The Cosby Show (1984–1992): Season 1, Episode 16 - Jitterbug Break - full transcript

Denise asks her dad if she can join friends overnight on New York's 32nd Street to wait in line for concert tickets. After Cliff refuses, her friends stop by, letting her know they've been refused also. One of them has a boom-box and starts playing break-dance music, leading to an impromptu dance party. Soon, the family has joined in and when Cliff and Clair's 2 friends show up, they give the kids a lesson in Jitterbug dancing from their era and the kids teach them some new moves too ,musically bridging the generation gap.

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU STARE AT
THEM, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.

RUDY! >> I HATE BRUSSELS
SPROUTS. >> YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TASTED

I HATE BRUSSELS SPROUTS. >>
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TASTED THEM YET.

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TASTED
THEM YET. >> I DON'T LIKE THE WAY

THEM YET. >> I DON'T
LIKE THE WAY THEY LOOK.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THEY
LOOK. >> ARE YOU GOING DANCING

THEY LOOK. >> ARE YOU GOING
DANCING WITH ME TONIGHT OR WHAT?

ARE YOU GOING DANCING
WITH ME TONIGHT OR WHAT? >> YES.

WITH ME TONIGHT OR WHAT? >> YES.
YOU GOING DRESSED LIKE THAT?



YES. >> YOU GOING DRESSED
LIKE THAT? >> ARE YOU GOING DRESSED

YOU GOING DRESSED LIKE THAT?
ARE YOU GOING DRESSED LIKE THAT?

ARE YOU GOING DRESSED
LIKE THAT? >> HEY, I'M TELLING YOU

LIKE THAT? >> HEY, I'M TELLING
YOU I'M ALMOST DRESSED.

HEY, I'M TELLING YOU I'M ALMOST
DRESSED. ALL I NEED IS A SHIRT AND A TIE.

I'M ALMOST DRESSED. ALL I NEED IS A SHIRT
AND A TIE. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO GO

ALL I NEED IS A SHIRT AND A TIE. YOU'RE THE
ONE WHO HAS TO GO THROUGH URBAN RENEWAL.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO GO THROUGH URBAN
RENEWAL. >> DON'T WORRY, I'LL BE READY.

THROUGH URBAN RENEWAL. >> DON'T WORRY,
I'LL BE READY. >> LOOK, RALPH AND MARIE ARE

DON'T WORRY, I'LL BE READY. >> LOOK,
RALPH AND MARIE ARE COMING HERE TONIGHT.

LOOK, RALPH AND MARIE ARE
COMING HERE TONIGHT. >> I WILL BE READY.

COMING HERE TONIGHT. >> I WILL BE
READY. >> OKAY, BECAUSE TONIGHT I'M

I WILL BE READY. >> OKAY, BECAUSE
TONIGHT I'M GOING DANCING WITH MY WIFE.

YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE SMOOTH,
DON'T YOU? >> HEY, I WAS BORN WAY BEFORE



SMOOTH, DON'T YOU? >> HEY, I WAS
BORN WAY BEFORE WHIPPED CREAM.

HEY, I WAS BORN WAY BEFORE WHIPPED
CREAM. THEY INVENTED THE SPOTLIGHT

WHIPPED CREAM. THEY
INVENTED THE SPOTLIGHT FOR ME.

THEY INVENTED THE SPOTLIGHT
FOR ME. >> CLIFF, I DON'T MEAN TO

FOR ME. >> CLIFF, I DON'T
MEAN TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.

CLIFF, I DON'T MEAN TO
HURT YOUR FEELINGS. >> YEAH.

HURT YOUR FEELINGS. >> YEAH.
BUT HONEY, YOU CANNOT DANCE.

YEAH. >> BUT HONEY, YOU CANNOT
DANCE. CLIFF, THIS IS YOU, OKAY,

BUT HONEY, YOU CANNOT DANCE. CLIFF, THIS
IS YOU, OKAY, AND THIS IS NOT MY IDEA OF

CLIFF, THIS IS YOU, OKAY, AND THIS
IS NOT MY IDEA OF GREAT DANCING.

AND THIS IS NOT MY IDEA OF
GREAT DANCING. YOU READY?

GREAT DANCING. YOU
READY? >> MMM-HMM.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I LOOK
LIKE, HUH? >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT

I LOOK LIKE, HUH? >> THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU LOOK
LIKE. >> WELL, WHY IS THAT PEOPLE

YOU LOOK LIKE. >> WELL, WHY IS THAT
PEOPLE STOP, STAND BACK, AND WATCH?

WELL, WHY IS THAT PEOPLE STOP, STAND
BACK, AND WATCH? >> BECAUSE YOU ARE ALSO

STOP, STAND BACK, AND WATCH? >>
BECAUSE YOU ARE ALSO DOING THIS...

BUT I AM A GOOD DANCER. >> NO, YOU
CANNOT DANCE. DANCING WITH YOU IS LIKE

NO, YOU CANNOT DANCE. DANCING WITH
YOU IS LIKE A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING MATCH.

DANCING WITH YOU IS LIKE A PROFESSIONAL
WRESTLING MATCH. IT IS GRAB, SNATCH, JERK, FLING.

A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING MATCH. IT IS GRAB,
SNATCH, JERK, FLING. I'M FLYING ACROSS

IT IS GRAB, SNATCH, JERK, FLING. I'M
FLYING ACROSS THE DANCE FLOOR.

I'M FLYING ACROSS THE
DANCE FLOOR. [LAUGHING]

NO. >> I BETTER GET
DRESSED. MRS. DAVIS WILL BE HERE

I BETTER GET DRESSED. MRS.
DAVIS WILL BE HERE AT ANY MOMENT.

MRS. DAVIS WILL BE HERE AT ANY
MOMENT. CLIFF, DON'T LET RUDY GET UP

AT ANY MOMENT. CLIFF, DON'T LET
RUDY GET UP FROM THAT TABLE TILL SHE'S

CLIFF, DON'T LET RUDY GET UP FROM
THAT TABLE TILL SHE'S CLEANED HER PLATE.

I'M NOT EATING THEM. >>
ALL RIGHT. THEN JUST SIT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THEN JUST
SIT HERE. >> FOR HOW LONG?

THEN JUST SIT HERE. >> FOR
HOW LONG? >> FOR HOW LONG?

FOR HOW LONG? >> FOR
HOW LONG? UNTIL YOU EAT THEM.

FOR HOW LONG? UNTIL YOU EAT
THEM. ALL I CAN SAY IS I REMEMBER

UNTIL YOU EAT THEM. ALL I CAN SAY IS I
REMEMBER A LITTLE GIRL, AND SHE WOULDN'T

ALL I CAN SAY IS I REMEMBER A LITTLE GIRL,
AND SHE WOULDN'T EAT HER VEGETABLES.

A LITTLE GIRL, AND SHE WOULDN'T EAT HER
VEGETABLES. AND THE PARENTS SAID, "WELL,

EAT HER VEGETABLES. AND THE PARENTS
SAID, "WELL, YOU'RE JUST GONNA SIT THERE

AND THE PARENTS SAID, "WELL, YOU'RE
JUST GONNA SIT THERE UNTIL YOU EAT THEM."

