The Golden Girls (1985–1992): Season 2, Episode 13 - The Stan Who Came to Dinner - full transcript

Stan takes advantage of the girls' hospitality while recovering from heart surgery.

♪ THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

♪ TRAVELED DOWN THE
ROAD AND BACK AGAIN

♪ YOUR HEART IS TRUE

♪ YOU'RE A PAL AND A CONFIDANTE

♪ AND IF YOU THREW A PARTY

♪ INVITED EVERYONE YOU KNEW

♪ YOU WOULD SEE THE
BIGGEST GIFT WOULD BE FROM ME

♪ AND THE CARD
ATTACHED WOULD SAY

♪ THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND ♪

[DOORBELL]

[DOORBELL]



SOMEBODY GET THAT.
I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

- I'M NOT DRESSED YET. ROSE?
- I CAN'T. SOPHIA, WOULD YOU?

SURE, WHY NOT? I'M OVER 80. I'VE HAD
PLENTY OF CHANCES TO REST IN MY LIFETIME.

TODAY ALONE, I PROBABLY
SAT DOWN THREE, FOUR TIMES.

I'LL ANSWER THE DOOR AND
THEN I'LL HOT-TAR THE ROOF.

- [BOTH] HELLO.
- HELLO. TELL ME,

HOW MANY OF ME DO YOU SEE?

- WE'RE TWINS.
- WE'RE HERE TO SEE BLANCHE.

SO SHE'S TAKING VITAMINS AGAIN.

- OH, GOOD EVENING, ROB.
- HELLO, BLANCHE.

ROB, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
YOUR BROTHER BOB WAS A TWIN.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOUR
ROOMMATE WAS GRANDMA MOSES.

HEY, I COULD FIX YOUR FACE
SO YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE TWINS.

SOPHIA! THIS IS
DOROTHY'S MOTHER.



DOROTHY'S THE ROOMMATE
WHO'LL BE JOINING US TONIGHT.

HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'M
SORRY I KEPT YOU WAITING.

THIS IS ROB AND
HIS BROTHER, BOB.

I SWEAR I HAVE SEEN
YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE.

OH, THERE YOU ARE!

THAT'S A JOKE. BLANCHE DIDN'T
MENTION THAT YOU WERE TWINS.

I NEVER MET BOB UNTIL TONIGHT.

BLANCHE, I TOLD YOU
WE WERE EXACTLY ALIKE.

DOROTHY, YOU'LL BE THANKING
ME FOR YEARS TO COME.

[DOORBELL]

AT LEAST WE WON'T ARGUE
OVER WHO HAS THE CUTER DATE.

- OH, STANLEY!
- DOROTHY, I NEED TO TALK.

STAN IS HER EX-HUSBAND. BIGGEST
LOSER YOU'LL EVER SEE. GOOD EVENING!

ALWAYS GOOD TO
SEE YOU, DOLL-FACE.

I'M GOING OUT. WE'LL
TALK SOME OTHER TIME.

AND IN FUTURE, I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE
SOME NOTICE BEFORE YOU DROP BY.

LET'S SAY ONE, TWO, SIX MONTHS.

I HAVE A STACK OF PAPERS WE NEED
TO GO OVER BEFORE THE SURGERY.

SURGERY?

FINALLY GOING AHEAD
WITH THAT HAIR TRANSPLANT?

SOPHIA, NOT EVERYBODY
KNOWS THIS ISN'T REAL.

OH, PLEASE! STEVIE WONDER
COULD TELL IT'S A RUG.

BELIEVE ME, I WISH IT WERE ONLY
A HAIR TRANSPLANT. BUT LOOK...

I WON'T RUIN YOUR EVENING. I'LL BE
HERE WHEN YOU RETURN. GOD WILLING.

WE'RE SEEING MERV GRIFFIN
IN THE CRUCIBLE. I'LL RISK IT.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

OH, LOOK, STAN, I MADE
THESE PLANS A WEEK AGO.

HOW CAN YOU EXPECT
ME TO DISAPPOINT ROB?

- BOB.
- BOB.

STAN...

STAN, ARE WE TALKING...
LIFE AND DEATH?

THE DOCTORS SAY I'M
LUCKY TO BE TALKING AT ALL.

