Hello?
Come On, Peter.
I Think He Likes It Here.
Me, Too.
Maybe He's Hungry. Let's Feed Him.
Okay.
What Do Dogs Eat?
Bologna.
Good. We Have That.
( Ring )
Huxtable Residence.
I Hear Your Wife Is Away In Washington, D.C. For A Few Days.
That's Right.
Who's This?
This Is Your Secret Admirer.
Lola!
How Are The Children?
Fine. We're All Coming Down This Weekend To Root For You.
I Can't Wait To See You.
The Conference Is Great.
Good.
Everything Okay?
Fine.
Is Theo
Wearing His Heavy Coat?
Every Time It's Cold.
Rudy's Not Wearing The Same Underwear Every Day, Is She?
No.
Is Vanessa Sneaking Into My Makeup?
Yes... No, I Mean No.
He Likes Bologna.
Yeah.
Let's Brush Him.
Okay.
You Hold Him.
My Mom Uses This For Spaghetti.
Hi.
What's Up?
You Told Me Once That Choosing One Thing
Sometimes Means Turning Down Something Else.
Yes.
I Had To Make A Choice
So I Can't Go To Washington This Weekend.
Really?
Rebecca Sinclair Is Having A Party Saturday
And It Would Be Better If I Went There Instead
But I'll Think About You All While You're Gone.
Would You Bring Me A T-Shirt From The Museum?
Thank You, Dad.
Vanessa?
Come Here, Please.
Yes?
You're Going To Washington.
But Dad...
You're Not Going To Any Party.
This Isn't Just Any Party.
It's The Party Of The Year.
It's An Honor To Be Invited.
Dad, Please.
Don't Do This To Me.
Do What?
Do You Think This Is Some Kind Of Punishment?
Anyone Who's Not At This Party
Won't Be Considered Cool Anymore.
Not Necessarily.
They Might Say "Vanessa Huxtable Is So Cool
She Didn't Even Show Up For The Party."
They're Not Going To Say That.
How About "Vanessa Is So Cool
She Went To Washington To Hear Her Mother Speak."
They Won't Say That, Either.
Or They May Say, "Vanessa Huxtable's Father Was So Cool
He Didn't Care About The Party."
I Guess I'm Going To Washington.
He's Beautiful.
Yeah.
Where Did This Dog Come From?
We Came Home From Peter's House, And He Followed Us.
You Shouldn't Play With Stray Dogs.
But He Was Friendly.
He Does Look Pretty Healthy.
I Told Him He Could Live With Me.
Has Dad Seen This Dog Yet?
No.
When Dad Sees Him, He's Out Of Here.
I Want To Keep Him.
We Can't Keep A Dog.
But I Love Him.
Peter Does, Too.
Maybe You Can Keep Him.
Really?
Dad Has A Soft Spot For Dogs.
Whenever We're Out And He Sees One, He'll Whistle And Say
"How You Doing? Taking Your Owner Out For A Walk?"
He Thinks That's A Funny Joke.
If He Sees One That He Really Likes
He'll Run Alongside It And Start Barking.
I'll Ask Dad Now.
No. Dad Likes Dogs That Are Cute.
He's Cute. We Just Brushed Him.
Oh, Rudy. Look!
What Did You Feed Him?
Bologna.
Big Mistake!
Cliff: Theo!
Get Downstairs In The Basement.
Theo?
Yeah, Dad.
Are You Home?
Where Are You?
In The Kitchen, Dad.
I Put The Dog In The Basement.
Quiet. Dad's Coming.
(♪ Humming ♪)
Hey, Petey-Wetey And Tutti-Frutti.
Okay...
Hmm.
You Smell Something?
No.
Can I See The Bottom Of Your Shoes?
Sure.
Step Aside, Please.
Huh?
Step Aside.
Who Put This In Here?
Well, Dad...
( Barking )
Peter And Rudy Found Him Across The Street.
He Has No Tags, But He Is Healthy.
I Checked Him Myself.
You Gave Him A Full Exam?
Not A Full Exam.
Can I Keep Him?
This Dog Belongs To Someone
Who's Probably Missing It Right Now.
But I Love Him. Can I Keep Him?
Please, Please, Please, Please?
Let's Have A Meeting In The Living Room.
Okay?
You And Peter. In The Living Room.
Yay!
Do Me A Favor, Please.
Will You Look After The Dog?
And Take That Stuff Outside
And Then Get A Mop And Some Ammonia
And Do Some Strong Mopping.
Sure.
Now, Let's Discuss This Dog.
Can We Keep Him? Please?
If You Were Lost
Wouldn't You Want Somebody To Bring You Home?
I Guess.
I Know A Place
That Helps Dogs Find Their Owners.
