Mary Tyler Moore (1970–1977): Season 3, Episode 15 - The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter - full transcript

♪ WHO CAN TURN THE
WORLD ON WITH HER SMILE ♪

♪ WHO CAN TAKE A NOTHING DAY ♪

♪ AND SUDDENLY MAKE IT
ALL SEEM WORTHWHILE ♪

♪ WELL, IT'S YOU, GIRL
AND YOU SHOULD KNOW IT ♪

♪ WITH EACH GLANCE AND EVERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT YOU SHOW IT ♪

♪ LOVE IS ALL AROUND
NO NEED TO WASTE IT ♪

♪ YOU CAN HAVE THE TOWN
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER ALL ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER ALL ♪♪

MARY, WHILE YOU'RE
AT CITY HALL, COULD YOU

PICK UP A FISHING LICENSE
APPLICATION FOR ME?



- YEAH, SURE, MR. GRANT.
- WHAT KIND OF FISH YOU GOING
AFTER THIS TIME, LOU?

OH, WHO CARES.
THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.

HI, GUYS. HELLO, TED.

MARY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO
WORK AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED OVER THERE.

OH, THANK YOU. WHERE
YOU OFF TO, MAR?

JUST RUNNING DOWN TO THE CIVIC
CENTER TO GO THROUGH SOME RECORDS.

OH. SAY, WHILE YOU'RE THERE, COULD
YOU PICK UP THE NEW MANTOVANI ALBUM?

TED, THESE ARE OTHER KINDS OF
RECORDS. SEE, I'M DOING SOME RESEARCH.

OH, WELL, IN THAT CASE,
FORGET ABOUT THE MANTOVANI.

BESIDES, I CAN PICK
ONE UP ANYWAY.

THERE'S A LITTLE RECORD STORE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M THERE ALL THE TIME.

BEATS BUYING THEM AND
TAKING THEM HOME, RIGHT, TED?

I'M LEARNING A LANGUAGE.

ENGLISH?



SWEDISH. THEY'VE GOT A
GREAT 12-LESSON ALBUM.

WHY SWEDISH, TED?

WELL, HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, THERE ARE A
LOT OF PEOPLE OF THE SWEDISH PERSUASION.

YEAH. I DO A LOT OF
PERSONAL APPEARANCES.

NEVER HURTS TO HAVE
A SECOND LANGUAGE.

TED, YOU DON'T HAVE
A FIRST LANGUAGE.

SEE YOU GUYS IN THE
MORNING. BYE, MAR.

[Speaking Swedish, Chuckles]

DAN!

MARY! HEY! DAN! OH.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU! WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE? OH, WOW.

I'M DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON A STORY
AND GETTING A FISHING LICENSE FOR MY BOSS.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? I'M
GETTING A LICENSE TOO.

OH, FISHING? NO. MARRIAGE.

OH! WELL.

SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, DAN.

UH, WHO ARE YOU MARRYING? HER.

MARY RICHARDS, I'D LIKE
YOU TO MEET JUDY CONRAD.

UH, MARY AND HER FRIEND RHODA
TOOK MY JOURNALISM CLASS LAST YEAR.

AND HE WAS A WONDERFUL TEACHER.

GEE, HAS IT BEEN A
YEAR ALREADY? YEAH.

YOU... ARE YOU STILL
LIVING IN THE SAME PLACE?

YEAH, I AM. ARE YOU? YOU STILL
HAVE THAT GREAT LITTLE APARTMENT?

YEAH.

UH, SEE, WE DATED A LITTLE.

IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS.
HE ONLY GAVE ME A "C."

C-PLUS. YOU STILL TEACHING?

YEAH. YOU STILL AT
WJM? YEAH, STILL THERE.

MR. GRANT'S STILL THERE.
MURRAY'S STILL THERE.

AND, UH, TED? YEAH,
TED IS STILL THERE.

[Chuckling] EXCUSE ME. IS
THIS DEATH CERTIFICATES?

UH, LET'S SEE. NO, THIS IS
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

OH, THAT'LL DO.

WE'RE HAVING OUR
ENGAGEMENT PARTY ON SATURDAY.

WHY DON'T YOU COME? AND BRING
RHODA TOO. YES, PLEASE COME.