HI, EVERYBODY.

ROSE, COULD YOU TAKE
MY PLACE WITH ROB?

- BOB.
- BOB.

I WISH I COULD, BUT I'M DRIVING THE
BOOKMOBILE FOR THE GRIEF CENTER.

ISN'T THAT DURING THE DAY?

USUALLY, BUT I GOT TIED UP AT
WORK AND NOW I FEEL SO GUILTY.

THERE ARE SO MANY DEPRESSED
PEOPLE WITH NOTHING TO READ.

OF COURSE, WHEN I'M
DEPRESSED, I CAN'T READ.

I KNIT. MAYBE I SHOULD
DRIVE A KNITMOBILE.

MAYBE SHE SHOULD
DRIVE A NITWITMOBILE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
CALL A FRIEND.

BOYS, WOULD YOU WAIT IN THE
CAR? I WANNA TALK TO DOROTHY.

- SURE. COME ON, ROB.
- BOB!

BOB.

BLANCHE, I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO STAY
AND TALK TO STAN. YOU'LL GET SOMEBODY.

DOROTHY, I HAVE MIXED
FEELINGS ABOUT CALLING ANYBODY.

THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGELY
PROVOCATIVE ABOUT THIS EVENING.

OH, I WOULD NEVER HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH TWINS

AT THE SAME TIME. THAT
WOULD BE OBSCENE.

UNLESS, OF COURSE, IT
WAS TASTEFULLY DONE.

WHAT WAS IT YOU
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT?

NOT NOW, DOROTHY. FINISH
YOUR THOUGHT, BLANCHE.

INTO THE KITCHEN, STANLEY.

I'LL SEND ONE OF THEM
HOME. ONLY, WHICH ONE?

YOU KNOW, SOPHIA, I USED TO HAVE
THIS RECURRING DREAM ABOUT TWINS.

THEY ALWAYS KILLED
EACH OTHER OVER ME.

MAYBE I'LL DRIVE.

I HAVE A RECURRING DREAM. JOHN
CAMERON SWAYZE STRAPS A TIMEX TO MY CHIN

AND TOSSES ME
ACROSS AN ICY POND.

I CHECKED A BOOK OF
SYMBOLS. NOTHING THERE.

THAT'S IT. I'M DONE.

WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO
BRING DOWN A CURTAIN?

BYPASS SURGERY. YOU
MEAN... HEART BYPASS?

YEAH, THE DOCTOR SAYS THE
PROBLEM'S BEEN BREWING FOR YEARS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I
ALWAYS EXERCISE, EAT HEALTHY.

PLEASE! YOUR IDEA OF HEALTHY EATING
IS TAKING THE SKIN OFF A KNOTWURST.

WHATEVER. HE SAYS I DON'T
HAVE A CHOICE ANYMORE.

OH, DOROTHY!

COME ON, YOU HAVE TO
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.

HEY, BABE, DON'T
WORRY. I'M A SURVIVOR.

EVERYTHING'S COOL. THE CAT
WHO'S GONNA CUT ME IS PRIMO.

I SAID PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER,
NOT TALK LIKE SAMMY DAVIS JR.

I ONLY MEANT THAT THE OPERATION
IS A VERY COMMON PROCEDURE.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA
TURN OUT JUST FINE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ARE
GOING TO CRACK OPEN MY CHEST

AND SLICE MY HEART LIKE
THE LOX PLATTER AT WOLFIE'S.

GOOD, SOMEONE'S GOING FOR LOX.
GET SOME BAGELS, AN ASSORTMENT.

MA, STANLEY'S HAVING
BYPASS SURGERY ON FRIDAY.

SO? HE CAN TAKE THE CAR.

AND, STAN, NO POPPY SEEDS. THEY
GET CAUGHT UNDER MY DENTURES.

SOPHIA, AT LEAST YOU COULD
PRETEND TO BE CONCERNED.

REALLY, I'M WORRIED SICK!

ALSO, A HALF A
DOZEN SOUR PICKLES...

AND TWO PRUNE DANISH.

I WANT THE LOX TO VISIT,
NOT SET UP SHOP THERE.

MA, THIS IS SERIOUS SURGERY.

SURGERY IS EASY. THE
TOUGH PART IS AFTER.

