Rules of Engagement (2007–2013): Season 5, Episode 9 - The Big Picture - full transcript

When Russell's trust fund is cut off by his mother, he gets a taste of how life will be after moving in with Timmy. Meanwhile, Audrey helps Jeff impress his boss in order to get a raise.

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Your mother cut off your trust fund and
had you evicted from your apartment?

-Yes. Can you believe--?
-It took her so long? No.

You know whose fault it is?
Curry Povich over here.

He's the one that talked her into it.

Her reasons are valid,
she's trying to help you grow up.

I don't want to.

Sir, the value of maturity is that--

[MAKES FART SOUND]

All right, Russell,
Timmy had me look at your finances...

...and the good news is,
you don't have a ton of expenses.



It's just mostly the three Cs.

Uh ,the three Cs, sir?

Uh, Cocktails,
condoms and call girls.

I can't believe
life's kicking me in nard sack.

Life's not fair, Princess.

I'm about to get my year-end bonus...

...and it has nothing to do
with job performance...

...it's all about
sucking up to the boss.

You could do that.

Yeah, just lumber in there
with your big Frankenstein head.

[IMITATES FRANKENSTEIN]
Me like boss.

Don't be scared. Boss good.

How would you like to get
thrown down a well?

I don't play that game.
Kissing up's not my style.



Yes, your marriage proposal included
the phrase, take it or leave it. Heh.

You took it.

[IN NORMAL VOICE]
This is all so dreary.

I can't believe
I have to cut back my expenses.

All right, my limo's here.
If you need me, I'll be at The Plaza.

You're staying at The Plaza?

We're supposed to be
watching your finances.

That's why I don't order
any room service.

I get all my food
from that little fridge in my suite.

No, what I mean is
we have to seek out...

...more affordable accommodations
for you.

So first thing tomorrow,
we're checking you out of The Plaza.

Oh! Cannot be first thing.

I kind of booked a spa morning.

This money's got me stressed.

[SEÑOR HAPPY'S
"HOW MANY WAYS" PLAYING]

♪ How many ways
To say I love you ♪

♪ How many ways to say
That I'm not scared ♪

♪ When you're by my side
There is no denying ♪

♪ I can't wait for me and you ♪♪

[♪♪♪]

Well, I gotta say, I thought Swan Lake
was gonna be a snoozefest...

...but it was beautiful.

And how awesome was that guy
who hunted the swan?

Yeah, but I bet in real life,
he'd rather hunt trouser snake.

I'm glad I purchased the series.

I'm gonna go change
into something more comfortable.

Yes. Thank you, ballet.

-Hey, babe, where are you?
JENNIFER: Almost there.

Yeah, you are.

-Where'd the other lady go?
-What other lady?

Do you have those
teeth whitening trays in?

Uh-huh.

I thought you were gonna
get more comfortable.

You know, like sex comfortable.
Like, like sexfortable.

Oh, I didn't get that,
but sure, I'm up for it.

Uh, should you have
those trays in your mouth?

I mean, I was hoping that area
might be available for....

...you know.

Well, I can't. But you can.

Great.

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-Hey.
-Hey! What're you doing here?

Oh, I know schmoozing the boss
isn't really your style...

...so I thought I'd do it for you.

That's nice but I told you, uh,
my bonus will be what it'll be.

No come on, I'm not working.

This is a way I can help us,
financially.

In that dress, there's a lot of ways
that you can help us financially.

Let's have prostitution
as our fallback position.

I know
you're really good at your job...

...but I am really good
at playing the game.

I'm witty, I'm charming,
I'm a real people person.

I agree, that is how you see yourself.

We both know how Larry feels
about women.

I mean, it's a no-brainer. Heh.

All right, fine.

Make sure
that you rub up against him.

If we're gonna do this,
let's do it right.

[♪♪♪]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[GRUNTING]

-Sir, what are you doing here?
-Uh, the Plaza kicked me out.

Apparently, my mom cut off
all my credit cards.

And I was only using them
for necessities.

You bought a cotton candy machine.

I can't believe
I ended up in this outhouse.

Where should I put my hats?

Sir, I've never seen you wear a hat.

Well, then you've never seen me
at Kentucky Derby or a gospel brunch.

Sir, you are absolutely
not staying here.

Oh, Tim, I wish that were true.

Fine.

I'm going to find you
a reasonably-priced apartment.

In the meantime, please try
not to pleasure yourself in my home.

I can't promise to try.

So even though I love baking,
the cookie business idea...

...ended up being a big bust.

Heh, Audrey, you are a delight.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

Bingham, you sack of crap...

...how did a horse's ass like you
land such a pretty wife?

Heh, Jeff.

[JEFF CHUCKLES]

Hey, remember this?

The two of you with me and Karen
at the company booze cruise.

Karen is lovely. You hit the jackpot
with wife number four.

-Five.
-Five.

[♪♪♪]

Can you believe that picture?
I looked horrible.

I didn't even know
I could make that face.

