Step by Step (1991–1998): Season 3, Episode 22 - Great Expectations - full transcript

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, Carol, Uncle Frank.
Is my dad here yet?

Nope. But any minute.

Oh, man, I can't wait 'til
he gets here.

He said he's bringing me
an early birthday present

that's going to change
my whole life.

Hope it's a battery
for my watch.

[LAUGHS]

You know, it's been
ten fifty-eight since
last August.

Ten fifty-eight?

Oh, man, my dad said
he's gonna be here at
eleven o'clock.



I better start cleaning my van.

Well, sounds like Cody's really
excited to see his father.

Well, I'm glad somebody is.

Oh, come on, Frank,
your brother's not so bad.

Carol, he's a control freak.

Just because he's a big, rich,
real estate developer,

personal friend of
the governors and been
written up in Time magazine,

he thinks
he's something special.

[CAROL LAUGHS]
[DOOR BELL]

Come on, honey! Don't laugh.

Now, I'll bet you...

...the first words
out of his mouth,

are gonna be
some kind of put down.

Frank, you look great.



[PATS]

Hey, Carol.

Frank, marrying this woman
was the smartest thing
you ever did.

Well, who am I to argue
with a friend of the governor.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Sit down, Richard.

Frank, the place looks great,
but I did happen to notice
you need a new roof.

Yeah, well,
I'm way ahead of you there, pal.

I got my crew coming over
next month to put on a
whole new tile roof.

Tile, huh? Big mistake.

I'd go with the
all weather composite.

[LAUGHING] Composite?
What kind of an idiot
would use composite?

The Governor.

He's putting it on his mansion
next month.

Well, he's only got to
live there four more years.

Well, I'm on a tight schedule,
so, where's my boy?

Oh, he's out back.
He's cleaning his van for you.

He's still living in the van,
huh?

Uh, is he still... kind of...?

Yeah, pretty much.

Right.

Cody.

Cody?

Hello, son!

Dad... Dude!

Oh, it's great to see you, kid.

Man, it's great to see you, too.

Hey, I was just cleaning up
my van, you know.

I was hoping maybe
you could, uh, sleep over.

In my guest room.

[CHUCKLES]

You mean, the passenger seat?

Well, sure. When it's upright,
it's the passenger seat,

but when it's down,
it's the guest room.

Look, I even put a
chocolate mint on the head rest

and Gideon Bible
in the glove box.

[LAUGHS]

Maybe, uh, some other time.

Cool. [LAUGHING]

Cody, have you ever given
any thought to moving into
a real place,

with a kitchen and a bathroom?

You mean, like a Winnebago?

Or, like an apartment.

Nah, see, to me,

if you can't rotate the tires
and give it a lube job,

it's just not home.

When you see the present
I brought you,

you may want to
change your lifestyle.

Happy birthday, son.

[Laughing] Thanks.

"Lamco Real Estate Developers.

Cody Lambert,
Senior Vice President."

No way! You named
one of your employees after me!

Dude, wow!

No, son. Uh,

you're turning twenty-one
and I'm bringing you
into my firm.

Oh, gee, Dad,

you know, I'm a demolition man.

I never really pictured myself
as like a big cheese
on the executive wheel.

[LAUGHS]

Well, I know, but I think
it's time you stopped hitting
things with sledgehammers and

started on a career that
has a real future.

Besides, it'll,

it'll give us a chance to
spend some time together.

Well, yeah, I do miss
hanging out with you, Dad.

Well, that's it.
It's settled then.

You're my new
senior vice president.[CODY LAUGHS]

We'll make a
powerful combination.
We'll...

We'll build an empire together.
We'll...

We'll conquer the world!

Wow.

Hey, Dad,

are we just building
mini malls, or

are we gonna like, need a navy.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ The dream got broken

♪ Seemed like all was lost

♪ What would be the future?
Could you pay the cost?

♪ You wonder

♪ Will there ever be
A second time around?

♪ Woah-a, woah-a

♪ When the tears are over
And the moment has come

♪ Say, "My Lord
I think I found someone"

♪ You know it will be better

♪ 'Cause you're putting
it together

♪ For the second time around

♪ Step by step, day by day

♪ Day by day

♪ A fresh start over
A different hand to play

♪ The deeper we fall
The stronger we stay

♪ It will be better"
♪ The second time around

♪ Step by Step, day by day

♪ We'll make it better

♪ Second time around ♪

Are you doing that to annoy us?