- WHO'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU?
- I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

THINK ABOUT IT. YOU LIVE
ALONE, NO ONE LIKES YOU.

- BE NICE, MA.
- COME HERE TO RECOVER.

- NOT THAT NICE, MA.
- DOROTHY, HE'S STILL FAMILY.

IT'S YOUR FAULT HE'S FAMILY,
BUT LET'S NOT DWELL ON THAT.

THE YUTZ COULD DIE.

SOPHIA'S GOT A POINT.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

STAN, MA'S RIGHT.
COME HERE TO RECOVER.

HAVE MY ROOM.
I'LL MOVE IN WITH MA.

SOPHIA, DOROTHY,
YOU'RE THE GREATEST.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IS IT JUST YOUR HEART THAT'S
CLOGGED OR YOUR EARS TOO?

HALF A POUND OF LOX, A DOZEN
BAGELS, ASSORTED, TWO PRUNE DANISH,

SIX SOUR PICKLES AND A
CONTAINER OF CREAM CHEESE.

- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- COME IN.

WELL, TOMORROW'S THE
BIG DAY. ARE YOU EXCITED?

[BLANCHE] ROSE...

HE'S HAVING A BYPASS,
NOT GOING OFF TO COLLEGE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

I'VE BROUGHT YOU
SOME CLEAN TOWELS.

BABE, YOU ARE A
REMARKABLE WOMAN.

I SAID TOWELS,
STANLEY, NOT A KIDNEY.

- SHE IS TRYING TO BE BRAVE.
- SHE'S VERY CONVINCING.

HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT.

WE'RE WISHING YOU LUCK IN
CASE WE DON'T SEE YOU AGAIN.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE...

FOR THE HOSPITAL,
NOT ANOTHER WORLD.

LET'S NOT BOTHER HIM
ANYMORE. LET STAN REST IN PEACE.

OOH... SORRY!

I'VE GOTTA PACK YOUR BAG. WE HAVE TO LEAVE
AT 7:30 SO YOU CAN BE ADMITTED BY 8:00.

- DOROTHY.
- YEAH?

I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.

- I KNOW THAT.
- I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED.

COME ON. YOU SAID YOURSELF,
IT'S A VERY COMMON OPERATION.

STILL, SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG.

THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE.

WHEN THERE'S A CHANCE,
WITH ME, IT USUALLY DOES.

THE WAY I FIGURE IT...

I'M GONNA DIE, DOROTHY.

STANLEY, YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO DIE.

YES, I AM. I'M GONNA DIE.

THAT'S WHY THERE ARE SOME
THINGS I MUST SAY TO YOU.

I LOVE YOU, DOROTHY.

THAT SOUNDS CRAZY BECAUSE I
WALKED OUT ON YOU, BUT IT'S TRUE.

I'VE ALREADY FORGIVEN
YOU FOR THAT, STANLEY.

BESIDES, IN THE GRAND
SCHEME OF THINGS,

IT'S NOT BAD TO WAIT 38 YEARS
TO MAKE YOUR FIRST BIG MISTAKE.

- IT WASN'T MY FIRST MISTAKE.
- WHAT?

REMEMBER THE CHAIN-LINKED FENCE RETAILERS'
CONVENTION IN ATLANTIC CITY IN 1957?

OH, MY GOD! YOU HAD AN
AFFAIR AT THE CONVENTION.

THERE WAS NO CONVENTION.
I JUST HAD AN AFFAIR.

- OH, STANLEY!
- SHE DIDN'T MEAN A THING TO ME.

SHE WAS A WAITRESS
IN A LITTLE GREEK DINER.

SHE'D PUT SOME ROLLS ON THE TABLE
AND SAY, "CAN I BUTTER YOUR BUNS?"

ONE MORNING SHE SAID IT AND
THERE WERE NO ROLLS ON THE TABLE.

NEXT THING I KNEW, WE
WERE IN ATLANTIC CITY.

DOROTHY, I SWEAR TO YOU, IT WAS
JUST THAT ONE TIME. FORGIVE ME.

FORGIVE YOU? I'M SITTING AT
HOME WITH TWO SCREAMING KIDS

PRAYING YOU'LL SELL ENOUGH
TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE,

AND YOU'RE OFF PLANTING
YOUR FLAG ON MOUNT OLYMPUS.