YOU'RE JUST GONNA SIT THERE UNTIL
YOU EAT THEM." AND SHE SAW HER FRIENDS

UNTIL YOU EAT THEM." AND SHE SAW HER
FRIENDS GROWING UP, PEOPLE WERE GOING TO

AND SHE SAW HER FRIENDS GROWING UP, PEOPLE
WERE GOING TO COLLEGE, SHE WAS STILL SITTING

GROWING UP, PEOPLE WERE GOING TO COLLEGE, SHE
WAS STILL SITTING THERE IN THE SAME CLOTHES SHE

COLLEGE, SHE WAS STILL SITTING THERE IN THE SAME
CLOTHES SHE HAD ON WHEN SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD.

THERE IN THE SAME CLOTHES SHE HAD
ON WHEN SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD. [LAUGHING]

HAD ON WHEN SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
[LAUGHING] NOW ARE YOU GONNA EAT 'EM?

[LAUGHING] NOW ARE
YOU GONNA EAT 'EM? >> NO.

NOW ARE YOU GONNA EAT 'EM?
NO. >> ALL RIGHT THEN JUST SIT

NO. >> ALL RIGHT THEN
JUST SIT THERE, ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT THEN JUST SIT THERE,
ALL RIGHT? AND DON'T TRY TO HIDE 'EM

THERE, ALL RIGHT? AND DON'T TRY TO
HIDE 'EM BECAUSE IF YOU TRY TO HIDE 'EM

AND DON'T TRY TO HIDE 'EM BECAUSE IF
YOU TRY TO HIDE 'EM I'M COMING BACK AND I'M

BECAUSE IF YOU TRY TO HIDE 'EM I'M
COMING BACK AND I'M GOING TO CHECK...

I'M COMING BACK AND I'M
GOING TO CHECK... >> MY...

GOING TO CHECK... >>
MY... >> TEETH, RIGHT.

[MUSIC]

HI. >> HI. THEO, CAN
I PLEASE BORROW $15?

HI. THEO, CAN I PLEASE
BORROW $15? >> FROM WHOM?

THEO, CAN I PLEASE BORROW
$15? >> FROM WHOM? >> YOU.

FROM WHOM? >> YOU.
HEY, I WORK HARD FOR

YOU. >> HEY, I WORK
HARD FOR MY MONEY.

HEY, I WORK HARD FOR MY
MONEY. >> YOU DON'T WORK, YOU GET

MY MONEY. >> YOU DON'T
WORK, YOU GET AN ALLOWANCE.

YOU DON'T WORK, YOU GET AN ALLOWANCE.
GETTING AN ALLOWANCE FROM DAD

AN ALLOWANCE. >> GETTING AN
ALLOWANCE FROM DAD IS HARD WORK.

GETTING AN ALLOWANCE FROM DAD
IS HARD WORK. >> THEO, I'M DESPERATE.

IS HARD WORK. >> THEO, I'M DESPERATE.
THE WALKING LEMONS ARE HAVING

THEO, I'M DESPERATE. THE WALKING LEMONS
ARE HAVING A CONCERT AND I WANT TO GET

THE WALKING LEMONS ARE HAVING A
CONCERT AND I WANT TO GET TICKETS.

A CONCERT AND I WANT TO GET TICKETS.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE SOLD OUT.

TICKETS. >> I THOUGHT THEY WERE
SOLD OUT. >> WELL, THEY ADDED ANOTHER

I THOUGHT THEY WERE SOLD OUT. >>
WELL, THEY ADDED ANOTHER PERFORMANCE.

WELL, THEY ADDED ANOTHER PERFORMANCE.
SEE, TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW

PERFORMANCE. SEE, TICKETS GO ON SALE
TOMORROW MORNING, BUT PEOPLE ARE GETTING

SEE, TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW MORNING,
BUT PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON LINE TONIGHT.

MORNING, BUT PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON LINE
TONIGHT. >> DENISE, MOM AND DAD ARE NOT

ON LINE TONIGHT. >> DENISE, MOM AND DAD
ARE NOT GONNA LET YOU SLEEP OUTSIDE ON

DENISE, MOM AND DAD ARE NOT GONNA LET YOU
SLEEP OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK OVERNIGHT.

GONNA LET YOU SLEEP OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK
OVERNIGHT. >> YEAH, BUT I GOT A PLAN.

THE SIDEWALK OVERNIGHT. >> YEAH, BUT I
GOT A PLAN. I'M GONNA GET THEM TOGETHER,

YEAH, BUT I GOT A PLAN. I'M GONNA GET THEM
TOGETHER, PRESENT MY CASE, AND WHEN DAD

I'M GONNA GET THEM TOGETHER, PRESENT MY CASE,
AND WHEN DAD SAYS NO, I'M JUST GONNA BRING UP

PRESENT MY CASE, AND WHEN DAD SAYS NO, I'M
JUST GONNA BRING UP THAT TIME HE SLEPT OUTSIDE

SAYS NO, I'M JUST GONNA BRING UP THAT
TIME HE SLEPT OUTSIDE YANKEE STADIUM TO GET

THAT TIME HE SLEPT OUTSIDE YANKEE
STADIUM TO GET WORLD SERIES TICKETS.

YANKEE STADIUM TO GET WORLD SERIES
TICKETS. >> IT WAS CONNIE MACK STADIUM

WORLD SERIES TICKETS. >> IT WAS
CONNIE MACK STADIUM IN PHILADELPHIA.

IT WAS CONNIE MACK STADIUM IN
PHILADELPHIA. >> THEO, PLEASE, CAN I HAVE

IN PHILADELPHIA. >> THEO,
PLEASE, CAN I HAVE THE $15?

THEO, PLEASE, CAN I HAVE
THE $15? >> HEY, IF DAD SAYS YES,

THE $15? >> HEY, IF DAD
SAYS YES, I'LL GIVE YOU $500.

HEY, IF DAD SAYS YES, I'LL GIVE
YOU $500. >> YOU DON'T HAVE $500.

I'LL GIVE YOU $500. >> YOU DON'T
HAVE $500. >> DO I LOOK WORRIED?

YOU DON'T HAVE $500. >> DO I LOOK
WORRIED? >> HEY, DAD IS GONNA SAY YES.

DO I LOOK WORRIED? >> HEY, DAD IS
GONNA SAY YES. HE'S GONNA GO FOR IT.

HEY, DAD IS GONNA SAY YES.
HE'S GONNA GO FOR IT. YOU'LL SEE.

HE'S GONNA GO FOR
IT. YOU'LL SEE. >> OKAY.

HI, DAD! >> HEY, DENISE.
GOSH, YOU LOOK GREAT.

HEY, DENISE. >> GOSH, YOU
LOOK GREAT. >> WELL, THANK YOU.

GOSH, YOU LOOK GREAT. >> WELL,
THANK YOU. >> IN FACT, I DON'T THINK

WELL, THANK YOU. >> IN FACT, I
DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN YOU LOOK BETTER.

IN FACT, I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN YOU
LOOK BETTER. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'VE SEEN YOU LOOK BETTER. >> WHAT
DO YOU WANT? >> I'LL JUST WAIT FOR MOM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT? >> I'LL JUST
WAIT FOR MOM. >> IT'S THAT BIG, HUH?

I'LL JUST WAIT FOR MOM. >> IT'S
THAT BIG, HUH? >> NO, IT'S NOT THAT BIG.

IT'S THAT BIG, HUH? >> NO, IT'S
NOT THAT BIG. IT'S JUST EASIER TO ASK

NO, IT'S NOT THAT BIG. IT'S JUST
EASIER TO ASK THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER.

IT'S JUST EASIER TO ASK THE TWO
OF YOU TOGETHER. >> MMM-HMM.

THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER. >>
MMM-HMM. AND YOU'RE EXPECTING ME

MMM-HMM. AND YOU'RE
EXPECTING ME TO SAY NO.

AND YOU'RE EXPECTING ME
TO SAY NO. >> THAT'S NOT TRUE.

TO SAY NO. >> THAT'S NOT
TRUE. >> COME HERE, DENISE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. >>
COME HERE, DENISE. >> ME?

COME HERE, DENISE.
ME? >> YES, DEAR.

ME? >> YES, DEAR.
[PHONE RINGING]

YES, DEAR. [PHONE
RINGING] STAY RIGHT THERE.

[PHONE RINGING] STAY RIGHT
THERE. HUXTABLE RESIDENCE,

STAY RIGHT THERE. HUXTABLE
RESIDENCE, THIS IS DR. HUXTABLE.

HUXTABLE RESIDENCE, THIS IS
DR. HUXTABLE. HI, MRS. DAVIS.

THIS IS DR. HUXTABLE.
HI, MRS. DAVIS. REALLY?

HI, MRS. DAVIS. REALLY? YOU
DON'T FEEL WELL AT ALL, HUH?

REALLY? YOU DON'T FEEL WELL
AT ALL, HUH? NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU DON'T FEEL WELL AT ALL, HUH? NO, NO,
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I CAN GET ANOTHER BABYSITTER.

NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT. I CAN GET ANOTHER
BABYSITTER. DON'T WORRY, YOU GET YOURSELF

I CAN GET ANOTHER BABYSITTER. DON'T WORRY,
YOU GET YOURSELF DOWN AND FORCE FLUIDS 'CAUSE

DON'T WORRY, YOU GET YOURSELF DOWN AND FORCE
FLUIDS 'CAUSE THIS THING'S GOING AROUND.

DOWN AND FORCE FLUIDS 'CAUSE
THIS THING'S GOING AROUND. ALL RIGHT.

THIS THING'S GOING AROUND. ALL
RIGHT. DON'T WORRY I GOT ANOTHER

ALL RIGHT. DON'T WORRY I
GOT ANOTHER BABYSITTER.

DON'T WORRY I GOT
ANOTHER BABYSITTER. BYE-BYE.

BABYSITTER. BYE-BYE.
DON'T LOOK AT ME.

BYE-BYE. >> DON'T
LOOK AT ME. >> OKAY.

DON'T LOOK AT
ME. >> OKAY. >> DADDY.

OKAY. >> DADDY.
DADDY, I HAVE PLANS!

DADDY. DADDY, I HAVE
PLANS! I CAN'T BABY-SIT TONIGHT.

DADDY, I HAVE PLANS! I CAN'T BABY-SIT
TONIGHT. >> WELL, YOUR MOTHER

I CAN'T BABY-SIT TONIGHT. >> WELL,
YOUR MOTHER AND I HAVE PLANS.

WELL, YOUR MOTHER AND I
HAVE PLANS. IT'S EITHER YOU OR US,

AND I HAVE PLANS. IT'S EITHER
YOU OR US, AND I KNOW IT ISN'T US.

IT'S EITHER YOU OR US, AND I KNOW IT
ISN'T US. >> WELL, HOW ABOUT THEO?

AND I KNOW IT ISN'T US. >>
WELL, HOW ABOUT THEO? >> THEO?

WELL, HOW ABOUT
THEO? >> THEO? >> YOUR SON.

THEO? >> YOUR SON.
DO YOU THINK THAT THEO

YOUR SON. >> DO YOU THINK
THAT THEO COULD DO THIS?

DO YOU THINK THAT THEO COULD
DO THIS? >> I THINK HE'D BE TERRIFIC.

COULD DO THIS? >> I THINK
HE'D BE TERRIFIC. [LAUGHING]

I THINK HE'D BE TERRIFIC.
[LAUGHING] >> YOU LIE.

[LAUGHING] >> YOU LIE. >>
I'M SERIOUS, I THINK HE WOULD

YOU LIE. >> I'M SERIOUS, I
THINK HE WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.

I'M SERIOUS, I THINK HE WOULD BE
REALLY GOOD. >> ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THE

BE REALLY GOOD. >> ARE YOU WILLING TO
TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY IF HE DOESN'T?

ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY IF HE DOESN'T? >> YEAH.

RESPONSIBILITY IF HE DOESN'T?
YEAH. >> OKAY, WHAT HAVE I GOT

YEAH. >> OKAY, WHAT
HAVE I GOT TO LOSE?

OKAY, WHAT HAVE I GOT TO
LOSE? A HOUSE, A COUPLE OF KIDS.

TO LOSE? A HOUSE, A
COUPLE OF KIDS. >> OKAY.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
COME IN. HEY, DAD.

COME IN. HEY,
DAD. >> HI, SON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, DAD, BUT I
CAN'T THROW IT AWAY UNTIL I FIND OUT.

WHAT DID I DO NOW? >>
MRS. DAVIS. >> MRS. DAVIS?

MRS. DAVIS. >> MRS. DAVIS?
YES, MRS. DAVIS CANNOT

MRS. DAVIS? >> YES, MRS.
DAVIS CANNOT BABY-SIT TONIGHT.

YES, MRS. DAVIS CANNOT BABY-SIT
TONIGHT. YOUR SISTER HAS PLANS,

BABY-SIT TONIGHT. YOUR SISTER
HAS PLANS, SO YOU'RE NEXT IN LINE.

YOUR SISTER HAS PLANS, SO
YOU'RE NEXT IN LINE. >> ME?

SO YOU'RE NEXT IN LINE. >>
ME? >> YES, CONGRATULATIONS.

ME? >> YES,
CONGRATULATIONS. >> DAD, I CAN'T.

YES, CONGRATULATIONS.
DAD, I CAN'T. >> WHY?

DAD, I CAN'T. >>
WHY? >> IT'S A GIRL'S JOB.

WHY? >> IT'S A GIRL'S
JOB. >> IT'S A GIRL'S JOB?

IT'S A GIRL'S JOB. >> IT'S A GIRL'S
JOB? >> HEY, NOBODY EVER ASKED DENISE

IT'S A GIRL'S JOB? >> HEY, NOBODY EVER
ASKED DENISE TO SHOVEL THE SIDEWALK.

HEY, NOBODY EVER ASKED DENISE
TO SHOVEL THE SIDEWALK. >> GOOD POINT.

TO SHOVEL THE SIDEWALK. >>
GOOD POINT. >> SO I'M OFF THE HOOK?

GOOD POINT. >> SO
I'M OFF THE HOOK? >> NO.

SO I'M OFF THE HOOK? >>
NO. BUT THE NEXT SNOWSTORM,

NO. BUT THE NEXT
SNOWSTORM, DENISE IS SHOVELING.

BUT THE NEXT SNOWSTORM, DENISE IS
SHOVELING. >> DAD, I REALLY THINK YOU'RE

DENISE IS SHOVELING. >> DAD, I REALLY
THINK YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

DAD, I REALLY THINK YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE. I'M IRRESPONSIBLE.

MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. I'M IRRESPONSIBLE.
IT TAKES A BIG MAN TO ADMIT

I'M IRRESPONSIBLE. >> IT TAKES A BIG
MAN TO ADMIT THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM.