No, that's just a bonus.

Oh, girls,

great news.

Do you remember my customer,
Bunny Simpson?

That woman with the mustache?

Yeah, that's her.

Uh, anyway,
Bunny has these two nephews

who just moved in
from out of town.

And since they don't know
anybody,

and since you two aren't
doing anything this weekend,
I thought--

No, no, Mom, no.

The last guy
you fixed me up with

showed up in a T shirt
that said, "I'm With Stupid."

Hey, at least
he got your name right.

Mom, going on a date
with a guy is
a major commitment.

I don't want to
spend an evening with someone

unless it's going to be
a meaningful experience.

What do they look like?

Well, I haven't actually
met them. But Bunny says that
they are very pleasant looking.

Pleasant looking?

Do you know what that means,
Mom?

What?

[BOTH HOWLING]

Alright, alright, alright,
I won't force you.

But since you two
don't have plans Saturday night,

you can help me clean the sinks

in the beauty salon.

It's...

...hair clog night.

Mom.
Yes?

Okay, we'll go.
But that's blackmail.

Yeah, and
I'm really good at it.

Morning, everybody.

Let's take a seat, please.
We have a lot to discuss.

This is a big, big day
in the history of Lamco.

As you've probably heard,

I've decided

to appoint my son
as a senior vice president.

I know he's a, uh,
he's a bit of a free spirit,

but I think when he gets
a little...

...experience under his belt,
he'll fit in just fine.

Dad, dude!

Man, you're not going to
believe this.

There's this chick down
at the front desk

and she's giving away
free coffee and doughnuts.

Come on, everybody,
follow me, come on.

RICHARD: Cody,

Cody, we can check out
the doughnuts later.
We need to start this meeting

Oh, yeah, sure.

Good idea. [LAUGHS]

No wonder you're the lead dog,
huh?

Everybody, I'd I'd like
you to meet your
new senior vice president,

Cody Lambert.

Dudesie! Jackson!

Actually, uh, I'm Jackson.

No way. 'Jackson, dudesie.'
Alright.

Cody, have a seat.

Uh, yeah.

Mr. Jackson, you have
the report on the
Midtown Mall Project.

Yes, sir. The, uh,
the bank financing has
finally been approved.

So, it looks like
we'll be able to
break ground next month.

As long as we get the permits
by the end of the month.

Whoa. Is it me,

or is the room spinning?

Cody, Mr. Jackson is
still in the middle of
his report.

Whoa, hey.

Busted by the head honcho, huh?

Alright, back to action,
Jackson.

As a fiduciary responsibility,

the bank requires a
completion bond

to insure against any
inflationary realities.

Dude!

Check out this view. [LAUGHS]

Man, you can see all the way
to Lake Michigan.

Hey, I got an idea.

Why don't we take this
little powwow down to
the beach, man.

We can throw around a Frisbee,
build some sand castles.

Whoa!

Incoming idea!

Dad! Dudes!

Why don't we build a mall
at the beach in the shape
of a sand castle?

Yeah, that would be
a killer idea.

Dudesie! Jackson! Come on.

Uh, ladies and gentlemen,
let's take a short break.

Give me a chance to
bring our new vice president
up to speed.

Yeah, alright.

Hey, Jackson,
score me a bear claw, dude.

Sure.

Cody.

When you were a boy,

it was okay to
spin in chairs and

throw Frisbee at the beach.

CODY: Yeah.
RICHARD: But that part
of your life is over.

It is?

Yes. You're an adult now,
and you have to start acting
like one.

Now,

I want you to
take this credit card
and go out and buy yourself

a couple of business suits.

And when you come back,
come by my office.

and we'll talk about how we can
make you into a businessman.

Aw, gee, Dad,

I don't know if I was
cut out to be a businessman.

Oh, sure you were. Trust me.

You just do what I say,
and in no time,

you'll be just like
your old man.

Gee,

that'll be great.

[LAUGHS]

Hello, Cody.
Hey.

What's the matter, pal?
You look a little blue.

Oh, yeah, it must be this tie,
man. It's kind of cutting off
my circulation.

No, Cody, I mean,
you seem a bit down.

Ah, yeah, you know,

I wish I could fit into
my father's business, but

I guess it's just not my style.

In fact,

you know, if it wasn't for
my swivel chair, and
the opportunity to send

E-mail to Boris Yeltsin,
I'd be going out of my mind.