DOROTHY, YOU MAKE
IT SOUND SO CHEAP.

SAY YOU UNDERSTAND. I NEED TO KNOW
YOU FORGIVE ME BEFORE THEY CUT ME OPEN.

THEY MAY HAVE TO STAND IN LINE.

DOROTHY, PLEASE.

OH, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT.
YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK, STANLEY.

GO TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A
CLEAN CONSCIENCE. I FORGIVE YOU.

DOROTHY, YOU'VE GOT THE
COMPASSION OF A PRIEST, YOU DO.

BUT YOU'D HAVE TO BE THE VATICAN SOFTBALL
TEAM TO FORGIVE ME FOR THE OTHER TIME.

THE OTHER TIME?

I DIDN'T MEAN IT TO HAPPEN.

I WAS IN THE BAR NEXT TO THAT
DINER. A WOMAN SAT NEXT TO ME.

WE TALKED, WE DRANK,
WE BROKE A FEW DISHES.

THE NEXT THING I KNEW, I CAME TO
IN A MOTEL, MY TOUPEE IN MY MOUTH.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. I CANNOT
BELIEVE THAT I AM HEARING THIS.

I ALWAYS ASSUMED SOMETHING
LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN,

BUT I FIGURED IT WOULD
BE WITH YOUR SECRETARY

WHO COULDN'T TYPE
OR TAKE SHORTHAND.

YOU'RE WRONG ON
TWO COUNTS, DOROTHY.

SHE COULD TAKE SHORTHAND...

AND I DID HAVE AN
AFFAIR WITH HER.

I AM SHOCKED.

THAT AIRHEAD COULD
TAKE SHORTHAND?

DOROTHY, I AM GOING INTO
HOSPITAL AND MAY NOT COME OUT.

IF SO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT, DESPITE EVERYTHING,

I HAVE NEVER LOVED
ANYONE AS MUCH AS YOU.

- I KNOW THAT, STAN.
- THEN YOU FORGIVE ME?

- I FORGIVE YOU.
- I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

AND THAT MAKES ME
FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

MA, WHERE WERE YOU?
WE'VE BEEN WORRIED.

YOU KNOW WHO'S IN THIS
HOSPITAL? ROCHELLE DEVITO.

SHE SLIPPED IN THE
SHOWER, BROKE HER HIP,

FELL THROUGH THE SHOWER DOORS,
HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THE SINK

GOT A CONCUSSION AND
SWALLOWED HER DENTURES.

TO HEAR HER COMPLAINING, YOU'D
THINK NO ONE ELSE HAD PROBLEMS.

I TOOK SOME OF HER
COOKIES. HUNGRY?

- I'M TOO UPSET TO EAT.
- THEY'RE DOING ALL THEY CAN.

I KNOW, I KNOW. I'M
SORRY. I'M JUST SCARED.

- OH, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
- NO, IT'S SURPRISING.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I
WAS MARRIED TO STAN,

THERE WERE MOMENTS WHEN I'D
THINK, "MY GOD, WHAT IF I LOST HIM?"

I GUESS YOU CAN'T TURN YOUR
BACK ON 38 YEARS OF LIVING

BECAUSE PART OF ME FEELS
THAT WAY. I DIDN'T EXPECT IT.

I THOUGHT THE NEXT TIME
I'D VISIT WOULD BE FOR MA.

AS I'M HERE, I'LL BREAK MY HIP
SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.

YOU KNOW, IT'S STRANGE.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO STAN,
I WOULD FEEL LIKE HIS WIDOW.

I KNOW I'M NOT, BUT... WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
SO MUCH TOGETHER THAT THAT'S HOW I'D FEEL.

I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
ANYBODY CALLED ME A WIDOW.

I WAS TERRIBLY
LONELY AND DEPRESSED,

JUST MISSING GEORGE
SOMETHING AWFUL.

FINALLY, MY BEST FRIEND PERSUADED
ME TO JOIN HER FOR A NIGHT OUT.

WE NO SOONER STEPPED THROUGH THE
DOOR INTO THE BOOTS AND SADDLE GRILL

THAN THESE TWO BIG
TRUCKERS OFFERED US A DRINK.