I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU. I MEAN, WE'D
LOVE TO SEE YOU, WOULDN'T WE, JUDY?

LOVE IT.

DOGGONE THIS THING!

DADDY, WHY ARE YOU PUTTING
YOURSELF THROUGH ALL OF THIS?

HONEY, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE IDEA
OF YOUR BEING UP HERE ALONE...

WITH A LOCK THAT ANY BURGLAR
CAN SLIP IN FIVE SECONDS.

I JUST HATE TO SEE YOU GETTING
YOURSELF SO AGGRAVATED.

DEAR, WHEN YOU'RE RETIRED,
AGGRAVATION IS ABOUT ALL THE FUN YOU HAVE.

HELLO, DR. RICHARDS.
HEY, RHODA. HOW ARE YOU?

- YEAH, FINE. HIYA, MAR. YOU READY?
- JUST A SECOND.

GOOD.

TELL ME, WHEN YOU WERE A
SURGEON, AND A HEART DIDN'T QUITE FIT,

DID YOU EVER HAVE TO...

ALL SET. GOOD, MAR.

HEY, TELL ME AGAIN WHY WE'RE
GOING TO AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY...

FOR A GUY YOU USED TO GO WITH, BUT
WHO IS NOW MARRYING SOMEONE ELSE.

BECAUSE HE'S A
NICE GUY, A FRIEND.

HE ASKED US, AND
THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO.

NOW TELL ME ABOUT
HER. IS SHE YOUNG?

YES, YOUNG. HOW YOUNG?

I DON'T KNOW. SIXTEEN OR 25.

YEAH. I BLUR IN THERE TOO.

THEY SEEM LIKE A
VERY NICE COUPLE.

WELL, I'D SAY IT'S A VERY
INSECURE RELATIONSHIP.

MARY, GIRLS WHO NEED BIG
ENGAGEMENT PARTIES ARE VERY INSECURE.

I OUGHTA KNOW. I USED
TO HAVE THEM MYSELF.

WITHOUT A FIANCÉ.

HELLO. IS THIS THE CONRAD HOUSE?

YES. WON'T YOU
COME IN? THANK YOU.

I'M, UH, JUDY'S FATHER. OH, HELLO. I'M MARY
RICHARDS, AND THIS IS RHODA MORGENSTERN.

HI. WELL, YOU'RE JUST
IN TIME FOR THE TOAST.

YOU HEAR THAT, MAR? WE'RE
JUST IN TIME FOR THE TOAST.

[Sighs] I THOUGHT YOU SAID
SHE WASN'T GOING TO COME.

NO, I SAID SHE MIGHT NOT
COME. WELL, SHE'S HERE.

[Nervous Chuckle]

OH, UH, HI. HI, MARY.
HI, RHODA. HIYA, DAN.

OH, YOU'RE LOOKIN'
GOOD. OH, THANKS.

OOH!

UH, SO ARE YOU. THANKS.

THIS IS ANOTHER EX-PUPIL OF
MINE, RHODA MORGENSTERN.

THIS IS MY FIANCÉE,
JUDY CONRAD. HELLO.

IT'S NOT LIKE WITH MARY. I
JUST TOOK A COURSE FROM HIM.

AH, JUDY, IT'S JUST A JOKE.

OKAY, IT'S TRUE, BUT IT'S
ALSO A JOKE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW.

YOUR PARENTS HAVE A LOVELY HOME.

IT'S JUST LOVELY. THANK YOU.

UH, DAN, I WANT YOU TO MEET MILLIE
AND FRANK. THEY JUST GOT HERE.

IN A MINUTE. WELL, I'LL BE OVER
THERE WHENEVER YOU'RE FINISHED.

WELL, WE JUST, UH, STOPPED IN TO
SAY HELLO. WE REALLY HAVE TO BE GOING.

OH, NO, PLEASE. D-DON'T LEAVE.

JUDY'S JUST A LITTLE
NERVOUS ABOUT THE PARTY.

THERE ARE SOME REALLY INTERESTING
PEOPLE HERE. YEAH. HIYA, DAN.

AND THIS ISN'T ONE OF THEM.