I wouldn't take all the credit.

Your friends gin and tonic
did most of the heavy lifting.

Whoo-hoo!

This isn't funny.
I don't look like that.

I look like that.
That girl's got it going on.

Well, that does represent
the other end of the spectrum.

I'd say that reality lies
somewhere in the middle.

This is so embarrassing.
Everyone who walks into his office...

...is gonna see me
looking like Nick Nolte's mug shot.

Stop. You look like Charlize Theron...

...in Monster.

And everybody knows
how pretty you are.

Thank you.
Maybe I'm just being silly.

You are. I mean, come on,
would Jeff Bingham...

...be married to a dog?

[♪♪♪]

I'm thinking I might start
wearing a scarf.

Do you think I could pull off a scarf?
Because I do.

Ah.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

-Oh, hey, Audrey.
AUDREY: Heh.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Oh, how can I help you?

I don't think I'm in the right apartment.
Is Spirit here?

Let me take a look-see.

I don't really know
what I'm looking for.

Spirit's a photographer.

I'm supposed to be posing
for a series of body scapes for her.

Ah, well, these bodies
that are being scaped...

...might they be nude?

Yeah, the body is the art.

Exactly. I've said that a million times.

Come on in.

Why don't you
strip down to your art...

...and I'll go for the chick
with the camera.

Spirit?

Spirit!

[♪♪♪]

So then she goes
to get more comfortable...

...and she comes back looking....

Well, it was just a mess.

So you wanted makeup sex.

Oh, no, we didn't even fight.

No, not that makeup sex. The kind
where she's still all hot in her makeup.

-Yes. I want that.
-I remember makeup sex.

When we were done...

...the pillow looked like
someone used it to suffocate a clown.

But now, before bed,
Audrey puts on this ratty old robe...

...I refer to as "The Shrinker".

Ugh. Man, I gotta talk to Jen.

Communicating in marriage?
Rookie mistake.

I talked to Aud about The Shrinker...

...and it was swiftly replaced
by another robe I refer to as...

..."The Termite".

-The Termite?
-You know, destroys wood.

Oh, God!
Well, I mean, what can I do?

If you want makeup sex,
don't let her out of your sight.

If she moves to a second location,
it's over.

Okay, no second location.

Oh, hey, so the robe
that Audrey wore into the lobby...

...the night we had that fire alarm...

-...was that The Termite?
-No, no.

That was just The Shrinker.

Dear God!

You guys will never believe
the day I had...

...with this chick
from Timmy's building and her friends.

-Check it out, a henna tattoo.
-Hmm.

-What is that symbol?
-It's a Chinese word for honor.

And coincidentally,
on her is where I hope to end up.

[CHUCKLES]

So what, they're just
a bunch of filthy hippies.

I know, but here's the crazy part.
They're poor, but they're happy.

Their happiness comes
without money or presents...

...it comes without champagne,
or succulent pheasants.

Settle down, Mr. Grinch.

Sometimes the poor struggling times
are the most fun.

You know, there's no pressure,
no responsibility.

Well, that's it.

My poor, struggling times
are gonna start right now.

By the way, do you know
what body scaping is?

Yeah. My buddy Mike and I
used to do that at the beach...

...when we were kids.

I don't mean body surfing.

No, you mean taking artful pictures
of each others' bodies.

[♪♪♪]

Hey, Aud.

My handsome man
is home from work...

...and here I am
without any underwear, heh.

Did you break the TV?

-No.
-Oh, thank God.

So, what happened,
did somebody die?

Well, here's the thing. Ahem,
I did something a little bit crazy, heh.

After I saw you today, I kind of took
a detour back into Larry's office.

And that's
when the underwear came off?

You know, at a certain point,
it's no longer just schmoozing.

No, he wasn't there...

...but I sort of took this.

You stole a picture from my boss?

I panicked.
Maybe he won't even notice it's gone.

It's engraved from his wife.
It's got sentimental value.

At least until he starts
putting it to his secretary.

I'm sorry.

Ugh. If Larry finds out,
there goes my bonus.

Okay, I screwed up.
How can we fix this?

Oh, now it's we.

Okay, when we
go out to dinner tonight...

...we'll go to my office
and put it back.

Or, we could just toss it out...

...and hope he blames
the cleaning lady.

That's a great idea.

That'll teach Rosalita
to come to this country...

...to make a better life for her children.

[♪♪♪]

That was the cutest little restaurant.
I love it when you surprise me.

-Mm-hm.
-So-- Oh.

[BOTH MOAN]

-All right, I'm gonna go--
-No, no, no, no going.

Stay.

-Stay?
-Yes, you are going to stay right here.

We've got a bottle of wine
in the fridge...

...I'm gonna go get it
while you just sit there...

...looking exactly like that.

A couple of glasses of vino...

...maybe we dim the lights and....

-Where'd you go?
-Just getting a little more comfortable.

No!

Stupid second location.

[♪♪♪]

Ocean of tears.

That's heavy stuff, man.