THAT IS, TILL ONE OF THEM
NOTICED MY WEDDING BAND.

I WAS SO STUNNED
I COULDN'T SPEAK.

BUT BECKY-SUE SAID, "THAT'S
ALRIGHT, SHE'S A WIDOW."

- OH, BLANCHE, YOU POOR BABY.
- I KNOW.

NEXT TIME I DECIDED TO PARTY
WHEN GEORGE WAS OUT OF TOWN,

I LEFT THAT RING AT HOME.

BLANCHE, YOU WERE
UNFAITHFUL TO GEORGE?

NO, I WAS ONLY FLIRTING. THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

KEEPS YOU HEALTHY, KEEPS YOU IN
SHAPE. KEEPS YOUR BUTTOCKS FIRM.

AND I WASTED ALL THAT
TIME ON JAZZERCISE.

I HAVE TO CONFESS, I HATE
BEING CALLED A WIDOW.

IT SOUNDS SO
PERMANENT AND FINAL.

I DON'T BELIEVE FOR
ONE MINUTE THAT IT IS.

SOMEDAY CHARLIE AND I
WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

PROBABLY NOT IN THE OLD HOUSE.

WE DON'T NEED THAT MUCH ROOM.

THE KIDS ARE GROWN
AND WE'LL BE DEAD.

- EXCUSE ME, MRS. ZBORNAK.
- YES.

I'M DR. DEUTSCH. I
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

MR. ZBORNAK'S OUT OF
SURGERY AND DOING FINE.

- OH, THANK GOD!
- HE'S IN RECOVERY.

HE'LL BE OUT OF INTENSIVE
CARE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

MA!

I UNDERSTAND HE'LL BE SPENDING
HIS RECOVERY PERIOD WITH YOU.

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- IT'S A CRITICAL TIME FOR HIM.

BUT WITH PROPER CARE, HE'LL BE
GOOD AS NEW WITHIN THREE MONTHS.

DID YOU SAY THREE MONTHS?

[SOBS] MA, HE SAID THREE MONTHS!

YOU CALL THAT
WRESTLING, YOU PANSY?

IF YOU CAN'T TAKE A CROTCH
SLAM, GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS!

THIS IS GREAT, JUST GREAT - YOU AND
ME WATCHING TELEVISION TOGETHER.

THERE'S A GREAT
BASKETBALL GAME ON SEVEN.

I SAID COME OUT OF YOUR
ROOM, NOT TALK TO ME.

I'M KIND OF AN
EXPERT IN BASKETBALL.

THAT'S WHAT'S
INTERESTING ABOUT ME.

YOU'VE LIVED HERE FOR TWO MONTHS.
THERE'S NOTHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU.

NO. I MEAN IT. ASK ME ANYTHING.

WHEN THE HELL ARE
YOU MOVING OUT?

- YOU KILL ME!
- I'D LOVE TO.

- OH, HELLO THERE, STANLEY.
- OH, HI, GUYS.

WAIT RIGHT HERE, HONEY.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT
THIS WONDERFUL FOOL JUST DID.

HE BOUGHT A FIRE-ENGINE RED
CONVERTIBLE! PUT IT ON HIS CREDIT CARD!

- I HAVE TO GET A WRAP.
- HEY, DUDE, SO YOU WON OUT.

I FIGURED YOU WOULD. I OVERHEARD
BLANCHE TELLING THE GIRLS LAST NIGHT

THAT YOU GOT ALL THE
BRAINS, CHARM AND SEX APPEAL,

WHILE YOUR BROTHER ROB
THE SLOB BATTED A BIG FAT ZERO.

OK, ROB, I'M READY. LET'S GO.

YOU'RE ROB?

- BYE, BLANCHE.
- WHY? WH-WHAT'S WRONG?

ASK HIM.

- STAN?
- I THOUGHT ROB WAS BOB

AND I SAID SOMETHING
I SHOULDN'T HAVE.

STAN, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!

I'M GONNA KILL YOU! DO
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

A PLATE I DROPPED. I
WAS GONNA PICK IT UP.

THIS IS NOT JUST
A PLATE, MISTER!

THIS IS A FAMILY HEIRLOOM.

IT'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMA
NYLUND'S CEREMONIAL WEDDING PLATE.

