Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993): Season 3, Episode 19 - Boys Night In - full transcript

Parker and Mikey want to help Jerry become a man, so they take him to a strip club. The two are taken away in a police raid and Jerry is left there alone. Grace is afraid of spiders and asks Kohler for help.

Would you like a bite
of my fro-yo?

It's got Jelly Bellies.

Let's do this again.

- Hey, guys.
- How's it going?

What do you say
we all hit the Soloflex?

Yeah, right

- NordicTrack?
- The Thighmaster?

Hey, Jer.

Wanna go get a soda?

I think Jerry's going through
some tough times.

Yeah, he's not quite
out of that awkward stage yet.



Well, you would think
six years would do it.

Sirs, you may not
believe this, but...

I'm not as debonair
as you think.

Jer, we're here for you.

I'm afraid I've fallen prey
to the psychosocial traumas
of adolescence.

- I need your guidance.
- Mold me.

Jer, what are you doing
this weekend?

Let me check
my appointment book, sirs.

Um, well, it looks like
I can squeeze you in.

That settles it.

We're going to
take you by the hand

and show you a world
you never knew existed.

This is the weekend
you enter manhood.

And this time, you're staying.



Somewhere between
the boy and the man,
there is the weekend.

And this is that weekend.

I don't know
if I'm up to this, sirs.

I barely survived
my bar mitzvah.

We'll stay at Mikey's house.

Just the three of us.

No parents, no sisters,
no women. We'll make a pact.

All right, sir.

But no blood,
saliva or ceremonies
involving poultry.

We'll do all the things
that men were put
on this planet to do.

Yeah! Like what?

- Like spitting on the floor.
- Staying up all night.

- Telling dirty jokes.
- Eat with our hands.

Leave the toilet seat up.

- Fight oil well fires.
- Scratch.

Make shadow puppets.

- Uh, no, Jerry.
- Sorry, sir.

- And another thing.
- Could you stop calling us "sirs?"

We are brothers
linked by the
"why-ask-why" chromosome.

You got it, Park.

Sir.

I'm running silent,
I'm running deep.

Absolute secrecy is essential.

And that means
keeping it from Dad.

Hi, Park.

So, packing for
the big boy's night in
with Jerry?

Yep, yup, yup, yup.

Here, I brought you
a little visual aid.

Watch out for
the three of clubs.

- Wow, Dad.
- Old Bunny cards!

My first deck. Go crazy.

Just don't get them
dog-eared and don't spill
anything on them.

Don't shuffle them,
don't deal them

and try not to take them
out of the box.

Here, Dad.
Why don't you hang onto them?

I just don't know
if I'm ready yet.

Ah, I understand.

So, Dad, how did you find out
about our plans?

Oh, Jerry called and asked
if pajamas with feet

were appropriate
for a rite of passage.

Keep in mind, son,
there's a side to men

that must be explored and,
ultimately, controlled.

It's savage, it's vulgar...

It's a lot of fun.

You know, when I was your age...

Uh-oh, Dad's getting nostalgic.

That means I've gotta smile,
stare Dad straight in the eye

and try to maintain
this look of interest
for a long time.

And then we found
her wooden leg in the corner.

How it got there,
I'll never know.

Hey, Mikey.

You cleaned up?

- Hey, man.
- It's a special weekend.

Jer. Traveling light.

Toilet paper?

What, you think
I don't have toilet paper?

Do you?

Well, here we are.

Three guys doing what guys do.

Get out of our way,
we're reckless,
we're dangerous, we're primal.

- Whoo!
- Whoo!

So uh, what do you guys
want to do now?

We'll need a plan, sirs.

- Wait a second.
- Men don't plan. Men do.

Ha! I like the
sound of that.

I don't know.

Hold it!

I've got it.

The plan is...

There is no plan.

You with us, Jer?-

- Jer?
- Just doing the dishes, sir.

Start the bonding without me,
I'll catch up in a minute.

One, two, three, four, five.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Jerry.

It is okay to be a slob.

In fact, this weekend,
it is mandatory.

Men are pigs.
Ask any female stand-up comic.

Yeah.
Forget about the dishes, Jer.

We'll start
with something simple.

- Spitting.
- Ah.

Give it a try.

No, on the floor.

I'm sorry, sirs. I can't.
I just remembered,
I took an antihistamine.

- You are floating.
- You are dreaming.

You are at one
with your oneness.

Push all unpleasant thoughts
out of your mind.

And above all,
pay no attention
to the spider over your bed.

Oh, my god!

It's a sp... Sp... Sp...

- Sp... Sp... Sp... Sp...
- Sp... Sp... Sp... Sp...