IT TAKES A BIG MAN TO ADMIT THAT HE HAS
A PROBLEM. IT'S TAKES A BIG MAN TO TRY TO

THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM. IT'S TAKES A BIG
MAN TO TRY TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM, AND I'M

IT'S TAKES A BIG MAN TO TRY TO SOLVE THAT
PROBLEM, AND I'M OFFERING YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SOLVE THAT PROBLEM, AND I'M OFFERING YOU THAT
OPPORTUNITY. >> I GUESS I HAVE TO TAKE IT,

OFFERING YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I GUESS I HAVE TO TAKE IT, DON'T I?

I GUESS I HAVE TO TAKE IT, DON'T
I? >> A BIG MAN WOULD IF A BIGGER

DON'T I? >> A BIG MAN WOULD IF A
BIGGER MAN WAS STANDING NEXT TO HIM.

A BIG MAN WOULD IF A BIGGER MAN WAS STANDING
NEXT TO HIM. >> DAD, I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE.

MAN WAS STANDING NEXT TO HIM. >> DAD, I
ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE. >> I'M PROUD OF YA.

DAD, I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE. >> I'M
PROUD OF YA. >> HOW MUCH DOES IT PAY?

SIT DOWN, SON. YOU KNOW,
SON, A LONG, LONG TIME AGO,

YOU KNOW, SON, A LONG, LONG TIME
AGO, THREE, FOUR GENERATIONS AGO,

A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, THREE, FOUR
GENERATIONS AGO, PARENTS DIDN'T TALK MUCH TO

THREE, FOUR GENERATIONS AGO, PARENTS
DIDN'T TALK MUCH TO THEIR CHILDREN.

PARENTS DIDN'T TALK MUCH TO THEIR
CHILDREN. FATHER WOULD COME IN,

THEIR CHILDREN. FATHER WOULD COME
IN, LOOK AT HIS SON SLEEPING AROUND

FATHER WOULD COME IN, LOOK AT HIS SON
SLEEPING AROUND 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

LOOK AT HIS SON SLEEPING AROUND 4 O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING. SHAKE THE BOY AND HE'D SAY,

4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. SHAKE THE
BOY AND HE'D SAY, "BOY, GO OUT AND PLOW

SHAKE THE BOY AND HE'D SAY, "BOY,
GO OUT AND PLOW THE FIELD NOW."

"BOY, GO OUT AND PLOW THE FIELD
NOW." AND THE BOY WOULD WIPE HIS EYE

THE FIELD NOW." AND THE BOY
WOULD WIPE HIS EYE AND SAY, "YES, PA,"

AND THE BOY WOULD WIPE HIS EYE
AND SAY, "YES, PA," GO OUT AND DO IT.

AND SAY, "YES, PA," GO OUT
AND DO IT. AND OCCASIONALLY

GO OUT AND DO IT. AND
OCCASIONALLY THE BOY WOULD SAY,

AND OCCASIONALLY THE BOY WOULD
SAY, "HOW MUCH DO I GET PAID, PA?"

THE BOY WOULD SAY, "HOW MUCH DO I GET
PAID, PA?" AND HIS PA WOULD GET THE PLOW

"HOW MUCH DO I GET PAID, PA?" AND HIS PA
WOULD GET THE PLOW AND RUN OVER HIS SON.

AND HIS PA WOULD GET THE PLOW AND RUN
OVER HIS SON. THOSE DAYS ARE GONE NOW, SON,

AND RUN OVER HIS SON. THOSE DAYS ARE
GONE NOW, SON, BECAUSE WE'VE BECOME MORE

THOSE DAYS ARE GONE NOW, SON, BECAUSE WE'VE
BECOME MORE CIVILIZED, MORE SOPHISTICATED.

BECAUSE WE'VE BECOME MORE CIVILIZED, MORE
SOPHISTICATED. BUT STILL INSIDE OF ME, NO

CIVILIZED, MORE SOPHISTICATED. BUT STILL
INSIDE OF ME, NO MATTER HOW SOPHISTICATED I AM,

BUT STILL INSIDE OF ME, NO MATTER HOW
SOPHISTICATED I AM, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I

MATTER HOW SOPHISTICATED I AM, EVERY ONCE IN
A WHILE WHEN I TELL ONE OF MY CHILDREN TO DO

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I TELL ONE OF MY
CHILDREN TO DO SOMETHING AND THEY ASK ME HOW

TELL ONE OF MY CHILDREN TO DO SOMETHING AND
THEY ASK ME HOW MUCH DO THEY GET PAID, THAT

SOMETHING AND THEY ASK ME HOW MUCH DO THEY
GET PAID, THAT THING SORT OF BUILDS UP AGAIN.

MUCH DO THEY GET PAID, THAT THING SORT OF BUILDS
UP AGAIN. WHEN I TELL YOU TO DO SOMETHING,

THING SORT OF BUILDS UP AGAIN. WHEN I TELL YOU
TO DO SOMETHING, YOU ASK ME HOW MUCH YOU'RE GONNA

WHEN I TELL YOU TO DO SOMETHING, YOU ASK ME HOW
MUCH YOU'RE GONNA GET PAID, I THINK I'M GONNA BUY

YOU ASK ME HOW MUCH YOU'RE GONNA
GET PAID, I THINK I'M GONNA BUY A PLOW.

GET PAID, I THINK I'M GONNA
BUY A PLOW. >> YES, PA.

A PLOW. >> YES, PA.
HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!

YES, PA. >> HA, HA,
HA, HA, HA! ALL RIGHT!

HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!
ALL RIGHT! COME ON.

WELL, NO JEANETTE, I HAVEN'T ASKED MY PARENTS
YET BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT TILL I GET 'EM

ASKED MY PARENTS YET BECAUSE I HAVE
TO WAIT TILL I GET 'EM BOTH TOGETHER.

I HAVE TO WAIT TILL I GET
'EM BOTH TOGETHER. YEAH.

BOTH TOGETHER.
YEAH. OH, I GOTTA GO.

YEAH. OH, I GOTTA GO.
I'LL SEE YOU IN 10 MINUTES.

OH, I GOTTA GO. I'LL SEE YOU IN 10
MINUTES. >> NOW FIRST RESPONSIBILITY,

I'LL SEE YOU IN 10 MINUTES. >> NOW FIRST
RESPONSIBILITY, GO IN THERE AND MAKE RUDY EAT

NOW FIRST RESPONSIBILITY, GO IN THERE AND
MAKE RUDY EAT THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS, OKAY?

GO IN THERE AND MAKE RUDY EAT THE
BRUSSELS SPROUTS, OKAY? >> NO PROBLEM.

THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS, OKAY?
NO PROBLEM. >> ALL RIGHT.

NO PROBLEM. >> ALL RIGHT.
THEN WHAT SHOULD I DO?

ALL RIGHT. >> THEN WHAT SHOULD I
DO? >> BY THAT TIME YOUR MOTHER AND

THEN WHAT SHOULD I DO? >> BY THAT TIME YOUR
MOTHER AND I WILL BE BACK FROM THE DANCE.

BY THAT TIME YOUR MOTHER AND I WILL BE BACK
FROM THE DANCE. OH, DENISE, PLEASE, DEAR.

I WILL BE BACK FROM THE DANCE. OH, DENISE,
PLEASE, DEAR. SOME TIME AGO, YOU WANTED TO

OH, DENISE, PLEASE, DEAR. SOME TIME AGO,
YOU WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION, WHAT IS IT?

