,
to hear what she had to say.
We... we really... we really...
did fall into love,
and it wasn't long ago
that she supported me
throughout my career.
Which leads me to
my next question.
You had an impressive
career as a diplomat,
but you stepped back from it
and just gave it all up...
To do nothing while
your wife worked?
I look at it this way.
Julia is the tip
of the iceberg...
exposed, shining,
making her mark on the world.
And I am down below,
holding her up, anchoring her...
supporting her.
And in that way,
we are partners,
connected.
I like it.
Drinking alone?
Someone's driven me to it.
Oh, Paul wouldn't
want me to drink that.
No, you're probably
right. He wouldn't.
He wants you to
have the very best.
He adores you.
Why do you treat
Paul the way you do,
belittling him, undermining him?
We're twins.
We have a certain dynamic
you wouldn't understand.
Wouldn't I?
You want to keep Paul in
your shadow all the time.
That's how he likes it.
He seeks out the shadows.
It isn't generous,
and it isn't kind.
Some people grow.
Paul prefers to shrink.
And that has worked
out very well for you,
now, hasn't it?
Life is just a bowl of cherries
So live and laugh at it all
Keep repeating, it's the berries
You know, the strongest
oak has got to fall
Nice.
The best things in life
to you are just loaned
- So how can you lose -
What you've never owned?
Life is just a bowl of cherries
So live it
- Love it - Here we go.
Wiggle your ears
Think nothing of it
- Can't do without it -
There's no doubt about it
There's no two ways about it
You live
And you laugh at it all
Life's a bowl of cherries,
just look out for the pits
- You wanted to see me, Hunter?
- Yes. Come in.
Sit down.
"By Women, For Women"...
it's really something.
I'm so proud of you.
And that... that
Kathleen Gordon...
- she's dynamite.
- Oh, she's the best.
The panelists too... all great.
Oh, you really think so?
That is such a relief.
It's what I asked for...
Totally ahead of its time.
- It's groundbreaking.
- Hmm.
But sometimes ground
is better left intact.
I mean that...
sometimes we aren't
ready to lose the ground.
You know, ground
is a good thing.
Oh, you mean we should
keep the show grounded?
Because I-I completely agree.
The whole focus is on issues
that women deal with
every single day...
divorce, sexism, abortion.
We're working on an episode
on inequality in
higher education.
Uh, no, what I actually mean is,
uh, "By Women, For Women" is
far ahead of its time, yes...
Too far ahead.
"Too far ahead"?
I was going to show
the pilot to Tilly
to see what she thought,
and then I realized I
already knew what she'd say.
She won't watch something
like "By Women, For Women."
Her friends won't either.
The material with that host...
it's too much.
Maybe in San Francisco
or Los Angeles.
I mean, Hal and the
board won't go for it.
WGBH, our audience...
they aren't ready for it...
not yet.
I'm sorry.
You did great work...
but we can't air it.
I mean, this is still Boston.
It certainly is...
As long as we let it be.
- Oh.
- Thank you.
So...
tell me the story of
"The French Chef."
How did it happen?
How did you come
up with the idea?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
You give me far too much credit.
Alice, Russ, we need you.
No, the people who make the show
must tell the story with me.
It was Alice Naman here,
a magnificent producer,
who first booked me on
"I've Been Reading,"
Albert Duhamel's hit
show, isn't that right?
Yes. Yes, I did book
you on that hit series.
And then Russ Morash,
our gifted director,
came up with this wild
idea for a cooking show,
isn't that right, Russ?
Russ, you saw something
in the first episode
of "I've Been Reading," perhaps.
That's true. I did.
Julia's talent was
undeniable, right off the bat.
Uh, and her chemistry with...
with Albert was palpable.
I knew we had something.
He encouraged me
to make a pilot.
Wouldn't take no for an answer.
Ha ha. Yeah, exactly.
I-it just all made sense.
"The French Chef," the TV show,
you could see it clear as day.
- Isn't that right, Al?
- Oh, yep.
Yep, that's right. He, um...
You wouldn't take
no for an answer.
Oh, I was unsure at first,
but their belief
made me believe.
And so, with the support of our
intrepid leader, Hunter Fox,
we tried it out,
and our little experiment
brought us here.
You really seem like a family.
Except we all like each other.
You're exactly right, Noel.
We are a family.
I'm Roland, by the way.
Hmm.
So what is the secret
to the show's success?
- You know...
- It's Julia.
It's all Julia.
Well, that was sticky, indeed...
and the good thing
about this yule log
is that after decorating
and trimming it,
you can sit and eat it, too,
which is more than you can
say for a Christmas tree.
Now, this is an economy-size log
meant for a festive party.
But if you're not
having that many guests,
then you can always tuck some
of your cake into one of these
- and save a slice for later.
- Mm-hmm.
Well, that's all for today
on "The French Chef."
This is Julia Child.
Bon appétit.
And cut.
Dig in, everyone.
Thank you, Danny.
Thank you, Lloyd.
Where's Terry?
Well done, Terry,
as usual. My thanks.
Come forward. Don't be polite.
So much to go around.
Julia, can I ask you something?
Yes.
Why did you lie about
"The French Chef"?
It was entirely your idea.
In fact, you single-handedly
made it happen.