- WEDDING PLATE?
- YES.

THE BRIDE'S FAMILY FILLS THE PLATE
WITH FRUIT AND THE GUESTS EAT FROM IT.

WHEN THE LAST PIECE IS GONE,
THE BRIDE AND GROOM LEAVE

TO START THEIR
WEDDING NIGHT IN A TENT...

OR A BEST WESTERN.

A BEST WESTERN?

OH, THE VIKINGS HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN A VERY PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE.

ANYWAY, THAT'S WHEN IT'S TIME

FOR THE HUSBAND TO SYMBOLICALLY
OFFER HIMSELF TO HIS NEW BRIDE.

ON THE PLATE.

YUCK! I ATE A TUNA SANDWICH
ON THAT PLATE THIS AFTERNOON!

STAN, I'M NEVER GOING
TO FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS.

MY NIECE IS GETTING MARRIED.
WHAT WILL HER HUSBAND DO?

I BET A GRAVY BOAT
WOULD WORK, AT A PINCH.

OH, STAN, I WENT
TO THREE STORES,

BUT I FINALLY FOUND THE
STUFF TO MAKE YOU SLEEP.

OH, WOW, STRAWBERRY QUIK.

YOU ARE THE BEST, BABE!
I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER.

IF YOU COULD BRING ME A MUG IN
TEN MINUTES, THAT'D BE PERFECT.

- THAT MAN IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!
- ME TOO.

WE HAVE TO GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT
LIVING WITH STANLEY.

I DID IT FOR 38 YEARS.

BUT THE MAN IS RECOVERING
FROM MAJOR SURGERY. HE NEEDS US.

- HE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOU.
- HE IS SICK.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS WHEN
HE'S READY TO LEAVE. IT'S HIS DECISION.

WELL, SOMETIMES PEOPLE
NEED HELP MAKING DECISIONS.

THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS
WITH THOR. OUR PET LAMB.

FROM THE TIME HE WAS FIRST
SEPARATED FROM HIS MOTHER,

HE WOULDN'T EAT, HE WOULDN'T SLEEP, HE
WOULDN'T FROLIC WITH THE OTHER SHEEP.

YOU'RE SLIPPING INTO
VERSE, ROSE. KEEP IT SIMPLE.

DADDY GOT THE IDEA OF
TAKING THIS OLD INNER TUBE,

WRAPPING IT IN WOOL AND PUTTING
IT NEXT TO THOR'S BED AT NIGHT.

WE NAMED IT BRUN
HILDA. IT DID THE TRICK.

THOR FELT LIKE HE WAS BACK WITH HIS
MOTHER AND HE BEGAN EATING AND SLEEPING...

- [BOTH] AND FROLICKING.
- YES.

BUT THEN ONE DAY, THOR GOT A LITTLE
PLAYFUL AND ACCIDENTALLY BIT BRUN HILDA.

THE POOR LITTLE GUY
JUST STOOD THERE,

WATCHING HIS MOTHER
DEFLATE BEFORE HIS VERY EYES.

HE WAS NEVER THE
SAME AFTER THAT.

OH, SURE, ONCE IN A WHILE HE'D
"BAA" AT THE BACK TIRES OF A CAR.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART,
HE JUST KEPT TO HIMSELF.

- I SEE YOUR POINT.
- YOU DO?

WHO CARES? YOU
WANNA HEAR THE SEQUEL?

THE POINT IS STAN IS GETTING TOO
COMFORTABLE. HE MAY NEVER WANNA LEAVE.

- SHE IS RIGHT, DOROTHY.
- SHE IS NOT.

HE IS RECUPERATING. HE IS
NOT GETTING COMFORTABLE.

HE DOESN'T WANNA STAY
ANY LONGER THAN NECESSARY.

- STAN, YOU'RE WEARING MY ROBE.
- TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WHICH ONE OF STAN'S ANGELS
FORGOT TO PICK UP MY DRY-CLEANING?

OH, WOW! CHEESECAKE!

MM!

I JUST LOVE IT WHEN WE
ALL GET TOGETHER LIKE THIS.

STANLEY, DON'T YOU THINK IT'S A
COINCIDENCE YOU GET A RELAPSE

ON THE DAY THE DOCTOR SAYS
YOU CAN MOVE BACK HOME?