SOME TIME AGO, YOU WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION,
WHAT IS IT? >> OH, I WANTED TO ASK YOU

ASK A QUESTION, WHAT IS IT? >> OH, I
WANTED TO ASK YOU AND MOM SOMETHING.

OH, I WANTED TO ASK YOU AND MOM
SOMETHING. MOM IS UPSTAIRS GETTING DRESSED,

AND MOM SOMETHING. MOM IS UPSTAIRS
GETTING DRESSED, WE'RE GOING OUT.

MOM IS UPSTAIRS GETTING DRESSED,
WE'RE GOING OUT. NOW WHAT IS IT?

WE'RE GOING OUT. NOW WHAT IS
IT? >> DADDY, YOU PROMISE YOU'LL BE

NOW WHAT IS IT? >> DADDY, YOU
PROMISE YOU'LL BE OPEN MINDED?

DADDY, YOU PROMISE YOU'LL BE
OPEN MINDED? >> MY MIND IS OPEN.

OPEN MINDED? >> MY MIND IS
OPEN. >> EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT

MY MIND IS OPEN. >> EVEN IF IT'S
SOMETHING THAT KIDS DO TODAY, BUT DIDN'T IN

EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT KIDS DO
TODAY, BUT DIDN'T IN YOUR GENERATION?

KIDS DO TODAY, BUT DIDN'T IN YOUR
GENERATION? >> EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT

YOUR GENERATION? >> EVEN IF IT'S
SOMETHING THAT KIDS DO TODAY THAT'S NOT IN

EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT KIDS DO TODAY
THAT'S NOT IN MY GENERATION, AN OPEN MIND.

KIDS DO TODAY THAT'S NOT IN MY GENERATION,
AN OPEN MIND. >> OKAY, DADDY, I'D LIKE

MY GENERATION, AN OPEN MIND. >> OKAY, DADDY,
I'D LIKE PERMISSION TO SLEEP AWAY FROM

OKAY, DADDY, I'D LIKE PERMISSION
TO SLEEP AWAY FROM HOME TONIGHT.

PERMISSION TO SLEEP AWAY FROM
HOME TONIGHT. >> OKAY, YOU GONNA SLEEP

HOME TONIGHT. >> OKAY, YOU
GONNA SLEEP AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE?

OKAY, YOU GONNA SLEEP
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE? >> NO.

AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE? >>
NO. >> YOU GOING TO SLEEP

NO. >> YOU GOING TO
SLEEP AT A STRANGER'S HOUSE?

YOU GOING TO SLEEP AT
A STRANGER'S HOUSE? >> NO.

AT A STRANGER'S HOUSE? >> NO.
WELL, WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING

NO. >> WELL, WHERE
ARE YOU PLANNING TO SLEEP?

WELL, WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING
TO SLEEP? >> ON 32ND STREET.

TO SLEEP? >> ON 32ND
STREET. [LAUGHING]

ON 32ND STREET.
[LAUGHING] >> ON 32ND STREET.

[LAUGHING] >> ON
32ND STREET. >> YEAH.

ON 32ND STREET. >>
YEAH. >> YEAH, WHERE?

YEAH. >> YEAH, WHERE?
ON 32ND STREET ITSELF.

YEAH, WHERE? >> ON 32ND STREET
ITSELF. >> HAVE YOU VOLUNTEERED TO BE

ON 32ND STREET ITSELF. >> HAVE
YOU VOLUNTEERED TO BE A POTHOLE?

HAVE YOU VOLUNTEERED
TO BE A POTHOLE? >> NO, DADDY.

A POTHOLE? >> NO, DADDY.
SEE THE WALKING LEMONS

NO, DADDY. SEE THE WALKING
LEMONS ARE GIVING A CONCERT.

SEE THE WALKING LEMONS ARE
GIVING A CONCERT. >> WALKING LEMONS?

ARE GIVING A CONCERT. >> WALKING
LEMONS? >> SEE, TICKETS GO ON SALE

WALKING LEMONS? >> SEE, TICKETS GO ON
SALE TOMORROW MORNING AND PEOPLE ARE

SEE, TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW MORNING
AND PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO GET IN LINE

TOMORROW MORNING AND PEOPLE
ARE BEGINNING TO GET IN LINE TONIGHT.

BEGINNING TO GET IN LINE TONIGHT.
THERE ARE GONNA BE MILLIONS

TONIGHT. THERE ARE GONNA
BE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THERE.

THERE ARE GONNA BE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
THERE. I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING WRONG.

OF PEOPLE THERE. I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING
WRONG. >> MMM, I KNOW BECAUSE YOU'RE

I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING WRONG. >>
MMM, I KNOW BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING.

MMM, I KNOW BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
GOING. >> WHEN YOU WERE MY AGE, YOU DID

NOT GOING. >> WHEN YOU WERE MY
AGE, YOU DID SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS.

WHEN YOU WERE MY AGE, YOU DID
SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS. >> NEVER.

SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS. >> NEVER.
WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES?

NEVER. >> WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD
SERIES? >> WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES?

WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES? >> WHAT ABOUT THE
WORLD SERIES? >> THE TIME YOU SLEPT OUTSIDE

WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES? >> THE TIME
YOU SLEPT OUTSIDE CONNIE FRANCIS STADIUM.

THE TIME YOU SLEPT OUTSIDE
CONNIE FRANCIS STADIUM. [LAUGHING]

CONNIE FRANCIS STADIUM.
[LAUGHING] >> WHAT?

[LAUGHING] >> WHAT? >>
IT'S CONNIE MACK STADIUM.

WHAT? >> IT'S CONNIE MACK
STADIUM. >> WELL, THIS IS THE SAME THING.

IT'S CONNIE MACK STADIUM. >> WELL, THIS IS
THE SAME THING. >> IT'S NOT THE SAME THING.

WELL, THIS IS THE SAME THING. >>
IT'S NOT THE SAME THING. >> WHY NOT?

IT'S NOT THE SAME THING. >> WHY
NOT? >> BECAUSE MY FATHER MADE ME GO.

WHY NOT? >> BECAUSE MY FATHER
MADE ME GO. I WANTED TO LISTEN TO IT

BECAUSE MY FATHER MADE ME GO. I
WANTED TO LISTEN TO IT ON THE RADIO.

I WANTED TO LISTEN TO IT ON THE
RADIO. >> YEAH, BUT YOU WERE GLAD THAT

ON THE RADIO. >> YEAH, BUT YOU WERE
GLAD THAT YOU HAD THE EXPERIENCE, RIGHT?

YEAH, BUT YOU WERE GLAD THAT YOU HAD THE
EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? >> WE WENT TO CONNIE MACK

YOU HAD THE EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? >> WE WENT
TO CONNIE MACK STADIUM, STOOD IN LINE BEHIND

WE WENT TO CONNIE MACK STADIUM, STOOD IN
LINE BEHIND MAYBE ABOUT A HUNDRED PEOPLE,

STADIUM, STOOD IN LINE BEHIND MAYBE ABOUT
A HUNDRED PEOPLE, AND THE RAIN STARTED TO

MAYBE ABOUT A HUNDRED PEOPLE, AND THE RAIN
STARTED TO POUR DOWN AND HE PUT A NEWSPAPER

AND THE RAIN STARTED TO POUR DOWN
AND HE PUT A NEWSPAPER OVER MY HEAD.

POUR DOWN AND HE PUT A NEWSPAPER
OVER MY HEAD. WATER WAS COMING DOWN IN

OVER MY HEAD. WATER WAS
COMING DOWN IN DROPS THIS BIG...