Well, you helped quite a bit.
I did what I could, but,
really, it was all you.
Russ didn't even want to
try. He tried to stop it.
It's so hard to get credit
for anything as a woman.
I guess what I want to know is,
why did you give
your own credit away?
Well, Alice, no one
likes an ambitious woman.
It isn't ladylike.
There are games we have
to play to be heard.
That's just how it is.
Very good.
I love what we have...
long artichokes.
I love the table.
I love the light.
Julia, you may do the chicken.
You may pull it out of the
oven, and you just assist.
Yes.
Actually, move in
a little closer.
All right, good, and a smile
from Julia and a smile.
She looks like a
linebacker next to him.
Smile, or whatever that is.
Very good. Good.
Very good, natural.
You see that out there? That
is a very pretty picture.
That's it, there. Perfect.
Do not mess with it.
If your article has even
a hint of a hit piece,
I'll make sure you spend
the rest of your days
in the "Reader's
Digest" holiday section.
Got it?
Paul, maybe a little
salt on those potatoes.
Let me do this, and you salt
the... maybe the chicken...
Very good.
Now, if you would sprinkle
the salt, but go high.
Start low and go
high, because...
Careful, sunshine.
It's her fault.
She tickled me.
- I...
- You did.
Unbelievable.
Avis, we need you here.
Can you smell that?
Isn't that wonderful?
Hold the back.
Oh, goodness.
Like this? Yeah.
That's nice.
Hold on. Hold on. Here you go.
Take this.
Two, three, cheers.
Fabulous, just like that.
"Life" magazine! Looks
pretty good, doesn't it?
- Should we do another toast?
- Yes.
Here we go.
You know, you might
not believe me,
but I know something
about fiction.
We tell stories about our lives,
and over time, our lives
become those stories.
You've been telling
yourself a story...
that I'm the reason
you stopped writing.
Stop doing that.
If you want to be a novelist,
you have to keep going.
It took Julia a decade
to write "Mastering."
Just get out of your own way.
If you do write
something, send it to me.
- Thank you.
- Enjoy.
Thank you.
My question is, what is
the ratio between wattage
that you would need and
area that you would have?
Is there a formula that you use?
I think Stanley enjoyed
this more than anyone.
He can't get enough of
the glitz and the glamour.
So sweet, my little sunshine.
Oh, I feel like
a teenager again.
- Mmm.
- Yes.
What?
Oh, please.
You're one to talk.
You and Paul wrote the book on
public displays of affection.
There's a time and a place.
Holiday cards? Restaurants?
You were here to
support me as my friend,
and you spent the
whole time canoodling.
I came here today
because you asked me to,
even though I already
had plans with Stanley.
And if I wasn't by your side
every moment, I'm sorry,
but I almost always am.
Besides, Judith
is here and Paul.
But in front of the
crew, Avis, the writer,
it's embarrassing.
You know...
friendship is a two-way street.
Put up with me.
I put up with you.
- Thank you.
- Have a good night.
Thank you. Thank you
for all the photos.
- What are you doing?
- I'm off.
Now?
At least wait till tomorrow.
I was hoping for
another jam session.
No, no. I spoke with Freddie.
All seems forgiven.
I don't want to miss
her window of goodwill.
It was... that was quite
a photo back there.
Thank you.
Very skilled lighting crew.
You weren't in Julia's
shadow, for once.
Of course I was.
It's a lovely place to be.
I know it's not
easy being my twin.
Oh, I thought it was
the other way around.
I don't measure myself by you,
but I play your game
because it matters to you
and I love you.
I've always wondered...
whether Mother favored you
because she knew
you needed it more,
or maybe she was just sadistic.
Well, I thought it was
just because I'm older.
Either way...
here we are.
I'm glad you came.
I love you, too, brother,
and so does your wife,
for what it's worth.
I look forward to reading
your article on the crapper.
That's nice.
Oh, and please say goodbye
to Ju-u-u-u-lia.
Delicious.
People don't really
know us, do they?
They don't, and
they don't need to.
They said they wanted
female programming...
nothing else like it on TV.
Yeah, it's terrible.
Yeah, it's goddamn terrible.
I mean, aren't you angry?
Of course I'm upset. I'm
just as upset as you are.
I'm just not as surprised.
Oh, that makes sense.
Too far ahead of
its time, he said.
With that host?
Still Boston, he said.
So fucking racist.
Cowards.
Mmm.
Good morning.
Julia.
- You were great yesterday.
- Oh.
GE is pleased as punch.
Uh, Tupperware already
called to do another spot.
Hunter...
people watch our show because
the audience trusts me.
I'm not selling them something,
if you see my meaning.
We're all selling
something, Julia.
Well, I'm not.
No more product placements.
I'm covering all the labels.
From now on, we go
back to how it was.
We can't do that.
There's too much money at stake.
I-i-it's not just about
you and "The French Chef."
Product placement saves the
station, funds new shows.
Like Alice's?
Yes, I heard about that.
My neck is on the line here.
"The French Chef"
is the one show
at this station that works.
You won't save your
job by changing it,
and besides, I won't do
it... it's that simple.
Am I clear?
The only brand I'm selling on
"The French Chef" is honesty.
Now, if you'll excuse me...
I have a show to make.