NO, THIS IS MY BEST
MAN, JONAS LASSER.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOU THAT SUDDENLY
MADE ME WANT TO COME OVER AND SAY HELLO?

DAN, CAN YOU COME
HERE A MINUTE, PLEASE?

UH, UH, GO AHEAD,
DAN. I'LL HANDLE THIS.

UH, EXCUSE ME, MARY. SURE.

HI. UH, RHODA MORGENSTERN.
AND I'M MARY RICHARDS.

OH, YOU'RE THE ONE
THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING ABOUT.

UH...

RHODA, I THINK WE PUT IN ENOUGH
OF AN APPEARANCE. UH, LET'S GO.

OH, DON'T GO. HOW CAN YOU
LEAVE NOW? THIS IS SO EXCITING.

EXCITING?

WELL, IT IS TO ME. YOU
SEE, I TEACH PALEONTOLOGY.

OH, YEAH, BIRDS. NO, FOSSILS.

BONES. MOSTLY BONES.

IT'S THE SAME THING DAY IN
AND DAY OUT... DEAD STUFF.

THIS... WELL, THIS IS LIFE!

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

LIVE STUFF.

RHODA, I REALLY THINK
WE OUGHTA LEAVE.

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT?

YEAH, I'D REALLY LOVE IT. MARY,
LET'S JUST HAVE A BITE TO EAT, HUH?

WELL, I'LL BE WAITING FOR
YOU HERE BY THE DOOR.

[Mouthing Words]

RHODA, HAS ANYONE
EVER TOLD YOU...

YOU HAVE VERY NICE BONES?

HA! OH, YEAH? AND I
CAME ALREADY ASSEMBLED.

MARY, YOU HAVEN'T
GOT A DRINK. OH.

COME ON. WELL.

GEE, IT'S, UH... IT'S
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU REALLY LOOK
TERRIFIC. THANK YOU.

UH, WE USED TO HAVE
SOME GOOD TIMES, DIDN'T WE?

YES, WE DID. HOW COME WE
STOPPED SEEING EACH OTHER?

OH! I DON'T KNOW. YOU WENT
YOUR WAY, I WENT MY WAY.

AND HERE WE ARE.
AND HERE'S JUDY!

HELLO. HELLO.

UH, DAN, I TOLD YOU I WANTED
YOU TO MEET MILLIE AND FRANK.

OH, I JUST DID. NO,
THAT WAS IRIS AND PAUL.

OH, THEY SEEMED
LIKE MILLIE AND FRANK.

WELL, COME MEET
MILLIE AND FRANK.

UH, IN A MINUTE.

DAN, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP
ME GET SOMETHING IN THE DEN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT IN THE
DEN? JUST SOMETHING IN THE DEN.

UH, MARY, EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

I'VE GOT TO GET
SOMETHING "IN THE DEN."

YOU WANT IT ON THE ROCKS?
NO, WITH SOME WATER.

THANKS, JONAS.

RHODA, I THINK WE HAVE PUT
IN MORE THAN AN APPEARANCE.

OKAY, MAR. WE'LL LEAVE JUST
AS SOON AS I FINISH EATING.

[Judy] DAN, I TOLD
YOU I DIDN'T WANT HER

HERE, AND NOW I WANT
YOUR FRIEND MARY TO GO!

[Dan] JUDY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

THE ONLY REASON I INVITED HER
IS BECAUSE MARY IS AN OLD FRIEND.

WHO'S MARY? NOW
ARE YOU READY TO GO?

- WHO'S MARY?
- WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO, ALICE?

[Judy] I CAN'T SEE WHY ANYONE
WOULD INVITE AN OLD GIRLFRIEND...

TO MY ENGAGEMENT PARTY IF HE
WASN'T STILL INTERESTED IN HER!

WHICH ONE IS SHE? [Dan] LOOK,
JUDY, THIS DOESN'T SEEM THE TIME...

[Judy] NO, IT'S EXACTLY THE
TIME. I WANT THIS SETTLED NOW!

EXCUSE ME. DOES SOMEBODY
HERE HAVE A BLUE STATION WAGON?

IT'S PARKED IN FRONT
OF MY CAR, AND I CAN'T...