LOOK AT MY FOREHEAD, YOU CAN SEE WHERE
THE INK... SEE WHERE THE INK IS PRESSED IN?

WHERE THE INK... SEE WHERE THE INK IS
PRESSED IN? AND THAT'S WHY ON MY FOREHEAD,

IS PRESSED IN? AND THAT'S WHY ON
MY FOREHEAD, CAN YOU STILL SEE IT?

AND THAT'S WHY ON MY FOREHEAD, CAN
YOU STILL SEE IT? THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT

CAN YOU STILL SEE IT? THAT'S
WHY THEY CALL IT HEADLINES.

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL
IT HEADLINES. [LAUGHING]

AND ANIMALS WERE LINING UP BEHIND
US TWO BY TWO. IT WAS TERRIBLE.

BEHIND US TWO BY TWO. IT WAS
TERRIBLE. >> THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT

IT WAS TERRIBLE. >> THIS
REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME.

THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT
TO ME. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING.

TO ME. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING. I
LOVE YOU, YOU'RE NOT GOING.

YOU'RE NOT GOING. I LOVE YOU,
YOU'RE NOT GOING. >> YOU SAID YOU'D HAVE

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE NOT GOING. >>
YOU SAID YOU'D HAVE AN OPEN MIND.

YOU SAID YOU'D HAVE AN OPEN
MIND. >> THIRTY-SECOND STREET

AN OPEN MIND. >> THIRTY-SECOND
STREET CLOSED IT UP, DEAR.

[MUSIC]

THEO'S BABYSITTING? >> THAT'S
RIGHT. >> BUT WHAT IF THE HOUSE

THAT'S RIGHT. >> BUT WHAT
IF THE HOUSE CATCHES FIRE?

BUT WHAT IF THE HOUSE CATCHES
FIRE? >> THEN THEO WILL CALL

CATCHES FIRE? >> THEN THEO
WILL CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEN THEO WILL CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. >> WELL, WHAT IF BURGLARS

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> WELL,
WHAT IF BURGLARS BREAK IN?

WELL, WHAT IF BURGLARS BREAK
IN? >> THEN THEO WILL UNARM THEM.

BREAK IN? >> THEN THEO WILL UNARM
THEM. >> BUT WHAT IF THEY KNOW KARATE?

THEN THEO WILL UNARM THEM. >> BUT WHAT
IF THEY KNOW KARATE? >> THEN THEO WILL DIE,

BUT WHAT IF THEY KNOW KARATE? >>
THEN THEO WILL DIE, AND YOU WILL TAKE OVER.

THEN THEO WILL DIE, AND
YOU WILL TAKE OVER. >> DAD.

AND YOU WILL TAKE OVER. >> DAD.
LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY, YOUR

DAD. >> LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY,
YOUR BROTHER IS CAPABLE OF TAKING

LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY, YOUR BROTHER IS
CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF ANY SITUATION THAT

BROTHER IS CAPABLE OF TAKING
CARE OF ANY SITUATION THAT ARISES.

CARE OF ANY SITUATION THAT
ARISES. >> DAD, I HAVE A PROBLEM.

RUDY WON'T EAT HER BRUSSELS
SPROUTS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

BRUSSELS SPROUTS. WHAT SHOULD I
DO? >> THEN YOU GO IN THERE, AND YOU

WHAT SHOULD I DO? >> THEN YOU GO IN THERE,
AND YOU EAT ONE, SHOW HER THAT YOU'RE

THEN YOU GO IN THERE, AND YOU EAT ONE, SHOW
HER THAT YOU'RE DOING IT AND THEN SHE'LL

EAT ONE, SHOW HER THAT YOU'RE
DOING IT AND THEN SHE'LL EAT ONE.

DOING IT AND THEN SHE'LL EAT ONE.
BUT I HATED BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

EAT ONE. >> BUT I HATED BRUSSELS
SPROUTS. >> WELL, THEN YOU HAVE TO

BUT I HATED BRUSSELS SPROUTS. >>
WELL, THEN YOU HAVE TO OUTSMART HER.

WELL, THEN YOU HAVE
TO OUTSMART HER. >> HOW?

OUTSMART HER. >> HOW?
OKAY, TELL HER THAT'S

HOW? >> OKAY, TELL HER
THAT'S SHE'S THE BIG, BAD WOLF

OKAY, TELL HER THAT'S SHE'S THE BIG,
BAD WOLF AND THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS ARE

SHE'S THE BIG, BAD WOLF AND THE
BRUSSELS SPROUTS ARE THE THREE LITTLE PIGS.

AND THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS
ARE THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. >> DAD.

THE THREE LITTLE
PIGS. >> DAD. >> UH-HUH.

DAD. >> UH-HUH. >>
SHE'S NOT GONNA FALL

UH-HUH. >> SHE'S NOT
GONNA FALL FOR THAT ONE.

SHE'S NOT GONNA FALL
FOR THAT ONE. >> YOU DID.

FOR THAT ONE. >> YOU
DID. >> I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

NOW DENISE, YOUR FATHER TALKED TO ME AND
TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS YOU WANTED TO DO TONIGHT.

TALKED TO ME AND TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS YOU WANTED
TO DO TONIGHT. NOW BELIEVE ME, I THINK HE

WAS YOU WANTED TO DO TONIGHT. NOW BELIEVE ME,
I THINK HE PRESENTED YOUR CASE VERY FAIRLY.

NOW BELIEVE ME, I THINK HE PRESENTED YOUR
CASE VERY FAIRLY. HE INCLUDED ALL THE FACTS,

PRESENTED YOUR CASE VERY FAIRLY. HE INCLUDED
ALL THE FACTS, GAVE A BRIEF PLEA FOR THE RIGHTS

HE INCLUDED ALL THE FACTS, GAVE A
BRIEF PLEA FOR THE RIGHTS OF TEENAGERS.

GAVE A BRIEF PLEA FOR THE RIGHTS OF
TEENAGERS. HE REALLY MADE IT KIND OF

OF TEENAGERS. HE REALLY MADE IT
KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAY NO.

HE REALLY MADE IT KIND OF DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO SAY NO. >> BUT YOU DID.

DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAY NO.
BUT YOU DID. >> ABSOLUTELY.

BUT YOU DID. >> ABSOLUTELY.
DID YOU REALLY THINK WE WERE

ABSOLUTELY. DID YOU REALLY THINK
WE WERE GONNA LET YOU SLEEP OUT ON

DID YOU REALLY THINK WE WERE GONNA LET
YOU SLEEP OUT ON THE STREET OVERNIGHT?

GONNA LET YOU SLEEP OUT ON
THE STREET OVERNIGHT? >> WELL?

THE STREET OVERNIGHT?
WELL? >> WELL?

WELL? >> WELL? >> WELL,
I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD

WELL? >> WELL, I THOUGHT I HAD
A GOOD CHANCE UNTIL I BROUGHT UP

WELL, I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD CHANCE
UNTIL I BROUGHT UP THE WORLD SERIES.

CHANCE UNTIL I BROUGHT UP THE WORLD
SERIES. >> THAT HAPPENS TO ME AT COURT

THE WORLD SERIES. >> THAT HAPPENS
TO ME AT COURT A LOT, YOU KNOW?