Center. Ground. Breathe.

Face your demons.

List your fears.

Elevators.

Freeways.

Varicose veins.

- Sp... Sp... Sp... Sp...
- Arachnids.

Calm down.

They can't hurt you.

They don't lay eggs
under your eyelids.

Center. Ground. Breathe.

This is one of the two
occasions a man
comes in handy.

Jer, put down that sponge.

Let's go to the video tape.

What, and miss the
Miller-Boyett line-up?

Jer, does the phrase
"no artistic merit
whatsoever" strike a chord?

An X-rated video?

- Please, sirs.
- Sex is no big deal.

I've already walked in
on my parents

and I'd describe what I saw,

but if it turns out
it wasn't really sex,
you'd make fun of me.

Let me explain.

It's all about being a man.

It's about protecting,
nurturing, providing
for a woman.

It's about being a partner,
a lover, an equal, a peer.

It's about reducing a woman
to a mere sexual object, hmm?

It is on this last
part that we will
concentrate tonight.

Oh, wow!-

Oh, man!

Oh, mama!

Jer, it's the FBI warning.

- It's the G-men. They're here.
- I'll talk. Not at first.

But you should know
I have a low pain threshold.

It's Annie!

- Park, no women.
- I thought we pacted.

I...

Annie. Oh, we were just um,
bonding. Remember?

I know. That's why I brought
this over. Pictionary.

Oh, what a shame.

- Uneven teams.
- I could stay.

Stay? Quick, Parker,
think of an excuse.

- My dog ate it.
- No, not that one.

- Hey, what are you watching?
- Naked Brunch?

Annie is the most
open-minded, liberal,

totally understanding
person I know.

And after the commercial,

she's going to kill me.

- It's okay, guys.
- I understand.

It's part of the male
bonding experience.

- Annie, I...
- Don't touch me.

- Annie, you don't understand.
- It's a coming of age thing.

You know,
like your slumber parties.

- We paint our toenails, read magazines and dish.
- We don't watch "movies"!

Okay, so it's not
a perfect analogy.

If this is what you guys do,
go ahead, do it.

Now if you'll excuse me,
I'm going to go home
and boil myself.

- Hey, Annie, thanks for understanding.
- I'll talk to you later.

Boy, isn't she understanding?

Park, you are whipped.

I am not whipped.

Annie and I have
a special relationship.

- It's open, it's honest...
- -I'm whipped, I'm whipped, I'm totally whipped.

Are you ready
for your brunch, sir?

Oops, I spilled
the hollandaise
all over your lap.

- Hey, what's going on?
- Hey.

What happened?

- Sorry, guys.
- There was a sandwich in there once.

What an incredibly sensual
experience, sirs.

I think I've grown a chest hair.

But, they never even
took their clothes off.

They take their clothes off?

Oh, I need a nap.

- Sp... Sp... Sp... Sp...
- Sp... Spi...

Nice robe, Grace.

Do I take this to mean
you've finally stopped playing
hard to get?

- Spi... Sp...
- Sp... Sp...

- Spider?
- Sp... Sp... Sp...

At your house?

- You're afraid?
- Spi... Spi... Spi...

And you want me to come over
to your place and show you
what a man can do.

Sp... Sp... Spi...

- Here you go, Kube.
- Battlefield commission.

Ah, the thrill of the chase.

Annie, honey,

I wasn't even watching.

I didn't see anything.

It doesn't interest me.

I love you.-

I'll watch a movie
if I wanna watch a movie!

Jer, now do you understand?

Yes, sir. Whipped.

It's all so clear now.

I'm really growing up.

- Hey, guys.
- Wanna play cards for money?

- Now, there's a manly idea.
- Go Fish? Penny a pop?

I was thinking poker.

Stud poker.

- I've never played poker.
- Oh.

- Hmm.
- Mmm-hmm.

If my calculations
are correct, the next card
should be an ace.

- This isn't fair.
- You're counting your cards.

Just utilizing laws
of probability, sirs.

What do you guys do? Guess?

Oh, that's it, you're toast.

Hey, just when I was
getting the hang
of this man stuff.

- Guys, guys!
- Chill, okay?

I think we need
a change of venue.

So what do we do now, sirs?

Don't forget, Jer.

There is no plan.
Let's just loosen things up.

Let's just talk guy-to-guy.

So, Jer. What kind of girls
do you like?

Patty Duke?

Hey, isn't this
the picture that came
with the wallet?

Why do you think
I bought it, sir?

Jer, you are in desperate need
of seeing a live, naked woman.

Yeah.
And you know what that means?

- Right.
- Yeah.

What?