DO YOU HAVE A BLUE STATION
WAGON? DAN, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU HAVE A BLUE
STATION WAGON? [Dan] YOU DEAL WITH IT!

IT'S PARKED... IN
FRONT OF MY CAR.

MARY, I-I'M SORRY.

OH, YOU'RE MARY!

OH, SO NICE TO MEET YOU, DEAR.
I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY NICE SPENDING
AN EVENING AT HOME FOR A CHANGE.

YEAH, IT MUST BE REALLY
GREAT NOT TO HAVE TO WORRY,

WHERE IS DAN
TAKING ME TONIGHT...

TO THE THEATER, TO THE MOVIES, TO
A COZY LITTLE FRENCH RESTAURANT?

THAT SORT OF STUFF CAN
DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY.

IT'S NOT HAVING DINNER IN A FRENCH
RESTAURANT THAT BOTHERS ME.

IT'S HAVING DINNER
WITH HIS PARENTS.

YOU'VE HAD DINNER WITH
HIS PARENTS ALREADY?

YEAH, FOUR TIMES IN
THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

HAD TO KEEP GOING BACK TILL
YOU FINISHED THE ROAST, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW WHERE DAN IS TONIGHT?

THIS IS THE FIRST NIGHT THIS WEEK
THAT DAN AND I HAVEN'T GONE OUT.

HE IS AT A BASKETBALL
GAME WITH MY FATHER.

AREN'T YOU GLAD THEY
GET ALONG SO WELL, MAR?

OH, YEAH. EVERYBODY
GETS ALONG JUST GREAT.

DAN AND DAD ARE
THE BEST OF PALS.

DAN'S FOLKS LOVE
ME. I LOVE HIS FOLKS.

HIS FOLKS LOVE MY FOLKS.

MY FOLKS LOVE HIS FOLKS.

I THINK DAN'S THE GREATEST
GUY I'VE EVER KNOWN.

THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM... I THINK
HE'S GOING TO ASK ME TO MARRY HIM.

IT'S THE VERY LEAST YOU COULD DO
AFTER YOU BUSTED UP HIS ENGAGEMENT.

RHODA! I DID NOT BUST
UP HIS ENGAGEMENT.

I KNOW! I KNOW THAT, KID.

WHAT'S WRONG?
DON'T YOU LOVE HIM?

YEAH, I DO.

MAYBE. I DON'T
KNOW. I NEED TIME.

WELL, THE GUY
OBVIOUSLY LOVES YOU, MAR.

WELL, HE SAID SO A COUPLE
OF TIMES, BUT, YOU KNOW,

HE MUST HAVE SAID SO TO JUDY.

HE COULDN'T HAVE
LOVED HER THAT MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK HE'S JUST IN A
MOOD TO GET MARRIED, YOU KNOW?

AND, WELL, IF HE IS, I DON'T WANT
TO ENCOURAGE HIM, BECAUSE I'M NOT.

I MEAN, NOT RIGHT NOW
ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK.

BUT I MIGHT, YOU
KNOW? WHO KNOWS!

I KNOW. YOU DO?

- SURE. YOU DO, BUT YOU DON'T,
BUT YOU MIGHT, RIGHT?
- RIGHT.

- OH, I HAVE TO MEET JONAS
IN HALF AN HOUR.
- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HE'S TAKING ME TO DINNER
TONIGHT. THAT OUGHTA BE FUN.

WELL, MARY, GOING TO DINNER WITH A
PALEONTOLOGIST CAN GET VERY EMBARRASSING.

LAST RESTAURANT WE WERE IN? HE STARTED
RECONSTRUCTING THE BONES OF HIS DUCK.

SEE YOU LATER.

- [Tape: Man Speaking Swedish]
- HI, TED.

[Swedish Continues]

[Swedish Continues]

[Tape: Silence]

DARN BATTERIES. YOURS OR ITS?

IF YOU CAN MOVE YOUR
LIPS TO A TAPE OF WALTER

CRONKITE, YOU JUST
MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING.

WHERE IS SHE? MARY? YOU
ONLY HAVE ONE HOUR FOR LUNCH!

I KNOW, MR. GRANT,
AND I'M SORRY.

BUT IF YOU NEED TWO
HOURS, THAT'S OKAY.