A lot of tears in the ocean.

Hey, I want you to feel
my vibes later, okay?

What on earth is going on here?

Hey, if you don't like our jams,
man, you can bounce.

Sir? A word if I may, please?

Ugh. All right. Make it quick.

I'm really feeling these bongos.

Yours are next.

Sir, I don't recall
authorizing a douche convention.

Look, heh, I know they smell
like wet dogs, but they're fun.

I find them to be rude
and lacking any sort of work ethic.

And I expect you
to get rid of them all.

Now, I'm going to go take a bath.

Heh, I wouldn't do that.

Spirit's kind of having
a bad shroomer trip in there.

And she thinks the toilet's
a portal to another dimension.

[♪♪♪]

Okay, I'm comfortable.

Oh.

Your robe.

-I like the coffee stain. Is that new?
-No...

...but what's underneath the robe is.

Sweet.

-Did you go to the dirty girl store?
-Mm-hm.

I felt bad for the other night
when I had my trays in...

...so I thought I'd make it up to you.

That's terrific.

Nice outfit.

-Heh.
-Aw.

What?

Did you maybe wanna
brush your teeth?

Oh, sure. Yeah.

And what is that, a milk mustache?

Mm, no, that's cream filling
Chablis paste.

-That's hot.
-Don't worry.

I'm gonna go brush my teeth.

Oh, God.
You just spit Oreo in my eye.

I'm sorry.

-You know what? Way to kill the mood.
-No, Jen. Oh, come on. I....

Jeff totally owes me sex.

[♪♪♪]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Okay.

I'm gonna run it in there.

You stand guard,
watch my back, cover me.

-Heh, Okay, G.I. Joe.
-G.I. Joe was a brilliant man.

He never married.

It's go time.

[SCOFFS]

-Jeff?
-Larry, you old sack of crap.

Why do you have my picture?

-Why do we have his picture?
-Solid question.

Well?

The, uh, truth is that, uh...

...we were taking this picture
to blow it up.

Boom!

[CHUCKLES]

It was gonna be a holiday gift.

-I do like that photo. You know why?
-It makes your wife look so good?

No, elective surgery's
what makes my wife look so good.

This picture
shows this company is like a family.

It's about relationships.

Isn't that right, Bingham,
you big, stupid, monkey fart, heh.

When you're right, you're right, sir.

If I'm a betting man and I am,
that's why wife number four left...

...I'd say this was all Audrey's idea.

Well, yeah, if it wasn't for her, ugh,
none of this would be happening.

Heh, I'm just so sorry the surprise
is ruined. Such a bummer.

No, as far as I'm concerned,
that blown up picture is right in here.

Great. So then,
we can just toss this one out? Heh.

Heh, Audrey, you are a hoot.

Heh, Bingham, you old road apple,
that is one crazy girl you got there.

Heh, it's becoming a real problem.

[♪♪♪]

[GUITAR PLAYING
OVER SPEAKERS]

[DOOR OPENS]

All right, that's enough.

[MUSIC STOPS]

It's 3 in the morning,
and I have to work tomorrow.

You all remember work, don't you?

It's what pays
for your unemployment benefits.

-Whoa, who invited Fox News?
-Yeah, what's your problem, narc?

-Russell's for real.
-Yeah, narc.

Keeping it real
is what Russell Dunbar is all about.

Oh, hmm, Dunbar?

As in, heh, Dunbar Industries?

Oh, yeah, Franklin Dunbar,
that's my dad. I work for him.

Are you kidding me?
Franklin Dunbar is a greedy capitalist...

...that only cares about
status and consumption.

All the way to the bank.

Last month, a Dunbar development
destroyed our community garden...

...to build a bunch of condos.

Yeah, that was my project.

Wait, you're not the guy...

...that chained himself
to a tomato plant, heh?

Not a well thought-out plan. Heh.

-I can't believe I touched the man.
MAN: Ooh.

Barely.

Listen, let's chill out
the bad vibes, all right.

Let me express myself in verse.

[DRUMMING]

Loser.

Your toenails? Ew, disgusting.

Gay, don't know it yet.

We're onto it.

Slightly annoying,
probably shave nothing...

...still wanna do you.

No? Yes? No? All right.

Out, out-- Out.

Ew, you're the worst one.

Uh, well, unh, so much
for my struggling times.

But I feel like I'm a better person
for having gone through them.

I disagree.

All right. Well, wake me early.

I've got a gospel brunch
in the morning.

[♪♪♪]

Why are you making me
come up to your office?

I wanted to tell you
that Larry gave me my bonus...

...and it did not disappoint.

-Oh, that's great, hon.
-You and the girls get an assist.

Oh, well, you're welcome
from all of us, heh.

You could've told me that at home.

Yeah, but then
you wouldn't have seen this.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Oh, my God!

Larry took the whole
blowing up the picture idea...

...and ran with it.

And seeing it like this?
Really not your best work.

What's not surprising is I look great...

...which only serves to highlight...

...well, you know.

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