It's Called Love-A-Lot Foundation.
You Mean Dog Jail.
It's Not A Dog Jail.
You Don't See Dogs Raking Tin Cups Across The Bars.
This Place Has Sunshine, Fresh Air
Plenty Of Space For The Dog To Run
And Nutritious Food.
Let's Keep Him
Until We Find The Owners.
Who Is Going To Feed The Dog...
Clean Up After The Dog Makes A Mess...
Wash The Dog?
I Will, And Peter Will Help. Right?
Yes.
No, You Won't.
Yes, We Will. Yes, We Will.
No, You Won't.
Yes, We Will. Yes, We Will.
Raise Your Right Hands.
You Promise
I Promise I Promise
To Feed The Dog
To Feed To Feed The Dog The Dog
To Wash The Dog
To Wash To Wash The Dog The Dog
To Clean Up Its Boom-Boom
And Its Bam-Bam
And Its And Its Bam-Bam Bam-Bam
And Especially
And And Especially Especially
Its Wooey-Wabby.
Its... Wabby... Wooey... Wabby.
I Will Follow This Dog
Day And Night
Day And Day And Night Night
Looking For
Woogie-Woogies
Woogie- Woogie- Woogies Woogies
Waggie-Waggies
Waggie- Waggie- Waggies Waggies
And Wiggly-Wigglies.
And Wiggly- And Wiggly- Wigglies. Wigglies.
I Now Pronounce You
The Proud Looker-Afters Of A Dog
Until We Leave For Washington, D.C.
Or Until Its Owners Call For It.
Yay! Yay!
You're The Best Dad In The Whole World.
Yeah, I Know.
( Raspberries )
You Have To Kiss Him, Too.
( Raspberries )
Hi, Pud.
Hi, Dad.
Vanessa, You're Wearing Your Robe.
I Know.
It's 3:30 In The Afternoon.
When I Came Home From School
It Was The Only Thing I Felt Like Wearing.
Really?
When The Kids Heard I Wasn't Going To The Party
They Treated Me Like An Outcast.
I'm Sorry.
Do You Think You Could Reconsider?
I Could Stay Here And Babysit The Dog.
The Dog Won't Be Here By The Weekend.
If We're All Gone, The House Will Be Empty.
Aren't You Worried About That?
You Think I'd Feel Safer With You In It?
Oh, Yes.
So I'm Going To Washington?
Yes.
Are You Going To Be All Right?
Oh... I Hope So.
Empty.
You People Are Not Taking Care Of This Dog!
Hey, Dad.
It's In The Paper--
"Lost And Found" Section.
All Right, Let Me Hear It.
"Found: One Brown And White Combination Terrier-Sheep Dog.
Heartbroken. Misses His Owner Terribly."
I Put That In Special.
Is The Phone Number In There?
Yeah.
Good.
Yesterday I Posted Signs On The Telephone Poles Around Here.
We Haven't Heard Anything.
We May Never Find The Owner.
It's Only The Second Day. Have Patience.
Yeah, Right.
Son?
Yeah?
( Squeaking )
I Don't Recall This Being On The List.
It Was On Sale.
What Is This For? Your Teeth And Breath?
Where Are You Going?
Outside To Play.
Where's The Dog?
Downstairs In The Basement.
Aren't You Supposed To Walk The Dog?
Or Are You Hoping He'll Just Join You?
I Walked Him.
When?
This Morning.
You're Supposed To Walk Him
Before You Go To School And After You Come Home.
I Forgot.
To Put Food And Water In The Dishes.
You Forgot That, Too?
I Guess.
Did You Forget Your Promises, Too?
No. Come On, Peter.
Let's Go Feed And Walk The Dog.
It's Not My Dog.
You Promised To Help.
( Sigh )
Peter, Go Get The Dog.
Oh, No, Rudy. Look.
Oh, No. He Did It Again.
We'll Have To Clean This Up.
Dad, You've Got To Do Something About Vanessa.
She's Upstairs Sobbing On Her Pillow.
Yeah, She's Been A Little Down.
"A Little Down"?!
I've Never Seen Anyone So Depressed.
I Asked If I Could Borrow A Pencil.
She Said, "Pencil? Who Cares About Pencils?
Who Cares About Anything?"
We Cannot Bring Her To Washington.
She'll Ruin The Whole Trip.
She's Going To D.C. She'll Snap Out Of It.
What If She Doesn't?
People From Other Countries Will Be In The Capitol.
They'll See Vanessa
And Get The Wrong Impression Of America.
( Ring )
Huxtable Residence.
Yes, We Placed The Ad.
He Looks Something Like That, But I Doubt He's Your Dog.
I Just Don't Think He's Your Dog.
Hello?