- A strip joint.
- A strip joint!

The ultimate
male bonding experience.

And I know just the place.

And I know where
we can score some fake IDs.

But, what about
the moral implications?

Is this ethical?

Morals have nothing
to do with it, Jer.

This is part of life's
grand plan.

If you think about it,

it's actually a thing of beauty.

This thing of beauty
is taking place in
a men's room, sirs.

I'm not implying anything,

- but there is a certain stigma.
- Ooh.

You've made the right choice.

My extermination prowess
is legendary.

Grace. The final frontier.

Just squash the bug, Tubby.

At long last,
our Jerry's arrived
at the gates of manhood.

And, as usual,
he's the definition
of coolness.

I'm destined to fail
at manhood, sirs.

I'm gonna become old
and bitter and own cats.

Well, uh,
there's no turning back, Jer.

Yeah. This coming of age
thing is too important.

It's traditional.

It's celebrated
in all the classics.

Huckleberry Finn,
Catcher in the Rye.

Happy Days.

- Ah, Jerry.
- He's taking one small step for manhood.

Sure, he's going
in those doors a boy.

But he may just come back a man.

A man who owns
a Ninja Turtle coloring book,

but a man.

Until now, the closest
Jerry had come to seeing
a naked woman

was the little girl
in the Coppertone ads.

But tonight, all that
will change.

Our Jerry's growing up.

I'm proud of the little guy.

A, B, C, D, E, F...

I have a question, sirs.

Aren't we exploiting women?

Jer, this is the '90s.

The women who work here
are just trying to survive

in a difficult economic climate.

If they choose
to do this for a living,
who are we to judge?

Yeah.

Now let's go watch them
shake those zoomies.

So you're the little guy
that keeps Grace up nights.

How I envy you.

- Say, Hank.
- I hate to ask you this

and I mean, really
hate to ask you this, but,

if we don't catch the spider,
would you mind
staying the night?

Shoo! Shoo!

Shoo! Come on,
get outta here!

- Shoo! Get outta here!
- Shoo!

Shoo, shoo. Come on. Shoo.

- Yes, Annie.
- I'm glad we finally got this straightened out.

I love you, too.

You're right.
It's great that we can talk
openly. I agree.

There's nothing more
important than honesty
in a relationship.

In fact,

I'm going to be
completely honest
with you right now.

Uh...

I'm in a strip joint.

Hello?

Hello?

$22.50?

What...

Here, uh, I'll get
the next round.

Ugh.

Jer, you look pale.

Sirs, there's lipstick
on my glass.

Candy apple rouge.

They've stopped
making that in '57.

So?

I have to go to
the men's room
to wash it, sirs.

I hope I don't have to touch
any doorknobs.

Psst, Parker, 5-0.

Uh-oh. Stay cool.
Try not to attract attention.

Can we see some ID?

Uh...

Uh...

Not a problem, Officer.

What year were you born?

Uh...

'61.

'62?

That would make you 30 now,
wouldn't it?

Oh. Oh, you wanted to know
the exact year?

I was a hall monitor once.

One, two, three, four, five.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Sirs?

Sirs?

Ladies and gentlemen,

appearing tonight,
directly from
Las Vegas, Nevada

the beautiful,
the captivating,
the naked Trixie.

Oh, yeah!

A hall monitor?

Hey, at least I remember
what year I was born.

- So, I can't do math in front of authority figures.
- Hurt me.

What do you think gave us away?

Aw, face it, Park.

We just don't look 21.

Especially in there,
with the cast from
Penitentiary III.

You wanna know something?

Mano-a-mano?

I've never really been
in a place like this before.

How about you?-

You haven't either, right?

Okay, me neither.

But I never told you
that I did, remember?

I just nodded a lot.

I thought we were gonna
get off on this,

but it didn't do anything
for me.

I mean, the place is seedy,

the guys were disgusting.

Well, maybe if we'd actually
seen a naked woman...

Oh.

Hey, you know something else?

I always thought we were
way ahead of Jerry.

But, are we any closer
to manhood just because
we're older

and we can spit on the floor
and watch dirty movies?

Who knows? We all grow up
at our own pace, I guess.

Maybe Jerry isn't
that far behind us.

Hello, Parker. Hello, Mikey.

I understand now.

Yow!

It was awesome.

It was sordid.

It defied physical law.

All in all,
it was a pretty
eventful evening.

Annie and I covered new ground
in our relationship.

Mikey and I learned
a few things about growing up,

and my good friend Jerry
got to see a naked woman.

Sometimes life just isn't fair.

- Mr. Lewis?
- Mr. Randall?

Mr. Phillips? Hello?