- HI, DAN.
- HI, LOU. HI, FELLAS.

HI. HI, TOM.

HOW YOU DOIN'? I'M TERRIFIC.

YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA COME BY
AND LECTURE TO MY CLASS AGAIN?

UH, SORRY, DAN.
I CAN'T. WHY NOT?

WELL, BECAUSE, UH... THE
REASON IS, UH, I HATE THAT STUFF.

OH.

I'LL SPEAK TO YOUR CLASS.

YOU TEACH AT THE
UNIVERSITY, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT. TELEVISION
JOURNALISM. I'D BE GLAD TO DO IT.

HOW MUCH DOES IT PAY? ALL OF OUR
GUEST LECTURERS WORK FOR NOTHING.

OH. OH, THAT'S
WONDERFUL, ISN'T IT?

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE WILLING
TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME. [Chuckling]

HE'S REALLY ONE OF
A KIND, ISN'T HE? YEAH.

THE ONLY TROUBLE IS, WE HAVEN'T
FIGURED OUT WHAT KIND YET.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT, MARY.
RIGHT. THANKS FOR LUNCH.

OKAY. SO LONG, LOU,
MURRAY. SO LONG.

DROP BY ANYTIME,
DAN. ANYTIME AT ALL.

THANKS. I WILL. BYE.

YOU KNOW, MARY,
HE'S A HECK OF A GUY.

YEAH. HE REALLY IS.

YOU DON'T FIND GUYS
LIKE THAT EVERY DAY.

LOOK, I KNOW... I KNOW
THAT HE'S A NICE GUY.

I JUST DON'T NEED TO BE
TOLD ALL THE TIME, O-OKAY?

[Clears Throat]

CAN I SEE YOU IN MY
OFFICE FOR A MINUTE?

YOU WANNA TALK
ABOUT IT? NOT REALLY.

TOO PERSONAL? YEAH.

MM-HMM.

SOMETIMES... WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THINGS...

THAT WERE KIND OF
PERSONAL TO ME, AND IT HELPED.

I THOUGHT I COULD
RETURN THE FAVOR.

- OH, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
- GOOD.

MR. GRANT, IT...
IT'S JUST THAT...

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO THINK
THAT DAN IS A GREAT GUY.

YEAH. YOU DO. MURRAY DOES.

MY MOTHER DOES. MY FATHER DOES.

EVERYBODY DOES THINK
THAT DAN IS A GREAT GUY.

AND I THINK THAT HE'S
GONNA ASK ME TO MARRY HIM.

YEAH?

BUT I DON'T... KNOW...
IF I... WANT... TO.

LOOK, UH, IF YOU DON'T
WANNA TALK ABOUT IT,

THAT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW.

NO, I THINK, REALLY, THAT
IT'S PROBABLY BETTER IF I DO.

WELL, ARE YOU SURE? 'CAUSE
THIS SOUNDS AWFULLY PERSONAL.

WELL, I KNOW. IT IS, BUT...

HOW 'BOUT YOUR FATHER? HE'S
PROBABLY A GOOD PERSON TO TALK TO.

NO, HE'S TOO CLOSE
TO DAN TO BE OBJECTIVE.

MR. GRANT, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE...

I... LIKE SOMETHING'S MISSING.

UH-HUH.

- UH, MARY, MARY, MARY!
- WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW. I'M
JUST STALLIN' FOR TIME.

UH, MARY, YOU'RE OVER 30.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT HEAD-OVER-HEELS
THING, THAT COULD BE A LONG WAIT.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

WELL, 24 YEARS AGO,

WHEN I WAS WORKING
AS A STRINGER ON THE A.P.,

EDIE DIDN'T WANT
TO MARRY ME EITHER.

WE HAD DIFFERENT INTERESTS.
SHE DIDN'T LIKE BASEBALL.

AND SHE SAID SHE WASN'T
SURE SHE LOVED ME EITHER.

BUT I PRESSED HER.

AND SHE MARRIED ME,
AND OVER THE YEARS,

SHE CAME TO LOVE ME.

AND LAST YEAR SHE
LEARNED THE STRIKE ZONE.

ANYWAY, A-ALL I'M
TRYING TO SAY IS,

UH, HEAD OVER HEELS
MAY NEVER HAPPEN.