Yes, This Is The Parent Of The Person You Just Talked To.
Yes, Sir.
Yes.
That Is Correct.
Okay, I'll Give It A Try.
Squeakers!
Yes.
Hi, Rudy.
Hi, Squeakers.
How's Everything Going?
Not Too Good.
He's Very Sad Because He's Leaving.
He's Sad?
I'm Sure The Person Who Called About Him Misses Him.
Just Like I Will.
Yes, You'll Miss Him
But When He Gets Home
I'll Bet He'll Tell His Dog Friends...
( Imitating Talking Dog )
I Was With Rudy Huxtable.
She Let Me Eat When I Want
And I Went In Her Kitchen And In Her Yard
And She Cried When I Left.
I Know Somebody Loves Me.
Can I Feed Him Before He Leaves?
Sure, And I'll Write Up His Bill.
Vanessa?
Huh?
You Dropped The Papers.
I Know.
You Picking Them Up?
I'll Get To It, Dad.
Just Got To Rest A Minute.
Vanessa?
Yes, Dad?
I Don't Want You
To Mistake My Calmness For Patience.
Dad...
No, Sit Down.
Let Me Finish.
For Two Days, I've Watched You Sulk And Mope
And Walk Around Here Acting Very, Very Sad
And I Let You Do That
Because If You Want To Be Sad, Okay.
But Now, You're Depressing Me.
If You're Sad, Go To Your Room.
Put On Sad Music And Sad Clothes.
Dance Around The Room Sad.
Have A Sad Fest.
Yes, Dad.
Tomorrow Is Another Day.
You'll Wake Up With A Smile.
You'll Put On Your Smiling Clothes.
You'll Play Smiling Music.
You'll Have A Smile Fest
Because You're Going To Washington, D.C.
And You're Going To Smile So Brightly
That The People From
As Your Brother Says, "All Nations"
Will Look At You And Say:
"My, What A Wonderful Example Of An American Teenager."
Do You Understand?
Now I Want You To Pick These Papers Up.
That's Much Better.
Thank You.
( Exhausted Sigh )
( Doorbell )
Oh..!
Hi.
Doctor Huxtable?
Please, Come In.
Thank You.
You're The Chavezes.
I'm Tony.
This Is My Wife Marta And Our Daughter Nina.
Hi.
We Brought You Something
From Our Orchard In Bedford.
Thank You So Much.
I'll Get The Dog.
Rudy!
Squeakers!
Thanks For Taking Care Of Him For Us.
We Didn't Do That Much.
Bedford-- That's 50 Miles From Here.
He Must Have Gotten On One Of Our Delivery Trucks.
Rudy, You Should Visit Sometime.
We Could Play With Squeakers.
I'd Like That.
Nina, We Have To Go.
Wait. Can I Say Good-Bye To Squeakers?
Sure.
Good-Bye, Squeakers.
I'm Going To Miss You.
Thank You Very Much.
You're Welcome.
Take Care.
Bye-Bye. Bye, Rudy.
Cliff: Bye, Squeakers.
Bye.
Hello.
What's The Matter?
Daddy?
I'm Sad.
Why?
I Miss Squeakers.
You Have A Dog.
Who?
You Have
A Daddy Dog.
( Imitating Dog Barking )
Lord...
I've Been With My Children Now For Four Days Alone...
And I Don't Think I'm Going To Make It Much Longer.
I Want My Wife Back.
Now...
I Know That There Are People
Who Ask For Bigger Things Than This...
But I Need My Wife
So If You Can, Please Send Her To Me.
( Knocking )
Clair?
Hi, Dad.
Hi, Pud.
I Miss Squeakers.
I Miss Squeakers, Too.
Maybe When You're Older
Your Mother And I Will Have A Little Meeting
And Get You A Dog Just Like Squeakers.
I Don't Want One.
You Don't?
They're Too Much Work.
Well, If That's The Way You See It...
Can I Sleep On Mommy's Side Of The Bed?
Yes.
Thanks.
Hi.
Come In.
Dad, I'm Sorry About The Way I've Acted.
So Am I, But It's Okay.
I'm Really Looking Forward To Seeing Mom
And Being With Everyone In Washington.
I Promise I'll Have A Good Time.
Want To Get In?
If It's Okay With Dad.
Yeah, It's Okay.
Okay. Good.
What's Going On?
We're Keeping Daddy Company.
Yes, We Are.
Get Into Bed.
Rudy, I'm Too Old For That.
You Could Watch Tv.
I Think Wrestling's On.
Ooh... Baron Von Crusher.
I Like His Hat.
This Match Will Be Over In A Second.
Yeah.
I Think I Understand.
I Don't Have My Wife...
But I Don't Have A Dog.