[CODY LAUGHS]

I guess I'm just not
having any fun being
senior vice president.

Well, have you thought
about quitting?

Yeah, but I wish I could.

Yeah, but my father says
it's the best thing to do.

And you know he always knows
what's right.

Well, Cody,

I'm not so sure.

I mean,
when I got out of school,

your dad told me I should go
into the real estate
development business with him.

He said, "You can't make any
real money being a contractor."

What if you want to
have a family?

How are you going to
support them on a
contractor's salary, huh?"

Well, I'm taking care
of my family just fine.

and I'm a lot happier now
than if I'd gone into
real estate with him.

You understand?

I mean,

you understand
what I'm trying to say?

Yeah. You want me
to be a contractor.

No, no, no, Cody, wha--
What I'm saying...

is that you have to do
what you want to do,

not what somebody else
wants you to do. Even,

if that somebody else
is your father.

You know something,
Uncle Frank, you're right.

It's time for me to be
my own man.That's right.

My father needs to hear that
loud and clear.

Would you mind telling him...
just like that.

No, I'm afraid that's something
you have to do yourself.

Yeah, I was afraid
you'd say that.

[SIGHS]

Hi, Frank.
Oh,

ladies, you look very nice.

Thanks. Where's Mom?

Uh, she had to chaperone
Mark's school dance.

Sure. She just wanted to
get out of here

'cause those guys
she set us up with
are going to be losers.

Oh, don't worry. Once they
get a look at you two,
they'll run

screaming into the night.

Yeah. Like they're lining up
to go out with you, Fabio.

[BELL DINGS]

Oh, no. They're here.

Alright, alright, now come on.

For all you guys know,
these fellas could look like

Luke Perry or Tom Cruise.

[GARY HOLDS BACK SNEEZE]

Ah choo!

LARRY: Huh-huh, huh-huh.
GARRY: Heh-heh, heh-heh.

GARRY: Heh-heh, heh-heh.
LARRY: Huh-huh, huh-huh.

Heh heh. Fake snot. Heh heh.

Yeah, fake snot's cool.

GARRY: Yeah, ya, ya.

We're here for Dana and Karen.

Oh, girls,

ha, your dates are here.

Check out the babes.

Which one do you want?
Huh huh.

I'll I'll take the blonde one.
[GRUNTS]

She looks like she wants me.
Heh heh.

[GARRY GRUNTS]

I get it.

You are pretending to be

that Beavis and Bone head guys.

The old dude called me

Bone head.
[GARY LAUGHS]

Hey,

old dude,

it's Butt head.

As I look closer, you are
definitely a butt head.

LARRY: Huh-huh.

Well, I think you four
should just

go out and have yourselves
a super time!

Okay? Alright. Life is so good.

I have an idea.

Why don't you guys go ahead and

we'll meet you at the theater.

Which theater? Huh-huh.

It doesn't matter.

Huh huh. I think the chicks
are trying to

ditch us. Huh huh.

Yeah, yeah, who cares?

Huh-uh. Let's go to
Victoria's Secret.

They're changing the clothes
on the mannequins tonight.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

All right, that's it.

LARRY: The old dude's giving me
a shirt wedgie.

Wedgies are cool.

Mom is dead.

We've got to stop her from
fixing us up all the time.

Yeah, well,
I have an idea, but...

It would be too cruel.

More cruel than setting us up
with a couple of morons

who showed up with
Snot-in-a-Can?

Girls, this could get ugly.

Ugly is cool. Heh heh.

KAREN: Yeah, huh-uh.

Hi, honey.
Oh, hi.

Hey, how was the dance?

Fantastic. I spent
the whole night out on
the dance floor,

shaking my groove thing.

Next time I'm going to
ask a girl to join me.

So, did you meet
Garry and Larry?

What were they like?
Were they cute?

Oh, honey,
like a couple of TV stars.

Oh! [LAUGHS]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]
Great. Oh, I'll get it.

Hello?
Hi, Mom? It's Dana.

Oh, hi, Dana.

Oh, are you having a good time,
sweetheart.

Yeah. And after the movie,
we went for a drive.

We're in this place called,
Lake Puckaway.

Lake Puckaway?

Well, Dana, that's over
a hundred miles from here.

Yeah, and

the car kind of ran out of gas.

But don't worry, Mom.
'Cause, luckily, it stopped
right in front of this motel.

Oh, Dana,

Dana, that sounds
very suspicious.