- MR. GRANT?
- HMM?

ARE YOU... HEAD OVER HEELS...

IN LOVE WITH EDIE NOW?

UH, KINDA.

- THANKS FOR OUR TALK.
- OH, ANYTIME.

SEE? I WAS A BIG HELP, WASN'T I?

AND, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE THAT
DAN WON'T ASK ME TO MARRY HIM,

AND THEN I WON'T HAVE
ANY PROBLEM AT ALL.

RIGHT. RIGHT.

BUT I KNOW HE'S GONNA ASK ME.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
IT DOESN'T WANNA TURN.

YOU SURE YOU GOT THE RIGHT KEY?

YEAH. IT'S THE ONE MY FATHER
GAVE ME FOR HIS LATEST LOCK.

LET ME TRY.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD A MAN AROUND
HERE, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS.

I DO HAVE A MAN AROUND HERE.
THAT'S WHY I'M HAVING THESE PROBLEMS.

MY FATHER! OH. HE'S
REALLY A GREAT GUY.

YEAH, HE IS. I JUST WISH HE
WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT ME SO MUCH.

WELL, I, UM... I
CAN'T BLAME HIM.

I MEAN, I GUESS HE, UH... HE WON'T
STOP WORRYING UNTIL YOU GET MARRIED.

UH, WH-WHY DON'T I, UH,

SEE IF I CAN'T GET
THAT KEY TO... TURN.

BOY, IT JUST DOESN'T
WANT TO OPEN.

MARY, WHY DON'T YOU
WANT TO TALK ABOUT US?

OKAY. OKAY, LET'S,
UM... LET'S TALK.

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU'D START.

WELL, LET'S SEE.
HOW DO YOU, UH...

HOW DO YOU OPEN UP
A SUBJECT LIKE THIS?

UH, YOU WANNA GET MARRIED?

BOY, THAT REALLY OPENS
IT RIGHT UP, DOESN'T IT?

WELL?

DAN, I KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA SAY MAY
SOUND A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, NEGATIVE,

BUT, UH, NO.

[Laughing]

DAN. WHAT?

WHY ARE WE LAUGHING?

WELL, WE'RE LAUGHING BECAUSE
WE KNOW IT'S NOT A REAL "NO."

HOW... HOW DO WE KNOW THAT?

WELL, UH, WE-WE, UH,
KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT...

BECAUSE YOU'RE SCARED
TO MAKE A COMMITMENT.

OH, NO. NO, I'M NOT.
OH, YES, YOU ARE.

NO, I ADMIT THAT
BACK WHEN I THOUGHT...

THAT SOMEDAY I, YOU
KNOW, HAD TO GET MARRIED,

THAT IT WOULD HAVE SCARED ME,

BUT NOW THAT I KNOW I DON'T HAVE
TO GET MARRIED, IT DOESN'T SCARE ME.

OH. THEN WHY DID YOU SAY "NO"?

DAN, IT'S NOT THAT I
DON'T CARE FOR YOU.

[Jonas] CHINESE FOOD!

[Laughing] WAIT. DON'T TELL ME.

YOUR FATHER FINALLY FOUND
A FOOLPROOF LOCK. RIGHT.

HI, JONAS. HI, MARY. GUESS
WHAT WE HAVE IN HERE.

CHINESE FOOD. WE HEARD YOU.

LISTEN, RHODA, WHEN YOU GET
UPSTAIRS, WOULD YOU CALL MY FATHER...

AND SEE IF HE CAN COME
OVER AND LET US IN?

COME ON UP WITH US, AND
WE'LL ALL HAVE CHINESE FOOD!

WHY ARE YOU SO EXCITED
ABOUT CHINESE FOOD?

I NEVER HAD IT BEFORE.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

A MAN WHO HAS NEVER HAD
CHINESE FOOD IN HIS WHOLE LIFE?

LISTEN, I OWE YOU A LOT. YOU'RE
OPENING UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR ME.

YEAH. U-UH, WHAT DID
YOU SAY THAT WAS AGAIN?

AN EGG ROLL. [Giggling]

COME ON, JONAS. EXCUSE ME, DAN.