THAT HAPPENS TO ME AT COURT A
LOT, YOU KNOW? I COME TO WHAT I THINK IS

A LOT, YOU KNOW? I COME TO WHAT
I THINK IS THE MAIN ISSUE, RIGHT,

I COME TO WHAT I THINK IS THE MAIN ISSUE,
RIGHT, THE JUROR SITS THERE AND LOOKS

THE MAIN ISSUE, RIGHT, THE JUROR
SITS THERE AND LOOKS AT ME LIKE... SO?

THE JUROR SITS THERE AND LOOKS AT ME
LIKE... SO? >> HEY, DID GRANDPA REALLY MAKE

AT ME LIKE... SO? >> HEY, DID GRANDPA
REALLY MAKE DADDY STAND OUT IN THE RAIN?

HEY, DID GRANDPA REALLY MAKE DADDY
STAND OUT IN THE RAIN? >> OH, YES HE DID.

DADDY STAND OUT IN THE
RAIN? >> OH, YES HE DID. >> YEAH?

OH, YES HE DID. >> YEAH?
YEAH, THEY USED TO DO A LOT

YEAH? >> YEAH, THEY USED TO
DO A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS TOGETHER.

YEAH, THEY USED TO DO A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS
TOGETHER. >> HEY, MOM, WE SHOULD DO A LOT

OF CRAZY THINGS TOGETHER. >> HEY, MOM,
WE SHOULD DO A LOT MORE THINGS TOGETHER.

HEY, MOM, WE SHOULD DO A LOT MORE
THINGS TOGETHER. >> GREAT, ALL RIGHT.

MORE THINGS TOGETHER. >> GREAT,
ALL RIGHT. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

GREAT, ALL RIGHT. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DO? >> WELL, WOULD YOU SLEEP OUTSIDE

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? >> WELL, WOULD
YOU SLEEP OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK WITH ME?

WELL, WOULD YOU SLEEP OUTSIDE
ON THE SIDEWALK WITH ME? >> OKAY.

ON THE SIDEWALK WITH
ME? >> OKAY. >> REALLY?

OKAY. >> REALLY? >> YEAH.

REALLY? >> YEAH. I'LL
TAKE YOUR DAD, RALPH,

YEAH. I'LL TAKE YOUR DAD,
RALPH, MARIE AND THE GOOD SHEETS.

I'LL TAKE YOUR DAD, RALPH, MARIE AND
THE GOOD SHEETS. >> YOU WOULD DO THAT?

MARIE AND THE GOOD SHEETS.
YOU WOULD DO THAT? >> NO.

[MUSIC]

DADDY, CAN YOU JUST DO
ME ONE FAVOR? >> WHAT'S THAT?

ONE FAVOR? >> WHAT'S THAT?
WHEN MY FRIENDS COME OVER,

WHAT'S THAT? >> WHEN MY
FRIENDS COME OVER, DON'T DO THAT.

WHEN MY FRIENDS COME OVER, DON'T
DO THAT. >> YOU HAVE TO SOMETHING TO SAY

DON'T DO THAT. >> YOU HAVE TO
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT MY DANCING?

YOU HAVE TO SOMETHING TO SAY
ABOUT MY DANCING? >> IT'S EMBARRASSING.

ABOUT MY DANCING? >> IT'S
EMBARRASSING. >> IT'S EMBARRASSING?

IT'S EMBARRASSING. >> IT'S
EMBARRASSING? HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED

IT'S EMBARRASSING? HAVE YOU
EVER WATCHED YOURSELF DANCE?

HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED YOURSELF
DANCE? >> HEY, YOU JUST DON'T

YOURSELF DANCE? >> HEY, YOU JUST
DON'T APPRECIATE HOW FAR DANCE

HEY, YOU JUST DON'T APPRECIATE
HOW FAR DANCE HAS COME.

APPRECIATE HOW FAR DANCE HAS
COME. >> HA, HA, HA, HOW FAR DANCE

HAS COME. >> HA, HA, HA,
HOW FAR DANCE HAS COME.

HA, HA, HA, HOW FAR DANCE
HAS COME. HOW FAR IT'S COME?

HAS COME. HOW FAR IT'S COME?
WELL, YOU TAKE A PIECE OF

HOW FAR IT'S COME? WELL, YOU TAKE A
PIECE OF CARDBOARD BOX, THROW IT OUT ON

WELL, YOU TAKE A PIECE OF CARDBOARD BOX, THROW
IT OUT ON THE SIDEWALK, SPIN ON YOUR HEAD,

CARDBOARD BOX, THROW IT OUT ON THE SIDEWALK,
SPIN ON YOUR HEAD, YOUR NECK, YOUR EARS AND YOUR

THE SIDEWALK, SPIN ON YOUR HEAD, YOUR NECK,
YOUR EARS AND YOUR THROAT AND THEN PEOPLE THROW

YOUR NECK, YOUR EARS AND YOUR
THROAT AND THEN PEOPLE THROW MONEY.

THROAT AND THEN PEOPLE THROW
MONEY. YOU GET PEOPLE OUT THERE DOING

MONEY. YOU GET PEOPLE
OUT THERE DOING ALL THAT.

YOU GET PEOPLE OUT THERE DOING
ALL THAT. THERE WAS A COMEDIAN ON

ALL THAT. THERE WAS A COMEDIAN
ON TELEVISION, NIPSEY RUSSELL SAID,

THERE WAS A COMEDIAN ON TELEVISION, NIPSEY
RUSSELL SAID, IN HIS DAY IT WAS CALLED HAVING

TELEVISION, NIPSEY RUSSELL SAID, IN
HIS DAY IT WAS CALLED HAVING A FIT.

IN HIS DAY IT WAS CALLED
HAVING A FIT. [PHONE RINGING]

HELLO. OH, HOLD ON,
PLEASE. IT'S FOR YOU.

OH, HOLD ON, PLEASE. IT'S
FOR YOU. >> SAY YOU'RE SORRY.

IT'S FOR YOU. >> SAY
YOU'RE SORRY. >> SORRY.

SAY YOU'RE SORRY.
SORRY. >> NO, NOT IN...

SORRY. >> NO, NOT IN... HELLO.

NO, NOT IN... HELLO.
HEY, PAT, HOW YOU DOING?

HELLO. HEY, PAT, HOW YOU DOING?
YEAH, I HAVE HER CHART DOWN

HEY, PAT, HOW YOU DOING? YEAH, I
HAVE HER CHART DOWN IN MY OFFICE.

YEAH, I HAVE HER CHART DOWN IN MY
OFFICE. NO, MAN, I'LL RUN DOWN THERE

IN MY OFFICE. NO, MAN, I'LL RUN
DOWN THERE AND GET IT AND I'LL READ IT

NO, MAN, I'LL RUN DOWN THERE AND
GET IT AND I'LL READ IT OFF TO YA, OKAY?

AND GET IT AND I'LL READ IT OFF
TO YA, OKAY? FINE, NO PROBLEM.

OFF TO YA, OKAY? FINE,
NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

FINE, NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU. PARDON ME.

THANK YOU. PARDON ME. >> STOP.

PARDON ME. >> STOP.
[DOORBELL RINGING]

HI. >> HEY. >>
WHAT'S UP THERE?

HEY. >> WHAT'S UP
THERE? >> HOW'S IT GOING?

WHAT'S UP THERE? >> HOW'S
IT GOING? >> OH, NOT TOO GOOD.

HOW'S IT GOING? >> OH, NOT TOO
GOOD. MY DAD WON'T LET ME GO TONIGHT.