I mean, in my day, when
boys did that, they were
trying to put the make on you.

[GASPS]

Oh, I don't think Garry and
Larry are those kind of guys.

Oh, Garry!

Stop that. You know how
ticklish I am.

Frank, we have to go
rescue the girls.

Is something wrong?
No, I'll explain later.

Okay, who's next in the shower?

[GIGGLES]

Larry, let go of my towel!

Larry,

you let go of her towel!

Dana, we are coming
to get you right now!

Frank, get your shotgun.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

Going somewhere, Mom?

I bet she's going to
Lake Puckaway.

Oh, I don't think
this is funny at all.

Mom, those guys
were a nightmare.

When they showed up,
they blew fake snot
all over Frank.

And that was the most
charming thing they did.

Fine, fine, I won't fix you up
on blind dates anymore.

But was it really necessary
to scare me to death.

Yeah, uh, scaring mom.

That's cool. Huh-uh.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mom. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[DOOR BELL RINGS]

Frank.
Richard.

I got a call from Cody saying
he wanted to talk about
something important.

Do you have any idea
what it's about?

Yes, I do, but it's between
you and him,

and I'm just gonna stay
out of it. So, come on in.

Oh, by the way, Frank,

I've decided I just can't
let you waste money
on a tile roof.

So I brought along a

sample of the composite. And,

I picked out the perfect color
for your house.

What do you think
of your new roof?

Alright, I'm not gonna
stay out of it.

Richard, I am sick and tired
of you making other people's
decisions for them.

Hey, it comes in other colors.

I'm not talking about
the shingles. I'm talking
about Cody.

You made him come to
work for you and he hates it.

Oh, come on. He just needs
a little time to adjust
to the new job.

He's not adjusting, Richard,
he's miserable.

And if you'd spend more time
listening to him than
lecturing him,

you'd probably already know
that by now.

Look, Frank, I know you're just
trying to help, but I think

I know more about my son
than you do.

Then tell me.

Why would he rather live
in my driveway than your house?

Hey, Dad. I thought I heard
your limo pull up.

Son, listen, I--

Hey, look, Dad, this isn't easy
for me to say,

so I'd appreciate it
if you'd just hear me out.

I don't think I was cut out
to be senior vice president.

I agree.

Now, look, Dad,
don't interrupt me, okay?

I've made up my mind,
and I'm quitting.

Now, real estate may be
a real cool job for you,

you know, but it's just
not making me happy.

You're right.
Dad, you are
a beautiful guy.

But just don't interrupt me,
okay?

Sometimes you just
need to listen, alright?

I'm hanging up my
three-piece suit and
I'm going back to demolition.

Cody!
Because it's what's
best for me.

I agree with you.

You do?

Whoa, I must be more persuasive
than I thought.

Listen, son, sit down. Please.

I think I owe you an apology.

I've railroaded you
into this job

without even asking you
if it's something you
wanted to do.

Yeah, I guess you and me
just march to the beat
of a different bongo, huh?

You sure you took the right kid
home from the hospital?

I'm positive.

You're my son.
I want you to be happy.

But, I will miss seeing you
around the office.

Board meetings are pretty dull
when you're not there.

Yeah, you're an okay dude, Dad.
[LAUGHS]

So are you... Jackson.

Oh, and you're a lot smarter
than I gave you credit for.

You know that "sand castle
by the beach" mall idea you had.

Apparently, the public liked it.

We break ground, next summer.

Awesome. Sand castle mall
by the beach. Alright.

One piece of advice,
though, Dad.

Don't build too close
to the tide.

Son,

you're a good man.

So are you, Dad.

[CODY LAUGHS]

[FRANK LAUGHS]

Oh, buddy.

Oh, hi, girls. Come on in,
Mrs. Quinn.

I am so glad you're here.

Mrs. Quinn's nephew is in
from out of town and he's

looking for someone to
go to the movies with.

Mom, I thought we
went over this.

No more blind dates.

Are you sure? He's really
very pleasant looking.

No offense, Mrs. Quinn, but
we just don't like going out
with guys we haven't met.

I understand.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Oh, I'll get it.

Hi.
Hi.

Uh, Aunt Clara, you ready to go?

Sure, Johnny.

Listen, uh, any luck
finding me a date?

Nope, still looking.

Did you tell them
I was on "Full House?

So sorry, they just
don't like blind dates.

KAREN: Out of my way.
I want him.

DANA: Forget it. He's mine!
Johnny, wait.