SEE YOU LATER. AN EGG ROLL!

I, UM... I BELIEVE YOU
WERE SAYING SOMETHING...

ABOUT "NO."

BOY, DAN,

IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T
CARE FOR YOU A LOT.

MARY, I-I DON'T GET IT.

I MEAN, WE'RE VERY COMPATIBLE.

WE'RE BOTH MATURE. WE HAVE
A LOT OF THE SAME INTERESTS.

WE BOTH LIKE MUSIC, AND
WE BOTH HATE ANCHOVIES.

I MEAN, WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED?

TIME. DAN, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I
SAID I JUST WANTED TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE?

WELL, I'M READY NOW.

WELL, BUT, DAN, I'M NOT.

I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS ALL WEEK LONG,

AND I FIGURE THAT IF I HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT IT, THEN I'M NOT READY.

YOU KNOW? NO, I
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HERE YOU GO. LICHEE CHICKEN.

ALSO, PORK FRIED RICE AND, UH,
CHINESE PEA PODS WITH WATER CHESTNUTS.

YEAH, AND EGG ROLL. JONAS, I DON'T
THINK THEY WANT LICHEE CHICKEN.

OH, JUST EAT THE REST
OF THE STUFF THEN.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE
CHOPSTICKS? YEAH. THANKS, JONAS.

RHODA'S GONNA TEACH
ME. YEAH, RIGHT NOW, JONAS.

COME ON.

WELL, I GUESS WE'VE SAID IT ALL.

GOOD-BYE, MARY.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

DAN! WHAT?

DON'T GO.

JUST BECAUSE I SAID I DON'T
WANT TO MARRY YOU RIGHT NOW...

DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO
STOP SEEING EACH OTHER, DOES IT?

WELL, IT'S... IT'S KIND OF
A WASTE OF TIME, ISN'T IT?

IS IT A WASTE OF TIME WHEN
TWO PEOPLE LIKE EACH OTHER...

AND HATE ANCHOVIES?

LOOK, ALL I KNOW IS,

I'M READY TO GET MARRIED.

I KNOW. I MEAN,
I'M REALLY READY.

OKAY, DAN. YOU'RE READY. I MEAN, I
DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN LAST.

I DON'T KNOW EITHER,
BUT I DO KNOW SOMETHING.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT
GONNA LEAVE ME ALONE...

WITH TWO PLATES
OF LICHEE CHICKEN.

WHAT ABOUT RHODA? YOU
THINK SHE'S READY? OH!

HI, WALT. OH, HI!

- WHAT SEEMS TO BE
THE TROUBLE HERE?
- THE LOCK DOESN'T WORK.

OH, THE LOCK WORKS. LOOK.

IT'S THIS DAMN KEY
THAT DOESN'T WORK.

IF YOU'D HURRY UP AND ASK HER TO MARRY
YOU, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOCKS.

- I DID ASK HER TO MARRY ME.
- YOU DID?

OH, WONDERFUL! CONGRATULATIONS!

HONEY, I'M SO HAPPY FOR
YOU. UH, WALTER, SHE SAID "NO."

OH?

WELL, SHE KNOWS
YOU BETTER THAN I DO.

ANYWAY, I THINK DAN AND I FINALLY
HAVE A PRETTY GOOD UNDERSTANDING.

OH, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, MAR.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING THOUGH?

I THINK HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND
OUT THAT I AM NOT LIVING MY LIFE...

IN A CONSTANT SEARCH FOR
THE RIGHT MAN TO MARRY.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I WAS PRETTY
SURPRISED TO FIND THAT OUT MYSELF.

I KNOW. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I
WENT TO BED EVERY NIGHT THINKING,

"WELL, THERE GOES
ANOTHER DAY NOT MARRIED."

NOW I JUST WAIT TILL NEW YEAR'S EVE AND
SAY, "THERE GOES ANOTHER YEAR NOT MARRIED."

MARY, I TELL YOU, IT'S PROGRESS.

HEY, LISTEN, I HAVE
REALLY GOT TO GET TO BED.

YEAH, KID. ME TOO. I'LL SEE
YOU TOMORROW, HUH? OKAY.

GOOD NIGHT, MAR. GOOD NIGHT.

[Mews]