WELL, THE HEART'S A FUNNY ORGAN.

I BET MOST OF YOUR
ORGANS GET A LAUGH.

- BLANCHE, I SENSE HOSTILITY.
- GOOD, BECAUSE I HATE YOU.

SHE'S EDGY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
TAKING CARE OF YOU FOR TWO MONTHS,

YOU'VE BEEN EATING ALL OUR
FOOD AND MAKING LIFE UNBEARABLE.

THAT'S NOT A VERY
CHARITABLE VIEW.

WHAT ARE YOU MAKING FOR LUNCH?

LISTEN, WE'VE BEEN
MORE THAN CHARITABLE.

IN THE VILLAGE MY ANCESTORS CAME
FROM, IF A MAN WAS BAD COMPANY,

UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY
AND NO FUN UNDER THE YAK SKIN,

THE WOMEN WOULD
LEAVE HIM TO DIE.

TOUGH VILLAGE.

I SPOKE TO DR. DEUTSCH. HE SAYS
THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

SOME PATIENTS DO EXPERIENCE
A SUDDEN SETBACK LIKE THIS,

JUST WHEN THEIR RECOVERY
SEEMS TO BE COMPLETE.

BOY, WHAT ROTTEN LUCK!

I GUESS I WAS PUSHING
MYSELF TOO HARD,

TRYING TO DO TOO MANY THINGS.

COULD YOU HAND ME THE REMOTE
CONTROL FROM THE TOP OF THE TELEVISION?

I THINK YOU SHOULD
GET SOME SLEEP.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
WAKE ME FOR LUNCH, OK?

[TV] DAVIS IS BRINGING THE BALL UP.
HE'S TAKING IT SLOW TO MID-COURT.

HE'S MAKING A MOVE. HE'S
DRIVING THE LANE. IT'S UP! IT'S GOOD!

YOU FEELING BETTER, MAGIC?

DOROTHY... DOROTHY, I...

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS INSANE.

BUT I THOUGHT THAT A LITTLE PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY WOULD HELP ME SNAP THIS SETBACK.

I WAS WRONG, YOU WERE RIGHT.

I SHOULD REST. COULD YOU
HELP ME GET BACK INTO BED?

STANLEY, HOW COULD
YOU FAKE A RELAPSE?

DO I DESERVE THIS? I TOOK CARE OF
YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU NEEDED ME.

I DEFENDED YOU TO MY FRIENDS.
I MEAN, WHY DID YOU DO THIS?

I'M SCARED, DOROTHY. I'M
SCARED OF BEING ALONE.

THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE HAS MADE
ME FEEL SO VULNERABLE. SO MORTAL.

BEING HERE WITH YOU
MAKES ME FEEL SECURE.

SURE, IT'S GREAT HAVING
SOMEBODY COOK YOUR MEALS,

CLEAN YOUR ROOM, DO YOUR
LAUNDRY, ENTERTAIN YOU.

IT'S TERRIFIC. BUT THAT'S
NOT WHY I WANTED TO STAY.

IT'S JUST A BONUS.

I WANTED TO STAY BECAUSE I'M
HAPPIEST WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE.

STANLEY...

STANLEY, YOU KNOW, IN ALL THE
YEARS WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER...

I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER
OPENED UP TO ME THIS WAY...

AND POURED OUT SUCH CRAP.

DIDN'T BUY ANY OF IT, HUH?

NOT TRUE. I BELIEVE
YOU'RE SCARED.

YOU'VE JUST DISCOVERED SOMETHING
MOST OF US HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS:

LIFE DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN
OUT EXACTLY THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.

I FOUND THAT OUT
WHEN YOU DIVORCED ME.

I WAS SCARED AND ALONE.

BUT I SURVIVED.

AND NOW YOU WILL TOO.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO.

DOES THIS MEAN YOU'RE
THROWING ME OUT?

I'M NOT THROWING YOU OUT, I'M
PUSHING YOU OUT OF THE NEST.

YOU CAN'T COME HERE WITH EVERY
PROBLEM. I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER.

I'M NOT EVEN YOUR WIFE ANYMORE.

NOW, STANLEY, IT'S
TIME THAT YOU GREW UP.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETER PAN.