OH, NOT TOO GOOD. MY DAD WON'T LET
ME GO TONIGHT. >> MY MOM WON'T LET ME GO

MY DAD WON'T LET ME GO TONIGHT.
MY MOM WON'T LET ME GO EITHER.

MY MOM WON'T LET ME GO EITHER.
MY PARENTS ALMOST KILLED ME.

EITHER. >> MY PARENTS ALMOST
KILLED ME. >> YEAH, ME TOO.

MY PARENTS ALMOST KILLED ME. >> YEAH,
ME TOO. >> SO HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET

YEAH, ME TOO. >> SO HOW ARE
WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE TICKETS?

SO HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE
TICKETS? >> WELL, EVERYONE'S GIVING THEIR

THE TICKETS? >> WELL, EVERYONE'S
GIVING THEIR MONEY TO LIZARD BRADSHAW

WELL, EVERYONE'S GIVING THEIR MONEY TO
LIZARD BRADSHAW AND HE'S GONNA GO BUY THEM.

MONEY TO LIZARD BRADSHAW AND
HE'S GONNA GO BUY THEM. >> AH.

AND HE'S GONNA GO BUY THEM. >>
AH. >> SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO

AH. >> SO WHAT ARE
WE GONNA DO TONIGHT?

SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
TONIGHT? >> WELL, MY PARENTS ARE

TONIGHT? >> WELL, MY
PARENTS ARE GOING OUT.

WELL, MY PARENTS ARE GOING
OUT. WE CAN HANG OUT HERE IF YOU

GOING OUT. WE CAN HANG
OUT HERE IF YOU WANT.

WE CAN HANG OUT HERE IF YOU
WANT. >> HEY, SOUNDS GREAT.

WANT. >> HEY, SOUNDS
GREAT. >> YEAH.

HEY, SOUNDS
GREAT. >> YEAH. >> YEAH?

YEAH. >> YEAH? >> LISTEN,
WE GOT SOME NEW STEPS

YEAH? >> LISTEN, WE GOT
SOME NEW STEPS TO SHOW YOU.

LISTEN, WE GOT SOME NEW STEPS TO
SHOW YOU. >> OH, GREAT, ARE THEY REALLY

TO SHOW YOU. >> OH, GREAT,
ARE THEY REALLY FRESH?

OH, GREAT, ARE THEY
REALLY FRESH? >> ABSOLUTELY.

FRESH? >> ABSOLUTELY. >>
'CAUSE I WANT TO SPRING 'EM

ABSOLUTELY. >> 'CAUSE I
WANT TO SPRING 'EM ON MY DAD.

'CAUSE I WANT TO SPRING 'EM ON MY
DAD. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM HERE?

ON MY DAD. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH
ROOM HERE? >> NOT REALLY.

DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM HERE? >>
NOT REALLY. >> YOU THINK HE'D MIND IF WE

NOT REALLY. >> YOU THINK HE'D
MIND IF WE LIKE MOVED THE FURNITURE?

YOU THINK HE'D MIND IF WE
LIKE MOVED THE FURNITURE? >> NO.

LIKE MOVED THE FURNITURE? >>
NO. IN FACT, I'LL GET MY BROTHER

NO. IN FACT, I'LL GET
MY BROTHER TO HELP.

IN FACT, I'LL GET MY
BROTHER TO HELP. >> GREAT.

OKAY, THEN PRETEND YOU'RE KING
KONG AND THOSE ARE THE THREE STOOGES.

KING KONG AND THOSE ARE
THE THREE STOOGES. >> NO.

THE THREE STOOGES. >> NO. >>
THEO, WILL YOU HELP ME MOVE

NO. >> THEO, WILL YOU
HELP ME MOVE THE FURNITURE?

THEO, WILL YOU HELP ME MOVE
THE FURNITURE? >> HOW COME?

THE FURNITURE? >> HOW COME?
'CAUSE MY FRIENDS AND I WANT

HOW COME? >> 'CAUSE MY
FRIENDS AND I WANT TO DANCE.

'CAUSE MY FRIENDS AND I WANT
TO DANCE. >> OH, BOY, CAN I WATCH?

TO DANCE. >> OH, BOY, CAN I
WATCH? >> ONLY IF YOU EAT YOUR

OH, BOY, CAN I WATCH? >> ONLY
IF YOU EAT YOUR BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

HEY, ARE WE READY? >>
WE'RE READY. >> LET'S DO IT.

WE'RE READY. >>
LET'S DO IT. >> ALL RIGHT.

[MUSIC]

[DOORBELL RINGING]

HEY CLIFF. WE DON'T
HAVE TO GO OUT. >> OH NO?

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT. >> OH
NO? >> LOOKS LIKE A BETTER PARTY'S

OH NO? >> LOOKS LIKE A
BETTER PARTY'S GOING ON IN HERE.

LOOKS LIKE A BETTER PARTY'S
GOING ON IN HERE. [LAUGHING]

GOING ON IN HERE.
[LAUGHING] >> YEAH.

[LAUGHING] >> YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT. [CLAPPING]

DENISE INVITED SOME OF HER YOUNG
FRIENDS OVER TO TEAR OUR HOUSE UP.

YOUNG FRIENDS OVER TO TEAR OUR
HOUSE UP. >> HEY, WE WEREN'T TOO BAD,

OUR HOUSE UP. >> HEY, WE
WEREN'T TOO BAD, WERE WE, DADDY?

HEY, WE WEREN'T TOO BAD,
WERE WE, DADDY? >> NOT BAD.

WERE WE, DADDY? >> NOT
BAD. BUT YOU WANT TO SEE SOME

NOT BAD. BUT YOU WANT
TO SEE SOME REAL DANCING?

BUT YOU WANT TO SEE SOME REAL
DANCING? RALPH AND MARIE, WHY DON'T

REAL DANCING? RALPH AND MARIE,
WHY DON'T YOU SHOW 'EM YOUR STUFF?

RALPH AND MARIE, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW
'EM YOUR STUFF? >> YOU WANT US TO DANCE?

YOU SHOW 'EM YOUR STUFF? >> YOU WANT
US TO DANCE? >> CLAIR, WHAT IS GOING ON?

YOU WANT US TO DANCE? >> CLAIR, WHAT
IS GOING ON? >> I DON'T KNOW, I JUST GOT

CLAIR, WHAT IS GOING ON? >> I
DON'T KNOW, I JUST GOT HERE MYSELF.

I DON'T KNOW, I JUST GOT HERE
MYSELF. >> NO, NO, I JUST WANT TO SHOW

HERE MYSELF. >> NO, NO, I JUST WANT
TO SHOW THEM HOW THE OLD FOLKS

NO, NO, I JUST WANT TO SHOW
THEM HOW THE OLD FOLKS CAN DO IT.

THEM HOW THE OLD FOLKS CAN
DO IT. >> THAT'S WHY I LOVE COMING

CAN DO IT. >> THAT'S WHY I LOVE
COMING HERE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S

THAT'S WHY I LOVE COMING HERE,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

[MUSIC]

I'M A SHOW YOU SOME
NEW STUFF. YOU READY?

SHOW HER HOW TO DO
IT. >> ALL RIGHT! >> WOO!

KICK IT, HONEY. >>
UH-OH. >> ONE MORE TIME.

UH-OH. >> ONE
MORE TIME. >> YEAH!

ONE MORE TIME. >>
YEAH! >> NOT TOO OLD.

HEY.

[MUSIC]

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